Posts on DFA and S&DC

The Postal Service has shared a new list of the planned changes to the processing network. It’s the largest and most complete list so far.

USPS says consolidating operations from P&DCs in Eugene, Medford, Macon and Augusta would save as much as $20 million and eliminate 100 jobs.

About 18 S&DCs will launch in February 2024, and a dozen processing centers could soon see operations consolidated to an RPDC. Meetings will be held next week for the first four P&DC consolidations.

The first AMP studies to be conducted for consolidations under the Delivering for American plan would move operations at four P&DCs to two RPDCs.

The Commission affirms that the inquiry is within its authority and issues its first information request about the plan.

The 60 Regional Process & Distribution Centers will be the main nodes of the new network. The regions surrounding them could be a significant component of the DFA plan.

The USPS is carefully controlling the flow of information, but here’s an overview of what we’ve been told and what can be gleaned from it, along with some speculation about which facilities will be impacted and how.

A couple of weeks ago, the Postal Service shared a presentation with the management associations and unions showing the implementation status of the Sorting & Delivery Center plan as of May 4, 2023. According to the presentation, 18 S&DCs will be launched in June and September of this year. With the half dozen S&DCs that have already been established, there … Read More

The Postal Service has informed the unions that it’s implementing a plan “to remove and/or relocate an undefined number” of sorting machines and other types of mail process equipment, starting in August 2023 and continuing into fiscal year 2024. The Postal Service is asking for volunteer maintenance personnel to perform the equipment removals and relocations. Preference will be given to … Read More

DeJoy refuses to commit to cooperating with the Commission’s public inquiry into the DFA plan and S&DC initiative.

Two groups of mailers argue that the PRC is operating well within its authority to open the inquiry, and it needs to go forward.