Editorial: New postal chief faces lots of turmoil as more cuts loom nationwide

Posted on November 23, 2014November 23, 2014 by 21cpw

(November 23, 2014) No matter what Megan Brennan does as the nation’s first woman postmaster general, she is bound to make a lot of people unhappy. In 2015 Brennan, now chief operating officer of the U.S. Postal Service, will replace Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, who is retiring Feb. 1. Brennan will take over as the…

Senate Majority Leader Backs Bid to Stop Postal Service Cuts

Posted on September 4, 2014September 4, 2014 by 21cpw

(September 4, 2014) BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 4 – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has added his crucial backing to calls for a one-year moratorium on U.S. Postal Service plans to close up to 82 mail processing plants, slow down mail delivery and eliminate up to 15,000 jobs. Reid added his signature to those…