Washington, DC – 3/13/25 – The Postmaster General’s statements about the Postal Regulatory Commission’s role during the recent mismanagement of USPS are false. The Commission follows the law to ensure that USPS provides universal service to all Americans, including those in rural and remote locations, and also safeguards fair competition in package markets by preventing […]
3/14/25 – On the night of Monday, March 10, the Postmaster General (PMG) and Deputy PMG met with members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the United States Postal Service Headquarters. Mail Handlers have seen the DOGE team dismantle federal agencies, impacting services provided to Americans across the country, and are therefore rightly […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – 3/13/25 – Jaden Isaiah Garay, 25, of Weaverville, N.C. was sentenced today to 24 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for carjacking and discharging a firearm that caused serious bodily injury to a U.S. Postal Carrier, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. […]
The U.S. Postal Service has long struggled with its finances. President Trump and Mr. Musk have both suggested it should be privatized. New York Times – 3/13/25 – The leader of the U.S. Postal Service said in a letter to lawmakers on Thursday that he had reached an agreement with Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team allowing […]
The public has an important role to play to keep everyone out of harm’s way WASHINGTON — The Postal Service has one of largest fleets in the world, with more than 246,000 vehicles that drive more than a billion miles every year, delivering mail to more than 169 million delivery points across the nation. Safe […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. – 3/10/25 – U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Christopher Porter, 37, of Angola, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to theft of mail by an officer or employee, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Franz M. […]
WASHINGTON —3/10/25 – DOGE Subcommittee Member Congressman Michael Cloud (R-Texas) and U.S. Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are introducing the Return to Sender Act to terminate and claw back $3 billion authorized in the so-called Inflation Reduction Act to help build an electric vehicle (EV) fleet for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). While the initial order for 50,000 trucks was placed three years ago, fewer than 100 trucks […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 3/10/25 – Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led 159 members of Congress in a letter to President Trump expressing concern over his proposal to fire the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) Board of Governors and merge the Postal Service into the Department of Commerce. The members write, “Any attempts to privatize the Postal […]
WASHINGTON (March 11, 2025) GAO today issued its report on federal agencies’ improper payments estimates for fiscal year 2024, reporting that agencies identified $162 billion in payment errors. Improper payments are those that should not have been made or were made in the incorrect amount. A longstanding, government-wide issue, improper payments are a result of overpayments, inaccurate recordkeeping, […]
MONROE, La. – 3/5/25 – Willie Shanderek Shavon Woodard, 23, of Monroe, Louisiana, has been sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, announced Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook. Woodard, a former U.S. Postal Service employee, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty to 108 months (9 […]
