Postal News – November 2018

November 30, 2018 Federal Charges Announced Against Five Postal Workers in Fayetteville, NC for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Theft of Mail – PEN U.S. Postal Service Governors Appoint Inspector General – PEN Felon Convicted of Threatening U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier and Firearm Possession in Milwaukee – PEN PRC Holds Meeting Open to the Public – PEN It’s been […]

PMG Megan Brennan Shows Appreciation in Royal Palm P&DC

PMG Megan Brennan Shows Appreciation in Royal Palm P&DC

NPMHU – October 29-30, 2018 – Postmaster General Megan Brennan held several town hall meetings with the mail handlers and all other postal employees at the Royal Palm P&DC in Opa Locka, Florida. The Postmaster gave her thanks and respectful appreciation for the valuable work performed by all during the horrific and dangerous week of […]

Flight Attendents Union Says “Stop Privatization of the U.S. Postal Service”

Flight Attendents Union Says “Stop Privatization of the U.S. Postal Service”

AFA – U.S. Postal Service mail and packages fly on our planes. The routes we fly to communities across the country depend on a strong, public United States Postal Service. We’re standing with our sisters and brothers from American Postal Workers Union (APWU), National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA), […]

5 spooky TV and movie addresses

5 spooky TV and movie addresses

USPS News Link – 10/30/18 – To help get you in the mood for Halloween, here’s a look at five eerie addresses from TV shows and movies. 1. 1313 Mockingbird Lane. Herman, Lily, Grandpa, Eddie and Marilyn — the family on the 1964-66 sitcom “The Munsters” — lived in a multi-level Victorian home at this address […]

Video: In Norway, a robot will soon be delivering people’s mail

Video: In Norway, a robot will soon be delivering people’s mail

In a world in which email, Twitter DMs, WhatsApp, and disappearing Snapchat messages all exist, traditional pen-and-paper mail — sometimes called “snail mail” — is just so last century. What better way to bring it up to date, then, than by using a robot to deliver your letters and packages? That’s what citizens in Norway […]

Postal employees reminded of Hatch Act rules

Postal employees reminded of Hatch Act rules

10/29/19 – USPS News Link – Under the Hatch Act, USPS employees cannot appear in a political candidate’s advertisements while wearing a postal uniform. The Postal Service wants employees to know about the Hatch Act’s rules on misusing their government positions. The Hatch Act is a law that prohibits postal and other federal employees from […]

Attorney General Sessions Delivered the Following Statement About The Tragedy in Pittsburgh

Attorney General Sessions Delivered the Following Statement About The Tragedy in Pittsburgh

10/27/18 – Attorney General Sessions today issued the following statement on the horrific tragedy in Pittsburgh: “Hatred and violence on the basis of religion can have no place in our society,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. “Every American has the right to attend their house of worship in safety. Today 11 innocent people were suddenly […]

Lawsuit seeks to nullify the APWU’s April 29, 2018 regular election of officers

Lawsuit seeks to nullify the APWU’s April 29, 2018 regular election of officers

On September 28, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, the Department filed suit against the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 72 (located in Cleveland, Ohio). The lawsuit seeks to nullify the union’s April 29, 2018 regular election of officers. The complaint alleges that the union […]

Two Florida Postal Employees Convicted and Sentenced for Participating In Narcotics Importation and Distribution Ring

Two Florida Postal Employees Convicted and Sentenced for Participating In Narcotics Importation and Distribution Ring

Four South Florida Residents Convicted and Sentenced for Roles in Narcotics Importation and Distribution Ring On Friday, October 19, 2018, the last of four defendants was sentenced for his role in a narcotics importation and distribution ring, operating in Miami-Dade and Osceola Counties, involving an analogue of the powerful opioid fentanyl, as well as n-ethylpentalone. […]