Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Mail Processing Facility Closures and the Destruction of the Postal Service Network, is Congress Going to Let This Happen?

Consolidation Battle Takes Shape

From the article: "...Despite management’s false claims, the consolidations will end overnight delivery of single-piece first-class mail – even mail sent from one address to another within the same city or town, and even in areas where plants are not being closed or consolidated. “We must make sure the American people understand this fact, and we must mobilize them to work with us,” said Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy. “The USPS is relying on obsolete studies to justify the consolidations and refusing to hold new public meetings to solicit input from residents and businesses,” she said. “We must demand that management conducts new studies and holds new public meetings. If they refuse, locals should organize meetings themselves,” Szeredy said. “There is no distinction between ‘gaining facilities’ and ‘losing facilities’ in this fight,” said President Mark Dimondstein. “If overnight delivery is eliminated, America loses. Customers will leave the Postal Service in droves and the downward spiral of the USPS will continue. We will all feel the effect. - See more at: http://www.apwu.org/news/news-bulletin/consolidation-battle-takes-shape#sthash.Cfa63Lv4.dpuf..."


Article Reference: www.apwu.org

Sunday, September 14, 2014

The mission of the Postal Service is set by legislation

Legislative oversight

From the article: "...The mission of the Postal Service is set by legislation. Our broad framework, or business model, is established by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 and the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006...."


Article Reference: USPS @ http://about.usps.com/publications/annual-report-comprehensive-statement-2011/html/ar2011_comp_002.htm

Monday, September 1, 2014

Female postal carrier paves way

Female postal carrier paves way

From the article: "... Sharon Monahan, 18 years old and not sure what she wanted to do with her life, figured delivering the mail for awhile might not be too bad. Thirty-five years later, Monahan..."


Article Reference: standardspeaker.com