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3.17.2026

Amazon overtakes US Postal Service as largest parcel carrier

"... Amazon passed the U.S. Postal Service as the largest domestic parcel carrier in 2025, anchoring a broader market shift away from traditional couriers, as it in-sourced a large amount of last-mile delivery work previously handled by UPS, according to data published Monday by ShipMatrix Inc.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) handled 6.7 billion parcels last year, up 9.8% year over year..."   
Source: www.freightwaves.com

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3.14.2026

When Changing Your Address Leads to Losing Your Medicare Coverage

"...Using a post office box ...she tried to put a hold on it. When that didn’t work, she got a post office box near her home and filled out a change-of-address form online.

That change of address seems to have caused a cascading series of problems...Let’s start with the Postal Service. When Ms. Antoine began traveling to and from Texas, she put those holds on her mail. Her post office should have hung on to it while she was away.

But mail, including prescription drugs, kept coming to her house. Local postal workers told her that using holds in this way was ineffective"   
Source: www.nytimes.com

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3.09.2026

New PMG video promotes the Postal Pulse

"... PMG Steiner urges employees to complete the workplace survey..."   
Source: news.usps.com

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3.06.2026

House postal caucus briefed on pressing issues Mar 05, 2026

"... Today, NALC President Brian Renfroe and other postal union and association leaders briefed the House postal caucus on the most pressing issues facing letter carriers and all postal employees.

President Renfroe addressed the unprecedented crimes and assaults letter carriers continue to face and urged the caucus to advance the Protect Our Letter Carriers Act (H.R. 1065).

He also explained necessary changes needed to improve the agency’s finances. ..."   
Source: www.nalc.org

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