USPS notifies APWU of Public Meetings for multiple MPFR (AMP) locations

From: Charlie Cash <CCash@apwu.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 Subject: Public Meetings under the PO-408 Previously I sent out notification that the Postal Service was conducting MPFRs (AMP) studies in multiple locations. Attached is the notice of the public meetings. We encourage you to get this out to the Field ASAP. Locals should send people…

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APWU: Sortation and Delivery Center Notification

From: Charlie Cash <CCash@apwu.org> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2022 Subject: Sortation and Delivery Center Notification Union Family, While we were in Convention, the Postal Service sent notification on the creation of 21 Sortation and Delivery Center’s (SDC) throughout the country. An SDC is basically a large facility that will house multiple carrier units under one…

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USPS OIG Audit Report: Area Mail Processing Consolidations

Background In 2011, the U.S. Postal Service announced the Network Rationalization Initiatives (NRI), which involved potentially consolidating or closing 252 of 487 mail processing facilities. During 2012 and 2013, the Postal Service consolidated 141 mail processing facilities during Phase 1 of the NRI. The projected annual savings were about $865 million. In the summer of…

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