After the massive mail slowdowns and postage hikes of 2021, Congress took action to financially stabilize the U.S. Postal Service by passing a historic, bipartisan postal reform bill. The bill freed the Postal Service from an unreasonable 2006 law demanding that it pre-fund retiree health benefits 75 years in advance—a...
A California screen printer is suing the U.S. Postal Service for seizing shipments of Black Lives Matter masks intended to protect demonstrators from Covid-19 during protests following the May 2020 murder of George Floyd. The cloth masks, with slogans like "Stop killing Black people" and "Defund police," were purchased by the...
One of the latest innovations from the UPU’s Postal Technology Centre (PTC) is the EAD Customs Declaration App which is available through the Apple and Google Play stores. It provides customers an easy way to input customs information. For additional information, see the news release here....
Greece’s public postal service, ELTA (or Hellenic Post S.A.), has been forced offline due to a ransomware attack affecting the majority of the organization’s services, including mail post, bill payments, and processing of financial transaction orders. “For reasons of prevention and security, and until all the necessary actions are completed, it...
The U.S. government is offering another round of free at-home COVID-19 test kits to every residential address in the country. The tests are available to order online from the U.S. Postal Service via www.covid.gov/tests. They can also be ordered by calling 800-232-0233 or via TTY at 888-720-7489 from 8 a.m. to...