Post Office

A local union leader asked Allegany County commissioners to join a renewed effort to save jobs at the U.S. Postal Service sorting facility in the city. More: continued here

Critz fears Postal Service may use loophole to close Sipesville post office…Daily American OnlineMark Critz, D-Johnstown, is accusing the US Postal Service of deliberately labeling post office leaseholders as "unreasonable" in an attempt to close postal centers outside the public review and appeals process. He has found this to be …

Boston Globe Post office debate triggers lobbyingBoston GlobeBy Ron Nixon The post office, which is losing $36 million a day, has proposed closing 3700 post offices; shutting 250 mail-processing centers; cutting Saturday delivery; and increasing postal rates. WASHINGTON – Wine wholesalers and amateur beer makers …Social Issues: From the Box …

Workers World Postal Service is not for sale!Workers WorldThe Postal Service is not for sale!” chanted hundreds of postal workers and community activists as they marched from Union Square to New York City's historic main post office on March 17. Organized by Community-Labor United to Save Postal Jobs and … …

'The post office is not a done deal' says local union leaderCumberland Times-NewsDavis handed out a flier urging people to contact the offices of US Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin to voice support for keeping the facility in Cumberland. “The post office is not a done deal at this …

Postal Service problems traced to the operationMartinsburg JournalBy Richard Odefey, Martinsburg: , journal-news.net I read recently that the US Post Office continues to lose money at an alarming rate. After being in business for more than 200 years, you would think it could get it right. I recently purchased an …

Telegraph.co.uk Red-letter day for once revered institutionFinancial TimesAfter 20 years of failed attempts by Conservative and Labour governments to sell it off, the coalition has passed legislation to privatise the letters and parcels business, while hoping to mutualise the Post Office network. The task now is to improve …Royal Mail …

New York Times Industries Fear the Ripple Effects of Proposed Postal Service CutsNew York TimesGiant insurers like Aegon of the Netherlands want to make sure that the United States Postal Service stays out of the insurance business. And medical supply companies like Medco oppose the post office's plans to cut …

Industries Fear Ripple Effect of Proposed Postal CutsNew York TimesGiant insurers like Aegon of the Netherlands want to make sure that the United States Postal Service stays out of the insurance business. And medical supply companies like Medco oppose the post office's plans to cut Saturday delivery, saying the move …

The Department of the Environment has said that post offices are not collecting payments for the household charge over the counter. More: continued here