WASHINGTON — The Postal Service is the top choice for customers who want to go green and save green this holiday season. “We want customers to know they can trust their holiday cards and packages to USPS. We’re one of the greenest mailing and shipping companies in the world,” said Sam Pulcrano, vice president, Sustainability. […]
Company is Increasing, by One Dollar a Month to $9.99, the Price of Popular Subscription Plan LOS GATOS, Calif., Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — With its members now watching more content streamed over the Internet than on discs delivered by mail, Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) today introduced a $7.99 streaming-only subscription plan in the United […]
USPS Press Release WASHINGTON — Contract negotiations with the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (APWU) and the National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA) expired at midnight Sat., Nov. 20. While negotiations with the NRLCA resulted in an impasse, the Postal Service and the APWU agreed to extend the negotiation deadline until Tue., Nov. 23 at […]
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a Grand Jury in Scranton has indicted Denise Miller, age 49, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, on two counts of intentionally obstructing and delaying mail coming into her possession as a postal employee in May 2010. According to United States Attorney Peter J. […]
US Labor Department Press release BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service for workplace safety violations found at a mail processing facility located at 3010 East Cumberland Road in Bluefield. Proposed penalties total $287,000. “These citations and sizable fines reflect the Postal Service’s […]
delivermagazine.com Now Includes More Content and Smart Phone Interface U.S. Postal Service Revamps ‘How-To’ Direct Mail Website delivermagazine.com Now Includes More Content and Smart Phone Interface WASHINGTON — Embracing electronic technology to promote the use of direct mail, the U.S. Postal Service recently revamped the companion website to Deliver, its magazine for marketers. The new […]
Create Customized Cards, Produce Personalized Postage WASHINGTON — Turn precious digital photos into greeting cards and postage stamps with a simple click of the mouse. Create a treasured holiday greeting at usps.com without ever leaving the house. “The Postal Service’s website brings the card store directly to you,” said Paul Vogel, president, Mailing and Shipping […]
Postal Service Maintains Exceptional Service Record WASHINGTON — Today marked Postmaster General John E. Potter’s last appearance before the Postal Service Board of Governors in open session. Potter recently announced his plan to retire in December. In tribute to his distinguished career, the Board today honored Potter with the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award. In his […]
More Than 223 Million Shipments to Move Through FedEx Networks During the Holidays MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 11, 2010 – FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) expects to see its busiest day in company history when it moves almost 16 million shipments around the world on December 13. This is a more than 12 percent increase from last […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is known for delivering mail and packages throughout America, but did you know it is the largest contributor to the National Marrow Donor Program’s (NMDP) Be The Match Registry? Thousands of patients with leukemia, lymphoma and other life-threatening blood diseases need donor matches for a bone marrow or […]