December 31, 2020
- Jennings, OK Woman Sentenced for Mail Theft by USPS Employee – PEN
- PMG Statement on Passage of COVID Relief Legislation – PEN
- USPS offers social media policy reminder for employees – PEN
- USPS prepares for a busy 2021 – PEN
- Federal judge has denies attempt by prosecutors to throw out a racial harassment lawsuit filed by a white letter carrier against the PMG
- Postal worker’s van stolen in NW Atlanta, cops say
- Hundreds of packages stolen from Aguanga post office
- Former Las Cruces, Alamogordo postmaster dies after contracting COVID-19
- OIG: Accenture Information Technology Contracts
- OIG: Stamps, Money Orders, and Cash – Minneapolis, MN, Main Office
December 30, 2020
- USPS Went to Extraordinary Lengths to Deliver Ballots During Historic General Election Season – PEN
- USPS Loyalty Tiers Add Up to Additional Incentives for Small Businesses – PEN
- Spanish Fort, AL seeks Washington meeting on post office closure
- ‘Incredible Act Of Kindness’: Cambridge Mail Carrier Helps Rescue Stray Cat Found Along Route
- Part of Washington City Post Office shut down after weight-bearing wall rammed by truck
- Postal Service customers grow frustrated as packages go undelivered
- NALC: President Rolando announces Ballot Committee
- Some Americans may have already received stimulus payments
- A direct deposit stimulus payment could already be in your bank account. Paper checks will follow quickly
December 29, 2020
- Can you get money back from the postal services because of delays? – PEN
- “It’s frustrating.” U.S. Postal Service working to clear holiday shipping backlog in Maine
- Miscommunication prompts bomb-sweep of Moosup, CT Postal Office
- A total, chaotic mess’: Holiday mail delays cause troubles for Cleveland’s small businesses
- USPS holiday package delays disappointed kids, made priority mail meaningless
December 28, 2020
- Stimulus Bill “Forgives a $10 billion loan to the Postal Service provided in earlier relief legislation”
- Sellers, Did You Tip Your Postal Carrier This Year?
- Virginia mailman gives Christmas stockings to all dogs on his route
December 27, 2020
- NPMHU Negotiates MOU With USPS Converting 5,288 Mail Handler Assistants to Full-time Career Status
- Indiana Woman Fears Items She Mailed To Her Son In Georgia For Christmas May Be Gone For Good – And She’s Not Alone – PEN
December 26, 2020
- Explosion in Nashville, Tennessee on Christmas Morning Is Believed to Be ‘Intentional’
- Beloved mailman plays daily tic-tac-toe with tots on his route
- A very special delivery: Postal workers fulfill family’s Christmas wish list
December 25, 2020
- Christmas Eve package rush worse than ever for USPS – PEN
- More calls for action while massive mail delays persist – PEN
- USPS to treat Georgia’s mail-in Senate runoff votes as express mail
- USPS letter carrier brings 25 days of packages, mail and ‘good vibes’
- Two people charged in robbery of Cedar Park postal worker
- OIG Management Alert – Active Smishing Campaign Masquerading as USPS
December 24, 2020
- USPS Down Thousands Of Workers Due To COVID-19 As Struggles With Demand Continue – PEN
- CDC Panel Designates USPS Workers as Next in Line for COVID-19 Vaccine
- NALC: COVID-19 Related MOUs Extended Until March 26, 2021
- NPMHU and USPS Renew Temporary Extensions on Step 3 and Arbitration Appeals
- Spanish Fort, AL seeks to halt post office closure
- Postal Service gets favorable borrowing terms in stimulus bill
- Tracking of their tears. Eagle readers describe postal delivery woes
- Wisconsin postal employees say they’re working nonstop to process huge volumes of mail
December 23, 2020
- Former Maryland Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Stealing Mail – PEN
- Trump calls $892B COVID relief bill ‘a disgrace,’ threatens to not sign unless amount to individuals is increased to $2000, instead of the ‘ridiculously low’ $600, and $4000 for couples
- USPS: Updated information regarding pandemic leave
- Postal employee sentenced for selling tires on eBay
- PMG: Emergency Lines of Succession
- Virginia mailman made Christmas stocking for all 250 dogs on his route
- ‘Working conditions are hell’: Amazon employees not surprised its warehouses have seen hundreds of COVID cases
- OIG: Projected Savings and Returns on Capital Investment Projects
December 22, 2020
- Former Maryland USPS Carrier Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to Obtain Up to $62,690 in Disability Compensation – PEN
- Oakland Man Charged In One Of Multiple Robberies With A Firearm Of U.S. Mail Carriers – PEN
- USPS seeks CyberSafe Guardian postal employee volunteers – PEN
- U.S. Congress has banned all electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products from being mailed by the United States Postal Service
- Millions of Christmas presents may arrive late because of Postal Service delays
- Teachers, first responders, postal staff should be next in line for COVID vaccine, federal panel recommends
- Coventry man surprises postal worker with 12 days of Christmas gifts
- Mailing groups challenge USPS stamp pricing rules
December 21, 2020
- People over 75, essential workers next for vaccines – including postal employees
- Siouxlander sets up ‘thank you’ station for postal workers – PEN
- Paying extra for USPS shipping doesn’t guarantee delivery by Christmas
December 20, 2020
- Postal bailout talk fiscal insanity
- Millions of Christmas deliveries backed up amid record-breaking orders
- How the loss of a post office is creating unrest in one Alabama city
December 19, 2020
- Judge Sentences South Georgia Man To Prison For Attacking Postal Employee – PEN
- Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy Based on Exploitation of USPS’s Informed Delivery System – PEN
- USPS manager: ‘I don’t know if we’re going to get it there by the holidays’ – PEN
Probably why FedEx and UPS were chosen to distribute COVID vaccine. - Snowstorm and holiday shipping gridlock delaying nearly 10 million packages a day
- Lakewood Chocolatier Not Accepting Orders The Postal Service Can’t Deliver
- The election didn’t defeat the U.S. Postal Service, but Christmas might
- Mail delays abound in Baltimore as postal service bemoans historic volumes of holiday mail
- 7th Circuit reverses judgment against postal worker over juror coercion concerns
December 18, 2020
- Former Georgia USPS clerk pleads guilty to stealing cash and gift cards from the mail – PEN
- Thousands of delayed packages are piled up at Pa. Postal Service facilities: ‘You’re not gonna get your Christmas presents’
- It’s the Super Bowl for postal workers
- Video: Postal Police Union Blames Mail Theft Spike on Policy Change
Maybe in larger cities – the vast majority of postal customers, and employees, have never seen a postal police officer - Request For Donations For Letter Carrier Is A Scam, USPS Says
- Man hit by U.S. Postal Service vehicle in Levittown
- Amazon confirms new site for North Little Rock
- Swiss say Uber Eats must register as postal service provider
- OIG: Are You Aware of the Postal Service’s Secure Destruction Program?
December 17, 2020
- Huge backlog at USPS means millions of holiday packages might not arrive by Christmas – PEN
- Pressure on for holiday shipping – PEN
- Postal Service worker surprises quarantining Houston family with care package
- Postal worker helps drag man out of burning car
- Blane WA mail truck ablaze during morning route – destroyed 175 packages
- USPS employees are giving two thumbs up for “Dear Santa,” a new documentary about the USPS Operation Santa program
- OIG: Delivery and Customer Service Operations – New Hampshire
- OIG: Mail Delivery and Customer Service Operations – Katy Carrier Annex, Katy, TX
December 16, 2020
- Tallahassee Man Sentenced To 24 Months For Assaulting Mail Carrier – PEN
- Kansas Mail Carrier Indicted for Stealing Mail, Checks – PEN
- Audit of Three Baltimore Postal Facilities Finds Safety, Security Issues
- Man fatally shot by Oklahoma police threatened postal worker
- NALC: Recent letter carrier deaths from COVID-19 and other causes
- $250,000 In Mailed NJ Checks, Money Orders Stolen, Cashed By NYC Crew
- NPMHU: Postal Service delivers Mandatory Stand-Up Talk re: Face covering and mask update
- Here’s Why Louis DeJoy Will Likely Stay In Charge Of The Postal Service Under Biden
- USPS: Sharing your talent – All employees can use HERO
- USPS Faces Busiest Time of the Year With 16,000 Employees Quarantined
- Postal service needs reform, not a bailout
- More and more postal customers complain of mail delays
December 15, 2020
- Mail problems at Baltimore USPS leads to more shipping delays – PEN
- Syracuse Postal Carrier Charged with Discarding Mail – PEN
- Amid Historic Volumes in an Extraordinary Year for Deliveries, the USPS Reinforces Importance of Mailing Packages Early – PEN
- PMG thanks employees in video
- USPS: How to safely wear, remove face coverings
- President Trump nominates former Syracuse mayor to US Postal Service board of governors
- OIG: Bringin’ Joy Through Operation Santa
- OIG: Property Condition Reviews – Annapolis, Columbia, and Legion Avenue Post Offices
December 14, 2020
- USPS Says “Get Ready for the Busiest Mailing and Shipping Week” – PEN
- NRP Class Action Update December 2020 – PEN
- Tractor-trailers crowd street outside Broadway Avenue USPS Office; drivers frustrated with delay
- Holiday gifts could be delayed as USPS lacks enough employees during pandemic
- Believe it or not: Ripley’s Christmas birth date
December 13, 2020
- Neither snow, nor rain, nor progress should stop the mail truck
- Royal Mail is set to test drone deliveries, use barcodes on stamps and could launch a seven-day service as part of an overhaul of the 500-year-old postal service
- Northern Ohio USPS district ranks third worst in on-time delivery in country
December 12, 2020
- New Jersey Postal Employees Had 54 Guns, Sold Drugs – PEN
- Florida Letter Carriers Parcel Toss Caught On Camera – PEN
- Undelivered Mail Ditched In Evergreen Park Alleys: Police
December 11, 2020
- USPS wants employees to remember the proper procedures for ordering face coverings during the coronavirus pandemic – PEN
- Nashville man says USPS delays due to COVID-19 cost him thousands – PEN
- Postal Service: Nearly 20 packages found dumped in Chicago Southwest Side garbage handled by FedEx, not USPS
- NPMHU: USPS reissues Essential Service Provider Letter to all employees and contractors
- USPS, Customs and Border Protection get ‘incomplete’ from Congress on stopping opioids in the mail
- Quarantined military personnel can now request mail delivery
- Framingham post office gets warning after Health Dept. finds COVID-19 safety violations
- Military Can Reinforce The Postal System If COVID-19 Causes Delivery Disruptions
- OIG: Timecard Administration
December 10, 2020
- Six South Bay Residents Indicted In Alleged Stolen Mail And Fraud Scheme – PEN
- Members of Congress question postal service efficiency regarding election mail-in ballots
- USPS Offers Reward for Information on Waltham Attacker
- As winter and COVID-19 continue, postal workers grow concerned
- It Appears There’s a Huge Backlog at the Cleveland USPS Distribution Center Thanks to Covid
- The USPS is still in big trouble under Biden
- Kids’ Letters from Postal Service’s Operation Santa Capture Pandemic’s Heartbreaking Impact
December 09, 2020
- Chicago residents want answers from USPS after mail found in garbage – PEN
- USPS wins wounded veteran employer award – PEN
- Royal Oak postal carrier makes sure letters to Santa get responses – PEN
- Delayed mail costing Kentucky jewelry store thousands, owner says – PEN
- Florida Congressman demands Post Office Inspector General investigation into election fraud accusations
- Customers using USPS say delayed packages are just ‘sitting’ in facilities
- Watchdog agency: USPS spending millions on idle trailers
- Gunfire Leaves Bullet Hole In U.S. Postal Truck In Englewood
- Postal service in Louisville working to fix delays during peak holiday season
- NPMHU: USPS reissues Essential Service Provider Letter to all employees and contractors
December 08, 2020
- Chicago Postal Worker Says Staffers Are Coming Down With COVID-19 And It’s Causing Mail Delays – PEN
- Postal employees urged to use direct deposit – PEN
- Reduced travel increases US Postal Service traffic during holidays
- Video explains open season options
- OIG: Assessment of the U.S. Postal Service’s Leased Trailers
- OIG: Keeping Postal Workers Safe During the Pandemic
December 07, 2020
- Truck drivers report waiting more than 15 hours at post office
- USPS says “Good attendance vital during pandemic”
- Partnership with Postal Inspection Service helps Veterans avoid scams
- COVID, staffing cited as strains on Postal Service in Maine
December 06, 2020
- Deerfield Neighbors Pay Tribute To Victor Fajardo, Mail Carrier Who Died Of COVID-19; ‘It’s A Really Sobering Reminder That Nobody Is Immune To This’
- A Look Back – St. Louis postal clerks had to wade through mountains of Christmas mail by hand
- Trucks wait in line for hours at Wolf Ledges Post Office in Akron
- With 3 Billion Packages to Go, Online Shopping Faces Tough Holiday Test
December 05, 2020
- Bronx Man Charged with Scheme to Steal Checks from Mail Boxes and Defraud Banks – PEN
- ‘Lost packages, delays’ – USPS shipping and mail delivery issues continue as holiday gift shopping kicks into high gear – PEN
- 37 Chicagoans’ mailed-in November ballots were sent on time but arrived too late to be counted
- Mount Greenwood, Alsip residents demand answers for poor postal service. ‘We don’t get our mail’
- Post office supervisor happy as Santa’s helper
December 04, 2020
- USPS Inspection Service Asks For Assistance in Identifying Assailant Who Robbed and Shot at a USPS Letter Carrier – PEN
- USPS Operation Santa is Open Nationwide for Adopters! – PEN
- Drug trafficker sent to prison for shipping cocaine via U.S. Mail – PEN
- USPS Delays the Replacement of Its Aging Delivery Trucks Yet Again
- Statement from NALC President Fredric V. Rolando
- NPMHU Convention Postponed Until August 2022
- OIG: Reporting to Congress
December 03, 2020
- ‘Dear Santa’ – Film about USPS program opens Dec. 4 – PEN
- Young author pens tribute to postal workers – PEN
- USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Program Update – PEN
- USPS Delays Disenfranchised Thousands of Legally-Cast Ballots
- UPS tells drivers to stop picking up packages from some major retailers, including Nike, Gap, and Macy’s
- NPMHU: Arbitrator Sharnoff Issues Decision in SPSS Merits Dispute
- OIG: Fall 2020 Semiannual Report to Congress
December 02, 2020
- Law Firm Claims More Than 280K Pre-marked Ballots Disappeared in Pennsylvania
- USPS whistleblowers claim USPS threw out, backdated ballots before election
- Whistleblowers: Post Office labeled Trump mail ‘Undeliverable,’ 388,000 ballots backdated, ‘disappear’
- Whistleblowers, including USPS contractor, share firsthand accounts of election irregularities: ‘I couldn’t go to my grave knowing’
- Two New Jersey Men Charged with Theft of $6 Million in Postage for Online E-Commerce Business – PEN
- Serial Fraudster Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Conspiring to Steal Mail, Stealing Benefits Under the CARES Act, and Aggravated Identity Theft – PEN
- COVID-19 Cases At Post Offices May Be To Blame For Spotty Mail Service In Riverdale And Several Other Places – PEN
- USPS is Closed Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25 and New Year’s Day, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021 – PEN
- Postal Service says it won’t enforce mask mandate
- Workhorse Falls as Postal Service Again Delays EV-Fleet Decision
- Man suspected of threatening postal worker, deputies with weapons
- Postal worker critically injured after speeding sedan slams into his ride in Brooklyn
- USPS ‘hopeful’ freedom to set higher mail rates will increase revenue
- OIG Audit: Are Go Anywhere HCR Services Effective in Meeting USPS Transportation Needs?
December 01, 2020
- Houston mailman held at gunpoint and robbed over his delivery – PEN
- USPS is updating its Enterprise Leave Request Application to include scheduled leave
PEN - PRC Adopts Final Rules to Modify the Rate System for Classes of Market Dominant Products – PEN
- Young girl releasing picture book after gratitude for postal workers goes viral
- Change-of-address requests suggest more than 90K have left San Francisco in the past six months – wonder why?
- West Springfield, VA post office has three employees contract COVID-19, USPS says
- Cadbury’s Secret Santa returns – here’s how to secretly send chocolate to a loved one this Christmas
- FSAs explained in video