America has two problems, which can be tempered with a single solution. The baby boom generation is graying, creating an ever-larger population of older people, many isolated, whose needs the nation is ill-equipped to meet or even monitor. Meanwhile, the U.S. Postal Service has gone $160 billion into debt, in part as...
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is betting inflation is going to soar through 2024. It also believes that it should be able to bank inflation adjustments faster than Social Security recipients and members of the Armed Forces. In an opaque filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on September 15, USPS...
Workhorse Group, an electric vehicle company on the Postal Service’s shortlist to manufacture its next-generation delivery vehicle fleet, is ending its legal battle against USPS and contract award recipient Oshkosh Defense. Workhorse withdrew its bid protest Tuesday, a day before oral arguments were scheduled before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Read...
Starting this weekend, Chicagoans may notice their US Postal Service deliveries later. A memo posted locally alerts carriers that there will be late starts as of September 11. The memo, obtained by ABC7, shows proposed start times. Many are marked to start at 9:00 a.m., except three areas, which will remain early...
The U.S. Postal Service has been cheating mail carriers out of their pay for years, according to a new investigative report. Some workers say they've been shorted thousands of dollars in unpaid wages. Listen to the full segment here....