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Critical Postal Issues

Updates, news, and information regarding important postal issues

May 16

Postal Service to Announce Amended Closing and Consolidation Plan on Thursday, May 17th

May 9

USPS Announces Plan to Keep Smaller Post Offices Open

May 2

May 15th is Approaching, So What Happens Next?

Apr 26

Senate Releases Text of S. 1789, as Adopted

Apr 25

Senate Adopts Amended Postal Reform Bill: Focus Turns to Action in the House

Apr 24

Senate Considers the First Round of Amendments to S. 1789

Debate and Voting Set to Continue on April 25th

Critical Votes Pending on Senate Postal Bill

(Monday, April 23, 2012) Please Contact Your Senators Now!

AFL-CIO Issues Nationwide Legislative Alert on Pending Postal Legislation

(April 23, 2012) Calls on American Labor Movement to Take Action

Apr 17

Senate Resumes Consideration of Important Postal Legislation

Apr 2

NPMHU and APWU Work to Improve Senate Bill 1789 (21st Century Postal Service Act)

The National Postal Mail Handlers Union and the American Postal Workers Union are working together during the upcoming Senate recess (April 3rd through the 13th) to improve Senate Bill 1789.

Mar 27

Senate Postal Reform Bill Delayed through Mid-April

Senate Invokes Cloture Vote. Set to begin Debate.

Mar 2

USPS Releases AMP Studies on Closures and Consolidation

Feb 22

USPS Plans to Close the Doors on Service; Announces Plant Closures and Consolidations

Postal Service Moving Forward with Closings and Consolidations

Feb 22

USPS Announces Potential Changes to Mail Processing Network and Impact on Employees

Feb 16

USPS Service Standard Changes and Network Consolidation

USPS Plows Forward as NPMHU Faces the Challenge

Feb 13

NPMHU Offers Additional Comments Opposing USPS Proposed Rule on Service Standards

Read President Hegarty's call for USPS to defer implementation of service standard changes pending PRC opinion...

Jan 27

NPMHU Responds to USPS City Letter Carrier Position Job Posting

The Postal Service recently solicited all Mail Handlers with a message to consider transfering to a city letter carrier position

Jan 27

AFL-CIO Stands with NPMHU against anti-worker provisions in S. 1789

AFL-CIO letter to all senators urging support of Senator Begich's (D-AK) efforts to amend S-1789

Dec 13

USPS Agrees to Moratorium on Plant Closures and Consolidations

Postal Service delays action through May 15, 2012

Dec 6

USPS Moves Forward its Ill-Advised Plan to Reduce Service Standards

Nov 2

Senate Coalition Announces Postal Reform Proposal

Senators Lieberman, Collins, Carper and Brown have released their "21st Century Postal Service Act." Learn more about this proposed legislation...

Oct 24

NPMHU Submits Comments on USPS Proposal on Reduction of Service Standards

On September 21st, the USPS released its “Proposal to Revise Service Standards for First-Class Mail, Periodicals, and Standard Mail.” Along with various other stakeholders, the NPMHU has submitted its comments in response to this ill-conceived proposal.

Oct 17

Postal Unions Tell Congress: "Don't Fire Our Veterans!"

Our print advertisement draws attention to the fact that tens of thousands of military veterans would be among the 120,000 postal workers laid off under the provisions of H.R 2309.

Oct 17

House Committee Passes Anti-Union, Anti-USPS Bill

In a display of partisan ideology over practical solutions, the...Committee passed HR 2309 on October 13. The bill is designed to minimize and eventually privatize the US Postal Service, and make it into a non-union entity.

Oct 14

NPMHU Statement: Promoting Responsible Solutions to USPS Financial Woes

The National Postal Mail Handlers Union remains fully engaged in the discussions and efforts in Washington, DC to develop and implement a workable solution to the financial crisis in which the United States Postal Service finds itself.

Sep 27

“Save America’s Postal Service” Rallies Held Across the Country

The NPMHU joined forces with the three other postal unions to coordinate September 27 as a day of action to Save America’s Postal Service.

Sep 22

Anti-union bill passes Republican-controlled Subcommittee

On a strict (7-4) party-line vote, Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy approved a version of HR 2309.

Sep 20

AFL-ClO strongly opposes Issa postal bill

Click to download this Legislative Alert from the AFL-CIO

Sep 16

Letter of Support from Congressman Gerald Connolly

Here is the text of a recent letter from Representative Gerald Connolly (VA-11) to all of his Congressional colleagues.

Sep 15

USPS Notifies NPMHU of Intent to Conduct Area Mail Processing (AMP) Feasibility Studies for Specific Locations

As expected and discussed with your local union officers at the recent Semi-Annual Meeting of the Local Unions, the Postal Service notified National President John Hegarty on September 14, 2011 of its Network Optimization program

Sep 14

Letter from 56 Members of Congress opposing intervention in postal collective bargaining process

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