(September 12, 2014) TUCSON – As new digital technology takes over, the U.S. Postal Service continues shrinking its operations. It’s been happening here in Tucson for some time now with the partial shut-down of the Cherrybell mail processing center in 2011. Now the post office will cease all letter sorting, handing the job off to…
(September 12, 2014) A large body of Members of the House of Representatives — 160 strong — today called upon House appropriations leaders to include in the stopgap funding bill a one-year moratorium on the closure of the 82 mail processing facilities that are slated for consolidation by USPS, beginning January 2015. The 82 plants…
Excerpts: STAPLE’S DEMONSTRATIONS As this is written, the demonstrations against Staple’s is ongoing. Various Staple’s stores throughout the Pittsburgh area continue to be targeted through Labor Day. The schedule was previously sent via postcard to all Retiree Chapter and active Local members. The continuing unprecedented participation by our Chapter members has been fantastic! No matter…
Seniors Increasingly Struggle to Pay Back Educational Loans Watsonville, California resident Rosemary Anderson testified in Washington on Wednesday before the Senate Aging Committee’s hearing on older Americans and student loan debt. “Some may think of student loan debt as just a young person’s problem,” said Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), chairman of the committee. “Well, as…
(September 11, 2014) The Internal Revenue Service can now officially dip into federal employees’ retirement savings to recoup delinquent tax debts. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board on Wednesday issued a final rule to implement a bill President Obama signed into law in early 2013 making TSP accounts subject to federal tax levies. Lawmakers who…
(September 12, 2014) Just about everyone agrees the U.S. Postal Service must change the way it does business. It’s not hard to see why: In 1970, Congress overhauled what was then known as the Post Office to create USPS, allowing it to operate independently from the rest of the federal government and requiring it to…
(September 12, 2014) If you see wrongdoing, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) wants you to report it. The OIG has reissued its fraud awareness poster, which encourages employees to report postal crimes and wrongdoing by employees and contractors. The revised poster includes phone numbers and a Web address for reporting crimes, as well…
Audit Report – NO-AR-14-011 – 09/12/2014 Background The U.S. Postal Service has 21 network distribution centers (NDC) linked by a dedicated transportation network. NDCs are responsible for sorting and transporting bulk mail — Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services. Our objective was to evaluate the efficiency of the Cincinnati, OH, NDC’s mail processing and transportation…
