A woman says she feels degraded after an incident in downtown Chattanooga. Jean-Marie Lawrence uses a wheelchair and says it was impossible for her to access the post office in the Joel W. Solomon Federal Building, which also houses the US Courthouse. She could not access the front of the building in her wheelchair because […]
The following analysis of Senator Carper’s recent iPost bill was written by the NALC. Opinion of this bill by NALC President Rolando follows the iPost analysis. Carper’s iPost bill is comprehensive, and many of its provisions originate from legislation that was included in the Postal Reform Act of 2013 (S. 1486) in the 113th Congress. […]
[reposted by request] Will you lose your mail, your bank account or your life? If you live in an apartment or condo building in or near West Hollywood where a thief has a U.S. Postal Service key to the front door, you should be worrying about all of those possibilities. More
(WBIR-KNOXVILLE) At a time dominated by text messages and e-mail, one local boy is making the mailman feel more important than ever. Four-and-a-half-year-old Carter Lawson idolizes his neighborhood mailman, who he calls “Mailman Mike.” Read more
As previously stated, Postal Employee Network does not support the latest bill submitted by Delaware Senator Tom Carper (D). Federal News Radio tells us that Carper’s bill would not remove postal employees from the FEHB but would create a new Postal Service Health Benefits Program (PSHBP) within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for postal employees […]
Georgia teen CJ Pearson claims President Obama’s invite to Ahmed Mohamed, the Texas teen handcuffed for bringing a homemade clock to class, is a double-standard. Hundreds of thousands of people have viewed the video of his rant on YouTube (shown below). AUGUSTA, Ga. — A Georgia teen took to YouTube this week to criticize the White […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Shanetta and Donald say the mailman repeatedly delivered their mail to the next door neighbor’s mailbox but simply refused to walk the extra 20 or 30 feet to their box. We wanted to find out why. Shanetta Minter and her fiancé Donald Williams could not figure out why the mail did […]
September 17, 2015 Carper introduces iPOST Act Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the Improving Postal Operations, Service and Transparency (iPost) Act of 2015. Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, released the following statement regarding the bill: NALC appreciates the […]
It isn’t unusual for the Salt Lake County Library to get book donations. But a generous offer from a 12-year-old boy has generated a lot of buzz. “The response is just incredible and it’s very heartwarming to see,” said Greg Near, public relations coordinator for the Salt Lake County Library. In July, KSL first told […]
APWU news – 09/15/2015 – The APWU filed a brief in D.C. Circuit Court on Sept. 14 against the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), arguing that USPS service standards must be “legally enforceable.” In 2013, the union filed a complaint with the commission asserting that the Postal Service was systematically violating service standards as a result of plant closures. To […]