USPS to hike shipping rates, letter prices to rise 2.6%
The US Postal Service is to increase its mailing and shipping rates by an average of 4% from 27th January, 2013, subject to regulatory approval.
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The week that was: 5 October 2012
Rounding up the biggest stories of the week in the mail and express industry, as featured on Post&Parcel.
Read MoreUSPS offers retirement incentives to thousands more workers
The US Postal Service has negotiated an early retirement incentives plan with the American Postal Workers Union.
Read MoreUSPS $2bn cost-saving estimates “optimistic” says major review
A major regulatory review of the US Postal Service’s plan to close hundreds of mail processing plants across the United States has warned that resulting cost savings could be as little as $46m a year.
Read MoreCall for dismissal in USPS postal retail lawsuit
US Postal Service retail technology partner IGI has called on courts in Colorado to dismiss a class action suit brought by contracted postal counter operators, challenging restrictions on which mailing labels they can use.
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