Items Tagged with 'USPS - United States Postal Service'

Post Office says at least 75% of new mail trucks bought by 2028 will be battery powered, thanks to federal funding and reform bills.

Move comes in tight labor market as UPS launches plan to hire 100,000 in same period.

But long term outlook is helped by April passage of postal reform act, easing payment of employee health and retirement benefits.

Recent postal reforms will go a long way toward putting the U.S. Postal Service back on a sound financial footing, says Kevin Yoder, head of the postal advocacy group Keep US Posted. But there’s more to be done to keep the Postal Service healthy.

Biden expected to sign legislation as DeJoy cheers conversion of retiree health benefit funding structure to federal Medicare program.

USPS chief DeJoy urges Senate to follow, pointing to bipartisan support.

Pandemic surge in e-commerce packages has begun to subside, but lucrative letter volume not coming back, Post Office says.

USPS reports annual loss of $4.9 billion as profitable postal mail volumes continue to shrink while number of labor-intensive packages rise.