The cost of a first class postage stamp will increase to 58 pennies of the 55 current cents.
DeJoy , whose tenure has been marked by controversy over his changes operational in the postal service, earlier this year released a plan of 10 years to review the USPS. He then said that the changes are necessary to contain billions of dollars in losses and put the agency on the path to profitability, and on Friday said that increasing postage rates is part of the effort to increase income.
The volume of one-piece first-class mail, such as letters that are stamped s postal, has decreased by 54% during the last 10 years, said Friday the USPS .
Even with the last increase, the USPS said it will continue to have “some of the lowest postage rates of postal mail in the industrialized world ”when the 29 of August. In general, the USPS reported that mail prices will increase almost 7% .
The ten-year plan ” Delivering for America ”by DeJoy, announced in March, calls for longer lead times, shorter post office hours, and fewer staff.
Also on Friday, the agency sent “downsizing” or layoff notices hundreds of management-level employees. An agency spokesperson was unable to tell The Washington Post how many workers were involved.
Brian Wagner , president of the National Association of Postal Supervisors, said on Friday he had not been informed of the number of employees who received layoff notices. But many of those people could fill vacant positions or accept reductions in rank and salary, to stay in the Postal Service.
“I have told our members that we will work through these challenging times with this restructuring and this ”Wagner said. “We will support you through all of this. But there are a lot of job openings for people who want one. ”
The Postal Service Reform Act has bipartisan support in both houses, but Democrats and Republicans have expressed concern to postal officials about making mail more expensive.
