The Fall 2024 CPWU newsletter has articles about the plan to discontinue end-of-day collections at post offices and the agency’s decision to reverse some of its consolidation plans.
Service Standard calculator
To search for a ZIP code or place, use the search feature in your browser, usually command-f. It may take a few moments for the spreadsheet to load and become visible. It’s a large file, so not recommended for mobile devices not on the internet. Searching on mobile devices (the command-f function) requires a trick or two; for iphones, here; … Read More
UH-OH: The slowest mail in the country is in key swing states, NBC investigations finds
NBC Miami: In 2020, when the United States Postal Service began an ambitious plan to modernize and consolidate services – in the middle of the pandemic – its slow service wound up disenfranchising tens of thousands of voters whose ballots never made it to their elections offices in time. Four years later – by some measures – USPS performance is now actually worse, … Read More
The Postal Service slows down the mail again
The Postal Service is planning to stop collecting the mail at the end of the day at most of the country’s post offices. Rather than being processed overnight, the mail will sit in the back of the post office, waiting for collection the next morning, when the day’s mail is dropped off. Under the current system, mail is transported early … Read More
Top Election Officials Warn Postal Service of Mail Ballot Issues
New York Times: A bipartisan group of election officials sounded the alarm on Wednesday about significant problems in the Postal Service in delivering mailed ballots, highlighting previous cases “in nearly every state” of ballots being delivered “well after Election Day.” The National Association of Secretaries of State, a nonpartisan organization representing the top election officials in each state, wrote a letter … Read More
USPS changes could mean slower rural delivery
FarmWeekNow.com: Proposed operational changes within the U.S. Postal Service aim to financially stabilize the agency and improve service reliability, but critics say the plan discriminates against rural America. The changes, which were announced last month but have not been approved, would entail faster service to customers within 50 miles of the Postal Service’s largest processing facilities. But for outlying areas, … Read More
Proposed Cuts to Rural Mail Service Pose Fresh Threat to Electric Co-ops
NRECA: The latest move in a U.S. Postal Service plan to change the way it processes and delivers mail is taking aim at the frequency of pickups and deliveries for rural customers, a change that could hurt the ability of electric cooperatives to communicate with their members. The proposed changes would intensify pressure on co-ops, which have already faced sharp postage rate increases in … Read More
Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver opposes USPS plans that could delay rural mail delivery
Missourinet.com: The U.S. Postal Service is considering an overhaul of its mail processing. The proposal would prioritize faster mail delivery for people living within 50 miles of the Postal Service’s largest processing centers, but it would also result in rural mail delivery taking an extra day. U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo. 5th District, opposes the plan. “We should not have … Read More
Will mail slowdown affect your area? Postal Service won’t say
Richmond Times-Dispatch: The U.S. Postal Service is proposing a new plan in order to keep itself afloat, and the plan involves slower mail in rural ZIP codes across the country. But the agency will not say which post offices will be affected. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Aug. 22 proposed what are being called “operational changes.” Since then, the Richmond Times-Dispatch … Read More
USPS OIG: Effectiveness of the New Regional Processing and Distribution Center in Atlanta, GA
USPS OIG: The U.S. Postal Service is redesigning its processing network with the goal of creating a best-in-class mail and package processing network as part of its 10-year strategic Delivering for America plan. The Postal Service plans to create a modernized network based around Regional Processing and Distribution Centers (RPDC), local processing centers, and sorting and delivery centers. The Atlanta … Read More
NY Times: Postal Service Overhaul Runs Into Challenges
More than three years ago, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a sweeping 10-year plan meant to steer the organization out of a financial crisis. The plan, which included consolidating locations, raising prices and lengthening promised delivery times, was meant to stabilize an agency that had lost $87 billion over the past 14 years. That effort has run into major obstacles. Early attempts to modernize … Read More