Contract talks began Thursday February 19, 2015, between USPS and the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), as reported the same day in a story by the Washington Post. The article examines two opposing perspectives regarding the means of stabilizing the financial condition of the United States Postal Service. Former Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe is described…
A federal appeals court has upheld $540,000 in damages the U.S. Postal Service owes to a New England artist who did not authorize his sculpture to appear on a 37-cent Korean War stamp. Last week’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is a victory for Frank Gaylord, 89, a World…
Representative David McKinley (R-WV) proposes to assist rural America by introducing a bipartisan resolution that would end the “go-slow” approach to mail delivery and return USPS to a time when customers received their newspapers, medication and credit card bills on time. According to Rep. McKinley, that was the norm before July 1, 2012, when the…
For the first time, the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has placed a value on the “brand” of the USPS. In an article published January 29, 2015, on FierceGovernment.com, the USPS OIG valued the Postal Service’s brand at $3.6 billion. Although the USPS OIG believes the USPS should “regularly evaluate its brand value,” the…
A January 26, 2015 article posted on the KOAM TV 7 website, reported that, during a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee meeting Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) reinforced the importance of post offices to rural Missourians, as well as, the pressing need for USPS reforms. According to Senator McCaskill, it’s time to get the “really…
Join AUSPL President Morgan Wolaver, AUSPL Director of Operations, Mark Karolczyk, Harry Glenn of Van Scoyoc & Associates, and AUSPL members for an opportunity to meet with members of Congress and their staff. Please review the following preliminary schedule and call us at 800-572-9483 so we may add you to our group. We look forward to hearing…
The U.S. Postal Service has had its fair share of gripes with Congress over the last several years. From burdening it with required payment to prefund future retirees’ health benefits to blocking the closure of post offices and facilities to failing to pass comprehensive reform, postal management and lawmakers have often been at odds. Congress…
“Nothing makes a bigger impression on lawmakers than a visit from constituents,” according to a November 26, 2014 article in The Hill, a Washington, D.C. publication. The article, linked below, reported on a three year study conducted by the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF). The study determined that visits to the Washington DC offices of legislators…
The U.S. Postal Service is always looking for fresh ideas to create new revenue streams, and it may have come up with its freshest one yet. The cash-strapped agency is looking to deliver groceries to homes in select metropolitan areas nationwide, as part of a pilot program it hopes can launch it back into the…
During his hearing to be appointed to another term on the board of governors of the U.S. Postal Service today, Chairman Mickey Barnett recalled senior management’s meeting with a futurist who predicted that paper would be virtually nonexistent in 30 years. “If that is even possible,” Barnett said, “there must be some forward thinking, and…