NARFE to Congress: Retirees Should Not be Responsible for Fixing the Postal Service’s Finances

Posted on June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 by 21cpw

June 29, 2016 On June 15, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-UT; Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings, D-MD; and Reps. Mark Meadows, R-NC; Gerry Connolly, D-VA; and Stephen F. Lynch, D-MA, unveiled a bipartisan discussion draft of postal reform legislation. Although it is a notable improvement over previous postal reform efforts,…

USPS: Cluster Box Unit program unlocks new efficiencies

Posted on June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 by 21cpw

The Postal Service is making it easier for customers to use Cluster Box Units (CBUs), the centralized collections of individually locked mailboxes that are common in apartment buildings and other residential communities. In Nevada-Sierra District, for example, USPS is using a database to automate, simplify and streamline CBU lock changes. This replaces an older system…