NALC News – 6/26/19 – The leaders of the National Association of Letter Carriers and the United States Postal Service formally opened negotiations for a new collective-bargaining agreement today. In his opening statement, NALC President Fredric Rolando told Postmaster General Megan Brennan that, “As always, we will seek to preserve and improve the standard of […]
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Video shows the aftermath of a horrible incident. A postal worker preparing to deliver the mail was hit by a stolen SUV. “He wasn’t moving or speaking he was just lying there and I am like, ‘Oh my god,’” said witness, Andrea Whitmore from Southwest Philadelphia. Witnesses saw the horror play out […]
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A letter carrier and his co-conspirator pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana on his mail route. Postal Route C-032 stretches from Fulton to Poppleton Streets in West Baltimore. It was William McRae’s postal route, where he would distribute drugs along his way. Federal investigators built the drug distribution case against McRae […]
HONOLULU (KHON2) – About a thousand pieces of mail stolen by a U.S. Postal Service worker in Hawaii was found recently, and is being sent back in the next couple of days. The U.S. Postal Service said the stolen mail was mostly First-Class and Priority Mail and newspapers and magazines. The mail dates back from […]
CHICAGO (WLS) — It could be an important bill, a wedding invitation or that check you’ve been waiting on in the mail. Complaints of delayed or delivered late snail mail has become a problem with the U.S. Postal service in the Chicago area. A recent Inspector General’s report of one district uncovered more issues and […]
DENVER (CBS4)– A Globeville woman’s recent mail service raised a red flag, but not the one on her mailbox. Betty Lopez does most of her business offline, so her mailbox is rarely empty. However, she hasn’t received a single letter in the last 10 days. “I didn’t think much of it until the third day. […]
Postal Bulletin 22522 – 6/20/19 – A Postal Service™ customer in Royal Oak, MI, faced a dire situation. She lived alone and suffered a stroke that left her partially paralyzed and unable to get to a phone for nearly 24 hours. However, the woman knew that when her mail came, so would a chance to […]
APWU sets in motion countermeasures to check managements’ cut and slash “business plan” with a plan to defend postal workers and customers APWU News – 6/19/19 – The Postmaster General’s (PMG) 10-year “business plan” was leaked to the press on Tuesday, June 18. It is clear management wants the burden of balancing their books on the […]
Owner Of Vehicle Maintenance And Repair Companies Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Bribery And Tax Fraud DOJ – 6/20/19 – Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that IBRAHIM ISSA, a/k/a “Tony Issa,” was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 60 months in prison. […]
The Postal Service’s Temporary Emergency Committee is developing a 10-year business plan to put the organization on a sustainable path forward. The following message is from Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan: USPS News Link – 6/20/19 – The Postal Service provides the nation with a vital delivery platform that sustains and propels American commerce and […]