s*********8 发帖数: 901 | 1 WASHINGTON — The Postal Service said Friday it lost $8.5 billion last year
despite deep cuts of more than 100,000 jobs and other reductions in recent
years.
The post office had estimated it would lose $6 billion to $7 billion, but a
sharp decline in mail took a toll. Increased use of the Internet and the
recession, which cut advertising and other business mail, meant less money
for the agency.
For the year that ended Sept. 30, the post office had income of $67.1
billion, down $1 billion from the previous year. Expenses totaled $70
billion, a decline of about $400 million. The post office also was required
to make a $5.5 billion payment for future retiree health benefits.
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.."Over the last two years, the Postal Service realized more than $9 billion
in cost savings, primarily by eliminating about 105,000 full-time
equivalent positions — more than any other organization, anywhere," chief
financial officer Joe Corbett said in a statement. "We will continue our
relentless efforts to innovate and improve efficiency. However, the need for
changes to legislation, regulations and labor contracts has never been more
obvious."
The post office is currently in contract negotiations with two of its unions
, with two more scheduled to be negotiated next year.
The loss of $8.5 billion in 2010 was $4.7 billion more than the previous
year.
Mail volume totaled 170.6 billion pieces, compared with 176.7 billion in
2009, a decline of 3.5 percent. At the same time, volume was declining the
post office was required to begin service to thousands of new addresses to
accommodate population growth and new businesses.
The post office has asked Congress for permission to reduce mail delivery to
five-days-a-week and to eliminate the annual payments for future retiree
health benefits.
While the post office does not receive tax money for its operations it still
must answer to Congress, which has been reluctant to agree to closing of
local post offices and centers.
The future of the Postal Service is expected to be an issue in Congress next
year.
Some have suggested privatizing the service, but the requirement to provide
service everywhere in the country at the same price is not likely to be
attractive to private companies.
Of particular concern has been the decline in the lucrative first-class mail
, largely consisting of personal letters and cards, bills and payments and
similar items. First-class mail volume fell 6.6 percent in 2010, 8.6 percent
in 2009, and 4.8 percent in 2008. Traditionally, this mail has produced
more than half of total revenue.
Volume for standard mail — advertising and similar business items —
improved somewhat, indicating some signs of economic recovery, but generates
less income.
Postmaster General John Potter, who retires in December, has developed a 10-
year plan for the future of the post office, but parts of that plan require
congressional action | t*******y 发帖数: 21396 | | x**n 发帖数: 12542 | 3 多涨点,偶还有100多本forever邮票呢。
【在 t*******y 的大作中提到】 : 邮票又要涨了
| t*******y 发帖数: 21396 | 4 那么多邮票,寄Rebate?
【在 x**n 的大作中提到】 : 多涨点,偶还有100多本forever邮票呢。
| b*******a 发帖数: 675 | 5 USPS的邮费也不便宜了,还亏那么多
【在 t*******y 的大作中提到】 : 邮票又要涨了
| J******y 发帖数: 1442 | 6 还好吧,考虑到遍布全国的网点和八十万雇员,85亿美元亏损不算太大了。
几毛钱可以一封信寄到波多黎各或者关岛,USPS能赚钱才怪了。
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【在 s*********8 的大作中提到】 : WASHINGTON — The Postal Service said Friday it lost $8.5 billion last year : despite deep cuts of more than 100,000 jobs and other reductions in recent : years. : The post office had estimated it would lose $6 billion to $7 billion, but a : sharp decline in mail took a toll. Increased use of the Internet and the : recession, which cut advertising and other business mail, meant less money : for the agency. : For the year that ended Sept. 30, the post office had income of $67.1 : billion, down $1 billion from the previous year. Expenses totaled $70 : billion, a decline of about $400 million. The post office also was required
| t*******y 发帖数: 21396 | 7 邮局同志的工资不算低,福利算好的
【在 b*******a 的大作中提到】 : USPS的邮费也不便宜了,还亏那么多
| b*******a 发帖数: 675 | 8 看这架势邮局完全不能跟UPS,Fedex之类的竞争啊
【在 t*******y 的大作中提到】 : 邮局同志的工资不算低,福利算好的
| t*******y 发帖数: 21396 | 9 赶紧破产了由那些公司接管就完了。现在邮局寄邮包已经不比Fedex UPS便宜了
【在 b*******a 的大作中提到】 : 看这架势邮局完全不能跟UPS,Fedex之类的竞争啊
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