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Bipartisan Senate group takes stand against Postal Service privatization

Six U.S. senators from both parties last week sponsored a resolution opposing any move to sell the U.S. Postal Service, or key parts of it, to private sector investors, something Trump administration officials have said they are contemplating.

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is leading the effort to preserve the Postal Service’s independence and service obligation to every address in America.

Standing alongside more than 100 rural letter carriers at a Capitol Hill rally earlier in the week, Peters...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bipartisan-senate-group-takes-stand-against-postal-service-privatization

A look at DeJoy’s Postal Service legacy after quick departure

Louis DeJoy’s effort to turnaround the U.S. Postal Service’s financial fortunes was made more difficult by a host of entrenched interests, but he threaded the political needle in a way that gained grudging respect from stakeholders who often opposed his reforms.

A day after Louis DeJoy’s abrupt exit as postmaster general, postal union leaders on Tuesday credited him with initiating a long overdue modernization effort rather than enabling ideas now contemplated by the Trump administration to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-look-at-dejoys-postal-service-legacy-after-quick-departure

Breaking: el maestro general de correos Louis DeJoy anuncia una partida repentina

El maestro general de correos de EE. UU., Louis Dejoy, anunció el lunes que renunciaría de inmediato, adelantando a lo que varias cuentas de medios de Washington dijeron que era una posible expulsión del presidente Donald Trump con la intención de afirmar un mayor control sobre el servicio postal....

https://fullavantenews.com/breaking-el-maestro-general-de-correos-louis-dejoy-anuncia-una-partida-repentina/?lang=es

Breaking: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announces sudden departure

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Monday announced he was stepping down immediately, getting ahead of what several media accounts from Washington said was a possible ouster by President Donald Trump with intent to assert greater control over the Postal Service.

Critics say DeJoy’s departure is the opening shot in a hostile takeover of the Postal Service by the Trump administration. 

“Make no mistake, the postmaster general was forced out by a White House intent on breaking up and selling off...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-announces-sudden-departure

Unions pressure Congress to protect against Postal Service changes

Rural letter carriers are scheduled Tuesday to rally on Capitol Hill for the launch of a national campaign urging Congress to block any attempts by the Trump administration to privatize the U.S. Postal Service. 

More than 100 letter carriers are slated to gather to raise awareness of the stakes to rural communities from efforts to strip the Postal Service of its independent status as a government enterprise and sell it to private investors, which some conservatives argue would improve...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/unions-pressure-congress-to-protect-against-postal-service-changes

US ranks low among international postal services on financial flexibility

The U.S. Postal Service has less flexibility to address financial shortfalls than mail systems in other countries because of its obligation to provide universal service, the size of population served and regulatory limits on competing with the private sector outside its core postal business, according to the agency’s independent watchdog. 

The Postal Service’s business model is largely restricted to postal products, making it one of the least diversified posts in the world, the Office of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-ranks-low-among-international-postal-services-on-financial-flexibility

Postal Service weighs serving as logistics partner for federal agencies

The U.S. Postal Service is examining how it can generate additional revenue by offering logistics services to other parts of the federal government, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Monday.

In a letter to members of Congress, DeJoy gave more details about how Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency will assist the Postal Service’s ongoing turnaround campaign aimed at improving operational efficiency and product appeal, slashing costs and growing revenue.

Among the initiatives assigned...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/postal-service-weighs-serving-as-logistics-partner-for-federal-agencies

US Postal Service invites DOGE to fix structural problems

The U.S. Postal Service has authorized Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to help eliminate red tape hurting financial and operational performance in a move Democrats decried but some postal workers say could be beneficial.

It also gave concrete figures on previously announced force reductions, saying it expects to eliminate 10,000 jobs through a voluntary early retirement program. Meanwhile, postal workers and community activists this week plan to protest Trump administration...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-postal-service-invites-doge-to-fix-structural-problems

Postal Service to adjust delivery standards for network efficiency

The U.S. Postal Service will soon end afternoon collections at a large swath of the nation’s post offices, adding another day to delivery times for some outgoing mail and packages as part of a multi-year transformation aimed at reducing inefficiency and financial losses.

Some outgoing first-class mail will be delayed while still holding to the five-day expected service range, the independent agency acknowledged in an announcement Wednesday. Periodicals, marketing flyers and bound printed...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/postal-service-to-adjust-delivery-standards-for-network-efficiency

Periódico: Trump para ordenar la adquisición hostil del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos

El presidente Donald Trump planea eliminar el liderazgo del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos y eliminar el estatus independiente de la agencia colocándolo bajo el control directo de la Casa Blanca, lo que representa el riesgo de interrupción de la entrega de correo y paquete, Según los...

https://fullavantenews.com/periodico-trump-para-ordenar-la-adquisicion-hostil-del-servicio-postal-de-los-estados-unidos/?lang=es

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