Category: Press

  Postal Updates Ethics issues continue to swirl around PMG DeJoy Aug 18, 2021, 9 AM Recent news reports are focusing critical attention on United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, the nation’s top postal official. Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister A week after the Washington Post published two articles that raised ethics issues about…

Our Communities Historic Postal Rate Increase on Co-op Marketing Mail Starts Aug. 29 Published July 29, 2021 Author Cathy Cash Historic Postal Rate Increase on Co-op Marketing Mail Starts Aug. 29   Starting Aug. 29, electric co-ops will be paying historically high postal rates when they mail bills, newsletters, magazines and other materials for members.…

Wednesday | July 21st, 2021 Nonprofit Mailers To Appeal Postal Rate Hike Mark Hrywna News July 21, 2021 The second postal rate hike of this year is on track to take effect at the end of next month following approval this week by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). The United States Postal Service (USPS) filed…

Postal Updates PRC endorses U.S. Postal Service rate case Jul 20, 2021, 3 PM Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister The Postal Regulatory Commission has approved plans for a postal rate increase in excess of the rate of inflation this summer, sidestepping legal objections that mailing groups had filed over the changes. In a decision…

Why Is the Mail Still So Slow? Even as the pandemic wanes, we shouldn’t expect a return to 2019-level service anytime soon. Price St. Clair Jun 24 37 31 (Photograph by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images.) The U.S. Postal Service has traditionally been one of the more popular government agencies in America. In a March 2020 Pew…

Morry Gash / AP Management USPS Projects Continuing Mail Delays, Setting Targets Well Below Historical Standards As Postmaster General Louis DeJoy seeks to implement reforms and justify changes, he once again finds himself on the hot seat. June 3, 2021 Postal Service ERIC KATZ Senior Correspondent The U.S. Postal Service is signaling that widespread mail…

  Wednesday | June 2nd, 2021 Nonprofit Postal Rates Set To Skyrocket The NonProfit Times News June 2, 2021 The United States Postal Service (USPS) filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) under the cover of a holiday weekend on Friday, requesting rate increases of 6.9% on average, with different categories ranging from 5.7%…

Management USPS sends first RIF notices to non-union employees, seeks to raise mail prices above inflation Jory Heckman@jheckmanWFED May 28, 2021 5:38 pm 7 min read Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The Postal Service sent its first reduction in force notices to…

David Goldman / AP file photo Management USPS Faces Preemptive Backlash to Expected Soaring Price Hikes Customers fear the 7% or higher rate increase allowed under a new pricing system would have a net negative effect on the Postal Service. May 26, 2021 Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service is expected in the coming days…

Postal Updates Taxpayer funds come to the U.S. Postal Service’s rescue Apr 13, 2021, 3 PM Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister For years the United States Postal Service has added the following statement to most of its news releases, “The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale…