An updated list released today by the U.S. Postal Service shows that there are a total of 371 post offices around the country that are currently under consideration for closure and consolidation. This move comes at a time when the government is cutting corners to try to save money, as well as a time when the Internet has become a stiff competitor to traditional postal services.
Each Zip code in the United States must have at least one post office according to United States law, but most Zip codes already have several postal locations that provide a varying amount of services. …read more

In order to save $500 million in costs next year, the U.S. Postal Service will offer buyouts to 30,000 of its workers, according to the agency itself. According to a news release, the USPS plans to negotiate with two employee unions and work out a deal that would allow the USPS to give financial incentives to certain employees so that they retire or resign early.
 
The American Postal Workers Union and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union have both settled on the agreement for this one-time offer, while employees represented by the National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Rural …read more