This chart explains the revised display for annual leave. A version of the chart is included in a letter that USPS recently mailed to all leave-earning employees. Click the image to enlarge it. USPS News Link – 3/3/17 – The Postal Service is improving the way employees’ leave data is displayed on their pay […]
LEXINGTON, KY (Lex 18) – A 12 second video of a postal worker is providing a lot of answers for some Lexington homeowners wondering why their trash cans are sometimes tipped over in the street. In west Lexington, off Stallion Run, trash day doesn’t always go as smoothly as Sivi Wills would like. “I came […]
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions, facing a chorus of criticism over his newly disclosed contacts with the Russian ambassador last fall, recused himself on Thursday from any current or future investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. His abrupt decision to remove himself from the case capped a harried day for the […]
Heidi Kneisl was shocked to learn a neighbor stole her mail and was able to withdraw money from her savings accounts. “My neighbor lived across the street from me and over for a little bit of time – and so it was pretty convenient for him to you know, go into my mailbox, which didn’t […]
MIAMI (CBS Miami) – A postal worker was shot at on the job after startling would-be burglars at a Kendall home. It all began around 11 a.m. when the mailman was on his route. “He delivered mail to this residence where he heard the alarm go off but didn’t really think much of it. Sometimes these things […]
Hudson Institute Releases Report Examining Threats Posed by Universal Postal Union Regulations UN agency’s regulations subsidize foreign merchants in US; create security gaps for postal delivery of illegal drugs and dangerous materials WASHINGTON, March 2, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, Hudson Institute released Crisis in the Mail: Fixing a Broken International Package System, a report by Dr. Arthur Herman, senior fellow […]
USPS – 3/02/17 – Contrary to Mr. Williams’ assertions, the Postal Service is an effectively managed and efficient entity: over the past decade, the Postal Service has achieved annual cost savings of approximately $14 billion, which shows that its management culture is one that aggressively seeks to reduce costs and increase efficiency within the constraints […]
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – According to Miami-Dade Police, shots were fired at a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) carrier in Southwest Miami-Dade, Thursday. Police said a call came in to Miami-Dade Police just before noon as “shots fired at a postal worker” near 9305 S.W. 92nd St. Miami-Dade Police placed yellow caution tape in the […]
Leading Dignitaries to Discuss U.S. Postal Policy Issues PostalVision 2020/7.0 Continues USPS Mailbox Monopoly Exploration 3/01/17 – PostalVision 2020 at its March 21-22, 2017 event will feature a panel of leading dignitaries who will continue the discussion started at its January “Delivery by Design” event around the USPS mailbox monopoly, as well as other postal […]
TOMBALL, Texas – Julie Childers, of Tomball, waited at her kitchen table for two missing packages. She said one contained art and the other contained a gift. “The first package was due here Monday, Feb 6. And I tracked it. It showed in at the Tomball Post Office. It showed sorted,” Childers said. The tracking information […]