"...Raheem Cooper was on his delivery route Monday when he saw an elderly woman passed out in her driveway. He jumped off his truck to check to see if anyone was at her home, called 911 and began rendering aid to the woman, WALB reports. Another woman passing by also helped until the ambulance arrived. ..."
"...A jury in Palm Beach County awarded postal worker Christy Trimbath more than $5.5 million. She was struck by a city garbage truck while she was removing mail from her van and was thrown 15 feet. Trimbath's lawyer said she became too disabled to work as a result of the wreck. ..."
"...Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) set at $978 Effective September 7, 2024 (Pay Period 20-2024), all career Mail Handler craft employees are scheduled to receive a cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment as outlined in Article 9.3 of the 2022 National Agreement. This is the fourth of six possible COLA increases under the terms of the current agreement. This COLA increase is based on the upward change in the relevant Consumer Price Index (CPI) following release of the July 2024 Index, using the July 2022 CPI index as a base. The resulting calculation provides an annual increase of $978 for all Steps in ..."
"...Known as the Conduct on Postal Property regulations, these rules cover all USPS premises, including inside facilities and in parking lots. The regulations apply to certain activities governed by ethics rules as well as the Hatch Act, a law that prohibits federal employees from engaging in partisan activity, among other things, while on the job. ..."
"In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.47 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective September 7, 2024. ...The increase is the result of a rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W). It will appear in paychecks dated September 27, 2024 (Pay Period 20-2024). The value of the COLA for full-time employees in each step and grade will increase by $977.00 annually, and the hourly rates for part-time employees will be adjusted accordingly. The COLAs are in addition to general wage increases. This is the sixth and final cost-of-living increase under the 2021 contract. ..."
"...Thefts have taken place at several mailboxes, including one in front of the Main Street post office. "We have eight to 10 cases we know of so far," Police Chief Thomas Lynch said. "They're (reports) still coming in." The thefts are due to a postal employee's key to the boxes being stolen during a robbery, police said...."
"USPS will use employees’ feedback to make improvements ...The next Postal Pulse employee survey will run from Tuesday, Aug. 6, through Friday, Sept. 13.
The annual survey allows employees to share observations about their work environments, providing the organization with valuable feedback to make improvements.
This year’s survey is being administered by a new vendor, Perceptyx.
Beginning Aug. 6, employees with a USPS email address will receive a link to the survey website. The email address will be donotreply@perceptyx.com and the name will be Perceptyx. ...
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"...On Wednesday, officers were contacted by the USPS Inspector General about employee Marcus Gregory, who had several complaints against him for not delivering mail. On July 31, undercover officers watched Gregory while he was working and saw him dump mail in the woods near Williams Farm Road and Highway 316. Shortly after dumping the mail, officers saw him using illegal drugs in his USPS vehicle. ..."
"...in Arizona, we obviously absorb more of the open border abuse than most states. Unlike the other border states, we're now a swing state. The Dems are no doubt hoping that every single "migrant" here casts a vote for the Harris-Disaster ticket this fall. They just got a generous assist towards that end. This is from a recent post of Matt's: On Thursday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed itself and will now allow Arizonans to register to vote in federal races without having to prove citizenship. ..."
"...CHARLOTTE — A former United States Postal Service worker now faces federal charges after he was accused of having pipe bombs.
Derek Johnson’s troubles started in state court, but they’ve now made their way to federal court ... Tiffany Alexander is with the Charlotte chapter of the American Postal Workers Union. She spoke with Channel 9′s Hunter Sáenz about Johnson, who was a USPS worker hired just two weeks before his arrest.
“It’s terrifying"
"...The U.S. Postal Service is hiring. It hopes to fill some of its open positions this Thursday through a job fair at locations throughout Alabama.
The fairs will be held simultaneously at the locations below from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday.
Many of the open positions would cover rural areas. ..."
List of locations ...
"...JULIAETTA - The Gwen Fire affecting Nez Perce and Latah Counties in Idaho has led to the temporary closure of the Juliaetta Post Office. All mail and retail services have been relocated to the Kendrick Post Office at 703 E Main St., Kendrick. Customers can pick up their mail at the Kendrick Post Office, which operates Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., and on Saturday from 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Proper photo ID is required for mail and package pickups. ..."
"...it was yet another thumb in the eye of the British King,” author and scholar Tara Ross wrote in a 2021 blog post.
It was imperative to the revolutionary cause that messages between those fighting for independence from the Crown were not handled by the Crown, so it made sense for the Colonies to create their own system.
Franklin had been both postmaster of Philadelphia and joint postmaster general for the Crown, and his work as a former newspaper printer —printing and postal services worked hand in glove in the 18th century — was also an asset. ..."
"The man had been waiting for a package containing the cremated remains of his grandmother, sent by Priority Mail Express 1-Day from Florida. ...46-year-old Anthony Alfano, of Ossining, was arrested on Friday in Yorktown Heights after he made several graphic and violent threats to kill U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees and burn down U.S. post offices in Ossining. ... He was charged with threatening interstate communications ..."
"The postal service took action to ‘remediate’ the issue following a TechCrunch investigation ...On Wednesday, the USPS said it addressed the issue and stopped the practice, claiming that it was “unaware” of it. TechCrunch found USPS was sharing customers’ information by way of hidden data-collecting code (also known as tracking pixels) used across its website. Tech and advertising companies create this kind of code to collect information about the user — such as which pages they visit — every time a webpage containing the code loads in the customer’s browser. In the case of USPS, some of that collected data included the postal addresses of logged-in USPS Informed Delivery customers, who use the service to see photos of their incoming mail before it arrives. ..."
"Stephen Kochersperger has been named USPS historian, a role he assumed on an acting basis in December. ...Kochersperger began his USPS career more than 40 years ago, first as a clerk in Milesburg, PA, and then as postmaster of Julian, PA, where he served for 25 years.
In 2011, he became a writer/editor for the former Capital Metro Area. The next year, he joined the historian’s office at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC. ..."
"...Change of address scam – Fraudsters pretend to be from the postal service and they charge people $100 dollars or more for a change of address, which can be done at the post office for free. ..."
"...MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport and the United States Postal Service are giving contradictory information over mail delivery to the airport during the Republican National Convention. According to a statement from the airport's director, the USPS will not deliver mail to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport during the Republican National Convention. However, a local USPS spokesperson told 12 News late Friday that the USPS will continue delivering mail to the airport during the RNC. The airport learned about a USPS decision to not deliver mail this week..."
"Delays have included save-the-date invitations getting to guests and absentee ballots ...also had delays in receiving their tax returns since the consolidation, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. Concerns regarding the Palmetto plant have reached U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Democrat who represents Georgia...Prescriptions aren’t arriving. Bills aren’t getting paid. Ballots aren’t getting counted. "