Video: Convicted sex offender, mail carrier taken off school route
WICHITA — A convicted sex offender and mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service has been reassigned after concerns that he was going to deliver to local schools. More
APWU: Budget Bills: Cut Postal, Federal Pay
03/25/2015 – Two congressional committees are proposing to solve the nation’s financial problems in part by reducing pay for millions of postal and federal employees. Budget bills for fiscal year 2016 proposed by House and Senate committees last week would cut pay for postal and federal workers by increasing the amount employees must pay into retirement accounts […]
NALC: $1.4 billion Postal Service operating profit for first five months of FY 2015
$1.4 billion Postal Service operating profit for first five months of FY 2015 (greater than operating profit for full FY 2014) NALC News – Mar 25, 2015 The Postal Service’s financial results for the month of February 2015 were posted today on the Postal Regulatory Commission’s website. For the fiscal year so far (October 2014-February 2015), […]
APWU: Update on Article 1.6.B ‘Global Settlement’ Remedy
APWU – 03/24/2015 – APWU Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson has updated union members on progress toward disbursing a $56 million settlement that was signed Dec. 5, 2014, to resolve disputes over postmasters and supervisors in small offices performing bargaining unit work. As part of the settlement, the Postal Service was required to provide reports showing the […]
Video: Chicago postal worker fatally shot on his way to work
CHICAGO — Chicago police are looking for suspects in the shooting death of a mail carrier. It happened around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 2800 block of West Warren Boulevard. Police say the postal worker was killed as he was getting into his car to go to work. One witness says she heard about eight […]
APWU Setting the Record Straight
From APWU: 03/23/2015 – Three in-depth flyers and a brochure just published by the APWU dispel common misconceptions about the Postal Service. “With contract negotiations underway, it’s important for union members – and the public – to know the truth about the Postal Service’s phony financial crisis, the threat of privatization, and the potential for […]
Video: OK Carrier Throws Package Then Jogs Around LLV – Strange Behavior
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma City man says his home surveillance system recorded a U.S. Postal Service employee recklessly handling his mail packages. Pedro Gonzales says he installed security cameras on his home to keep thieves from stealing his packages. He hasn’t caught any thieves yet, but on Sunday morning, Gonzales says his security system […]
Video: 2 sought in postal carrier robberies in Coral Springs, Tamarac FL
MIAMI – A reward of up to $50,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of two men wanted in two postal carrier robberies last week. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service said the men are being sought in connection with two armed robberies about 20 minutes apart in Coral Springs and […]
Video: Tucson to see new mailboxes that thwart thieves
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) – Certain neighborhoods in Tucson could see new community mailboxes with better security features in coming weeks. A recent rash of mail thefts in Tucson has prompted the U.S. Postal Inspector’s Office to take on a stronger enforcement and preventive measures in thwarting mail theft. More Tucson News Now
APWU: Join the Post Office Lowdown!
03/20/2015 – Jim Hightower, editor of the Hightower Lowdown, will host a “Post Office Lowdown” conference call featuring APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Tuesday, March 24, at 1 p.m. EDT. “Our public Postal Service is under attack and the APWU and its allies are working furiously to save it,” Hightower wrote. “Possible outcomes of current contract negotiations range from […]