USPS releases holiday delivery estimates

The Postal Service will deliver more than 15 billion mailpieces this holiday season, according to projections released Oct. 25. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, USPS expects to deliver 850 million packages — an increase of more than 10 percent from the same period last year. “The Postal Service is well prepared to meet our…

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AFL-CIO Convention Resolution: Support Postal Financial Services and Postal Banking

October 24, 2017 AFL-CIO Convention Resolution 46 WHEREAS, the U.S. Post Office operated the Postal Savings System from 1911 through 1967 and, at its peak, had $3.4 billion in deposits; and WHEREAS, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Postal Service issued a report recommending that the Postal Service provide basic financial services…

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APWU SWCAL Retiree Chapter has a WEB Page

Via Bobby Donelson, APWU SWCAL Retiree Chapter President: swcalretirees.org is the website for Southwest Coastal Area Local #917 of the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO. Due to the fact the local’s swcal web page was deactivated in April, the Southwest Coastal Area Local Retiree Chapter has set up a web page. One important part of…

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