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WASHINGTON—Under the radar of increasing bitterness on major issues, a bipartisan coalition of senators is pushing a partial postal reform bill to get rid of the biggest source of red ink that weighs down the U.S. Postal Service.

Since 2016 Callahan resident Mary Ann Salis and her husband have received dozens of payments addressed to Card Member Services in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Maloney Yanks DeJoy-Friendly Provision From Postal Bill After Union Complains A provision that would have allowed the U.S. Postal Service to set its own delivery standards is removed, but penalties for noncompliance with targets are also gone. STRF/STAR MAX/IPx The new reform bill eliminates the requirement that the Postal Service prefund retiree benefits and health care 50 years in advance. UPDATE: A waiver provision that would have allowed the U.S. Postal Service to sidestep new performance s...

Help Save Peoples World The economic crisis has hit Peoples World hard. We need the support of all our friends and readers to continue publishing. Postal Workers fight DeJoy plan to close processing centers and eliminate jobs May 3, 2021 10:59 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg Postal workers sort mail at the U.S. Postal Service processing and distribution center in Oakland, Calif., on April 30, 2020. Trump-imposed Postmaster Genera...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW)  According to the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), Wausau’s mail processing and distribution facility will be consolidated with a similar facility in Green Bay. According to the Postal Service, the strategy of “moving, removing, and repurposing” equipment is an ongoing strategy that “allows for more efficient, timely delivery of mail and packages.” Plans to consolidate 62 facilities around the country were halted in 2015. Now the consolida...

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Could DeJoy Lose His Job? 3 Biden USPS Board Nominees to Get Full Senate Vote The United States Postal Service headquarters in Washington, D.C., is pictured on November 1, 2020. Liu Jie / Xinhua via Getty Images By Three of President Joe Biden’s nominees to the United States Postal Service (USPS) governing board were approved by a Senate committee on Wednesday, setting up a future vote on their appointments by the entire Senate. Ron Stroman, who formerly served as a deputy postmaster general...

The U.S. Postal Service announced plans to consolidate 18 mail facilities across the country on Wednesday. “Consistent with optimization and efficiency efforts paused in 2015, USPS will complete movement of mail processing operations at 18 facilities,” an announcement by the agency states. The consolidation of these facilities is part of a 10-year infrastructure plan aimed at “financial sustainability and service excellence.” ADVERTISEMENT The latest mail facility consolidations will oc...

Postal Workers Union Slams DeJoy Plan to Close Mail Processing Facilities Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on February 24, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Jim Watson-Pool / Getty Images The 200,000-member American Postal Workers Union reacted with outrage Tuesday to news that USPS management is moving ahead with a plan to consolidate 18 mail processing facilities as part of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s sweeping ove...

Government Executive email Postal management promises consolidations for this initiative will not lead to any layoffs. Senior Correspondent The U.S. Postal Service will consolidate 18 of its mail processing plants, coupling that announcement on Tuesday with plans to procure 45 new “annex” facilities that will boost the agency’s package delivery capacity.  The move highlights USPS’ shift from traditional mail delivery to packages, a trend ongoing for years and accelerated during...