Two Consolidation Studies Scrapped

The U.S. Postal Service announced in early January that it was calling off the only Area Mail Processing studies in the states of Montana and North Carolina.  In a written statement on Jan. 5, the Postal Service said that it had dropped plans to...

Rate Commission Assails USPS Consolidation Plan

In a blistering criticism of the Postal Service’s Evolutionary Network Development strategy, the Postal Rate Commission concluded that the “record does not provide assurance that the proposed realignment program will meet its declared goals. In...

Thousands of Postal Workers Protest Ill-Conceived USPS Plans

In a nationwide day of picketing Oct. 26, APWU locals across the country protested Postal Service policies that put the demands of corporate advertising mailers ahead of the needs of individual postal customers and small businesses. The picketing...

APWU Locals Prepare for Nationwide Day of Picketing

Momentum has been building for the APWU nationwide day of picketing to be held Thursday, Oct. 26, at locations across the country. Delegates at the 18th Biennial APWU Convention in Philadelphia adopted a resolution to conduct a day of picketing that...

OIG Report Criticizes Pasadena Consolidation

A report by the USPS Office of the Inspector General concluded that the cost savings projected by the Postal Service for the consolidation of a California mail processing facility “may be significantly overstated, and the service impacts are not...

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