NATIONAL THANK A MAIL CARRIER DAY 2/4/25 – National Thank A Mail Carrier Day (also known as Thank a Mailman Day) on February 4th reminds us that someone makes sure the mail gets through 6 days a week 52 weeks a year. The day reminds us just how important mail carriers are to our daily […]
OpenSecrets: As the name suggests, these unions are a division of the public sector unions representing postal workers and supervisors. Their attention is focused on workers’ rights and working conditions. Specifically, these unions advocate postal reform, a goal constantly being redefined as demand for service increases while overall mail volume decreases. These unions also deal […]
Postal Regulatory Commission Issues Advisory Opinion on USPS Delivering for America – PRC finds DFA has significant problems, especially in rural areas PRC urges the Postal Service to reconsider its DFA plan Washington, DC – 1/31/25 – The Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued an in-depth analysis of the Postal Service’s Delivering for America (DFA) initiatives […]
Gerald Groff lost his job after seeking religious accommodation to observe Sunday Sabbath, resulting in unanimous decision at Supreme Court. Philadelphia, PA—1/31/25 – The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania rejected the U.S. Postal Service’s (“USPS”) motion for summary judgement, ordering a trial for Gerald Groff, the former mail carrier who […]
Multi-Agency Investigation Leads to Seizure of More Than 13,000 Tapentadol Pills and Multiple Arrests New Orleans – 1/30/25 – In October of 2024, Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations Detectives in the New Orleans Field Office, assigned to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task force received a report of significant amounts of Schedule […]
NALC – 1/31/25 – The Social Security Administration (SSA) has created a web page for updates and frequently asked questions regarding the implementation of the Social Security Fairness Act, which was signed into law on Jan. 5. The law requires the SSA to adjust benefits for more than 3 million people affected by the Windfall Elimination […]
NALC – 1/31/25 – The active membership of the National Association of Letter Carriers has voted to reject the ratification of the tentative 2023-2026 National Agreement with the United States Postal Service. The vote to ratify was 63,680 to reject the agreement versus 26,304 to accept it, as reported by NALC’s Ballot Committee chairman Paul […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio – 1/31/25 – A Columbus man was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 204 months in prison for four armed robberies of Postal carriers. Thierno S. Bah, 22, of Columbus, used firearms and robbed postal carriers of their U.S. Postal Service keys on four occasions between December 2022 and May 2023. He […]
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – 1/30/25 – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on January 16, 2025, SONIA MILLER (“MILLER”), age 54, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty to theft of U.S. mail matter by a postal employee, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1709(a). According to court documents, on or about March […]
1/22/25 – Last week, Representative Jack Bergman penned a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, citing a recent decision which adversely impacts the mail processing for the Iron Mountain VA. In his letter, Rep. Bergman demanded answers for why the location’s outbound mail is now being routed to the USPS Processing […]