Washington Post columnist Jacob Bogage writes that the USPS Board of Governors is expected to name FedEx board member and former Waste Management CEO David Steiner as the nation’s next postmaster general. His information comes from unidentified people familiar with the decision. Brian Renfroe of the National Association of Letter Carriers sees the appointment of…
An April 28 article on Yahoo!Finance by Kerra Bolton discusses the possible privatization of the US Postal Service and potential negative financial effects on US citizens. In the article she quotes Keith La Shier, AUSPL President regarding the expectation by some that every post office needs to be profitable. The USPS is a service as…
February 18, 2025 Louis DeJoy has asked the Postal Service Board of Governors to start looking for his successor. DeJoy said, “After four and half years leading one of America’s greatest public institutions through dramatic change during unusual times, it is time for me to start thinking about the next phase of my life, while…
Stephen Lynch, MA-8, introduced House Resolution 70 on 1-28-2025. This Resolution seeks to keep the US Postal Service as an independent establishment of the Federal Government, not subject to privatization. Most resolutions do not have the force of law. They are statements or expressions of intent, and they do not go through the formal legislative…
The United State Postal Service has created a newly designed money order. The new form is intended to be more secure. It will reduce counterfeiting and other fraudulent activities. Watermarks, a security thread and a Quick Response (QR) code that directs to the USPS website are some of the new features of the enhanced money…
At the November 14, 2024 meeting of the Postal Service Board of Governors, Amber McReynolds was elected Chair. Ms. McReynolds has been on the Board since May of 2021. She joined to Board for the purpose of serving the remainder of a seven-year term that will expire on December 8, 2026. Ms. McReynolds also currently…
Educating postal lessors is the value on which AUSPL was founded. That purpose was perpetuated at the recent Regional Meeting in Las Vegas. Members had high praise for the speakers, the venue, and the great food. One member described the relief he found to feelings of isolation upon becoming an AUSPL member, and the appreciation…
The Facilities Leasing Department of the USPS has created a new website for postal lessors. This site offers the information needed by over 25,000 lessors. Here lessors can: The phone numbers and email addresses are no longer functional. The new website address is the contact method the USPS has now chosen.
BE SURE TO : READ THE COVER LETTER, CAREFULLY READ THE CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE, REFER TO INFORMATION ON THE AUSPL WEBSITE UNDER THE “INSURANCE “TAB ABOUT HOW DEDUCTIBLES WORK!