FLORENCE, S.C. — The United States Postal Service continues to bleed red ink. Reform solutions vary, but none have landed on permanent fixes. To help stem the tide, the USPS is consolidating some of its centers, including plans for the R.N. Beck main post office in Florence. The USPS announced in 2011 that according to…
A group of lawmakers is urging colleagues who are drafting spending bills to prohibit the U.S. Postal Service from moving forward with its plan to close 80 more processing facilities. The Postal Service announced last month that in January 2015 it would begin the previously delayed second phase of its “network rationalization” plan. Twenty-two senators…
Fred Nelson was kind enough to share his KINS News Talk Radio July 25 “Community Comment” with me and I feel the need to add my perspective to the Post Office’s latest round of “consolidations.” I was fortunate enough to succeed Fred Nelson as the postmaster of Eureka and was proud to serve in that…
A Rule by the Postal Service on 08/01/2014 Action Final Rule; Designation Of Implementation Date. Summary This document identifies the implementation date for the revised service standards for market-dominant mail products associated with the second phase of the Network Rationalization initiative, and makes conforming changes to the applicable regulations. DATES: Effective Date: August 1, 2014….
No Grenadian should lose their job, officials say, even as the United States Post Office plans to close processing operations in the Lake City next year. Processing personnel should be offered other jobs, perhaps in other locations, once the downsizing takes effect in 2015, said a spokesperson for the postal service. The USPS announced in…
Letter to our customers – Our Future Network June 30, 2014 Dear Valued Customer, The United States Postal Service is planning to resume the rationalization of our network of mail processing facilities which began in 2012. To provide adequate time for planning and preparation, the Postal Service is providing this six-month advance notice of consolidations,…
