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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APWU: Ten Sites Identified for Initial Conversion into Sorting and Delivery Centers

From: Lamont Brooks <lbrooks@apwu.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2022 Subject: Fwd: Notification GCCC20220274 Ten Sites Identified for Initial Conversion into Sorting and Delivery Centers We just received the following notification to APWU President Mark Dimondstein and are in the process of making a Request for Informations based on the subject matter. Director of Industrial Relation,…

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USPS HQ Post Office Strategy and Optimization – SCF and Hub Operations

From: Lamont Brooks <lbrooks@apwu.org> Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2022 Subject: Fwd: Notification GCCC20220158 HQ Post Office Strategy and Optimization SCF and Hub Operations Please disseminate to the field. Lamont Brooks Director Clerk Division Begin forwarded message: From: Lamont Brooks <lbrooks@apwu.org> Date: June 2, 2022 To: dion.n.mealy@usps.gov Subject: Fwd: Notification GCCC20220158 HQ Post Office Strategy and…

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To Be Discontinued: The Postal Service identifies 170 suspended post offices for permanent closure

Via Save The Post Office – May 19, 2022 Earlier this week the Postal Service shared a list with the Postal Regulatory Commission identifying 170 post offices that were “temporarily” suspended several years ago and that will soon be closed permanently. The list was submitted as part of the PRC’s Public Inquiry into what can…

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USPS OIG Report: San Francisco International Service Center Closure

Background The U.S. Postal Service’s International Service Center in San Francisco, CA (SFO ISC) houses select international and military mail processing functions and a retail unit. In April 2020, the lessor notified the Postal Service that they were discontinuing the facility lease and subsequent discussions about potential on-airport facility alternatives proved unsuccessful. As a result,…

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USPS OIG Report: Transfer of Mail Processing Operations from Selected Facilities

Background In April 2021, the U.S. Postal Service announced that, due to declining mail volume, it would relocate or remove unnecessary letter and flat sorting equipment as appropriate from 18 selected facilities to make space for package processing. What We Did Our objective was to review the Postal Service’s plan to transfer processing operations from…

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USPS has announced key network infrastructure investments, operational changes

April 27, 2021 The Postal Service has announced key network infrastructure investments to meet the evolving mailing and shipping needs of the American public and business customers ahead of the 2021 holiday season. The initiatives — part of Delivering for America, the organization’s 10-year plan to achieve financial sustainability and service excellence — will include:…

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