Video: Grand Alliance Announced At National Press Club – February 12, 2015

[cvm_video id=”32787″]   The formation of the alliance has been in the works for months, and has been the vision of APWU President Mark Dimondstein from the beginning of his term of office. At his installation speech before more than 1,000 union members in November 2013, Dimondstein called for a grand alliance to save the…

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Opinion: Not so distressed at the Postal Service

The Jan. 14 editorial “Special interests’ delivery” quoted extensively from outgoing Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe’s speech this month at the National Press Club. Drawing on Mr. Donahoe’s criticism of the mailing industry, postal unions and lawmakers, the editorial said interest groups’ “resistance to change” blocks postal reform. Thus, the editorial argued, the main obstacle…

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How the new service standards may slow down much more mail than the Postal Service is saying

(January 11, 2015) The mail is slowing down again, but it’s not clear how much. There’s good reason to be believe, though, that it will more than the Postal Service is saying. The first slowdown took place in July 2012, when the Postal Service implemented phase one of the Network Rationalization plan, which closed about 150 mail…

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New Postal Service Mail Delivery Standards May Slow Payments to Collectors

Changes that took effect this week will not affect bulk or metered mail as much as first-class letters. The U.S. Postal Service has announced new “lower standards for mail delivery” that will result in mail delivery taking longer to reach its destination. The new standards took effect Jan. 5, 2015. In a press conference held…

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Postmaster General addresses National Press Club

Farewell Address offers perspective and advice for postal stakeholders/Congress WASHINGTON — Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe was the featured speaker at the January 6, 2015 National Press Club Newsmakers news conference in Washington, DC. Speaking to reporters collectively for the last time prior to his retirement, Donahoe praised postal employees for their hard-work and accomplishments…

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Red letter day: The USPS poised to deliver ‘frank appraisal’ of its status

By Jennifer Harper – Monday, January 5, 2015 Now that the holiday rush is over, change is afoot in the nation’s mail. On Tuesday, outgoing Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, who has led the oft-challenged U.S. Postal Service for four years, heads to the National Press Club for some candid talk about the future of an…

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Postmaster General to Speak at National Press Club in Washington DC on January 6

As Retirement Approaches, Patrick Donahoe Reflects on Career and Current Postal Issues WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — What:   The National Press Club Newsmakers Speech Who:     Postmaster General & CEO Patrick R. Donahoe When:  Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015 / 10 a.m. ET Where: The National Press Club Murrow Room 529 14th St. NW, 13th…

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