Kathleen Harper, a human resources program and policy analyst at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC, oversees the Postal Service’s Combined Federal Campaign efforts. USPS News Link – The latest Combined Federal Campaign will begin Monday, Sept. 9, and run through Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. The campaign, also known as the CFC, allows federal employees, retirees […]
Clerks use an automated delivery unit sorter at the Yakima, WA, Mail Processing Facility. From left are Derek Rowden; Rizaline Sparks, who is seen from the back; and Jennifer Munson. USPS News Link – 9/5/19 – The Postal Service is installing new package sorting equipment at 30 facilities across the nation. The automated delivery unit […]
On July 31, 2019, in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, Asenath Roland, former President of the Kansas Postal Workers Union (located in Wichita, Kans.), was indicted on one count of embezzlement of union funds totaling $4,740, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS […]
On August 8, 2019, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Camden), Robert Peter, former Secretary/Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 526 (located in Blackwood, N.J.), was charged in an information with one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $34,500, in violation of 29 U.S.C. […]
On August 20, 2019, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Kelly Carter, former President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 560 (located in Benton Harbor, Mich.), pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $9,031, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The […]
Joe Pagac stands near the mural he painted in Washington, DC, to honor Roger “Buck” Hill, also known as “the Wailing Mailman.” USPS News Link – 9/4/19 – A new mural in Washington, DC, celebrates Roger “Buck” Hill, a retired letter carrier and renowned jazz saxophonist who died in 2017 at age 90. The 70-foot […]
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – 9/3/19 – An Ashland, Kentucky man pled guilty to illegally stealing and rifling through mail parcels intended for veterans, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Michael Lawrence Collins, 48, was a truck driver for a company who contracted with the United States Postal Service to transport mail between Post Office facilities. Collins […]
Mary Granados was one of seven killed in Saturday’s shooting in West Texas Odessa resident Mckayla Salcido’s Ring doorbell camera recorded video of Granados delivering mail on the morning of the shooting The 29-year-old wore a broad smile on her face as she went along her route The gunman was identified by law enforcement officials […]
Service alert. USPS News Link – 9/3/19 – The Service Alerts section (posted below) on usps.com has the latest information on Hurricane Dorian, which has affected the Bahamas and threatens Florida and other states along the southeast coast. Due to mandatory evacuation orders, more than 140 Post Offices have suspended service throughout the Southeast, including 83 […]
“The Postal Service is shocked and saddened by the events that occurred yesterday in the Midland-Odessa area. We are especially grieving the loss of our postal family member, letter carrier Mary Granados, age 29, and we continue to keep her family in our thoughts. The United States Postal Inspection Service, the law enforcement arm of […]