USPS Books $3.3 Billion Loss During Holiday Shopping Quarter

The US Postal Service is in bad shape, the company wasn't even able to make a profit after a huge surge in gift shipments occurred over the holiday season. Officials on Thursday announced that the agency lost $3.3 ... continue

Bah Humbug: Mailman Told to Stop Dressing as Santa

Somebody at the United States Postal Service is getting coal in their stocking. A Washington mail carrier has been told to stop wearing a Santa Claus outfit while on his delivery route, after a colleague complained about ... continue

Post Office Closings Delayed Till May of 2012

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced that they will delay the closings of multiple mail processing centers and local post offices for another six months. The delay comes after a group of 21 senators, led by ... continue

Postal Service to Slow Delivery; No More Next Day Mail

Do you have an urgent letter? You should probably choose someone besides the United States Postal Service to deliver it for you. The UPSP is pushing ahead with huge cuts that will slow delivery and will eventually ... continue

Stamp Prices to Increase in 2012 Says USPS

Stamp prices will rise by one cent - to 45 cents - starting January 22, 2012, the US Postal Service (USPS) announced Tuesday. The proposed first-class stamp - aka the forever stamp - price hike is part of ... continue

USPS to Honor Living Individuals on Stamps (Drops Dead Individual Policy)

Starting next year, Americans will see living individuals– acclaimed musicians, sports stars, writers, artists and other nationally-known figures on US postage stamps. This means that the US Postal Service is dropping its current policy that an individual, ... continue

Saturday Mail Cessation for USPS in Obama Proposal

Later this week, Congress will consider a proposal backed by the president to eliminate Saturday mail delivery by the United States Postal Service. Although the move is controversial, many see reduction in mail delivery as the only viable ... continue

United States Postal Service Could Be Insolvent By Next Summer

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is nearly insolvent thanks to a $9.2 billion deficit and now the agency could be forced to shut down completely by Summer 2012 unless the U.S. Government steps in to save the ... continue

USPS Wants To Cut 120,000 Jobs, Eliminate Federal Health Care and Pension Plans

The United States Postal Service is attempting to solve their growing debt crisis and now the organization hopes to cut 120,000 jobs, an amount equal to 20% of their workforce, while also eliminating federal health and pension ... continue

USPS publishes proposed Post Office closure list

677 post offices in the United States may close as part of cost cutting measured proposed by the USPS to the US Government Post Regulatory Commission. The hearing, titled "Making Sense of It All: An Examination of USPS’s ... continue

New USPS Postage Rates Cause Growing Interest in Forever Stamps

The new USPS postage rates are causing more and more people to jump at the chance to buy forever stamps in an effort to soften the blow of postage increases in the future. New Postage Rates go in ... continue