Louis DeJoy on why he’s slowing mail and raising prices at the USPS: “We have no money”

"...Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says this holiday season won’t be a repeat of last year’s, when — due to a pandemic-fueled ..."    

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How Much Do Postal Workers Get Paid When They Retire

"...As an example of USPS retirement under CSRS, a postal worker with a high-3 average of around $60,000 and 20 years of service earns $1,824 a month without any deductions. That equals about $22,000 annually. A worker with the same salary and 40 years of service earns $3,837 monthly, or about $46,000 annually. ..."    

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Audit of Baltimore-area post offices uncovers 1M pieces of delayed mail, inaccurate reporting, improper scanning

"...In addition, since October 2019, missing mail inquiries for the Baltimore region has been above the national average. Baltimore ranked second among other major metropolitan areas for the highest number of missing mail requests with more than three times the national average..."    

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Informed Delivery® by USPS®: What will be in my mail today? Is mail missing from my mailbox?

"...Digitally preview your mail and manage your packages scheduled to arrive soon! Informed Delivery allows you to view greyscale images of the exterior, address side of letter-sized mailpieces and track packages in one convenient location.* Sign up for this FREE USPS service HERE. ..."    

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New Jersy residents have been reporting check theft for two years. Finally, USPS makes arrests

"...Teaneck residents have taken a big gamble when dropping a check in the mail. Beginning in early 2020, more than 250 stolen checks and incidents of mail fraud were reported to Teaneck police. Many victims said someone had altered a check they'd placed in a mailbox ..."    

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USPS pilots a public banking program

"...The United States Postal Service has quietly relaunched a banking program that includes check-cashing at a handful of post office locations. The program, which began on Sep. 13 at post offices in Washington D.C., Baltimore, the Bronx, and Falls Church, Virginia, allows customers to..."    

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Christmas shipping deadlines 2021: FedEx, UPS and USPS say these are the last days to ship gifts

"...The following are the recommended last days for shipping gifts domestically for Dec. 24 delivery..."    

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Return to sender? Nope. You can legally buy someone's unclaimed mail. Here's how

"...Many Amazon and USPS packages that never make it to their destination can be bought online and in person, but watch out for"    

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DeJoy: Postal Service to add 45 facilities ahead of holiday season

"...part of a larger effort by the delivery service to avoid delays that occurred last year during the holiday season. “We’re going to kill it,” DeJoy told the newspaper. ADVERTISEMENT Other initiatives that the Postal Service is taking include adding 40,000 seasonal workers and more than 100 package sorting machines..."    

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Murder of Longmont postal worker: Federal prison employee arrested as accomplice

"...Andrew Ritchie, 34, was arrested Tuesday afternoon at the Englewood Federal Correctional Institution in Littleton..."    

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2nd arrest in fatal shooting of Longmont postal worker

"...Jason Schaefer was shot and killed last week as he delivered mail in Longmont. His ex is charged with first-degree murder...."    

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Jen "The Laughing Scrooge" Psaki: 'We are not the Postal Service': White House won't guarantee packages arrive on time for Christmas

'We are not the Postal Service': White House won't guarantee packages arrive on time for Christmas amid supply-chain issues

"...White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Wednesday it cannot guarantee that packages will arrive on time for Christmas. ..."    

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2019 assault of Alabama postal worker was part of violent spree, court records show

"...A pole-wielding homeless man has admitted to assaulting an Alabama postal worker a few days before Christmas, and court records show it was the culmination of a violent spree. Christopher Daniel Andrews, 36..."    

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USPS addresses service issues at Prattville Alabama post office (Video)

"...Some said they haven’t gotten mail for days..."    

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Postal worker accused of shooting man released on $30,000 bond (Video)

"...Angelo Jordan is charged with aggravated assault in connection with the shooting of a man at a Fannin Street gas station earlier this week..."    

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White House clarifies USPS workers will be subject to vaccine mandate

"...US Postal Service workers will have to get a COVID-19 vaccine or be tested weekly after President Biden mandated the shot for federal workers..."    

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How will the Oct. 1 slowdown by U.S. Postal Service impact your mail delivery time?

"...Earlier this year, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy unrolled the postal services’ 10-year-plan which includes changing its standard timeframe for delivering first-class letters, flat envelopes, and periodicals from a one-to-three-day window to a one-to-five-day window..."    

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DeJoy maintains financial ties to former company as USPS awards it new $120 million contract

"...XPO Logistics pays DeJoy and family businesses at least $2.1 million annually to lease four office buildings in North Carolina..."    

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U.S. Postal Service finalizes plan to slow some mail deliveries/

"...The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Friday finalized a plan effective Oct. 1 to slow down some first-class mail deliveries as part of efforts to cut red ink. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy proposed..."    

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Ashes in the mail: Covid changes the logistics of death

"...“I don’t want to send someone I knew all my life through the mail,” said Stan Reese. The Huntsville, Alabama, resident is starting a business to personally collect ashes for others and then hand-carry them to scenic places, where they will be scattered — on video if requested. He knows that relatives are not always physically able to fly or drive long distances to get a loved one’s ashes, and that quarantine guidelines and potential exposure to COVID makes others reluctant. He said his service will help families avoid having “the last time they see their loved one be when they put a stamp on them.”..."    

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