HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – 12/15/15 – The U.S. Postal Service estimates that more than 600 million pieces of mail will be mailed between Thanksgiving and Christmas day. Many will be packages delivered by postal carriers or parcel services. “If you’re expecting a package, don’t put a note on your door because that’s just a big announcement to […]
FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) – Florence postal worker, Deborah Hill knows her customers so well she saved one woman from losing almost 45 thousand dollars to foreign scammers. The elderly woman was mailing express packages to a United States address that was affiliated with an overseas scam. She came in several times and when the worker […]
12/14/15 – An East Bay widow whose husband died after he sustained a serious injury at work is fighting for tens of thousands of dollars in benefits she believes the government owes her. Twice Larnie Macasieb filed claims with the Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs after her husband Sam died. Twice the office denied […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – 12/14/15 – It was the busiest day of the year for the U.S. Postal Service with more than 500 million pieces of mail delivered nationwide Monday. But one metro customer is wondering why her package ended coming via “air mail.” A Midtown customer heard a thud and was surprised to see her package […]
FALMOUTH, Mass. — The turkeys are fighting back! A mailman in Falmouth, Massachusetts, said he’s been targeted by a gang of vicious, feathered poultry and now carries a long pole on his route to keep them at bay. AJC.com
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) – 12/14/15 – During the holidays millions of pieces of mail are going through the system. Criminals know that and some have been targeting local mailboxes. Members of the U.S. Postal Inspector Tucson office, are looking for three suspects. The three have been targeting mailboxes in the area near Glenn […]
CHELSEA, Manhattan (WABC) – 12/14/15 – An investigation is underway after six U.S. Postal Service trucks were damaged in a fire that broke out on the third floor of a garage in Chelsea. The 3-alarm fire started around 10:30 p.m. Saturday inside the vehicle maintenance facility on 24th Street and 11th Avenue, just off the […]
APWU News: NSB 15-2015 (1.03 MB) 12/10/2015 – The APWU reached a major milestone in November: More than 25,000 Postal Support Employees (PSEs) – including some from every craft – have been converted to career over the last two years. “This is a life-changing event for the workers who were converted and their families,” said APWU President Mark […]
APWU News – 12/11/15 NSB 15-2015 (1.03 MB) 12/10/2015 – Our fight for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement has moved to a new phase, APWU President Mark Dimondstein reports. “We are taking the preliminary steps necessary to proceed to arbitration,” he said. The first step is to select a three-member arbitration panel, which will be comprised of a […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – 12/10/15 – Police said the three arrests made this week in connection to an ongoing mail theft issue were made thanks to a proactive approach and a little bit of luck. However, even with the arrests, police said the battle is far from over. More