March 31, 2021
- Connecticut USPS Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Mail – PEN
- Retired postal worker accused of duping federal benefits program
- NALC: Two MOUs Agreed Upon as Parties Work to Implement Terms of New National Agreement
- Postal Service does more harm than good by prioritizing package delivery
- Postal Truck Caught In The Crossfire Of Midday Shooting In Dorchester
- OIG: Impact of Pandemic on Postal Service Finances
- OIG: Have There Been Recent Improvements to Air Ventilation and Filtration at Your Facility?
- OIG: Property Condition Reviews – Greenville Station A, Simpsonville, and Easley Post Offices in South Carolina
- OIG: Management of HCR Contractor Failures at the New Jersey International Network Distribution Center
March 30, 2021
- Former Maryland USPS Carrier Sentenced for Making False Statements to Obtain Disability Compensation – PEN
- Pennsylvania Postal Employee Pleads Guilty To Theft Of Mail – PEN
- USPS: Does USPS have your current address?
- Cocktails in the mail? Advocates call for booze deliveries, banking services to help save USPS
- Watchdog to Review How Postal Inspectors Handle Cryptocurrency
- OIG: Keepin’ Contracts in Compliance
March 29, 2021
- Delayed Mail – Did PMG DeJoy Start This Problem? Answer: No – PEN
- Family calls for traffic safety, community support for South Beloit mail carrier struck by semi-truck
- Columbia man speaks out after experiencing postal problems
March 28, 2021
- NJ Man Killed in Motorcycle-Postal Service Truck Crash
- Delivery services thrive as beneficiaries of record year for e-commerce
- Georgia Governor Signs Election Overhaul – enacts new limitations on mail-in voting
- 5-Year-Old Girl Writes Letter to Mailman Asking for Unicorn — and He Delivers: ‘So Thoughtful’
March 27, 2021
- Convicted Felon Sentenced to 11 Years Imprisonment for Aggravated Assault of a Postal Employee and Discharge of a Firearm – PEN
- Carper Statement on the Proposed U.S. Postal Service’s 10-Year Plan – His statement contains no valid suggestions to fix USPS – PEN
- USPS has proposed changes for Priority Mail Express delivery times and the reclassification of Bound Printed Matter parcels – PEN
- Let’s end the Postal Service political theater and create needed reforms
- ‘A win-win-win proposal’: Banking and booze could save the U.S. Postal Service, experts say
March 26, 2021
- Former Bar Harbor, MN Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mail – PEN
- NYC carrier charged with stealing credit card, using it to pay for breast lift
- NPMHU: Mail Handlers Benefit Plan to Host Informational Webinars for Newly Converted Fulltime Regulars
- NALC: Several COVID-19 Related MOUs Extended and Agreed Upon
- NPMHU: USPS releases Managers and Supervisors Face Covering Guidance
- NALC: Recent letter carrier deaths from COVID-19 and other causes
March 25, 2021
- Federal Contractor Indicted for Stealing Over $1.2 Million from the USPS – PEN
- 7 reasons for a time out on any taxpayer funds to the US Postal Service
- Arkansas Highway Contract Route Carrier Sentenced for Theft of Mail
- California duo held in Carson City mailbox robberies
- Does the postal service answer to anybody?
- Bicyclist fatally struck by Postal Service semi in Georgetown
- Mail truck broken into, mail stolen during delivery in Arcata Wednesday
March 24, 2021
- Postmaster General and Union and Management Associations Form Joint Task Force on Service Performance – PEN
- California Postal Clerk Sentenced for Stealing from Customers – PEN
- Former New York Postal Employee Sentenced For Worker’s Compensation Fraud – PEN
- Postal Plan Addresses Insurance (Medicare integration) , Other Employment Issues
- North Salt Lake Postal Worker Knocked Unconscious, Doesn’t Remember Attack
- As part of the Postal Service’s efforts to promote social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, the organization’s telework contingency policy has been extended until June 7
- USPS faces more challenges than ever – Its plan to compete: Shorter hours, slower delivery
- Mail delays linked to shortage of USPS carriers; workers calling off because of COVID issues
- Why isn’t the USPS fully electrifying its fleet? It’s a mystery
- OIG: How Does the Postal Inspection Service Manage Cryptocurrency Funds and Seizures?
March 23, 2021
- USPS Unveils 10-Year Plan to Achieve Financial Sustainability and Service Excellence – PEN
- North Pole Mail Carrier Indicted for Theft, Delay, Destruction of Mail – PEN
- NALC Statement on the Postal Service’s “Delivering for America” Plan – PEN
- PMG DeJoy said to cut post office hours, lengthen delivery times in 10-year-plan
- USPS Takes Lead on New Leave Fund; Still No Word from OPM
- NPMHU and USPS Reach Agreement to Convert 865 MHAs to Full-time Career Employment No Later Than May 22, 2021
- Biden’s EV Pledge Bumps Against Realities of Bureaucracy, Market
- USPS Overhaul Calls for Higher Prices, Slower Mail and More Packages
- San Antonio postal worker featured on ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’ for decades of blood donation
- USPS Video offers 10-year plan overview
- USPS and APWU Reach Function 1 and 4 Staffing Increase Agreement
- Conservative lawmakers must reject Amazon’s latest scams
- Letter carrier finds 2 dead bodies in Fair Oaks, CA driveway
- OIG: USPS and an Election Like No Other
March 22, 2021
- USPS says employees should schedule a COVID-19 vaccination at the first available opportunity – PEN
- ‘It’s something I’m proud of’: Alabama Mobile County USPS employee picks up fallen American flag while out on delivery
- UPS getting 10,000 electric delivery vans; take that, postal service
- Postal Service Struggles to Speed Up Delivery, Compounding Its Troubles
- Postal service starting to see recovery from difficult year
- OIG: How Can the Postal Service Improve Passport Operations?
March 21, 2021
- Postal Service memo says that OPM will be issuing guidance soon on the new COVID-19 emergency leave benefit for federal employees
- USPS Delivery Improvement Is Nothing to Write Home About
- Arizona Republicans target the state’s mail voting system in series of bills
- Voter outreach led to big drop in rejected mail ballots
- Postmaster DeJoy’s Testimony Previews Strategic Plan
March 20, 2021
- Former Illinois Postal Employee Sentenced for Stealing Rebate Checks – PEN
- PMG DeJoy: This recovery in our mail delivery efforts speaks to the dedication of our postal employees
- California men plead guilty to using use fraudulent debit cards to make ATM withdrawals and purchase postal money orders – PEN
- New York Man Sentenced for Mailing White Powder to Federal Offices Throughout New York – PEN
- Details of plan for postal recovery scheduled for ‘imminent’ release
- NPMHU and USPS Sign Memorandum re: 2022 Annual Leave Carryover and Annual Leave Exchange Option
- Mail truck flips over in 5-car crash
- Royal Mail to be one of the first postal authorities to add unique barcodes to stamps
- OIG Finds Security Vulnerabilities at CBP’s International Mail Facility at JFK International Airport
- OIG: Mail Delivery and Customer Service Operations – Holiday City Station, Memphis, TN
March 19, 2021
- USPS Mail Delivery Performance Recovers from Severe Winter Storms; Peak Holiday Demand – PEN
- Tax deadline extended – IRS to give payers more time this year
- Judge keeps robbery suspect jailed – Defendant accused of victimizing homeowner, mail carrier
- UK: Royal Mail uncovered: Inside Birmingham’s hidden underground postal city that’s off-map
- Dozens of Dem Lawmakers Call on Biden to Replace Entire USPS Board
- Tune in to Dolly and Take a Postal-Themed Small Town Texas Tour
- Great Britain begins testing bar codes on postage stamps
- Envelopes Containing ‘White Powdery Substance’ Sent to Five NYC Schools
March 18, 2021
- Bishop Introduces the Do Your Job Act to Protect Taxpayers – PEN
- Former Pa. postal worker admits to stealing cash from mail intended for Penn State students
- No evidence to support Pennsylvania employee’s claim supervisors sought to tamper with votes
- Postal worker attacked in North Salt Lake
- Misunderstanding Circulating on “American Rescue Plan”
- USPS says it needs congressional support for all-electric truck fleet
- USPS: Release Dates, First-Day-of-Issue Locations Announced for Upcoming 2021 Stamps
- OIG: Mail Delivery and Customer Service Operations – West Milwaukee Branch, Milwaukee, WI
March 17, 2021
- USPS Announces Appointments For New Division Structure – PEN
- Understanding the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 – NPMHU via PEN
- A 2020 mail-in ballot arrived last week as mail delays persist in the Baltimore area and USPS remains under scrutiny
- In the U.S., postal service workers not a priority for COVID-19 shots under Biden
- USPS inspector general will audit Lehigh Valley facility after mail slowdown frustrated customers last year
- Drug dealers still rely on US Postal Service
- Customs issues final rules on postal preclearance in opioid crisis
- Washington postal worker indicted for hiding more than 1,000 pieces of mail
- NALC: 3rd contract COLA set at $416
March 16, 2021
- NALC: Emergency Federal Employee Leave – PEN
- 2019-2023 NALC-USPS National Agreement
- APWU: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
- Division, regional directors – USPS announces appointments
- Politicians Mad USPS Won’t Have More EVs in Its New Postal Truck Fleet
- U.S. Postal Service Hiring Automotive Technicians In Chicago
- OIG: An Rx for the Postal Service: Opportunities in Health Benefits
March 15, 2021
- Biden Announces Nominees for the USPS Board of Governors – PEN
- USPS Fairness Act not fair to retirees, taxpayers
We agree – PEN - Only About 22 States Give Postal Workers Vaccine Access
- USPS: Internet access deadline – ACE users must act by March 19
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan to Host Informational Webinars for Newly Converted Fulltime Regulars
- She got $662/month to run a tiny Washington town post office – When asked for more, USPS shut it down
March 14, 2021
- USPS to Workers: Guard Contract Info from Lawmakers
- AZ Metro transit workers, postal workers get vaccinated
- Is there a solution to northwest Ohio mail issues in sight?
- Special Federal Employee Leave Fund Finalized
March 13, 2021
- Reform of the Postal Service Is Long Overdue
- Save the US Postal Service! (Sort of)
- Stuart, FL Postal Service worker missing, family asking for help
- Lawmaker Demands USPS Turn Over Vehicle Contract
- OIG: Partnering for Health: Potential Postal Service Roles in Health and Wellness
March 12, 2021
- Statement of PMG DeJoy before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government – PEN
- USPS CFO reviews quarterly financial results
- PMG to Propose $40 Billion Investment in USPS in Forthcoming Plan
- DeJoy, Postal Service at a crossroads ahead of restructuring plan
- PMG DeJoy Gives Himself an “A” for Strategy and Planning at Postal Service
- U.S. Postal Service will not close rural offices as part of revamp plan
- High Stakes At A Warehouse: Amazon Fights Against Alabama Union Drive
- PMG Embraces Electric Trucks Despite Contract Award
- Valley Metro, USPS workers can get their Johnson and Johnson vaccine starting today
- OIG: Management Alert – Excessive Wait Times to Accept Commercial Mail Shipments at the Cleveland P&DC
March 11, 2021
- Two California USPS Employees Face Federal Charges of Using Funds from Unemployment Insurance Scheme to Buy Postal Money Orders – PEN
- Congress Completes Work on Fifth COVID-Relief Package, President to Sign – PEN
- Statement from NPMHU President Paul V. Hogrogian on House passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, H.R. 842
- USPS says it can’t meet President Biden’s federal electric vehicle goal
- Congress secures more paid leave for federal employees in newly-passed COVID-19 relief bill
- USPS mail truck contract hits snag as lawmakers ask, ‘Why not totally electric?’
- FedEx completes shift of former Postal Service business, rebrands service
- Florida lawmakers move to ban vote-by-mail ballot drop boxes
March 10, 2021
- USPS Employee And Four Others Arrested For Shipping Heroin And Fentanyl Through The Mail – PEN
- House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act – PEN
- USPS Districts and divisions – Maps show new structure
- Oshkosh Admitted Weakness on EVs Before Shock Win in Postal Deal
- USPS Is Already Facing Legal Action Over DeJoy’s Forthcoming Mail Slowdowns
- Don’t Make the US Postal Service an Energy Policy Guinea Pig
- USPS Reorganization Features Some Early Outs but Not Buyouts
- Ohio lawmakers protest Oshkosh postal contract
March 09, 2021
- Membership Ratifies New NALC-USPS Collective Bargaining Agreement – PEN
- USPS early outs and you: Good deal, or return to sender?
- Lawmakers unveil measure to give USPS $6B for electric vehicles
- Congressman Ryan Calls on SEC to Investigate $54 Million Oshkosh Stock Purchase Before USPS Contract Announcement – PEN
- Workhorse shares soar as Congress gets involved in USPS contract
- Biden’s next bailout could be the post office
- Former St. Louis County postal employee pleads guilty for her role in Nigerian romance scam operating through the use of Post Office Box – PEN
- OIG: Service Performance of Election and Political Mail During the November 2020 General Election
March 08, 2021
- Questions Raised About $4.5 Billion-Plus Order For New Fleet Of Mail Trucks
Of the 165,000 vehicles on order, only 10% will be electric and then, there’s the Issue of building them with foreign-made parts. - Marines investigating how drug test urine samples were mistakenly mailed to a private citizen
- Beleaguered postal workers report a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, further delays
- OIG: When Mail Takes a Wrong Turn
March 07, 2021
- Union and Community Organizations Applaud House Passage of Vote By Mail Tracking Act – PEN
- Oversight Committee Integrates NARFE’s Proposals Into Draft Postal Bill – PEN
- Canada Post sends every household a free, prepaid postcard
- Rats, Structural Concerns Close Maunaloa Post Office Temporarily
- OIG: Voyager Card Transactions – Brick, NJ, Post Office
March 06, 2021
- Big Trade in Oshkosh Shares Before Postal Award Spurs Questions
- Rep. Maloney pushes Senate to quickly approve USPS board noms in bid to oust DeJoy
- How produce delivered by mail could help both people and nature
- Help ID tricky thief who’s dressing like mail carrier, using postal key to steal from apartment residents
March 05, 2021
- USPS still seeing huge backlog on unsent packages, complaints on service – PEN
- Three NJ Men Admit Conspiring to Defraud Banks of Over $250,000 Using Credit Cards and Blank Checks Stolen from Mail – PEN
- USPS botched tens of thousands of deliveries at hub handling Pittsylvania County, Danville mail
- USPIS: People use pandemic, stimulus, tax season as opportunity to target mailboxes
- Postal service warrants more attention
- OIG: How Well Did USPS Perform During the FY 2021 Peak Mailing Season?
March 04, 2021
- USPS Announces Next Phase of Organizational Changes Begun in August 2020 – PEN
- USPS Restructuring Update – Next phase includes limited voluntary early retirement offers – PEN
- Video: Whitmer kidnap plot – How a postal worker became the FBI’s inside man – PEN
- Iowa Man Convicted of Making Phony Postage – PEN
- TN postal worker charged with stealing mail
- Nebraska postal truck goes up in flames in east Lincoln
- Workhorse Sees ‘Prolonged Process’ to Challenge Postal Award
March 03, 2021
- GAO Releases “High Risk” List For 2021 – USPS Financial Viability On That List – PEN
- USPS has worst year for mail delays in a century – PEN
- Chicago: Female mail carrier hanged herself in the back of the mail truck
PEN Note: At the moment we cannot find any verifiable news regarding this Reddit post - Trump’d (Up) or Truth: Will DOJ & Supreme Court Leave Postmaster General as Fall Guy
- Audit: Postal workers marked thousands of items sitting in Raleigh post office as delivered
- She Bought A Wedding Ring For Her Husband In November; The Post Office Still Hasn’t Delivered It
- Can Public Banking Save the Postal Service?
- Charlotte man receives mother’s ashes after weeks of thinking they were lost in mail
- OIG: How Effectively Does the Postal Service Retire Business Applications?
March 02, 2021
- WV Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Medication Intended for Veterans – PEN
- Electronic smoking devices – USPS seeks feedback on proposed restrictions – PEN
- Former Onondaga County NY Postal Carrier Sentenced for Obstructing the Mail – PEN
- Democratic conspiracy theories poised to muddy postal reform
- Thousands of pieces of mail sat undelivered at Raleigh post office, audit finds
- Workhorse, the electric-truck maker, will meet with the Postal Service about the contract it lost
- NJ expanding vaccine eligibility to essential workers including teachers, postal workers
- Waltham Attacker 3 Months Later: Postal Service Offers $5K Reward
- USPS eyes partnerships with private services for parcel exports
March 01, 2021
- USPS: Don’t miss a paycheck – Use direct deposit to receive wages
- USPS, GSA expand ‘government storefront’ concept with PIV card pilot
- Canada Post suspends mail delivery to 2 Toronto highrises after some residents seen without masks
- Biden supports the historic Amazon worker union vote in Alabama, and demands ‘no anti-union propaganda’
- Fake USPS job placement services fail to deliver
- OIG: Peak Season Air Transportation
- OIG: Modernizing Elevators — Going Up? Or Down?