Post Office

Mail Delivery Is About To Get Slower And Pricier Just In Time For The Holidays

Jonathan Franklin

Some of the changes will result in increased transit times for cross-country and other long-distance deliveries. The price increases will not affect shipping for international products.

The U.S. has more than 31,000 post offices, but a recent report found that 42% of them were not generating enough revenue to cover their expenses in 2019. Here's a post office in Mission, S.D.

Politics

Roughly 40% Of Post Offices Operate In The Red. Could Banking Offer Them A Way Out?

Brian Naylor

Most post offices that don't meet their costs are in rural areas, but Congress has blocked them from being closed. Democrats like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say postal banking might offer a solution.

APWU President Tony Wilson speaks outside the USPS Facility on Scott Futrell Drive

Charlotte Area

Charlotte Post Office Workers Call On Congress For Emergency Funding

Michael Falero

Postal workers in Charlotte are calling on Congress to pass emergency funding for the U.S. Postal Service. They also want the reversal of changes made by…

Politics

Charlotte Congresswoman Alma Adams Says Postmaster Should Step Down

Steve Harrison

Since taking over the U.S. Postal Service in June, Greensboro businessman Louis DeJoy has made a number of changes, including a sweeping shake-up of top…

Business

Postal Workers Fear Expansion Of Staples Pilot Program

About two dozen Postal Service employees protested uptown today because they fear more of their work will be outsourced to Staples.The protest was in…

Charlotte Area

Post Office To Remove Dozens Of Boxes In Advance Of DNC

http://66.225.205.104/20120821Postal.mp3The United States Postal Service is removing 38 of its blue collection boxes and sealing up mail chutes within a…