Author Archives: Robert R. Schrum
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USPS Sells Out on Zip Code
October 5, 2007- Robert R. Schrum Article Published in the Philadelphia Inquirer Having your own zip code is no longer just the punch line to a fat joke. The U.S. Postal Service has allowed Saks Fifth Avenue to have its own vanity zip code — for [Read More...] -
Postal Outsourcing Makes Sense as Crucial Cost-Cutting Measure
August 25, 2007- Robert R. Schrum Article Published in the Omaha World-Herald To listen to the leadership of America’s postal unions, you might think that the Postal Service was dead-set on hiring convicted felons to deliver the mail. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, proposes to prohibit the [Read More...] -
Postal Unions Picketing to Charge More for Stamps
April 30, 2007- Robert R. Schrum Article Published in the Washington Examiner “I can’t believe the American public wants private contractors delivering their mail,” said William Young, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, prior to a protest staged recently in Washington, D.C. The union [Read More...] -
Postal Workers Get a Raw Deal
March 27, 2007- Robert R. Schrum Article Published in PostalMag.com With the introduction of R2-D2 mailboxes and the directive to remove all clocks from Post Offices nationwide, the U.S. Postal Service has certainly provided some lighthearted news stories of late. But there’s a much larger news [Read More...] -
The Dark Side of the “Forever Stamp”
March 7, 2007- Robert R. Schrum Article Published in USA Today If you thought you’d seen it all after the 1993 Elvis stamp, think again. A few days ago, the world learned that the U.S. Postal Service will soon introduce a “forever stamp.” This wild-and-crazy stamp [Read More...]
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