What’s New: Every Door Direct Mail-Retail Every Door Direct Mail™ (EDDM)-Retail is a new retail product using Simplified Addressing. EDDM-Retail™ makes it possible for small businesses to send Direct Mail (Standard Mail® flats only) — Note that the minimum mailpiece size is 3.5 inches high, 5 inches long, and 0.007 inch thick, but to be […]
ELM: May 19, 2011 Checkout Process for Employee Retirements and Separations The following checkout procedures must be followed to clear all field employees leaving the Postal Service™. Employee Responsibilities Return all property including any keys, books, purchase cards, travel cards, phone cards, uniform allowance purchase cards, photo identification cards, laptop computers, Blackberry/Aircard/cell phones, or any […]
Could USPS close its’ doors for good in July 2012? If you read the Tweeter talk you just may believe this to be true. Courier, Express, and Postal Observer tells us … “The Wall Street Journal has reported that a number of private sector economic forecasters are toning down their economic forecast for the rest […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service was voted America’s No. 1 government agency for providing multicultural business opportunities, according to a recent survey in which more than 750,000 business owners participated. This marks the 11th consecutive year the Postal Service has appeared in that top-10 listing. DiversityBusiness.com — a multicultural business-to-business website and sponsor of […]
The following reports are from The Dept. Of Labor – Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) On May 2, 2011, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Frankie L. Sanders, former Southern Regional Coordinator of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), was sentenced to 18 months custody of the Bureau of […]
The Unites States Court of Appeals issued its decision regarding USPS v. PRC (PDF) – exigency case. Basically, the Court found what they concluded is ambiguous language and has sent the case back to the PRC. Postcom tells us that Sen. Collins had the following to say regarding the courts decision… “Today’s decision is a […]
New Labor Contract Saves $3.8 Billion Extends Flexibility to Adjust to America’s Changing Mailing Trends WASHINGTON — It’s official. The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) AFL-CIO ratified March 14 tentative labor contract agreement with the U.S. Postal Service that will save the nation’s mail system $3.8 billion over the four and a half year life […]
NO LAUGHING MATTER USPS NEGOTIATES CHANGES IN BURGER KING COMMERCIAL Last year, Burger King launched an ad campaign that included television commercials featuring a “letter carrier” singing about breakfast at Burger King rather than delivering the mail. USPS objected to the commercial, resulting in a negotiated settlement favorable to both sides. The commercials promoted a […]
MAIL VOLUME CONTINUES TO DECLINE CFO CORBETT REPORTS ON SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Despite a year-to-date (YTD) reduction of 16 million workhours compared to last year, the Postal Service experienced operating costs $100 million above plan in quarter 2 (Jan. 1 to March 31) — ending the quarter with a YTD net loss of $2.6 […]
U.S. Postal Service Expands to 100,000 Locations Find Nearest Neighborhood Site at www.uspseverywhere.com WASHINGTON — With nearly 100,000 places to buy stamps, ship a package or renew a passport, the U.S. Postal Service is expanding customer access to its products and services. It’s not about brick-and- mortar Post Offices anymore, as postal products move online […]