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BIW Strikers Upbeat, Determined After 3 Weeks On The Picket Line (From The Portland Press Herald) Lexington COO Loren Thompson was quoted in The Portland Press Herald’s update on the strike at Bath Iron Works, one of the Navy’s oldest shipyards. As it stands, there is no immediate sign of reconciliation between BIW management and Local S6, the ship ...
Rising Covid-19 Cases Could Seriously Hamstring DOD Modernization (From Washington Business Journal) Lexington Chief Operating Officer Loren Thompson was quoted in the Washington Business Journal’s piece on DoD downsizing its modernization programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Because Covid-19 is spreading in places like Texas where there are a lot ...
Analysts: BIW’s Future Depends On Union, Management Cooperation (From Portland Press Herald) Lexington Chief Operating Officer Loren Thompson was quoted in the Portland Press Herald’s recent article about the ongoing strike at Bath Iron Works, a major Navy shipyard, which is now entering its third week. The Local S6 Machinists Union, represent ...
Production Workers Strike Against Major US Navy Shipbuilder (From DefenseNews) Lexington COO Loren Thompson was quoted in a recent DefenseNews article regarding the strike taking place at Bath Iron Works in Maine. Bath Iron Works, one of the Navy’s five largest shipbuilders, is facing its first strike in 20 years after the shipbu ...
New Postmaster General Outlines USPS ‘Trajectory For Success’ Amid Financial Challenges (From Federal News Network) As the Postal Service transitions from the leadership of Megan Brennan to incoming Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, Federal News Network quoted Lexington Senior Fellow Paul Steidler’s June 12 issue brief, which thanked Brennan for her service. He wrote ...
Letters: DeJoy Is Well-Regarded As A Business Leader (From The Greensboro News & Record) Lexington’s Paul Steidler took issue with a May 11 editorial in the News & Record of Greensboro, North Carolina which called for bailing out the U.S. Postal Service while also criticizing the incoming Postmaster General, Greensboro resident Louis D ...
Postal Services Launches Review Of Package Delivery Fees As Trump Influence Grows (From The Washington Post) Lexington Senior Fellow Paul Steidler was quoted in a May 14 Washington Post article about steps the U.S. Postal Service is taking to determine whether it should charge more for packages. “Packages are bigger, they’re bulky, they’re heavy. They’re not ...
USPS Package ‘Surge’ Amid Pandemic Not Expected To Help Bottom Line (From Federal News Network) Amid the selection of Louis DeJoy as the next postmaster general, Lexington Senior Fellow Paul Steidler expressed optimism to Federal News Network about DeJoy’s ability to tackle the serious challenges facing the United States Postal Service (USPS). “H ...
New Postmaster General Is Top GOP Fundraiser (From National Public Radio) Lexington Senior Fellow Paul Steidler is quoted in a May 7 National Public Radio (NPR) story about the appointment of Louis DeJoy, a North Carolina businessman, to the position of Postmaster General. Though Congressional Democrats voiced strong opposit ...
UPU Supporting Posts, And The USA USO (From Postal Hub Podcast) Lexington Senior Fellow Paul Steidler joined the Postal Hub Podcast for an in-depth discussion about the United States Postal Service’s Universal Service Obligation (USO). The USO defines the core mission of the Postal Service, such as delivering mail ...