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The Postal Service wants to slow down the mail, Congress says not so fast

SteveFebruary 22, 2021Blog, Slideshow

The PMG wants to change service standards; the House Committee on Oversight and Reform wants to change the law.

Back to the Future: The USPS, PRC and Mailers revisit the meaning of PAEA

SteveFebruary 19, 2021Blog, Slideshow

The rate case is now in the DC Circuit, where the parties are arguing about what Congress meant when it gave the PRC authority to establish a new rate system.

The 2020 Mail Delays: Stats & Charts

SteveFebruary 14, 2021Blog, Featured, Slideshow

The PRC has been scrutinizing on-time service performance and requesting data about the scope and causes of mail delays

Communities and Postal Workers United (CPWU) Winter 2021 Newsletter

SteveFebruary 2, 2021Blog

The CPWU Winter 2021 Newsletter has articles about why Postmaster General DeJoy should be dumped, the possible implications of the Senate going Democrat, and the contrast between DeJoy’s vision and what a public vision of the Postal Service looks like. Read the newsletter here.

How the pandemic could lead to a big USPS price hike

SteveJanuary 4, 2021Blog, Slideshow

Under the newly revised system, the possible rate increases are considerably greater than what the PRC had envisioned over the past couple of years

City of Spanish Fort, AL, appeals closure of its post office

SteveDecember 28, 2020Blog, Slideshow

Because it’s a contract post office, the USPS and PRC will say the closure is not covered by federal regulations.

PRC busts the price cap, lawsuits sure to follow

SteveDecember 1, 2020Blog, Slideshow

The new rate system gives the USPS above-inflation pricing authority, but the decision is likely to be challenged in court

Updates on the USPS Service Performance Reports

SteveNovember 7, 2020Blog, Slideshow

All the daily and weekly reports, with links, highlights and analysis.

Lawsuits against DeJoy, USPS & Trump over mail delays and election mail

SteveNovember 6, 2020Blog, Slideshow

Twelve lawsuits have been filed against the USPS over mail delays and threats to voting by mail

Stop girdling the Post Office

SteveOctober 29, 2020Blog, Slideshow

Girdling is the practice of cutting the bark off around a tree so that it will eventually die, slowly. For at least the last fifty years, the right wing has been girdling the post office in order to reap a financial harvest.

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