You may have bought or sold items on Craigslist or Local Sales Network. Millions of people use these classified online services every day. A woman in Crossville posted a cell phone on Local Sales Network recently, but says she has a postal worker to thank for alerting her to a scam. He asked her to […]
Special delivery Rep. Brenda Lawrence, a postal retiree, praises USPS USPS – 1/26/15 Rep. Brenda Lawrence speaks on the U.S. House floor. Many Postal Service retirees begin new careers after leaving USPS, and Brenda Lawrence is no different — although her new job is unique. Lawrence took office this month as U.S. House of Representatives […]
APWU – 01/26/2015 – When Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe retires at the end of the week, he’ll get a retirement package of more than $4 million. Not bad for a “civil servant.” But in his controversial farewell address to reporters at the National Press Club on Jan. 6, Donahoe made clear that he doesn’t think the union’s newest members […]
The U.S. Postal Service moves millions of packages and letter every single day, and The List‘s Brien McElhatten discovered a little known police force that keep it all running smoothly and safely.
CBS 21 – HARRISBURG, Pa. — Monday, Dec. 15, is the busiest day of the year for deliveries, making an already tough job, even more challenging. They work in the rain, the snow, and everything in between. Mail carriers are a hearty bunch, and right now the USPS is looking for some more help. To […]
Just before 9:00 Saturday morning, two employees at the U.S. Post Office in Taylor Ridge were robbed at gunpoint, according to the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office. Captain Darren Hart said details are still coming in and they are working on the scene. There was still yellow tape surrounding the building when we spoke with […]
STODDARD COUNTY, MO (KFVS) – An 81-year-old Bloomfield, Missouri man delivers doughnuts to more than 100 people each week. The retired mail carrier said delivering is just what he does. Billy Lee’s delivery route starts in Dexter every Friday at 7 a.m. Lee carries very precious packages. The doughnuts are individually wrapped with paper towels […]
NALC – Jan. 23, 2015 – The NALC and the Postal Service have settled national level case Q06N-4Q-C 11084998 concerning whether the maximization provisions of the MOU Re: Maximization/Full-time Flexible – NALC apply when an installation is under Article 12 withholding. Go here to view the m-number document.
Jan 22, 2015 – NALC Trade Promotion Authority (a.k.a. ‘Fast Track’) Letter carriers may be hearing this week about something called Trade Promotion Authority, also known as “Fast Track.” It may be the most important issue for America’s unions in the first months of the new Congress. Essentially, “Fast Track” is a policy that gives […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Residents in the River Park area of South Bend have been missing mail for about two weeks. While most of the things that land in your mailbox tend to be junk, some are finding that important bills are slipping through the cracks. Read more