November 30, 2022
- ‘Miracle’ North Fork Postal Worker Needs Help After Health Struggle
- This N.J. post office is a hotbed of mail fraud, stolen checks, congressman says
- Inglewood Post Office set to install new sorter for holiday season
- The Continued Survival of Louis DeJoy
- After Providing $3B, Lawmakers Question Why USPS Isn’t Buying More EVs
- OIG Seeks Information for New Audit Projects
November 29, 2022
- Woman killed when her car was sandwiched between 2 tractor trailers in New York – one semi was a postal contractor – mail destroyed
- New Jersey Woman Sentenced to 159 Months for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme – Recruited Letter Carriers to Steal Checks – PEN
- USPS: Georgia on my mind – Extraordinary measures apply to Senate race – PEN: mail-in ballots….BAD idea
- Thieves might be stealing ballots from your mailbox, but they don’t want your vote
- Stolen checks from mail theft ‘will only get worse’
- Mail carrier hurled in the air during East Price Hill crash, witness says
November 28, 2022
- USPS Operation Santa Now Open for Letter Adoption – PEN
- USPS has you covered on Cyber Monday, throughout the holiday season
- Open season midpoint – Window for benefits changes closes Dec. 12
- Canada Post employee arrested for stealing over 500 items
November 27, 2022
- Stolen checks reported in east Alabama were endorsed electronically; Customers forced to close accounts
- Mail-in ballots leave voters waiting too long to find out who won – Yes, yes, and yes
- ‘This is like USPS 101’: USPS driver shares PSA for people who block their mailboxes
- U.S. Postal Service is ready and prepared for the holiday season
- Postal Bulletin 22611: Holiday Season 2022
November 26, 2022
- USPS Enters Peak Holiday Season with Strong Delivery Performance Across All Categories – PEN
- Colorado Springs Postmaster placed on non-duty status following a sexual-assault investigation
- USPS heads into busy holiday shipping season with fewer workers, better technology
- OPM to suspend applications for Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program
- When will Netflix shutter its DVD mail service? It’s a matter of when, not if
- Cuban-born UPS driver’s reaction to first paycheck goes viral
- What Is The World’s Rarest Stamp?
November 25, 2022
- Armed robbers steal every package from postal truck in 7th Ward New Orleans
- Driver flees after crash with mail delivery truck in North Augusta, SC
- Amazon warehouse workers stage global Black Friday strike across 40 countries including US and Germany over pay and working conditions
- PEN: If you would like to read an article that is completely ignornant click here
November 24, 2022
- Are You Ready for Cyber Monday? – PEN
- ‘We make bank bro’: USPS worker shares how much money she makes, sparking debate
- Video shows Arizona Postal worker flinging packages of vinyl records into mail truck
- Postal police, customers furious after theft of Amazon packages left outside Queens post office
- Longmont postal shooting trial delayed
- Brunswick County, NC man finds unopened mail in dumpster
- Colorado Springs postmaster in jail, investigation underway
- OIG: IG Addresses Congressional Concern about USPS Readiness and the Peak Mail Season
November 23, 2022
- Staffing shortages leave Cleveland postal customers with inconsistent deliveries
- Postal Service completes install of package-sorting machines
- An Ordinary Pocket Watch Worn by a Postal Worker on the Titanic Sold for $116,000 at Auction
- Accident sends postal carrier to Indy by helicopter
- Montgomery USPS facility ready to handle holiday workload
- NALC: 11 additional installations added to all-career model
- Grand jury finds numerous instances of mail-in ballot fraud in NYC council race on Staten Island
- Under 300 votes separate DuPage County House race as mail-in ballots subject of lawsuit
November 22, 2022
- Cleveland Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Assaulting Mail Carrier with a Firearm – PEN
- Former West Virgina USPS Clerk Pleads Guilty to Federal Mail Crime – PEN
- North Carolina Letter Carrier and Co-Conspirator Are Charged for Extensive Mail Theft Scheme – PEN
- Senators Markey and Carper, Colleagues Call for USPS to Ramp up Efforts to Electrify the Mail Delivery Fleet – PEN
- Senate Democrats Urge Postal Service To Embrace Costly Electric Vehicles
- ‘Unacceptable behavior’: PHOENIX USPS employee caught on camera hurling packages into mail truck
- Illinois postal worker caught on camera using proceeds of mail stolen from suburban post office
- USPS employee caught in Henderson, KY with 10 pounds of marijuana, stolen mail, police say
- DeJoy visits with employees in NV, CA
November 21, 2022
- Oversight Committee Passes Legislation Requiring Mail Ballots to Have Trackable Barcodes in Federal Elections – PEN
- Lawmakers want to make sure the postal service is ready ahead of holiday season after 2021 issues
- USPS delivery driver robbed at gunpoint in Port St. Lucie
- Speed hiring and shuttle buses: UPS is removing roadblocks to make sure packages get there
- Will My Medical Condition Be Accepted for OPM Disability Retirement?
- Keep Up the Pressure on WEP/GPO Repeal?
November 20, 2022
- New Jersey men engaged USPS employees to steal from the mail, in exchange for compensation, credit cards and debit cards – PEN
- Don’t text Gerry. This retired postman is happy never owning a computer or cell phone
- Good to know: After a loved one dies, red tape adds to the grief
November 19, 2022
- Puerto Rican Postal Employee Indicted and Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – PEN
- Investigation finds large number of postal carrier attacks puts workers, your personal info at risk
- Postal Worker Held at Gunpoint in Vallejo; Suspect Gets Away With Mail
- VIDEO: Thieves steal mail twice from same North Carolina mailboxes in just weeks
- Bill requiring barcodes on ballots sent via USPS gets bipartisan (one Republican) support – Oh yeah – let’s put USPS in charge of elections – Better yet – let’s start voting online so the bots can vote too
- Bill designed to standardize federal-election mail-in ballots heads to the House floor
- Time to end Nevada’s universal mail ballot experiment – end this practice in all states
November 18, 2022
- USPS Expands Daily Package Processing Capacity to 60 Million; Mail Delivery Performance Remains Steady as Holidays Approach – PEN
- Two Sacramento Men Indicted for Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, Possession of Stolen Mail, and Possession of Mail Keys or Locks – PEN
- Postal problems: Man says 38 packages lost in Memphis
- USPS worker sustains life-threatening injuries in crash near Harvard
- Congressional investigation found recent absenteeism problems at postal centers in Chicago, Philadelphia and Baltimore, exacerbating worker shortages
- Engage,’ PMG tells university students
- NPMHU: USPS Issues Craft Determination, Single Induction Process Sorter (SIPS), Small Delivery unit Sorter (SDUS)
- Norwegian postal service to deliver mail using robots
November 17, 2022
- Government Executive says “USPS Is Heading Into the Busy Holiday Season With Far Fewer Employees Than in Recent Years” – Wrong: Factcheck this here – Number of Postal Employees Since 1926 – career workforce has increased
- USPS spokesperson claims political mailers were delivered promptly – Wrong! If the mailings were delivered on Nov. 10 then that was 3 days after the Nov. 7, Absentee and Mail Ballot Submission Deadline and 2 days after the General Election – Check it here
- Postal service scam text impacts several East Tennessee residents
- USPS Officials Testify on Holiday Preparations
- USPS reviewing trucking company’s safety record after deadly crash
- NALC Shop Steward’s Guide updated
- Report reveals wild tale behind killing of a turkey by Northern California postal worker
- OIG: Fiscal Year 2023 Peak Season Preparedness
November 16, 2022
- Man arrested for bomb threat at San Benito post office
- After losing by 38 votes, Fargo candidate slams Postal Service for late delivery of campaign flyers
- The U.S. Postal Service denied us our constitutional right to vote
- Authorities investigate attempted robbery of Greenwich postal worker
- Union leaders say postal police could protect mail carriers – PEN: wrong – postal inspectors should do this job
- Video: 2 dozen mail-in ballots found strewn along California highway
- NPMHU President Hogrogian to Testify on Nov 16th Before House Committee on Oversight and Reform
- Here’s Why You Should Never Put Mail in a ‘Blue Box’ Again
November 15, 2022
- Journalist Exposes Mail-In Vote Disaster as Clark County Accepts His Signature on 6 Envelopes
- Mail-in Ballots found in Santa Cruz Mountains now in hands of federal investigators
- Bond Set at $100,000 for Postal Carrier Charged with Stealing Checks Intended for Others on His Route
- USPS cautions against using blue mailboxes during holiday season
- Homeowners frustrated after USPS, HOA refuse to fix damaged mailboxes in Copperfield neighborhood
- USPS launches Operation Santa to spread holiday cheer – Help St. Nick answer some letters and make the holidays magical
- Georgia one of top 5 states in country for marijuana seizures in the mail
November 14, 2022
- Registration to Adopt USPS Operation Santa Letters Begins Today – PEN
- Dozens of mail-in ballots missing in Santa Clara County after being dumped in mountain ravine
- Honolulu Police open arson investigation in Kapolei mail drop box fire
- ‘We’re hiring and yes, we pay well’: USPS worker makes $4,400 in two weeks, sparking debate
- Mail-in ballots needs to end
- Nope. GOP Didn’t Lose Midterms Because Mail-In Ballots Are Better Than In-Person Voting – The GOP Lost Because the Same Corrupt Election Activities Happened Again
- Mysterious ‘white wave’ of mail-in ballots knock leading PA candidate out of race
- Martinez, Hajjar reelected to USPS Board of Governors posts
November 13, 2022
- San Jose resident’s mail-in election ballot found dumped in Santa Cruz Co. along with dozens of others
- NYC postal worker threatened, robbed in Brooklyn
- Mail has been arriving to parts of San Jose in the middle of the night
- Never Give Your Mail Carrier This One Thing, USPS Says – PEN: Give your carrier whatever you desire
November 12, 2022
- Woman Reports Finding Election Mail-in Ballots in Ravine in the Santa Cruz Mountains
- Take USPS out of voting – PEN: We agree
- ABQ letter carriers robbed at gunpoint
- Checks in the Mail: Federal lawmakers demand answers about mail theft, check fraud
- Victims come forward in alleged check washing scheme at Merrick Post Office
- Does ‘junk mail’ still have a place in a world of online advertising?
- 500,000 mail-in ballots still to be opened in Arizona – Gotta love that mail-in voting…NOT!
- How just 50,000 mail-in votes yet to be counted could decide who controls the Senate
- Democrats have mastered mail balloting. Republicans will pay if they fail to step up
November 11, 2022
- Mail Delivery Remains Strong as Holiday Season Nears – PEN
- California Mail Carrier Breanna Wares Pleads Guilty to Stealing from Customers – PEN
- PMG DeJoy’s Remarks During Nov. 10, 2022, Postal Service Board of Governors Meeting – PEN
- USPS expects fall to short of ‘break even’ goal amid high inflation, employee retirement costs
- Philadelphia letter carriers robbed by armed suspect
- Disabled Texas postal workers claim they’re being forced to park farther away
- Two days after Election Day, about 100,000 mail ballots in Nevada still need to be counted
- USPS unveils veterans memorial at Springfield processing facility
- Roman Martinez IV Re-Elected Chairman of the Postal Service Board of Governors
- USPS New Prices
- 2022 Inflation Continues Going Up; FERS Retirees Still Get 1% Less Than CSRS on 2023 COLA
November 10, 2022
- USPS Reports Fiscal Year 2022 Results – PEN
- Chicago area letter carrier stole 117 checks worth $40K, left bins of undelivered mail in woods – PEN
- Massachusetts Letter Carrier Sentenced for Mail Theft – PEN
- New Orleans Man Sentenced for Theft of Mail and Unlawful Possession of a Postal Key – PEN
- Downers Grove postal worker helps save woman’s life after noticing mail piling up for days
- Clark and Washoe counties still processing 144,000 mail-in ballots that could swing election leads – PEN: this is very troubling
- Former USPS letter carrier admits to stealing mail from military members
- Postal IG Upbeat about Future of Mail
- 2023 USPS Holiday Information
November 09, 2022
- Chicago crime: $50K reward for information leading to arrest in postal worker’s armed robbery
- Mail theft is on the rise — and some ballots are getting caught up
- USPS warns against using blue boxes during the holidays
- USPS video honors Veterans Day
- OIG: Valuing the Mail
November 08, 2022
- Congressman Upton Releases Letter Urging Halt to Postal Consolidation in Michigan – PEN
- Eight Puerto Rico Individuals Arrested for Bank and Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Aggravated Identity Theft – Obtained cash via postal money orders – PEN
- Former Ohio USPS supervisor pleads guilty to embezzling mail packages in exchange for cash payments – PEN
- Georgia pitch – PMG discusses Delivering for America
- Stewart Airport mail processing center to become sorting and delivery center
- Woman confesses to stealing bags of mail from multiple Kitsap County, WA post offices
- Text scam circulating about USPS package redelivery fees
- Why The Pony Express Was Around For Fewer Than Two Years
- Pay Attention to Family vs. Self Plus One Rates in FEHB, OPM Advises
- 65,494 TSP Millionaires in September—42% Drop Since 2021
Your Mail-in Ballots at Work:
- Pennsylvanians scurry to fix mail-in ballots after ruling
- Election-eve lawsuits target ballot rules in key U.S. states
- Fetterman’s Senate campaign sues Pennsylvania elections officials over mail-in ballots
- Georgia judge extends deadline for some Cobb County voters who never received their mail-in ballots
- Questions arise after non-US citizens receive mail-in ballots
November 08, 2022
- Congressman Upton Releases Letter Urging Halt to Postal Consolidation in Michigan – PEN
- Eight Puerto Rico Individuals Arrested for Bank and Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Aggravated Identity Theft – Obtained cash via postal money orders – PEN
- Former Ohio USPS supervisor pleads guilty to embezzling mail packages in exchange for cash payments – PEN
- Georgia pitch – PMG discusses Delivering for America
- Stewart Airport mail processing center to become sorting and delivery center
- Woman confesses to stealing bags of mail from multiple Kitsap County, WA post offices
- Text scam circulating about USPS package redelivery fees
- Why The Pony Express Was Around For Fewer Than Two Years
- Pay Attention to Family vs. Self Plus One Rates in FEHB, OPM Advises
- 65,494 TSP Millionaires in September—42% Drop Since 2021
November 07, 2022
- Driver dead after tractor-trailer carrying mail crashes in Manchester, NH
- Should USPS Be Allowed to Limit the Number of Package Scans?
- For Northern Nevada printer, trashing campaign mailers means they’re still working
More bad news for mail-in ballots:
- More than 3,400 mail-in ballots in Philadelphia at risk of rejection
- Over 1,000 Allegheny mail-in ballots won’t be counted unless cured by voters
- Wisconsin voters sue over mishandled mail-in ballots
- Lawsuits filed after Supreme Court says mail-in ballots without dates will not count
- Mishap in the mail: Mail-in election ballots sent to wrong county
- Cobb County election officials: More than 1,046 absentee ballots never mailed
- More than 200 mail-in ballots in Erie County set aside due to undated envelopes
- Thousands of mail ballots in Philadelphia are missing signatures, dates and may not be counted
- With mail-in ballots how long will it take to know who won in U.S. midterm elections? – PEN: much longer than necessary – 2020?
November 06, 2022
- TruthCheck: Postal Service workers cannot ‘do anything they want’ to mail-in ballots – PEN
- Check Theft From USPS Collection Box Turns $35 Payment To $7,568 Loss
- 5 Best Strategies to Maximize FEHB for 2023
November 05, 2022
- Man arrested in connection with Orlando postal worker attack in March
- Postal Inspector has a magical day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- In one Alabama city, the struggle continues to get a post office reopened
- USPS head responds to concerns over absentee ballots in Bozeman
- Suspicious fire causes $80,000 in damage to Riverside post office
- ‘It makes me feel like I actually voted’ – Despite mail-in option, many voters drop ballot at vote centers
- OIG: Who Values Mail the Most?
November 04, 2022
- USPS Reports Strong Performance Through October; Ready for Holiday Season – PEN
- Ohio USPS supervisor pleads guilty to embezzling mail packages
- USPS debuts seasonal ad
- Memphians share first-hand accounts of mail thieves stealing from USPS mailboxes
- How mailbox bandits make off with thousands of dollars worth of stolen checks
- NALC: Recent letter carrier deaths
- USPS resumes mail delivery to neighborhood 3 months after mailman was attacked by dog
November 03, 2022
- Massachusetts Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Bribe Supervisor to Divert Packages of Cocaine – PEN
- Letter Sent to USPS Inspector General Requesting Investigation into Mail Delays at the Philadelphia, PA and Delaware P&DC’s – PEN
- Mercer County, PA elections director blames postal service for mail-in ballot delays – PEN: Well of course they do
- Pennsylvania’s top court rules that mail-in ballots marked with the wrong date will not be counted
- Six facing charges from Florida and Georgia in mail theft
- Mail theft all bad action, inaction and maybe just acting
- In-person voting way up in Ohio; mail-in ballot requests down
- Luzerne County, PA Election Bureau reports accidental issuance of duplicate mail-in ballots
- Postal Service auditing Philadelphia post offices that have dealt with mail delays and theft
- Mail ballots from voters of color in Texas were more likely to be rejected because voters did not follow new identification requirements
November 02, 2022
- Mail-in Ballots – Problems all across the nation: Voters’ Mailed-In Ballots Returned To Them In Ocean County, NJ – PEN: oh yes – vote by mail – maybe your vote will count, maybe it won’t | So. Carolina: Absentee ballots in Richland County were sent back to voters after a mix-up with the barcodes on the envelopes | Florida: Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner is urging people using a vote-by-mail ballot to return it in person | Lawmaker Receives 3 Mystery Mail Ballots, Rips ‘Loopholes’ in Wisconsin Military Ballot Procedure | Pennsylvania Supreme Court Says Mail-In Ballots Without Dates Should Not Be Counted | Thousands of Utah mail-in ballots delayed due to printer issues | Texas Judge Sarah Beth Landau said she was told Monday that Harris County’s elections office had no record of her mail-ballot application | Voting news from 2020 seems to apply this year as well – national media “mail-in voting poses no threat” – Yeah, right: America’s Hidden Voting Epidemic? Mail-in Ballot Failures
- Family may lose access to dad’s will after post office loses death certificate
- Video: Postal carrier attacks on the rise nationwide: Here’s what most robbers are after
- For some in North Dakota, the mail does not come through
- Video shows how USPS responds to disaster
- USPS: Open season webinars
- UK postal workers announce Black Friday and Cyber Monday strikes
November 01, 2022
- Chattanooga postal worker killed over weekend honored by community at vigil Monday
- A mail theft epidemic? Stolen checks are only the beginning, researcher says
- Mail Theft On the Rise Nationwide
- USPS Board of Governors to Meet Nov. 10 – PEN
- USPS: Video honors employees’ service after Ian
- Terre Haute hit-and-run rolls postal truck
- Are USPS Mail Trucks Getting Robbed?