January 4, 2010 Effective today, USPS implements new prices for Shipping Services, which includes Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Select (Destination Entry only), Parcel Return Service, Global Express Guaranteed, Express Mail International and Priority Mail International. On average, the overall price increase is 3.3 percent. By comparison, our competitors have announced price increases of nearly […]
Forever Stamp Will Still Get Your Letter Delivered WASHINGTON, DC — The price for a one-ounce First-Class stamp will increase from 41 to 42 cents on May 12. Prices for other mailing services, such as Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services (including single-piece Parcel Post), and Special Services will also change (see chart below). The average […]
Texarkana Texas and Arkansas – Post Office split down the middle by the state line. Photos
Douglas F. Carlson, an attorney and self-professed postal watchdog has filed a complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) alleging that the Postal Service after May 14, 2007 eliminated single-piece Bound Printed Matter rate as a mailing option for customers. Carlson’s complaint alleges that “When a customer presents items for mailing at a retail window […]
Update from American Postal Workers’ Union President William Burrus The increase in postage rates that took effect May 14 has been the subject of numerous news stories purporting to analyze the size of the increase and speculating about the future role of hard-copy communication. In general, these reports seem to accept the fact that inflation […]
By Ronald Williams, Jr., Mail Handler, United States Postal Service As a young retired military leader currently employed with the United States Postal Service working in a Processing & Distribution Center (P&DC), I get a daily panoramic view from inside the mail giant working behind the scenes in an industrial environment. I love the work […]