USPS FY 2018 second quarter results

Postmaster General and CEO Megan J. Brennan and Finance and Planning Vice President Luke Grossmann hosted a telephone/Web conference call to discuss the financial results in more detail. The call at 9:00 am ET on May 11, 2018, was open to news media and all other interested parties. Click Here for PDF Press Release –…

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Money-Losing Post Office Said to Be Highway Fund Source

Raising the U.S. gasoline tax is out as a way to shore up the Highway Trust Fund. So is taxing drivers based on the number of miles they clock. A plan to use taxes on companies’ overseas profits hasn’t gone anywhere. So House Republicans are now turning to the money-losing U.S. Postal Service. Unusual as…

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How You’ll Get Screwed If Conservatives Kill the U.S. Postal Service

If USPS in its current form ceases to exist, the results will be harsh. May 14, 2014 | On April 24, members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) and other unions held 56 “Stop Staples” demonstrations in 27 different states. The postal workers, carrying signs that read, “The U.S. mail is NOT for sale,”…

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