- USPS Employees Protest Across the Nation – PEN
- US Supreme Court faces quandary in case involving Lancaster County former mail carrier who objected to working Sundays
- Facing mail thefts and delivery issues, Berkeley residents want answers
- Told, “You Don’t Need a Union Rep?” The Supreme Court Disagrees
April 29, 2023
- USPS Employees Protest Across The Nation: Philadelphia | West Virginia | Minnesota | Iowa | Detroit | North Carolina | Chicago
- New Jersey Man Sentenced to 82 Months in Prison for Using Credit Cards Stolen from U.S. Mail to Defraud Banks and Commit Identity Theft – PEN
- Milwaukee postal carrier robbed at gunpoint, union says threats are on the rise
- Man wearing USPS vest assaults two during armed robbery
- Cedar Rapids postal worker is second longest tenured letter carrier in the country
April 28, 2023
- USPS Improving Service Reliability, Financial Sustainability in First Two Years of Delivering for America Plan – PEN
- DELIVERING FOR AMERICA – Second-Year Progress Report (PDF)
- Three Alabama Individuals Charged with Unlawfully Possessing USPS Arrow Keys and Possession of Stolen Mail -PEN
- Average Time to Deliver Across Postal Network Steady at 2.5 Days – PEN
- Indictment Charges Connecticut USPS Letter Carrier with Cocaine Distribution, Mail Theft – PEN
- Cops nab alleged Brooklyn mail thief – It was an inside job
- USPS vows no layoffs in its ongoing network consolidation effort
- U.S. Postal Service shrinks forecast losses as it raises prices
- Montana mailman accused of taking catnap
- OIG: Historical Analysis of USPS Retirement Fund Returns
- OIG: Late Trip Payment Process for Highway Contract Routes
April 27, 2023
- Corpus Christi resident sentenced for attempting to deliver meth via the mail – PEN
- Higgins calls for investigation into working conditions at USPS
- Honoring a Cedar Rapids postal worker’s 66 years of faithful deliveries
- Golden Retriever Rolling off Bench to Greet Delivery Driver Seen 24M Times
- OIG: Disrupting Interstate Drug Trafficking
April 26, 2023
- PMG DeJoy says USPS will keep raising prices, follow abortion pill rulings
- Former California USPS Letter Carrier Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Stealing from Her Mail Route Debit Cards Containing Public Benefits – PEN
- Connecticut Man Sentenced to More Than 6 years in Federal Prison for Mail Theft, Identity Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme – PEN
- Troutville, VA man pleads guilty to stalking, battering female mail carrier
- Turnover among Non-Career Postal Employees Still High, Report Says
- USPS hiring nearly 2,000 positions across Michigan
- PRC Orders Review of USPS Overhaul Plan
- OIG: Distribution of Repair and Maintenance Resources
- Royal Mail workers oppose Communication Workers Union’s sell-out deal: “This will never be forgiven.”
- It’s time to admit that California’s vote-by-mail system is deeply flawed
April 25, 2023
- USPS delays rollout of new pay system after data shows major cuts for rural carriers
- Letter carriers being robbed of master keys in first week on the job, union says
- NPR, postal service should fess up to receiving taxpayer support
- A call for change after alleged mistreatment of Western New York USPS workers during Christmas blizzard
- Expecting something? 20 unopened Amazon packages retrieved from river
- OIG: Fiscal Year 2022 USPS Board of Governors’ Expenditures
- OIG: The Paper Shortage and its Effects on Mail
April 24, 2023
- Update: Former California Mail Carrier Charged with Bank Fraud, ID Theft for Allegedly Stealing Jobless Benefit Debit Cards from Her Mail Route – PEN
- Billings mail carrier faces misdemeanor charges after allegedly spraying dog
- Durbin to call for renewed efforts to protect USPS mail carriers amid robberies – PEN: nice idea but politically motivated. You would need an army to protect all letter carriers. Want to help? Quickly catch and punish those criminals – set a precident with stiff prison time.
- USPS: Industry groups address Delivering for America
April 23, 2023
- CONTACT YOUR LAWMAKERS: New Milestone Reached in Effort to Repeal WEP and GPO – PEN
- Philadelphia mailman gets a love-filled retirement send-off
- Lawmakers should oppose mail-order rules that raise costs for vulnerable Oklahomans
- NPMHU: Update on PostalEASE
- High-flying drones can deliver packages straight to your home in just 10 minutes: ‘Demand for instant delivery has skyrocketed’
- Amazon may go after parcel share amid UPS labor issues — or not
- Certain Amazon returns at UPS stores come with fee
April 22, 2023
- North Carolina Postal Employee Allegedly Stole a 9mm Firearm from a Mailed Package – Arrested For Mail Theft – PEN
- USPS Reports Consistent Performance Across All Mail Categories – PEN
- USPS Board of Governors to Meet May 9 – PEN
- Billings mail carrier faces misdemeanor after allegedly pepper spraying dog
- USPS investigates mail thefts at Westridge Station, Las Vegas
- SCOTUS Christian postal worker case will change standard on accommodating religious Americans: Legal counsel | Also see: What you should know about oral arguments in the religious postal worker case
- NALC: Net-to-bank and allotment changes reactivated within LiteBlue – eOPF still down
- Two-Thirds of Rural Mail Carriers Are Being Hit With A Massive Pay Cut Calculated By An Algorithm
April 21, 2023
- Groff vs Dejoy Supreme Court Case – PEN
- PRC Initiates Public Inquiry Proceeding to Gather Information on Changes to the Postal Network – PEN
- GAO: Action Needed to Improve Credibility of Cost Assumptions for Next Generation Delivery Vehicles – PEN
- USPS looks to further consolidate its delivery network
- Rural Iowa mail carriers express concern over how compensation is determined
- Video shows New Jersey letter carrier pepper-spraying defenseless dogs
- Religious zealots go postal (again)
- Florida postal employee accused of stealing checks
- Postal worker knocked out of vehicle after being hit by pickup truck in Pittsburgh – PEN: seat belt?
- Royal Mail pay offer accepted – 10% raise plus one time $621.00
- OIG: Postal Service Non-Career Turnover Follow-up
April 20, 2023
- ‘Modern-day Bonnie and Clyde’ sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for using stolen mail to raid bank accounts – PEN
- Louisiana Man Guilty of Stealing Mail by Using a USPS Arrow Key – PEN
- Las Vegas Man Sentenced to Prison After Carrying Out Mail Forwarding and Identity Theft Scheme – PEN
- USPS Releases Fact Sheets About Upcoming Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program
- The bank crisis is the latest argument to expand Postal Service banking – PEN: No – USPS is not a banking system nor a voting poll – its’ purpose is to accept and deliver mail.
- Nearly 150 Latrobe, PA residents receive sewage bills 2 months after due date because of postal delay
- Two arrested for mail theft ring that hit upscale neighborhoods in Charlotte
- Few People Know West Virginia Was Home To The First Rural Free Delivery Service In America
April 19, 2023
- Baltimore Illegal and co-conspirators stole checks from the mailboxes of religious institutions – leader must pay $1,313,499.79 in restitution – PEN
- Justices look for common ground in postal worker’s religious liberty case
- NALC: USPS fact sheets on the new Postal Service Health Benefits Program
- U.S. Postal Service squeezes the free press
- Owner reacts after USPS mail carrier sprays dog with substance in incident caught on camera
- ‘Undue hardship’ or ‘religious liberty’? Supreme Court weighs if postal carrier must work on Sundays
- After 25 years, Netflix will finally stop shipping DVDs to people
- Mailwoman robbed at gunpoint in Chevy Chase
April 18, 2023
- Florida Rural Carrier Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Possessing With The Intent To Distribute More Than 11 Kilograms Of Fentanyl – PEN
- Delivering for America Plan – Postcard gives 10-year plan update – PEN
- Supreme Court to deliver answer in religious mailman’s case today
- Pennsylvania woman ordered drugs on Twitter, arrested at post office
- USPS privacy reminder – Don’t use AI programs to prepare postal documents
- OIG: Shoring Up Local Operations
April 17, 2023
- Watch: 56-year-old retired postal worker achieves dream of playing college baseball
- The postmaster general is the second-highest-paid federal employee — and other weird facts about the USPS leader
- Woman accused of buying drugs on Twitter, picking them up at post office
April 16, 2023
- Postal Reform Act – Health Coverage Chaos – PEN
- Supreme Court Weighs Clash of Postal Worker’s Sabbath and Sunday Deliveries
- Second DA report leaked, posted on social media shows texts by Antioch, CA Police officers – Focuses on Officer Eric Rombough, involves seven others including sergeant, detective, plus, U.S. Postal Inspector
- Royal Mail and Communication Workers Union reach deal on pay
April 15, 2023
- Postal Service Begins FY23 Third Quarter with Improved Performance – PEN
- Congressman Randy Weber (R-TX) Met with USPS Officials Regarding Theft – PEN
- Former NY Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Gift Cards and Money from the Mail – PEN
- Don’t Expect to Charge Your Electric Vehicle at the Stations USPS Plans to Build
- Feds say two men arrested in armed robbery of mail carrier in Dublin part of bigger scheme
- Amazon’s new fee calls into question the era of free online returns
- OIG: Examining Operational Efficiency at Four Postal Facilities in Miami, FL
April 14, 2023
- GAO: USPS Should Plan for Potential Workplace Charging – Suggests USPS should allow employees to charge their personal vehicles – PEN
- Solon, OH postal worker intercepted meth packages for suspected Cleveland drug dealer, feds say
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Issues Alert on Nationwide Surge in Mail Theft-Related Check Fraud Schemes Targeting the U.S. Mail (PDF) | Related: Check fraud in state rises 143% since ’20
- Dozens of checks stolen from the mail. Florida Keys sheriff suspects it’s an inside job
- Lawmakers Make a Renewed Effort to Crack Down on Traffickers Sending Opioids Through USPS
- OPM outlines plan to migrate 1.7M FEHB enrollees into postal-only insurance marketplace
- ‘Job Blitz’ held at Billings post office hoping to entice workers during shortage
- Hacker group brings down Israeli postal, banking and telecoms websites
- Omaha Man Sentenced for Mail Theft – PEN
- Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive will be Saturday, May 13, 2023
April 13, 2023
- Alabama man accused of stealing mail after allegedly purchasing USPS key from letter carrier for $3k
- Omaha man who used duct tape to steal mail sentenced to federal prison
- Supreme Court showdown over Sabbath could change workplaces across US- former postal worker wants a ruling to balance work and worship, he says – Also see: God or your job? Supreme Court to hear case of postal worker who refused to work Sundays
- USPS Seeks to Hike Stamp Prices by 5.4 Percent
- USPS: Smartphone quarantine starts April 23
- OIG: USPS OIG Works with IRS to Stop Theft of Mailed Refund Checks
April 12, 2023
- Former St. Louis Letter Carrier Sentenced to Probation, Restitution for Stealing Checks – PEN
- OPM Previews New Postal-Only Health Plan
- OPM: Upcoming Postal Health Program’s Effect on Premiums ‘Highly Uncertain’
- USPS employee’s failure to follow rules dooms suit
- Congressman Buck forms caucus to address postal concerns
- Postal worker escapes mail truck fire in Springfield, Mo.
- USPS wants to raise the price of a first-class stamp to 66 cents
- USPS IG report clears agency’s vehicle environmental study central to 3 lawsuits
- Family of mail carrier killed by dogs wants independent investigation into her death
- Postal service is not above the law
- OIG: Next Generation Delivery Vehicles – Environmental Impact Statement
April 11, 2023
- USPS Files Notice with PRC for New Mailing Services Pricing – PEN
- Illegal cigarette shipments seized by USPS – PEN
- PMG discusses USPS progress
- Religious discrimination claim: Arguments for SCOTUS to Preserve and Clarify Hardison now in Play as the U.S. Postal Service and its Amici Supporters Fire Back
- USPS reform law sought to ease financial burdens. A year later, what’s changed?
- USPS Is Planning Another Above-Inflation Rate Increase in July
- 9 Investigates ongoing problem of attacks on mail carriers for universal mail key
- NALC: Thirteen additional installations added to all-career model
- OIG: Improving USPS Manual Processes for Commercial Mailers
April 10, 2023
- Pedestrian dies in crash involving USPS semi truck Monday morning
- Amid renewed Postal Service worries, Kansas lawmakers move to narrow mail voting window
- Chicago postal carriers continue to be robbed at gunpoint
- USPS: There are rules on outside employment
- An Underwater Post Office and More Cool Submerged Attractions
April 09, 2023
- Police used GPS-tagged mail to catch, convict men in Kettering postal theft
- Chicago Police Investigating 12 Armed Robberies Targeting Postal Carriers
- Pressure builds on OPM to fix delays, backlog in retirement services
- Postal Bulletin 22621 – Earth Day 2023: USPS to Deploy One of Nation’s Largest EV Fleets | DMM Revision: Change-of-Address Order
April 08, 2023
- USPS Finishes FY23 Second Quarter with an Average of 2.5 Days to Deliver – PEN
- Lawmakers announces bipartisan bill to help postal service crack down on recent spike in mail theft – PEN
- Postal carrier robbed at gunpoint for keys in northwest Columbus, OH
- 2nd arrest made in 2022 Orlando mail carrier robbery conspiracy
- Security concerns arise as broken mailboxes force Fort Myers residents to pick up mail at post office
- USPS remains married to its insurance claims deadlines
- How to Get the Biggest FERS Pension Possible
April 07, 2023
- Former St. Louis Postal Worker Accused of Stealing and Depositing Checks Taken from Mail – PEN
- OPM Releases Interim Final Rule for the New Postal Service Health Benefits Program – PEN
- Birmingham, AL man allegedly stole 17 pounds of mail using mailbox keys illegally bought from postal worker
- Rockville woman says U.S. Postal Service won’t pay for lost wedding ring despite insurance
- NALC: Rate changes for Step AA part-time flexibles to be implemented
- NPMHU: Implementation Dates for the 2022 National Agreement
- U.S. Postal Service Honors Chief Standing Bear – PEN
- APWU: Arbitrator Shyam Das issued a Supplemental Award addressing the scope of his 2016 decision in the 110 HCR routes case, Case No. Q06C-4Q-C 11182451
April 06, 2023
- OPM Starts the Process of Booting USPS Employees to a New Health Care Program – Access Federal Register Notice Here
- Insurers sought for US Postal Service health plans
- Ringleader of Mail Theft Conspiracy Sentenced to 9 Years for Using Credit Cards Stolen From the Mail – PEN
- Two suspects wanted in January robbery of USPS mail carrier on West Side – Where? Chicago of course
- FedEx Looks to Save $6 Billion Via Consolidation – Seems they are consolidating just like DeJoy is doing for USPS
April 05, 2023
- Former New Orleans Postal Employee Indicted for Delaying and Stealing the Contents of U.S. Mail – PEN
- Tennessee mailman arrested for allegedly using meth in USPS truck
- PMG DeJoy delivers for America and Havre de Grace, MD
- USPS is making a massive change to the way it delivers mail and packages: ‘We are moving forward’
- ‘A lot of you may not be getting mail today’: Post office worker speaks out after getting $10K pay cut, witnessing co-workers walk out
- Second crash in less than a year expands hole in Grosse Pointe Farms post office
- Smiley Suspect Believed To Have Burglarized PA Post Office
April 04, 2023
- Essex County, NJ Letter Carrier Admits Mail Theft – PEN
- FDA Moves Forward with Mail-back Envelopes for Opioid Analgesics Dispensed in Outpatient Settings – PEN
- In nod to Trump’s 2020 claims, NC Republicans press change to mail-in voting
- Police find hidden postal service mailbox key in traffic stop
- Everyone’s a Salesperson Under Postmaster General DeJoy
- OIG: Delivering for the 2022 Mid-term Election
- OIG: Assessment of U.S. Postal Service Trailer Utilization
April 03, 2023
- Kentucky man facing charges after crime spree involving the mail and dark web – PEN
- Former Mississippi Rural Carrier Associate Sentenced for Mail Theft – PEN
- Postal workers should be allowed tasers
- USPS Establishes New Environmental Council Chaired by PMG DeJoy
- Cambridge mail carrier attacked by turkey had to have hip replaced
- PMG encourages leads from employees
- Canada Post issues mass suspension for workers exercising their right to complain
- FYI: On April 03, 1996: FBI arrests ‘Unabomber’ Theodore Kaczynski
April 02, 2023
- Lansford postal worker wins 2 rounds with disease
- Alabama post office suffers exterior damage after car crashes into building
- A Problem Is Brewing Among Delivery Drivers
- How to Find Federal Employees’ Salaries by Name
April 01, 2023
- 3 guns found at DeWitt post office, postal worker under investigation, no charges yet
- Will Postal Service ride to the rescue if Teamsters strike UPS? Maybe
- NALC Bulletin (PDF)
- A post office mystery: What happened to 7,000 Hanover utility bills?
- OIG: Fiscal Year 2022 Capping Report – Efficiency of Operations at Processing and Distribution Centers in the Western Region
- OIG: USPS Contractor – Labor Qualifications