"...Two pieces of mail delivered to the Pentagon mail facility on Monday have initially tested positive for ricin, according to a US defense official..."
This Article is From: wgntv.com
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
2 pieces of mail delivered to Pentagon test positive for ricin
This Article is From: wgntv.com
Monday, September 24, 2018
Postal employee accused of firing shotgun into Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis
"...Wood fired a 12-gauge shotgun from near the roof of the Minneapolis Central Post Office across Hennepin Avenue and into the Federal Reserve Ban between 10 and 11:15 p.m. July 21, charges say..."
This Article is From: www.duluthnewstribune.com
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Mail Carrier Confronted Mail Robber and Took Back Packages
She didn't have to go 'postal' on robber, but mail carrier did get mail back
This Article is From: www.nj.com
Read our latest posts!
.
"...City mail carrier refused to be a victim Wednesday. While walking her route on Sept. 19 at 12:10 p.m. in the area of New and Rutgers avenues, a mail carrier was accosted by a woman who took from packages from her satchel and then walked away..."
This Article is From: www.nj.com
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Clarksville Police Continue To Search For Missing USPS Master Key
"...CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Police continue to search for a stolen United States Postal Service master key and one of the three suspects still on the run. Officials say Clarksville Montgomery county residents are still at risk of becoming victims but police are hoping someone knows where 29-year-old Katlin Paterson is hiding..."
This Article is From: www.newschannel5.com
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Is the USPS the largest employer of veterans?
"...The U.S. Postal Service, with more than 100,000 former military men and women on the payroll, ranks among the nation's largest employers of veterans, along with Wal-Mart and the Department of Defense. Veterans and disabled veterans collectively make up over 24 percent of the USPS workforce..."
This Article is From: www.legion.org
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Trump’s silence about postal service report suggests his pricing claims proved false
Task Force to evaluate the finances of the United States Postal Service
This Article is From: www.marketwatch.com
Read our latest posts!
.
"...Trump had issued an executive order on the night of April 12, calling for an evaluation of the USPS’s finances, after some analysts, a former Postmaster General and some news-service reports said Trump’s claim that the USPS lost $1.50 on every package it delivered for Amazon was not accurate. The due date for the task force’s report was Aug. 10. The fact that Trump has stayed “uncharacteristically quiet” on the post office since that date “suggests the recommendations were unsatisfactory to the administration..."
This Article is From: www.marketwatch.com
Saturday, August 25, 2018
Postal worker charged with firing shots at Federal Reserve Bank of Mpls.
"...Two Federal Reserve officers say they heard three loud blasts coming near the top of the Minneapolis Central Post Office parking ramp the night of July 21. Investigators later discovered Wood, who's an employee of the post office, had..."
This Article is From: www.kare11.com
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Hawaii and Islands: Hurricane Lane impacts U.S. Postal Service operations, mail delivery
"...HONOLULU (KHON2) - In anticipation of the impact of Hurricane Lane, the U.S. Postal Service announced the following adjustments to its operations for Thursday, Aug. 23..."
This Article is From: www.khon2.com
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Millennials Get Blamed for a Lot, But They Could Help to Save the U.S. Postal Service
"...Millennials get a bad rap for destroying everything from homeownership rates to fabric softener sales, but there's one important traditional industry they're enthusiastic about: the U.S. Postal Service. According to CityLab, a new USPS report (PDF) finds that..."
This Article is From: mentalfloss.com
Friday, August 10, 2018
Muscle Shoals (Alabama) Post Office building shut down over health, safety concerns
"...closed until further notice pending “an assessment of possible health and safety issues with the building,” according to a news release from the USPS. Details about the issues were not specified..."
This Article is From: whnt.com
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Postal Task Force Has Recommendations Ready for the President
"...The executive order that created the task force, which Trump signed in April, gave the group four months to deliver its recommendations. That deadline was set for Aug. 10. The task force plans to deliver the report to the White House this week, a Treasury Department spokesperson told Government Executive, and will provide the president with a briefing next week when he is expected to return from New Jersey..."
This Article is From: www.govexec.com
Video: How Houston ranks with U.S. Postal Service
"...How is the USPS doing here in Houston? So far, 2018's been a tricky year. Houston is the third-worst area in the country for package delivery..."
This Article is From: www.khou.com
Friday, August 3, 2018
Amazon forms U.S. Postal Service lobby group with other companies
"...Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and other retail and logistics companies said on Wednesday they had started a new group to lobby to keep the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) package delivery services 'reliable and affordable...presidential task force, McHugh said. With the task force’s Aug. 10 report deadline looming..."
This Article is From: www.reuters.com
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Custodian discovers World War II letter at Elgin post office, returns keepsake to writer's family
"...Caulfield asked around and learned Gathman worked at the Elgin Post Office from 1940 to 1973. Caulfield and his wife then used Facebook to track down Gathman’s son, Bruce, who lives in South Carolina. Caulfield sent him the letter via priority mail..."
This Article is From: www.chicagotribune.com
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Birmingham brothers sentenced to federal prison in Mexican cartel drug distribution case
"...The investigation began when U.S. Postal inspectors and SBI agents began investigating mailings of dozens of packages from Phoenix, Arizona to the Birmingham area in December 2016, according to court documents. The investigation began after postal inspectors in Arizona contacted inspectors in Alabama about a package they had intercepted and found to contain more than three pounds of methamphetamine. The package was addressed to a Birmingham-area home...the person who mailed that package as Deron Lee Green, a former Alabama resident with family in Birmingham..."
This Article is From: www.al.com
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Postal worker dies. May have succumbed to heat
Postal worker, nearing retirement, dies in record-setting CA heat
"...A dedicated employee with 28 years of service, and close to retirement, Peggy Frank had just returned to work from medical leave...Tragedy struck Friday, her first day of work in months after suffering a broken ankle, according to family. The 63-year-old was found unresponsive in her mail delivery truck as temperatures topped more than 115 degrees"
This Article is From: www.tucsonnewsnow.com
Monday, July 2, 2018
Fired Up and Ready to Go! Contract Negotiations Begin Between the APWU and USPS
"...Dimondstein discussed the union’s general goals for bargaining: fair compensation, safe workplaces free of harassment, job security and opportunity to enjoy secure and dignified retirements. “Our members want an end to the divisive unfair three-tier wage and benefit structure,” he said. “We want an end to the situation where new hires do not, or barely make, a living wage, and where full-time career work has been undermined..."
This Article is From: www.apwu.org
Sunday, July 1, 2018
President Trump, Jeff Bezos And The Solution For The United States Postal Service
"...Amazon today announced a new program designed to encourage entrepreneurs to enter into an agreement with Amazon to open their own Amazon-backed delivery service. In exchange for a $10,000 investment, Amazon will provide up to 40 vans and allow drivers to wear Amazon-branded uniforms. Entrepreneurs can earn up to $300,000 annually according to Amazon..."
This Article is From: www.forbes.com
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Amazon Drives Deeper Into Package Delivery
"...Amazon says it has to build out its own services simply to handle the surging number of online orders that UPS, FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service can’t. More than $4 of every $10 spent online in the U.S. is on Amazon.com, and the number of its deliveries topped more than a billion last year, according to analyst estimates..."
This Article is From: www.wsj.com
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Job Losses, Relocations Could Result from Reorganization Plan
"...The Trump administration’s blueprint for reorganizing a host of federal agencies and programs, released Thursday, contains no specific projections on the impact of federal employees working in them, although if carried out the plans could result in the loss of many federal jobs and the relocation of others. The “Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century” document..."
This Article is From: www.fedweek.com
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)