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Former Postal Service employees charged in $80M fraud scheme
The Department of Justice has charged four individuals for allegedly stealing U.S. Treasury checks from postal facilities.
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Canadian government to force union vote on Canada Post contract offer
The Canadian government has agreed to Canada Post’s request to force a union vote on is latest contract offer to break a negotiating stalemate.
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Union rancor rises as Canada Post balks at arbitration
Contract negotiations between Canada Post and mail carriers remain deadlocked as efforts to start arbitration falter.
American Shipper
DHL Express locks out workers in Canada, adding to parcel uncertainty
DHL Express Canada says it has taken steps to minimize any disruption from a lockout and strike over a contract dispute with union workers.
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Canada Post, mail carriers remain far apart on contract as talks resume
Canada Post and its unionized letter carriers are negotiating again on a collective bargaining agreement, but their inability to resolve differences is compounding problems at the national mail carrier.
Parcel Freight
Canada Post rejects binding arbitration as labor dispute intensifies
Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are not giving an inch in their fight over a labor contract, with Canada Post showing frustration with union leadership and opposing its call for binding arbitration.
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6/13/25
Georgia resident sentenced for stealing checks, bank fraud
FedEx marks 40 years of transatlantic flights
California man receives prison sentence for armed robbery of postal carrier
Man gets 12-years in prison for planning drug shipments through parcel channels
6/11/25
California resident sentenced for threatening to kill postal employees
6/10/25
Two S. Florida men charged with mail theft
Virginia man pleads guilty to post office burglary
World’s only floating post office delivers main in war-torn Kashmir
6/6/25
New UPS Store opens in Steilacoom, Washington
Minneapolis man who robbed postal carriers at gunpoint sentenced to jail
6/5/25
Man arrested in Michigan for stealing mail from community boxes
5/27/25
Shopify pre-integrates DHL into shipping platform
5/23/25
Four individuals charged in $63M mail theft
Two people charged in robbery of postal carriers
5/22/25
Man sentenced to 12 years in prison for armed robbery of postal carriers
PostalAnnex franchise in San Jose, California, changes ownership
North Carolina man sentenced for assaulting two mail carriers
5/7/25
Postal Service honors award winners in mailing and shipping supply chain
Final sentencing announced in multi-state mail and bank fraud conspiracy involving postal workers
Reality TV personality Dylan Smith sentenced for mail theft at Chicago condo
Federal authorities indict fugitives for stealing mail in Houston
4/04/25
Crested Butte’s 4,000 residents could lose their post office amid federal government upheaval
USPS Board of Governors Retains Egon Zehnder to Lead Search for 76th Postmaster General
Trump revokes duty-free access for Chinese e-commerce shipments
Bipartisan Senate Group Backs Keeping USPS as Independent Entity
3/25/25
WSJ: Postmaster General DeJoy Steps Down Today
WP: Deputy Postmaster General Tulino will take over in the interim
Search efforts are ‘well underway’ for successor
Postal workers rally in downtown Chicago against reported plan to privatize USPS | Los Angeles | Palm Beach | Gainesville | Central Texas | Boston
3/21/25
USPS is looking to switch its call center platform to a cloud-based application (AI)
FedEx orders Boeing 777 and ATR cargo aircraft, delays MD-11 retirements
USPS ranks low among international postal services on financial flexibility
USPS ranks low among international postal services on financial flexibility
Mother Jones: What DOGE is Getting Wrong About Privatizing USPS
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