USPS: Package business continues growing, ‘NBR’ reports (video)

The Postal Service’s fast-growing package business is winning customers of all stripes, “Nightly Business Report” told viewers this week. Residential customers are applauding the organization’s efforts to offer new delivery options, while more business customers are turning to USPS to ship their products, the TV newsmagazine reported. “Packages are our future. They’re just continuing to…

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Rep. Richmond and Mayor Landrieu fight planned shutdown of New Orleans mail processing facility

By Bruce Alpert – May 14, 2015 WASHINGTON — Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans, is lashing out at the U.S. Postal Service for what he calls “illogical” and unsubstantiated justification for the planned shuttering of a mail processing facility on Loyola Avenue in New Orleans and giving the work to an existing facility in Baton…

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Video: U.S. Postal Service workers protest loss of services in Bradenton

By Kate Irby – May 14, 2015 BRADENTON — Postal workers warned Thursday that if people don’t start paying attention to what they described as the degradation of the postal service, in five or 10 years the industry will look completely different, and not in a good way. “By outsourcing a little bit here, a…

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Danny Glover leads postal worker rally downtown D.C.

By Emily Heil – May 14, 2015 Hey, isn’t that
 actor Danny Glover, leading a group of sign-toting protesters in front of the post office building at 14th and L Streets downtown? The “Lethal Weapon” star, looking rally-chic in a pair of cargo pants, a union-logo T-shirt, and a sport coat, joined members of the…

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Video: Postal workers rally to keep post offices open

By Sarah Hollenbeck – May 14, 2015 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Postal workers nationwide and in Kansas City are fighting to keep your local post office open. The United States Postal Service plans to reduce hours and close branches nationwide. No branches in Kansas City are currently set to close, but with 82 processing centers…

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New USPS service performance reports show significant delays in delivering the mail

May 13, 2015 The Postal Service has released its service performance reports for the second quarter of the fiscal year, January 1 to March 31, 2015. They show that it’s not just your imagination — the mail has been slowing down, and in some cases, by a lot. The reports can be found on the…

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