12.04.14 – It was last week when 12News introduced you to Jonathan Clegg. He told us mail delivery has been an ongoing problem in Lumberton, claiming his mail has been delivered to other addresses, and vice versa. But most alarming, he says some of his mail has been tampered with before being delivered to him. […]
NALC – 12.04.14 – Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) spoke on the Senate floor today in support of preserving the Postal Service and of a moratorium on postal facility closures.
The 2014 White House Christmas ornament The 33rd annual White House Christmas ornament is available for purchase from The Postal Store. This year’s ornament honors Warren G. Harding, who served as the 29th president from 1921-1923. The gold, red, white and blue engine honors Harding’s love of locomotives as well as his desire to travel.
Stephanie Cooper and Eli join Christopher Brown on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” USPS – 12.04.14 – The latest edition of Your Postal Podcast profiles two letter carriers who’ve received high praise in their communities. Greenville, SC, Letter Carrier Christopher Brown gained national attention when he helped save a boy who fell unconscious while choking on a piece […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio – 12.03.14 – Photos have caught a central Ohio postal worker in the act. Pictures show an employee throwing mail into an east Columbus dumpster. An NBC4 viewer sent two photos. NBC4 alerted the USPS about these allegations. Another postal worker was caught on camera retrieving the discarded mail. The dumpster diving postal […]
U.S. Postal Service Delivers Children’s Holiday Dreams Through Operation Santa Program — Now Celebrating 102 Years NEW YORK — With a little help from the U.S. Postal Service, neither rain, nor snow, nor heat, nor gloom of night will keep Santa Claus from delivering dreams this holiday season. Today marks the start of the Postal Service’s […]
12.01.14 – Dancing penguins, flashing holiday lights and a reminder to order shipping boxes and stamps. Those are the highlights of a new holiday smartphone application that the U.S. Postal Service launched Monday with the goal of attracting more business from direct-mail marketers. The idea: You can do this with your own messages. USPS customers can use the app […]
Post Offices Open Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve Many Will Close Early, Collection Box Mail May Be Collected Earlier WASHINGTON – 12.01.14 – Post Offices nationwide will be open Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24, and New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 31. Most Post Offices will shorten retail lobby hours and close at noon on these dates. Regular […]
Ethically yours Avoiding ethical lapses during the holidays Complying with ethical conduct standards is especially important during the holidays. The Ethics Office wants employees to know that complying with the Federal Standards of Ethical Conduct — which apply all year long — is especially important during the holidays, when employees often participate in seasonal activities […]
Capture and destroy New service helps businesses avoid undeliverable mail USPS – 12.01.14 – USPS recently introduced a service to help reduce the more than 1.4 billion pieces of undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) mail returned each year. Secure Destruction, a USPS Blue Earth sustainability initiative, allows mailers to have letter-sized return-to-sender First-Class Mail captured and securely destroyed […]