So it looks like a last-minute deal was agreed to and the U.S. will stay in the UPU. Yay! “U.S. Will Remain in Postal Treaty After Emergency Talks” <https://nytimes.com/2019/09/…> --Lee Poulsen Pasadena, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a Latitude 34°N, Altitude 1150 ft/350 m > On Sep 24, 2019, at 11:01 PM, Lee Poulsen <wpoulsen@pacbell.net> wrote: > > The Universal Postal Union is holding its third ever “extraordinary congress” this week to discuss the U.S. request/threat to change the way international rates are set. The UPU Secretary General is very optimistic that a deal will be reached. I hope so since the alternative described in these two articles from today is pretty awful for us Americans: > > "World postal union rejects Trump’s favored reform plan” > <https://apnews.com/30d73d7eb31241709ea3aee64afb23b…> > > "A 'nightmare scenario' if Trump pulls US out of global postal union, agency warns” > <https://theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/…> > > I haven’t yet ordered all the seeds from abroad that I have my eyes on, so maybe I should soon in case things turn out badly? > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…