Sen. Collins cautions Postal Service about consolidating Maine’s two mail processing facilities
pressherald: U.S. Sen. Susan Collins sent a letter Thursday to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy warning him that consolidating Maine’s two mail processing facilities would be disastrous. But a Postal Service spokesman said there has not been any talk of closing facilities, only scrutiny of “how they can best be utilized.” ... Read More
West Virginia Governor & Senators concerned over possible USPS consolidation
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – For 12 years, Justin Turner has been one of about 800 employees at the United States Postal Service (USPS) Processing and Distribution Center in South Charleston. Turner was shocked to hear about the USPS review of the facility and possible plans for consolidation. “When did you ... Read More
City leaders address mail delivery concerns impacting College Station apartment communities
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) -KBTX’s ongoing coverage of proposed changes to the Postal Service’s mail delivery in College Station has now garnered the attention of city leaders. The Postal Service was expected to stop delivering to mailboxes in apartment complexes they now classify as student housing. The postal service did not verify ... Read More
Rep. Steve Womack objects to Postal Service plans in Fayetteville and decries the lack of notice
FAYETTEVILLE — U.S. Rep. Steve Womack objected Tuesday to both the proposal to move some mail sorting operations out of Fayetteville and to the lack of notice of such a plan being considered. The U.S. Postal Service will host a public meeting at 3 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Fayetteville ... Read More
Piles of packages continue sitting on pallets outside of post office in Soddy-Daisy, TN
WTVC, newschannel9: After customers complaints, we stopped by the U.S. Post Office in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., on Monday to find several pallets worth of packages and mail that sat out in the rain over the weekend. Tuesday we returned to find some packages had been moved around, but there were still ... Read More
A rural post office was told to prioritize Amazon packages. Chaos ensued.
Washington Post: BEMIDJI, Minn. — When Delbert Mikelson’s mail started showing up late — and sometimes not showing up at all — he blamed it on the opening of deer season. “I thought my carrier was out hunting,” Mikelson said over a breakfast of eggs and pancakes at Raphael’s Bakery Cafe ... Read More
Postal Service announces five more P&DCs to be consolidated
The Postal Service has informed the unions and management associations of its intent to conduct Mail Processing Facility Reviews (MPFR) at five more locations.
The 2024 Postlandia Calendar of Post Offices and Places
The Postlandia calendar shows and shares the stories behind 12 photogenic and amazing post offices all across America. This is the eighth such calendar created by Evan Kalish, who has visited more than 11,000 post offices across the U.S. since 2008. This year’s calendar features post offices from: California, Connecticut, ... Read More
After makeshift location closes, Vermont’s capital is left without a post office
vtdigger.org: Montpelier’s post office has been operating out of temporary locations since July’s floods damaged the city’s federal building. The latest location, which consisted of postal trucks in a parking lot on River Street, closed Friday, leaving Montpelier without a post office entirely. “As the weather gets colder we’ve opted to close our ... Read More
PRC dismisses appeal on closing of the Sherwood Carrier Annex in Topeka
Last week the Postal Regulatory Commission dismissed the appeal on the closure of the Sherwood Carrier Annex Post Office in Topeka, Kansas. The case provides a revealing window into how the Postal Service is conducting its transformation of the processing and delivery network. As discussed in this previous post, in ... Read More
Union postal workers displeased with proposed changes to Columbia mail facility
KOMU: The way mail is distributed could change in Columbia, MO, and U.S. Postal Service union workers are dissatisfied with the proposal. The U.S. Postal Service held a public meeting with residents Thursday over potential changes to the way mail moves across the state. Following a Mail Processing Facility Review, ... Read More
Postal Board Suppresses Public Comments To Advance DeJoy’s Destructive Agenda
Revolving Door Project: In a time of historic distrust in government, the United States Postal Service has accomplished something extraordinary: it remains a universally beloved federal agency. Second only to the Parks Service in public favorability (a jaw-dropping 77% approval rating, per Gallup), USPS is arguably also the most frequently-interacted-with component ... Read More
‘No post offices will be closed’ in Southwest Michigan consolidation, USPS says
mlive.com: Three post offices in Southwest Michigan will remain open as retail locations even though their delivery units will be consolidated at one new Sorting and Delivery Center in Kalamazoo beginning June 1, 2024. Customers will not notice a change in the retail services offered at the Portage, Schoolcraft and Kalamazoo-Westwood branch post offices, said ... Read More
New Jersey postal facility set to close as part of nationwide restructuring of the US Postal Service
wsws.org: The post office’s Greater Newark New Jersey Processing and Distribution Center (PDC) in Kearny, New Jersey is slated to close early next year, threatening hundreds of jobs. Its operations will be consolidated in the Jersey City Network Distribution Center (NDC), which will become the Regional Processing & Distribution Center ... Read More
Postal Service to open new Sorting & Delivery Center in Pompano Beach
Last week the Postal Service informed unions and management that it is opening a new Sorting & Delivery Center in Pompano Beach, Florida, located at 3150 NW 33rd Street. The S&DC will begin operations in January 2024. The facility will centralize carrier operations — about 250 routes — from five ... Read More
Maryland post office with ties to 1814 battle shuttered on Halloween
Allen Abel for Linn’s Stamp News: It never is a joyous occasion when a United States post office is shuttered for good, but it is especially melancholy when the closure occurs in a tiny settlement that once played a part in turning back one of the most powerful armies in ... Read More
Delivering for America: The latest lists and a look ahead
The Postal Service’s implementation of the Delivering for America plan continues. Processing centers are being consolidated with larger regional facilities and converted to Sorting & Delivery Centers, post offices are seeing their carriers relocated to S&DCs, new package sorting equipment is being deployed to the S&DCs, site visits are being ... Read More
Postal Service goes on a milk run, delays more mail
Big changes are coming to the way mail is transported between processing centers and post offices. The Postal Service has notified the unions and management associations that it’s launching an initiative called “Optimized Collections,” starting in Richmond, VA, on October 28, with potential expansion in November and January to Columbus, ... Read More
Major changes coming for Ashland Post Office
The Daily Independent: The Ashland Post Office will essentially move to Huntington in February 2024, possibly causing delays in mail delivery. Jason Haywood, President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) of Ashland, said the switch will affect all 35 routes that cover the city. “We were officially notified a ... Read More
Sen. Merkley slams Postal Service ‘snow job’ on local operations, seeks funding freeze
Rogue Valley Times: Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley announced a bipartisan effort Wednesday opposing plans by U.S. Postal Service officials to consolidate mail operations in Portland and downsize operations in Medford and Eugene. Merkley’s office issued a letter Wednesday, signed by several senators and members of Congress, including Rep. Cliff Bentz, ... Read More
