The United States Postal Service

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"The U.S. Postal Service occupies a unique position in the government and in the business world. The Post Office was once a department of the U.S. Government and was operated as a government entity entirely. In 1970 Congress changed this, believing that a semi-privatized structure would enable the Postal Service (as it would then be called) better to function and to develop alternative management methods. However, the Postal Service remains a government entity in most respects. The Postal Service is overseen by the Postal Rate Commission (Carson, 1985, p. 584). The rate commission can recommend rate increases for the Postal Service, but Congress has the final say.


Rate increases have been levied by the Postal Service about every three years since it was created by Congress in 1970. The Postal Service has more than 750,000 employees today, and labor"

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