Immediate Release, 7/26/17 POSTAL RALLY – Save Our Jobs, Save Our Service CONTACT: Jamie Partridge, 503-752-5112 Postal workers and customers rallied today at the Main Post Office in Portland to protest job cuts that are causing reductions in service to the public, including longer lines and phone calls unanswered at retail locations, and delay of […]
Photo: Sneedville, Tennessee Post Office 37869, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Sharks Surfacing at Nation’s Post Offices Now available at Post Offices nationwide, the Sharks Commemorative Forever Stamps were dedicated at the First-Day-of-Issue ceremony at the Newport Aquarium in Newport Kentucky on July 26, 2017. Read more […]
Photo: Sixes, Oregon Post Office 97476, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife When your postal supervisor gives a standup safety talk about electrical safety while standing five feet from this! How do you clean the inside of your LLV? #maillady #mailladyproblems #cca #ccaproblems #usps #llv #mailladylife #ccalife […]
Photo: Summerland Key, Florida Post Office 33042, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Christmas in July apparently #MailManProblems #PostalLife #MailMan #PostOffice #ChristmasInJuly A post shared by A. Rhett Neilson (@utahrhett) on Jul 24, 2017 at 8:12am PDT When he tossed the tv tho? Lol what would you […]
Photo: Lynden, Washington Post Office 98204, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. USPS Protect Pollinators Stamps The U.S. Postal Service is paying tribute to the beauty and importance of pollinators with stamps depicting two of our continent’s most iconic, the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and the western honeybee. […]
Photo: Texico, New Mexico Post Office 88135, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report USPS OIG: Opportunities Exist to Improve Mobile Delivery Device The USPS OIG recommends that management include descriptions or explanations in the weekly status reports for all known issues related to Mobile Delivery Device […]
Photo: Millersburg, Kentucky Post Office 40348, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report The Postal Service is in hot water for allowing LWOP letter carriers in 2016 battleground states to campaign for Hillary Clinton. The issue was brought to light by Wisconsin letter carrier Timm Kopp, who […]
Photo: New Hampshire, Ohio Post Office 45870, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Video Super Mario Stamps at the Japan Post Office @postallife Prime is coming. This is what we at the #usps do when we're #gameofthrones fans. We make the Fresh Throne. Just in time for me […]
Photo: Halfway, Missouri Post Office 65663, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report This week’s episode of “America’s Got Talent” will feature a Postal Service retiree who is part of a 1960s soul group on the comeback trail, reports USPS News Link. Harold “Sundance” Thomas is a […]
This is getting ridiculous! The Branch 500 (NALC Local 500, Harrisburg, PA) Rapid Response Facebook page has reported yet another LLV fire, this one in Ohio. There have been two other LLV fires reported in the news within the last ten days. Perhaps the hot summer is prompting more LLV fires, but plenty have already […]
Photo: Gallion, Alabama Post Office 36742, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Video USPS Unveils Disney Villain Forever Stamps @postallife So you want to be a mailman? What overtime looks like. I need a bigger truck #lettercarrier#usps#mailmanproblems #mailman #overtime#union #nalc #parcels#parcelsandpapercuts A post shared by Michael Garrison (@michaelgarrison13) […]
Photo: Burnt Ranch, California Post Office 95527, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Video For the past few weeks, the Postal Service has halted mail deliveries to a Glassell Park neighborhood after a letter carrier was nearly struck by a bullet last month. USPS mail truck stuck in […]
Photo: Whitewater, Colorado Post Office 81527, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report Some postal customers calling 1-800-ASK-USPS are reporting wait times of over one hour to talk with a customer service representative! Should ALL Postal Workers Wear Uniforms? The USPS OIG wants to know “where do […]
Photo: Zap, North Dakota Post Office 58580, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report Yet another postal vehicle has burned, reports the New Hampshire Union Leader. Over the last several years dozens and dozens of USPS LLVs have burned in dramatic fashion, yet the Postal Service continues […]
Good Day Postal Employees…YOU NEED TO BE INVOLVED!!! FOR REAL!!! YOU NEED TO PAY ATTENTION!! ARE YOU UNAWARE OF THIS FACT …POSTAL EMPLOYEES ARE THE ONLY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES THAT ARE NOT PAID BY U.S. TAX DOLLARS…DO YOU ALL GET THAT!! …WE ARE SELF PAID BY THE PRODUCT WE SELL…POSTAGE…DELIVERY….BOXES…PRODUCTS. SO ALL OF THE CONVERSATION ABOUT […]
Photo: Melville, Montana Post Office 59055, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife #starwars #stormtrooper #deathstar #postalworker #usps #mailhandler #postal A post shared by imperialpostal (@imperialpostal) on Jul 8, 2017 at 6:56am PDT My Friday night festivities. #usps #tampa A post shared by Ruben (@bklynsown911) on Jul 7, […]
The United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General reports: “In late November 2016, Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin requested the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) review a constituent’s allegation that a select group of postal carriers took leave without pay (LWOP) to participate in union political activities. This report responds to […]
Photo: Arlington, Colorado Post Office 81021, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report USPS OIG Audit Report Assesses Marketers’ Barriers to Direct Mail The USPS OIG identified “negative personal experiences with the Postal Service” as one of the barriers. Click here to read the full report (PDF). […]
Photo: Lower Lake, California Post Office 95457, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report Watch the USPS Have a Ball! Forever Stamp First Day of Issue Event at the Erin Hills Golf Course in Hartford, Wisconsin on June 14. 2017. Video USPS “Rescue” Mission in Altamonte Springs, […]
Photo: Ophir, Colorado Post Office 81426, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report TSP Funds Mostly Positive in June 2017 Only the F and I Funds had negative results in June 2017. Except for the F Fund, the TSP is showing strong gains over the last 12 […]
