NALC – 11.19.14 – The heroic action of two Peoria, IL Branch 31 letter carriers who rescued an abducted boy outside their post office was reported tonight on the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley. The two carriers received the NALC’s Heroes Unit Citation award last fall for their efforts, which began when Cristy Perfetti […]
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) – Police are looking for a thief who reportedly stole packages from a United States Postal Service van Monday while the USPS employee was walking door-to-door. Reportedly, the employee parked the delivery van in the 400 block of Dison Avenue while en route, when the employee returned to the van a window […]
On Tuesday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) was elected chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the committee that has jurisdiction over the U.S. Postal Service. Chaffetz will replace Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), whose term as chairman expires at the end of the year. Because Republicans held on to their majority in the House […]
WEST MICHIGAN (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – 11.19.14 – While most of us try to keep warm in our homes, the men and women of the United States Postal Service are out battling these elements. “There are days when you know it’s just not going to be very good weather and so your motivation has to be […]
(WXYZ) – 11.19.14 – The U.S. Postal Service is looking to fill a number of temporary positions. They’ve announced an online career fair for Wednesday afternoon. The event takes place online from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and the postal service says applicants will have the opportunity to chat live with recruiters. To participate, go to […]
APWU – 11/18/2014 – Two new national officers were appointed recently to fill vacant National Business Agent positions: James Stevenson was appointed Clerk Craft National Business Agent “C” for the Chicago Region, effective Oct. 13, and Rufina J. Pagaduan was appointed All-Craft National Business Agent for the Pacific Area, effective Nov. 15. Stevenson fills the […]
NALC – 11.18.14 – As previously reported, NALC is continuing to monitor the Postal Service’s response to the cyber breach that compromised a Postal Service computer file containing employees’ personal and employment information. NALC has filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board protesting the Postal Service’s failure to provide NALC advance notice of, […]
GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) – 11.17.14 – Debra Hall didn’t just deliver the mail to a home last week, the Greenville County U.S. Postal Service carrier saved a woman who had fallen and had been lying outside for almost three days. It was Thursday when the letter carrier made the 911 call and the 78-year-old […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – 11.17.14 – The current U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe will retire in February. The agency’s Chief operating Officer Megan Brennan will be taking over as the first woman to head the Postal Service. The U.S. Postal Service reported $569 million in revenue last year. But an overall loss of 5.5. billion dollars. […]
11.17.14 – Police in Melbourne, Australia, have released CCTV footage of a man dressed as Santa Claus robbing a post office Saturday. Mr. Kringle crammed fistfuls of cash into a sack before fleeing the scene in a cream-colored Jeep with stolen license plates. Read more