Monday, April 22, 2024

USPS is reinventing Mr. ZIP for a new generation

Amazon | Mr. Zip T-Shirt
"...USPS isn’t producing the Mr. ZIP products itself. ...Retail sales from products featuring licensed characters — such as T-shirts bearing Barbie’s likeness or toys based on the M&M mascots — generated $129.9 billion in 2021, according to Licensing International, the industry’s largest trade group.

The Postal Service has successfully licensed its brand for other products, including Vans sneakers "    


This Article is From: usps.com


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Friday, April 19, 2024

New Postal Bulletin includes election guide

New Postal Bulletin includes election guide

New Postal Bulletin includes election guide
"...Postal Bulletin’s latest edition, published April 18, features a guide to Election Mail and Political Mail. Updates to USPS policies, procedures and forms are also included. ...Your USPS 2024 Election Mail and Political Mail Guide"    


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Thursday, April 18, 2024

US Postal inspectors asked to investigate undelivered mail found in dumped in family recycling bin in Bexley

US Postal inspectors asked to investigate undelivered mail found in Bexley recycling bin

"...Kauffman says she and her husband were alerted by their dog Stanley Friday afternoon when he started barking after a van drove into their Bexley driveway.

"The postal van had pulled all the way up our driveway and parked by our garage," said Kauffman. "After a few minutes, I saw someone get out of the far side and dump something in our own recycling."..."    


This Article is From: abc6onyourside.com


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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

USPS got billions in financial aid, and now says it needs more

"...members of the Domestic Policy Council have convened repeatedly with the Postal Service’s largest customers — including Amazon — about the agency’s persistent delivery struggles, leadership and balance-sheet woes, according to five people familiar with the meetings, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share details of private conversations. (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.)..."    


This Article is From: www.washingtonpost.com


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Saturday, April 13, 2024

Audit of Houston-area USPS facility found 384,000 delayed parcels during January inspection

"The USPS Office of Inspector General attributed the delivery delays at a Missouri City processing center to a variety of problems, including staffing shortages, oversights by management, reporting errors, lapses in communication, safety issues and a general state of disarray. ..."    


This Article is From: www.houstonpublicmedia.org


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Friday, April 12, 2024

Audit reveals issues plaguing facility during USPS mail delays

"An audit report released Thursday found hundreds of thousands of pieces of delayed mail and several safety issues plaguing a U.S. Postal...USPS Office of Inspector General conducted an unannounced site visit at the South Houston Local Mail Processing Center in Missouri City from Jan. 28 to Jan. 30..."    


This Article is From: www.houstonchronicle.com


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Thursday, April 11, 2024

NPMHU puts out NEW 'Contract Interpretation Manual v.6'

"NPMHU-USPS Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (CIM) Version 6 has been completed and is being released..."    


This Article is From: NPMHU 317


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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Inflation | USPS recommends new prices

The changes are slated to take effect in July 2024

"USPS has notified the Postal Regulatory Commission of mailing services price changes to take effect Sunday, July 14.

• The proposed adjustments, approved by the Postal Service governors, would raise mailing services product prices approximately 7.8 percent. ...• Letters (1 ounce): 68 cents (current), 73 cents (planned) • Letters (metered 1 ounce): 64 cents (current), 69 cents (planned)"    


The price adjustments are needed to achieve the financial stability sought by the Postal Service...
This Article is From: usps.com


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Friday, April 5, 2024

UPS to be primary air cargo provider for USPS

"...the USPS said the agreement with UPS will be for a minimum of five and a half years and implementation of the new contract is scheduled to begin on Sept. 30, 2024. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. ..."    


This Article is From: www.usatoday.com


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