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Comment on USPS announces temporary price change for 2026 holiday shipping season by The Truth

The Truth — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:51:33 +0000

What the heck is this for? The USPS already has a surcharge in place until late January supposedly because of fuel prices, and now this. One OIG audit of processing plants estimated they could save $427 million just by running the five poorest performing plants better. On top of that, they’re still getting bonuses. Asking for more money from Congress and raising rates is apparently a skill in high demand. The BOG should be ashamed.

Comment on COVID payments scam led four former USPS employees to prison by The Truth

The Truth — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:46:55 +0000

If they’re in prison, let’s names names here, or has PC taken over for convicted felons.

Comment on Video: Neighbors throw party for beloved postman, ‘Mr. Bill’ by Bill Olave

Bill Olave — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:17:02 +0000

This is Bill Olave. Living Life with everyone in Ridgewood NJ is an honor. Thank you ?

You’re welcome. I retired in 2006 with 35 years in – city letter carrier.

Comment on The Gates Mills postmaster embezzled money in 2015. Her successor now faces similar charges by The Truth

The Truth — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:44:38 +0000

A small few, eh? Internal mail theft and grift is at an all time high, thanks largely to hiring practices by radicals in labor. Once background checks were eliminated, the door opened and what walked through has done irreparable damage to the USPS. Even individuals that failed checks still got hired. The pride, the strong work ethic that used to bind USPS workers together has largely disappeared. Seemingly everyone is just looking out for themselves, and customers are paying the price.

Comment on 14 Postal Employees Were Shot and Killed Today In 1986 by The Truth

The Truth — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:54:33 +0000

This piece gets some things right and leaves some things out. After these events became prominent, a study was undertaken and found some commonalities, notably unrealistic expectations and harassment by management. I’m not defending this guy, but we all know what “verbal reprimand “ entails. It’s berating and belittling an employee publicly. There doesn’t seem to be any record of attempts by management to improve what to them was poor performance. There are a lot of commonalities between this event and the one in Royal Oak, Michigan with respect to management’s behavior. Good managers try on some level to form some kind of connection with their employees to influence them to work as a team with a common goal. Bad ones are indifferent and verbally abuse, relying on counterproductive discipline. I find it hard to believe that this guy’s performance was worse than what labor sends us now, and they get a pass on everything it seems. The USPS is full of employees that were military and proficient with firearms and they don’t commit mass murder either. I believe it was documented in Royal Oak that management followed that guy into the restroom and would monitor how long and what he did in there. We’ve all seen these things growing up when some bully picks on the wrong person, unfortunately this time innocent people were killed.

Comment on Left Wing Congressman Urges USPS Board to Remove Postmaster General Steiner by The Yruth

The Yruth — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:45:03 +0000

That is correct, but I’m thinking about the country. The country deserves better service from a better postal service. This will also benefit employees as they are the face of the USPS and bear the brunt of poor service through no fault of their own when customers are upset. It’s bad, we all know it’s bad and Steiner has made it worse, all the while enriching himself and acting as if scores are great while kissing butt at the BOG. He needs to go.

Comment on Left Wing Congressman Urges USPS Board to Remove Postmaster General Steiner by The Truth

The Truth — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:31:28 +0000

I understand he’s a radical, but if it helps get Steiner out the door, I’m all for it.

We will not find a PMG that provides everything postal employees need or deserve.

Comment on Strong on Senate Introduction of PERFORM ACT: ‘Alabama Stands United; Time for USPS to Deliver’ by The Truth

The Truth — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:08:11 +0000

Some form of this bill will pass when reconciled with Senate versions, and it should. Postal employees for years have known about not only management incompetence, but the many ways they enrich themselves on the USPS dime. This organization needs a major restructuring in the worst way, and they can thank Steiner for this. He did inherit a challenging situation but has only made it much worse and now that his back is up against the wall, he’s doubled down on obfuscation and even lies to congressional committees. How long the BOG supports him is anybody’s guess, but Congress and the American people do not. Nobody’s buying what this guy is selling.

Comment on Strong on Senate Introduction of PERFORM ACT: ‘Alabama Stands United; Time for USPS to Deliver’ by The Truth

The Truth — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:19:41 +0000

When this bill meets Hawley’s bill at conference it’s going to be interesting to see how strong the final bill will be. The USPS will fudge the numbers, as they do now, so they must be careful to ensure it doesn’t happen. It’s troubling that the BOG have gone silent when their input and opinions are sorely needed. Steiner lies with abandon about nearly everything he’s asked, from a hiring freeze to Senator Paul to scores are going up to the BOG, who should know better but sit in stone silence as Rome burns around them. Thankfully it’s Congress that will have the say so and not the BOG. Fortunately for Stone and Hawley, OIG reports will continue to be released and it’s a certainty that they will be bad for the USPS. Steiner had his honeymoon, it’s now time for a divorce.

Comment on Postmaster General David Steiner’s Aug. 7 USPS Board of Governors meeting remarks by The Truth

The Truth — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:35:12 +0000

This guy has been an abject failure and if he believes that people don’t see through the half truths, the deflections , and outright lies he’s also mentally unwell. It’s not going to be possible to raise prices high enough to cover the deficit. Notice there’s no mention of the soon to be billions in retirement owed that they’re not going to pay back, yet on the other hand they want to borrow more. Scores are great, yet the OIG finds delayed mail everywhere. It looks like they won’t have a problem reaching 95% to get their bonuses at this rate. Steiner was lavishing praise on the BOG to no end, and it’s no wonder why with the completely unwarranted bonuses they’ve doling out. It’s becoming very concerning that the BOG appears to be complicit in Steiner’s missteps and incompetence. It may not be enough to get rid of Steiner and Doug Tulino if the BOG doesn’t exercise some level of ownership of the mess they’re supposed to prevent.