The US Postal Service delivered gifts to thousands of consumers last month who were victims of scams involving Moneygram. Millions of dollars are being returned to people who thought they lost it all. Fraud victim Wanda Wood explained, “One morning I answered the phone… and this a young fella said “hi Grandma”…” Wanda says the […]
For the second time this month, a crook posing as a letter carrier has tricked a victim into opening their front door. Police say it’s a disturbing new trend in home invasions. Read More
The APWU’s New York Metro Area Local sent delegations to three Staples stores on Jan. 8 and 9 to deliver letters protesting the establishment of postal retail units staffed by low-wage, non-union, non-postal workers. “It felt good to take action,” said Chuck Zlatkin, the local’s Legislative and Political Director. “You see the Staples sign and […]
On Jan. 3, the Postal Service issued mandatory safety talks to be given to all employees regarding protection from cold temperatures. Click here to find the documents that management was to provide you through these stand up talks. If management has not provided these safety talks, advise your supervisor, shop steward, branch officers or, if […]
NALC has been asked to notify our members of a private class action lawsuit that may benefit the beneficiaries of certain deceased postal employees. A settlement in the lawsuit covers the beneficiaries of deceased NALC and APWU employees who were employed by the Postal Service during the period that the Annuity Protection Plan was in […]
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The winds howled and temperatures in the Quad Cities dropped to minus 20 on Monday, January 6, 2014. Wind chills peaked near minus 50. That didn’t stop the U.S. Postal Service from delivering the mail. “It’s cold, the wind just whips right through you,” said Jessica Timm, a U.S. postal mail carrier. Jessica started […]
Surge from the winter storm caused some significant and dangerous flooding in communities along the Jersey Shore on Friday. First, a surging high tide trapped a mailman in Monmouth Beach. Rescuers from the Monmouth Beach and Long Branch Fire Departments came to his aid as the Shrewsbury River surrounded his truck at the intersection of […]
SACRAMENTO – An honor student who went on a drinking binge is in jail and facing assault charges after hitting a mailman Monday. According to his father, 30-year old Brandon Williams had been drinking vodka for two days before the incident Monday afternoon. After calling a fill-in mail carrier a “bastard,” Williams allegedly waited for […]
Dimondstein on Radio United Parcel Service Christmas Debacle Shows Why We Need a Public Postal Service The failure of United Parcel Service to deliver holiday packages by Christmas demonstrates the importance of the U.S. Postal Service to the people of the country, says APWU President Mark Dimondstein. “The United Parcel Service fiasco underscores why the […]