The USPS is working toward increasing its holiday season package delivery capabilities by 35% over 2020’s capabilities. This year’s capacity should exceed 50 million packages a day. Central to the increased capacity are the addition of 112 new package sorting machines, and forty-five leased annex facilities. The annexes are planned near existing processing plants. An…
Join us in Nashville, Tennessee for a one-day educational seminar about postal facility leasing. Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center 2800 Opryland Drive Nashville, TN 37214 Room Rate: $215 Hotel Reservation information to follow. AUSPL Members: $95 Non-Members: $145 ($145 includes one year membership) Register Here Presentation materials and lunch are included along with networking…
The US Postal Service has announced holiday shipping and mailing deadlines. The tables below show deadlines for expected delivery to domestic and military addresses by December 25, 2021.
The Government Accountability Office published a Postal Service Primer dated September 2021. This Primer includes an easy to follow system of questions and answers addresses key issues about postal reform. Included are costs, revenue, identification of the many stakeholders, and limitations on the ability of the USPS to make changes in its operation without legislative…
Old Town – Scottsdale, Arizona Registration for the Scottsdale Meeting is full. Please join us at another Regional Meeting. AUSPL is Coming to Scottsdale, AZ For a One-Day Seminar on Friday, November 12, 2021 from 8am to 5pm We are bringing Postal Service expertise to YOU! · Are you dealing with JLL? …
7-20-2021 The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the USPS 2021 ten-year plan, Delivering for America. This approval comes despite the PRC having reservations about the lack of operational or pilot testing of proposed service standard changes. Additionally, the PRC questions the cost savings created saying, “the proposed service standard changes do not indicate much improvement,…
From the Postal Regulatory Commission’s website: 6/2/2021 Washington, DC – Today, the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued its analysis of the United States Postal Service (Postal Service) Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Annual Performance Report and FY 2021 Performance Plan. The Commission is statutorily required to review whether the Postal Service met its goals and may provide recommendations to…
The AUSPL PAC continues to prove its value by getting AUSPL leadership in front of legislators involved in postal reform AUSPL President Mark Dattel and Harry Glenn met on Monday, May 17 with Senator Gary Peters, Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. Senator Peters gave a preview of the postal reform legislation being prepared by…
On May 28 the Senate approved the nomination of Anton Haijar to the USPS Board of Governors. Mr. Haijar is a former General Counsel of the American postal Workers Union. The Board now has nine appointed governors plus the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General – the full number named by statute 39 U.S.…
The United States Postal Service plans to raise rates in August of 2021. As part of its 10-year plan, “Delivering for America,” a request for these increases was filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission on May 28. According to a USPS press release, the proposed Mailing Services price changes include: Product Current Prices Planned Prices…