By Chase Gunter Feb 28, 2019 At midnight March 1, the Merit Systems Protection Board will be in an unprecedented situation: operating without a single appointed member. On the final day of Mark Robbins' term, he appeared before a House [...]
Declines in first-class mail revenues and a significant increase in operating expenses further deepened the financial challenges faced by the United States Postal Service. In its Feb. 8 report of financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, [...]
Amid government shutdown, dozens of post office employees attend Las Vegas trade show to promote app, smart mailboxes As the U.S. government shutdown was about to become the longest on the record and many employees missed their paychecks Friday, [...]
January 07, 2019 Mark Solomon, Managing Editor, Markets The nation’s three major parcel delivery carriers posted stellar peak-season performances, aided by perhaps the strongest collaborative effort from their customers since e-commerce became a staple of holiday shopping and shipping, according [...]
USPS Holiday ‘Bear’ Facts As Thanksgiving festivities fade into the distance, the whirlwind weeks leading up to the New Year have begun. Where DID the time go? Right about now you may be feeling mild panic about “how will I get [...]
Daniels M. Heins President United Postmasters and Managers of America Welcome to the first installment of "From the Presidents Desk" https://youtu.be/d1oGixFc35I
The Task Force’s recommendations include, but are not limited to: Improving governance by strengthening the Board of Governors and developing enforcement mechanisms to ensure financial commitments and reforms are met; Clearly defining the Universal Service Obligation by specifying what [...]
By Kate Sullivan, CNN Updated 7:58 PM ET, Mon December 3, 2018 (CNN) The US Postal Service announced it will "suspend regular mail deliveries, retail services and administrative office activity" on Wednesday for the national day of mourning honoring the late [...]
FREEPORT — The Freeport Post Office, 103 N. Chicago Ave., will host a Passport Day event from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 8. Travelers can apply for passport books or for passport cards, which may be used for land and [...]
By Steve Stein of the Journal Star MORTON — The Morton Post Office has spiffed up its curb appeal and made traffic flow and parking safer for customers. The work was done this fall for a low bid of $16,700 [...]