The below remarks are as prepared for delivery by Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy during the open session meeting of the Postal Service Board of Governors on Nov. 14, 2024.
The below opening remarks were delivered by Chairman Roman Martinez IV during the open session meeting of the Postal Service Board of Governors on Nov. 14, 2024.
The U.S. Postal Service lost $9.5 billion in fiscal 2024 despite sweeping reform efforts aimed at improving the agency’s financial outlook, though its management team remains steadfast that its current course is the correct one.
With preparations underway for negotiations over the terms of the 2025 National Agreement between the NPMHU and the Postal Service, the National Office is issuing its official call for bargaining proposals from all members and Local Unions.
Senator Hawley confronted the nominees about the Postal Service’s proposed “Regional Transportation Optimization” plan that would harm mail delivery in rural areas across the country, including in Missouri.
NALC President Brian L. Renfroe has appointed a Ballot Committee to monitor and observe the dispatch, receipt and tabulation of the ballots in the upcoming ratification election of the proposed 2023-2026 National Agreement between NALC and USPS.
The White House on Thursday announced that former Boston mayor Martin J. Walsh’s nomination to the governing board of the United States Postal Service was being withdrawn from the Senate’s consideration, a statement said.
The U.S. Postal Service said on Thursday it must continue to cut costs and boost revenue or risks requiring a government bailout to help the organization avoid financial collapse.
The Postal Service is reporting a deeper loss than it’s seen in recent years, and is calling on Congress and the incoming Trump administration to address rising costs that are beyond its control.
A wave of anger is cresting at post offices across the country. Letter carriers are looking at the big raises that other union members have won—38 percent over four years at Boeing, 62 percent in six years at the East Coast ports, $7.50 in five years at UPS.