Milk Run in Dairyland: USPS Optimizes Collections in Wisconsin

Steve HutkinsDecember 13, 2023Blog, Featured

The plan would end the evening collection at thousands of post offices — most of them in rural areas — and slow down a significant amount of mail and parcels.

Postal Service announces five more P&DCs to be consolidated

Steve HutkinsNovember 28, 2023Blog, Featured

The Postal Service has informed the unions and management associations of its intent to conduct Mail Processing Facility Reviews (MPFR) at five more locations. Buffalo, NY P&DC into Rochester, NY P&DC (Survey) South Charleston, WV P&DC into Pittsburgh, PA P&DC and Warrendale, PA P&DC (Survey) Eastern Maine (Hampden) ME P&DC into Scarborough, ME P&DC (Survey) Fort Myers, FL P&DC into … Read More

PRC dismisses appeal on closing of the Sherwood Carrier Annex in Topeka

Steve HutkinsNovember 21, 2023Blog, Featured

The case provides a revealing window into how the Postal Service is conducting its transformation of the processing and delivery network.

Postal Service to open new Sorting & Delivery Center in Pompano Beach

SteveNovember 13, 2023Blog, Content type, Featured, Special, Story

Beginning early next year, delivery operations — about 250 routes and 500 employees — will be relocated to the S&DC from five “spoke” post offices.

Delivering for America: The latest lists and a look ahead

Steve HutkinsNovember 7, 2023Blog, Featured

The USPS is consolidating plants, relocating carriers, doing site visits for new S&DCs and EV hubs, deploying self-service machines, and reviewing clerk staffing at post offices.

Postal Service goes on a milk run, delays more mail

Steve HutkinsOctober 30, 2023Blog, Featured

Under the Optimized Collections initiative, the trucks that drop off the morning mail at post offices will also pick up the mail — yesterday’s mail — all in one stop. There will be no evening pickup to collect the mail sent during the day.

USPS issues final environmental impact statement on new delivery fleet, lawsuits to resume shortly

Steve HutkinsOctober 17, 2023Blog, Featured

The USPS would like the Final SEIS to be the last word, but its lack of responsiveness to criticisms of the Draft means that the lawsuits over the purchase plan will soon resume.

Postal Service announces more plant consolidations and S&DC conversions

Steve HutkinsOctober 2, 2023Blog, Featured, Story

Five more P&DCs are under review for consolidation, 17 more Sorting & Delivery Centers (S&DCs) area in the works, and 500 more post offices could lose their carriers.

OIG reports on Sorting & Delivery Centers

Steve HutkinsSeptember 15, 2023Blog, Featured, News

The OIG’s long-awaited report on Sorting & Delivery Centers was published earlier this week. Unfortunately, it was hardly worth the wait. The report limits itself to comments about how good — or bad — a job the Postal Service has done communicating elements of the plan to stakeholders, how S&DC facilities have often been under construction when they opened (leading … Read More

Arbitrator cancels excessing of clerks at spoke offices of Utica S&DC

Steve HutkinsAugust 31, 2023Blog, Featured

The APWU has won a grievance concerning the implementation of the Sorting & Delivery Center in Utica, NY.

How the new USPS network discriminates against some users of the mail

Steve HutkinsAugust 29, 2023Blog, Featured

The new S&DC network “will optimize delivery in the busiest markets” with same- and next-day delivery, but those who live outside of those areas won’t get the same benefit.

Topeka Post Office becomes first to close after losing its carriers to S&DC

Steve HutkinsAugust 27, 2023Blog, Featured

The Sherwood Carrier Annex Post Office was closed yesterday. The USPS says it’s not a Post Office.

Mapping RPDC Regions

Steve HutkinsAugust 13, 2023Blog, Featured

The new geography of RPDC regions will have significant implications for transportation routes, cost allocation, service standards, product offerings, and more.

USPS shares a big list of RPDCs and LPCs

Steve HutkinsAugust 8, 2023Blog, Featured

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 begins second wave of new RPDCs

Steve HutkinsAugust 6, 2023Blog, Featured

The Postal Service has notified stakeholders about the locations of seven Regional Processing and Distribution Centers (RPDCs). That’s in addition to the 12 locations previously identified.

USPS shares cost savings and job cuts for first four plant consolidations

Steve HutkinsAugust 4, 2023Blog, Featured

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

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