The first of long-awaited Congressional hearings on postal reform will take place this Wednesday.
The House Special Panel on Postal Reform and Oversight will take testimony from Brian C. Roseboro, Acting Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury; S. David Fineman, Chairman, USPS Board of Governors as well as from Postal Rate Commission Chairman George A. Omas and U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker.
They are expected to discuss the findings and recommendations of the President’s Commission on the Postal Service, which were spurred by the USPS’ declining financial condition.
The Commission, which made its final report last July, made several recommendations for postal reform including cutting back on the postal workforce, reworking its collective bargaining agreements and standardizing its processing technology. These recommendations were widely seen as forming the basis for postal reform legislation that would be introduced this year (Direct, Sept. 1, 2003).
The panel, chaired by longtime postal reform advocate Rep. John McHugh (R-NY), is the first of three he will conduct. The next will take place Feb. 5 in Chicago and will hear testimony from postal labor and management groups. On Feb. 11, chief executives of USPS clients and competitors will testify.
On Feb. 3 and 4, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), will also hold hearings on postal labor issues.
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