Showing posts with label Postal Service. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Postal Service. Show all posts

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Support The Legislation That Will Save The Postal Service

Support The Legislation That Will Save The Postal Service
"Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) has introduced legislation to try to save the US Postal Service from its incipient bankruptcy, and he is asking for the public to help him pass it.DeFazio’s bill would repeal the needless requirement — one no other business or entity must face — that the Postal Service pre-fund 75 years’ worth of employee health benefits. That requirement has hugely contributed to the USPS defaulting for the first and then second time in its history last year."

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Friday, March 22, 2013

Congress Is Strong-Arming The Postal Service Into Bankruptcy Even Faster

Congress Is Strong-Arming The Postal Service Into Bankruptcy Even Faster: On Thursday, Congress voted against allowing the U.S. Postal Service to cut its delivery down to five days a week, forcing the organization to keep delivering mail on Saturdays. This will drive the USPS into looming bankruptcy — already foisted upon the USPS by Congress itself — even faster. In 2006, Congress passed the Postal [...]/p

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Postal Union Members Rally Against 'Death Spiral of Cuts and Closures' | Common Dreams

Postal Union Members Rally Against 'Death Spiral of Cuts and Closures' | Common Dreams
"With Congress weeks away from deciding the fate of Saturday Postal Service delivery, some postal union members are saying the fight must be not only about saving six-day delivery but about stopping the multi-pronged assault on the postal system including privatization efforts."