NALC, USPS formally open 2019 bargaining talks

NALC, USPS formally open 2019 bargaining talks

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 […]

Postal worker struck by stolen car in Southwest Philadelphia

Postal worker struck by stolen car in Southwest Philadelphia

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 Mailman Delivered Marijuana Along Postal Route

Baltimore Mailman Delivered Marijuana Along Postal Route

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 […]

Hawaii postal employee steals about a thousand mail items

Hawaii postal employee steals about a thousand mail items

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 […]

Heroes Among Us: USPS Employees Go Above and Beyond

Heroes Among Us: USPS Employees Go Above and Beyond

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 National Executive Board to USPS Board of Governors – ‘Not So Fast!’

APWU National Executive Board to USPS Board of Governors – ‘Not So Fast!’

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 USPS Vehicle Repair Companies Sentenced To Prison For Bribery Of USPS Managers With Cash, Lavish Meals, Gifts, and Trips

Owner Of USPS Vehicle Repair Companies Sentenced To Prison For Bribery Of USPS Managers With Cash, Lavish Meals, Gifts, and Trips

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.  […]

PMG offers update to employees

PMG offers update to employees

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 […]