Postal News
USPS must win higher-value, heavier packages, CEO says
The U.S. Postal Service must pursue heavier, more profitable shipments in order to better compete with FedEx and UPS, Postmaster ...
Today marks the anniversary of the 1970 postal strike
Today marks the anniversary of the 1970 postal strike, when letter carriers stood up after years of “collectively begging” and ...
Hearing Wrap Up: USPS Must Increase Revenue and Reduce Costs to Stay Afloat
During the hearing, members examined the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) troubled financial situation after it lost billions of dollars ...
Women’s History Month is here
The Postal Service is observing Women’s History Month, which began March 1 ...
Stolen Checks for Sale: OIG Investigation Exposes Insider Mail Theft
There’s a sinking feeling when you realize a check you’ve mailed goes missing, never to be found. But it’s a ...
Setting the record straight on Amazon’s USPS partnership
In December, USPS abruptly walked away at the eleventh hour instead of continuing the renewal agreement we'd been negotiating ...
Amazon to cut USPS package volumes by two-thirds
Amazon plans to dramatically pare back the parcel volume it sends through the U.S. Postal Service before the two companies' ...
Nearly $1 stamps? Lawmakers contemplate how to avert USPS financial crisis
Officials said at a hearing Tuesday that tradeoffs in services may be necessary, as the U.S. Postal Service faces the ...
PMG testimony to House committee available
Postmaster General David Steiner testified before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 17 ...
Amazon Plans Drastic Cut in Packages It Sends Through Post Office
Amazon.com is looking to sharply cut the number of packages it sends through the U.S. Postal Service, a move that ...