Thursday, August 7, 2025

Maps Show How Fast USPS First-Class Mail Moves in Certain States

"...ever wondered why some letters arrive in a couple of days while others seem to take forever, you're not alone. Maps showing United States Postal Service (USPS) First-Class Mail delivery times across the U.S. reveal just how much location matters.

Whether you're sending a birthday card across town or important documents across the country, the delivery timeline for First-Class Mail can stretch from as few as two days to as many as five. ..."    


This Article is From: www.newsweek.com


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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

APWU | Award on Appeal Date for Dispute Over Contract Postal Units

"...In a recent national arbitration award, Arbitrator Linda Byars rejected management’s claim that our dispute over Contract Postal Units wasn’t required to be placed on the national arbitration docket using the date the original grievance was appealed in accordance with the parties’ 2004 MOU “Re: Review of Pre-1998 Grievances Referred or Appealed to the National Level.” She specifically ruled that the grievance should be placed on the national arbitration docket with the original appeal date of March 16, 1995, rather than the date of our subsequent appeal to arbitration involving the same grievance. ..."    


This Article is From: apwu.org


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A Real Estate Empire Built on Post Offices Confronts Paper Mail’s Decline

"...Postal Realty Trust has carved out a niche by investing in US post offices — despite concern that mail delivery won’t long survive in its current form. ..."    


This Article is From: www.bloomberg.com


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Monday, August 4, 2025

APWU | Settlement Reached in Individual Retirement Counseling Dispute [pdf]

"...The intent of the change is that postal employees receive consistent information and retirement processing nationwide. The settlement provides that local management must arrange reasonably private space for employees who wish to have individual retirement counseling on the clock. The employee is also entitled to have their spouse and/or advisor present during this process. In addition, employees who cannot begin or complete the process of obtaining counseling from HRSSC without assistance have to be offered assistance by local management. Whether an employee is unable to start or complete the retirement counseling will be determined jointly by local management and the local union on a case-by-case basis. ..."    


This Article is From: apwu.org


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Saturday, August 2, 2025

With no functional postal service, Missouri town struggles to get mail: ‘Genuinely insane’

"...Blalock said the post office has been facing staffing issues since that, unable to keep a staff member for any extended period of time. Hasenyager has lived in East Lynne for seven years, and she agreed that the fire started the problems. “It wasn’t even, like, physical damage, it was just smoke damage. So we’re like, ‘What is the hold up for so long?’” Hasenyager said. “Then after that, that’s when it seemed like they could never really get a good ..."    


This Article is From: www.kansascity.com


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Friday, August 1, 2025

Man who robbed USPS worker at gunpoint arrested six months later

"...MEMPHIS, Tenn.– The man that was caught robbing a USPS postal worker at gunpoint on camera was arrested by Memphis Police.

Police have identified Ronnie Moore, 20, as the person that committed the crime. ..."

   


This Article is From: wreg.com


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Thursday, July 31, 2025

UPS explores reuniting with Postal Service for Ground Saver

"...UPS Ground Saver, formerly known as UPS SurePost, is focused on providing low-cost shipping in exchange for slower delivery speeds. The offering used to frequently hand off millions of packages to the U.S. Postal Service before UPS this year opted to keep the volume in-house due to cost and reliability concerns. ..."    


This Article is From: www.supplychaindive.com


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Wednesday, July 30, 2025

USPS has released an updated version of its uniform guidelines

"...USPS has updated Postal Service Uniform Guidelines, a pictorial guidebook that managers, supervisors and employees can use to ensure uniforms are worn properly. ..."    


This Article is From: news.usps.com


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Monday, July 28, 2025

Long Island now home to one of fastest mail systems in US: Postal Service

"A US Postal Service state-of-the-art sorting and delivery center opened in Huntington Station in Suffolk County last week as part of a $40 billion nationwide modernization effort aimed at dragging the country’s aging mail system into the 21st century. ...Inside the Huntington Station facility, sleek new machines can sort 6,000 packages in under two hours — a job that used to take five hours. Carriers also can now make up to 500 stops a day thanks to newly optimized routes, earlier dispatch times..."    


This Article is From: nypost.com


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Saturday, July 26, 2025

USPS closing locations in multiple states: What we know

"...Numerous independent postal units are closing down after receiving notice from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), according to local reports.

Contract postal units (CPUs) are independent businesses under contract to the USPS to provide postal products and services to the public.

Such contracts can be terminated with 120 days notice from the USPS..."

   


This Article is From: www.newsweek.com


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Friday, July 25, 2025

U.S. Postal Service employee in Akron took bribes to steer $16 million worth of contracts, feds say

"...AKRON, Ohio — A U.S. Postal Service employee in Akron is accused of accepting bribes to dole out millions of dollars worth of contracts to business owners who sought to use their trucks to help deliver mail, according to charges unsealed Thursday.

Josef Ratcliff, who worked as a purchase and supply specialist, took in at least $32,900 in bribes in exchange for steering $16.3 million worth of contracts..."    


This Article is From: www.cleveland.com


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