1 Million Packages Per Day: eBay Sellers Pick Up The Pace Using USPS Services

eBay sellers connecting with shoppers last week set a record-breaking pace for shipping, using USPS products and services to send more than 1 million packages on Wednesday. And that daily pace continues to increase. eBay volumes already are up 16 percent this holiday season compared to last year, and ever-increasing numbers of eBay sellers are […]

NAPUS President: Washington Post Editorial Misdiagnosed Cause Of USPS Challenges

In a letter to the editor of  the Washington Post,  Robert Rapoza, President of the National Association of Postmasters (NAPUS) wrote: The “Failure to deliver” editorial misdiagnosed the cause of the Postal Service’s challenges and suggested treatment that makes matters worse. The $8.5 billion Postal Service loss that the editorial mentioned stems primarily from a […]

Colorado Post Office Robbed At Gunpoint By Stinky Bandit

The Colorado Springs, Colorado Police Department issued the following information on December 10, 2010 On Friday, Dec. 10 at approximately 7:15pm, the US Post Office in the shopping center at 12225 Voyager Parkway was robbed. An unknown male, approximately 6 feet tall and approximately 200 pounds, wearing a black hoodie, black pants and an orange […]

Postage Rates Could Rise 1.8% As USPS Wins Rate Ruling

According to Dead Tree Edition: Postal rates for the majority of mail are likely to rise about 1.8% early next year because the Postal Regulatory Commission has sided mostly with the U.S. Postal Service in a dispute over price caps. Determining exactly what will happen to First-Class, Standard, and Periodicals rates as a result of […]

Lawmakers Urge Postal Service to Keep Texarkana Mail Facility Open

Legislators Argue Facility is Key to Southwest Arkansas’s Mail Service December 10, 2010 Washington – Today, U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Congressman Mike Ross (AR-04) urged the United States Postal Service (USPS) to keep its Texarkana Processing and Distribution Facility open.  The USPS is considering closing the facility and sending mail […]

Questions Raised About New USPS Chief Information Officer?

According to Nextgov.com some questions are arising  over the selection of Former  Southwest Area Vice President Ellis Burgoyne to Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice-President. The position was previously held by Ross Philo for 3 years. Questions have been raised about Burgoyne’s ability to operate one of the largest technology networks worldwide, given his lack […]

Appeals Court Keeps Florida Letter Carrier’s Age Discrimination Suit Alive

According to the Court records: Mark Comerford is a male person, over the age of 50 residing in Colorado, but at the time of some of the acts complained of was residing within the area of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, in Manatee County. Comerford has been […]