| 单词 | first-class mail |
| 例句 | She said she's sending more first-class mail than ever due to her expanding circle of grandchildren. If the post office closed, would anyone miss it? 2011-09-10T13:48:00Z In a normal year, voters provide their own stamp, which is considered first-class mail and always postmarked. A month later, this New York City primary is still a train wreck and a warning to us all 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Closing that number would mean longer delivery times for first-class mail, the Postal Service said. 2 area postal centers on hit list 2011-09-15T14:53:00Z Revenue from first-class mail, the Postal Service's largest and most profitable product, declined 6 percent from the previous fiscal year to $32 billion. Postal Service reports $5.1 billion loss 2011-11-15T20:28:00Z Currently, first-class mail is processed and delivered in a window of one to three days. 2 area postal centers on hit list 2011-09-15T14:53:00Z The law also put price caps on things like first-class mail so as they have been losing money, they haven’t been able to make any more. John Oliver to Donald Trump: 'The postal service is not a joke' 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe is struggling to keep his money-losing organization afloat as more and more people are ditching mail in favor of the Internet, causing the lucrative first-class mail flow to plummet. If the post office closed, would anyone miss it? 2011-09-10T13:48:00Z Revenue-boosting efforts continue, as the Postal Service plans to raise the price of Forever stamps for 1-ounce first-class mail from 66 to 68 cents starting Jan. 21. U.S. Postal Service runs $6.5 billion deficit after predicting it would break even 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The agency said the additional ounce price for first-class mail would remain at 24 cents. Price of mail climbs again: Postal service asks for 2-cent increase for first-class stamps 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z More than 95% of first-class mail and 95% of first-class packages are currently moving through the postal service’s ground transportation system, he said. Postal Service reduces air cargo by 90% over 2 years as part of cost-cutting effort 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z This is the latest in a series of price increases to help offset inflationary pressures and declining first-class mail volumes. US Postal Service hiking stamp prices Sunday 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The Postal Service said it’s adapting and implementing new measures to address the robberies, which are taking a toll on letter carriers tasked with delivering about 162.1 million pieces of first-class mail each day. ‘Outraged’ letter carriers demand action to stop robberies 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The 5.4 percent increase across all first-class mail products is the agency’s fourth rate hike in two years. USPS raising stamp price to 66 cents in latest rate hike 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z While first-class mail rates would rise to 66 cents for the first ounce, the current 24-cent charge for each additional ounce would remain unchanged. First-class stamps set to rise 3 cents in July, less than six months after last rate hike 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Nationally, the Postal Service reported it delivered about 90% of its first-class mail on time from October through December. “I’ve never seen it this bad”: USPS staffing woes hit Seattle area 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z The Postal Service on Sunday is raising overall first-class mail prices by 5.4% after the Postal Regulatory Commission gave approval. US Postal Service hiking stamp prices Sunday 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Postal Service in 2020, when more than a third of Postal Service first-class mail was late by the time Christmas arrived. Carriers feeling cheery about on-time holiday package deliveries 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z The new stamp will sell at the current first-class mail rate of 60 cents but will always be valid for a one-ounce first-class letter even should rates increase later. Webb telescope image to make postage stamp debut Sept. 8 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z DeJoy has proposed slashing billions of dollars in funding and slower first-class mail deliveries as new standards. USPS is doubling its initial order of electric mail delivery trucks 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z In 2020 more than a third of first-class mail was late by the time Christmas arrived. House bill would ease budget strains on Postal Service 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z On-time delivery rates for first-class mail fell to 84.5 percent the week of Jan. 14, the agency’s worst score since the pandemic began and well below its 95 percent target. Biden plan to ship 500 million coronavirus test kits transforms Postal Service into relief agency 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z The Postal Service will handle shipping and delivery through first-class mail, the officials said. U.S. Government to Begin Accepting Requests for Free Covid Tests Next Week 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Overall, it was a major improvement across the board compared with last year, when more than a third of first-class mail was late by the time Christmas arrived. US Postal Service recovers from poor holiday showing in 2020 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z A year ago, more than a third of Postal Service first-class mail was late by the time Christmas arrived. Shippers prepare for another pandemic crush of holiday gifts 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z On-time delivery scores for first-class mail, measured against new slower delivery standards, jumped to 91.1 percent in October, the agency reported. DeJoy says USPS 'ready’ for holiday package rush 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z The agency is expected to apply steep price hikes on commercial and domestic retail packages, as well as slow first-class mail transit by 30%. Trouble piles up for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z The new service standard will cut air transportation to only 12 percent of first-class mail. The Postal Service is about to charge you more for slower mail. Here’s why. 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z “Standards for single-piece first-class mail traveling within a local area will continue to be two days.” Postal Service changes may slow some deliveries, will increase first-class prices for holidays 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z This means that there will be increased time-in-transit for mail traveling long distances, particularly first-class mail, which could take up to 30% longer to reach its destination, according to the USPS. Louis DeJoy rolls out plan to slow postal service, despite calls for his ouster 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z DeJoy is about to prove it once again by mandating crummier service on first-class mail and hiking prices on your packages. Column: Surprise! Postal service is about to get slower — and more expensive 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Changes that take effect Friday will increase transit times for first-class mail and periodicals traveling long distances, such as from California to New York, the service told USA Today. USPS changes mean slower, costlier mail services 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Americans sent nearly 25 billion fewer pieces of first-class mail — letters, cards, bills and most everything that fits in an envelope — in 2020 than they did in 2010, largely due to changing communication habits. Faulty USPS software cost trucking contractor $110 million and led to mass layoffs, company claims 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z “By doing so, the Postal Service can entrust its ground network to deliver more first-class mail, which will lead to greater consistency, reliability, and efficiency that benefits its customers.” Postal Service changes may slow some deliveries, will increase first-class prices for holidays 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z The strategy includes relaxing delivery standards on first-class mail going to the farthest reaches of its network, from a one-to-three-day benchmark to a one-to-five-day goal. Critics: Postal Service plans imperil community newspapers 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Instead of the previous standard, which called for first-class mail to reach its destination in a maximum of three days regardless of the distance, the maximum will be five days. Column: Surprise! Postal service is about to get slower — and more expensive 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The plan would hike the cost of a stamp for first-class mail 3 cents to 58 cents. Retailers, newspapers, printing firms oppose U.S. postal rate hikes 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Such mailings peaked at 103 billion pieces of first-class mail in the year 2000 but fell to only 52 billion last year. Postal Service plans first-class rate hikes 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z It includes price hikes for first-class mail, magazines and marketing mailers. Postal Service looks to raise first-class stamp to 58 cents 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z In the last three months of 2020, for example, only 78% of first-class mail was delivered on time to households and businesses. Column: How unreliable is the Postal Service? It lost a Holocaust survivor's remains 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z The Postal Service said the changes would leave 61% of first-class mail volume unaffected, as if that were all to the good. Column: Surprise! Postal service is about to get slower — and more expensive 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z In the quarter that ended Dec. 31, the Postal Service delivered 78.4 percent of first-class mail on time, well short of the internal goal of 96 percent. DeJoy charges ahead with USPS cost-cutting despite beating financial projections 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Timely delivery of first-class mail is an inconvenience to Mr. DeJoy, but it is a necessity to the public. Opinion | Mr. DeJoy’s bad business move 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Americans sent nearly 40 billion fewer pieces of first-class mail — letters, cards, bills and most everything that fits in an envelope — in 2020 than they did in 2008. What’s in Louis DeJoy’s 10-year plan for the USPS 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z In a news conference, Kristin Seaver, an executive vice president at the Postal Service, maintained that 70 percent of first-class mail would continue to be delivered in one to three days. Postal Service Plans Price Increases and Service Cuts to Shore Up Finances 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z In return, it’s endowed with an effective monopoly on first-class mail. Column: Surprise! Postal service is about to get slower — and more expensive 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The postmaster general also acknowledged in the interview the long-term declines in first-class mail volume, the agency’s most profitable product, but one that has been increasingly overtaken by more convenient forms of communication. USPS chief DeJoy cuts post office hours, lengthens delivery times in new 10-year plan 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Postal leadership said the longer timeframe would apply only to mail going to the farthest reaches of its network and that 70% of first-class mail will still be delivered within a three-day standard. Slower mail, fewer office hours part of Postal Service plans 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z The most crucial is that first-class mail is the agency’s main driver of profit. What’s in Louis DeJoy’s 10-year plan for the USPS 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z It seeks to move more first-class mail by trucks rather than air but does not eliminate use of airplanes. U.S. Postal Service proposes revamp plan that would slow some mail 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z It is also expected to propose lengthening the agency’s standard delivery time for first-class mail, which includes many envelopes and lightweight packages, from within three days to within five days. Postal Service Struggles to Speed Up Delivery, Compounding Its Troubles 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z The blueprint would have first-class mail ferried cross-country on trucks instead of airplanes, and introduces new products to help commercial shippers move packages more efficiently. USPS chief DeJoy cuts post office hours, lengthens delivery times in new 10-year plan 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Ergo, they generate less profit than first-class mail. What you should know about the U.S. Postal Service — and how it descended into crisis 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z The plan would cut air transportation to carry only 12 percent of first-class mail. What’s in Louis DeJoy’s 10-year plan for the USPS 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z "It is simply inexcusable that, even after all this hardship, you are working on a new strategic plan that would permanently slow first-class mail and abandon current service standards." "Fire this guy": DeJoy asks Congress for money to further slow mail 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z At the end of December, only 38 percent of nonlocal first-class mail was delivered on-time, compared with close to 90 percent the year before. DeJoy’s latest USPS restructuring plan could increase bureaucracy and slow delivery, experts warn 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Little in DeJoy’s plan seeks to stem those losses, and the plan codifies slowdowns for nonlocal first-class mail, adding as many as two days to delivery timetables for items sent further than 930 miles. USPS chief DeJoy cuts post office hours, lengthens delivery times in new 10-year plan 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z The bulk of its first-class mail revenue originates from businesses. As USPS delays persist, bills, paychecks and medications are getting stuck in the mail 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z For the first time, package revenue outpaced first-class mail revenue. What’s in Louis DeJoy’s 10-year plan for the USPS 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z Postal Service will include cuts to delivery service standards, specifically the two-day standard for local mail, and that less first-class mail will be transported by plane. Biden nominates three to USPS board of governors as DeJoy testifies on mail crises 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is preparing to put all first-class mail onto a single delivery track, according to two people briefed on his strategic plan for the U.S. Postmaster general’s new plan for USPS is said to include slower mail and higher prices 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z The Postal Service’s delivery scores have rebounded in recent weeks to nearly 83.7 percent for first-class mail the week of March 12. USPS chief DeJoy cuts post office hours, lengthens delivery times in new 10-year plan 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z And the vast majority of nonbusiness first-class mail stems from consumers replying to businesses. As USPS delays persist, bills, paychecks and medications are getting stuck in the mail 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z More than 7.5 percent of the first-class mail was late in the five weeks that followed, data shows, after the agency weathered pandemic-related disruptions in the months earlier without service suffering. What Biden and the Democrats have planned for the USPS 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z First off, if we’re concerned about cost, sending a legal notice via first-class mail to every taxpayer is a heck of a lot more expensive than a legal notice in the paper. Editorial Roundup: Idaho 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z That’s at least 35 percent less than the cost of a letter, greeting card other first-class mail. USPS delays are threatening small-town newspapers. So is a postage price increase. 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z A ballot is on time if it arrived within the one- to three-day delivery window expected of first-class mail. USPS and civil rights groups reach deal to fast-track ballots in Georgia runoff elections 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z In most states, it took at least five days for a piece of first-class mail — such as a bill or paycheck — to arrive last month, according to data provided by mail-tracking vendor GrayHair Software. As USPS delays persist, bills, paychecks and medications are getting stuck in the mail 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z The agency aims to process first-class mail with a 96 percent on-time score, and marketing mail — such as coupons and advertisements — at 92 percent. What Biden and the Democrats have planned for the USPS 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z DeJoy, a former supply-chain logistics executive and major Republican financier, took office in June while the agency was projecting a major operating shortfall because of declines in first-class mail. Millions of Christmas presents may arrive late because of Postal Service delays 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z DeJoy, a former logistics executive and major Republican financier, took office in June while the agency was projecting an operating shortfall due to declining use of first-class mail. Millions of Christmas presents may arrive late because of USPS package delays 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z But the tidal wave appears to have caused delays even in the delivery of first-class mail, such as letters and bills. USPS ‘gridlocked’ as historic crush of holiday packages sparks delays 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z In the first five weeks after DeJoy’s policies took effect, more than 7 percent of the nation’s first-class mail was delayed. USPS processed 150,000 ballots after Election Day, jeopardizing thousands of votes 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z Only 38 percent of nonlocal first-class mail arrived on time in late December, compared with 92 percent in the year-ago period, according to data reported in federal voting lawsuits. What Biden and the Democrats have planned for the USPS 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z Postal leaders have mobilized extra resources, as mandated by multiple federal court orders, and diverted resources from non-election first-class mail processing to handle the influx of ballots. Swing-state voters face major mail delays in returning ballots on time, USPS data shows 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z In the first five weeks of the policy, which was enacted in June and rescinded shortly before the November election, more than 7% of the nation’s first-class mail was delayed, according to a Senate investigation. Millions of Christmas presents may arrive late because of USPS package delays 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z The Postal Service told Congress that only 78.9 percent of first-class mail was delivered on time during the week of Nov. 28, well below its internal goal of 96 percent. USPS ‘gridlocked’ as historic crush of holiday packages sparks delays 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z And in 10 districts — including ones crucial to the election’s outcome, such as Philadelphia, Detroit and northern Ohio — first-class mail performance is particularly slow, with more than 20 percent of mail delivered late. Lingering Mail Problems Worry Voters in Final Week of Election 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z In Southern Florida, only 63% of first-class mail was on time on Tuesday. USPS admits delivery times are plummeting, says there's no "constitutional right" to timely delivery 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z By that measure, more than 1 in 10 ballots are arriving outside the Postal Service’s one-to-three-day delivery window for first-class mail. Swing-state voters face major mail delays in returning ballots on time, USPS data shows 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z In the Detroit area, where ballots that arrive after election day will not be counted, on-time performance for first-class mail dropped 20 percentage points between January and October, according to data released by U.S. Judge orders U.S. Postal Service to boost service amid concerns that late mail ballots won't be counted 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Tuesday marked the last day that postal and election administration experts said ballots could be mailed to ensure delivery in time for Election Day, based on national first-class mail service. Millions of mail ballots have not been returned as window closes for Postal Service delivery 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Nationally, 85.6 percent of all first-class mail was delivered on time the week of Oct. Amid USPS delays, election experts and campaigns weigh in: Don’t mail your ballot 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z In Detroit, where Democrats are relying on heavy turnout to carry the rest of Michigan, only 70.9 percent of first-class mail was on time the week that ended Oct. Key swing states vulnerable to USPS slowdowns as millions vote by mail, data shows 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Even as ballot on-time rates outpace those for all other first-class mail, the Postal Service continues to struggle with timely delivery. Swing-state voters face major mail delays in returning ballots on time, USPS data shows 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z In the first half of the year, the Postal Service delivered nearly 90 percent of all first-class mail on time. Prime Day, early holiday sales create new potential for USPS ballot delivery tie-ups 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z In that period, the policies delayed 7% of the nation’s first-class mail. USPS on-time performance dips again as millions prepare to mail 2020 ballots 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z In the Detroit postal district, which includes most of eastern Michigan, 71.5 percent of first-class mail was delivered on time during the week of Oct. Amid USPS delays, election experts and campaigns weigh in: Don’t mail your ballot 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z The board also says it’s expediting the delivery process by entering them directly into the local mail stream as first-class mail. Maryland begins mailing ballots to voters 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z The state officials said that on-time delivery of first-class mail fell 10% from July to August, aggravating and even endangering customers who rely on mail delivery for food, medications and other essentials. Post office defends accusations that cuts threaten election 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Quarterly data covering April through June shows that 17.5% of first-class mail took longer than three or five days to arrive at its destination in many parts of the country. Records: Mail delivery lags behind targets as election nears 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z In the Great Lakes and Capital Metro areas, two of the Postal Service’s seven geographic territories, first-class mail posted its worst numbers of 2020 the week ending Sept. 25. USPS on-time performance dips again as millions prepare to mail 2020 ballots 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z “Not only do we see the national picture for first-class mail delivery worsening over time after DeJoy’s policies become effective, but we also see locally conditions varying and even emerging for the worse.” Revealed: evidence shows huge mail slowdowns after Trump ally took over 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z A Senate report published Wednesday said that policy delayed 7 percent of the country’s first-class mail in the five weeks after it took effect. Federal judge temporarily blocks USPS operational changes amid concerns about mail slowdowns, election 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z In the first full week of July, before the trucking policy change, 90.6% of first-class mail was on time; in the second week of August, that had dropped to 81.5%, the analysis said. Empty trucks, falsified records, late mail: How Louis DeJoy's changes at the Postal Service brought chaos 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z The Postal Service recommends a deadline of a week because ballots typically travel by first-class mail and the majority arrives between two and five days after being sent, Postal Service documents said. Many in Alaska mailed primary ballots later than recommended 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z The Times survey found that it is possible for first-class mail to arrive far quicker than the official standards, but it didn’t happen all that often. We mailed 100 letters to test the Postal Service. The verdict: Spotty at best, dismal at worst 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z That has made it difficult to adapt to the collapse of first-class mail volume as email, social media and texting replaced most personal mail. Recent Missouri editorials 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z The postal services, he pledged, would be capable of delivering 95% of election mail within one to three days and treating it as first-class mail. Democrats ready to question postmaster general on service changes 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z The battle over the future of the Postal Service and its 633,000 mostly unionized workers has been years in the making, starting with a plunge in first-class mail as Americans turned to the Internet. How Trump, Mnuchin and DeJoy edged the Postal Service into a crisis 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z It would also reverse policy changes implemented earlier this year and require that all election-mail be treated as first-class mail. Meadows calls for ‘skinny’ COVID relief package, Pelosi calls request ‘deficient’ 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z But the gain in deliveries was offset by the continued declines in first-class mail as well as costs for personal protective equipment and to replace workers who got sick during the pandemic. AP FACT CHECK: What the Dems didn’t say, and what Trump did 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z But the gain in deliveries was offset by the continued declines in first-class mail as well as costs for personal protective equipment and to replace workers who got sick during the pandemic. AP FACT CHECK: What the Dems didn’t say, and what Trump did 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z Prescription packages shipped via first-class mail took an average of 11 days, compared with just four or five before. U.S. Mail Delays Slow Delivery of Medicines 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z All completed ballots sent to boards of election travel as first-class mail. Democrats, election watchdogs see ‘glaring hole’ in Postal Service pledge to roll back recent changes 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Voters already pay the standard first-class mail rate to return their ballots, though 17 states cover the cost for voters. US Postal Service officials push proposal to nearly triple cost of sending mail-in ballots: report 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z Single-piece, first-class mail volume fell 15 to 20 percent week to week in April and May, agency leaders told lawmakers last month. Postal Service memos detail ‘difficult’ changes, including slower mail delivery 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Single-piece, first-class mail volume fell 15 to 20 percent week to week in April and May. Under siege from Trump, U.S. Postal Service finds surprising financial upside in pandemic 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z She emphasized that most first-class mail "is delivered within 2-5 days, consistent with our delivery standards." The Postal Service is steadily getting worse — can it handle a national mail-in election? 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z The Internet has caused a drastic decline in first-class mail, the bread and butter of mail delivery. Opinion | How all of us are addressing the pandemic fallout 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Neither are they set up to handle the vast volumes of first-class mail, advertisements, catalogs and periodicals that are the Postal Service’s responsibilities. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z But it has struggled as first-class mail plummeted in the Internet era, and is burdened by a congressional requirement to pre-fund its health benefits for retired employees. Trump says he will block coronavirus aid for U.S. Postal Service if it doesn’t hike prices immediately 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z The agency has been decimated by the decline in first-class mail over recent decades, but one bright spot has been package delivery. Trump administration considers leveraging emergency coronavirus loan to force Postal Service changes 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Performance on that type of first-class mail — which is how some absentee ballots are sent — has been declining for the better part of a decade. The Postal Service is steadily getting worse — can it handle a national mail-in election? 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Then came the Great Recession, which ravaged the Postal Service by slicing the volume of first-class mail it handled — the items on which it makes the highest margin — by 13 billion items over two years. The Postal Service needs a bailout. Congress is partly to blame. 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Undoubtedly the USPS’s cash flow would have been easier in recent years without this law, as the lobbies protested, but the underlying problem, declining first-class mail, remained. Opinion | A disaster brewed for years in the Postal Service. The coronavirus has engulfed it in crisis. 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z For the first quarter of 2020, revenue from first-class mail, marketing mail and periodicals dropped, while shipping and package revenue increased. Perspective | The Postal Service was in trouble before covid-19. Now it’s fighting for its life. 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Investigators found 97 pieces of first-class mail, which included mail from insurance companies, the IRS, the Department of Motor Vehicle, bank statements and tax return documents, according to the records. ‘Pressured’ postal worker in Virginia hid undelivered mail in storage unit: reports 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z The Postal Service has not hit its own goals for on-time delivery of any type of first-class mail in five years. The Postal Service is steadily getting worse — can it handle a national mail-in election? 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z It will be issued as a “forever” stamp, meaning its value will always equal the cost of a first-class mail stamp. Golf: Arnold Palmer to be honored with postage stamp in 2020 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z The panel invalidated related first-class mail rate adjustments too. Forever stamps' 5-cent price jump is struck down by appeals court 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z The ultimate product is 74 pages whose fully justified premise is that the Postal Service faces an irreversible decline in its most lucrative line of business — first-class mail — and will be unsustainable without fundamental reform. Opinion | When will the delay to reform the Postal Service finally end? 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Ferry, Columbia and Wahkiakum counties discovered it was cheaper to affix first-class mail stamps to ballot envelopes, while the other 36 counties are using business reply postage. Ballots are on the way for Washington state voters, who won’t have to dig for stamps anymore 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z A decline in first-class mail and other problems are triggering losses. Amazon Drives Deeper Into Package Delivery 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z That’s largely because of the continued decline in first-class mail, and high health benefit costs that the Postal Service must set aside for future retirees, according to data released by the agency. Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon, other firms 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Investigators say they discovered 1,800 pieces of first-class mail that was headed for recycling in suburban Detroit. Oops: First-class mail discovered in Postal Service trailer 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z That's largely because of the continued decline in first-class mail, and expensive health benefit costs that the Postal Service must set aside for future retirees, according to data released by the agency. Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon, other firms 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z In fact, Amazon and other bulk shippers are the main source of revenue for the Postal Service, which has had to grapple with the demise of first-class mail. Post offices that are also banks? Genius idea. But don't hold your breath 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z During the quarter that includes the 2017 holiday season — historically the Postal Service’s strongest period of the year — revenue from first-class mail slid by 4.4 percent from the same period a year earlier. Trump Targets a Postal Service Rainmaker: Package Delivery 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z The review group is tasked with reviewing the package delivery market, the Postal Service’s role in that market and the decline in first-class mail volume, among other things. Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon, other firms 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Some of the first-class mail was postmarked months earlier in November. Oops: First-class mail discovered in Postal Service trailer 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z The review group is tasked with reviewing the package delivery market, the Postal Service's role in that market and the decline in first-class mail volume, among other things. Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon, other firms 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Rather, the long slow decline in junk and first-class mail are the reasons for the USPS’ mounting financial losses. Trump orders Postal Service review after blasting Amazon deal 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z The Postal Service attributes much of its financial woe to a prolonged decline in the volume of marketing mail and first-class mail — bills, birthday cards and, for example, bridal shower invitations. The Facts Behind Trump’s Tweet on Amazon, Taxes and the Postal Service 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Law enforcement interviewed Lehto after receiving a tip and he allowed agents to search his vehicle, where they found 760 pieces of mail, including more than 340 pieces of first-class mail. Postal worker admits to taking home mail on route 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Postal Service spokeswoman Elizabeth Najduch says the first-class mail was recovered and delivered. Oops: First-class mail discovered in Postal Service trailer 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z They have sold out to an advertising group to deliver so many ads in group packages that they cannot get the primary job of delivering first-class mail ontime. Post Office Fails to Deliver on Time, and DACA Applications Get Rejected 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z She points to continuing red ink due to declining first-class mail volume and the expensive mandates for retiree benefits. Postal Service: More red ink, missed payments as mail slumps 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z They are being issued as Forever stamps, which are always equal in value to the current first-class mail one-ounce price. Maryland photographer’s butterfly photo lands on stamp 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Postal Service’s recommended shipping deadlines are Dec. 15 for retail ground packages, Dec. 20 for first-class mail, Dec. 21 for priority mail and Dec. 23 for Priority Mail Express Service. Deadlines for shipping Christmas packages are approaching 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z In all, volume eased by 0.1% as growth in categories led by shipping and packages was offset by continued declines in first-class mail. U.S. Postal Service Loss Widens as Higher Costs Offset Revenue Growth 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Withers’ lawyer also sent it by first-class mail, not in person or by certified mail, as Michigan law states. Procedural mistakes costly for bus driver in injury lawsuit 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z In the age of email and text messaging, first-class mail, the Postal Service’s most profitable product, is in terminal decline: down 35 percent over the past decade, according to Megan J. Brennan, the postmaster general. Proposed U.S. Postal Service ‘reform’ is actually a failure of democratic governance 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z The loss reflects continued erosion in the delivery of first-class mail as well as expensive mandates for upfront funding of its retiree health care obligations. Revenues inch up, but Postal Service tallies $5.1B loss in 2015 budget year 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z A sharp decline in first-class mail usage and competition from the Internet are among the biggest problems faced by the Postal Service, mired in significant debt. Postal carrier heroics: Saving shooting victims and rescuing people from burning homes 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Volumes of first-class mail, its most profitable product, fell 2.2% through the first three quarters of the year. U.S. Postal Service Tries Hand as Fishmonger, Grocer 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z As e-commerce continues to explode, Brennan says the same technology that took a huge bite out of first-class mail volume by letting people email for free might actually provide the way forward for the USPS. America's Toughest Turnaround: Megan Brennan's Mission To Save The Postal Service 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z State law says landlords must deliver eviction notices in writing, either on site or by first-class mail. Michigan lawmakers vote to allow eviction notices by email 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Postal Service’s plan to cut up to 15,000 jobs, close more mail-sorting plants and stop overnight delivery of first-class mail and periodicals. Sanders proposes moratorium on Postal Service cuts 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z He struck a deal to deliver packages for the online retailer Amazon on Sundays and to deliver groceries in some markets, all to offset the decline of first-class mail, once the agency’s profit engine. Postmaster general takes parting shot at unions, mailers 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z The Postal Service enacted more cuts on Monday that will eliminate overnight delivery of first-class mail. Postal Chief Says Congress and Unions Block Efforts to Restore Financial Health 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z So far, package delivery is nowhere close to making up for revenue losses from first-class mail, because the volume isn’t as high and it’s not as profitable. How Amazon Could Save the Post Office's Holidays 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z Toyota drivers have received a stern warning by first-class mail: Immediately drive to your dealer to replace a flawed air bag, and in the meantime don't let anyone sit on the passenger side. What is a recall? Carmakers confuse U.S. drivers in deadly air bag saga 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z The editorial said first-class mail is “in long-term decline.” The wrong way to fix the U.S. Postal Service Donahoe oversaw a restructuring of the agency as it struggled to control costs in the wake of declining first-class mail volume. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to retire 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Yet its bread-and-butter business, first-class mail, remains in long-term decline; the Postal Service’s only chance at a solvent future is to undertake further, more fundamental structural reform . Delivering a solvent Postal Service, the bipartisan way Despite cost-cutting and recent delivery deals with Amazon, the Postal Service faces significant challenges as first-class mail and other sources of revenue decline. Postal Service Loses Almost $2 Billion 2014-05-09T14:58:14Z The Postal Service's most profitable product, first-class mail, fell by 4.1 percent in the second quarter as more Americans opted to communicate and pay bills via the Internet. U.S. Postal Service loss swells to $1.9 billion in second quarter 2014-05-09T14:28:03Z But mail revenue rose across the board in the most recent quarterly report: Standard mail revenue was up 5.1 percent over the same time last year; first-class mail, 3.2 percent; and package revenue, 6.6 percent. The wrong way to fix the U.S. Postal Service Revenue from first-class mail, which provides the bulk of the revenue for the Postal Service, declined 1.4 percent from the same period the previous year, with a decrease in volume of 4.4 percent. Postal Service Reports Loss of $1.9 Billion in 2nd Quarter 2014-05-09T13:48:15Z Metro Post is all about shifting the agency’s focus from dying first-class mail to package delivery of all kinds. The U.S. Postal Service Tests Same-Day Delivery 2014-02-14T01:55:34Z Campbell is also skeptical of the plan because it doesn’t address the post office’s biggest problem: a sharp decline in first-class mail volume. This Plan Could Save the Post Office From Extinction 2014-02-07T12:58:58Z In addition to first-class mail, the higher rates will apply to magazines, newspapers, advertising mail and bills, which together account for most of the 158 billion pieces of mail delivered every year. Postal rates to rise Monday; court challenges ahead 2014-01-26T23:50:42Z In addition to first-class mail, the higher rates will apply to magazines, newspapers, advertising mail and bills — which together account for most of the 158 billion pieces of mail delivered every year. Postal Service gets approval for a temporary increase in stamp prices 2013-12-25T01:31:44Z That’s especially troubling because first-class mail is the Postal Service’s most profitable product. The Real Reason the Postal Service's Financial Outlook Is Ever So Slightly Improving 2013-11-18T18:11:17Z Stamp sales have dropped along with first-class mail. Harry Potter stamp riles Postal Service panel, traditional stamp collectors 2013-11-19T01:37:37Z But the gains this year were partially offset by a revenue drop of 0.05 percent in first-class mail delivery, which remains the Postal Service’s most profitable product. Postal Service records revenue increase, but losses remain as overhaul bill appears to stall 2013-11-18T00:48:55Z The volume of first-class mail, the largest revenue source for the post office, declined about 3.4 percent. Post Office Loss Declines in Third Quarter 2013-08-09T21:16:47Z Bill to End Saturday Mail Delivery Is Sent to Full House for Vote A House committee advanced a bill to end Saturday delivery of first-class mail to help the struggling Postal Service cut costs. | Washington: Bill to End Saturday Mail Delivery Is Sent to Full House for Vote 2013-07-25T23:44:27Z The Postal Service earlier this year pulled the plug on a plan to end delivery of first-class mail on Saturdays, bowing to pressure from lawmakers and industry groups to maintain a six-day schedule. U.S. Postal Service renews push for five-day mail delivery 2013-07-17T22:46:14Z This public-private hybrid proposal centers around private companies competing to accept, transport, and process much of America’s first-class mail. How to Fix the Post Office: Keep the ‘Last Mile,’ Outsource the Rest 2013-06-03T09:45:38Z Ending six-day first-class mail delivery is part of the Postal Service's larger plan to cut costs and raise revenues. Congress set to force Postal Service to keep Saturday delivery 2013-03-21T14:48:04Z Revenues generated by first-class mail were about $6.9 billion, down about 1 percent, or $60 million, from the same period last year. Post Office Loss Declines in Third Quarter 2013-08-09T21:16:47Z The Postal Service plans to continue to deliver packages and pharmaceutical drugs on Saturday, but not direct mail, newspapers, periodicals or first-class mail. Postal Service faces fight over ending Saturday mail 2013-02-27T21:36:26Z Last week, the Postal Service rattled lawmakers and other stakeholders when it announced plans to end delivery of first-class mail, magazines and direct mail on Saturdays, starting in August. Postmaster General begs Congress for flexibility in cost cuts 2013-02-13T16:39:09Z Earlier this week, the mail agency announced plans to stop delivering first-class mail on Saturdays starting in the first week of August as part of a series of cost-cutting steps the agency is taking. U.S. Postal Service loses $1.3 billion in October-December 2013-02-08T14:39:49Z It would also help the agency deliver more efficiently as it moves to five-day delivery of first-class mail. Postal Service tries to get smarter on routing 2013-02-07T15:21:57Z There has been a 37 percent drop in first-class mail since 2007, largely because people pay bills online. Postal Service’s bold, risky move to five-day mail delivery stirs support, fury 2013-02-07T02:32:00Z The Postal Service said on February 6 it plans to drop Saturday delivery of first-class mail beginning in August, a move intended to save it $2 billion annually. Postal Service faces fight over ending Saturday mail 2013-02-27T21:36:26Z With first-class mail volume plummeting as Americans conduct more business and communications through the Internet, the Postal Service lost $16 billion in fiscal 2012. Think tank to study privatizing most Postal Service operations 2013-01-04T03:25:00Z In January the agency plans to raise first-class mail rates by a penny, to 46 cents. $15.9 billion loss at Postal Service 2012-11-16T00:38:27Z Higher Postage Rates Coming in January The United States Postal Service said Thursday that it would raise postage rates on Jan. 27, including a 1-cent increase in the cost of first-class mail to 46 cents. | Washington: Higher Postage Rates Coming in January 2012-10-12T03:05:52Z He was fired by first-class mail Companies pour hundreds of millions of dollars into marketing campaigns trying to either introduce new brand characters or sustain current ones. Branded for Life 2012-09-27T10:00:33Z The Postal Service has cut stamp production in line with falling demand for first-class mail, which includes letters and bills. Simpsons stamps wasted $1.2 million for Postal Service, report says 2012-08-22T12:12:00Z The agency said $3.1bn of the loss was from payments for retirement health benefits, but the shrinking volume of first-class mail was also a factor. US Postal Service in $5bn loss 2012-08-09T19:38:08Z Mr. Wheeler said the problems with mail deliveries were not limited to first-class mail. Even Before Processing Centers Close, Postal Service Is Said to Be Declining 2012-07-05T02:57:16Z "But first-class mail, personal correspondence - that didn't go away with email; that went away with telephones." Paper Strikes Back: Defending Books, Mail and Dollar Bills 2012-06-04T01:15:04.193Z A total of 92.3% of first-class mail arrived the next day in the three months to the second week in December. Royal Mail misses delivery target 2012-02-24T15:11:32Z The shift away from first-class mail is one of the reasons the postal service has been pressed to come up with a series of cost-cutting measures, including possibly eliminating Saturday mail delivery. Postal Service Cuts Worry Kitchen-Table Entrepreneurs 2011-12-23T20:15:11Z Pharmacies use first-class mail to ship prescriptions, Netflix uses it to get DVDs to members and publishers rely on it to get newspapers and magazines to their readers. Why the Postal Service Is Slowing First-Class Mail Delivery 2011-12-05T21:05:44Z Current standards call for delivering first-class mail in one to three days within the continental United States. Postal Service Cuts to Slow First-Class Mail 2011-12-05T17:30:05Z About 42 percent of first-class mail is now delivered the following day, 27 percent arrives in two days and about 31 percent in three days. Postal Service Cuts to Slow First-Class Mail 2011-12-05T16:52:09Z And what about those customers who rely on first-class mail to get letters delivered the next day? Postal Service cuts will mean slower mail 2011-12-05T13:00:00Z About 42 percent of first-class mail is now delivered the following day; another 27 percent arrives in two days, about 31 percent in three days and less than 1 percent in four to five days. Facing bankruptcy, US Postal Service plans unprecedented cuts to first-class mail next spring 2011-12-05T08:34:21Z Around 42% of first-class mail is currently delivered the next day. Why the Postal Service Is Slowing First-Class Mail Delivery 2011-12-05T21:05:44Z Currently, first-class mail is supposed to be delivered to homes and businesses within the continental U.S. in one day to three days. Facing bankruptcy, Postal Service pushes forward with big cuts to first-class mail next spring 2011-12-04T14:20:28Z After the change in spring, about 51 percent of all first-class mail is expected to arrive in two days, with most of the remainder delivered in three days. Postal Service Cuts to Slow First-Class Mail 2011-12-05T16:52:09Z There were 9.3 billion pounds of “standard mail” — the low-cost postage category available to mass advertisers — but only 3.7 billion of first-class mail. News Analysis: The Junking of the Postal Service 2011-12-04T00:17:16Z They are in addition to a previously announced 1-cent hike in first-class mail to 45 cents. Facing bankruptcy, USPS announces new flat rate for express mail packages, other increases 2011-11-22T20:51:58Z “We continue to see steady declines, unfortunately, in first-class mail, which is our most profitable product,” the postmaster general, Patrick R. Donahoe, said at a board meeting in Washington on Tuesday. Postal Service Predicts Record Loss for 2012 2011-11-16T02:54:17Z About 42 percent of first-class mail is now delivered the following day. Facing bankruptcy, Postal Service pushes forward with big cuts to first-class mail next spring 2011-12-04T14:20:28Z On the transportation of first-class mail the government realizes a profit estimated at $60,000,000 per year, notwithstanding the long distance much of it is carried. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z Last month, the post office said it will increase postage rates on Jan. 22, including a 1-cent increase in the cost of first-class mail, to 45 cents. Post Office Near Default? Losses Mount to $5.1B 2011-11-15T22:33:17Z While the air express giants vie to gain market share, the beleaguered Postal Service is rolling out a new television ad campaign highlighting the value of first-class mail. Advertising: Shippers Vie for Greater Global Share 2011-10-20T22:54:24Z Postal Service announced Tuesday that it will increase postage rates on Jan. 22, including a 1-cent increase in the cost of first-class mail, to 45 cents. Post office announces 1-cent increase in first-class stamp, other rate increases 2011-10-18T18:17:19Z In that time period, the volume of first-class mail declined 25 percent, including a 36 percent decline in individual letters — the kind that use postage stamps rather than meters. Postal Union Turns to Wall Street for Advice 2011-10-16T20:37:14Z The loss of that lucrative first-class mail is just one part of the agency’s financial troubles, along with payment of bills via Internet and a decline in other mail. Is that stack of ribbon-wrapped love letters a thing of the past? Seems to be 2011-10-03T08:23:07Z In releasing results for the quarter ended June 30, the service described how “electronic diversion continues to cause reductions in first-class mail.” Digital Domain: In the Post Office Crisis, a National Paralysis 2011-10-01T21:04:28Z The Postal Service lost $8.5 billion last year and is facing even more red ink this year as the Internet siphons off large amounts of first-class mail and the weak economy reduces advertising mail. Obama backs ending 1 day of mail service to help postal service cut massive losses 2011-09-19T20:01:55Z “With the potential elimination of overnight first-class mail delivery, coupled with the potential elimination of Saturday mail delivery, the result is that a greeting card mailed locally will not be delivered until the following Monday.” Postal Service proposal might slow deliveries 2011-09-15T10:00:00Z “There is something special about receiving a piece of first-class mail, knowing that it comes from someone you care about,” she said. White House to Propose Plan to Help Postal Service 2011-09-07T01:26:04Z Postal Service is releasing a series of “Major League Baseball All Stars” commemorative forever stamps featuring Williams, which will remain equal in value to the current first-class mail one-ounce rate for all of eternity. Ted Williams, Willie Stargell, Joe DiMaggio honored on new U.S. Postal Service forever stamps 2011-09-02T17:03:48Z Revenue from first-class mail declined 8.7 percent from the period a year earlier. Digital Domain: In the Post Office Crisis, a National Paralysis 2011-10-01T21:04:28Z Currently the Postal Service guarantees that first-class mail deliveries will arrive within one to three days, on average. What readers are saying 2011-08-24T01:00:05Z Total mail volume fell by 20 percent between 2006 and 2010, with the biggest drop-off in first-class mail, the most profitable type. U.S. Postal Service Needs Fewer Workers to Keep Delivering: View 2011-08-03T00:23:01Z On every pound of first-class mail the Government collects eighty-four dollars a hundred. The Mail Pay on the Burlington Railroad 2011-06-21T02:00:28.507Z It relies on first-class mail to fund most of its operations, but first-class mail volume is steadily declining—in 2005 it fell below junk mail for the first time. The U.S. Postal Service Nears Collapse 2011-05-26T21:00:00Z The agency lost a bid last summer to raise rates on first-class mail beyond the pace of inflation. U.S. post has $2.2 billion loss, warns of Sept insolvency 2011-05-10T21:51:16Z Always, then, send your photographs by first-class mail. Making Your Camera Pay 2011-03-31T02:00:21.163Z The Postal Service lost a bid last summer to raise rates on first-class mail beyond the pace of inflation. U.S. Postal Service to cut 7,500 jobs, close offices 2011-03-24T20:47:45Z On Tuesday, he said, mail carriers delivered only first-class mail, on shortened routes. City Room: Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor ... 2010-12-28T22:35:17Z He acknowledges that first-class mail is in an inexorable decline, but he sees junk mail rebounding with the economy. The U.S. Postal Service Nears Collapse 2011-05-26T21:00:00Z Beginning in January, all new postage stamps good for 1 ounce of first-class mail will be marked as “forever.” All first-class U.S. postage to be 'forever' stamps 2010-12-28T20:51:00Z If you've bought a gift locally and need to get it in the mail, the Postal Service lists Monday as your last day to send it by first-class mail, Tuesday if you use Priority Mail. Faster Forward: Online shopping deadlines near, Free Shipping Day arrives 2010-12-17T14:17:16Z Postal Service in March after admitting he dumped more than 600 pieces of mail into a Dumpster, including Netflix DVDs and first-class mail. Report details misdeeds of postal workers 2010-12-08T02:35:00Z Letter carriers delivered 170.6 billion pieces of mail in fiscal 2010, a drop of 6 billion pieces from the previous year, with a significant drop in first-class mail deliveries, officials said. Postal Service loses $8.5 billion, may go broke by end of 2011 2010-11-12T17:56:00Z The United States Postal Service reports that the December volume of first-class mail — no catalogs, packages or junk mail — fell 18 percent from a peak in 2002. Everybody?s Business: Keeping Our Distance, the Facebook Way 2010-10-09T20:52:00Z The new law prohibited the friends and families of troops deployed overseas from sending care packages with tobacco through first-class mail. Postal Service offers solution to ban on tobacco shipments to troops overseas 2010-08-13T04:00:00Z Along with a two-cent stamp increase, the cost for each additional ounce of first-class mail would climb to 18 cents from the current 17 cents. Proposed increase in stamp prices faces opposition from new group 2010-07-07T04:00:00Z Strictly speaking, we might speculate that the 1792 Post Office Act and monopolization of first-class mail deterred competition from other entities in the postal-delivery market. Let's subsidize open broadband, not journalists 2010-06-14T16:10:00Z The remainder is received from persons who have used canceled stamps, or who have sent first-class mail under third-class rates, or persons who have actually stolen articles from Government buildings, forts, or reservations. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 That service contemplates a swift carriage of first-class mail at an enhanced price—the tentative schedule being three hours, and a postage fee of twenty-five cents an ounce. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons The United States made new representations about the seizure and search of first-class mail. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War I was sworn in as special carrier, and a heavy sack of first-class mail added to our load as far as Tanana. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska Since manuscripts are written matter, they must be sent sealed as first-class mail at letter rates of postage. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers Every piece of first-class mail that reaches the office is stamped with these abbreviations and is at once checked for the different stages through which it must go before it is filed. The Torch Bearer A Look Forward and Back at the Woman's Journal, the Organ of the Woman's Movement This week's Newsweek says to not be surprised if there's a postal-rate increase before long—perhaps a 4 cent rate for most first-class mail. Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana' |
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