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By Eric Katz May 4, 2018 43 Comments Original article here David Goldman/AP file photo Share this on Facebook202 Tweet this on Twitter Share this on Google Plus Share this on LinkedIn Print this article Email this article Increase size The U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver mail to the door for new addresses, pushing mail…

Trump Creates Task Force to Fix the Postal Service, Though Congress Already Has Its Own Ideas By Eric Katz April 13, 2018 13 Comments RELATED What Trump Is Getting Wrong About the Postal Service and Amazon April 2, 2018 80 Comments Senators Unveil Bipartisan Postal Reform Bill With Fast Track Authority March 23, 2018 22Comments Trump Suggests USPS Cut Retirement,…

POSTAL UPDATES Congress’ habit of raiding USPS coffers goes back almost 30 years April 10, 2017 10:15 AM For the better part of 30 years, Congress has taken money from the United States Postal Service because, in the words of a former chairman of the Postal Rate Commission (now the Postal Regulatory Commission), “the Postal…

NPT News & Articles Groups Challenge Legality Of Postal Hike Groups Challenge Legality Of Postal Hike  MARCH 2, 2018       MARK HRYWNA Five associations representing groups from across the mailing spectrum filed public comments yesterday challenging the legality of the Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) proposed rate increase but also warning of the harm that it would do to…

NEWS February 14, 2018 12:00 PM Combining single 1¢ Albemarle Pippin Apples, 2¢ Meyer Lemon, 3¢ Strawberries, 5¢ Pinot Noir Grapes and 10¢ Red Pears stamps from the Fruit series that started in 2016 adds up to 21¢, the current additional-ounce letter rate. Philatelic Foreword — By Jay Bigalke The January postage rate increase for…

Raising Prices Is NOT Managing Costs Written by Phil Thompson on January 25th, 2018 in All, Leading Change   I am sharing a commentary from Steve Kearney, Executive Director of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, discussing his disappointment about the proposal the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) submitted for comment last month. Please read it keeping in mind that we would not…

ARTICLE JANUARY 12, 2018  PREMIUM Postal Rates Would Increase for Nonprofits Under Proposal By Timothy Sandoval Charities could pay substantially more to send appeals and other types of mail if recommendations made by the Postal Regulatory Commission for a new rate system are adopted. Nonprofits and other big mailers have already attacked the plan, released in December,…

January 11, 2018 Postal Service Offers Early Retirement to Mail Handlers • Target is long-term, highly paid workers • Nonprofits may benefit by USPS controlling labor costs EPA Offers Buyouts to 182 Workers in Chicago, Union SaysTillerson Said to Seek 9% Cut to State Department WorkforceBureau of Land Management Plans to Cut 1,000 Jobs in FY 2018…