A boisterous crowd gathered in downtown Manchester on a blustery Friday evening to urge lawmakers not to decimate the U.S. Postal Service. This rally was part of a National Day of Action to stop the closing of 82 mail processing plants starting in January. The deconstructing of the Postal Service network continues despite the fact…
Shipping and Package Services Revenue Up 9.1 Percent January 2014 Price Increase and Shipping and Packages Growth Drives Operating Revenue up $569 Million Persistent Losses Reaffirm Need for Comprehensive Legislative Reform (November 14, 2014) WASHINGTON — Due to a cyber-security intrusion that the U.S. Postal Service announced on Nov. 10, management and external auditors are…
The Postal Service Board of Governors announced today that Postmaster General and CEO Pat Donahoe has decided to retire Feb. 1, 2015, after 39 years with USPS. The board also announced the appointment of Megan Brennan, currently chief operating officer, as the next PMG. At a public board meeting, Chairman Mickey D. Barnett called Donahoe…
Click Here for FLICKR Photos: Workers Rally at Postal HQ as Postmaster General Donahoe Resigns (via Brother Joe Piette, NALC Retiree) Postal Headquarters officials kept an overflow crowd in the lobby as beleaguered Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe finally resigned on Nov 14. Chanting for over an hour, the boisterous crowd eventually held a rally outside,…
Audit Report – DR-AR-15-001 – 11/13/2014 Background A Contract Postal Unit (CPU) is a Postal Service retail unit located inside a private business and operated by nonpostal employees. CPU suppliers operate under either a firm-fixed price or performance-based contract to provide a range of retail products and postal services. Management prepares revenue forecast and cost…
