#Public Services

Articles (6)

• 🇺🇸 U.S. Postal Service plans to halt some pension payments — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  U.S. Postal Service plans to halt some pension payments

  Related: #Government Finance, #Labor Rights
• 🇺🇸 U.S. Postal Service seeks hike in price of first-class mail stamps to 82 cents in July — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  The USPS is facing a severe financial crisis and could run out of money early in 2027. The agency has proposed hiking stamp prices along with other measures.

  Related: #Government Finance, #Consumer Prices
• 🇺🇸 U.S.P.S. Postmaster Says Service Will Be ‘Out of Cash’ in Under a Year — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  The U.S.P.S. leader said at a hearing that the service could run out of cash within a year and asked lawmakers to increase its borrowing limits.

  Related: #Financial Crisis
• 🇬🇧 'We deserve better after a year of all-out Birmingham bin strike' — 11/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Householders describe recycling piled up in homes, sporadic waste collections and rat problems.

  Related: #Labor Strike
• 🇺🇸 Massive Mardi Gras cleanup underway in New Orleans — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  First responders and sanitation crews are working to clean up in New Orleans following the Mardi Gras celebrations. CBS News' Kati Weis has the latest.

  Related: #Community Events, #Urban Management
• 🇺🇸 What's open and closed on Presidents Day 2026? — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  Most retail and food establishments will remain open, but services like mail delivery will be suspended for the federal holiday.

  Related: #Federal Holidays, #Business Operations