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Labor and Employment Law

William & Mary Law School

Journal

2011

United States Postal Service

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Going Postal: What Can Reform Do For You?, Lauren T. Andrews Apr 2011

Going Postal: What Can Reform Do For You?, Lauren T. Andrews

William & Mary Business Law Review

The sending and receiving of post and parcel is a vital aspect of daily living in the United States. Despite this vitality, the setup for post and parcel delivery in the United States has been heavily criticized. This Note, in response to these criticisms, explores whether postal reform is warranted in the United States today. To do so, this Note examines the origins of the public/private dichotomy inherent in the delivery of post and parcel, governmental regulation of the United States Postal Service and its private competitors, and the monopolies possessed by the United States Postal Service. It then analyzes …