Introducing the Postal Freedom Index -- 2012 Edition The Consumer Postal Council is pleased to present its Index of Postal Freedom, 2012 Edition. Inside, you will find updated versions of many of the highlights from last year’s index, including original analyses of postal service around the world that discuss factors such...
PLANS FOR REORGANIZATION OF JAPAN POST DELAYED Plans to reorganize Japan Post have been officially delayed until later in 2012. Currently made up of four multimillion- or multibillion-dollar entities, Japan Post is set to be divided into three subsidiaries. The delay is in large part due to the effects of March...
The U.S. Consumer Postal Council is pleased to announce the release of two new entries to the Index of Postal Freedom profiling the postal markets of Switzerland and Turkey. To read the entry on Switzerland, please click here. To read the entry on Turkey, please click here. ...
On November 4, 2011, The American Enterprise Institute hosted a panel discussion on the future of the U.S. Postal Service. Speakers included AEI Visting Scholar R. Richard Geddes, Postal Policy Consultant Jim Campbell, former director of the Postal Regulatory Commission's Office of Accountability and Compliance John Waller, and Institute for...
CANADIAN POSTAL WORKERS ORDERED BACK TO WORK -- WITH RAISES The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is challenging the federal law that forced workers back on the job at Canada Post. Canada’s conservative government ended June’s labor dispute between the Post and the union with the imposition of back-to-work orders. The...