"...The retroactive payments will be processed on October 11, 2022. They will appear as a pay adjustment on paychecks received October 28, 2022. “Those in management responsible for overseeing these payroll changes had so little respect for postal workers that they apparently thought a May 2023 date for the retroactive payments would somehow be acceptable. This was outrageous,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. ..."
"...“Under the 2019 National Agreement, the parties commit to re-establishing their Subcontracting Committee and continuing their discussions about the possibility of returning mail handler work from the Surface Transportation Centers (STC), Mail Transport Equipment Service Centers (MTESC) and the bedloading project. The Committee will consider all relevant factors when discussing the issue outlined above, to include cost, operational efficiency, availability of equipment, and qualification of employees. In addition, any MHA employees utilized as referenced in paragraph 1 will not count against existing non-career caps.” ..."
"...Over the weekend it became apparent that an issue with the implementation had occurred when PSEs began reporting that the additional $0.50 was not included in their pay. Today, June 21, 2022, the Postal Service acknowledged the $0.50 was not included. The Postal Service acknowledged that they made an error, but management has not identified what caused the error or when it will be added to the hourly pay of the PSEs...."
"...Once the mail has been received at the Digital Mail Center, it will be digitally scanned and made available on the offender’s media player. Offenders who have not been issued a media player will have their digital mail printed and delivered to them. Any personal mail received after July 1, 2022, will be returned to the sender. Personal mail received between June 15, 2022, and July 1, 2022, will be forwarded to the Digital Mail Center for processing. All mail must be properly addressed with information to clearly identify the offender in custody. Mail will be returned to the sender or delayed if ...Offenders’ families and friends can send electronic mail, greeting cards, pictures and 30-second videos through a Securus JPay account. More information about creating an account can be found at https://securustech.net"
"...Without rural mail delivery, Bad Rock Canyon residents will have to travel to Columbia Falls or West Glacier to pick up mail and packages..."
"...Leading her to search on Facebook looking for baby formula. Synnott said she came across an account that was willing to help. "She messaged me and she said I will send it out to you the next day. My husband works for United States Postal Service if you can Venmo me the money. I paid her the whole $85 she said cool, I will send it out the next day and I told her to let me know what the tracking number is," said Synnott. The formula never arrived..."
"What is the official number for leave call in for the postal service?...Requesting postal unscheduled leave with the postal call in number is by use of the usps Interactive Voice Response system (IVR) at 877-477-..."
"... delivery performance scores across all mail categories, including periodicals, continues to see significant gains over the fiscal second quarter. The average time for delivery of a mailpiece was 2.4 days for the month of April...."
Huntsville, Alabama - A FedEx employee is caught on a Ring video setting a safe and quality example of how to deliver mail packages.
A Madison County resident says his Ring surveillance camera captured a FedEx employee sprinting to his porch to deliver a package. "Not only did the FedEx driver deliver the package quickly, but the courier carefully placed the package on the porch. The person was so quick they would not have even known there was a camera filming the delivery. The courier returned to the vehicle as quickly as they had approached the house and then carefully drove off to the next delivery. I was very impressed with the work ethic of this individual. Great job!"
"...The Postal Employees Scholarship committee has awarded two area seniors with $1,000 scholarships. They are..."
"...The Postal Inspection Service “disagrees with the overarching conclusion” of the inspector general report that found the unit exceeded its authority and conducted improper intelligence searches, the statement said. “The activities conducted by the Postal Inspection Service were within its legal authority as set forth by federal statutes and case law,” it said. A connection to postal law enforcement was not always made clear when the program used an unidentified intelligence tool to monitor social media and message platforms for keywords like “protest,” “attack,” and “destroy,” the watchdog found. Its report also said requests for assistance from a postal inspector, including 14 requests to use facial recognition technology, sometimes contained little or no explanation..."
"...A viral tweet claims you can’t exceed the 70-pound weight limit of a small flat-rate box. Here’s what the math says. A Washington, D.C.-based policy attorney said in a viral tweet last week that it was “physically impossible,” so we decided to put his theory to the test. ..."
"The Postal Service Reform Act signed by President Biden on April 6 makes it harder to improve historically slow mail service and it passed over needed systemic overhauls. At its core, PSRA is a bailout. It wipes away $57 billion in defaulted debt that the Postal Service has failed to pay for its Retiree Health Benefits Fund since 2011. It will also institutionalize slow mail delivery. ..."
"...The transition could affect participants who planned to request a transaction soon, because periodic downtime will be required to accommodate the transition process. During the transition period, participants’ savings will remain invested in the TSP funds they’ve elected. However..."
"...The Postal Service reform legislation that President Biden signed into law on April 6 will involve changes to employees’ health and retirement benefits. USPS understands that employees have many questions, so here are a few things to know..."
"...The man accused of a string of attacks and threats against USPS mail carriers in Santa Monica, California, was recently arrested on unrelated charges, according to a report, but neighbors are not convinced the individual who’s allegedly been menacing the neighborhood for months will be kept behind bars..."
"...stunning plot was detected by chance when someone assaulted a mail carrier and building residents told a US postal inspector they should consult with Taherzadeh and Ali. The postal inspector grew suspicious and informed the DHS Inspector General’s Office, which in turn alerted the FBI..."
"... it provides Medicare integration for future postal retirees and their annuitants. Most postal retirees already participate in Medicare, and postal employees have contributed $34 billion to the program since 1983..."
"...Johnson said he wonders if the United Auto Workers (UAW) and President Joe Biden are trying to kill the postal service contract with the company, "Because they don't believe they can unionize a plant in South Carolina. ..."
"...Many postal blueboxes and residential mailboxes are being robbed of handwritten checks. Thieves steal these checks and wash them. Check washing is the erasing of the written amount and altering that amount..."
"...Research Summary. Using a database of 30 million profiles, Zippia estimates demographics and statistics for Postal Workers in the United States. Our estimates are verified against BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. After extensive research and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that..."
"...Amazon is raising the price of its Prime membership in the U.S. from $119 to $139 annually...new prices will go into effect Feb. 18 for new members, and beginning after March 25 for people who already have a membership..."
"...Despite lingering logjams at U.S. ports, the persisting trucker shortage, and unrivaled demand for freight transportation in 2021, the delivery ecosystem had a bright spot — the U.S. Postal Service. Thanks to the USPS, consumers and small businesses across Oklahoma were able to order packages and ship letters on time for the holidays, notwithstanding the supply chain woes...."
"...The U.S. Postal Service is already starting to deliver the millions of coronavirus self-testing kits that the federal government is sending for free to people who order them through the COVIDTests.gov website, sometimes leaving them outdoors in freezing weather for their recipients to retrieve. That’s led to questions..."
"...Fairfax City Police say mail thefts from collection boxes outside of post offices are increasing and residents need to be aware..."
"... Mark Dimondstein, American Postal Workers Union: We have between now 15,000 and 20,000 people a day who are quarantined, officially quarantined. So, that has an impact on service...."
"...While the mandate is no longer pending in court, it remains active through the regulatory process. Labor said even though the mandate is no longer immediately enforceable, it remains active as a proposed rule. “The Postal Service continues to review and evaluate OSHA’s ongoing rulemaking process, and will wait until that process is concluded before determining the appropriate next steps,” said Darlene Casey, a USPS spokeswoman. ..."
New Year. New Law. Beginning January 1, 2022, new federal protections will shield millions of consumers from surprise medical bills. Surprise medical bills – unexpected bills from an out-of-network provider, out-of-network facility or out-of-network air ambulance provider – is common among those with private insurance. Nearly one in five patients who go to the emergency room, have an elective surgery, or give birth in a hospital receive surprise bills, with average costs ranging from $750 to $2,600 per episode.
Learn about how the No Surprises Act can protect you from surprise medical billing. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
"...If you’ve made the trek to the mailbox for an expected package or letter recently only to be disappointed, you’re not alone. Many around the country..."
"...The suspect is described as a Black man, medium to slim build, and approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall. The USPIS advises the public to not apprehend the suspect themselves. If you have any information about this incident, please contact the Houston Division U.S. ..."
"...“It is disappointing that this is happening in the United States of America,” Miller said. Arlington resident Diana Wahl said she received no mail between Dec. 27 and ..."
"..."I dropped my phone, fell to my knees," Hughes said of the moment she found out Jenks would be released. Indiana laws in 2014 allowed some offenders two days off their sentence for every one day served. In addition, the Indiana Department of Corrections gave Jenks more credit for a program she completed behind bars...."
"...estimates that it could in fact go all-electric if Congress gives it at least $3.3 billion. That is one of the conclusions of a final environmental impact statement that the semi-independent agency released on Friday. ..."
"...murder that, at the time, became a sensation. It was about the murderous postmistress. Lena Marietta Thankful Clarke, 35, had confronted her former assistant, Fred Miltimore, in an Orlando hotel room..."
"..."One of the sorters said: 'Look at this this, do you know who it is?'" postal worker Fergus McAllister told CBS News partner network BBC News. "I said 'I know exactly who it's for,' and he said: 'I feel like I know him, too, for his whole life story is on the front."..."
"...Federal campaign finance regulators have dismissed two complaints against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy following a legal review that concluded there was no evidence of wrongdoing by DeJoy..."
"...guilty of slaying a retired Ann Arbor postal worker in his home two years ago is set to be sentenced at the start of the new year. Christopher Michael Cheatham is..."
"...Officers responded at 1:44 a.m. Dec. 16 to a report of two people stealing mail from a mailbox in front of the post office. They located and pursued the suspect’s vehicle briefly, but it sped off and chase was not given for safety reasons. Officers checked the path they traveled and found an empty mail bin..."
"...once deputies located the truck, she refused to follow their commands and instead pulled her pants down and urinated in front of the deputies. As deputies attempted to arrest Davis, she begin to fight them and threw a glass meth pipe, according to LCSO. Deputies located stolen mail in Davis’ pockets and in her truck. The sheriff’s office said she was also found to be in possession of meth. After interviewing Davis, deputies located additional stolen mail. ..."
"...One of the red flags for James is the fact that the stamps are being sold below their face value with free shipping.The U.S. Postal Service says it does not sell stamps below the value listed on the stamp. ..."
"...Holger Winklbauer, CEO of IPC, said, “Posts around the world have rapidly responded to the huge increase in e-commerce volumes throughout the pandemic. As a result, the postal industry continued to sustain growth in 2020 despite accelerating mail volume declines. As demand for e-commerce delivery remains strong, preliminary results for 2021 show that posts continue to benefit from higher packet and parcel volumes.” ..."
"...how to buy unclaimed packages from Amazon, the US Postal Service and other delivery services. We'll also tell you how to look out for companies that claim to sell mystery boxes but could potentially scam you. Check these websites to find auctions for unclaimed packages..."
"...A retired Greensboro postal worker took home $900,000, and a Durham cook, landed on a $400,000 prize, according to the Education Lottery. ..."
"...My name is Kermit O’Neil Oliver, and I’m a retired postal employee and a graduate of Texas Southern University. Art education and fine arts, double major. That’s about it. I mean, I live a very ordinary, quiet life. I’m from Refugio. And so we don’t see people. Very few people. You know, it’s just a quiet existence ever since I’ve been in school. I guess it’s been 59 years. That’s what we’ve done. Just been quiet and out of sorts...."
"...they send us a notice and so I know I’ve got mail coming, and I know what pieces are supposed to come, but when they don’t show up, it’s frustrating,” Clark said. ..."
"...Four trackers, four packages — all dropped at the same time at Tampa’s main post office. How long would it take and where would our packages go?..."
"...there isn’t a mail distribution center in Huntsville. some real concerns about how their Post Office has been run by the management, and I think there’s some problems that overtime we have developed in the system where we really can’t get at the root of the problem,” Aderholt, a Republican, said. Alabama’s U.S. Postal Service..."
"...we’ve had boxes taken from our house and found in our neighbor’s yard. Fortunately they left the items in the box. Then later our mail was taken out of the mailbox and two packages taken off our front porch.”..."
"...Kortz told authorities that he and Vignone were once neighbors and that he believes Vignone and his family poisoned Kortz and his family with cyanide. Kortz said he found Vignone on his mail route and stopped his van in front of Vignone’s USPS vehicle, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. Kortz then said he “went to put some bullets in him.” ..."
"...When asked 15 specific questions about leadership changes U.S. Sen. Mark Warner announced earlier this month, a spokesperson for USPS responded only with a generic statement about the agency and vague statements about the Charlottesville area, but did not answer the questions. ..."
"...arrested after he was seen picking up a mailed parcel containing methamphetamine said he had planned to smoke the drug and “make a little bit of money,” a police officer testified Friday. In a statement to police two days after he was arrested Nov. 3, Peter Kamalii said a friend had told him the box would be arriving..."
"...To register, anyone wanting to adopt a letter should visit USPSOperationSanta.com, click on the registration link and follow the prompts. For security reasons, all prospective adopters must be vetted through a short registration and ID verification process before they can participate. If someone has adopted letters in the past, they must still be verified each year. If for some reason potential adopters are unable to verify their identity online, they can..."
"...An elderly man was rescued from his Hudson residence on November 15 after the Hudson Police Department received a call from the United States Postal Service. One of their postal carriers was concerned that he had not picked up his mail in over three days...."
"...Celebrated Minnesota artist George Morrison — who was born in a Native American fishing village along the North Shore of Lake Superior in 1919, but whose art career took him around the world — will be featured on a new stamp to be released next year by the U.S. Postal Service...."
"...There were some definite ups and downs for the United States Postal Service in again offering press sheets without die cuts this year. Most of these press sheets sold out very quickly, leaving many collectors with holes in their collections..."
"...The U.S. Postal Service paid its top executives more in bonuses and perks this past year than in a decade, adding up to...The typical annual pay for all postal service employees, meanwhile, was $51,150 in 2020 ..."
"..."The Postal Service has made network infrastructure investments, such as the installation of new package processing equipment, and has increased its leased space and workforce, to meet customers' evolving needs ahead of the 2021 holiday season and beyond."..."
"...Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says this holiday season won’t be a repeat of last year’s, when — due to a pandemic-fueled ..."
"...As an example of USPS retirement under CSRS, a postal worker with a high-3 average of around $60,000 and 20 years of service earns $1,824 a month without any deductions. That equals about $22,000 annually. A worker with the same salary and 40 years of service earns $3,837 monthly, or about $46,000 annually. ..."
"...In addition, since October 2019, missing mail inquiries for the Baltimore region has been above the national average. Baltimore ranked second among other major metropolitan areas for the highest number of missing mail requests with more than three times the national average..."
"...Digitally preview your mail and manage your packages scheduled to arrive soon! Informed Delivery allows you to view greyscale images of the exterior, address side of letter-sized mailpieces and track packages in one convenient location.* Sign up for this FREE USPS service HERE. ..."
"...Teaneck residents have taken a big gamble when dropping a check in the mail. Beginning in early 2020, more than 250 stolen checks and incidents of mail fraud were reported to Teaneck police. Many victims said someone had altered a check they'd placed in a mailbox ..."
"...The United States Postal Service has quietly relaunched a banking program that includes check-cashing at a handful of post office locations. The program, which began on Sep. 13 at post offices in Washington D.C., Baltimore, the Bronx, and Falls Church, Virginia, allows customers to..."
"...The following are the recommended last days for shipping gifts domestically for Dec. 24 delivery..."
"...Many Amazon and USPS packages that never make it to their destination can be bought online and in person, but watch out for"
"...part of a larger effort by the delivery service to avoid delays that occurred last year during the holiday season. “We’re going to kill it,” DeJoy told the newspaper. ADVERTISEMENT Other initiatives that the Postal Service is taking include adding 40,000 seasonal workers and more than 100 package sorting machines..."
"...Andrew Ritchie, 34, was arrested Tuesday afternoon at the Englewood Federal Correctional Institution in Littleton..."
"...Jason Schaefer was shot and killed last week as he delivered mail in Longmont. His ex is charged with first-degree murder...."
"...White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Wednesday it cannot guarantee that packages will arrive on time for Christmas. ..."
"...A pole-wielding homeless man has admitted to assaulting an Alabama postal worker a few days before Christmas, and court records show it was the culmination of a violent spree. Christopher Daniel Andrews, 36..."
"...Some said they haven’t gotten mail for days..."
"...Angelo Jordan is charged with aggravated assault in connection with the shooting of a man at a Fannin Street gas station earlier this week..."
"...US Postal Service workers will have to get a COVID-19 vaccine or be tested weekly after President Biden mandated the shot for federal workers..."
