When Mary Jane Tardif mailed a birthday gift to her daughter on July 15, she thought it would only take a few days to get to its intended destination in Lafayette California. She’s still waiting for it to get there. The Aurora woman told 7NEWS that when she went to the U.S. Postal Service’s website to track the package […]
August 27, 2014 – The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) informed USPS that during their project Procurement and Use of Common Fleet Trailers – Northeast Area they became aware that 35 trailers, leased by USPS in the New Jersey Network Distribution Center (NDC) – Northeast Area, could not be located. In their […]
SAN DIEGO – August 27, 2014 – The Postal Reform Act hopes to revamp the financially-strapped U.S. Postal Service, which last year posted a $5 billion loss, but two proposals in particular are drawing negative attention. Video will load below. Read more
MILWAUKEE – August 26, 2014 – Attacked while on the job: A female postal carrier had to fight off a masked man in Milwaukee on Monday, August 25th — and it’s not the only incident being investigated. Video will load below. Read more
August 20, 2014 – The Postal Service’s ethics office is hearing from a lot of employees who have questions about the ALS ice bucket challenge. The challenge involves people dumping a bucket of ice water on themselves to raise awareness of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and then encouraging others to do the […]
August 19, 2014 – Roanoke, VA – A an informational picket is planned outside Congressman Bob Goodlatte’s office this week as a way to let the public know about coming proposed changes. Earlier this month the US Postmaster submitted changes to the standards that will end the overnight delivery standard. It will be replaced with a two […]
August 19, 2014 – A U.S. Postal Service employee is in custody after bringing a gun to work and firing one shot. It happened early Monday morning on Albuquerque’s main post office property at Broadway and Mountain. No one was hurt in the shooting and it’s unclear what lead up to it, however, one employee […]
In Bipartisan Letter to Key Senate Appropriators, Senators Say Closures Will Hurt Minnesota Communities August 14, 2014 Today, U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) urged key Senate appropriators to take action to prevent the closure of mail processing centers in Duluth, Bemidji, St. Cloud, and Mankato. In a bipartisan letter sent Thursday, […]
August 14, 2014 – Half of the Senate on Thursday called for a one-year moratorium on U.S. Postal Service plans to close mail processing plants and slow down first-class mail delivery. A letter signed by 50 senators said Congress should block a proposal by Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to close up to 82 mail processing plants, slow […]
Despite increasing volume — and charging consumers more money to send mail — the U.S. Postal Service lost $2 billion this Spring. The agency blamed higher employee pay, and higher costs for their benefits. David Williams, president of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, discussed that and other top tax topics with Capital Insider. Video will load […]