June 06, 2026 Bipartisan Senate bill introduced to address USPS mail delays in North Dakota, Minnesota – PEN 4 deaths in 2 years at USPS facility: Workers demand answers NPMHU: 2025 Contract Update #15 – Contract Talks Reach Impasse The OIG Focuses on USPS Pre-career Employees USPS Prepares for the East 116 Street Festival – a […]
Washington, D.C. – 5/21/26 – Today, the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) released its annual Financial Analysis report, which examines the Postal Service’s finances for fiscal year 2025 (FY 2025) using well-known financial metrics. This analysis provides greater clarity, transparency, and accountability of the Postal Service’s financial data and trends. At the end of FY 2025, the Postal Service’s financial position […]
Bill Ensures Only American Citizens Are Hired by the Federal Government WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 29, 2026) — Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC-01) introduced the Hire American Act, a bill doing exactly what its title says: hire American workers only. The legislation amends title 5 of the United States Code to restrict federal government employment to U.S. […]
On May 4, 2026, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Rhonda Smith, former Secretary-Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 1676 (located in Marietta, Ga.), pleaded guilty to one count of failure to maintain union records, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 439(c). Smith was then sentenced to one […]
BOSTON – 5/29/26 – A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for stealing packages containing prescription medications from postal customers on his postal route. Michael Vernon, 53, of Waltham, Mass., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Brian E. Murphy to time served (one day) to be […]
Tallahassee, Florida – 5/29/26 – Stacy Michelle Braxton, 39, of Marianna, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging her with delay or destruction of mail. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charge today. Braxton appeared for her arraignment in federal court before United States Magistrate […]
DHL eCommerce reaffirms exclusivity with its relationship with USPS for last-mile delivery in the United States Expanding the collaboration allows DHL eCommerce to strengthen its U.S. market position by fully leveraging its state-of-the-art first- and middle-mile network WESTON, FL 5/28/26 – DHL eCommerce announced a new exclusive multi-year contract with the United States Postal Service […]
WASHINGTON — Last year, U.S. Postal Service employees suffered more than 5,200 dog attacks. To combat this, USPS is sharing vital safety guidance to help pet owners protect mail carriers and ensure uninterrupted mail delivery. A monthlong Dog Bite Awareness campaign begins Monday, June 1, with the theme of “Don’t turn your back on dog […]
NRA-ILA 5/26/26 – The National Rifle Association, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, and three NRA members today filed a lawsuit challenging the federal prohibition on carrying firearms at United States Post Offices. Federal law prohibits knowingly possessing a firearm in a federal facility—including a United States Post Office—as well as carrying firearms on postal […]
PROVIDENCE – 5/27/26 – Four members of a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy involving the kidnapping of a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) letter carrier at gunpoint, and kilogram quantities of cocaine shipped from Puerto Rico to Rhode Island, have been sentenced in federal court to lengthy federal prison terms. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell, […]