Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) voted unanimously to designate Commissioner Mark Acton as vice chairman of the Commission effective January 1st, 2023, succeeding Commissioner Ann Fisher. Agency regulations provide that the commissioners elect a member to serve as vice chairman for a term of one year, reports the PRC. Commissioner Mark Acton […]
The search is on for the men who robbed a USPS worker in McLean, Virginia and took off with the mail carrier’s keys. News4’s Walter Morris reports. SOURCE: NBC 4 Washington
Postal Police union leader says reductions in Postal Police have contributed to an increase in mail thefts and crimes against postal workers.
BOSTON – A postal worker was robbed in Peabody on January 4th, 2023. The worker told police the man pulled out a gun and demanded the keys to postal boxes. (SOURCE: CBS Boston)
Seattle is one of many locations hiring career city carriers directly off the street, reports Don Cheney, APWU PSAL 298. The USPS has quietly posted many career, mostly Part-Time Flexible (PTF), city carrier, rural carrier, custodian, and clerk jobs at https://about.usps.com/careers. Part-time, career job postings include cities across the country, including Boston, Indianapolis, Denver, Minneapolis, […]
“LOGLINE: In The Great Postal Heist, Jay Galione, the son of a postal clerk, investigates the dark corners of the US Postal Service. Across the country, brave employees stand up to injustice on the job and fight to Save the People’s Post Office. FILM SYNOPSIS: The Great Postal Heist follows director Jay Galione’s father, a […]
Communities and Postal Workers United (CPWU) reports the following: Two hundred postal workers sent a letter to President Fred Rolando of the National Association of Letter Carriers, calling on him to join the Dump DeDoy, Bounce Bloom movement and “strongly urge the NALC Executive Board to take immediate concrete steps to mobilize the workforce and […]
The U.S. Postal Service’s 2021 holiday TV ad began airing November 3rd. The commercial, titled “The Helpers,” shows actual employees working in plants, collecting packages and making deliveries, including in rain and snow. The employees featured in the ad include letter carriers Dennis Dimapindan of Redondo Beach, California; James Keller of Pasadena, California; Stephanie Maldonado […]
Rural and letter carriers with the U.S. Postal Service now have a new selection on their scanners that answers the question “How Am I Doing?”. The “How Am I Doing?” feature can be found on the main menu of scanners used by postal delivery carriers. The feature includes up-to-date information on packages remaining, travel progress […]
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) have entered into an agreement regarding the implementation and use of the 2 into 1 casing process to temporarily reclaim floor space to accommodate peak season delivery volumes. The 2 into 1 casing process is a system in which two city delivery […]
In a long-awaited decision, the U.S. Postal Service has awarded Oshkosh Defense a 10-year, multi-billion contract for its next generation of delivery vehicles. Under the contract’s initial $482 million investment, Oshkosh Defense will finalize the production design of the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) — a purpose-built, right-hand-drive vehicle for mail and package delivery — […]
The U.S. Postal Service has announced a new series of stamps featuring droids from the Star Wars universe. The stamps were designed by Greg Breeding with William Gicker serving as art director. The collection will be available on a pane of 20 stamps and feature ten droids from both film and animation. The droids are […]
One of the provisions of the NALC/USPS Tentative Contract Agreement posted on November 25th, 2020 is a MOU (memorandum of understanding) eliminating MSP Scan Points (Managed Service Point Scans) no later than 60 days from the contract ratification. According to the NALC Bulletin announcing the tentative contract, the MOU reads: MOU Re: Managed Service Point […]
The news broke on the streets at about 11:00AM (CST) on Saturday, November 7th that news organizations had announced Joe Biden as winner of the 2020 presidential election. Postal workers on the street received news alerts and text messages on their smart phones, and excited customers relayed the breaking news. In major cities, people took […]
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The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced today that for plan year 2021, the average total premiums for current non-Postal employees and retirees enrolled in plans under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will increase 3.6 percent. This year’s increase is lower than last year’s increase. This year, OPM has negotiated a new, […]
On Saturday, August 15th, 2020 a group known as “Shut Down DC” held a protest at Postmaster General (PMG) Louis DeJoy’s home in Washington, DC.
Immediate Release 6/23/20 Contact: Jamie Partridge Communities and Postal Workers United 503-752-5112 Dozens of postal workers, retirees, and customers rallied and marched for full funding of the postal service, beginning at the East Portland post office today. Wearing masks with the slogan “Save Our Postal Service”, carrying balloons, signs, depositing postcards to Congress and dancing […]
PHOTO: Rioters have destroyed the Minneapolis Post Office located at 3033 27th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55406. PHOTO CREDIT: Fibonacci Blue
Inside the US Post Office at 1st Ave and East 31st St in Minneapolis, Minnesota that was destroyed in riots. A woman cleans up trash and mail behind the Post Office. A couple finds their destroyed stimulus check in their PO box. Photo credit: Lorie Shaull
