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Hello! I'm back on this Talk page to propose an all-new Delivering for America subsection. There's currently nothing in the article about DFA, a 10-year reform plan launched in March 2021. It includes a $40 billion capital investment and rather significant changes to USPS's operations, so I thought it might be worth covering at some length. I've put together a draft for this section and uploaded it to my user page. Link here.
Obviously, editors should closely review the text and the references, but just to give people a sense of what's included, I'll briefly summarize what the draft covers:
I think this subsection would fit well at the bottom of the Operation and budget section, below the Coronavirus pandemic and voting by mail subsection. I've done my best to use solid sourcing and organize the information coherently, but as ever, I'm open to independent editor feedback. Happy to refine a passage, track down better sourcing, clarify language, etc. Thanks! Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service (talk) 18:12, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
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In March 2021, the Postal Service launched a 10-year reform plan called Delivering for America, intended to improve the agency's financial stability, service reliability, and operational efficiency.[1][2] The plan includes $40 billion in investments meant to improve USPS technology and facilities.[3] As part of Delivering for America, the Postal Service introduced the USPS Connect offering in June 2022 and USPS Ground Advantage in July 2023.[4][5] Together, these offerings have expanded expedited parcel shipping options for the agency's customers.[5][6] Between Delivering for America's inception and September 2023, USPS installed 348 new package sorting machines within its facilities.[3] As of September 2023, the Postal Service is able to process approximately 70 million packages per day,[3] up from 53 million in 2021,[7] and 60 million in 2022.[8] USPS announced in July 2022 that it would be building 60 new regional processing and distribution centers in order to replace smaller, redundant facilities.[9][10] The first of these new facilities is a million-square foot building in Atlanta that, as of March 2023, is under construction.[11] In May 2023, the Postal Service announced that its Delivering for America initiatives had cut the agency's projected losses through 2031 from $160 billion to $70 billion.[8] Losses are projected to go down due to postage rate increases,[8] improved operational efficiency from the consolidation of its delivery network,[12][13] and the passage Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, which lifted financial burdens placed on the Postal Service by the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act.[11][14] Under the Delivering for America plan, USPS has focused on reducing employee turnover.[15] The Postal Service has also sought to reduce its reliance on seasonal employees by stabilizing the size of its career workforce. Between October 2020 and September 2023, the Postal Service converted 150,000 of its pre-career workers into full-time employees.[3][16] References
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In March 2021, the Postal Service launched a 10-year reform plan called Delivering for America, intended to improve the agency's financial stability, service reliability, and operational efficiency.[1][2] The plan includes $40 billion in investments meant to improve USPS technology and facilities.[3] In April 2022, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 was signed into law.[4] The bill was described by the Washington Post as a "key component of DeJoy’s 10-year plan for the Postal Service to avert a projected $160 billion loss over the next decade".[5] It lifted financial burdens placed on the USPS by the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act.[6] As part of Delivering for America, the Postal Service has introduced two new parcel shipping offerings: USPS Connect in June 2022 and USPS Ground Advantage in July 2023.[7][8] It has also installed 348 new package sorting machines within its facilities.[3] As of September 2023, the Postal Service is able to process approximately 70 million packages per day,[3] up from 53 million in 2021,[9] and 60 million in 2022.[10] The USPS announced in July 2022 that it would be building 60 new regional processing and distribution centers in order to replace smaller, redundant facilities.[11] In an effort to stabilize its workforce, the Postal Service converted 150,000 of its pre-career workers into full-time employees between October 2020 and September 2023.[3][12] References
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Interesting that you would go to that. I never said anything about conflict of interest. In fact, I would respond in the exact same way to an editor without a declared conflict of interest: Without discussion of the negative aspects, failures, and criticism of DFA by postal advocates, unions, commercial mailers, members of Congress, etc, such as the plan's inaccurate revenue forecasts, rate increases, lower mail volume, lack of profit, layoffs, lower QoL for postal employees, and postal facility closures, the proposed text is irredeemably biased. And if we're going to play the acronym game: WP:UNDUE, WP:NOTPROMO, WP:SYNTH, WP:COVERT, WP:PAYTALK, WP:COIRESPONSE, WP:COIPOLITICAL, see also WP:BOOSTER, WP:PAIDATTRIBUTE, WP:CPP.--James (talk/contribs) 13:24, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
There's currently nothing in the article about DFA. Therefore, there is also currently nothing in the article about responses to DFA. Adding a new section describing a controversial political plan (written in PR-speak, to boot) without integrating response and criticism of the plan is not neutral. And yes, I am looking at the revised version. It is extremely telling, in my opinion, that the proposed text does not ever actually say what the plan is! (It is, among other things, raising rates, lowering service standards, layoffs, and closures.) Leaving aside the tactical omissions, here are some specific phrases and terms that are not neutral and/or insidiously promotional: "intended to improve the agency's financial stability, service reliability, and operational efficiency" (How? Be specific), "$40 billion in investments meant to improve USPS technology and facilities" (Improve how? Be specific. How does this number compare to past spending? Where is the funding coming from? Without context, this is just saying Big Number Good), associating PSRA with DFA (this is disputed), "installed 348 new package sorting machines within its facilities" (Over what time period? What, if anything, was removed and/or replaced in order to make way for these machines? Be specific. Without explaining the reasoning and context of these decisions, this is just Big New Shiny Thing Good), "smaller, redundant facilities" (self-evident), "in an effort to stabilize its workforce" (What does that even mean? Why no mention of the fact that most of these conversions came about due to union negotiations, not some mysterious "plan"?). Further reading: WP:NIF, WP:NOCRIT, WP:CONTROVERSY, WP:WTW. --James (talk/contribs) 19:24, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
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In March 2021, the Postal Service launched a 10-year reform plan called Delivering for America, intended to improve the agency's financial stability, service reliability, and operational efficiency.[1][2] The plan includes $40 billion in investments meant to improve USPS technology and facilities.[3] In April 2022, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 was signed into law.[4] The bill was described by the Washington Post as a "key component of DeJoy’s 10-year plan for the Postal Service to avert a projected $160 billion loss over the next decade".[5] It lifted financial burdens placed on the USPS by the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act.[6] As part of Delivering for America, the Postal Service has introduced two new parcel shipping offerings: USPS Connect in June 2022 and USPS Ground Advantage in July 2023.[7][8] It has also installed 348 new package sorting machines within its facilities.[3] As of September 2023, the Postal Service is able to process approximately 70 million packages per day,[3] up from 53 million in 2021,[9] and 60 million in 2022.[10] The USPS announced in July 2022 that it would be building 60 new regional processing and distribution centers in order to replace smaller, redundant facilities.[11] One of the first of these facilities, a 700,000-square-foot building in Gastonia, North Carolina, opened in November 2023.[12] In an effort to stabilize its workforce, the Postal Service converted 150,000 of its pre-career workers into full-time employees between October 2020 and September 2023.[3][13] Delivering for America has attempted to stabilize the Postal Service's finances by adjusting service times for mail and package delivery.[14] In 2020, the Postal Regulatory Commission gave the Postal Service increased authority to raise postage rates in order to cover its operating costs.[15] Between 2021 and 2023, USPS has raised the postage rate four times.[16] In May 2023, USPS reported a $2.5 billion loss over the year's first quarter, with approximately $500 million of that figure related to costs within the agency's control.[17] It also reported that its projected ten-year losses had been reduced from $160 billion to $70 billion.[18] References
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Hello! I'm back with my next request. This one, again, is quite a short one. As the article exists now, there is nothing that explains that the Postal Service is self-financing. I'd like to add two sentences that briefly explains the history of how the USPS became self-financing. Preferably this would be added to the Governance and organization section, explained below:
Please read below:
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Since the Postal Reorganization Act came into effect in 1971, the USPS has been mandated to be self-financing and rely solely on revenue from stamps and package deliveries to support itself.[1][2] In 1982, postal stamps were changed to be categorized as products rather than a form of taxation, and since then, the Postal Service has no longer received taxpayer funding.[1][2] References
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Thank you to whoever takes the time to review this request. As always, I'll be here to respond to any feedback. Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service (talk) 15:01, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
Hi everybody, I'm back once again to alert editors of the LiteBlue scam links that have continued to be added to the USPS article. I posted on this Talk page back in March to make editors aware of this, a post which has since been archived. To refresh our memories, LiteBlue is a portal that USPS workers use to manage their careers and benefits. It contains sensitive payroll information and likely doesn't belong on the USPS page.
Here is a link to the actual LiteBlue website: https://liteblue.usps.gov/wps/portal
Links to the phishing LiteBlue scheme site have continued to be added to the article over and over again, and currently, three exist at the bottom of the page in the External links section. Here are a few examples of anonymous IP editors adding the links over the last month: example one, example two, and example three.
Back in January, the American Postal Workers Union posted an alert notifying members of this phishing attempt: . I'm hoping that editors do take action here to make sure this vandalism doesn't continue to go unchecked. I'll ping a few editors here who have been active on this article recently: User:P,TO 19104, User:Spencer, and User:Ww2censor. Thank you all so much. Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service (talk) 17:49, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
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Hi editors, I'm back with another edit request. This time, I'd like to update the Automated Postal Centers subsection. The section as it exists now is outdated both in title and content, as the APC name was phased out long ago, and some of the citations in the section are either broken or outdated.
Specifically, I've made the following changes:
Please read below:
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Self-Service KiosksIn 2004, the USPS began deploying Automated Postal Centers (APCs) at USPS locations.[1] In the early 2010s, the USPS renamed APCs to Self-Service Kiosks (SSKs).[2] Self-Service Kiosks are automated and are able to weigh and mail parcels, letters and flats, renew postal office boxes, and print postage.[3][4] SSKs only accept debit or credit cards as payment and function similarly to how an ATM operates for bank customers.[4] As of 2023, there are 2,788 SSK machines in operation which generated $267.9 million in annual revenue.[5] References
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As a reminder, or for editors who may not have replied to my requests before, I'm an employee of the Postal Service and have a conflict of interest which is why I'm making this request.
If any editors have questions, please let me know, and I'll be standing by to respond. Thank you! Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service (talk) 19:28, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
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Thank you for providing feedback here user:Left guide. I would like to tag in a few editors who have been active on this Talk page in order to strike a consensus on the draft above: user:P,TO 19104 and user:STEMinfo.
If they too believe that using those USPS sources is a no-go, then I totally understand and have prepared a draft below which removes the USPS sources, including the sentences about the SSK financial figures as well as their functioning similar to an ATM. Please read below:
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Self-Service KiosksIn 2004, the USPS began deploying Automated Postal Centers (APCs) at USPS locations.[1] In the early 2010s, the USPS renamed APCs to Self-Service Kiosks (SSKs).[2] Self-Service Kiosks are automated and are able to weigh and mail parcels, letters and flats, renew postal office boxes, and print postage.[3] References
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If there are any further questions about this latest draft, please ping me and I will be available for a response. Again, I do thank you for your time in answering this request.Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service (talk) 13:36, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
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Hi, I'm back here to propose a small edit request. In June 2024, the USPS was awarded the Presidential Federal Sustainability Award specifically for its sustainability efforts in creating a fleet of electric vehicles. I'd like to suggest the sentence be added at the bottom of the Electrifying the USPS fleet subsection, to update that section and reflect this recognition.
Please read here:
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In June 2024, the USPS was awarded the Presidential Federal Sustainability Award for building out one of the world’s largest electric delivery vehicle fleets.[1] References
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If any editors have questions, please let me know, and I'll be standing by to respond. Thanks! Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service (talk) 21:23, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
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Hello editors, I'm here to post another short edit request. Before I get into the details, I want to note that I have a COI, which you can read more about on my user page here: User:Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service.
Just this month, the USPS deployed two new electric vehicles in Kansas, and the news was covered by the The Topeka Capital-Journal. Below I've drafted a sentence that covers this news and cites the TCJ report. Ideally, this sentence would be added to the bottom of the Fleet subsection.
Read here:
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In August 2024, the USPS deployed the first new vehicles from its fleet modernization project at its Topeka Sorting and Delivery Center in Kansas, including: an electric vehicle with higher clearance for routes delivering a high number of packages, and an electric delivery vehicle produced in partnership with Canoo[2] that is a "pod-like" smaller van.[3] References
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Please reply if anybody has questions regarding this request, and I'll be ready to respond. Thank you. Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service (talk) 12:23, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
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Hey everyone, I'm back again on this Talk page, this time to post an edit request to update the Forwarding and holds subsection of the article. As the section exists in the article now, it only has one citation, which is a broken link, and it doesn't mention the Premium forwarding service at all. And, since the subsection reads like it was ripped directly from the USPS site, I've drafted an updated section of the article. Below, you can read all of the changes I've made and the new citations I've added:
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Forwarding and holdsIndividuals who change their address can have their mail forwarded by the USPS to their new address for a small fee, with bills, letters, and invoices forwarded for one year and magazines and newsletters forwarded for 60 days.[1] The length of the forwarding period can be extended for an additional fee.[1] The USPS offers Premium forwarding, which instructs the USPS to forward your mail to a new address via weekly Priority Mail shipments for an initial fee and a weekly charge.[2][3] The USPS also offers customers the ability to put their mail on hold.[3][4] Holds must be for at least three days and cannot exceed 30 days.[3][4] References
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As always, I'll be ready to respond if editors have feedback. Thank you! Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service (talk) 20:42, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
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