The Tucson, AZ, Post Office is using posters of employeesâ children to remind them to be safe on the job. The posters are displayed at Tucsonâs 12 delivery units in areas frequented by letter carriers before they begin their routes. Each durable poster features photos of children and grandchildren submitted by employees along with message:…
Press Release – August 6, 2015 1,700 Submissions Show Widespread Negative Impacts of Facility Consolidation TUCSON â U.S. Representative Martha McSally today joined members of the Arizona Congressional delegation to deliver the results a recent survey detailing the impacts of the proposed Cherrybell Post Office and Processing Center consolidation. The results showed an overwhelming majority…
By Yoohyun Jung – May 26, 2015 The consolidation of the Tucson Cherrybell postal processing center has been postponed from this summer to next year. âThe Postal Service has extended the timeline for most of the mail processing consolidating activities originally planned for this summer,â the U.S. Postal Service said in an email statement. âPlanned…
By Amelia Goe – April 30, 2015 A half dozen customers patiently wait in line at the Cherrybell post office in Tucson. Itâs quiet on this weekday morning. But just through the double doors to the right and behind the security checkpoint, workers are processing millions of pieces of mail. Itâs a scene that may…
(April 20, 2015) The Tucson postal processing facilityâs consolidation will hurt Southern Arizonaâs economy, image and people who are reliant on mail services, community members told U.S. Rep. Martha McSally. In a meeting hosted by Tucson Vice Mayor Richard Fimbres, McSally, city leadership and state representatives met with members of the community to discuss strategies…
By Yoohyun Jung – February 5, 2015 Tucson business leaders said they are experiencing significant delays in mail delivery since the U.S. Postal Service changed its service standards Jan. 5. The service change is part of the second phase of the Postal Serviceâs effort to consolidate 82 facilities â including Tucsonâs main processing station at…
(September 12, 2014) TUCSON – As new digital technology takes over, the U.S. Postal Service continues shrinking its operations. It’s been happening here in Tucson for some time now with the partial shut-down of the Cherrybell mail processing center in 2011. Now the post office will cease all letter sorting, handing the job off to…
