Postal union political action committees have given more than $9 million to current members of Congress, Bloomberg News reported. All but five of Congress’s 255 Democrats and independents received campaign donations from postal worker union groups in the past six years....
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A U.S. Postal Service employee loads his van as he prepares to leave the loading dock to deliver mail from the Los Feliz Post Office on Feb. 6, 2013 in Los Angeles.
Postal Unions Donate to Congress in Fight over Saturday Mail
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Empty crates site next to a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail box in New York.
Americans Won’t Miss Saturday Mail
As the U.S. Postal Service proposes to suspend Saturday mail delivery, it appears few Americans will miss it. American voters have supported by a margin of 79-20 percent the idea of ending Saturday mail deliveries, a review of a Quinnipiac...
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A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee pushes a cart full of mail from a postal delivery truck in New York on Nov. 15, 2012.
Junk-Mail Relief — Bad for Business
This isn’t the kind of help the U.S. Postal Service had in mind when it asked Congress to pass a bill affecting it before adjourning for the year. The House, which hasn’t acted on a broad postal reform bill proposed...
Read more »Washington Daybook: Are You in Good Hands?
President Barack Obama, Congress and Washington regulators take stock of the damage cause from disasters both natural and man-made today. Obama travels to New York City to assess the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and the progress of recovery. The “superstorm”...
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A letter carrier in Avon, Ohio.
Postal Service Heroes: Neither Rip Tides, nor Pit Bulls, nor Gas Leaks…
They’re part of what some lawmakers call a bloated workforce, and they face a stereotype that goes along with the words “postal worker.” But today in Washington, postal workers — namely those who deliver the mail — were recognized as...
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A United States Postal Service truck in New York.
Washington Daybook: No Deficit of Deficits
While Congress is out and President Obama campaigns in Colorado, government agencies in Washington are hard at work today, doing what they do best: issuing reports on deficits. The U.S. Postal Service today reports what’s expected to be its 11th...
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A letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service delivering mail to a residence in Washington after a powerful storm.
Free Mail for Congress: $45 Million
Lawmakers intent on dictating how the U.S. Postal Service cuts billions from its spending are among those helping themselves to a favorite congressional perk: free mail. U.S. House members sent more than $45 million worth of such mail in 2010...
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Postal workers rally in Chicago to gather support for H.R. 1351, a bill introduced in the House by Rep. Stephen Lynch, which the workers believe will prevent the closing of post offices, suspension of Saturday mail delivery and save up to 120,000 postal jobs.
Postal Workers Going on Hunger Strike
Last month, the National Association of Letter Carriers collected food to stock food shelves and feed hungry Americans. This month, five people plan to go on a hunger strike on behalf of the letter carriers’ employer, the U.S. Postal Service. A group...
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