The head of the U.S. Postal Service will retire early next year, the agency announced on Wednesday, marking the end of a 33-year career at the mailing agency. Postmaster General Megan Brennan will step down on Jan. 31, 2020, more than three decades after starting her career as a letter carrier....
The U.S. Postal Service has submitted its annual request for prices changes to the Postal Regulatory Commission for review and, if approved, the cost of a First Class Mail Forever stamp would stay at its current 55 cents. Overall, mailing service product prices would go up 1.9%. The average rate for its...
Summer is barely over, but it’s time to start thinking about the holidays, especially when it comes to getting packages overseas in time for the troops. The U.S. Postal Service helps with your planning. They’ve just announced recommended mailing deadlines to get those goodies overseas in time for Christmas. To get them...
Below is a snapshot of notable developments on international postal issues in the third quarter of 2019. Systemic Reforms at the Universal Postal Union Following a September 24-26 Extraordinary Congress, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) adopted sweeping reforms to its remuneration system. The Trump Administration had threatened to leave the UPU on...
Everybody wins. That’s the feeling after the Universal Postal Union, or UPU acceded to U.S. wishes for more autonomy in setting postal rates paid to collect, sort and ship international small packages. A special UPU congress, convened to address U.S. concerns, adopted a plan Wednesday to raise rates starting July 1, 2020....