The United States Postal Service first began moving the mail on July 26, 1775. The Service was created a year before the Thirteen Colonies proclaimed their independence in 1776 as the United States of America. The employees of the US Postal Service have been sorting and delivering the mail to the citizens of the United…
By Louis C. LaBrecque – June 22, 2018 A union that represents about 200,000 postal workers is looking in upcoming labor talks with the U.S. Postal Service to reduce the serviceâs reliance on non-career employees. Thatâs from Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers Union. The unionâs goals as it begins bargaining June 26…
BURLINGTON, Vt. April 13 â U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Friday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order demanding an evaluation of the Postal Serviceâs finances: “President Trump is right that it would be useful to take a serious look at the United States Postal Service. He is dead wrong,…
Request for Proposal (RFP) For Retiree Health Benefit Fund (RHBF) Liability Examination 1. Introduction and Purpose of the Request for Proposal (RFP) 1.1. Background on Retiree Health Benefit Fund (RHBF) The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC or Commission) is an independent establishment of the executive branch of the federal government with regulatory oversight over the United…
Submitted and Accepted January 26, 2018 On behalf of the Postal Regulatory Commission, I am pleased to submit the Commissionâs Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report to the President and Congress. This report summarizes the Commissionâs key accomplishments and activities over the past year. It also provides information required under the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act…
By Ike Brannon – December 14, 2017 Delivering mail to every address in the country, the USPS has a nearly daily impact on every Americanâs life. With over $121 billion in debt and unfunded liabilities, it could have an even larger impact in every Americanâs life if it cannot begin cutting costs and paying its…
Web News Article #: 117-2017 12/07/2017 – The PRC just issued their long-awaited proposal to change how much the Postal Service can raise postage rates of market dominant products. (Market dominant products include first class letters and cards, periodicals, and Standard/Market Mail; but do not include most package products which are âcompetitiveâ products.) The 2006…
Objective Our objective was to assess the accuracy and reliability of In-Office Cost System (IOCS) telephone readings. The IOCS is the primary probability sampling system used by the U.S. Postal Service to attribute the labor costs of clerks, mail handlers, city carriers, and supervisors related to the handling of mail of all classes and rate…
