Javier Ambler was driving home from a friendly poker game in the early hours of March 28, 2019, when a Williamson County sheriff’s deputy noticed that he failed to dim the headlights of his SUV to oncoming traffic. Twenty-eight minutes later, the black father of two sons lay dying on a North Austin street after […]
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A gathering lead by letter carriers in Minneapolis met outside the torched U.S. Post Office on East Lake Street Sunday morning. Their purpose was to stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter protestors and march from the post office to 38th & Chicago, the intersection that’s turned into the memorial for […]
APWU News – 6/01/20 – The three General Officers of the APWU, President Mark Dimondstein, Executive-Vice President Debby Szeredy, and Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Powell issued the following statement: Fair minded people from all walks of life and political viewpoints are deeply disturbed and rightfully outraged by the killing of unarmed and handcuffed African-American George Floyd at […]
NALC News – 6/01/20 – The senseless killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis last week was not just a tragedy for his family, it was an assault on America’s people of color, who include tens of thousands of NALC members, and an affront to human decency. NALC knows that the death of Mr. […]
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USPS has been around for more than 200 years, but says it is close to being insolvent. Laws requiring it to fund pensions for people it hasn’t even hired yet have hurt the post office’s ability to operate. It’s likely to become a major issue this summer, as many voters may rely on it to cast their vote […]
? LEHI — Residents say they warned for years about the dangerous location of a mailbox where a mailman was hit by a suspected impaired driver on Tuesday. “It could have been any one of us,” said Ashley Budd, who lives nearby and witnessed the crash. “It’s traumatic to try and get our mail at this […]
DENVER (KDVR) — The City and County of Denver on Thursday ordered the closure of a United States Postal Service distribution center. The facility is located at 7550 E. 53rd Pl. in northeast Denver and handles mail for all of Colorado and Wyoming, which have a combined population of about 6.5 million people. The Denver […]
CHICAGO – Family claims the first letter carrier to die of coronavirus was discharged from the hospital after testing positive and giving birth. The National Association of Letter Carriers honored Unique Clay, 31, Saturday after she became the first active letter carrier in Chicago to die of coronavirus. “All I need is answers, why would […]
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (WIAT) — An unexpected twist to a TikTok video recorded in Vestavia Hills has sparked a worldwide internet sensation. Alexis Dinga’s mom asked her to go over to her neighbor Collins Kitchens’ house to borrow an onion for dinner. The girls, who are both students at Auburn University, decided to set her […]