"...Confusion has reigned since the U.S. ended the tariff exemption for packages worth less than $800 on Aug. 29. In September, the Universal Postal Union reported 88 of its 192 member countries had suspended all or some of its postal services to the U.S. to have time to adjust their shipping procedures.
On Friday, the UPU said “only a handful” of those had resumed operations to the U.S. ..."
"...law enforcement officials and the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, Bondi announced that George Isbell was arrested for sending that letter. ..."The individual who wrote me described ...The letter stated that the author wanted Johnson to be strangled by the American flag and that he hoped someone would ‘blow his head off.’...The U.S. Postal Service traced the letter back to San Diego, California and FDLE turned around the fingerprints on the letter to identify Isbell as the author. He was arrested in San Diego. Isbell was charged with mailing threatening communications. "
"...employees and retirees will pay an average of 12.3% more toward their health insurance premiums in 2026, marking the second consecutive year of double-digit cost increases. ...On average, feds in “self only” plans will pay an additional...Enrollees in the new Postal Service Health Benefits Program, which replaced the U.S. Postal Service’s previous insurance offerings last fall, will see their premiums increase by..."
"...MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Sixteen years have passed since a central Alabama postal worker was shot to death. His killer remains unknown to this day. Postal highway contract driver Tony W. Harrelson was killed at the Camp Hill Post Office on Oct 2, 2009. The Dadeville man’s body was discovered around 6:15 p.m. that evening after an apparent robbery. ...A possible clue to the investigation involves other post office branches. Since the beginning of the investigation, the U.S. Postal Service has believed a robbery prior to Harrelson’s murder at the Troy Post Office, as well as a robbery at the Hope Hull Post Office shortly after his death, could be related. ..."
"...Shipping gifts may will cost you more this holiday season. ...The United States Postal Service will temporarily hike prices for some services during the 2025 holiday season.
Starting Sunday, Oct. 5, price increases for Priority Mail Express (PME), Priority Mail (PM), USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select will go into effect. The price change, announced in August, comes as the mailing agency looks to "cover extra handling costs" to ensure a successful holiday season
The higher prices will remain in effect through Jan. 18, 2026..."
"HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The Harris County DA's Office is crediting ABC13 for the arrest of an alleged mail thief. ..."I called y'all. They're not doing much. Maybe you can do something," Salina said in a June interview.
Salinas set up a camera pointing at the neighborhood mail box, which captured video that showed an alleged repeat mail thief. ..."
"Two siblings who work as letter carriers at the Southwest Station in St. Louis recently marked 25 years of keeping it all in the family at work.
Bill Brodtrick and Karen Bomarito took the postal exam together at a local boys and girls club in 1998. ...The family ties don’t end there: Their father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great uncle were letter carriers as well, and a cousin — Kim Nolan — is also a letter carrier at the station. ..."
"The 2024-2027 Local Memorandum of Understanding (LMOU) For Offices Without a Local Union Structure 09-29-25 has been posted. ...To view the 2024-2027 LMOU For Offices Without a Local Union Structure 09-29-25, visit apwu.org/local-implementation. ...LMOU For Offices Without a Local Union Structure 9-29-25... "
"...U.S. Postal Service operations will not be interrupted in the event of a government shutdown, and all Post Offices will remain open for business as usual. Because we are an independent entity that is generally funded through the sale of our products and services, and not by tax dollars, our services will not be impacted by a government shutdown. ..."
"...Scammers are selling fake stamps on social media marketplaces, e-commerce websites and other sites. Fraudsters are also reselling stolen goods at a deep discount and then shipping them using counterfeit postage. ...The Inspection Service is launching a public relations campaign to urge consumers to purchase stamps directly from the Postal Service or from retailers that have legitimate resale agreements with the organization. ...To report counterfeit postage, consumers should email or call the Inspection Service’s tip line at 877-876-2455."
"...The statistical agency said Friday in a notice to be published next week that it will test and assess the feasibility of using postal carriers to knock on doors and collect information about households for the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident.
The field tests will be conducted next year in western Texas; tribal lands in Arizona; Colorado Springs, Colorado; western North Carolina; Spartanburg, South Carolina; and Huntsville, Alabama. The unpublished Federal Register notice didn’t say which locations would test postal workers as census-takers who interview people about the race, sex, age, type of housing and relationships in their households.
The idea of using postal workers as census takers during the U.S. head count..."
"ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — While the job of a postal worker may seem peaceful to the average resident, it’s actually had the opposite effect recently, with a string of violent attacks on postal workers, leaving some employees scared to return to work. ...On Thursday, one USPS employee was randomly attacked by a woman he did not know, according to Rochester Police. The assailant claimed she needed to give him mail, then quickly became aggravated, demanding he return the mail to her.
She continued to follow and shout at him until she attempted to attack him with a glass bottle, and then a kitchen knife. ..."
"The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is declaring a countrywide strike, hours after Ottawa announced door-to-door mail delivery will end ...“Mail and parcels will not be processed or delivered for the duration of the national strike, and some post offices will be closed,” she wrote. ...the union have agreed to continue delivering government welfare cheques...changes also will include slowing down the frequency of mail delivery and shuttering some post offices. ..."
"...strive to balance our pricing approach both to meet the revenue needs of the Postal Service and to deliver affordable offerings that reflect market conditions,” Steiner said. “We have therefore decided at this time to forgo a price change for First-Class Mail postage and other market-dominant services until mid-year 2026.”..."
"...parties unable to reach a tentative agreement over all of the terms and conditions that need to be covered by the National Agreement as of contract expiration at midnight on September 20, 2025.
Discussions are continuing and the parties have agreed to extend their negotiations past last night’s deadline..."
"...James Walker, 35, of Enterprise, will serve the next three and a half years in federal prison without parole followed by three years of supervised release.
Court records and Walker’s plea agreement say the investigation began in March 2023 when the FBI and the United States Postal Inspection Service began investigating a drug-trafficking network moving fentanyl from California to Alabama. Investigators determined that Walker conspired with Shanarion Lee, 33, of La Mesa, California, and Hillary Lewis, 32, of Lemon Grove, California, to ship controlled substances to multiple addresses in the Middle District of Alabama. ..."
"Princeton, NJ — William D. Shields, chairman of the committee that implements Princeton’s annual 9/11 ceremony, may be the richest person I have ever interviewed. His wealth comes from what seems to be an inexhaustible stream of stories, perhaps, in his case, an apt description would be a firehose of stories. ...As I watched Bill lead the 9/11 ceremony last week, I realized that I had greeted the 76-year-old volunteer fire fighter and retired U.S. Postal Service employee numerous times over the past five decades, but never interviewed him. ..."
"...The Postal Service has updated its list of famous postal workers.
The list, compiled by the USPS historian’s office, features 35 names, including actors, artists, athletes, musicians and politicians.
Here’s a sample:...
• Morgan Freeman: The Academy Award-winning actor was a substitute letter carrier in San Francisco around 1965.
• Abraham Lincoln: The 16th president was the postmaster in New Salem, IL, from 1833-1836.
• Charles Lindbergh: The aviator was an airmail pilot from 1926-1927.
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"...USPS Operation Santa will begin accepting letters filled with holiday wishes on Monday, Sept. 15.
The program allows generous people and organizations to adopt letters written by children and individuals in need to make their holidays a little brighter.
This year, participants have the option to fulfill wishes from multiple people within a single household by adopting a family letter. ..."
"...Voters in Annapolis, Maryland, are being asked to drop off their mail-in ballots or vote in person due to issues with the U.S. Postal Service, according to the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections.
The issues were reported ahead of the city's Primary Election on Tuesday, Sept. 16. ..."
"...Former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee, Michael Vernon, 52, of Somerville, was indicted on one count of theft of mail by an officer or employee. Vernon was arrested Friday. ..."
"...According to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), "check washing" fraud is inflicting substantial financial damage on Americans. Postal inspectors report intercepting more than $1 billion in fraudulent checks and money orders annually.
Despite the rise of digital financial transactions, thieves are increasingly targeting mail containing paper checks as a vulnerable point in the system. ... we explain their tactics and how to protect yourself. ... Write smarter: When completing important documents, it's recommended to utilize gel or rollerball pens with permanent blue or black ink, as this makes alteration more difficult. Ensure you complete each field thoroughly, leaving no blank spaces. ..."
"...A Suffolk County business owner said he became the latest victim of fraud when he mailed checks at the Bay Shore Post Office last month.
Rocket Express co-owner Rich Miller said he routinely mails business checks at the postal facility early in the morning before it opens. ...A federal report from earlier this year found that check fraud is on the rise and a significant amount of that is done through mailboxes that sit outside postal facilities."
"“Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS,” Trump posted on Truth Social Saturday night. “I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!! Also, No Mail-In Voting, Except For Those That Are Very Ill, And The Far Away Military. USE PAPER BALLOTS ONLY!!!”...Trump has long pushed for a strengthening of the American election system, especially after widespread allegations of voter fraud following the 2020 election. ...In a few states, elections are all-mail voting, meaning voting is conducted primarily by mail and registered voters are automatically sent ballots. ..."
"...A recent study explored how spectroscopy can be applied to stamp collecting, also known as philately. A couple of researchers from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba in Argentina proposed a new approach that they claim can improve the authentication of postal stamps. This study, which was published in the journal Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, investigates the effectiveness of using energy-dispersive inelastic X-ray scattering (EDIXS) to differentiate between types of inks used in cancellation marks..."
"...A Champaign County United States Postal Services worker accused of stealing more than $35,000 in money orders has pleaded guilty and was sentenced this week.
According to court documents, from May 2023 to March 2024, Brandi L. Harmon “did knowingly embezzle, steal” blank money order forms from the Postal Service in Champaign County. ..."
"...Beaumont residents who live in the Pear Orchard community in the city's south end of town say they are having persistent problems with their USPS mail deliveries.
Some say there have been times when mail runs late for several days, it's delivered to the wrong address, and packages are not handled with care. ..."
"...Biggest design change in 175 years includes a digitally activated drawer for sending parcels ...The new postboxes will feature a scanning mechanism powered by the solar panel ...Customers scan a barcode on the Royal Mail app to open the drawer, which is designed for parcels too large to fit through the traditional slot."
"...The steep decline in letter volumes has been driven largely by digitalisation, and PostNord announced in March that it will cease letter services at the end of the year.
It will bring to an end four centuries of letter deliveries by the state-owned operation.
A third of its workforce is being let go..."
"...services will continue for letters, documents and gift items up to USD 100 ...As per the Executive Order, transport carriers delivering shipments through the international postal network, or other “qualified parties” approved by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), are required to collect and remit duties on postal shipments.
“While CBP issued certain guidelines on August 15, several critical processes relating to the designation of “qualified parties” and mechanisms for duty collection and remittance remain undefined. Consequently, US-bound air carriers have expressed their inability to accept postal consignments after August 25, citing lack of operational and technical readiness,” a statement from the ministry said...."
"...During WWII, the ever-changing locations of servicemembers caused mail to become delayed, which seriously affected the morale of troops during the war. The backlog of mail was estimated to take six months to process. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the “Six Triple Eight” was a predominately African American battalion of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) which consisted of 855 women, both enlisted and officers, and their motto was “No mail, low morale.” In May of 1945, the Six Triple Eight arrived in Birmingham, England to warehouses filled with millions of pieces of mail intended for troops, and civilian personnel serving in the war. The women of Six Triple Eight processed all the mail in just three months.
“I am honored to be recognized for the work that the women did to get the mail to the troops all over the world,” said Major Fannie Griffin-McClendon (ret). ..."
"...photos of what mail delivery looked like 100 years ago...If you think postal delivery people riding around on scooters is a new thing, we’re here to surprise you: Mail delivery 100 years ago included delivery by scooter! ...Did you know that women have been working as mail carriers since the turn of the 20th century? ..."
"...The Postal Service is marking USPS Ethics Awareness Week by reminding employees that they can have second jobs, but there are certain types of employment that are not permitted.
Employees cannot engage in any outside work that conflicts with or affects their postal duties.
Ethics regulations also prohibit employees from: ...
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"...The Postal Service has provided a tentative date to the APWU for the pay increases due under the National Agreement. As outlined in the July/August issue of The American Postal Worker magazine, the period from the start of the National Agreement to when the pay rates are reflected in paychecks is called the “stopgap” period. The stopgap period is the time from the date the first pay increase was to be effective until it is reflected in the employee’s pay.
The tentative date for the stopgap programming of the pay and COLA increases due the APWU under the terms of the 2024-2027 National Agreement has been set. The pay increases will be reflected beginning in pay period 19-2025 (begins August 23, 2025) and will show in pay checks dated September 12, 2025. The $811 COLA will be effective pay period 20-2025 (begins September 6, 2025) and will show in pay checks dated September 26, 2025. These are tentative dates. If something changes, the Postal Service will notify the APWU and Industrial Relations will notify the field.
To be clear, this is not the retroactive pay. It is only when the new pay rates will start to be paid. ..."
"...Ernst has called the EV initiative a “boondoggle” and “a textbook example of waste,” citing delays, high costs and concerns over cold-weather performance.
“You always evaluate the programs, see if they are working. But the rate at which the company that’s providing those vehicles is able to produce them, they are so far behind schedule, they will never be able to fulfill that contract,” Ernst said during a recent appearance at the Iowa State Fair, referring to Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense.
“For now,” she added, “gas-powered vehicles — use some ethanol in them — I think is wonderful.”
Corn-based ethanol is a boon to Iowa’s farmers, but the effort to reverse course has other Republican support. ...
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"Initial testing of the powder indicates it was boric acid, officials said. ..."In the majority of my experience, most of these incidents turn out to be nothing. However, this matter is not going to be taken lightly," said Christoper Raia, the FBI assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York field office, who noted that "sending threatening letters of this nature, whether real or a hoax, is a crime." Initial testing of the powder indicates it was boric acid, which is commonly used in pesticides and other chemicals and is harmful if eaten, officials told WABC...."
"Republican U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner saying it went "beyond mere incompetence" and calling for firings. ...According to the audit, the St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center had more than 2.5 million delayed pieces of mail between June 3-4, "the largest delayed mail volume since our field operations reviews began in 2021."
The audit of the distribution centers revealed deficiencies in all of the areas it reviewed that effect operations efficiency, including delayed mail, package scanning, arrow keys, carrier separations and transfers, property conditions and package separations. It also found security issues at both centers. ...
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"...There are rules about where you can go and who can go with you..."
"...Earlier this summer, the cost of a Forever stamp rose five cents, marking the largest price increase the U.S. has seen on first-class mail.
You may want to stock up now, especially with additional price hikes already on the horizon.
The latest increase, which took effect on July 13, marked a 7.4 percent bump on first-class mail stamps alone. At 78 cents a piece, it may not feel like very long until they reach $1.
The July price hike is the seventh since 2021 — there were two rate increases in 2023 and 2024. Since 2014, stamps have gone up nearly 30 cents each. ..."
"Total operating revenue was $18.8 billion, essentially flat...Total volume was 25.8 billion pieces, down 2.8 percent...operating expenses were $22 billion for the quarter, an increase of 2.9 percent ...Net loss for the quarter totaled $3.1 billion, compared with a net loss of $2.5 billion for the same quarter last year."
"...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. ..."
"...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. ..."
"...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. ..."
"...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. ..."
"...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 ..."
"...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. ..."
"...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. ..."
"...USPS has updated Postal Service Uniform Guidelines, a pictorial guidebook that managers, supervisors and employees can use to ensure uniforms are worn properly. ..."
"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..."
"...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..."
"...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..."
"...The Postal Service is introducing Stamp Encore, a contest that lets the public vote to bring back a favorite stamp from the past for reprinting in 2026.
USPS employees may participate in the contest, which is part of the Postal Service’s 250th anniversary celebration.
The contest will run from Wednesday, July 23, through Tuesday, Sept. 30.
Participants can vote online at the Stamps Forever website or by printing a paper ballot and mailing it in. The website has more information, including a list of frequently asked questions. ..."
"...An exuberant, hilarious, and profound memoir by a mailman in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, who found that working for the post office saved his life, taught him who he was, gave him purpose, and educated him deeply about a country he loves but had lost touch with.
Steve Grant was laid off in March of 2020. He was fifty and had cancer, so he needed health insurance, fast. Which is how he found himself a rural letter carrier in Appalachia, back in his old hometown.
Suddenly, he was the guy with the goods, delivering dog food and respirators and lube and heirloom tomato seeds and Lord of the Rings replica swords. He transported chicken feed to grandmothers living alone in the mountains and forded a creek with a refrigerator on his back. But while he carried the mail, he also carried a whole lot more than just the mail, including a family legacy of rage and the anxiety of having lost his identity along with his corporate job.
And yet, slowly, surrounded by a ragtag but devoted band of letter carriers..."
"Cops want to question a U.S. Postal Service worker who they believe sent threatening texts to an NYPD police officer who had given him a summons for carrying an overly large can of pepper spray on a Bronx subway train, the Daily News has learned. ...About an hour later, one of the cops who gave the postal worker the summons received a phone call from a blocked number on his personal cellphone, a police source with knowledge of the case said.
After ignoring five calls from the number, the cop finally answered. The officer recognized the voice of the postal worker, who claimed he knew where he cop lived.
“I told you I’m not f—ing around,” the caller said, menacingly...
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"...Trump has previously suggested a takeover of the Postal Service by the Commerce Department, and said the concept of privatizing the agency was “not the worst idea” he’s heard. The USPS is an independent agency of the government; critics have warned that a challenge to that independence — particularly privatization — would risk letter carriers’ mission to deliver the mail to every American. A private USPS could make rural delivery more expensive or non-existent, they warn. ..."
"...According to Crimestoppers the incident took place around July 7 and July 8 in 4294 Lomac Street. Anyone who has information is asked to contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at 1-877-876-2455 and ask for law enforcement before reporting Reference Case No. 4231248-MT...."
"...Federal ethics laws restrict Postal Service employees, their spouses and their dependents from accepting gifts from foreign government officials.
If the gift costs more than $480, it must be declined unless rejecting it would harm U.S. foreign relations or cause offense or embarrassment. If such a gift is accepted, it is considered property of the United States and must be turned over to the USPS Ethics Office within 60 days.
However, a gift given as a souvenir or courtesy may be accepted if it costs less than $480. ..."
Article Title: USPS® In-Person Identity Proofing
Snippet of Article: "...USPS® offers "In-Person Proofing" (IPP) for individuals registering to obtain access to USPS services or services provided by participating federal agencies. IPP allows registrants to securely verify their identities in-person when their identity cannot be verified online. ..."
"...In celebration of the United States Postal Service's 250th anniversary, acclaimed Pantheon Books cartoonist and graphic novelist Chris Ware has designed a special pane of 20 commemorative stamps titled 250 Years of Delivering. This release on July 23rd is part of a historic dual issuance by the U.S. Postal Service, honoring the rich legacy and enduring cultural impact of American stamps. ...The 250 Years of Delivering stamps and Putting a Stamp on the American Experience booklet will be available nationwide on July 23rd at select Post Office locations and online at usps.com/shopstamps. Licensed products are also available via Amazon's USPS Official Store. ...Stamp Collecting"
"...A new audit by the United States Postal Service's Inspector General says that more improvements need to be made to the troubled Palmetto Regional Processing and Distribution Center. ..."
"...The former publisher of the Gettysburg Times pleaded guilty to stealing packages from the Gettysburg post office to sell online, according to a news release and court documents. ...Harry Hartman, 54, of Garnet Valley in Delaware County, the Times' former publisher, had been formally charged June 5 with a felony charge of mail theft. ...complaints that packages marked as “delivered” or “out for delivery” had not been received."
"...No, the "Big, Beautiful Bill" does not eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits entirely, but it does include a temporary $4,000 increase to the standard deduction for those 65 and older. While this deduction may help offset some taxes on Social Security for some individuals, it falls short of President Trump's campaign promise to eliminate all taxes on Social Security benefits. ..."
"...The second payment of the Part-time Regular (PTR) settlement is now being processed.
APWU set aside $750,000 to cover anyone missed during the first payments. The second and final payments have now started processing. ..."
"...If your mailpiece has not arrived within 7 days from its date of mailing, you can: Go to Find Missing Mail on USPS.com for additional information/ guidance on next steps. Submit a Missing Mail search request at MissingMail.USPS.com. ..."
"...The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) adopted a rule change in 2015, along with many other components of this rule change, was the requirement that the Medical Examiner who performs a Commercial Driver Certification physical will electronically notify the commercial operator's state driver license agency. This part of the rule change had been postponed multiple times. This additional part of the rule change will go into effect on June 23, 2025. When a commercial driver has been given a physical, those results will be transmitted to the FMCSA within 24 hours and sent by the FMCSA to the State Driver’s License Agency (SDLA). There will no longer be a need to provide the medical examiner certificates to the state driver's license agency. When getting a CDL physical, the driver should ask for a copy to carry with them for the first few weeks. *USPS has not notified the union or our members of these mandatory changes. ..."
"Police said Calvin...is accused of stealing cash and gift cards from sealed envelopes. ..."
"...The Postal Service is reminding employees of the ethics issues related to contracts.
USPS may enter into a contract with a current employee in three instances:
• To lease an employee’s vehicle in connection with their employment;..."
"...Two former U.S. Postal Service employees who worked at the USPS Philadelphia Processing and Distribution Center were charged with stealing more than $80 million in U.S. Treasury checks, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday.
According to an indictment, Tauheed Tucker, 23, and Saahir Irby, 27, stole thousands of envelopes containing U.S. Treasury checks while working as USPS mail processing clerks.
Two other men, Cory Scott, 25, of Ardmore and Alexander Telewoda, 25, of Clifton Heights were also charged with conspiracy to steal government funds, theft of government funds and mail theft. ..."
"...According to a notice published in the May 29 Postal Bulletin, the affected stamp issues are 2022 Mighty Mississippi (pane of 10, Scott 5698), 2022 James Webb Space Telescope (5720), 2023 Roy Lichtenstein (5792-5796), 2023 Chief Standing Bear (5798)..."
"...The upcoming June 14 Flag Day is a good time for Postal Service facility managers to check the condition of U.S. flags and the poles that they fly from.
The USPS Administrative Support Manual has additional guidelines on U.S. flag display and ordering replacement flags. ..."
"...Last week USPS released its 2024 statistics for dog attacks on Postal employees by states and cities, and California again ranked #1 in both categories. In total, more than 6,000 such incidents occurred, which means this is the number of employees who were disabled from work for at least one day, and usually far more..."
"The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement, announced APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein. The proposed union contract is three years in duration: September 21, 2024, through September 20, 2027. ...General Annual Wage Increases and Cost-of-Living-Adjustments (COLA)
1.3% November 16, 2024 (will be paid retroactively)
1.4% November 15, 2025
1.5% November 14, 2026
As PSEs receive no COLA, there will be an additional 1% increase each year (2.3%, 2.4%, and 2.5%) with an extra 50 cents/hour after 26 weeks.
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"...The US Postal Inspection Service told KBTX it is aware of the recovery of mail from the home of Stephanie Maddux. ..."
"...The Postal Service is reminding employees and contractors who use ACE desktop and laptop computers to reboot their workstations at least once a week.
Frequent reboots ensure the computer functions optimally, protect against security vulnerabilities and allow for installation of necessary software updates without delays.
The USPS ServiceNow website has more information about rebooting ACE workstations. ..."
"...They also seized large quantities of drugs destined for the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico at ports in Long Beach, Calif., and Houston.
A 29-count indictment was unsealed charging 15, including three women, on drug trafficking and weapons charges. Three charged, Mexican and Guatemalan nationals, remain at large and are considered dangerous. ...“As alleged, this drug trafficking organization imported methamphetamine directly from Mexico and used the U.S. mail, a taco truck, and homes in different Houston neighborhoods to distribute and sell methamphetamine and other dangerous drugs"
"...Kyle Michael Poppiti was publicly reported missing by the Chapin Police Department Sunday afternoon. The 23-year-old has not been seen since Saturday, police said in a news release. Poppiti was last seen after he completed his delivery route for the U.S. Post Office at 1249 Chapin Road, according to the release. ..."
"...AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Several Richmond County residents face prison for stealing mail using U.S. Postal Service master keys. Mail theft is a growing problem across the CSRA as thieves use stolen checks and...Another was a U.S. Postal Service employee accused of keeping a master key and stealing mail from a blue box at a post office on Peach Orchard Road. One man was caught with numerous stolen checks, stolen mail, and various debit cards belonging to other people."
"...USPS is reminding employees of the proper procedure for disposing of old postal equipment and documents.
If there are unwanted postal artifacts at a workplace, the facility’s manager should email photos and a description of each item to the Postal Service historian’s office. Artifacts should not be sent to USPS headquarters in Washington, DC, without approval.
Employees may not take old postal items home, sell them or donate them to a museum, including the National Postal Museum in Washington, DC. ...
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"...She reached out to 11 Investigates’ Amy Hudak after nearly 100 business mailers she paid the post office to deliver were instead found dumped in the lobby of a local apartment building. ...States says she spends tens of thousands of dollars each year in bulk postage to mail marketing fliers for her business. She says those mailers help keep the name of her business top of mind for past and potentially future customers. So, when she got a call that a chunk of her mail wasn’t delivered, she said she felt like her money was stolen. ..."
"...United States 1996 32¢ James Dean stamps with the red omitted from the “USA 32” inscription on each stamp is a newly discovered error. Stamp dealer Stuart Katz recently found the error pane lurking in his stock. ..."
" ...regional processing and distribution center opening in Palmetto...The bad news is that Georgia’s mail delivery rates are still among the worst in the nation.
During the month of March, roughly a third of all letters were not delivered on time.
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"...A U.S. Postal Service clerk who struggled to secure her paid leave benefits after donating her kidney in 2024 has won 240 hours of sick leave after Public Investigator wrote about her challenges. The determination came seven days after Public Investigator contacted USPS about Melissa Pauke's case. Pauke, 54, of Marshfield, was inspired to become an organ donor..."
"...Beginning Monday, May 12, USPS will introduce a smaller Priority Mail Express product to allow customers to ship these jewelry and keepsake items in a box more suitable to the size of the shipment.
The new Priority Mail Express box is 9 inches long, 7.25 inches wide and 5 inches high. ..."
"19 Investigates exposed why it took seven months to charge letter carrier ...An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for a United States Postal worker who was caught on camera — in full uniform — allegedly beating a young girl.
Delilah Cross is the name of the letter carrier who’s seen in the cellphone video. ..."
"...Various media outlets reported in early May that the United States Postal Service’s board of governors plans to appoint David Steiner as the next postmaster general.
Steiner, the former CEO of Waste Management, serves as a board member for FedEx, a major competitor to the Postal Service in the package delivery sector.
The board of governors is scheduled to meet May 9, but there is no mention of a vote ..."
"...UPS Mail Innovations is notifying customers of price increases as it adapts to rate changes from the U.S. Postal Service.
“To align our pricing with the cost to serve, some account-specific adjustments are necessary,” a May 1 letter to customers viewed by Supply Chain Dive said. “Your UPS sales team will provide information specific to your account.”..."
"...The retirement cuts would have devastating implications for APWU members, including:
Eliminating the FERS Social Security supplement, which allows workers who have earned their retirement the ability to retire before their Social Security benefits begin;
Increasing the FERS annuity contribution rates for all active employees to 4.4%;
Replacing the High-3 FERS annuity calculation with a High-5 calculation, resulting in a reduction in annuity payments.
Also included in the passed were egregious attacks on federal employees, such as:
Charging a filing fee for Merit Systems Protection Board Claims and Appeals, and
Forcing new hires in the federal workforce to choose between at-will employment or paying an increased FERS contribution rate of 9.4%. While this specific proposal does not currently apply to postal workers, it is a dangerous change to eliminate job security and protections from government service.
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"...UPS announced the layoffs on Tuesday in its first quarter earnings report. The parcel delivery service said it made consolidated revenues of $21.5bn, compared with $21.7bn about the same time a year ago. Additionally, the company said it would be shuttering 73 leased and owned buildings by the end of June of this year. “The actions we are taking to reconfigure..."
"...U.S. Postal Service has reportedly started helping the Trump administration in its efforts to track down suspected illegal immigrants.
The Washington Post, citing two sources familiar with the matter as well as documents obtained by the Post, reported the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is now participating in a task force at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that seeks to find, detain and deport unauthorized immigrants.
According to the report, immigration officials are looking to access an Inspection Service program called "mail covers," which takes ..."These actions are a key part of ensuring law enforcement has the resources they need to fulfill President Trump's promise to the American people to remove violent criminals from our streets, dismantle drug and human trafficking operations and make America safe again.""
"...The daily route for America’s letter carriers has become increasingly dangerous as armed robberies targeting postal workers continue to plague the federal workforce, and their union is pushing for more protections.
“We’ve had several beat up badly,” said Al Friedman, president of the Florida Letter Carriers Association.
He also pointed out that some of these attacks are part of an organized crime ring"
"...PLEASE NOTE: The incentive checks will be sent to the employee’s office of last appointment. From there, the retiree can pick it up from the office or it will be mailed from the office to the address indicated on the PS 3077-Request to Forward Salary Check form.
Full-time career postal employees who chose optional retirement or retirement pursuant to a Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) as a result of the mutually agreed APWU-USPS One-Time Retirement Incentive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated Jan. 13, 2025, will be paid as follows:
$10,000 to be paid on August 15, 2025.
$5,000 to be paid on August 28, 2026.
Part-time employees were also eligible for the incentive and will receive a prorated amount..."
"...Providers of adult beverages, including those that sell in the promo products space, could be able to ship their products directly to consumers through the United States Postal Service under a new bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives...."
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