Federal decisionmakers are feeling considerable pressure to take action to rescue the Postal Service from its desperate financial situation. But decades of Congressional interference has been a major reason the Service’s business plan is so broken, and the danger persists that, despite...
Introducing the Postal Freedom Index -- 2012 Edition The Consumer Postal Council is pleased to present its Index of Postal Freedom, 2012 Edition. Inside, you will find updated versions of many of the highlights from last year’s index, including original analyses of postal...
PLANS FOR REORGANIZATION OF JAPAN POST DELAYED Plans to reorganize Japan Post have been officially delayed until later in 2012. Currently made up of four multimillion- or multibillion-dollar entities, Japan Post is set to be divided into three subsidiaries. The delay is in...
The U.S. Consumer Postal Council is pleased to announce the release of two new entries to the Index of Postal Freedom profiling the postal markets of Switzerland and Turkey. To read the entry on Switzerland, please click here. To read the entry on Turkey, please click...
CANADIAN POSTAL WORKERS ORDERED BACK TO WORK -- WITH RAISES The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is challenging the federal law that forced workers back on the job at Canada Post. Canada’s conservative government ended June’s labor dispute between the Post and the...