"...Trump feuded with the mail agency in his first term. Privatizing it could shake up consumer shipping and business supply chains. ...Trump’s specific plans for overhauling the Postal Service were not immediately clear. "
"The United States Postal Service's (USPS) constitutional mandate is outlined in the Postal Clause, which is Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the Constitution ... Establish post offices and post roads: Congress has the power to establish post offices and post roads, including designating existing buildings and routes.
Designate mail routes: The USPS has the authority to designate mail routes.
Regulate the mail: The USPS has the power to carry, deliver, and regulate the mail.
Designate non-mailable materials: The USPS can designate certain materials as non-mailable.
Criminalize abuses of the postal system: The USPS can pass laws that criminalize abuses of the postal system, such as mail fraud and armed robbery of post offices.
A big day in the history of the United States Postal Service ...
The USPS's mission is to serve the American people by providing reliable and efficient postal services to all communities. The USPS also aims to bind the nation together through the exchange of personal, educational, literary, and business correspondence...."
"...union leader says striking postal workers in his shop are not at all happy about a labour board decision that will force an end Tuesday to a month-long strike.
Craig Dyer said Monday that the members he had spoken with were "very confused, very angry that the government will take away the rights to negotiate a collective agreement."
The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered a return to work..."
"...Getting wet packages is not only happening to Frey. A number of messages popped up in an Owens Cross Roads Facebook group saying the same thing happened to them. They believe the local post office is to blame.
“Anybody can access the packages and they will. Somebody is going to go by there and swipe a bunch of stuff.”
WAFF took these concerns to a spokesperson for the postal service.
“The office stands ready to assist any constituent experiencing untimely mail delivery or receiving damaged packages. Congressman Strong will continue to hold USPS accountable,” a spokesperson for Congressman Dale Strong’s office said.
Congressman Robert Aderholt, who funded a bill holding the postal service accountable, also weighed in on the issue.”..."
"...Authorities were unable to give out too many details on what happened but did confirm the shooter and the victim were both USPS employees at..."
"...Postal Service employees with ACE computers can find information for troubleshooting IT issues on their own on the recently launched ACE Endpoint Resources website The SharePoint site provides..."
"Enrollees in the new Postal Service Health Benefits program will have a few extra days of Open Season to review their plan options and make changes to their benefits for plan year 2025. ...The Office of Personnel Management officially extended Open Season for PSHB participants until Dec. 13, Federal News Network has learned. Participants in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program and other federal benefits programs will still see Open Season end on the original Dec. 9 deadline. ..."
"...The Postal Inspection Service and the USPS Office of Inspector General are concluding their three-part video series warning Postal Service employees against colluding with criminals. The final video, released this week, reminds employees to never steal mail. ...USPS managers will show the video to employees throughout the organization this week and next."
"...Participants in the FEHB program and the new PSHB program will both see their insurance premiums rise significantly starting in plan year 2025. On average, FEHB participants will face a 13.5% premium hike, while PSHB participants will see their premiums rise by 11.1%. It’s a much larger premium increase, on average, than what feds have seen for many years. For 2024, FEHB enrollees’ premiums rose by an average of 7.7%. And in 2024, premiums went up by 8.7%. ..."
"...A death penalty specification was one of the topics discussed with U.S. District Court Judge Donald Nugent during a telephone conference Monday in the case of Kaprise Sledge, who along with Thomas Sledge, is charged with the murder of U.S. Postal Service carrier Jonte Davis. ..."
"The temporary pause is in effect until further notice. ...The USPS said the pause will affect Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International, First-Class Mail International, First-Class Package International Service, International Priority Airmail, International Surface Air Lift, Commercial ePacket and M-Bag to Canada until further notice. "The Postal Service is closely monitoring the situation and will continue to update customers until the situation returns to normal,..."
"...A US postal worker rushed to the aid of an elderly man who fell and hit his head while on a walk – now the pair of former strangers will celebrate Thanksgiving together as a family.
Jaylen Lockhart was working his regular postal route in Aurora, Illinois, on Saturday when he spotted Guy Miller, 75, take a nasty fall and bash his head..."
"...The latest entry on Postal Posts, the USPS blog, looks at some of the Washington, DC, buildings that have served as the nation’s postal headquarters through the years. ..."
"...she felt “violated and embarrassed” soon after beginning her shift at the distribution center in Warrendale. “It’s the day after he won,” she says. ...“My MDO [manager, distribution operations] walked up to me. She came charging out of the office and she came right up to me and pointed at me. And she said, ‘You can’t wear that here.’ I said, ‘Why can’t I? The election is over. Trump won.’” ... manager incorrectly referenced the Hatch Act ...“I was celebrating Trump, and other people, after Biden became president, they wore Biden shirts, and nothing was said to them. There’s a guy that used to wear Obama shirts there, and nothing gets said to them,” she explains. For Michelle, it wasn’t just the demand to remove her attire, but the way it was handled in front of her colleagues ...The United States Post Office in Warrendale, Pennsylvania stated that employees are prohibited from wearing attire related to elections while on duty."
"...The Lithuanian airport authority identified the aircraft as a “DHL cargo plane flying from Leipzig, Germany, to Vilnius Airport.”..."
"...The video is the second in a three-part series from the Postal Inspection Service and the USPS Office of Inspector General that aims to educate employees about the dangers of colluding with criminals.
The first segment focused on protecting arrow and modified arrow lock keys. ...
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"...the United States Postal Service’s board of governors elected Amber McReynolds as the board’s chairwoman. Derek Kan was elected to serve as vice chairman.
McReynolds was appointed to the board of governors by President Joe Biden..."
"...An audit by the U.S. Postal Service has revealed significant mail delays and operational issues in the Alabama-Mississippi district, particularly in Center Point, Northport, and Tuscaloosa. The audit noted that none of the three branches used 'Undelivered Mail Report' forms to record delayed mail..."
"...No prior acting experience is required.
The USPS Employee Casting website has instructions on creating and submitting audition videos and uploading a current headshot. Employees who have trouble accessing the site from a postal computer should try using a personal device or a home computer.
The employee casting website is accessible year-round. USPS conducts advertising campaigns throughout the year..."
"... increased by an amount equal to 1.3% of the basic annual salary for the grade and step in effect on September 20, 2022. This is the third of three scheduled general wage increases as outlined in the 2022 National Agreement. MHAs will receive a 2.3%..."
"...MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A postal carrier was robbed at a southeast Memphis apartment complex, and the Postal Inspection Service is offering $150,000 for information leading to an arrest.
The robberty happened around 10:30 a.m. Friday at The Park at New Castle Apartments..."
"...MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The man accused of shooting a FedEx employee in the hub parking lot in October has been released without bond.
18-year-old Tyreese Earnest was charged with attempted second-degree murder, employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, and vandalism. 2800 block of Democrat Road. Memphis Police say...Earnest was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to be back in court on November 26."
"...the companies are keeping quiet about their plans....Several recent crimes have involved package delivery drivers, including a FedEx truck robbed while on delivery in Hickory Hill, a UPS truck broken into in Whitehaven and an Amazon truck stolen in Collierville and later found in Memphis.
WREG spotted a FedEx van Monday being closely shadowed downtown by a white SUV with a yellow flashing light, possibly a security vehicle. ..."
"...USPS employees may participate in upcoming webinars to learn more about health, dental and vision plan options within the new Postal Service Health Benefits Program. ...led by representatives from CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Daytime sessions will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern on the following Fridays: Nov. 15, Nov. 22 and Dec. 6.
Evening sessions will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Eastern on the following Mondays: Nov. 18, Nov. 25, Dec. 2 and Dec. 9.
To participate, employees must register on the daytime webinars or evening webinars websites."
"...How to request door delivery due to a medical condition when your mailbox is on the curb or street. ..."
"The notice provides information on transitioning your health insurance coverage from your current FEHB plan to a PSHB plan. You always have the right to choose a different PSHB plan during the Federal Benefits Open Season. This year, Open Season will run from November 11, 2024, through December 9, 2024. The letters are customized to your specific, current situation. It will detail how much your amount per pay period will be with the change. "
"...The union said members voted 59% in favor of the new contract, which includes a 38% pay rise spread over four years...a $12,000 ratification bonus for each union member "
"...City Carrier Assistant Skyler Wilburg was in the parking lot of the Albertson, NY, Post Office recently when a customer pulled up in an SUV. The customer got out of her vehicle with the intent of handing her letters to Wilburg, but tripped. The vehicle then started to roll..."
"...open meeting on November 14, 2024, at Postal Service headquarters, located at 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW in Washington. Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting, which will commence at 10 a.m. ET in the Benjamin Franklin Room. ...Speakers must register online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/bog-11-14-2024. Each registered speaker will be allowed two (2) minutes for comment. Registration to speak during the public comment period shall end on November 12, 2024, at 9 a.m. ET. Participation in the public comment period is governed by 39 C.F.R. 232.1(n). ...Open session meetings of the Board of Governors are available on live audio webcasts at https://about.usps.com/who/leadership/board-governors/#sessions. Three hours after the conclusion of the open session meeting, a recorded audio file will be available for listening. In compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, the audio webcast will be open-captioned."
"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Customers have reported that important packages are being delivered to the wrong states, and in some cases, mail is being lost altogether. ...Congressman John Rutherford and four other U.S. Representatives from Northeast Florida and Georgia are requesting an audit of the Jacksonville Network Distribution Center (NDC). ..."
"...It’s late October, which means we will soon have to turn our clocks an hour back. For those of us that need reminding, the popular phrase “spring forward, fall back” helps us remember we have to revert our clocks an hour back marking the official return to Standard Time. This return to Standard Time... The time will change to Standard Time on Sunday, November 3, 2024. At 2:00 a.m., clocks will go back one hour. If you rely on smartwatches, smartphones and computers, there’s no need to worry. Most of them will automatically adjust thanks to built-in calendars that detect the change."
"...MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - Some mail for people in Tennessee seems to have reached the wrong address after being found in the dumpster of an Ace Hardware.
A manager at the chain’s East Memphis location says they saw a USPS postal worker dump bags of mail into their dumpster Friday at around 5 p.m. ..."
"A suspect was arrested in connection with the incident, the mayor said. ...Authorities have made an arrest have a number of ballots were damaged when a United States Post Office collection mailbox was lit on fire in Phoenix, police said.
An individual lit a fire inside a drive-up collection mailbox at a USPS station..."
"... CFC, the campaign represents thousands of charities under one umbrella. It began Sept. 1 and continues through Jan. 15, 2025. Employees can sign up at the givecfc.org website, on the CFC Giving mobile app or with a paper form. Donations can be made as monthly gifts, one-time pledges or via payroll deduction. The Postal Service’s fundraising goal this year is $3 million. ..."
"After nearly two years of talks, the union for city letter carriers announced a poverty-level tentative agreement ...According to a summary by National Association of Letter Carriers, the 42-month deal (2023 through 2026) contains pathetic 1.3 percent annual wage increases...After record-high inflation and other recent agreements for autoworkers, UPS and east coast dockworkers which all contained modest wage increases between 20 and 61 percent. Even these deals were sellouts, where wage increases acted as cover for mass, automation-driven job cuts. Under this contract, however, workers will get both a near-wage freeze and massive job cuts. In fact, rural carriers covered under a separate contract are being systematically cheated out of "
"...The law has prohibitions on clothing, bumper stickers and more..."
"...On October 10, the NALC Executive Council met in Washington, DC to consider a charge initiated by an NALC member against Region 9 National Business Agent Eddie Davidson. Pursuant to Article 10 of the NALC Constitution, NALC President Brian L. Renfroe appointed former Region 5 National Business Agent Michael Birkett to conduct an investigation and make a report on the charge.
After review of the charge and the investigative report, the Council voted and determined a substantial charge was not presented. ...
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"...As reported during the recent Maintenance Division Conference in Detroit, MI and the previous Conference in National Harbor, MD, the Postal Service notified the APWU of its intent to pilot the Eagle Clean (e4776) program on May 30, 2023. The Postal Service’s reasoning behind the pilot program was to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of completing and submitting the PS Form 4776 using a Mobile Delivery Device scanner (MDD). Custodians would utilize the MDD scanner daily to record the time spent working on various custodial tasks. Once completed, the data would be reviewed by the supervisor and uploaded to be stored on the Retail and Delivery Application Recording platform (RADAR). The pilot program officially began on July 1, 2023, in five facilities in Maryland, and expanded shortly thereafter to facilities in Lexington, KY and Tampa, FL..."
"...ST. PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul police are investigating a shooting involving two postal workers on Sunday that left one with life-threatening injuries.
It happened at about 3:30 p.m. at the post office on West Seventh Avenue near Alaska Avenue, just a few blocks east of Highland National Golf Course. ..."
"...Columbus Day, a holiday that celebrates Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas, is Monday, Oct. 14.
The first Columbus Day celebration took place in 1792 ..."
"...Letter Carrier Jeremy King was assisting a co-worker recently with deliveries on her White Plains, NY, route, but he ended up helping in more ways than one.
King was in his vehicle when he saw a customer attempt to introduce a dog to Letter Carrier Amy Fowler, who was loading her vehicle. The dog suddenly turned aggressive and lunged at her. ..."
"...The American Postal Workers Union covers over 200,000 postal workers across four main crafts: Clerks, Maintenance, Motor Vehicle Services, and Support Services.
This means that three of the four postal unions are now working under expired contracts, even as USPS management is carrying out an historic attack on jobs and on postal services under the “Delivering for America” restructuring program. This seeks to transform the Postal Service into an automation-driven parcel delivery service—at the expense of vital mail services, lower-income and rural customers, and postal jobs—and ultimately to privatize it.
This underscores that rank-and-file postal workers are in a fight, not just against management, but sellout union bureaucrats. ...
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"...The Postal Service has recommended deadlines for the holiday mailing and shipping season.
The suggestions, released Tuesday, Oct. 8, are for expected delivery by Dec. 25.
Here are the deadlines for items being sent to addresses in the lower 48 states..."
"...The average monthly annuity payment for a Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) retiree in 2023 is ..."
"...Postal Reorganization Act of 1970, which granted unions the right to negotiate with management over their wages, benefits and working conditions. In lieu of the right to strike, a binding arbitration process was established for resolving contract disputes. ..."
"...tentative agreement was reached "on wages," according to the International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance. ...This represents a significant increase from the shipping industry group’s offer of a 50% wage increase earlier this week. The union had been pushing for a 77% pay hike over six years.
The tentative agreement would bring the hourly wage for a top dockworker to $63"
"...Teamsters President Sean O’Brien claiming Democrats are no longer for unions and beholden to big tech. ... “Democrats should start by saying people make mistakes and we need to earn back that trust.”"
"...Resources include a new landing page with details for PSHB enrollees; information about auto-enrollment where Postal employees will be automatically transitioned from their current plan to a comparable plan in the new PSHB program; and a page providing information on cost savings for enrollees who are also signed up for Medicare Part B or Medicare Advantage through PSHB. The Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program, is a new, separate program within the FEHB program, the creation of which was directed by the Postal Service Reform Act. The PSHB program will be administered by OPM, and will provide health insurance to eligible Postal Service employees, Postal Service annuitants, and their eligible family members starting in 2025. PSHB coverage will replace FEHB Program coverage for these groups. ..."
"...While in custody for shoplifting at the store, police searched 39-year-old Amber Beard’s purse and car and found stolen merchandise, a multitude of checks, credit and debit cards, and Alabama drivers’ licenses not belonging to her, as well as U.S. mail addressed to several people in the Birmingham area.
While in custody, Beard told officers she works for USPS.
Police found that while Beard was employed as a postal worker, she opened mail not addressed to her and removed items like checks, debit and credit cards, and gift cards, and fraudulently used them. ...as well as U.S. mail addressed to several people in the Birmingham area.
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"...Police responded Sept. 21 to a battery call and found that the carrier had facial injuries, police spokesperson Juan Rebolledo said. The worker was chased by two dogs while delivering mail. After using pepper spray, he rushed back to his vehicle but then was followed for blocks by two men who assaulted him, Shade said. ..."
"...The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) allocated nearly $364 million in the fiscal year 2023 and $650 million for the 2024 fiscal year to the “Shelter and Services Program” “to provide humanitarian services to noncitizen migrants following their release from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),” according to the government’s website. ..."
"...“We’re trying to bring the service standards back to where it needs to be so the public won’t have to come in and wait... and can get their mail in a reasonable time like we used to do it,” said Shelton Thomas, President of the Alabama Postal Workers Union.
The event was a one-day rally, not a strike by postal workers. ...
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"Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)... Conversion Opportunities: The USPS will offer 50 Part-Time Regular employees conversion to full-time positions. Financial Compensation: The USPS will distribute a total of $15 million to Maintenance Craft Part-Time Regular employees, covering the Fiscal Years 2018-2024, which they will pay in two installments. The USPS will make the first payment no later than December 31, 2024. ..."
"... The United States Postal Service announced that First-Class postage, currently at 73 cents, will go up five times through 2027, according to a detailed document submitted this week to the Postal Regulatory Commission. The next price hike is planned for July 2025 and will then repeat “each January and July thereafter” through the end of 2027..."
"...The Postal Service’s surge in mail theft cases contributed to hundreds of millions of dollars in suspected check fraud cases last year, according to a recent Treasury Department analysis.
Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) received more than 15,400 reports of suspected mail theft-related check fraud under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) from more than 840 financial institutions between February and August 2023. ..."
"... The threatening envelopes arrived as election officials across the country prepare for Saturday’s deadline to send the first ballots to overseas and military voters and as states are weeks away from the widespread start of in-person early voting and mail-in balloting.
According to CNN and AP reporting, suspicious envelopes were received by election officials, or intercepted on the way to officials in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Wyoming.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Thursday that his office has been notified by the US Postal Service that a suspicious package was “headed our way...
"
"...The Hanukkah festivities begin on the 25th of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, a date that falls in late November or, more commonly, in December. In 2024, Hanukkah begins at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25, and concludes Thursday, Jan. 2.
Alcalá said he was honored to design the stamp, now available at Post Offices and usps.com. ..."
"...Last month, the Postal Service's new mail trucks, which are built by Oshkosh Defense in South Carolina, started running routes in parts of Georgia, according to the Associated Press. And so far, mail carriers are reportedly raving about them..."
"...The Postal Service will release this year’s first holiday stamps on Saturday, Sept. 14.
The first is the Christmas Madonna and Child stamp, which will feature an oil painting from the workshop of the 17th century Italian artist Giovanni Battista Salvi, known as “Sassoferrato” (1609-1685). ..."
"...Kansas Secretary of State of Scott Schwab is raising concerns over the Postal Service’s mishandling of legally cast primary election ballots. Schwab says he is working to seek assurance that any issues will be rectified for the general election in November. On Monday, Schwab’s office says he sent a letter to the postmaster general outlining his concerns that approximately 1,000 Kansans were either properly postmarked but received by county election officers after the three-day grace period or lacked a required postmark...."
"...The stamp art, evocative of the American flag, is dominated by a vertical blue band bordered on either side by white stripes. Text at the top of the band reads: “12 COLONIES UNITE IN PROTEST.”
The center features the congress’s plea to King George III: “We ask but for Peace, Liberty and Safety.”
The title of the stamp — “FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, 1774” — appears at the bottom. A red stripe with 12 white stars representing the number of Colonies that participated in the Congress delineates the left side. ...
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"...“And then the floodgates opened, and they started coming,” said Rick, who asked his last name not be used for this story. “I almost was getting one every two or three days.”
To date, he has received nearly 20 packages with similar shirts from people across the United States.
“It’s really creepy,” Rick said. “I feel like I’m in the 'Twilight Zone.'”
On Tuesday, Rick opened the latest package, which contained a shipping label from the TikTok Shop. He believes people are trying to return the jerseys to TikTok’s online store, but TikTok’s QR code in the return information is routing the packages to his home. ..."
"...According to Postal Regulatory Commission data, roughly 83% of first-class mail arrived on time in Kansas and Missouri in the first three months of 2024. That rate was the sixth worst of the 50 postal districts in the country. ...For days, Amy Gholson tracked a shipment of baby turkeys she ordered from an Ohio hatchery. She kept tabs online as the birds began the more than 500-mile trip to her home near St. Charles, Missouri, via the U.S. Postal Service.
The 10 birds needed to arrive in two days to ensure they’d survive the trip. It was late March and temperatures were still low, making the speed of the delivery more crucial than usual. But the baby turkeys, or poults, hadn’t even left Ohio when progress halted."
"...According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Illinois, Philip E. Tucker, 37, pleaded guilty after stealing from the collection box in Granite City, Illinois, on May 6, 2023. ... Prosecutors said theft of mail by a postal employee convictions are punishable up to 5 year’s in prison. Tucker is scheduled for sentencing on Wednesday, December 18 at 10 a.m."
"...ROCKY POINT, NC (WWAY) — On most days, you’ll find Jennifer Chesson cruising Pender County in a 2003 Cadillac hearse. No, she’s not a funeral director, and she’s not making deliveries to the departed. She’s actually hauling mail. “I’ll be at mailboxes, and then cars will start going slow past me and then I’ll look over and there’s a phone. ...Chesson works for the Rocky Point Post Office, delivering USPS packages five days a week."
"...The adjustment is to help cover extra handling costs.
The planned pricing, which was approved by the Postal Service governors on Aug. 8, would affect prices on these commercial and retail domestic competitive parcels: Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail and USPS Ground Advantage. No other products or services would be affected.
Pending favorable review by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the temporary rates would go into effect on Sunday, Oct. 6, and remain in place until Sunday, Jan. 19. ..."
"...the share of scheduled working hours that they are on the job versus on some type of leave—has declined in recent years, says an inspector general audit that calls on management to tighten time and attendance controls. ...“We found progressive corrective action has not been consistent and sick leave, LWOP, and AWOL hours have generally trended upward
,” the report said. Sick leave hours rose from 47.6 million in 2020 to 51.3 million in 2022...In a sample of 400 regular sick leave occurrences of more than three days, management did not have the required medical documentation for 358, or 90 percent. “Supervisors were not always diligent with obtaining documentation from employees when they used sick leave for more than three days. Supervisors acknowledged that they understand the medical documentation requirement; however, they have not been consistent in requesting or requiring employees to submit documentation ... The IG also called for stronger oversight of the roughly 13,000 employees on the “the Zero Hours Dashboard” who had no work hours for 13 or more pay periods"
"...The Postal Service has unveiled a new website that focuses on the stories behind the organization’s stamps, including their history and the creation process.
The Stamps Forever site also features news, designs and products associated with many of the stamps that USPS has released since fall 2023. ..."
"...Lucinda Guest is the latest person to send KMBC a tip about mail troubles.
She’s missing a package with a $33 watch band that never came to her front porch a couple of weeks ago.
After seeking answers from the United States Postal Service, a USPS automated recording eventually told her it was delivered to zip code 64132.
But, that's not Guest’s zip code. ..."
"...SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California woman fed up with her packages getting stolen out of her post office box sent an Apple AirTag to the address and cleverly tracked down the suspected thief, police said.
The woman had had several items stolen from her mailbox at the Los Alamos Post Office already when she thought of the idea, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.
Apple’s $29 AirTags have... All communication with the Find My network is anonymous and encrypted for privacy, Location data and history are never stored on AirTag ...
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"...On the heels of a summer wave of COVID-19 cases, Americans will be able to get free virus test kits mailed to their homes, starting in late September.
U.S. households will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests when the federal program reopens, according to the website, COVIDtests.gov. The U.S. Health and Human Services agency that oversees the testing has not announced an exact date for ordering to begin.
The tests will detect current virus strains and can be ordered ahead of the holiday season ...
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"...Raheem Cooper was on his delivery route Monday when he saw an elderly woman passed out in her driveway. He jumped off his truck to check to see if anyone was at her home, called 911 and began rendering aid to the woman, WALB reports. Another woman passing by also helped until the ambulance arrived. ..."
"...A jury in Palm Beach County awarded postal worker Christy Trimbath more than $5.5 million. She was struck by a city garbage truck while she was removing mail from her van and was thrown 15 feet. Trimbath's lawyer said she became too disabled to work as a result of the wreck. ..."
"...Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) set at $978 Effective September 7, 2024 (Pay Period 20-2024), all career Mail Handler craft employees are scheduled to receive a cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment as outlined in Article 9.3 of the 2022 National Agreement. This is the fourth of six possible COLA increases under the terms of the current agreement. This COLA increase is based on the upward change in the relevant Consumer Price Index (CPI) following release of the July 2024 Index, using the July 2022 CPI index as a base. The resulting calculation provides an annual increase of $978 for all Steps in ..."
"...Known as the Conduct on Postal Property regulations, these rules cover all USPS premises, including inside facilities and in parking lots. The regulations apply to certain activities governed by ethics rules as well as the Hatch Act, a law that prohibits federal employees from engaging in partisan activity, among other things, while on the job. ..."
"In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.47 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective September 7, 2024. ...The increase is the result of a rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W). It will appear in paychecks dated September 27, 2024 (Pay Period 20-2024). The value of the COLA for full-time employees in each step and grade will increase by $977.00 annually, and the hourly rates for part-time employees will be adjusted accordingly. The COLAs are in addition to general wage increases. This is the sixth and final cost-of-living increase under the 2021 contract. ..."
"...Thefts have taken place at several mailboxes, including one in front of the Main Street post office. "We have eight to 10 cases we know of so far," Police Chief Thomas Lynch said. "They're (reports) still coming in." The thefts are due to a postal employee's key to the boxes being stolen during a robbery, police said...."
"USPS will use employees’ feedback to make improvements ...The next Postal Pulse employee survey will run from Tuesday, Aug. 6, through Friday, Sept. 13.
The annual survey allows employees to share observations about their work environments, providing the organization with valuable feedback to make improvements.
This year’s survey is being administered by a new vendor, Perceptyx.
Beginning Aug. 6, employees with a USPS email address will receive a link to the survey website. The email address will be donotreply@perceptyx.com and the name will be Perceptyx. ...
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"...On Wednesday, officers were contacted by the USPS Inspector General about employee Marcus Gregory, who had several complaints against him for not delivering mail. On July 31, undercover officers watched Gregory while he was working and saw him dump mail in the woods near Williams Farm Road and Highway 316. Shortly after dumping the mail, officers saw him using illegal drugs in his USPS vehicle. ..."
"...in Arizona, we obviously absorb more of the open border abuse than most states. Unlike the other border states, we're now a swing state. The Dems are no doubt hoping that every single "migrant" here casts a vote for the Harris-Disaster ticket this fall. They just got a generous assist towards that end. This is from a recent post of Matt's: On Thursday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed itself and will now allow Arizonans to register to vote in federal races without having to prove citizenship. ..."
"...CHARLOTTE — A former United States Postal Service worker now faces federal charges after he was accused of having pipe bombs.
Derek Johnson’s troubles started in state court, but they’ve now made their way to federal court ... Tiffany Alexander is with the Charlotte chapter of the American Postal Workers Union. She spoke with Channel 9′s Hunter Sáenz about Johnson, who was a USPS worker hired just two weeks before his arrest.
“It’s terrifying"
"...The U.S. Postal Service is hiring. It hopes to fill some of its open positions this Thursday through a job fair at locations throughout Alabama.
The fairs will be held simultaneously at the locations below from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday.
Many of the open positions would cover rural areas. ..."
List of locations ...
"...JULIAETTA - The Gwen Fire affecting Nez Perce and Latah Counties in Idaho has led to the temporary closure of the Juliaetta Post Office. All mail and retail services have been relocated to the Kendrick Post Office at 703 E Main St., Kendrick. Customers can pick up their mail at the Kendrick Post Office, which operates Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., and on Saturday from 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Proper photo ID is required for mail and package pickups. ..."
"...it was yet another thumb in the eye of the British King,” author and scholar Tara Ross wrote in a 2021 blog post.
It was imperative to the revolutionary cause that messages between those fighting for independence from the Crown were not handled by the Crown, so it made sense for the Colonies to create their own system.
Franklin had been both postmaster of Philadelphia and joint postmaster general for the Crown, and his work as a former newspaper printer —printing and postal services worked hand in glove in the 18th century — was also an asset. ..."
"The man had been waiting for a package containing the cremated remains of his grandmother, sent by Priority Mail Express 1-Day from Florida. ...46-year-old Anthony Alfano, of Ossining, was arrested on Friday in Yorktown Heights after he made several graphic and violent threats to kill U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees and burn down U.S. post offices in Ossining. ... He was charged with threatening interstate communications ..."
"The postal service took action to ‘remediate’ the issue following a TechCrunch investigation ...On Wednesday, the USPS said it addressed the issue and stopped the practice, claiming that it was “unaware” of it. TechCrunch found USPS was sharing customers’ information by way of hidden data-collecting code (also known as tracking pixels) used across its website. Tech and advertising companies create this kind of code to collect information about the user — such as which pages they visit — every time a webpage containing the code loads in the customer’s browser. In the case of USPS, some of that collected data included the postal addresses of logged-in USPS Informed Delivery customers, who use the service to see photos of their incoming mail before it arrives. ..."
"Stephen Kochersperger has been named USPS historian, a role he assumed on an acting basis in December. ...Kochersperger began his USPS career more than 40 years ago, first as a clerk in Milesburg, PA, and then as postmaster of Julian, PA, where he served for 25 years.
In 2011, he became a writer/editor for the former Capital Metro Area. The next year, he joined the historian’s office at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC. ..."
"...Change of address scam – Fraudsters pretend to be from the postal service and they charge people $100 dollars or more for a change of address, which can be done at the post office for free. ..."
"...MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport and the United States Postal Service are giving contradictory information over mail delivery to the airport during the Republican National Convention. According to a statement from the airport's director, the USPS will not deliver mail to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport during the Republican National Convention. However, a local USPS spokesperson told 12 News late Friday that the USPS will continue delivering mail to the airport during the RNC. The airport learned about a USPS decision to not deliver mail this week..."
"Delays have included save-the-date invitations getting to guests and absentee ballots ...also had delays in receiving their tax returns since the consolidation, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. Concerns regarding the Palmetto plant have reached U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Democrat who represents Georgia...Prescriptions aren’t arriving. Bills aren’t getting paid. Ballots aren’t getting counted. "
"...After increasing the price of a first-class postage stamp to 68 cents in January, the U.S. Postal Service is planning to increase the cost again in the coming days. The USPS will bump the cost of a first-class Forever stamp to 73 cents on July 14..."
"Mail delivery to Scenic View Lane stopped as of Monday and neighbors, some of whom are disabled and veterans, are upset about the decision. ...Timothy Masters is one of about five military veterans who live in the neighborhood. His neighbors, he said, include several disabled residents who depend on the mail. He said the neighbors received the first letter from the Morganton Post Office about a month ago telling them the road is unsafe and they need to fix the private road or delivery of the mail would end...."
"...The time to buy stamps is now. The price of first-class Forever stamps will jump from 68 cents to 73 cents on July 14—an increase of more than 7%. ..."
"...The price of first-class Forever stamps will increase from 68 cents to 73 cents on July 14, an increase of more than 7%. Prices for all services will rise more than 7.5%.
The price hikes are part of the USPS 10-year "Delivering for America" plan ..."
"...The two stamps came in two designs, one for each denomination. The five-cent stamp featured a picture of Benjamin Franklin, while the ten-cent stamp depicted George Washington. ... Prior to the invention of the postage stamp, a person mailing a letter would need to bring each letter to the post office and pay for it in person, said the USPS. Rather than a set price, the postage rate was determined by the length of the letter and how far it was being sent, said USPS. ..."
"FedEx Express has announced that it has permanently retired another 22 of its Boeing 757-200 freighters as the carrier continues to manage its fleet resources. The announcement came on June 25, 2024, as the Memphis-based shipping and logistics company revealed its financial results for the quarter ending May 31, 2024. The company reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenues of $201 million, compared with $430 million during the same period in 2023, resulting in a year-on-year decrease of 53%. ...Adding to FedEx’s challenges, at the start of 2024, rival company United Parcel Service (UPS) secured the lucrative contract to become the primary air cargo carrier for the US Postal Service (USPS), a contract that FedEx had held for the past two decades. This is thought to be another contributing factor to the retirement of the 757s from the FedEx fleet. ..."
"...Since 2015, the United States Postal Service has agreed to 97% of requests made to share customer's information with law enforcement. These requests for customer's names and their 'to's and 'from's were issued without warrants and regularly complied with. This practice is surprisingly and disappointingly legal. I wonder if they were allowed to shake the box, too. ..."
