When the service is this good there’s no saying “no more.” Email and texting are much less personal ways to connect. The chances of your personal handwritten note or letter going viral are slim to none. As email and other forms of electronic diversion increases so does the exponential amount of spam and meaningless digital […]
Postal Service Losses Continue in First Quarter; Profitability Dependent on Comprehensive Legislation and Network Size Reductions Shipping Services Business Continues to Grow WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service ended the first three months of its 2012 fiscal year (Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2011) with a net loss of $3.3 billion. Management expects large losses […]
The Postal Service wants its excess Intelligent Mail Data Acquisition System (IMDAS) scanners back, and it’s willing to reward offices which return them. The Materials Distribution Center in Topeka, KS, will give a $360 credit to offices for each returned scanner. IMDAS scanners are used by letter and rural carriers to scan mail pieces. Records […]
Customers drop a letter or packages in the mail, confident they will reach their destinations safely and efficiently. But what really happens during that journey from sender to recipient? “Systems at Work” — a new exhibit at the National Postal Museum in Washington, DC — tells that story. Spanning 200 years — from […]
INDIANAPOLIS, IN —This year’s edition of football’s biggest game is already being labeled a classic, and fans can still grab a piece of history by ordering collectible stamped envelopes celebrating Sunday’s Super Bowl via mail. While the “Championship Station” in the Super Bowl Village’s “Huddle” area in downtown Indianapolis has closed, football fans still have […]
The Ed Show: MSNBC’s Ed Schultz discusses the Republicans War On Workers and the Postal Service with Senator Bernie Sanders
Breaking Pension Promises to Fund Transportation Bill is Wrong Washington, D.C. –The leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) said today she is appalled that the House Republican leadership would break pension promises made to federal workers years ago to fund a transportation bill. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee yesterday voted to […]
“World Report goes on a road trip with post office aficionado Evan Kalish, who visits thousands of out-of-the-way post offices around the country. Kalish is on a one-man mission to save every post office he can from closing, even if Congress has other ideas.” In Their Sights: The Kill-Capture Policy in Afghanistan; Post Offices: Rural, […]
The Postal Service’s flat tub shortage continues, forcing many processing centers to operate their automated flats sorting equipment without sufficient supplies of this important equipment. Recent audits have revealed empty flat tubs often are held at retail and delivery units and not regularly returned to plants. The audits also reveal some units have been using […]
DENVER – If you’ve ever lost a piece of mail and wondered where it ended up, you might be surprised to learn where 9NEWS found some of it. When Geina Horton arrived at her acupuncture studio in the Bonnie Brae section of Denver Monday morning, she found 60 pieces of mail sitting on her desk. […]