Video: Florida postal worker charged with delaying mail

Video: Florida postal worker charged with delaying mail

LEE COUNTY, FL – Hundreds of pieces of mail are missing.  Michael Marquez is accused of stealing, destroying and delaying 342 pieces of mail on two days in February. Video will load below. Read more ABC-7.com WZVN News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral

APWU: Postal Workers, Teachers, Customers Take ‘Don’t Buy’ Campaign to Staples’ Home Turf

APWU: Postal Workers, Teachers, Customers Take ‘Don’t Buy’ Campaign to Staples’ Home Turf

09/10/2014 – APWU Teachers (in yellow shirts) turned out in force for the Boston protest. Opponents of a no-bid deal between Staples and the USPS are taking the fight to the Massachusetts-based company’s home turf.  In August, postal workers, teachers and customers staged rallies in and around Boston, and they’re planning to conduct continuing protests in […]

Video: No Mail Boxes

Video: No Mail Boxes

9-8-14 – The mail boxes for an entire neighborhood are vandalized, the Postal Service can’t deliver the mail and residents can’t get the boxes replaced. So legally, who has to pay for the new boxes? Video will load below. Read more WSVN-TV – 7NEWS Miami Ft. Lauderdale News, Weather, Deco

Video: USPS Denies Insurance Claim For Damaged Package

Video: USPS Denies Insurance Claim For Damaged Package

“We send and provide hard to find materials for artists of all kinds actually throughout the world,” Biggs said. Last September, he got an order from Oman, Jordan. It wasn’t a small shipment – $900 worth of professional make-up. To protect himself, Steve paid extra for insurance through the United States Postal Service and it’s […]

Royal Mail Expands Its ‘Click and Connect’ Network

Royal Mail Expands Its ‘Click and Connect’ Network

Royal Mail expands its ‘click and collect’ network 9/8/14 More shoppers in the United Kingdom can now collect their Internet purchases from a local Post Office — another example of how posts around the world are changing to keep up with the boom in online retailing. Royal Mail, the U.K. postal service, recently expanded its local collect […]

NALC: 2014 Letter Carrier Heroes of the Year

NALC: 2014 Letter Carrier Heroes of the Year

Letter carriers who emptied burning buildings, rescued a boy from a predator, saved a heart attack victim or brightened holidays will be honored by NALC President Fredric Rolando on Wednesday at noon at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Several other carriers also are being recognized as heroes, representing thousands of letter carriers who […]

APWU: More than Half of Senate Now Backs Call to Stop Consolidations

APWU: More than Half of Senate Now Backs Call to Stop Consolidations

Senate Majority Leader Makes 51 More than Half of Senate Now Backs Call to Stop Consolidations 09/06/2014 – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has added his high-profile support to calls for a one-year moratorium on USPS plans to close 82 mail processing plants and slow mail delivery. Reid has joined 50 other senators who […]

Video: Mailman Parks In Handicap Spot

Video: Mailman Parks In Handicap Spot

September 05, 2014 – A Vietnam vet hurt his leg in a helicopter crash while in combat. The injury has stayed with him decades later, and qualifies him for handicapped parking. Wednesday, Bobby Crees was trying to get to a chiropractor appointment. When he got to the strip mall at Stetson Hills and Powers in […]

Long traditions for the American Amateur Press Association and the Postal Service

Long traditions for the American Amateur Press Association and the Postal Service

Wednesday, September 3, 2014 With a long and rich history, the U.S. Postal Service has helped foster and connect communities that defy geographical boundaries. One of these communities is the membership of the American Amateur Press Association (AAPA). We contacted AAPA’s Official Mailer Frederick Moe to learn more about AAPA’s mission and why they depend on a […]