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Postal Workers Have the Right
To Speak Out Against Facility Closures
APWU News Bulletin 02-2012, Jan. 18 2012 | PDF
Recent notices posted by management have generated questions about APWU members’ right to participate in activities opposing the closure of postal facilities. Read More...
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If acknowledgment of a problem is the first step toward fixing it, the Office of Personnel Management took that step Tuesday when it sent a Strategic Plan for Retirement Services to Congress.
OPM’s current retirement services operation is not known for providing service, at least good service, to federal retirees. Read More...
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CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON SUPPORTS THE POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION REPORT ON USPS CLOSURES
Washington, DC – (Thursday, January 5, 2012) –Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson acknowledged her support for the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) Report on the Postal Service’s Retail Access Optimization Initiative (RAOI). Read More...
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Postal reform legislation could move quickly in both chambers when lawmakers return to work later this month.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which approved a postal reform bill in October 2011, plans to file its report on H.R. Read More...
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No Such Thing as a Free Ounce: Does 'Second Ounce Free' Make Sense for USPS or for Mailers?
For the most part, mailers cheered when the U.S. Postal Service announced “Second Ounce Free” for bulk-mailed First Class letters. Read More...
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The Postman Always Writes Twice
January 5, 2012
Yesterday the New York Times ran an article by Campbell Robertson entitled “A Fight for Post Offices and Towns’ Souls.” It’s about the efforts of citizens to save rural post offices in Arkansas. Read More...
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The U.S. Postal Service has quietly sought to “immunize” itself from Privacy Act challenges to its address-correction service, a program that gives credit, marketing and data-service providers access to updated name and address information for tens of millions of Americans. Read More...
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BECKLEY, W.Va. – Citing a recent study that found overly optimistic savings projections and an insufficient attention to community needs, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) Tuesday called on the Postal Service to go back to the drawing board on its efforts to close and consolidate postal facilities in southern West Virginia. Read More...
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The Postal Service's recent decision to delay the closing of hundreds of mail processing centers and thousands of local post offices until May has given critics plenty of time to question the agency's strategy to climb out of the red. Read More...
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WATERLOO, Iowa --- Shuttering the city's mail processing plant would simply be a cost-cutting move for the U.S. Postal Service. For employees and customers, the decision goes beyond money.
The postal service is evaluating the benefits and pitfalls of moving mail processing operations from Waterloo to Des Moines. Read More...
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Week in Review: Tis the Season
December 27, 2011
The big news of the week was the Advisory Opinion issued by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on the Retail Access Optimization Initiative (RAOI), the Postal Service's plan to close 3,652 post offices. Read More...
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Week in Review: Protests, dissents, and a fury that won’t go away
January 1, 2012
The protests over closing post offices and mail processing plants continue, despite the moratorium on closures. The Postal Regulatory Commission splits down the middle on decisions about appeals on closings. Read More...
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75 Years Ago Today, the First Occupy ...a note from Michael Moore
Friday, December 30th, 2011
Friends,
On this day, December 30th, in 1936 -- 75 years ago today -- hundreds of workers at the General Motors factories in Flint, Michigan, took over the facilities and occupied them for 44 days. My uncle was one of them. Read More...
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The RAOI Advisory Opinion: A Transformative Moment or a Bump in the Road?
December 30, 2011
It’s been a week since the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued its Advisory Opinion on the Retail Access Optimization Initiative (RAOI), the Postal Service’s plan to close 3,652 post offices. Read More...
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A Close Up Look at goPost
Written by Alan Robinson on December 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The goPost parcel lockers appear all but ready for live customer tests. Read More...
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USPS' Mess and NewPage's Saga: Dead Tree Edition's Best (and Worst) of 2011
Articles about the U.S. Postal Service’s struggles were the most-read features of Dead Tree Edition in 2011, while NewPage's downward spiral into bankruptcy protection was also a popular topic. Read More...
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Going Postal: The Continuing Tragicomedy of the USPS
In 1980, future famed environmentalist and activist Bill McKibben published an undergraduate piece in The Harvard Crimson detailing “Six Ways to Argue with a Libertarian.” The first? “Cede the Post Office. Read More...
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Surface Visibility Program: Mail Back Unused and Inoperable Scanners
The Surface Visibility (SV) program collects end-to-end data on mail and packages. The data is used to create visibility for Postal Service™ customers and to support planning, management, and optimization of the surface transportation network. Read More...
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On the Road: Postal Trucks as Vehicles of Discovery
January 3, 2012
When we talk about the “infrastructure” of the Postal Service, we’re usually thinking about the network of post offices and mail processing plants. Read More...
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Mark Twain and Congress’s Management of the USPS: Are They Criminals or Idiots?
Written by Alan Robinson on January 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Yesterday, Dead Tree Edition, gave Congress the John Adams award for how useless members of Congress in finding a real solution to the Postal Service’s financial problem. Read More...
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The United States Postal Service (USPS) can trace its roots back to 1775 when Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general. The mission of the USPS was then, and in large part remains, to provide the American public with trusted universal postal service at affordable prices. Read More...
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PRC Blasts USPS Retail Closure Plan
APWU Web News Article 134-2011, Dec. 30, 2011
The Postal Service plans to close a many as 3,600 retail facilities is based on questionable data, Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) recently concluded.
In a Dec. Read More...
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USPS’s Quasi-Moratorium On Post Office Closings
December 28, 2011 by Lu
Filed under: APWU, politics, post office closings, postal, postal news, usps
Below is text of letter from USPS to APWU President Mr. Read More...
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2006 Postal Reform Law Continues to Drive Up USPS Net Losses For FY 2012
December 29, 2011 by Lu
Filed under: postal, postal finances, postal news
USPS Needs New Math to Explain November 2011 Net Loss of $1. Read More...
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"Pray for the Postal Service!"
December 28, 2011
BY PHILIP F. RUBIO
“Pray for the Postal Service!” That was the last line that our letter carrier wrote on her holiday card to us, after we had left her a holiday card the day before thanking her for her service over the past year. Read More...
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By Lisa Rein, Published: December 28
The U.S. Postal Service relied on questionable data to identify more than 3,600 post offices and other retail operations to study for closure, an oversight panel has concluded. Read More...
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USPS Staffing Cuts Are Not Created Equal
December 27, 2011 by Lu
Filed under: APWU, postal, postal news, usps
From APWU Southwest Florida President Sam Wood via 21st Century Postal Worker:
I know that many of you around the country have been or will be writing and/or contacting your members of Congress and Senate. Read More...
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It has been a turbulent year for the U.S. Postal Service, which is dealing with a steep decline in mail volume and more than $5 billion in unfunded retirement mandates. Earlier this month, Postmaster General Patrick R. Read More...
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The U.S. Postal Service used questionable data in its selection of more than 3,600 post offices to study for closure and should rethink its methods, an oversight body has concluded. Read More...
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