USPS, APWU Continue Negotiations
WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) have agreed to extend contract negotiations on a new collective bargaining [...]
USPS
Senate Approves STOP Law; Forces USPS To Track International Mail
The Senate voted 99-1 to approve the STOP law, which forces the USPS to track international mail. The vote follows House approval and will go to the President’s desk [...]
BUSTED: Bugged Letter Leads Postal Inspectors To WI Letter Carrier
A Wisconsin letter carrier pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of greeting cards with cash inside, after postal inspectors planted a GPS-bugged letter into the mail stream [...]
October Deadline For USPS Electronic Product URL Change
The Postal Service’s Electronic Product and Fulfillment (EPF) provides a secure site where subscribed product files can be downloaded. The Postal Service announced that it [...]
Using Mail To Build Brands
The OIG reports ads designed to elicit an emotional response or that used metaphorical symbols of the brand’s value were generally more effective for branding than ads that [...]
American Legion Pleads For No Change To Mail Merchandise Rule
In a letter to members, the American Legion’s National Commander is urging members to fight a USPS proposed rule that will eliminate merchandise in Marketing Mail [...]
STING: Feds Use GPS Tracker In Fake Package To Catch Mail Thief
A Postal Inspection agent in San Antonio got a warrant to place a GPS tracking device into a package and place it in a parcel locker. Within two weeks, the alleged mail thief [...]
New Mail Service Performance Measurement System October 1
Internal Service Performance Measurement (SPM) will replace External First-Class (EXFC), a system that relies heavily on support from an outside organization. EXFC will be [...]
Imagine … John Lennon Forever Stamp Unveiled
The U.S. Postal Service honored singer and songwriter John Lennon September 7, 2018 as the latest addition to its Music Icons stamp series at a first-day-of-issue ceremony in [...]
Tropical Storm Olivia Closes Hawaii Post Offices
Last updated Sept. 12, 2018, 10 a.m. ET Hawaii Due to Tropical Storm Olivia, all offices on the islands of Maui, Molokai and Lanai are closed until further notice. All other [...]
Hurricane Florence: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia Post Offices Mail Service Update; Zip Code List
Mail Service Disruption Alert Last updated 9-25, 9:30 a.m. ET North Carolina Charlotte area In the wake of Hurricane Florence, the following Post Offices have reopened with [...]
HURRICANE GORDON: Alabama, Florida, Mississippi Post Offices Mail Service Update
Here are the latest updates on Hurricane Gordon impacts to mail services: Last updated Sept. 6, 2018, 5 p.m. ET Sept. 6, 2018, 4:30 p.m. ET Mississippi West Post Office, [...]
Marketing Mail Content Restriction Opposed
The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers is opposing the recently announced restriction that Marketing Mail (Standard Mail) cannot contain any premium or merchandise, claiming [...]
Michael Amato, USPS VP Engineering Systems Retires
Michael Amato, the Postal Service’s engineering systems vice president, will retire Sept. 30, 2018 after more than 33 years with the organization. Amato helped USPS operate [...]
Mailpiece Design Consultant (MDC) Certification At MAILCOM Vegas
MAILCOM and MSMA have teamed up to provide an amazing opportunity to earn your Mail Design Consultant (MDC) certification at MAILCOM Las Vegas. MDC Certification focuses on [...]
Fans Demand Aretha Franklin Stamp
It says something about the mail when mourning fans at Aretha Franklin’s funeral call for a U.S. postage stamp in her honor and the idea spreads like wildfire on social [...]
Enterprise Payment System Update 9/23/18
On Sunday, September 23, 2018, the United States Postal Service will implement software changes to the Enterprise Payment System … (click for release [...]
USPS Mail Processing Services By ZIP Code: Automated Zone Indicator (AZI) Table
The USPS has released a list of the mail processing services provided for each ZIP Code. The Automated Zone Indicator (AZI) Table lists each five-digit ZIP Code and is an [...]
Senate OK’s Two Governors
The U.S. Senate confirmed two nominees for the USPS Board of Governors — Robert M. Duncan, a Kentucky resident, and David C. Williams, an Illinois resident. Williams is [...]
President Trump Orders Changes To International Mail … End Foreign Mail Subsidy …
President Trump ordered U.S. officials to seek changes to the international mail system’s terminal dues and policies. The August 23, 2018 executive order seeks to [...]
