From the article: "...The first round of closings and consolidations will begin May 15 and be completed by the end of August. USPS will meet with states holding primaries during the closures..."
From the article: "...Last year (2011), 21 federal agencies offered buyouts to more than 30,000 federal and postal workers. They ranged from major offers..."
From the article: "...Chief Financial Officer Joe Corbett on Feb. 16 outlined for reporters the Postal Service's ambitious plans to pare down its workforce in the next five years by 155,000 employees — ultimately leaving a workforce of 402,000 by the end of fiscal 2016...."
From the article: "...“The House is expected to vote soon on a bill that would cut retirement benefits for postal and federal employees and increase the amount we must pay for them.” The retirement bill (H.R. 3813) has been merged with a Highway Transportation bill (H.R. 7).
“The Senate is expected to vote in the next few weeks on a bill (S. 1789) that would inflict severe, long-term damage on the Postal Service, and lead to the closure of hundreds of mail processing centers and thousands of post offices,” Reid said. The APWU is asking lawmakers to support amendments to the bill.
The House could vote at any time on H.R. 2309, Reid added, a bill sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) that would “destroy the Postal Service as we know it.” ..."
From the article: "...Jobs are available in two categories — mail-processing clerks who earn $14.60 hourly and casual mail handlers who earn $12 hourly...."
From the article: "...Today, the United States Postal Service declined to extend collective-bargaining negotiations with the National Association of Letter Carriers, triggering an impasse that will automatically send the matter to mediation under the auspices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service...."
From the article: "...the postal system is rethinking its commitment to overnight first-class mail. Currently, first-class mail is supposed to be delivered to homes and businesses within one to three days...."
From the article: "...about 28 people would lose their jobs and the close would eliminate overnight mail to and from Missoula. Secretary of State Linda McCulloch says business owners would suffer from this elimination—especially with time sensitive materials and legal paperwork...."
From the article: "...The USPS Office of Inspector General’s report found significant mail delays were caused by inadequate staffing and supervision, failure to color code and process mail properly and failure to report delays. In a period of two years, the plant’s volume of delayed mail more than doubled..."
From the article: "...The National Association of Letter Carriers, the second- largest postal-workers union based on the number of current employees, last month said it had hired Lazard Ltd. (LAZ) and former White House auto adviser Ron Bloom to come up with ideas to restructure the Postal Service. ..."
From the article: "...Donahoe, who was named to head the USPS a little more than a year ago, will explain his reasons for cutting thousands of jobs, closing thousands of local Post Offices and possibly ending Saturday delivery..."
From the article: "...This management instruction (MI) provides the criteria the Postal Service uses to select Web sites for linking, the requirements we use to establish Web affiliations with the Postal Service, and the fee structure for affiliations...."
From the article: "...The Direct Mail Hub™ from the U.S. Postal Service® is a simpler way to promote your business with direct mail. Here, you can manage your entire campaign from start to finish. ..."
From the article: "...TO ATTEND WITH AUDIO ONLY: From a phone, dial: 866 567-8049 (Meeting ID: 7411388) ..."
From the article: "...The facility has state-of-the-art sorting infrastructure left behind when DHL ceased domestic operations, including ‘Building F,’ a fully automated sort facility with 1.1 million square feet and the capacity to process 240,000 pieces of mail per hour.”..."
From the article: "...management’s decisions are too often influenced by what’s good for its big stakeholders rather than what’s good for the country. It was a mistake for management to put the postal system in this position, and it should be rectified with higher rates for most forms of bulk mail, some of which, like catalogs, are already being subsidized by postal customers because they cost more to handle that they bring in as revenue. ..."
From the article: "...This situation is not due to falling mail volume or the Internet. It is due to a huge (and hugely unfair) congressional mandate.
The Postal Service is in trouble because of a 2006 law that requires it to massively prefund the cost of retiree health benefits over the next 75 years in just 10 years' time. ..."
From the article: "...they unveiled a new plan that would require the federal government to return about $7 billion to the Postal Service that it has paid over the years into a federal retirement account. The money, Democrats said, could be used to offer buyouts or early retirement incentives to eligible postal workers...."
From the article: "...A US Postal Service study is causing a lot of stress for postal workers who could find their jobs eliminated...."
From the article: "...This has been a terrible news for people who used to send small packets or letters to different places across the US. It was the cheapest option for them and saved them lots of money. If they send the same stuff by UPS or FedEx, it will cost them many times more...."
From the article: "...Computer Sciences Corp. has received an $83 million grant from the Postal Service to repair and maintain equipment used to handle and process mail internally. Besides Barrington, it will set up operations in Lakeville, Minn...."
From the article: "...HR 1351, with zero taxpayer involvement, would restore the USPS budget to financial soundness, and do so in the near future, if not immediately...."
From the article: "...It's a worst-case scenario being painted for an organization that lost $8.5 billion in 2010 and seems headed deeper into the red this year...."
From the article: "..."I said to my co-worker, 'Hey have you ever seen anything like this before?'" He said, "'That's definitely a half-stick of dynamite, don't touch anything else around here,' " he said...."
