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Postal union scrambles to address U.S. criticism on mail delivery rates

The action came days after the Trump administration said it intends to withdraw from the 144-year-old organization.

Universal Postal Union headquarters in Bern, Switzerland
Universal Postal Union headquarters in Bern, Switzerland (AN/J. Heilprin)

BERN, Switzerland (AN) — The Universal Postal Union said it has begun taking steps to fix the shipping policies that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration asserted undercut American businesses.

The action came within days of the Trump administration giving notice it intends to withdraw next year from the 144-year-old international organization based in the Swiss capital that underpins the global postal system.

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