Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Among Fastest Declining Occupations

Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Among Fastest Declining Occupations

April 12, 2019 – According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) postmasters and mail superintendents rank number 13 on their list of fastest declining occupations. Yahoo says, “These federal workers handle the operational and administrative services of a post office. A combination of automated sorting systems, cluster mailboxes and tight budgets will drastically reduce the number […]

Funeral services set for postal carrier shot, killed by 17-year-old

Funeral services set for postal carrier shot, killed by 17-year-old

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On Monday morning, people will come together to honor and remember postal carrier Jose “Pepe” Hernandez. Hernandez was shot and killed on April 22 during his route in southwest Albuquerque. Investigators say he was trying to protect a woman from her teenage son, 17-year-old Xavier Zamora. Zamora was arrested after a two-day manhunt.  He now faces […]

Boy sends letter to ‘Mommy in heaven,’ gets answer

Boy sends letter to ‘Mommy in heaven,’ gets answer

CARSON CITY, NV (KOLO) March 8, 2019, the Boling family lost a mother, daughter and sister. Detectives say Kaylinn Boling was killed in a car crash near Bowers Mansion. A few days later, her son, Travis, wrote a letter addressed to “my mommy in heaven.” “Travis wanted to write a letter to his mom and asked me how […]

Here’s how Amazon robots could make the deliveryman extinct

Here’s how Amazon robots could make the deliveryman extinct

The people who deliver our packages to us may soon have some competition. In January, the e-commerce giant Amazon announced that it had begun field-testing Amazon Scout, a robot that’s been delivering packages to customers in Snohomish County, Washington. The United States Postal Service is also exploring ways to use delivery robots. According to a […]

Sacramento postal employee charged with stealing packages suspected to contain marijuana

Sacramento postal employee charged with stealing packages suspected to contain marijuana

4/26/19 – A West Sacramento U.S. Postal Service employee was indicted on charges of embezzlement, mail theft and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute after being suspected of stealing packages filled with marijuana, meant to be inspected by postal inspectors. Between Oct. 2018 and February, 51-year-old Shabina Debbie, an employee at the Royal Oaks […]

NALC files two national level grievances – consolidated casing initiative scheduled to begin in May and City Carrier Assistants (CCAs) Staffing

NALC files two national level grievances – consolidated casing initiative scheduled to begin in May and City Carrier Assistants (CCAs) Staffing

NALC – 4/25/19 – NALC has filed a national level grievance regarding the Postal Service’s unilateral implementation of the consolidated casing initiative scheduled to begin in the Annandale, VA Post Office in May. The Postal Service plans to expand the initiative to over 200 additional locations this summer. The letter initiating this grievance and NALC’s […]