The U.S. mail is slowing down. In January, the Postal Service eliminated overnight delivery for local first-class letters that used to arrive the next day. Anywhere from 20 percent to half of the rest of the first-class mail sent every day now takes an extra day of delivery time. Service standards have been relaxing since 2012, when the volume […]
12.12.14 PRC rejects NAPS request to open inquiry on USPS plant consolidations and expected mail slowdown Last month NAPS submitted a request to PRC to open inquiry on USPS plant consolidations and mail slowdown The National Association of Postal Supervisors has requested the Postal Regulatory Commission to assess the impact of the Postal Service’s planned […]
NAPS Leg/Reg Update – November 25, 2014 The National Association of Postal Supervisors has requested the Postal Regulatory Commission to assess the impact of the Postal Service’s planned consolidation of 82 mail processing facilities, slated to begin in January 2015. The consolidations are expected to slow down delivery of much of the nation’s mail, especially […]