The USPS Board of Governors acts much like a board of directors, conducting long-range planning and setting strategic policies, among other duties. USPS News Link – 8/5/19 – The U.S. Senate confirmed three nominations to the Postal Service Board of Governors on Aug. 1. The Senate confirmed John Barger, a California resident; Ron Bloom, a […]
Alexandria, VA – In response to Rep. Kevin Brady, R-TX, introducing the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act, legislation that would provide much-needed relief to civil servants financially punished by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), NARFE National President Ken Thomas issued the following statement: “By depriving dedicated public servants of full Social Security benefits that they […]
Ring video shows mail truck on lawn throughout week MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A mail carrier is coming under fire for driving over a homeowner’s front lawn in northeast Miami-Dade to deliver the mail. Surveillance video shows the U.S. Postal Service truck driving up the lawn to get as close as possible to the mail […]
PHOENIX — Arizona State Representative Shawnna Bolick (R-20) is asking for an investigation into what she describes as unsafe work conditions for Valley postal service workers. Bolick sent a letter yesterday to the President of the American Postal Workers Union, Mark Dimonstein, urging him investigate reports of hazardous working conditions for mail carriers because of […]
AUBURN, Wash. — A US Postal Service truck caught fire Friday morning on SR-167 at 15th Street SW near Auburn. No one was injured, but it’s possible that a lot of mail could be lost. Q13 Fox
EUGENE, Ore. — Retired mail carriers in Lane County want to send out a message: You have a choice when it comes to a Postal Service request to change the way your mail is delivered. Some residents may have seen an ad in the newspaper from the Retired Mail Carriers of Lane County letting you […]
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) Federal records we obtained through a Freedom of Information Request reveal more than hundred mail delivery complaints were filed in less than a year against a south Fargo post office branch. Prairiewood Post Office is in south Fargo and has been the source of frustration for residents for years. The problem […]
A postal carrier in San Jose recently happened upon a rattlesnake along his route, and now residents in the Almaden Valley neighborhood aren’t getting their mail delivered. Residents along two streets in the neighborhood admit they have seen rattlesnakes in the past. But since a mail carrier saw one, delivery has been stopped. Dave Long […]
7/30/19 – Minneapolis police are investigating after postal workers were shot at by people with BB guns twice in less than a week. Last Thursday, a letter carrier was shot by a BB gun at N. 8th and Upton avenues while delivering mail on his route, but fortunately he was not severely hurt. It happened […]
DOJ – 7/30/19 – SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Monday, a federal jury found Morrey Selck, 55, guilty of assaulting a federal employee, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court documents and trial testimony, on March 17, 2017, Selck assaulted a letter carrier who was delivering mail on his assigned route. Selck sprayed him in […]