Showing posts with label Destruction of the Postal Service. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Destruction of the Postal Service. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Will Postal Service Listen to OIG or Continue to Close America's Postal Mail Processing Facilities?

Article Title: OIG Recommends Putting a Hold on Plant Closures
Snippet of Article: "...predictions that lower service standards would wreak havoc on mail delivery were substantiated in a “Management Alert” issued by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) on Aug. 13. According to the alert, the Postal Service failed to meet even the degraded service standards management implemented on Jan. 5, 2015. The amount of mail that failed to meet delivery targets in the first six months of the year increased 48 percent over the same period last year – despite the new, more relaxed standards. The OIG recommended that management postpone implementation of Phase II of its consolidation plan until the USPS stabilizes delivery..."


Source: www.apwu.org

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

Monday, October 6, 2014

U.S. Postal Service denies curbside mail delivery to development

Article Title: U.S. Postal Service denies curbside mail in Palmer, Bethlehem Township development
Snippet of Article: "...After receiving mail for a week upon moving into the Maple Shade Estates development in July, his mail delivery suddenly stopped. The U.S. Postal Service, under a cost savings plan, told residents it would no longer be delivering to individual homes and wants developer Tuskes Homes to construct cluster mailboxes...."


Source: www.lehighvalleylive.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Your Post Office's are being sold at huge discounts, destroying America's infrastructure, as well as our history


America's Post Office for Sale
Article Title: The Fire Sale of the Post Offices
Snippet of Article: "...The PAEA is at once accomplishing a long-stated aim of conservative think tanks and the Republican Party to privatize the 239-year old service while throwing a windfall of public property onto the market from which Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, is profiting. Those properties include hundreds of architecturally distinguished buildings, many containing unique works of art. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named America’s pre-war post offices among its most endangered treasures...."

Source: consortiumnews.com
[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, Post Office for Sale, [/tag]

Monday, April 14, 2014

Canada: First G20 country to abolish door-to-door postal service. Are we next? Cluster boxes will be coming to your neighborhood too!

Article Title: Canada to be first G20 country to abolish door-to-door postal service
Snippet of Article: "...Currently, about a third of Canada’s approximately 5.1 million homes get mail delivered to their door, and they are not too happy about the government proposing a system of community mail boxes under its five-point plan announced Wednesday. ..."


Source: rt.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

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Friday, January 17, 2014

United States 'Turtle' Service: Delaying your junk mail to better serve you ...is your First Class mail next?

Article Title: Fewer Jobs, Longer Wait Times: The New Postal Service Slogan?
Snippet of Article: "...The proposal would keep the Monday delivery day for mail dropped off on Thursday. But mailed dropped off on Friday at such post offices would be delivered on Tuesday, while the Postal Service would deliver Saturday drop-offs on Wednesday...."


Source: www.govexec.com

[tag] slowing mail delivery, mail service standard changes, Destruction of the Postal Service, Postal Service, [/tag]

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Destructive Postal Service bill would 'undermine' Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP)

Article Title: Government employee groups push back on Senate bill
Snippet of Article: "...“The health insurance provisions,” the groups wrote in a letter dated Friday, “will undermine the successful, longstanding Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and increase costs for millions of federal employees, retirees and their families.”..."


Source: thehill.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), [/tag]

Sunday, August 25, 2013

We are all in danger of losing the Postal Service we have

Article Title: Christmas for Pat: A heartwarming tale in which everyone gets what they want — and then doesn’t
Snippet of Article: "...If Pat Donahoe gets the Postal Service he wants, if those in the mailing industry get the Postal Service they think they want, then we are all in danger of losing the Postal Service we have. They should all be careful what they wish for...."

Source: www.savethepostoffice.com
[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Saturday postal mail delivery to end in August

Article Title: Postal Service Announces New Delivery Schedule


USPS National Media Release:


Six Days of Package Delivery, Five Days of Mail Delivery Begins August 2013

February 06, 2013 Release No. 13-019

WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service announced plans today to transition to a new delivery schedule during the week of Aug. 5, 2013 that includes package delivery Monday through Saturday, and mail delivery Monday through Friday. The Postal Service expects to generate cost savings of approximately $2 billion annually, once the plan is fully implemented.

“The Postal Service is advancing an important new approach to delivery that reflects the strong growth of our package business and responds to the financial realities resulting from America’s changing mailing habits,” said Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General and CEO. “We developed this approach by working with our customers to understand their delivery needs and by identifying creative ways to generate significant cost savings.”

Over the past several years, the Postal Service has advocated shifting to a five-day delivery schedule for mail and packages. However, recent strong growth in package delivery (14 percent volume increase since 2010) and projections of continued strong package growth throughout the coming decade led to the revised approach to maintain package delivery six days per week.

“Our customers see strong value in the national delivery platform we provide and maintaining a six-day delivery schedule for packages is an important part of that platform,” said Donahoe. “As consumers increasingly use and rely on delivery services — especially due to the rise of e-commerce — we can play an increasingly vital role as a delivery provider of choice, and as a driver of growth opportunities for America’s businesses.”

Once implemented during August of 2013, mail delivery to street addresses will occur Monday through Friday. Packages will continue to be delivered six days per week. Mail addressed to PO Boxes will continue to be delivered on Saturdays. Post Offices currently open on Saturdays will remain open on Saturdays.

Market research conducted by the Postal Service and independent research by major news organizations indicate that nearly seven out of ten Americans (70 percent) supported the switch to five-day delivery as a way for the Postal Service to reduce costs in its effort to return the organization to financial stability.¹ Support for this approach will likely be even higher since the Postal Service plans to maintain six-day package delivery.

The Postal Service is making the announcement today, more than six months in advance of implementing five-day mail delivery schedule, to give residential and business customers time to plan and adjust. The Postal Service plans to publish specific guidance in the near future for residential and business customers about its new delivery schedule.

Given the ongoing financial challenges, the Postal Service Board of Governors last month directed postal management to accelerate the restructuring of Postal Service operations in order to strengthen Postal Service finances.

“The American public understands the financial challenges of the Postal Service and supports these steps as a responsible and reasonable approach to improving our financial situation,” said Donahoe. “The Postal Service has a responsibility to take the steps necessary to return to long-term financial stability and ensure the continued affordability of the U.S. Mail.”

The operational plan for the new delivery schedule anticipates a combination of employee reassignment and attrition and is expected to achieve cost savings of approximately $2 billion annually when fully implemented.

The Postal Service is currently implementing major restructuring throughout its retail, delivery and mail processing operations. Since 2006, the Postal Service has reduced its annual cost base by approximately $15 billion, reduced the size of its career workforce by 193,000 or 28 percent, and has consolidated more than 200 mail processing locations. During these unprecedented initiatives, the Postal Service continued to deliver record high levels of service to its customers.

While the change in the delivery schedule announced today is one of the actions needed to restore the financial health of the Postal Service, legislative change is urgently needed to address matters outside the Postal Service’s control. The Postal Service continues to seek legislation to provide it with greater flexibility to control costs and generate new revenue and encourages the 113th Congress to make postal reform legislation an urgent priority.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. ¹ Sources: Gallup Poll, March 26, 2010 • New York Times/CBS News, June 27, 2012 • USA Today, March 17, 2010 • Washington Post, March 30, 2010

Source: http://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2013/pr13_019.htm

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Friday, March 23, 2012

Postal Service set to purposely slow First-Class Mail Delivery, causing huge losses

Article Title: Postal Service closing plans panned by lawmakers
Snippet of Article: "...Postal Service stands to lose billions of dollars in the first year after it closes 200 mail processing facilities and slows the delivery of first-class mail, according to a feasibility study..."


Source: www.washingtonpost.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, destruction of the postal service, [/tag]