USPS Commits to Take Fresh Look at Postal Plans March 21, 2016 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. â The United States Postal Service (USPS) on Friday responded to U.S. Rep. McSallyâs calls to update studies used to propose the consolidation of postal facilities around the country, including the Cherrybell Postal Processing facility in Tucson. In the…
February 20, 2016 The U.S. Postal Serviceâs aborted attempt to save money by consolidating its processing facilities backfired: It actually increased costs in 2015, USPS officials recently acknowledged. Higher transportation expenses from Phase II of the USPSâs âNetwork Rationalizationâ effort more than wiped out the programâs savings on labor and parts, the Postal Service told…
February 4, 2016 To most patrons of the post office, the questions being examined in this docket â âwhat, in commentersâ view, constitutes a relocation or rearrangement of postal services and is thus exempt from Commission review pursuant to section 404(d); and when or if the Commission should have jurisdiction to review the closing or…
Background The U.S. Postal Service uses Area Mail Processing (AMP) guidelines to consolidate mail processing functions and increase productivity through more efficient use of equipment, facilities, staffing, and transportation. These consolidations are intended to reduce costs and maintain quality service. The Postal Service finished consolidating the Panama City, FL, Processing and Distribution Facility (P&DF) into…
Background The U.S. Postal Service uses Area Mail Processing (AMP) guidelines to consolidate mail processing functions and increase productivity through more efficient use of equipment, facilities, staffing, and transportation. These consolidations are intended to reduce costs and maintain quality service. The Postal Service conducted an AMP feasibility study for the Rock Springs Customer Service Mail…
By John Beaudoin – January 8, 2016 I feel like John Candy should be dressed in his Wally World security shirt greeting people at 210 SW Market St. these days. That way, we would know, firsthand, that, indeed, the downtown Leeâs Summit post office is closing soon. Of course, the sign posted doesnât necessarily say…
Press Release – December 10, 2015 Washington, DC â The Postal Regulatory Commission has established Docket No. PI2016-2 to solicit public comment on the scope of its authority over Postal Service determinations to close or consolidate post offices. Title 39 of United States Code 404(d) sets forth the requirements for the Postal Service to follow…
Web News Article #: 225-2015 12/04/2015 – Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled on Dec. 3, 2015, that the American Postal Workers Union and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union may now go forward with their Step 4 grievances challenging the Postal Serviceâs decision to close or consolidate approximately 82 mail processing facilities starting January of 2015….
