Legislation

Action Alert

October 7, 2011 - Legislative Picture Diversifies In Senate. A number of bills have been recently in introduced to oppose the current attempts to close small post offices. Read More.. (PDF)




September 22, 2011 - Yesterday the House Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Federal Workforce & U.S. Postal Service favorably passed out of Subcommittee H.R. 2309, the Issa bill, with an amendment by Subcommittee Chairman Dennis Ross (R FL).




The League very strongly believes that H.R. 2309 would destroy the Postal Service if it were to pass. More details (PDF)




July 5, 2011 - Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States on behalf of the 4.6 million federal and postal workers and annuitants represented by the national member organizations of the Federal-Postal Coalition, we respectfully urge you to reject proposals that will prove damaging to federal employees in any final agreement over raising our nation’s debt ceiling. Click To View Letter (PDF)




July 5, 2011 - Letter to US Senate and US House Leaders on behalf of the 4.6 million federal and postal workers and annuitants represented by the national member organizations of the Federal-Postal Coalition, we respectfully urge you to reject proposals that will prove damaging to federal employees in any final agreement over raising our nation’s debt ceiling. Click To View Letter (PDF)




June 14, 2011 - Letter to Congressional Representatives urging they act now to free the Postal Service of the unnecessary and unsustainable statutory requirement that has destabilized the Postal Service’s finances and poses an immediate and serious threat to the US economy by cosponsoring HR 1351. Click To View Letter (PDF)




Action Alert - April 14, 2011 - Postal Service Changing Post Office Closing Regulations: An Illegal End Run Around the Statutory Post Office Closing Provisions of Title 39 of the US Code.Click To View Alert (PDF)

Please file official comments with the USPS stating your opposition to their proposed regulations to illegally close post offices and illegally redefine the role of postmaster.Comments must be received prior to May 2, 2011, Click for talking points and address information

Let Your Senators and Representative Know You Oppose Closing Small Post Offices. Talking Points: USPS Proposes to Change Post Office Closing Rules. Click to View (PDF)




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Is the US Postal Service a business worth saving? Click to View Article (PDF)




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Position Papers January 2012

Closing Rural Post Offices

Talking Points: Closing Rural Post Offices

Overpayment of Pension Obligation; Need to Fund Retiree Health Benefits

Talking Points: USPS Pension Overpayment & Prefunding of Retiree Health Benefits