USPS RESUMES NETWORK CONSOLIDATION
WASHINGTON, DC — The USPS will resume network consolidations that were suspended in 2015 after outcries from mailers and consumers that service would suffer from more [...]
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LIST OF POSTAL FACILITY CLOSURES
As the USPS resumes its facility consolidations since suspending them in 2015, it announced the following … (click to read [...]
APWU Opposes USPS Plans For Plant Consolidations
From APWU: On Tuesday April 27, 2021 postal management informed the APWU of management’s intent to pursue consolidations and operational mail moves in 18 facilities [...]
Postcom Joins In Legal Challenge To PRC Rate System
The Association for Postal Commerce (PostCom) filed a “Mailer Petitioner Initial Brief” on April 13, joining other mailing associations in DC Circuit court to [...]
Postal Union to Congress: Don’t Mess With USPS Board
From The American Prospect: The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), the union of the men and women who deliver the mail, warned members of Congress last month not [...]
Seamless Acceptance Informational PDF
The USPS has released the Seamless Acceptance/Automated Verification – 2021 Industry Informational PDF to help educate mailers on the benefits of seamless acceptance [...]
PostalOne! Changes April 25, 2021; New Mail.Dat Client Required
This document details software updates scheduled for Sunday, April 25, 2021. Impacted Commercial Systems include: — PostalOne! System Release 52.1.0.0 * — [...]
USPS Releases Enterprise Payment System Presentation
Learn more about the USPS Enterprise Payment System in this new PDF presentation … (click to read [...]
New Informed Delivery Mailer Onboarding Guide
This is the Mailer Onboarding Guide for Informed Delivery Campaigns. This covers how to set up a Business Customer Gateway (BCG) account and permit account for testing [...]
Postmaster General, Union Leadership Form Joint Task Force on Service Performance
The following Joint Statement was issued March 23, 2021 by: Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Louis DeJoy Fred Rolando, President of the National Association of [...]
Overall USPS Mail Delivery Performance Recovers From Storms; Holiday Demand
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service announced today strong improvements in mail delivery service performance across all categories and regions as its third-party- [...]
USPS Eyes Management Layoffs
The National Association of Postal Supervisors was informed that layoffs may be coming as the USPS restructures … (click to read [...]
USPS Proposes Delivery Times Changes For Priority Mail Express, Wants To Move Bound Printed Matter Parcels To Competitive List
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on March 26, 2021 seeking to transfer Bound Printed Matter (BPM) [...]
USPS Unveils 10-Year Plan
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Postal Service released its 10-year Plan, ‘Delivering for America,’ to return the organization to financial sustainability and [...]
Snail Mail: New 10-Year Plan Cuts PO Hours, Slows Deliveries
From The Daily Mail: Embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy revealed a sweeping 10-year-plan that would cut post office hours and slow down deliveries with priority mail [...]
FedEx Converts USPS-Based SmartPost Service To In-House Ground Economy
FedEx has rebranded its FedEx SmartPost to FedEx Ground Economy, replacing last-mile USPS utilization with its own delivery network …(click to read [...]
PMG Announces New Organizational Changes
WASHINGTON, DC — March 3, 2021 — Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy provided details of the next phase of organizational changes he first announced in August [...]
Lawmaker Demands: Why Didn’t It Go All-Electric With Next Gen Vehicle?
From Reuters: The chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Friday demanded the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) release a contract it awarded to Oshkosh Corp that [...]
Nonpartisan PMG Act Introduced
Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives “to clarify and increase the restrictions on political activities that are [...]
USPS MAKES $318 MILLION IN 1Q; PACKAGE VOLUME SURGES 25%, SLOWING SERVICE
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service today reported its financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2021 (Oct. 1, 2020 – Dec. 31, 2020), as the [...]
