November 30, 2023
- PMG DeJoy Shares Approach to Leadership and Vision for Transformation of USPS At 2023 Concordia United States Summit – PEN
- Senator Collins Urges USPS to Reject Consolidation of Hampden and Scarborough Facilities – PEN
- West Virginia Sen. Capito will do ‘everything in my power’ to save Charleston postal facility
- USPS Reveals Additional Stamps for 2024
- Durbin, Collins Introduce Legislation to Address Uptick in Attacks on Letter Carriers on the Job – PEN – BTW, this will not work
- WEP and GPO: Bipartisan consensus elusive on government retirees’ benefits
- Illinois Police Have Made Over 600 Arrests In Just 6 Months For Postal Related Robberies
- Video: Florida USPS worker pleads guilty in assault
- Thousands of dollars in checks disappear for Atlanta nonprofit as their mail goes missing
November 29, 2023
- Piles of packages continue sitting on pallets outside of Soddy-Daisy, TN post office
- Missed mail infuriates rural towns as carriers deliver Amazon packages first
- Three charged in alleged postal service mail carrier robbery
- The Postal Service’s Misguided Fleet Procurement: A Costly Mistake
- Swedish court gives Sweden’s postal service until Friday to respond to Tesla’s injunction request
- Kenneth Pinkney charged with hate crime in attack on postal worker in Fort Lauderdale
- Postal Service should steer clear of electric trucks
- VIDEO: Stolen mail found dumped on roadside in Northeast Tallahassee
- Amazon packages reportedly overwhelm small post offices, delaying other mail
- Delivering mail in San Francisco and Oakland is now a dangerous job
- West Virginia Governor Urges Postal Service to Reconsider Closing Charleston Distribution Center
- Postal police would return to the street to help stamp out mail carrier assaults under new bill in Congress
- Tesla’s Latest Lawsuit Targets Swedish Postal Workers
- Don’t use this ink when mailing packages, post office recommends
November 28, 2023
- Congressman Pete Stauber (R-MN) Letter Demands Answers on Postal Issues in Minnesota – PEN
- A rural post office was told to prioritize Amazon packages. Chaos ensued
- Over 140 mail-in ballots found in out-of-service mailboxes across Washington
- Why Tesla Sued the Swedish Transportation Agency and Postal Service
November 27, 2023
- Latest USPS Report Shows Sustained Service Performance – PEN
- USPS acknowledges some risks to its new, less-staffed holiday season approach
- USPS video explains FEHB options
- USPS considering closing South Charleston plant, moving operations to Pennsylvania
- Elon Musk scored an initial win – Tesla filed twin lawsuits against the Swedish Transport Agency and national postal service over their refusal to deliver number plates for its cars due to action by postal workers in sympathy with a strike among the carmaker’s mechanics
- USPS Worker Sentenced to 42 Months for Delivering Marijuana to St. Thomas
- UPS and FedEx are no longer the largest delivery companies in the US – Amazon is – BUT, the biggest parcel service, however, is a title that’s still held by the US Postal Service, which handles packages for Amazon, UPS and FedEx.
- Ohio postal worker lied about being robbed at gunpoint to get out of work
- Arkansas sheriff issues warning after postal worker’s vehicle is hit in crash
- How USPS used data to address COVID concerns
- Tesla Sues Swedish State, Postal Service After Strike Actions
November 26, 2023
- Slidell Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Conspiracy to Commit $250,000 Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Connection with Postal “Blue Box” Thefts – PEN
- USPS ramps up efforts to handle holiday rush
- Check Out These Tips to Make Amazon Returns After Black Friday and Cyber Monday Shopping
- How do I update my mailing address on file with OPM?
November 25, 2023
- WA Secretary of State asks Postal Service for action on out-of-service mailboxes
- Akron man charged with smuggling meth from Arizona by priority mail
- Life’s constants are death, taxes and postal rate hikes
- Questions over USPS policy throw Mat-Su, AK cluster mailbox holders into limbo
- Watch: Fox’s Jesse Watters Swats Pereira’s Ballot Harvesting For Gomes, Assaulting Senior Citizen, Threatening Voters
- Mail-in ballot fraud concerns lead to new election
- It’s getting harder to downplay the possibility of absentee and mail ballot fraud
November 24, 2023
- Video: Postal worker retires from collecting letters for Santa at Thanksgiving Day Parade
- 10 months after the floods … Still no mail at Planada, CA Post Office
- After shipping more than 12 billon pieces of mail last year, USPS prepares for an even busier year
- USPS, FedEx, UPS say they can meet holiday season demand
- Should you tip your letter carrier during the holidays? PEN SAYS YES!
November 23, 2023
- Brooklyn Men Indicted for Crimes Relating to the Theft of Postal Keys and Other Offenses – PEN
- USPS investigating ‘peculiar’ misdelivered mail incident in Ellington, CT
- Missouri Ex-Postal Worker Pleads Guilty for Stealing a Kid’s Birthday Check From His Grandma. It Wasn’t the Only One | Read PEN’s coverage here
- Postal Service contractor to cut 450 jobs, close 2 facilities in California
- Mailman Attacked in Broad Daylight Burglary in Toms River
- OIG: Fiscal Year 2023 Officers’ Travel and Representation
- OIG: Joint Strike Force Dismantles Interstate Drug Trafficking Organization
November 22, 2023
- Ahead of Holiday Season, Spanberger Relaunches USPS Survey to Collect Experiences of Virginians Facing Delays – PEN
- Ohio letter carrier fired after hundreds of pieces of mail found dumped in the Tri-State
- IG Raises Concerns with Hazardous Waste at Postal Vehicle Maintenance Facilities
- 2 of 4 suspects in Milwaukee postal worker robberies bound over for trial
November 21, 2023
- USPS says 2,200 rural carriers won’t get regular paycheck on time because of timekeeping errors
- Former Cape Coral, FL Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for Mail Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft – PEN
- IG Raises Concerns with Hazardous Waste at Postal Vehicle Maintenance Facilities
- 31 valid mail-in ballots arrived too late to count
- Watch: Woman Allegedly Steals Multiple Ballots from Voter’s Mailbox
- Is mail-in voting really that valid?
- USPS Operation Santa Letter Adoption Now Open – PEN
- USPS Strongly Positioned Ahead of Holiday Surge – PEN
- Female pedestrian dies when struck by USPS minivan
- Washington Secretary of State calls on postal service after old drop boxes used on Election Day – PEN: just wait till 2024 elections
- MN Letter carrier robbed at gunpoint in Edina, police say
- Lincoln, NE woman gets probation for pilfering packages from post office
- Man arrested for second time in as many weeks, accused of stealing mail in Chicago
- OIG: Fiscal Year 2024 Peak Mailing Season Preparedness
November 20, 2023
- Grandma gave her grandson $500 in a card for his birthday – then $5,035 vanished and a trusted postal worker was arrested | Read PEN coverage here
- Calling all elves: Operation Santa seeking helpers to open hearts, adopt North Pole letters
- USPS Postal Bulletin 22637: Wage Overpayment Indebtedness — Tax Treatment
November 19, 2023
- Authorities look into why Ohio mail carrier fatally collided with pole
- Postal service may move some mail processing from El Paso to Albuquerque
- NALC: Recent letter carrier deaths
- Oregon couple says mail-in ballot wasn’t delivered
November 18, 2023
- NC Postal Employee And Two Co-Conspirators Arrested For $24 Million Stolen Check Scheme – PEN
- Alabama Letter Carrier Convicted at Trial for Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Theft of a Postal Service Key – PEN
- Service Performance Remains Steady Across Postal Service Network – PEN
- OPM watchdog flags cybersecurity concerns for USPS health care marketplace
- Police arrest suspect in fatal shooting of postal worker
- Florida letter carrier arrested on federal charges relating to mail theft
- USPS looks to raise rates for packages, too
- Queens residents baffled after USPS moves relay boxes targeted by thieves around the corner from previous location
November 17, 2023
- Houston No. 1 in stolen checks resold on dark web, research shows
- Union postal workers displeased with proposed changes to Columbia mail facility
- Outside employment – USPS Ethics guidelines have been updated
- California woman now owes $4k after credit card stolen from mailbox
- Minnesota Postal Carriers Brace For Failure This Holiday Season
- Shipping Cost Surge: Postal Service Plans 5% Hike In 2024
November 16, 2023
- Former St. Louis USPS Processing Clerk Admits Depositing Checks Stolen from Mail – PEN
- Postal worker accused of assaulting teen in NYC; mother calls for justice
- USPS says that its Project Safe Delivery campaign is paying off with more secure deliveries and 600 arrests across the country
- Your Mail Carrier Would Like to Discuss Your Overflowing Mailbox
- Postal logistics contractor Matheson Flight Extenders to lay off 124 in Sacramento
November 15, 2023
- USPS Announces New Competitive Prices for 2024 – PEN
- Postal workers in Bemidji, MN protest unsustainable working conditions, Amazon prioritization
- Porch pirates stealing holiday packages, gifts cost U.S. shoppers billions of dollars
- OIG: USPS Service Performance Dashboard FY2023 Q4 Update
- FYI: AI and the future of work
- PMG Louis DeJoy’s Remarks During Nov. 14, 2023, Postal Service Board of Governors Meeting – PEN
- USPS Reports Fiscal Year 2023 Results – PEN
- US Postal Service reports $6.5 billion net loss as first class mail falls to lowest since 1968
- USPS loses $6.5B in FY2023 and says another year in the red is coming
- Roman Martinez IV Re-Elected Chairman of the Postal Service Board of Governors
- Rural Minn. couple fighting USPS for mail delivery: ‘It’s getting to be beyond frustrating’
- 85 ballots reach King County Elections Office after sitting in out-of-service mailbox
November 14, 2023
- USPS Delivery Performance Steady at 2.5 Days – PEN
- How the Postal Service’s Finances So Quickly Returned to the Crisis Stage
- Florida letter carrier accused of selling postal box keys, stealing checks – stolen checks worth nearly $550,000
- USPS Virtual benefits fair – Five live Q&A chats scheduled
- USPS, After Review, To Keep Chattanooga Mail Processing Facility Open, Upgrade It | Also see: USPS opens one of the first mega-regional distribution centers near Charlotte
- Milwaukee mail carriers robbed; 4 charged, ‘all in it together,’ complaint says – PEN: Likely 4 of Biden’s best immigrants
- OIG: A Round of Applause, and a Time to Honor
November 13, 2023
- Christmas Came Early for the Wonder family – Wichita Falls Letter Carrier
- Two Chicago residents face aggravated identity theft charges after stealing mail
- Rare ‘Inverted Jenny’ US Postal Stamp Sells for Record-Breaking $2 M. At Auction
- USPS wants employees to know about important changes concerning the open season benefits enrollment period that began this week
- USPS: Annual benefits enrollment period begins
November 12, 2023
- ‘No post offices will be closed’ in Southwest Michigan consolidation, USPS says
- Residents in Small Louisiana Town Without Mail Service for Almost a Month
- Ring Camera Footage Shows Moment UPS Driver Was Carjacked at Gunpoint Delivering Packages
- Public workers may receive reduced Social Security benefits. There’s growing support in Congress to change that
- Election Fraud Is Real — And It Needs To Be Fixed Before 2024 – Problem? universal mail-in voting and unmanned drop boxes
November 11, 2023
- Charlotte man accused of attacking postal workers
- Chase Bank tells retired postal worker ‘We are unable to help you’ – $11,000 taken
- 15-year-old among 4 charged in robbery of mailman in Medford
- Man accused of robbing mail carrier in Toledo pleads not guilty
- Elections Commission advises clerks on mail threats after fentanyl laced letters found in other states
- Retired Postal Worker Wins $100,000 on Maryland Lottery Racetraxx Game
November 10, 2023
- Former NY postal worker pleads guilty to attempted receipt of child pornography – PEN
- Video shows Glendale, Arizona carrier dumping mail into trash cans
- Postal Service intercepts suspicious mailing headed to Sacramento election office
- 5 arrested, including three juveniles, in Medford, Massachusetts, postal worker assault
- A proud soldier of Fox Company and a proud US Postal carrier
- OIG: Examining Alternative Inflation Indices for Regulating Market Dominant Price Increases
November 09, 2023
- Armed Charlotte Man Indicted for Assaulting Two USPS Employees on the Same Day – PEN
- OIG: A Whistleblower Blows Lid Off USPS Contract Fraud
- NALC: Federal Retirement Fairness Act reintroduced in House
- NPMHU: MOU: Sorting and Delivery Centers (S&DC) Staffing
- APWU: 2023 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period
- FBI and USPS investigating as election officials in Georgia, Oregon, Washington receive suspicious mail
- Woman uses stolen mail-hold list from Olalla post office to break into 4 homes
- Former Kansas USPS employee sentenced for mail crime – PEN
- Florida mail carrier admits stealing credit cards from customers on postal route
- Chicago mail theft spree: Man arrested with 65 stolen credit cards, police say
- USPS skips delivery at North Jacksonville neighborhood for months
- USPS: Annual benefits enrollment period begins
November 08, 2023
- 2 suspects wearing Halloween masks rob mail carrier at gunpoint in Cleveland Heights
- 3 Southwest Michigan post offices will consolidate next spring
- Mexico man charged with threatening Lewiston post office worker
- USPS releases Veterans Day video
- Police Warn of Fake USPS ‘Wonderful Day’ Scam Message
- OIG: Hazardous Waste Management at Postal Service Vehicle Maintenance Facilities
November 07, 2023
- MILWAUKEE UPDATE: Pursuit of vehicle wanted in connection with robberies of USPS workers ends with 4 arrested
- 6 reasons feds should take a look during Open Season this year
- PEN: For those who write postal news: The USPS Delivering for America Plan is scheduled to last 10 years
- Four sentenced to 11 years for postal theft and identity fraud, ordered to pay $135,000 in restitution – PEN
- Las Vegas man sentenced to 51 months in prison for mail fraud scheme that victimized elderly residents – PEN
- Police: Man rips off postal worker’s hijab, punches her in face in Fort Lauderdale
- ‘Felt a gun on my head’: Detroit postal workers address increase in assaults, robberies
- Milwaukee letter carriers’ union concerned with another act of violence after armed robbery by 3 suspects
- OIG: International Package Market: Trends and Opportunities
November 06, 2023
- Retired postal worker in Florida ‘scammed’ by Chase Bank security imposters – cost him $11,000 in less than three minutes
- Many people spent the weekend trying to figure out how a postal permit number seemingly belonging to the University of Rochester ended up on a variety of predominantly Democratic political mailings
- Merry little holidays – USPS releases new seasonal ad – PEN: It’s MERRY CHRISTMAS USPS
- Milwaukee postal service workers rally for safer work conditions
- ‘Enough is enough:’ Milwaukee USPS workers hold rally Sunday for claims of hostile work environments, wage thefts
- Refugees who don’t speak English aren’t getting mail at their Beaverdale apartment complex – So what
November 05, 2023
- Gentilly community holds memorial for slain mailman, suspect still at large
- The history of Railway Post Offices
- Special delivery: USPS brings gifts to cancer patients
- Congressman Garret Graves, R-LA, Calls for Congressional Hearing on WEP/GPO Penalty Reform – PEN
November 04, 2023
- West Virginia APWU Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement – PEN
- Average Delivery Time Across Postal Service Network Remains Stable – PEN
- Letter carrier injured in dog attack in Iowa
- Video: USPS Apologizes After OK Letter Carrier Pepper Sprayed Dogs On Other Side Of Fence
- The Postal Services has changed more than you think in the last 20 years
- Legal-Ease: New rules for forwarding mail prompts need for updated powers of attorney
November 03, 2023
- Massachusetts Postal Employee Convicted of Theft of Postal Money Orders and Wire Fraud – PEN
- Georgia man sentenced to federal prison for forcibly taking mailbox keys from postal carrier – PEN
- U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors to Meet Nov. 14 – PEN
- 90-year-old USPS worker with no plans to retire: ‘I don’t want to be a couch potato’
- USPS worker charged with gift card fraud
- Benefits enrollment period begins Nov. 13
November 02, 2023
- The Postal Service is leaning into AI for better shipping experiences
- Medford assault leaves USPS mail carrier with significant injuries, inspectors say
- ‘Modernizing’ and ‘transferring’: USPS sets meeting on future of Tallahassee mail service
- Armed Robbery of Postal Worker, Suspect Takes Cell Phone And Mail
- USPS says placing unmarked material, like political literature, in mailboxes is illegal
- USPS intensifies fight against mail crime, seeks public support in upcoming holiday season
November 01, 2023
- USPS Payroll Error Prompts Federal Investigation
- Medford, MA mailman seriously hurt after group attacks him, steals key for mailboxes
- Biden Judge Rules that Postal Service Violated Law Prohibiting Disability Discrimination
- Mail Carrier Hailed a Hero for Saving Kitten During a Storm
- San Diego family says kids got sick after mailman repeatedly pepper-sprayed their dog
- Daily Infographic: The world’s best Postal Services
- To Dimondstein: The terrorist organization Hamas governs more than two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The population of Gaza is just over 2 million. If you remember, Hamas attacked Israel.