Frank Lynn, Director of Postal Affairs, provides comments and insights into the latest article by Forbes covering the US Postal Reform Bill of 2022: I believe that this is an objective article that notes the legislation’s highlights. Corrects the horrendous...

Always an area for speculation and consternation, the USPS is keeping us guessing on what will be included in their 10-year plan to Congress on long-time survivability. In the meantime, businesses should be prepared for some potential short-terms changes, including...

Just how bad are things at the USPS? According to the news out of Washington, the Postal Service just reported a massive $2.1 billion net loss for Q2 of this year. To put that into perspective, that’s half of the...

The good news is the exigency surcharge is now rolled back. But as one industry analyst points out, the struggle is far from over. Now that the USPS has rolled back the 4.3% emergency surcharge on postage, mailers everywhere are...

Okay, the USPS has had its share of challenges, and has certainly been the cause of a lot of uncertainty for mailers this year. So we are happy to share this bright spot in the ongoing drama that is postage...

Is this the light at the end of the USPS rate hike tunnel? According to the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, it could be, and it spells some welcome relief for the nonprofit mailing community. “The Postal Service today announced that,...

Most of us in the direct mail and catalog industries have been bracing ourselves for expected April rate hikes from the USPS. Just how much those hikes might be was the main mystery, with the PRC telling the USPS to...

The saga of “will they / won’t they / how much / when” at the USPS continues. Last week we brought you news on the Postal Regulatory Commission’s order for a do-over on proposed USPS rate changes slated to take...

In the past four years, average base pay at the USPS has dropped by 4%. While that might not be great news for the workers themselves, it seems like it should be a good thing for the struggling postal service,...