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 […]
What: The U.S. Postal Service will celebrate the career of artist Ellsworth Kelly with the issuance of 10 stamps celebrating his talent as a painter and sculptor. With these stamps, the Postal Service showcases examples of his wide-ranging body of work. The first-day-of-issue event is free and open to the public. News of the stamp […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
PHOENIX (CBS 5) – The job isn’t exactly glamorous and there aren’t a lot of perks. But U.S. Postal carrier John Reyes loves his job and getting to know neighbors on his mail route in Phoenix’s Maryvale district. “I want them to approach me and ask questions, say, ‘Hi, how was your day?’” said Reyes. […]
WANTED IN OLALLA — 4/26/19 – The United States Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $10,000 if you can help catch the crook, or crooks who broke into a Kitsap County post office. Postal inspectors say whoever did it broke in through a secured window of the Olalla Post Office early […]
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 […]
USPS News Link – 4/23/19 – The Postal Service’s technological capabilities are showcased in “The Future Delivered,” the latest USPS TV commercial. Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan narrates the ad, which shows how the organization and its employees use Informed Delivery and other tools to serve customers. “Every day, visionaries are creating the future. So every […]
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 […]