A Chicago mail carrier wrote ‘This Christmas,’ delivering an enduring holiday anthem
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but it doesn’t quite sound a lot like Christmas until you hear the classic song, “This Christmas.”
Video: Piles of mail dumped on Memphis street
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (KMID/KPEJ) – 12/7/24 – Thousands of pieces of mail were dumped along Crump Boulevard, causing an obstacle for drivers on Wednesday. The United States Postal Service said it was caused by a contractor that “inadvertently dropped some of its load”. But some say this isn’t the first time they’ve seen mail scattered along […]
Video: Sen. Ossoff questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
12/5/24 – Postmaster General Louis DeJoy defended the agency’s performance and plans, citing efforts to modernize the postal system through its 10-year “Delivering for America” initiative. This plan includes consolidating processing facilities, such as the new distribution center in Palmetto, Georgia, aimed at reducing costs and improving efficiency. Earlier this year, Georgia’s mail delivery performance […]
NALC Says President Trumps Pick for Labor Secretary is an Excellent Choice
NALC statement on Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer for labor secretary 11/23/24 – NALC President Brian L. Renfroe released the following statement regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s intent to nominate Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) to serve as secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL). “Rep. Chavez-DeRemer is an excellent choice to serve in this pivotal role. In her […]
Video: Northeast Florida lawmakers demand audit of Jacksonville USPS facility over lost, delayed mail
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – 10/31/24 – Customers have reported that important packages are being delivered to the wrong states, and in some cases, mail is being lost altogether. These issues have led to calls for a federal audit of a United States Postal Service (USPS) facility in Jacksonville. Congressman John Rutherford and four other U.S. Representatives […]
Video shows Bay Area USPS driver crashing into parked car, then driving off
SAN RAMON, Calif. (KGO) — 10/31/24 – A surveillance video has once again solved a whodunit for a Bay Area viewer. An East Bay dad arrived home to find that someone had crashed into his parked car. At first, he suspected his teenage kids who had been driving it that day. Then, he checked his […]
NALC and USPS Reach Tentative Agreement
NALC: 10/18/24 -The National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO and the United States Postal Service have reached tentative agreement on a new collective-bargaining agreement for city letter carriers. In accordance with Article 16 of the NALC Constitution, the agreement will be subject to ratification by a mail referendum vote by eligible NALC members. “After almost 20 […]
‘A lot of pain’: USPS mail carrier, expectant father, paralyzed after tree falls on truck
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ/Gray News) – 10/4/24 – A Postal Service worker in Virginia suffered serious injuries after a tree fell on his truck while he was delivering mail last week. United States Postal Service mail carrier Craig Musil was out on his delivery route when a tree fell on his mail truck on Sept. 27. […]
Stamp Out Hunger brought in 44 million pounds of food
9/11/24 – USPS – Postal Service employees collected 44 million pounds of food during this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive, which was held May 11. The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) leads the annual one-day drive, with help from USPS and other organizations. “Letter carriers showed up again for their communities and helped […]
Biden sends two USPS BOG nominees to Senate, ignores postal pension issue
NALC – 7/26/24 – On July 25, President Biden nominated Val Demings and William Zollars to serve on the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors (BOG). Demings is a Democratic nominee. If confirmed by the Senate, she would fill Anton Hajjar’s seat, which expired on Dec. 8, 2023. Her term would expire on Dec. 8, […]