The world’s postal services continue to grapple with challenges from COVID-19, using technology and different distribution methods for deliveries. The Universal Postal Union’s new terminal dues regime went into effect July 1, and the organization postponed its quadrennial Congress over pandemic concerns. These and other issues are examined in John...
With mail processing delays around the world and the United States Postal Service (USPS) teetering on the brink of collapse as a result of the financial losses caused by the pandemic, as reported by Politico, many people are coming to realise just how crucial a role the mail plays in their...
Has it really been two months since the Post Office’s financial worries were in the news? Yes, it has. It was, after all, on April 15 that the Washington Post published an article titled, “The Postal Service needs a bailout. Congress is partly to blame,” and explained in the subtitle, “A 2006 law...
The Harris Poll® today released The Harris Poll Essential 100, a ranking of corporate response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Americans say 100 leading companies played a truly essential role during the crisis. The top 10, based on the survey, are (in order): United States Postal Service, Clorox, Google, United Parcel Service, Walmart,...
The Postal Service Board of Governors lost its quorum this week, with Deputy Postmaster General Ron Stroman stepping down. But the Trump administration has two nominees for the board in the pipeline. Donald Lee Moak, a former Delta Airlines pilot and former president of the Air Line Pilots Association, and Bill Zollars, the...
When Postmaster General Louis DeJoy takes office June 15, there are two big problems he will have to delve into: the financial health of the United States Postal Service and what’s behind the lower mailing rates that Amazon and other online firms have been granted. Two recent reports on these subjects...