January 31, 2021
- Heroic delivery – Oregon mail carrier saves customer in distress – PEN
- Is US Mail system ‘too complex’ to straighten out?
- Postal Vehicle Hits and Injures Woman, Kills Dog
January 30, 2021
- Amazon driver accused of stealing USPS package in South City – PEN
- Grand jury indicts St. Louis County woman accused of stealing packages from private mailboxes – PEN
- Man faces terrorism charge after threats to urology center, his mother, and postal employees
- ‘A Real Problem’: Postal Service Delays Causing Late Bills
- Postal truck caught in sinkhole in San Luis Obispo
- Postal Service employee to appear on Wheel of Fortune
- U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors to Meet Feb. 9
January 29, 2021
- Florida Man Sentenced For Postage Stamp Scheme – PEN
- NALC Update: Recent letter carrier deaths from COVID-19
- NPMHU: USPS Issues COVID-19 Return to Work Instructions
- USPS expands digital fingerprinting at hundreds of post offices
- Pennsylvania man submitted mail-in ballot under his deceased wife’s name
- An elderly woman fell and couldn’t call for help. Her USPS mail carrier saved her life
- 2 Canada Post workers in Regina suspended after refusing to deliver Epoch Times
January 28, 2021
- South Carolina Woman Pleads Guilty To Assaulting A Postal Worker – PEN
- Recipients say they never received certified mail, Postal Service records only offer scribbles – PEN
- New USPS app expedites separation clearance – PEN
- USPS posts alert about mail delays – PEN
- USPS Disposable masks – Orders available through eBuyPlus MDC catalog – PEN
- Don’t Expect the USPS Fleet to Go Electric
- NYPD seeks couple who stole Bronx mail carrier’s packages, threatened to slash him
- Postal Service Delays Slow Benefits Checks; Direct Deposit Urged
- Here’s What Happens When Every Government Vehicle Is Electric
January 27, 2021
- Chicago man conspired with his brother, a postal carrier, to sell coronavirus stimulus checks – PEN
- PRC Releases FY 2020 Annual Report to the President and Congress – PEN
- USPS Drops Appeals but Pledges to Fight for DeJoy’s Reforms
- New Jersey Community Raises Thousands For Postal Worker Who Lost Twin Sister, Mom To COVID-19 Within 2 Weeks
January 26, 2021
- Missing Mail: What’s Behind the Delays? – PEN
Have you heard that we’re in the middle of a pandemic? - How to obtain USPS W-2, 1095-C statements – PEN
- Letter carrier says he’s essential, but can’t get vaccine
- VA Expands Vaccination to Some Non-Health Care Staff as Postal Workers Face Uncertainty
- Supervisor’s testimony credible in post office worker injury case
- Checks are being stolen from Postal Service mailboxes, raising concerns about the blue boxes’ security
- New ‘Star Wars’ Stamps Are Coming This Spring – PEN
- OIG: Runnin’ Out of Time
January 25, 2021
- Illinois: COVID-19 vaccine access expands to seniors over 65, essential workers including postal employees – PEN
- USPS truck catches fire on the Everett Turnpike in Nashua – PEN
- Canada Post tells 350 employees on same shift at Mississauga plant to go into isolation for 14 days
- COVID-19 ‘outbreak’ at Siler City Post Office causes staffing shortages, mail delays
- Dr. Anthony Fauci: The Highest Paid Employee In The Entire U.S. Federal Government – $2.5 million for years 2019-2024
January 24, 2021
- Mail delivery in a Martinsville neighborhood was halted and then resumed after complaints about a dog threatening a carrier – But not until police, the city and a congressman got involved
- Postal problems leave residents frustrated
- Canada Post workers self-isolating after COVID outbreak at facility in Mississauga
- All India Postal Employees Union has threatened to launch an indefinite strike nationwide in support of their long-pending demands
January 23, 2021
- NALC: Settlement Reached on Holiday Schedule Pecking Order Grievance
- ‘There’s No End In Sight’: Mail Delivery Delays Continue Across The Country
- South Side residents have gone over a week without mail, face long lines at post office
- USPS steps up security during second stimulus distribution
- Social distancing: USPS says it’s for the dogs, too
- PMG DeJoy names three new CSAC members
- Caught On Camera: Tucson woman says mail truck hit her trash cans multiple times
- Mayo Clinic: Debunking COVID-19 (coronavirus) myths
January 22, 2021
- Massachusetts Postal Employee and Spouse Arrested On Stimulus Fraud Charges Tied to CARES Act Loans – PEN
- News team uncovers new scams tied to massive mail delays – PEN
- Hartford Man Admits Assaulting U.S. Postal Service Employee – PEN
- New Members Appointed to Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee – PEN
- USPS: New prices – Changes take effect Jan. 24
- Positive COVID & Quarantine Cases Limiting Framingham Postal Services
- Approximately 200 pills containing fentanyl were mailed to Utqiagvik, AK from Arizona through USPS – PEN
- Akron homeowner wants trucks waiting for mail to get off his lawn
- OIG: Mail Delivery and Customer Service Operations – Avent Ferry Station, Raleigh, NC
January 21, 2021
- Amazon Wants To Help Biden Reach His COVID Vaccine Goal, But There’s A Catch – they want 800,000 of their employees to receive PRIORITY COVID vaccinations
- Canada Post: 121 workers at Mississauga’s Gateway postal facility test positive for COVID-19
- Vehicle towing USPS mail truck crashes into pole on highway in Revere, MA
- How Many COVID Vaccine Shots Go to Waste? Several States Aren’t Counting
January 20, 2021
- Paterson, NJ: ROBBERY OF A USPS LETTER CARRIER – PEN
- USPS is updating employees on the availability of COVID-19 vaccines – PEN
- When will the postal service catch up on mail delays? – PEN
- Beware of New Scam Using USPS Name, Citing Delivery “On Hold”
- EEOC Approves Restricting Time for Federal Unions
- These 10 Postal Price Hikes Start Next Week
- Change of Direction Coming on Many Federal Workplace Policies
- 36% Say Postal Service Was Worse This Holiday Season
January 19, 2021
- 20-year-old Albuquerque man charged in armed robbery of letter carriers, bank fraud – PEN
- USPS releases updated 2020 Post-Election Analysis Report – PEN
- NPMHU President Local 314 Charged With Embezzlement of $80,765 Of Labor Union Assets – PEN
- USPS: Tips for safeguarding facilities, mail
- USPS Survived the Election. But It Was Crushed by Holiday Packages
- Seller Loses Postal Claim Despite Photo of Mangled Boxes
- Garden City police investigate theft from postal truck
- Spanish Fort Post Office closes
January 18, 2021
- Slow mail? You’re not alone – PEN
- Philadelphia postal facility warns of gifts being backlogged as scammers pounce on delivery delays – PEN
- Glendale, MA residents again facing loss of local post office
January 17, 2021
- Homeless woman accused of stealing mail truck in NYC committed to mental hospital by judge
- USPS delays continue, angering residents, small businesses with late bills
January 16, 2021
- Woman Goes on Destructive Joyride in Brooklyn in Stolen Postal Truck – PEN
- Police ID suspect in mail truck theft as 21-year-old homeless woman
- Still waiting for packages that were mailed in December? It could be a while
- Yankees legend Yogi Berra to be featured on new stamp
January 15, 2021
- Rural Carrier Charged With Delivery of Cannabis
- Postal workers, some city of Detroit employees now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
- USPS worker charged with assault in Dansville
- Spanish Fort Post Office closes doors Friday despite ongoing efforts to keep it open
- Verizon, UPS Team on Drone Deliveries
January 14, 2021
- Postal Supervisor in Middletown, CT Who Stole Packages is Sentenced – PEN
- NJ Man Admits Carjacking and Assaulting U.S. Postal Service Employee – PEN
- Some Cleveland postal workers say they’re not being paid correctly for overtime, and when they are paid, it’s with money orders
- NPMHU and USPS Release MOU Re: Additional Mail Handler Staffing Q & A
- Neighbors in Brownsburg receive mysterious packages in postal scam
January 13, 2021
- Napoleon Township postal worker, police officer help in rescue of 83-year-old man
- Medication remains in USPS limbo for weeks
- Virtual events – If it’s non-postal, attending could be a no-no
- Newspapers challenge removal of rate cap established by PRC
- Scanning snapshot – Stamp, PRC election also highlighted
- A Cape Cod Post Office Has Been Deemed a COVID-19 Cluster
- OIG: Late and Extra Trips at the Richmond, VA, Processing and Distribution Center
January 12, 2021
- Did the health premiums eat your paycheck?
- USPS policies for shipping hemp-based products
- PMG, union leader congratulate carriers
- Four staffers at North Chatham P.O. test positive for COVID-19
- OIG: When a USPS Text is not a USPS Text
January 11, 2021
- Late bills, missed checks: Residents continue to fume over postal service
- Postal worker helps save Santa Fe man’s life
- USPS Searching for Woman’s Ashes Amid Delayed Holiday Packages
- Crews respond to hazmat at Providence Post Office
- Mail for some in central PA still arriving late amid ‘perfect storm’ created by virus
January 10, 2021
- NH Letter Carrier Attending Capitol Protest Says He Has No Regrets – Resigned From USPS – PEN
- Philadelphia APWU President Blames Hiring Freeze, No Allotted Overtime For USPS Delivery Delays – PEN
- Detroit post office renamed for Aretha Franklin
- USPS has just two workers repairing vandalized mailboxes for all of San Antonio
- Yorktown Seeks Resolution to U.S. Mail Disruption
January 09, 2021
- Man who shot postal worker sentenced to 16 years – PEN
- NY Postal Carrier Charged with Obstructing the Mail – PEN
- Richmond Man Pleads Guilty to Attack on USPS Worker – PEN
- West Virginia Man Sentenced to Prison For Breaking into United States Post Office – PEN
- New USPS posters promote ethical behavior
January 08, 2021
- President of St. Louis Mail Handlers Union Accused of Embezzling $80,000 – Former Treasurer of This Same Branch Was Charged With Embezzling $184,139 – PEN
- I’m a 17-year US postal worker who has never witnessed such bad mail delays or heard management admit ‘we can’t handle volume’ until now
- USPS in Northern Ohio delivered less than a third of mail on time the week before Christmas
- OIG: Contract Delivery Service Contract Renewal Compliance
January 07, 2021
- USPS: Know how to spot COVID-19 symptoms
- New PRC Vice Chairwoman to Support a “Vibrant Postal System for Years to Come”
- U.S. Post Office’s Northern District delivered 28.8% of first-class mail on time ahead of Christmas week
- Twin Cities woman stole more than $74K while working for USPS
- OIG: Mail Delivery and Customer Service Operations – Columbia Main Post Office, Columbia, MO
- OIG: Top 10 Postal Stories of 2020
January 06, 2021
- PMG DeJoy calls for ‘new tone’ for U.S. Postal Service
In a Jan. 4 address to postal employees, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy appeared to be setting the stage for major changes in the way the United States Postal Service operates. - USPS Will Issue New 2021 Stamps for Price Change – PEN
- Amazon has bought its first aircraft and is converting them from passenger to cargo planes
- Postal Service brags on its election role; American Postal Workers Union holiday ads
- Safety, Security Issues Plague Postal Facilities
- Thieves ransack mailboxes at condominiums
- Ashley E. Poling Elected PRC Vice Chairwoman
- US Bill Banning Vape Mail Was Signed Into Law
January 05, 2021
- Former New York Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Failing To Deliver Over 700 Pieces Of Mail Which Included Three Absentee Ballots – PEN
- PMG thanks employees, previews 2021
- NPMHU: Coronavirus Disease 2019 Supervisor and Management Guidance updated January 1, 2021
- Thousands of Atlanta Ballots at Risk Ahead of Pivotal Georgia Senate Runoffs as Mail Delays Drag On
- Mail Delays Threaten Late Arrival Of Runoff Ballots In Atlanta
- USPS: Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Report to Congress (PDF)
January 04, 2021
- Similar to the USA, Australia has problems with mail-in votes
- USPS leaving people package-less
- Readers sound off on slow mail
January 03, 2021
- USPS asks for help following multiple armed robberies in Albuquerque – PEN
- 100 years ago today: Illegal liquor mail gets creative
- Shipping expert says delayed holiday packages should arrive by end of the week
January 02, 2021
- ‘Christmas Volume Since March’: USPS Still Dealing With Delays – PEN
- Eight postal workers robbed at gunpoint in Albuquerque
- Postal workers included in next phase of Alaska’s vaccine distribution program
January 01, 2021
- Albuquerque woman charged with armed robbery and mail theft – PEN
- USPS Spokesperson: Alabama no longer has holiday package backlog – PEN
- NALC: Recent letter carrier deaths from COVID-19
- More than 24 windows smashed at Jacksonville Post Office overnight
- ‘Warrior mom’ said to be WNY’s first mail carrier to die of Covid-19