Monday, October 30, 2023

Postal worker robbed in Chicago suburb as USPS announces crackdown on crime

"...The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of $150,000 for information on the postal worker robbed at gunpoint in Harvey this week – by a man and woman who had a child with them. ..."    


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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

USPS announces 2024 stamp releases

"The Postal Service has announced its stamp releases for 2024: U.S. Flags, Floral Geometry, Pillars of Creation, Save Manatees, Saul Bellow, Horses, First Continental Congress, Christmas Madonna and Child, Hanukkah, and more. The Postal Service announced the stamps on Oct. 23. The designs are preliminary and subject to change. All of the releases will be Forever stamps, unless otherwise noted. Additional 2024 stamps will be announced later..."    


This Article is From: usps.com


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Monday, October 23, 2023

Stay up-to-date on USPS news

"Employees looking for the latest news about the Postal Service and the Delivering for America plan have several options.

The Newsroom website offers:

The Eagle, a quarterly magazine about the Postal Service’s business;

• “Mailin’ It!,” a podcast that covers a variety of postal topics;

Postal Posts, the organization’s corporate blog; and

• News releases and media statements.

USPS also produces...

"    


This Article is From: usps.com


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Sunday, October 22, 2023

Tennessee: Memphis Mail Carrier’s Millionaire Mission: A Tale of Ambition and Smart Finance

"...On paper, Myers' financial story seems improbable. His base salary is around $41,000. Yet, this year, he expects to earn over $90,000, thanks to overtime. But the USPS job is just one part of his financial puzzle. Away from his postal route, Myers is a landlord, earning around $4,500 per year from a rental property. Each piece of the puzzle, no matter how small, is part of his wealth-building strategy. ..."    


This Article is From: www.msn.com


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The USPS Is Falsifying Safety Documents as Its Workers Die of Heat

"Even after a mail carrier’s recent death, the company continues to violate its own rules. ...Through interviews and union surveys completed in writing by individual Dallas mail carriers and obtained by the Texas Observer, we found that in the months following Gates’s death, the USPS seems to have gone back to business as usual. Mail carriers report that management is still pressuring them to speed up, work overtime hours, and forgo breaks. The USPS continues to violate the standards of its own Heat Illness Prevention Program (HIPP)—some ..."    


This Article is From: www.thenation.com


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Texas | $23K Amazon shipment wrongly delivered, stolen from loading dock; 9 arrested

"...Police in Texarkana arrested nine people for their alleged involvement in the theft of items wrongly delivered to their place of business. According to TAPD, on September 1 they received a call related to nine pallets of Amazon deliveries that were wrongly delivered by a shipping company to a business on Robinson Road instead of to the intended location – the Oaklawn Post Office. The value of the delivered goods was estimated at over $23,000. An employee for the postal service told police that the packages were taken from the business’s loading dock before arrangements could be made to pick them up..."    


This Article is From: www.ktalnews.com


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Alabama | Former Mobile postal worker admits to stealing millions of dollars in checks from mail

"Kalaijha Tomeco Rainier Lewis...Lewis, who worked as a clerk at the downtown post office on St. Joseph Street, admitted that she took stacks of business checks over a roughly three-month period this year and then sold them to..."    


This Article is From: www.cbs58.com


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Tallahassee Mail Processing Facility and subpar mail delivery

"Subpar mail delivery in Tallahassee has long been a subject of consternation among residents with the topic regularly exploding on social media ...problems are immense and the service has been awful for years," said Leon County Commissioner Brian Welch...days of missing service while others spoke of long delays to get letters and packages. ...Since the meeting service seems to have gotten better and..."    


This Article is From: www.tallahassee.com


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Friday, October 20, 2023

Alabama man among 2 indicted on federal charges of trafficking protected birds

"...they illegally smuggled hundreds of taxidermy bird mounts and thousands of eggs into the U.S. over a four-year period. The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the indictment against Toney Jones, 53, of Eufaula, and Dr. John Waldrop 74, of Georgia. They are charged with conspiracy, smuggling, Endangered Species Act, and money laundering. ..."    


This Article is From: www.al.com


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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Postal Worker Union Wary About Early Retirement Offer In Newark Area

"...“This lack of communication, lack of opportunity for the union to negotiate over these changes and the scope of this voluntary early retirement [offer], what crafts are eligible and whether there should be monetary incentives is outrageous,” Dimondstein said. “Their disrespect for the union and postal workers, and their refusal to bargain, has been met with immediate demands for bargaining, information requests, unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board and will be followed up with appropriate grievances.”..."    


This Article is From: patch.com


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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Postal Management Announces Targeted & Limited Voluntary Early Retirement in Newark, NJ

"In a surprise announcement, postal management has invoked a targeted Voluntary Early Retirement (VER), limited to the Newark, NJ geographic area, with no monetary incentive and limited to employees in particular crafts and jobs. “The union is deeply disturbed that this announcement was made with virtually no advance notification to the APWU, either at the national level or with the local union leaders in the impacted facilities,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. ..."    


This Article is From: apwu.org


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Monday, October 16, 2023

Holiday Gift Ideas | Mail Carrier Garden Gnome Statue – 10” H Shelf Sitter

"...A great gift for the Mail Carrier or Postal Worker in your life, a great way to show support for one of our Hometown Heroes. ..."    


This Article is From: Amazon


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Friday, October 13, 2023

Cluster Boxes Replacing Post Offices? | Ft. Howard residents to get 169 mailbox units with post office set to close this weekend

"The United States Postal Service will be placing 169 mailbox units in Fort Howard in Baltimore County as the post office is set to close this weekend. The mailboxes will be located at 9115 North Point Road near the Fort Howard Veterans Park, and only a .2 mile distance from the former Fort Howard Post Office location on Howard Avenue. "(It will) allow Fort Howard residents to continue receiving mail in their community going forward," Maryland Congressman Kweisi Mfume's Office said in a statement. "This cluster of mailbox units ("cluster boxes") is a community-based solution that is only 0.2 miles from the former Fort Howard Post Office location."..."    


This Article is From: www.cbsnews.com


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U.S. Post Office releases holiday shipping deadlines

"Here's something to print and hang on the refrigerator: The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday released its official 2023 holiday shipping and mailing deadlines. Whether you're sending to a domestic, international or shipping to military destination, these are the dates and all the links with information you'll need to make sure your cards, letters and packages get there by Dec. 25. ..."    


This Article is From: www.wyff4.com


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Uber will now save you the trip to the Post Office, UPS or FedEx

"...The rideshare company is now offering consumers the option to have their packages returned for them at a local post office, UPS, or FedEx location. This will help consumers check a chore off their to-do lists and have their refunds processed faster. ..."    


This Article is From: www.consumeraffairs.com


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Postal Service announces more plant consolidations and S&DC conversions | 500 post offices could lose their carriers

"The Postal Service has notified unions and management associations of several updates in its transformation of the processing and delivering networks. Employees at five more P&DCs have been notified that their facility is under review for consolidation, and a recent presentation to the unions and management associations has revealed the locations of 17 more Sorting & Delivery Centers (S&DCs) in five regions, where 500 post offices could lose their carriers. The Postal Service is just getting started on transforming the network, but it’s already clear that the changes will be massive. ..."    


This Article is From: www.savethepostoffice.com


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Thursday, October 12, 2023

Stamps celebrate deer, rabbits, owls, foxes

"...The Postal Service released its Winter Woodland Animals stamps on Oct. 10. The stamp artwork features whimsical graphics of four of the most familiar wildlife spotted across much of the American landscape: deer, rabbits, owls and foxes. ..."    


This Article is From: usps.com


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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Phishers Spoof USPS, 12 Other National Postal Services

"...sizable uptick in the number of phishing scams targeting U.S. Postal Service (USPS) customers. Here’s a look at an extensive SMS phishing operation that tries to steal personal and financial data by spoofing the USPS, as well as postal services in at least a dozen other countries. ..."    


This Article is From: krebsonsecurity.com


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Monday, October 9, 2023

Columbus Day is a national holiday


Columbus Day is a national holiday


'...Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. ...'


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Saturday, October 7, 2023

Postal Service to Raise Rates Again Already

"...USPS has notified the Postal Regulatory Commission of mailing services price changes to take effect Jan. 21, 2024. The proposed adjustments, approved by the governors of the Postal Service, would raise mailing services product prices approximately 2 percent. The proposed changes include..."    


This Article is From: usps.com


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