AUSPL Includes Post Office Auction in 2015 Conference

For the first time, the Association of United States Postal Lessors (AUSPL) will include in its annual Members’ Conference an “AUSPL Post Office Auction,” in which members will be able to offer buildings for sale, and make offers for buildings being sold. The Conference will take place on May 6 and 7, 2015, at the…

PRC Remands Proposed Price Adjustments to USPS

Washington, DC – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission returned proposed rate adjustments for Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services classes to the Postal Service to allow for modifications that comply with applicable legal requirements. The rate increases are proposed to be implemented April 26, 2015. Read more

PRC APPROVES FIRST-CLASS MAIL PRICE ADJUSTMENTS

Washington, DC – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission issued Order No. 2365 on Price Adjustments for First-Class Mail finding the Postal Service pricing proposals to be consistent with the Consumer Price Index based price cap under the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006, 39 U.S.C. 3622(d)(1)(A). The new prices will take effect April 26,…

APWU Leadership Advocates Expanded Postal Services

Contract talks began Thursday February 19, 2015, between USPS and the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), as reported the same day in a story by the Washington Post. The article examines two opposing perspectives regarding the means of stabilizing the financial condition of the United States Postal Service. Former Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe is described…