Postmaster DeJoy Eyes Exit, Tells USPS Board It's Time To Find A Successor
UPDATE 3-25-25
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will leave the Postal Service’s top job by the end of the day.
“I have today informed the Postal Service Board of Governors that today will be my last day in this role,” DeJoy said in a statement.
Deputy Postmaster General Doug Tulino will lead USPS until its Board of Governors selects a new postmaster general.
“I am confident that Doug will continue our positive momentum during the period when the Governors undertake the important work of identifying and selecting the next Postmaster General. I also have no doubt that the entirety of the Postal Service will aggressively shape its future and become more efficient, capable, and competitive as it continuously changes and improves to best serve the American public,” DeJoy wrote.
Stay tuned for updates in this developing story!
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has informed the Postal Service Board of Governors it's time to find his successor as he looks to pass the Delivering For America torch to new leadership.
In a press release today, USPS says the governors will work with key stakeholders to begin the process of identifying an appropriate candidate to serve as the next postmaster general and chief executive officer.
DeJoy stated, “While there remains much critical work to be done to ensure that the Postal Service can be financially viable as we continue to serve the nation in our essential public service mission, I have decided it is time to start the process of identifying my successor and of preparing the Postal Service for this change."
"The major initiatives we are currently endeavoring are multi-year programs and it is important to have leadership in place whose tenure will span this future period. After four and half years leading one of America’s greatest public institutions through dramatic change during unusual times, it is time for me to start thinking about the next phase of my life, while also ensuring that the Postal Service is fully prepared for the future."
“The Postal Service has ironclad plans to reduce costs by over $4 billion annually, raise revenue by over $5 billion and adjust its operating network to integrate the delivery of all mail and package categories, achieving service standards that make modern-day sense and compete in the marketplace.”
"We are well on our way with these necessary changes, and I have been developing a leadership team whose careers reach further into the future than the one we have today. It is important to me that we timely and methodically bring forth a new postmaster general who understands our mission and can successfully lead our spirited organization.”
DeJoy's time as PMG, and his Delivering For America plan, were not without controversy as USPS customers and postal regulators raised concerns about the pace and scope of postage price increases and changes to operations that caused delays or extended delivery time and higher costs in certain areas of the country.
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However, there's no question that whoever takes the helm next will be stepping in to lead a Postal Service that is far different than the one which existed before DeJoy's tenure - particularly as relationships with major carriers like FedEx and UPS have been shaken up in recent months.
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Stay tuned for updates in this developing story and let us know in the comments below who you think should be the next Postmaster General of the US Postal Service!
Since I'm really a private seller, meaning I sell very little (I'm not a store that sells privately to avoid taxes), I go to the post office two or three times a week with a few items and ask for Proof of Postage. If Royal Mail loses or breaks an item, I file a claim. So far, Royal Mail has paid every claim I've filed, previously with a bank check and, for some time now, with stamps. When they pay me with stamps, they send me roughly double the value of the loss in stamps. If I sold something for 5 or 6 pounds, they send me eight first-class letter stamps, about £12.80. I use those stamps for second-class large letters (£1.55). I add a note next to the stamp explaining that the stamp covers the value of second-class large letters. And I've never had any problems.
Now everything will be more expensive for the buyer, I'll have to leave eBay.
Can anyone advise me on where to sell online in the UK, and where it'll be effective? Another option is to sell my things as job lots, at very low prices to clear my stock.
I'm sure "Simple" will raise shipping costs for buyers, effectively driving private sellers out of the market with noncompetitive prices. Another problem is that I live in a village and there's only a post office. I won't spend a drop of petrol shipping packages miles away because the buyer chooses another shipping company. And if the option is for the buyer to pay even more to have someone pick up what I sold from my house, it will be impossible to sell. And add to that, having to wait for someone who will come to pick up the package whenever they want. Or will I leave it lying outside the door? Because now the custom is for the delivery person to leave everything lying right outside your door. They don't even ring the bell anymore. And if you're lucky, it's your door and not someone's in another town.