July 31, 2023
- Mail Carriers Doing This To Dog Owner’s Homes in New York State
- Thieves hit mail collection boxes at four post offices in York County
- This small Bay Area town lost its post office in March. There’s no end in sight.
- USPS: Rules exist for support activities
- Inspection Service has Postal Police openings
July 30, 2023
- Video: ‘My angel forever’: Letter carrier performs Heimlich maneuver on choking resident on his route
- Colorado USPS mail carrier saves life of elderly woman after noticing mail piling up
- Man pleads guilty in unprovoked stabbing of Hartford mail carrier, faces up to 10 years in prison
- Substance leaking from package sends Minden Post Office workers for medical treatment
- Arizona company agrees to pay $600K to settle false claims violations for mailing packages with underpaid and duplicate postage – PEN
- USPS sees decline in customers after recent mail thefts, postage price increases
July 29, 2023
- America Is Drowning in Packages
- U.S. Rep. Weber (R-Tx) joins ranks of mail theft victims, demands answers
- Surge in mail theft causing concern for Pittsburgh letter carriers
- Greenfield Retirement Home thanks local postal workers
- With a rise in robberies of postal carriers, it’s a dangerous time to work in mail
- Kentucky Woman Sentenced for Mailing Threatening Communications to Neighbors Because of Their Race – PEN
July 28, 2023
- NY Department of Financial Services Takes Possession of Yonkers Postal Employees Credit Union and Appoints NCUA as Conservator – PEN
- Third Defendant Sentenced for His Role in Scheme to Commit Postal Money Order and Bank Fraud – PEN
- USPS Average Delivery Time Holds Steady at 2.5 Days – PEN
- USPS touts plan to consolidate amid backlash from Michigan congressman
- Videos Help Federal Retirees Access Their Online Retirement Accounts
- OIG: Postal Regulatory Commission Travel Expenses
- Thousands of mail theft reports, but few arrests, Postal Inspectors’ own data show
- Baltimore letter carrier robbed at gunpoint; suspect fled in mail truck
- California community gets crafty to thwart mail thieves
- UPS driver saves dogs from fire after lightning strike
July 27, 2023
- South Texan admits to distributing fentanyl through the mail – PEN
- Congressman Huizenga (R-MI) calls on PMG to review proposed USPS changes in greater Kalamazoo region
- Chicago: Activists urging gangs to end violence, robberies against essential workers
- Shawnee residents haven’t had mail delivered in days
- Mail thieves repeatedly target Beaumont, CA neighborhood, leaving residents frustrated
- The Postal Service’s growing problem: ‘You cannot put checks in the mail safely’
- The ZIP Code was launched 60 years ago this month as part of a program of improvements to increase postal delivery speed
- Robot delivering packages in Northlake
July 26, 2023
- Richmond, KY USPS employee accused of having relationship with minor
- OIG: So, You Think You’re Going to Overcharge the Government
- Complaint Alleges USPS Mistreats Breastfeeding Mothers – PEN
- Phoenix homeowner’s camera catches pregnant mail carrier in distress from heat
- 54 years and 5,700 miles later, a postcard arrives at its destination
- OPM Expands Dental/Vision Benefits to More Federal Employees – 70,000 federal employees and 118,000 Postal employees will be eligible
- USPS video focuses on products, services
- Postal Bulletin 22628: Protect Yourself Against Heat Illness When Delivering for America
July 25, 2023
- UPS and Teamsters reach tentative agreement, likely averting strike
- North Texas man awarded $26.5 million over postal truck crash that left him quadriplegic
- Postal Workers Protest Against Alleged Workplace Abuse
- Watch: Residents in North Highlands worried for months about neighborhood dog that attacked mail carrier – PEN
- Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) has reintroduced the Postal Police Reform Act – PEN
- For Democrats, Path to Vote-by-Mail Victory Runs Through The Postal Service
- Alabama men accused of robbing mail carrier in Fort Walton Beach
- Amazon, FedEx, US Postal Service prep as potential UPS strike looms
- USPS No Longer Backs Priority Mail Express Dates to AK, HI with Postage Refunds
- A jump in robberies of USPS carriers is prompting agency to expand safety measures
- Spanish Fort, AL continues to fight for return of Post Office
- Colorado man sentenced to time served for 2020 mail theft charge
- Mail stolen from 100 people in Mid-Michigan
July 24, 2023
- Charlotte Letter Carrier Indicted For Conspiracy To Commit Bank Fraud And Money Laundering -PEN
- California Man Sentenced to Prison for Mailing Methamphetamine to Illinois – PEN
- Court documents give detail in robbery of Fargo postal service employee
- Deadly delivery: Illegal drugs sent by mail to Jacksonville neighborhoods
- Survivor and Death Benefits for Federal Employees
- UPS and Teamsters restart contract talks Tuesday. Billions are at stake
- SWEET Video: Beloved Mailman Surprises Connecticut Toddler With USPS Truck Parade – PEN
- ‘My plan is about growth’: DeJoy charts path for USPS to thrive, not just survive
- Armed good Samaritan thwarts attempted robbery of mailman in quiet Chicago suburb
- Non-UPS packages could also go undelivered if workers strike
- Wet packages, missing mail and warnings that mail boxes were ‘not approved’ — here’s what mail delivery is like in Windsor, MA
- Postal Service Board of Governors to Meet August 8 – PEN
- OIG: Can the Postal Service Flatten Flats Costs?
- Postmaster Finder
July 23, 2023
- 2 NJ postal workers attacked during attempted robberies
- Stop the Post Office From Spying on Us
- Keep the Postal Service out of the alcohol business
- FYI: USPS Unions Annual Reports – Includes officer salaries, debts, cash spent on political activities and lobbying and much more: NALC | APWU | NPMHU | RLCA
July 22, 2023
- North Houston neighborhood community mailbox in pieces for 5 days, no end in sight
- One arrested, another on the run following string of USPS robberies in VA
- Series of Bay Area robberies target postal workers
- USPS worker robbed at gun point in Toledo: Mail carriers concerned for their safety
- 73-year-old mailman attacked by a dog in North Highlands, deputies say
July 21, 2023
- NY Man Sentenced for Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography while Employed as a Rural Mail Carrier – PEN
- Latest Postal Service Report Shows Consistency Across Network – PEN
- USPS Honors Rep. John Lewis With Forever Stamp
- America is bracing for a summer of strikes not seen in decades, with 650,000 actors, screenwriters, postal workers and automakers taking action or poised to, in a surprise revival for flagging unions
- Fargo man in jail, accused of robbing mail carrier at gunpoint
- APWU: The Social Security Fairness Act
- USPS Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Mail – Video surveillance showed Fossett opening 128 envelopes – PEN
- Second Nebraska NALC Officer accused of embezzling $24,620.12 from NALC – PEN
- Man accused of robbing mail carrier with hammer found incompetent for trial
- USPS Nearly Met Workforce Goals for Peak Season, Says Audit
- UPS eliminates Friday day shifts at Worldport facility in Louisville. What it means for workers
- NPMHU: USPS issues updates for User Guide and FAQs to Enroll and Sign in to LiteBlue with Multifactor Authentication (MFA)
- USPS: Museum marks 30 years in City Post Office building
July 20, 2023
- Several postal workers robbed in Chicago, western suburbs
- USPS letter carrier robbed at gunpoint in Southfield, MI
- USPS could eliminate Medford, OR processing center as part of facilities review
- What a UPS Strike Would Mean For Consumers, Businesses and the Economy
- Two juveniles arrested after armed robbery of postal worker in California
- USPS not interested in PO boxes for Mt. Crested Butte and CB South
July 19, 2023
- Maximus challenges $175M Postal Service award to build a new health benefits system
- Former Michigan postal worker sentenced for gift card thefts
- Video: USPS OIG – Who We Are
- Eleomar Perez-Serrano and His Co-Conspirators Allegedly Used the USPS to Ship Cocaine from Puerto Rico to Long Island – PEN
- Witness, suspect exchange gunfire after postal worker targeted in armed robbery
- USPIS: $50K reward offered after teen robs postal carrier in Tennessee
- Oscar Scott Woody was a postal clerk from North Carolina on board the ocean liner R.M.S. Titanic when it sank
- NALC: LiteBlue issues resolved – allotment and net-to-bank changes back online
- USPS: As elections approach, know mail differences
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service changes focus on how it will fight mail theft
- Video: Mason City, IA Fire Department puts out postal service truck fire
- USPS truck hit-and-run crash turns up more than 20 guns, drugs in Ohio
July 18, 2023
- Postal worker celebrates customer’s gesture in blazing heat: ‘Appreciate you!’
- San Francisco Mail Carrier Robbery Caught on Video Leaves Thousands at Risk
- UPS Strike Could Cost U.S. Economy Billions—Here’s How It Would Impact Consumers And Businesses
- Inflation, Pay Raises, COLAs, and FEHB Increases
July 17, 2023
- St. Thomas postal employee found guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana – PEN
- Mail Carrier Robbed at Gunpoint in Frontier, North Dakota, in far south Fargo
- APWU: Major Mail Processing Equipment Relocations Nationwide
- USPS vehicle caught fire on State Road in Great Barrington, MA
- OIG: Efficiency of Surface Transfer Centers in the Western Pacific Region
- 340,000 UPS drivers poised to strike over extreme heat, safe working conditions
- USPS: Veterans’ talk – Online discussion to be held July 23
- Customers praised for leaving water bottles in mailboxes during US heatwave
- ‘Someone brought me a Starbucks’: USPS carrier tracks how many customers give her water bottles
- ‘They just choose to ignore it’: Oklahoma man frustrated with P.O. box costs
- Maine postal history collection going up for auction
July 16, 2023
- Former Florida Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing and Selling Firearm – PEN
- Video: Here’s How Hot It Is Inside a Mail Truck – PEN: Been this way for years and years
- The Labor Department only fines businesses on average $8,500 when a worker dies from a heat-related illness
- Texas neighborhood halted mail deliveries after hawks kept swooping down and attacking people: ‘I literally can’t walk outside’
- 4 Things Federal Retirees Can’t Do With the TSP
- Protect Yourself Against Heat Illness When Delivering for America
- Video: Teen Mail Boat Jumpers Might Be the Best Job Ever
July 15, 2023
- CBS New York investigation finds at least a dozen mail carriers accused of mail theft, fraud in New York City area in recent years
- Video shows USPS mail carrier being robbed at gunpoint in North Hollywood
- Video: Ohio letter carrier being robbed at gunpoint in Colerain Township
- St. Thomas Postal Worker Convicted of Drug Conspiracy
- Suspect in postal carrier Aundre Cross’ killing wants to be released for medical treatment
- Man caught by GPS-tagged mail gets 2 years in prison
- New York’s mail once carried by underground tubes
- Thieves steal from at least 14 mailboxes in Union County; crimes tied to Charlotte area
- NALC: Fraudulent activity in LiteBlue targeting multifactor authentication
- NALC: Entering the next phase of negotiations
- USPS, NALC mediation period ending
July 14, 2023
- Postal Service Begins FY23 Fourth Quarter with Steady Delivery Performance – PEN
- Jamaican National Pleads Guilty to Mail and Wire Fraud Charges in Connection with Fraudulent Sweepstakes Scheme That Targeted Elderly Victims – PEN
- Thieves ransack mailboxes in California apartment complex after robbing USPS carrier of master key
- Rochester man charged with robbing mail carrier
- UPS strike could be the most expensive in 100 years
- Richmond neighbors have not received mail in a month as mail issues continue across Virginia
- Don’t mail this, post office warns; violators face fines of up to $100,000
- SC postal worker runs over dog and keeps driving in video
- Postal carriers ‘struggling’ in extreme South Florida heat
- NALC: Step AA pay adjustments delayed
- OIG: Service Performance During the Fiscal Year 2023 Peak Mailing Season
July 13, 2023
- Postal worker attacked, robbed of keys at San Francisco post office, reward offered
- Postal workers protest in Melville, allege mistreatment from supervisors including threat of physical assault
- Caught on Camera: Houston-area postal worker knocks down basketball hoop as kids approach with basketball
- USPS Rejects eBay Payments in Denying Insurance Claim
- ‘Punched In The Back Of The Head’: Aggressive Hawk Attacks Construction Workers, Interrupts Mail Delivery
- Counterfeit Postage Stamps: China’s Latest Export Following Fentanyl and COVID-19
- Experts Give New USPS Ground Service Thumbs Up
July 12, 2023
- Missing Florida postal employee who was murdered found in accused boyfriend’s trunk
- Former Wichita Falls postal worker and Sunday School teacher faces up to 99 years for child sex offenses
- $50k reward being offered after US postal worker assaulted, robbed in South Jersey
- ‘I was really looking forward to seven days off’: Delivery worker gets suspended. She still has to show up to work
- USPS launches review of Macon facility in move to modernize Georgia’s postal network
- Who let the dog out?: USPS considering clusterbox for city neighborhood to avoid roaming pooch
- They haven’t gotten their mail in weeks. Where is it?
- New USPS video focuses on delivery, retail
- OIG: Uncovering a Conspiracy to Defraud USPS Clients
July 11, 2023
- SC man points long-barrel shotgun at mail carrier while threatening her, warrants say
- USPS carrier robbed at gunpoint in Richmond, VA
- Walterboro, SC family demands answers after dog run over by postal driver
- Royal Mail strikes to end as union members overwhelmingly accept pay deal – 10pc pay rise spread across three-years plus approximate $700 bonus lump sum
- Postal Workers To Protest Near Long Island USPS Office After Attack Attempt
- House Dems Press USPS on Safety Practices Following Carrier Death | Also see: House lawmakers probe USPS extreme heat protections following letter carrier’s death | ‘They don’t care about my life’: Lawmakers, employees raise concerns about heat after USPS mail carrier’s death
- OIG: Mobile Delivery Device Security Control Assessment
- SC man pointing gun at mail carrier led to officer-involved shooting
- Extreme heat prompts first-ever Amazon delivery driver strike
- Durango postal worker helps save woman’s life
- Pride on display – New USPS licensed products released
- Cleveland postal worker warns against using blue mailboxes due to ongoing theft issues
- OIG: Capping Report – Efficiency of Selected Processes at Select Retail Units, California 6 District
July 10, 2023
- Introducing USPS Ground Advantage – PEN
- With a new shipping service, USPS says it could handle extra demand sparked by UPS strike
- U.S. Postal Service Wants More Packages to Wrest Business From UPS, FedEx
- Meng Urges Postal Service To Prioritize Queens In New Initiative To Combat Mail Theft – PEN: DeJoy should say no.
- Postal driver seriously hurt in fiery crash north of Lubbock, TX
- No more flat tires? Michelin testing its airless tires on French postal vans
- San Antonio woman frustrated with rise in mail theft in her neighborhood
- National Postal Museum Announces Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Award Recipients – PEN
- OIG: Our New Oversight Role Over the Postal Regulatory Commission
July 09, 2023
- Mail Truck Stolen from Kirksville, MO Post Office
- How the U.S. Postal Service changes, as of today, and what happens if UPS goes on strike?
- New York Man Arrested, Charged In String Of Bank, Post Office Robberies
July 08, 2023
- Two Different Hats – Two Different USPS Employees – Two Different Outcomes – PEN
- Omaha USPS Supervisor Sentenced to 12 Months and 1 Day for Theft of Government Property – PEN
- How a postal strike delayed delivery of a severed ear and almost cost oil heir Paul Getty his life
- Postal workers recognized by Norfolk Southern
- USPS paused delivery in Austin, TX area due to hawk attacks
- USPS Is Holding On To 452 Cremated Human Remains – One package has been with the postal service for over eight years
- Woman claims USPS lost track of her husband’s cremated remains for weeks, she now wants a refund
- Crockett asks USPS for answers after Dallas carrier dies during heat wave
July 07, 2023
- USPS Ends Third Quarter FY23 with an Average of 2.5 Days to Deliver – PEN
- Spate of Bay Area mail carrier robberies under investigation
- Postal Service to harden blue boxes, replace old keys
- Needham, Massachusetts, police warn: ‘Do not use outdoor blue Post Office bins’
- Supreme Court’s Groff Decision (USPS) Is a Wake-Up Call for Corporate America
July 06, 2023
- Ocala, FL Men Plead Guilty to Robbing Postal Carriers – PEN
- Video: ‘Go to the store’: USPS carrier complains about customers who order cat litter, other heavy packages – ‘Stop ordering cat litter. That sh*t is heavy’
- Postal Service to Release Life Magnified Stamps
- Postal Service to Release Thinking of You Stamps
- OIG: Cremated Remains
- OIG: Contract Authoring Management System Utilization and Controls
- Several Postal Service price changes will take effect July 9 – PEN
- Slow delivery: Retired Long Island postal worker collects big lottery prize a year after drawing
- Former mail contractor says he, others owed thousands in back pay
- Chicago: $50,000 reward offered in robbery of postal worker
- Postal advocacy group says “excessive” July 9 stamp price hike will hurt consumers
- My IRS payment went missing, leading me down the rabbit hole of check washing and mail fraud
- NC mail carriers can vary schedules to avoid being out in oppressive heat
- French postal service to trial puncture-proof airless tires
- UPS moves closer to strike after Teamsters contract talks break down
July 05, 2023
- Article 10 Charges have officially been filed again NALC President Brian Renfroe – page provides link to download charges
- UPS Workers Could Go On Strike As Teamsters Say Negotiations Broke Down
- High Court Backs Postal Employee in Religious Accommodation Case | Also see: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey applauds Supreme Court decision strengthening a worker’s right to seek religious accommodation from employers
- Trying Again to Reform the WEP
July 04, 2023
- Man that shot and killed an Indiana letter carrier allegedly did so because he thought she had his stimulus check and was refusing to give it to him – PEN
- 2 brothers accused of stealing over $1 million in checks, tampering with post office boxes
- Former Melbourne, FL police officer’s mailbox destroyed by explosion
- UK: Lonely pensioner became obsessed with his postie and put tracker on her van
- USPS previews ‘massive-scale’ changes, but regulator demands more details
- The 5th price increase since 2019 for Postal Service forever stamps means they’re growing faster than the inflation rate – PEN: Duh! What about food, gas, power, etc etc etc. Blame DC
- Supreme Court Redefines “Undue Hardship” when Addressing Religious Accommodation Requests under Title VII
- Bronx American Legion calls attention to tattered American flag at neighborhood post office
- Michigan mail carrier saves retired officer: ‘I thought I’d freeze to death’
July 03, 2023
- Postal Service Health Benefits Mailer – coming to your mailbox – PEN
- Postal van catches fire in Fairhope, AL
- USPS increasing price rates to offset inflation
- Ukrainian postal employee guilty of embezzling approximately $5,000 for gambling habit
July 02, 2023
- Did USPS Share the Private Info of 70 Million Americans with Labor Unions? PEN: the answer to that is YES they did
- ‘Thank you for being our rock’ – Family, friends mourn loss of Dallas USPS mail carrier who died on this route
- The debate over Sunday postal work dates to 19th century
- UPS Agrees to Scrap Two-Tier Wage System in Win for Teamsters
- WEP Reform Legislation Reintroduced in the House
July 01, 2023
- Five Milwaukee Men Federally Indicted for Involvement in Armed Robberies of U.S. Postal Carriers – PEN
- Pittsburgh man accused of opening fire on postal worker facing federal indictment – PEN
- New York postal worker who brought 3 guns to work at DeWitt post office gets no jail time
- Bronx residents say postal trucks ruining local parking
- DOL investigating Postal Service contractor Ameritrans Express amid bankruptcy filing
- Dallas USPS carrier was sent disciplinary letter for a ‘stationary event’ — then died on his route a month later
- NALC: Supreme Court rules on religious accommodation
- USPS Honors Postal Customer Council Leaders’ Accomplishments