Postal Workers Start Third Day of Hunger Strike to Save USPS
"... “Corporate America is trying to steal your postal service,” said Jamie Partridge of Community & Postal Workers United, as the hunger strikers chanted, “We demand a refund, we demand repeal” of the congressional mandate forcing the USPS to prefund retiree health benefits 75 years in advance...." 
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Turning up the heat: The DC Hunger Strike
"... On June 25th, a band of protestors will travel to Washington DC to stage a four-day hunger strike calling attention to the Postal Service’s plans to reduce service and cut jobs. That’s just days before the Postal Service implements the change in service standards that will end overnight delivery for about 20 percent of First Class mail, a prelude to further service reductions..."
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U.S. Senate bill could save Quincy postal processing site
"... U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., inserted a provision into an appropriations bill that would require the U.S. Postal Service to conduct an audit that shows cost savings before closure or consolidation at the 11 postal processing centers. All of them were found to be efficient operations in recent years. Quincy and Rockford facilities are among those affected by the proposed rule. ..."
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Historic Post Offices: An Inventory of the Legacy
"... Among the Trust's main concerns is the way the Postal Service has been handling the sell-off. "The lack of a transparent and uniform national process from the Postal Service — one that follows federal preservation laws when considering disposal of these buildings — is needlessly placing the future of many historic post office buildings in doubt," says the Trust. Stephanie Meeks, president of the National Trust, says she hopes to work with the Postal Service to develop a process for adapting and reusing the historic buildings...."
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Hunger strikers protest end of first class overnight mail delivery
"... “The Postmaster General is sending the service into a death spiral,” said Matt McAulifee, a postal mailhandler and hunger striker from Denver. “By slowing the mail, one to two days, the postal service will drive away customers. Businesses will switch to online billing and patrons will switch to online payment. Those most dependent on the mail - the elderly, the poor and rural communities - will be hit the hardest.” ..."
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The PRC wants your opinion on POStPlan, but does the Postal Service want the PRC's?
"... You can send your comments to the Postal Regulatory Commission, 901 New York Avenue NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC, 20268-0001. Mention the docket number, N2012-2. You can also submit comments online using the customer service form, here. If you want to suggest questions that might be put to the Postal Service about the plan, you could probably also contact the Public Representative assigned to the case, Emmett Rand Costich, at costicher@prc.gov...."
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POStPlan: New lists, maps, financials, and more
"... Why 4,600 post offices needed to be upgraded — and their postmasters given at least a 2% raise — is not clear. ..."
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