Stamp Highlights First Indy 500 Winner INDIANAPOLIS — Ray Harroun, winner of the first Indianapolis 500, begins racing his Marmon “Wasp” through the nation’s mail stream today in the form of 50 million First-Class Mail Forever stamps to celebrate 100 years of racing at the iconic brickyard. The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony took place at the […]
note: PostalReporter posted the video on this site last year but it has been removed. Last year, Burger King launched an ad campaign that included television commercials featuring a “letter carrier” singing about breakfast at Burger King rather than delivering the mail. USPS objected to the commercial, resulting in a negotiated settlement favorable to both […]
May 19,2011 Press Release Amazon began selling hardcover and paperback books in July 1995. Twelve years later in November 2007, Amazon introduced the revolutionary Kindle and began selling Kindle books. By July 2010, Kindle book sales had surpassed hardcover book sales, and six months later, Kindle books overtook paperback books to become the most popular […]
The House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy led by Congressman Dennis Ross (R-FL) issued a news release citing the wrong financial figures for USPS. USPS announced a $2.2 billion net loss for the three months ending March 31 but the Ross subcommittee cited in its news release that it […]
CFO CORBETT REPORTS ON SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Despite a year-to-date (YTD) reduction of 16 million workhours compared to last year, the Postal Service experienced operating costs $100 million above plan in quarter 2 (Jan. 1 to March 31) — ending the quarter with a YTD net loss of $2.6 billion. Total mail volume in […]
U.S. Postal Service Expands to 100,000 Locations Find Nearest Neighborhood Site at www.uspseverywhere.com WASHINGTON – With nearly 100,000 places to buy stamps, ship a package or renew a passport, the U.S. Postal Service is expanding customer access to its products and services. It’s not about brick-and- mortar Post Offices anymore, as postal products move online […]
McCaskill: Postal Service Remains Vitally Important in Rural Missouri WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a hearing of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill expressed concerns that many rural Missourians have about proposed cutbacks in the United States Postal Service. McCaskill urged Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to take into consideration the effect […]
APWU Web News Article 060-2011, May 18, 2011 Details of the APWU contract ratification vote are now available, including a local-by-local tally. The results [PDF] are shown alphabetically by state, with locals in each state listed alphabetically as well. The local results were provided by the American Arbitration Association, which conducted the balloting under the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, spoke at hearing today examining the ongoing financial crisis at the United States Postal Service. Senator Akaka’s remarks, as prepared for delivery: “I want to thank Chairman Carper for […]