Mexican postal service hopes to emulate USPS technology

Mexican postal officials visited Dallas recently to learn how USPS technology has improved mail processing and delivery in the United States. The delegation came from Correos de México, which serves about 96 percent of the country’s population. Dallas District Manager Timothy Costello took the officials to the Carrollton, TX, Post Office, where they saw how…

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Social Security Announces Vision 2025, Commitment to Local Field Office Presence Nationwide

Social Security Announces Vision 2025, a Long-Range Service Delivery Vision Ensures a Commitment to Local Field Office Presence Nationwide Press Release – April 27, 2015 Embarking on its 80th Anniversary of being a key piece of the Nation’s fabric, Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today officially released Vision 2025. The vision will…

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Send a Message to the Postmaster General: I Stand with Postal Workers!

Web News Article #: 087-2015 04/27/2015 – With the Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire in less than a month, APWU negotiators – and members – are turning up the heat. The union is launching an ambitious program to mobilize support for the final stretch, including a postcard campaign. APWU members are working to secure…

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It’s not just you: Letters really are taking longer to get delivered

By Lisa Rein – April 27, 2015 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…

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USPS OIG Report: Declines in Mail Volume Vary Widely across the United States

White Papers – RARC-WP-15-010 – 04/27/2015 Declining First-Class Mail (FCM) volumes pose a major financial challenge to the U.S. Postal Service because FCM contributes by far the largest proportion of revenue to the Postal Service’s bottom line. Between fiscal years 1995 and 2013, FCM single-piece volume dropped by 61 percent. But a close analysis of…

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