US Labor Department’s OSHA fines US Postal Service nearly $500,000 for exposing workers to electrical hazards at 2 Philadelphia facilities PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service for workplace safety violations related to electrical hazards found at two Philadelphia facilities after receiving complaints about […]
TN Congressman Steve Cohen issued the following statement: This morning I spoke at the 91st Biennial Tennessee State Association of Letter Carriers Convention. As you may know, in an effort to address budget constraints, the United States Postal Service is proposing to shorten the current six day delivery week to five days. I am a […]
June 4, 2010 FORMER USPS EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO MAIL THEFT – Obtained $10,800 from Stolen Mail Baltimore, Maryland – Althaniel Arson Dailey, age 47, of Severn, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to mail theft. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and Postal Inspector in Charge […]
June 3, 2010 WASHINGTON — Postmaster General John Potter today announced Susan M. Plonkey as acting president, Mailing and Shipping Services. Plonkey succeeds Robert F. Bernstock, who is leaving the Postal Service effective June 4 to pursue interests in the private sector. As acting president, Plonkey is responsible for all product management, product development, retail […]
Opelika – Auburn News Opelika, Alabama The Memorial Day holiday will be a time for many to relax. For the officers of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, it will be a time to regroup. Residents will soon be receiving flyers again seeking their help in the ongoing investigation into the 2009 murder of Tony W. […]
Up to 1000 children using Facebook and Bebo may be unknown victims of the advances of a sexual predator in the south west of the United Kingdom, according to police reports. Michael Williams, a 28-year-old postal worker, used his routes as a postman to meet children and engage in innocent conversation, whereby he would learn […]
Remember those mail bags that went missing last winter? Montana farm workers found them. The two bright orange priority mail bags apparently fell from the open hatch of a mail plane. At first, the Postal Service thought they might be in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, but later figured they were probably closer to Great Falls. […]
The United States Postal Service announced Wednesday night that it will close its processing center in Lima, OH. Its district representative said the post office will save $2.2 million annually but cannot substantiate the claim. “I don’t have a breakdown. You’d have to request that through the Freedom of Information Act because a lot of […]
Testimony of California State Association of Letter Carriers – Sacramento PRC Field Hearing — May 12, 2010 Good morning Commissioners Acton and Hammond. Thank you for inviting me to testify. My name is John Beaumont and I am the President of the California State Association of Letter Carriers, which is comprised of 40,000 city letter […]
Sentencing today for former postal employee charged with stealing Best Buy rewards certificates FORMER POSTAL EMPLOYEE ENTERS A PLEA OF GUILTY TO THEFT OF MAIL – Former postal employee charged with stealing Best Buy rewards certificates Louisville, KY – United States Attorney Candace G. Hill of the Western District of Kentucky announced today that Alice […]