Election Day doesn’t only mean the end of the political campaign season. It’s also the end of political ads. Those ads include thousands of pieces of political mailers that have been sent to homes around the state. Read the full article here....
The union representing Canada Post workers appears to be in for a long strike, as minimal bargaining progress has been made in the past days, according to a senior union official. Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) members have been on a rotating strike since Oct. 22. The group’s demands centre on...
The Postal Service’s downsizing of its postal network did not help to save as much money as it hoped. The agency’s inspector general said USPS consolidated more than 200 facilities between 2011 and 2015, and reduced its first-class mail standards. However, those moves only saved it $91 million in fiscal...
From the 2001 anthrax attacks to the Unabomber case, using the mail or other services to deliver deadly weapons has a long and frightening history in the United States. Wednesday's suspicious packages that were sent to several Democratic leaders -- including former Presidents Obama and the Clintons -- and the explosive...
Last week, President Donald Trump declared his intention to exit a 144-year-old international postal agreement known as the Universal Postal Union. If he follows through, Trump will be helping the American small businesses that so many politicians woo on the campaign trail, only to abandon once in office. I run a...
Donald Trump has moved to pull the US out of the Universal Postal Union, charging that the multilateral system that sets international mailing rates unfairly gives China a competitive edge and fuels the shipment of counterfeit goods and illicit drugs, senior White House officials said on Wednesday. The move against the...