WASHINGTON, DC — 4/9/21 – The U.S. Postal Service celebrates America’s love of coffee today with the issuance of four new stamps. Whether milky, dark as night, sweetened, flavored or highly concentrated, many coffee drinks have one thing in common — they begin with espresso. This booklet of 20 stamps features four unique designs illustrating […]
USPS – 4/02/21 – The U.S. Postal Service continues to track our COVID-19-Related Operating Expenses consistent with our understanding with the Department of the Treasury. As of March 31, 2021, we have been reimbursed for such expenses in the cumulative amount of $8.648B pursuant to the terms of the CARES Act as amended by the […]
USPS – 4/01/21 – The Postal Service, which receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations, protects its intellectual property. Officially licensed products sold in the marketplace expand the affinity for the Postal Service brand and provide incremental revenue through royalties that […]
USPS News Link – 3/26/21 – The Postal Service has proposed changes for Priority Mail Express delivery times and the reclassification of Bound Printed Matter parcels. Currently, Priority Mail Express has three guaranteed delivery times within the 1-2 business-day service standards: 10:30 a.m. (in select locations, for an extra fee), noon or 3 p.m. The […]
Task Force to Identify and Address Service Issues at Select Locations Across the Country The following Joint Statement was issued by: Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Louis DeJoy Fred Rolando, President of the National Association of Letter Carriers Paul Hogrogian, National President of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union Daniel Heins, National President of […]
Aims to meet or exceed 95 percent network-wide, on-time delivery Operates at break-even by FY2023 avoiding $160 billion in projected losses over the next 10 years USPS 3/23/21 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ‘DELIVERING FOR AMERICA’ PLAN Preserves affordable, six-day mail and expands seven-day package delivery Generates $24 billion in net revenue in part from enhanced package […]
USPS News Link – 3/22/21 – The Postal Service is reminding employees to not delay pursing access to COVID-19 vaccines if they want to be vaccinated. The organization’s goal is for everyone to be able to get a COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible, if they choose to do so. The supply of vaccines in […]
For the week of March 6, overall USPS service performance for delivery of First-Class Mail reached 83.7 percent USPS focused on continued, sustained improvement across all mail categories WASHINGTON, DC — 3/18/21 – The United States Postal Service announced today strong improvements in mail delivery service performance across all categories and regions as its third-party- […]
USPS News Link – 3/16/21 – The Postal Service has named the directors who’ll oversee its new division structure. The divisions, part of Logistics and Processing Operations, focus on processing and moving mail and packages efficiently to delivery units. Under a plan announced this month, Logistics will be organized into four regions — each geographically aligned […]
USPS News Link – 3/02/21 – The Postal Service has proposed a rule change that would extend the mailing restrictions for cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products to include electronic cigarettes and other vaping-type products. The proposed rule change follows the enactment of the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act, a recently enacted federal law that […]