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Postal Policy-Making News
APWU
Members Urged to Take Action
As Senate Considers Postal Reform
(02/06/12) Postal reform is a hot topic in Congress as the Senate
prepares to vote on the 21st Century Postal Service Act, and
APWU President Cliff Guffey is urging union members to contact their
senators and let them know: Senate bill 1789 is unacceptable in
its current form. As lawmakers review the bill, Guffey is asking
union members to let their senators know that S. 1789 must be amended. [read
more]
Senate to Vote on Postal Bill
APWU Members Must Take Action NOW!
(01/27/12) The APWU has learned that the Senate will consider
postal legislation very soon, and President Cliff Guffey is asking
union members to contact their senators immediately and tell them that
the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) is unacceptable in its
current form. “The
stakes couldn’t be higher,” Guffey said. As currently written,
the bill would give the USPS some short-term financial relief, but
also would inflict long-term damage to the nation’s mail system,
he said. [read more]
Postal Workers Have the Right
To Speak Out Against Facility Closures
(01/18/12) Recent notices posted by management have generated
questions about APWU members’ right to participate in activities
opposing the closure of postal facilities. Off-the-clock, postal
employees have the right to: circulate petitions, participate in
public meetings, encourage others to attend public meetings, encourage
local merchants and business organizations to speak out against postal
closings, and to contact elected officials to urge them to oppose
postal closings. [read
more]
Do You Know Where Your Legislators Stand?
(01/01/12) Lately, USPS management seems hell-bent on destroying
the Postal Service — and some members of Congress have appeared
eager to help. In December, however, in response to protests by postal
workers, small businesses and community leaders, 22 senators
persuaded the USPS to adopt a five-month moratorium on the
closure of post offices and mail processing centers. The
moratorium is intended to give Congress more time to adopt legislation
to address the Postal Service crisis. [read
more]
Postal Service Gets It Wrong Again
Slashing the Network Won’t Save
the USPS
(01/01/12) Among the Postal Service ’ s major plans for
solving the USPS financial crisis is to slash the mail processing network — to
close or consolidate as many as 252 of approximately 460 mail processing
facilities. Wrong again! The Postal Service notified the APWU
on Sept. 14 that it would study the feasibility of consolidating
more than half of its mail processing centers as part of a nationwide
plan to cut costs. The next day, with great fanfare, Postmaster General
Patrick Donahoe announced the plan to the media, and presented it
as an essential component of resolving the Postal Service’s
financial difficulties. But the reality is quite different. In fact,
the Postmaster General’s
prescription would do more harm than good.
[read
more]
PRC Blasts USPS Retail Closure Plan
(12/30/11) 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. 23 advisory opinion, the PRC challenged
the methods with which the Postal Service developed its “Retail
Access Optimization Initiative,” charging that the USPS lacked
sufficient data for determining which closures would reduce costs the
most and that it lacked sufficient data and analysis to make the best
decisions. [read
more]
Sen. Akaka, Rep. DeFazio
Introduce Postal Bills
(12/20/11) Several bills were introduced in Congress this
month that would help resolve the Postal Service’s financial
crisis and improve service to the American people, APWU Legislative
and Political Director Myke Reid reports. Sen. Daniel Akaka
(D-HI) introduced the Postal Investment Act of 2011 (S. 2014)
on Dec. 16, which is intended to strengthen the USPS and provide
the agency short- and long-term financial relief. [read
more]
Funding Bill Postpones Pre-Funding Due Date
(12/20/11) The government funding bill Congress approved
over the weekend included a reprieve for the Postal Service:
It delays until August the due date for the USPS to make a
$5.5 billion payment to pre-fund healthcare benefits for future
retirees. “We are pleased
by the postponement, but we recognize the urgency of passing legislation
that will correct the underlying cause of the Postal Service’s
financial difficulties,” said APWU President Cliff Guffey. [read
more]
House
Republicans Attack
Postal and Federal Retirement Benefits
(12/14/11) The House of Representatives voted 243-193 on Dec. 13
to pass the so-called “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation
Act of 2011,” which would cut take-home pay for postal and federal
workers by increasing their contributions to the Civil Service Retirement
System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). The
bill also would slash unemployment benefits, place unreasonable burdens
on unemployed workers, and cut vital healthcare programs. [read
more]
USPS
Announces Moratorium
On Post Office, Plant Closures
(12/13/11) The Postal Service has announced a five-month moratorium
on the closure of post offices and mail processing facilities, in response
to a request from 22 senators. The delay until May 15, 2012, is intended
to give Congress more time to adopt legislation that would address the
USPS financial crisis without drastic cuts in service. [read
more]
Senators Seek
To Stop USPS Cutbacks
Is Your Senator on Board?
(12/09/11) Twenty senators are asking Congress to impose a six-month moratorium
on USPS plans to consolidate more than 250 mail processing plants, close thousands
of post offices, and eliminate overnight mail delivery, in order to give lawmakers
an opportunity to consider postal reform legislation. [read
more]
USPS Plan Will Hasten Demise
Of a Still-Vital Institution
Degrading Mail Service Will Hurt, Not Help,
USPS
(12/05/11) “The Postal Service plan will hasten the demise of the USPS,” APWU
President Cliff Guffey said in response to the agency’s announcement
that it would seek an advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission
on plans to eliminate next-day delivery of first-class mail and periodicals. [read
more]
Watch Your Mail, Tell Your Legislator: Vote No on H.R. 2309
(11/16/11) A bill that would destroy the Postal Service as we know
it was approved by a key congressional committee on Oct. 13, and could
come up for a vote in the full House at any time. It is urgent that
APWU members ask their legislators to vote no on H.R. 2309. To help
APWU members send the message to Congress, the union will be mailing
a brochure to every union member’s home in the coming days. President
Cliff Guffey is asking union members to sign the postcard included
in the brochure and mail it to their legislators.
[read
more]
Short-Term Relief, Long-Term Damage
Senate Panel Approves Postal Legislation
(11/09/11) A Senate committee approved postal legislation that would
severely weaken the USPS, by a vote of 12 to 5 on Nov. 9. The 21st Century
Postal Service Act (S. 1789) would give the USPS short-term financial
relief, but it also would force the agency to dismantle its retail and
mail-processing network, APWU President Cliff Guffey said. [read
more]
In
New TV Ad, Postal Unions Honor
Military Veterans, Oppose House Bill
(11/07/11) The APWU has launched a new TV ad that salutes our nation’s “real
life heroes” and points out that a bill pending in the House of
Representatives would force the USPS to fire tens of thousands of military
veterans. [read
more]
Senate
Committee
to Vote on 21st Century Postal Service Act
(11/07/11) The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs will begin its mark up on Nov. 9 of the 21st Century Postal
Reform Act (S. 1789). The bill provides short-term financial relief
to the USPS, but also would inflict long-term damage to the nation’s
mail system. [read more]
Senators Introduce Postal Legislation
Union: Short-Term Relief, Long-Term Damage
(11/03/11) The 21st Century Postal Service Act, introduced by four
senators on Nov. 2, provides short-term financial relief, but also would
inflict long-term damage to the nation’s mail system, President
Cliff Guffey said. “The bill will force the USPS to dismantle its
network and impose severe cuts in service to the American people. This
will drive away customers and weaken the Postal Service,” he said. [read
more]
Senators Announce Postal Bill
(11/02/11) Four U.S. senators unveiled postal legislation on Nov.
2 that will have important implications for APWU members. Sens. Joseph
I. Lieberman (I-CT.), Susan Collins (R-ME), Thomas Carper (D-DE) and
Scott Brown (R-MA) outlined major provisions of the 21st Century Postal
Service Act, which combines features of earlier legislation sponsored
by Sen. Carper and Sen. Collins. APWU Legislative and Political Director
Myke Reid said the union is analyzing the legislation. [read
more]
USPS Financial Crisis Deepens
Union Members Must Be Vigilant, Active
(11/01/11) As the Postal Service's financial crisis deepens, winning
support for a legislative resolution continues to top the union’s
agenda. Our struggle has intensified over the last several months, and
union members will have to remain vigilant and actively involved for
the foreseeable future — to save our jobs, our pay, and our benefits.
... Working together — along with the other postal unions, management
associations, the mailing industry and citizens who rely on a vibrant
postal system — we have persuaded more than half of the members
of the House of Representatives to co-sponsor a bill that would address
the cause of the crisis and help restore stability to the mail system.
House Resolution 1351 would allow the Postal Service to use billions
of dollars the USPS overpaid into its pension accounts to meet crushing,
unfair and unprecedented financial burdens. [read
more]
Legislative Battle Rages
(11/01/11) The fight over legislation to reform the Postal
Service has raged in recent months, with members of both parties introducing
bills in the House and Senate, debates ensuing, and votes taking place.
Throughout this period, we have been extremely active, meeting with members
of Congress and their staff to advocate the views of the APWU. [read
more]
Battle Over USPS Future Enters Critical Period
Union Launches Petition Drive to Protect
Post Offices,
Mail Processing Centers, Service Standards
(10/31/11) The battle over the future of the Postal Service — and our jobs — has
reached a critical stage: Key senators are meeting behind closed doors in an
effort to produce a compromise bill to address the USPS financial crisis. It
is likely that any proposals they develop will be submitted to the congressional “super-committee” to
be incorporated into the committee’s plan to reduce the nation’s
deficit. [read more]
Union Launches Petition Drive
To Save America’s Postal Service
(10/28/11) President Guffey is asking APWU members to collect signatures
on a petition to Congress urging senators and representatives to oppose
USPS plans to close post offices, shutter mail processing facilities,
and drastically degrade service to the American people. In a letter to
state and local presidents dated Oct. 26, 2011, President Guffey wrote, “It
is urgent that we bring as much political pressure as possible to bear
against the Postal Service’s plans to dismantle its network of
processing, distribution and retail facilities.” [read
more]
 |
Video of Union’s Fight to Save USPS Now Available
(10/17/11) A video of the union’s fight to save America’s
Postal Service can be viewed online. Fighting for Our Lives was
first shown at the APWU All-Craft Conference. It is available in DVD
format for showing at union meetings and other events. [read
more]
Unions, Veterans
Tell House Panel: ‘Vote No’
(10/12/11) The APWU has united with a prominent veterans’ organization
and other postal unions to urge members of the House Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform to vote no on H.R. 2309 when the committee
deliberates on Oct. 13. The bill would force the Postal Service to
lay off workers, including tens of thousands of veterans. [read
more]
House Committee to Vote on Issa Bill
(10/11/11) The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
will vote Oct. 13 on a bill that the APWU has denounced as “a
reckless assault on postal services and postal employees.” The
bill, H.R. 2309, is sponsored by Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA)
and Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL). [read
more]
Union Challenges Proposed
Changes to USPS Service Standards
(10/06/11) The APWU is challenging proposed changes to USPS service
standards that would result from a major reduction in the number of mail
processing facilities. The Postal Service announced plans to eliminate
252 mail processing facilities on Sept. 14, and one week later published
an “advance notice” of the proposed changes in service in
the Federal Register. [read
more]
Guffey to Appear on ‘The Ed Show’ on MSNBC Tonight
(09/27/11) APWU President Cliff Guffey will appear on The Ed Show
on MSNBC, which airs tonight, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m. Guffey will discuss
the Save America’s
Postal Service rallies being held in 492 locations across the country today
to build support for H.R. 1351, legislation that would restore financial
stability to the Postal Service. [read
more]
APWU Calls on Rep. Issa
To Correct Misstatements
(09/26/11) APWU President Cliff Guffey has called on Rep. Darrell Issa
(R-CA) to correct inaccurate statements he made on Washington Journal, a
public affairs program that airs on C-SPAN. [read
more]
Last Minute Preparations Underway
For Rallies to Save America’s Postal Service
(09/25/11) APWU locals are gearing up for the nationwide day of action
to Save America’s Postal Service planned for Tuesday, Sept. 27,
at locations across the country. Together, the APWU and the National
Association of Letter Carriers, the National Postal Mail Handlers Union
and the National Rural Letter Carriers Association will rally in every
congressional district in the country to tell the real story about the
Postal Service’s financial crisis and to build support legislation
that would restore financial stability to the Postal Service.
[read
more]
Issa’s ‘Postal Destruction’ Bill
Passed by House Panel
Bill Would Authorize Layoffs,
Force Out Senior Employees First
(09/21/11) A bill that would destroy the Postal Service as we know it passed
a House subcommittee on Sept. 21 by a vote of eight to five, along party lines.
Republicans voted in favor of the bill; Democrats voted against it. The bill,
H.R. 2309, was co-sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL), chairman
of the postal subcommittee. [read
more]
APWU
Praises Obama Effort, But Long-Term Solution is Needed
(09/20/11) President Obama submitted a deficit-reduction package
to a special joint committee of Congress on Sept. 19, which includes
several proposals intended to address the Postal Service’s financial
crisis. [read
more]
Union
Denounces USPS Plans to Dismantle Mail Processing Network
(09/15/11) APWU President Cliff Guffey condemned USPS plans to study
252 mail processing facilities for possible closure, saying widespread
closures would “dismantle the mail-processing network.” On
Sept. 14, the USPS released a list of offices where studies will take
place. [read
more]
H.R. 1351 Gains Momentum on Capitol Hill
(09/14/11) Saving the Postal Service from financial collapse seems
to be getting attention on Capitol Hill: H.R. 1351 — a bill supported
by postal unions, management associations, and the mailing industry to
address the USPS financial crisis — has become one of the top three
bills searched for on the Library of Congress’ legislative research
Web site.
[read
more]
Congressmen Denounce
USPS Bid to Break Contract
(09/12/11) Two U.S. Representatives have denounced Postal Service
legislative proposals to abrogate its collective bargaining agreements
with postal unions. In a sharply-worded letter to Postmaster General
Patrick Donahoe, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Rep. Stephen Lynch
(D-MA), condemned management’s proposals to dissolve “no lay-off” provisions
in union contracts and to remove postal employees from federal retirement
plans and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). [read
more]
Postal Unions Join Forces
To Save America’s Postal Service
Rallies Set for Sept. 27 in Every Congressional
District
(09/08/11)
The APWU has joined forces with the three other postal unions to designate
Sept. 27 as a day of action to Save America’s
Postal Service. Together, the APWU and the National Association of
Letter Carriers, the National Postal Mail Handlers Union and the National
Rural Letter Carriers Association will rally in every congressional
district in the country to build support for H.R. 1351, a bill introduced
in the House by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA). [read
more]
Guffey Tells Senate
Panel:
Congress
Must Save Postal Service
USPS Plan Would Hurt Service, Workers,
Communities
(09/06/11) Testifying before a Senate panel on Sept.
6, APWU President Cliff Guffey urged Congress to take action
to prevent a collapse of the Postal Service, and he denounced
USPS proposals to abrogate the union’s Collective Bargaining Agreement. “The
Postal Service needs access to the overpayments it has made to retirement
programs,” Guffey told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Committee. [read
more]
USPS Seeks Legislation
To Allow Layoffs, End Federal Benefits
(08/12/11) APWU President Cliff Guffey has condemned Postal Service
legislative proposals that would permit the USPS to layoff 120,000
employees and remove postal workers from the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program and from federal retirement programs. “This is a clear
attempt to abrogate our contract and destroy postal collective bargaining,” Guffey
said. “Crushing postal workers and slashing service will not solve
the Postal Service’s financial crisis,” he added. [read
more]
APWU
Condemns USPS Proposals
To Destroy Collective Bargaining,
Crush Postal
Workers
(08/01/11) APWU President Cliff Guffey has condemned USPS legislative
proposals that would destroy the collective bargaining rights of
postal workers and interfere with the union’s contract, which Postal
Service and the APWU agreed to in March. Guffey made the statement
in response to USPS announcements that it would seek congressional
support for legislation to eliminate protection against layoff from
collective bargaining agreements; remove postal workers from the
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), and separate USPS employees
from federal retirement programs.
[read
more]
APWU to Washington Post:
Destroying Unions Won’t Fix USPS
(08/02/11) APWU President Cliff Guffey has a simple message for the Washington
Post: Destroying unions and attacking workers’ rights won’t
solve the Postal Service’s financial problems. In a letter to the
editor published Aug. 1, the union president disputed a July 28 Washington
Post editorial that endorsed H.R. 2309 — a bill introduced
by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL) that would mandate
massive service cuts and give an unelected “solvency authority” the
right to unilaterally renegotiate labor contracts.
[read
more]
APWU to Launch TV Ad Campaign
(07/07/11) The APWU will
launch a television ad campaign on July 11, with spots airing on CNN,
MSNBC, and FOX, President Cliff Guffey has announced. The union’s
30-second ad describes the enormity of the job postal workers do, and
ends with a simple question and response: Ever
wonder what this costs you as a taxpayer? Not a single cent. “We
believe it is important to inform the public about the work APWU members
perform,” Guffey said. “We also must dispel the persistent
myth that our work is funded by taxpayers.
[read
more]
Postal
Jobs, Pay, Benefits Threatened by Congress
(06/29/11)The Postal Service is in danger of financial collapse,
and could close its doors as early as July 2012. A battle is raging on
Capitol Hill over what to do about it, and one thing is clear: Our jobs,
our pay, and our benefits are in jeopardy! Two very different plans are
under consideration in the House of Representatives. [read
more]
Rep. Issa’s Bill:
A
Reckless Attack
on Postal Services, Postal Employees
(06/24/11) Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the powerful chairman of the
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has introduced a
bill, H.R. 2309, that is “a reckless assault on postal workers
and the Postal Service,” said APWU President Cliff Guffey. “The
bill would drastically reduce service to the American people by establishing
a commission that would order $1 billion worth of post office closures
in the first year and $1 billion worth of facility closures in the second
year,” he said. [read
more]
APWU President:
‘We Will Take Every Step Necessary
To Ensure Retirement Benefits Are Protected’
(06/22/11) The American Postal Workers Union is working fervently
to make certain that the Postal Service’s decision to suspend employer
contributions to FERS does not negatively affect the nation’s postal
employees, President Cliff Guffey said on June 22. “We will take
every step necessary to ensure that retirement benefits are protected.
We are currently evaluating the best course of action.”
[read more]
Guffey:
Mandate from Congress Imperils USPS
(06/22/11) "The
U.S. Postal Service doesn’t need a 'bailout,'" APWU
President Cliff Guffey
wrote in a letter to the editor published
by the Miami Herald in
response to an article
by TV critic and columnist Glenn Garvin. "The
underlying cause of [the USPS] financial crisis," Guffey said, "is
the unreasonable, congressional mandate that requires the USPS to
pre-fund future retiree healthcare costs," noting that without
the pre-funding requirement, "the Postal Service would have
accumulated a $611-million surplus during the four-year period since
the mandate was implemented — despite
electronic communications and the worst recession in 80 years." [full
text of Guffey's letter - PDF] | [USPS
response to Garvin's column]
Pawlenty’s
Really Bad Answers
(06/20/11) A proposal by former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty to privatize
the Postal Service is a really bad idea, APWU President Cliff Guffey
wrote in a guest column for The Hill. Pawlenty, a Republican
candidate for president, cited the USPS as a prime candidate for privatization
in a speech at the University of Chicago on June 7. [read
more]
Postal Infrastructure: How Much Can We Afford?
Guffey
Asks, Who’s the ‘We?’
(06/15/11) Testifying before a House panel on June 15, APWU
President Cliff Guffey began by taking issue with the title of
the hearing, “Postal Infrastructure: How Much Can We Afford?” “A
key point to bear in mind is that the ‘we’ in this
question is postal customers, not taxpayers,” Guffey told
the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and
Labor Policy. The union president pointed out that the Postal
Service receives no subsidy from the federal government, only
payment for services rendered. [read
more]
Guffey
to Testify on USPS Network
Before House Subcommittee
(06/13/11) APWU President Cliff Guffey will testify before a House
Subcommittee on June 15 about the retail and mail processing network
of the Postal Service. The hearing will be broadcast on the committee’s
Web site beginning at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will focus on the “extent
that these networks need to be right-sized to meet diminishing mail volume,” said
Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL), chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce,
U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy. [read
more]
Guffey to Senate Subcommittee:
Legislators Must Apply
Pension Overpayments to Pre-Funding Bill
(05/17/11) In testimony before a Senate Subcommittee on May 17, APWU
President Cliff Guffey urged legislators to take immediate action to
restore financial stability to the cash-strapped agency. “This
is not a request for a subsidy or bailout of the Postal Service,” Guffey
said at the hearing before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management,
Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. [read
more]
Tell Congress: Support H.R. 1351!
(05/05/11) APWU members are encouraged to contact their members of
Congress and urge them to support H.R. 1351, an important measure that
would restore financial stability to the Postal Service. The bill “would
correct the overfunding of the Postal Service’s pension accounts,
and would allow the cash-strapped agency to use any surplus to meet its
retiree health benefits pre-funding obligation. [read
more]
Guffey to Congress:
USPS Will Continue as 'Vital Public Service,'
But Needs Relief from Pre-Funding Mandate
(05/04/11) “We expect the Postal Service to continue as a vital
public service agency funded solely by postal customers for the foreseeable
future,” APWU President Cliff Guffey told a House Committee in
a May 3 statement. “However, the USPS needs immediate and short-term
relief from the unique and unreasonable requirement that it pre-fund
retiree health benefits,” he said. [read
more]
Two USPS Reform Bills
Introduced in Congress
(04/11/11) Two legislators have introduced postal reform bills
designed to restore stability to the cash-strapped agency and help
it survive tough times. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) introduced H.R. 1351,
which would correct the overfunding of the Postal Service’s pension
accounts. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) introduced H.R. 1262, which would
modernize the Postal Service business model.
[read more]
White House Budget ‘Recognizes Seriousness’ of USPS Crisis
Proposals Face an Uphill Battle
(02/15/11) President Obama’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year
2012, which was released Feb. 14, “recognizes the seriousness of
the Postal Service’s financial condition and proposes beginning
steps to address it,” APWU President Cliff Guffey said. The White
House budget proposal would return to the Postal Service over 30 years
$6.9 billion the agency overpaid to the Federal Employees Retirement
System (FERS), and reduce the USPS obligation to pre-fund retiree healthcare
benefits by $4 billion for Fiscal Year 2011.
[read
more]
Sen.
Collins Introduces Bill to End OWCP Payments
Injured Workers Would Face Reduced
Benefits
(02/10/11) Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has sponsored legislation that
would lead to reduced benefits for postal and federal employees who
receive payments from the Office of Workers Compensation Program due
to job-related injuries or illnesses. The bill, introduced on Feb.
2, would end Workers’ Compensation payments
to employees when they reach retirement age and become eligible for annuities
through the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees Retirement
System. [read more]
APWU
Urges Commission
To Make Repeal of Pre-funding Mandate a Priority
(02/02/11) Repealing a provision of the Postal Accountability and
Enhancement Act is “so critical to the welfare of the Postal Service” that
it should be the exclusive focus of a report to the president and Congress
on the effectiveness of the law, the APWU wrote to the Postal Regulatory
Commission on Feb. 1. The provision, which requires the Postal Service
to pre-fund health benefits, costs the Postal Service more than $5 billion
annually and has driven the USPS to the brink of insolvency. [read
more]
OIG:
USPS Fails to Justify
19 Types of ‘Worksharing’ Discounts for
Big Mailers
(01/04/11) In a report issued Dec. 23, 2010, the USPS Inspector
General’s
Office (OIG) echoed what the APWU has been saying for years: Worksharing discounts
for large mailers mail are too high. The OIG’s study echoed the results
of a March 2010 report by the Postal Regulatory Commission, which concluded
that in many cases the Postal Service grants discounts to large mailers at
a rate that exceeds the costs the USPS saves when it accepts pre-sorted mail. [read
more]
OIG
Calls for Reduced Prefunding Requirements
Says Current Payments
Result in Massive Overfunding
(12/01/10) The USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) concluded
in a recent report that the Postal Service prefunds its pension and retiree
healthcare benefits at levels that are substantially higher than other
government agencies, the military, and private-sector businesses.
[read
more]
