Sen. Akaka, Rep. DeFazio Introduce Postal Bills
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.
Funding Bill Postpones Pre-Funding Due Date
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.
e-Team Report, Dec. 17, 2011
Postal Service to Temporarily Put a Freeze to Closures
House Republicans Attack Federal Retirement Benefits
Congressman DeFazio Introduces Legislation to Solve the Postal Service Financial Crisis
By the Numbers – USPS
Senators Seek to Stop USPS Cutbacks
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...
USPS Plan Will Hasten Demise Of a Still-Vital Institution
“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...