A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for emergency funding for the financially-strapped U.S. Postal Service, which has cautioned the economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic has deeply exacerbated its ongoing fiscal crisis. The Postal Service Emergency Assistance Act (S. 4174), introduced by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and cosponsored by...
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,...