“Email is faster and cheaper than snail mail.” “I pay all of my bills from my phone.” “The only mail I get is junk mail.” Sound familiar? These comments and similar statements are often made in arguments against the need for the United States Postal Service (USPS). While there are elements of truth...
The furriest members of the armed forces will grace the U.S. Postal Service’s newest stamps to be released Thursday. The new red, white and blue stamps featuring military working dogs were designed to “honor the nation’s brave and loyal canines,” according to a Postal Service statement released last week. Read the full...
A U.S. Postal Service employee group has sued the mailing agency over its pay system, calling it broken and out of line with an assessment from third-party mediators. The National Association of Postal Supervisors filed its lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for D.C. on behalf of the 45,000 supervisors, managers,...
Buzz Aldrin’s father presumably would be happy. Fifty years ago after Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins returned to Earth from their history-making Apollo 11 mission, the U.S. Postal Service celebrated their success by issuing a special stamp – and inviting the crew to its unveiling. The 10-cent stamp featured Armstrong...
Congress often abides by the adage “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” The U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS’s) business model is broken. Despite this and years of accelerating losses, USPS is persevering and serving America quite well. It would be a mistake for Congress to wait to fix USPS until...