Revenue of $17.1 billion, essentially unchanged compared to same quarter last year Net loss of nearly $2.3 billion USPS remains focused on aggressive management actions and legislative and regulatory reforms to provide Americans with a financially sustainable Postal Service WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service reported total revenue of $17.1 billion for the third quarter of […]
NALC News – 8/9/19 – The Postal Service’s third quarter financial report shows the need for policymakers to address two public policy issues beyond USPS control—the stamp price rollback and the congressional mandate that USPS pre-fund future retiree health benefits decades into the future. First, Congress should address the pre-funding burden it imposed in 2006, which requires […]
DOJ – 8/8/19 – CAMDEN, N.J. – A former secretary-treasurer of a U.S. Postal Workers Union today admitted embezzling $34,500 of union funds, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Robert Peter, 58, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Noel Hillman in Camden federal court to an information charging him with one count […]
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The NRLCA membership has ratified a new three-year labor contract with USPS. USPS News Link – 8/6/19 – The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) membership has ratified a new three-year labor contract with the Postal Service. The contract covers approximately 131,000 employees represented by the union. Highlights of the agreement include annual general wage […]
DOJ – 8/5/19 – Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, announced today that CESAR ALTIERI SAYOC was sentenced today to 20 years in prison in connection with his mailing of 16 improvised explosive devices to victims across […]
DOJ – 8/5/19 – HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A former postal employee who helped deliver marijuana which was mailed from California to Huntington over a period of several years pled guilty today to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Chris Crookshanks, 43, entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute marijuana in […]
The USPS Board of Governors acts much like a board of directors, conducting long-range planning and setting strategic policies, among other duties. USPS News Link – 8/5/19 – The U.S. Senate confirmed three nominations to the Postal Service Board of Governors on Aug. 1. The Senate confirmed John Barger, a California resident; Ron Bloom, a […]
Alexandria, VA – In response to Rep. Kevin Brady, R-TX, introducing the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act, legislation that would provide much-needed relief to civil servants financially punished by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), NARFE National President Ken Thomas issued the following statement: “By depriving dedicated public servants of full Social Security benefits that they […]
Ring video shows mail truck on lawn throughout week MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A mail carrier is coming under fire for driving over a homeowner’s front lawn in northeast Miami-Dade to deliver the mail. Surveillance video shows the U.S. Postal Service truck driving up the lawn to get as close as possible to the mail […]