President Obama and 6 Day Delivery
Both the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and American Postal Workers Union (APWU) report on their respective websites that President Obama supports 6-day Delivery. Both postal unions...
View ArticlePotential 5-day Delivery Implementation Schedules
A previous post, “Is 5-Day Delivery Inevitable?“, laid out a potential schedule for when the Postal Service could implement a switch to 5-day delivery. As the Postal Service’s filing with the Postal...
View ArticleOptimizing the Postal Service Network and 6-day Delivery
One of the benefits of the 6-day to 5-day proceeding is that it provides an enormous amount of data relevant for trying to understand the Postal Service’s strategy to control costs. A recent response...
View ArticleSix Day Delivery and H.R. 2309
On Friday, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) announced that a majority of the House of Representatives signed on as sponsors of House Resolution 137 (H.R. 137) which expresses the...
View ArticleChairman Darell Issa Says USPS is Committee’s Priority; USPS Should Cut...
In a broadcast interview on CNBC’s Squawkbox, Chairman Darell Issa, Ranking Majority Member Elijah Cummings and Representative John Tierney discussed the need for reform legislation in the second...
View ArticleSenders Must Drive USPS Service Decisions and Policy Discussions that Affect...
For almost a decade now, I have been writing that a customer focused Postal Service has to focus on the needs of those that pay the bills, the individuals, corporations, non-profits and governments...
View ArticleOverestimating USPS Savings From Going To 5-Day Delivery
The New York Times editorial on postal reform uses the $3 billion a year savings figure for eliminating Saturday delivery. Neither the Government Accountability Office or the Postal Regulatory...
View ArticleSenate Appropriations Committee Actions Could Slow USPS Actions
The Washington Post has reported that the Senate Appropriations Committee passed the finance and general government appropriations bill that 1) retained maintained the requirement that the Postal...
View ArticleRepublican Supporter of 6-day Delivery, Jo Ann Emerson Will Resign from the...
Southeast Missourian has reported that Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson announced that she will resign from the House of Representatives at the end of February. Congresswoman Emerson has been an...
View ArticleValassis indicates that Going to 5-day Delivery Will Have Little Impact for Them
When asked about the impact of Postal Service restructuring including the elimination of Saturday delivery, Valassis CEO Robert A. Mason clearly indicated that these change would have minimal impact...
View ArticleFastenal Corporation Suspects that USPS Operating Changes Hurt Its Finances
Last week, Fastenal became the first public corporation to report that changes in service standards for single-piece First Class mail have had a negative impact on its finances. In reviewing the 2nd...
View ArticleIs Saturday Delivery Making a Comeback?
Australia Post just announced that it will expand to 6 day delivery starting in the 4th quarter of this year. However, Australia Post’s actions should not provide any hope for those in the United...
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