OIG: 6/06/19 – The following report is provided by the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General Objective Our objective was to determine the impact of opioids being prescribed to U.S. Postal Service employees through the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) program. According to the National Institute on Drug […]
The 22 Freeway reopened Sunday afternoon after a suspected DUI crash killed a truck driver carrying mail and packages for the U.S. Postal Service early in the morning, prompting a closure that lasted more than 12 hours, authorities said. The collision happened around 4 a.m. on the eastbound lanes near Valley View and Golden West […]
The USS Missouri stamp features a digital illustration of the battleship cutting through the water and wearing the camouflage she wore in 1944. USPS News Link – 6/10/19 – The USS Missouri will sail into Post Offices across the nation this week. The Postal Service is marking the 75th anniversary of the battleship’s 1944 commissioning […]
Postal Bulletin 22521 – 6/6/19 – Summertime can put employees at risk for heat illnesses. High temperatures and humidity, direct sun or heat, limited air movement, physical exertion, poor physical condition, and some medicines are contributing factors to heat illnesses. When the body is unable to cool itself by sweating, heat-induced illnesses such as heat […]
USPS News Link – 6/7/19 – The mediation process between the Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) has concluded. USPS and the union will move forward with interest arbitration. “The Postal Service is prepared to put on a strong economic and operational case in interest arbitration to justify its bargaining proposals and […]
6/7/19 – Cedric McBroom, a U.S. postal worker, is usually the one delivering good news to others, but on Tuesday a scratch-off ticket delivered a $1 million prize to him. “I’m excited,” said McBroom, of Greensboro. “I can’t even really describe how I feel yet.” McBroom bought the lucky $4,000,000 Diamond Dazzler ticket on his […]
NEW ORLEANS – 6/6/19 – United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that JACQUELINE M. BATISTE a/k/a Jacqueline Batiste Francois, age 48, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced yesterday for Misappropriation of Postal Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1711. According to documents filed in federal court, BATISTE was employed by the United States […]
A couple seconds of distracted driving sent a van careening into a mail truck Wednesday morning on Rimrock Road. Billings Police Sgt. Pat Curry said the Billings man driving the white van was tending to his dog when the van veered off the road and slammed into the postal truck at the corner of Rimrock […]
You can view Postal Facts on a variety of devices. USPS News Link – 6/5/19 – Are you reading Postal Facts? Earlier this year, USPS updated the popular website with even more impressive data about operations, stamps and other topics. New features include “Postal Is …,” a section that emphasizes the organization’s values, such as its focus […]
6/4/19 – Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC 11th District) 1 month ago: the Postmaster General committed to providing the USPS’ (delayed) 10-year financial plan to the Oversight Committee Today: We still have no plan Unacceptable. Americans rely on the Postal Service. How can they trust USPS if they won’t get their finances in order? 1 month […]