Tuesday, June 4, 2024

TODAY | PSHB Informational Seminar | ACTIVE EMPLOYEES ONLY! | 12pm Eastern

"...Join us today at 12pm Eastern. Passcode is 992863 for PSHB Informational Seminar | ACTIVE EMPLOYEES ONLY! ..."    


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Sunday, June 2, 2024

First Class Mail Stamps Are Now 73 Cents

"...The U.S. Postal Service made its price hike official Friday, raising the price of stamps from 68 cents to 73 cents. Five years ago, stamps cost 50 cents, making this latest price hike a 36% increase. ..."    


This Article is From: www.washingtonexaminer.com


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Thursday, May 30, 2024

USPS employees must follow the Hatch Act

"...Under the law, political activity is defined as any action directed toward the success or failure of a political party, candidate for partisan political office or partisan political group. While on duty, on postal property, wearing a uniform or using a postal vehicle, USPS employees are prohibited from..."    


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Sunday, May 26, 2024

Here's what actually happens to letters addressed to Santa at the North Pole

North Pole Postmark Image
"... Letters From Santa allows response letters to get stamped with a North Pole postmark. Every year, millions of children (and some adults) send letters to Santa Claus asking for Christmas presents. But what actually happens to letters addressed to Santa in the North Pole? There are two ways that the United States Postal Service responds to these letters. Through Operation Santa..."    


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Monday, May 20, 2024

Mailbox Improvement Week is here | The annual campaign is held every May

"...The Postal Service is encouraging customers to spruce up their mailboxes during Mailbox Improvement Week, which begins Sunday, May 19.

Mailboxes should be fully operational, able to protect mail from the weather, safe to use, conveniently located and neat in appearance.

They should also be large enough to support the customer’s daily mail and package volume..."

   


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Friday, May 17, 2024

Rhode Island USPS workers accused of theft ring causing ‘massive’ losses

"...Federal investigators have broken up a “well-organized and wide-ranging conspiracy” to steal valuables from the mail in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, they announced Wednesday.

The alleged conspiracy involved a supervisor and six other workers at the U.S. Postal Service processing and distribution center in Providence, Rhode Island, which handles all incoming and outgoing mail for Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. ..."    


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Thursday, May 16, 2024

New Jersey USPS manager admits to spending over $50,000 on company credit cards

"Austin Mahan, 44, of Cape May Court House pleaded guilty before a U.S. district judge on Monday. ...Prosecutors say he used postal service credit cards to make personal purchases including a vacuum, gift cards, and tools.

"Usually, they're very nice here. For him to be stealing, that's taking trust from us," said Antoinette Lavook of Atlantic City.

Regulars at the Atlantic City post office were upset..."    


This Article is From: 6abc.com


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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Missing mail, delayed packages: How USPS woes could impact Georgia election

"...the problem extends far beyond receiving packages on time. The delays have gotten so bad that officials are now worried they could impact people’s ability to vote by mail-in absentee ballots during Georgia’s primary election this month. Absentee ballots have taken on a greater role since the 2020 election..."    


This Article is From: www.savethepostoffice.com


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Monday, May 13, 2024

Speedy Delivery | Postal worker caught racing Mustang in USPS van, hitting 105 mph

"...According to the traffic report, the van had no plates and the driver appeared to be racing a Ford Mustang.

In the body camera video, the deputy goes on to say, “Yeah. I mean, that Mustang took off. He caught my attention, and then you blew by him, and I was pacing you at like 105.”

Court records identified the driver as Drew Brown, 28. She told officials she worked for the Fremont post office.

Brown waived the case, which is now closed, and paid a $50 fine for the traffic violation after receiving a verbal warning for racing.

A spokesperson for the USPS shared the following statement: “Drew Brown is an employee. It is under investigation and as a matter of policy, we are unable to comment further on a specific individual personnel matter.”..."    


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Saturday, May 11, 2024

FedEx driver fired after Dana White films him throwing packages into truck, posts it online

"...A FedEx delivery driver in New York City has been fired after UFC honcho Dana White caught him on camera tossing more than a dozen packages into his truck.

White, who is the CEO of the mixed martial arts organization, was being driven around the Big Apple on Tuesday when his chauffeur stopped near the driver, who was shooting boxes into the back of his truck as if they were short jump shots, according to TMZ...."    


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Friday, May 10, 2024

USPS reports second-quarter financial results

"...Total volume was 28 billion pieces, down 2.1 percent compared with the same quarter the previous fiscal year. Shipping and packages volume increased 1.5 percent, while First-Class Mail volume declined 2.2 percent and Marketing Mail volume declined 2 percent.

• Expenses. Total operating expenses were $21.3 billion for the quarter, a decrease of 3.1 percent compared with the same quarter one year earlier, reflecting the Postal Service’s cost control efforts over transportation expenses and work hours...."    


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NPMHU | Mail Handlers to Receive Night Shift Differential Increase

"...May 10, 2024- As provided for in Article 8.7 of the NPMHU 2022 National Agreement, effective May 18, 2024 (PP12-24); the flat dollar amount at Steps A through P at each pay grade for night shift differential in Tables Three and Four shall be increased by..."    


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Thursday, May 9, 2024

26 senators tell USPS to ‘pause all changes’ to delivery network until regulator’s review

"...“This is by no means a consolidation of good stuff. This is a rearrangement of the furniture. I imagine we’ll come out with more square footage deployed around the nation than before we started. It’s just not going to be wasteful square footage,” DeJoy said. “I’m talking about waste, and handling things 17 times, instead of handling it once or twice — because it’s doable.”

USPS recently opened Regional Processing & Distribution Centers (RPDCs) in Atlanta, Georgia..."    


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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

House seeks to crack down on Postal Service trucking contractors

House seeks to crack down on Postal Service trucking contractors

"...Penalties in legislation passed Monday include contract suspension, termination...would require the Postal Service to maintain an internal database of such reports and publish an annual summary of information related to the reports. The legislation, introduced in March by Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., is in response to investigations of the Postal Service’s safety records involving its long-haul contract carriers and a government watchdog report published in February revealing lax oversight of its partner trucking companies, brokers and drivers."    


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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Project Safe Delivery goes online | The Postal Inspection Service website has a new page

"...The Postal Inspection Service has added a Project Safe Delivery section to its website, highlighting the agency’s joint effort with USPS to combat mail-related crime.

The page, part of uspis.gov, debuted in mid-April. It offers background information, statistics and several success stories since the initiative’s launch last May. ..."    


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Thursday, May 2, 2024

US Postal Service downgrades South Dakota mail operations

"...SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The U.S. Postal Service has finalized its plan to downgrade the downtown Sioux Falls post office to a local processing center, shifting non-local mail operations to a facility in Omaha, Nebraska. The reorganization, first introduced in January, has sparked concerns about slower mail delivery to rural communities because letters and packages formerly processed and sent from Sioux Falls will be routed through Omaha, 160 miles away. ..."    


This Article is From: www.sdnewswatch.org
Tags: Delay of Mail, Attacks on Republican Ran States, Attacks on South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Election Interference (2024 - USPS), The Biden Years,

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

How is PSHB different from FEHB?

"...Critically different from FEHB, the PSHB Program requires stronger coordination with Medicare and verifying the Medicare enrollment eligible of PSHB Program enrollees. For example, if a postal annuitant who is required to be enrolled in Medicare Part B is not enrolled or disenrolls, they are no longer eligible to be enrolled in the PSHB Program. To meet this requirement, OPM must routinely accept and integrate Medicare eligibility information for enrollees and confirm PSHB Program eligibility (including exceptions to the Medicare Part B requirement) with a number of stakeholder agencies, including exchanging data with the Social Security Administration (SSA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Labor Office of Workers Compensation (DOL), OPM Retirement Services (RS), and, of course, USPS. This integration is unique among employer-based health insurance programs."    


This Article is From: www.opm.gov


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Monday, April 29, 2024

Woman defrauds over $150 million from US Postal Service

"Lijuan “Angela” Chen, 51, of Walnut, carried out the scheme by using counterfeit postage to ship tens of millions of packages, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. ...From November 2019 to May 2023, Chen and her accomplice, Chuanhua “Hugh” Hu, 51, owned and operated a package shipping business in the City of Industry. The company provided shipping services for China-based logistics businesses...."    


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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Postal manager stole drugs from mail, let coworker snort cocaine off his desk, feds say

Postal manager stole drugs from mail, let coworker snort cocaine off his desk, feds say

"...The man took advantage of his management position at the Greece, New York, post office to take packages containing drugs, including marijuana, out of the mail stream between May 2018 and May 2022, prosecutors said. While in the privacy of his office, he emptied the packages of the drugs, then placed the parcels back into the mail stream and brought the substances to his home in Rochester, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York. He’s accused of distributing marijuana and cocaine from the mail throughout Rochester with the help of his former girlfriend Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article287981540.html#storylink=cpy..."    Read our latest posts!


Monday, April 22, 2024

USPS is reinventing Mr. ZIP for a new generation

Amazon | Mr. Zip T-Shirt
"...USPS isn’t producing the Mr. ZIP products itself. ...Retail sales from products featuring licensed characters — such as T-shirts bearing Barbie’s likeness or toys based on the M&M mascots — generated $129.9 billion in 2021, according to Licensing International, the industry’s largest trade group.

The Postal Service has successfully licensed its brand for other products, including Vans sneakers "    


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