"...According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Illinois, Philip E. Tucker, 37, pleaded guilty after stealing from the collection box in Granite City, Illinois, on May 6, 2023. ... Prosecutors said theft of mail by a postal employee convictions are punishable up to 5 year’s in prison. Tucker is scheduled for sentencing on Wednesday, December 18 at 10 a.m."
"...ROCKY POINT, NC (WWAY) — On most days, you’ll find Jennifer Chesson cruising Pender County in a 2003 Cadillac hearse. No, she’s not a funeral director, and she’s not making deliveries to the departed. She’s actually hauling mail. “I’ll be at mailboxes, and then cars will start going slow past me and then I’ll look over and there’s a phone. ...Chesson works for the Rocky Point Post Office, delivering USPS packages five days a week."
"...The adjustment is to help cover extra handling costs.
The planned pricing, which was approved by the Postal Service governors on Aug. 8, would affect prices on these commercial and retail domestic competitive parcels: Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail and USPS Ground Advantage. No other products or services would be affected.
Pending favorable review by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the temporary rates would go into effect on Sunday, Oct. 6, and remain in place until Sunday, Jan. 19. ..."
"...the share of scheduled working hours that they are on the job versus on some type of leave—has declined in recent years, says an inspector general audit that calls on management to tighten time and attendance controls. ...“We found progressive corrective action has not been consistent and sick leave, LWOP, and AWOL hours have generally trended upward
,” the report said. Sick leave hours rose from 47.6 million in 2020 to 51.3 million in 2022...In a sample of 400 regular sick leave occurrences of more than three days, management did not have the required medical documentation for 358, or 90 percent. “Supervisors were not always diligent with obtaining documentation from employees when they used sick leave for more than three days. Supervisors acknowledged that they understand the medical documentation requirement; however, they have not been consistent in requesting or requiring employees to submit documentation ... The IG also called for stronger oversight of the roughly 13,000 employees on the “the Zero Hours Dashboard” who had no work hours for 13 or more pay periods"
"...The Postal Service has unveiled a new website that focuses on the stories behind the organization’s stamps, including their history and the creation process.
The Stamps Forever site also features news, designs and products associated with many of the stamps that USPS has released since fall 2023. ..."
"...Lucinda Guest is the latest person to send KMBC a tip about mail troubles.
She’s missing a package with a $33 watch band that never came to her front porch a couple of weeks ago.
After seeking answers from the United States Postal Service, a USPS automated recording eventually told her it was delivered to zip code 64132.
But, that's not Guest’s zip code. ..."
"...SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California woman fed up with her packages getting stolen out of her post office box sent an Apple AirTag to the address and cleverly tracked down the suspected thief, police said.
The woman had had several items stolen from her mailbox at the Los Alamos Post Office already when she thought of the idea, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.
Apple’s $29 AirTags have... All communication with the Find My network is anonymous and encrypted for privacy, Location data and history are never stored on AirTag ...
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"...On the heels of a summer wave of COVID-19 cases, Americans will be able to get free virus test kits mailed to their homes, starting in late September.
U.S. households will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests when the federal program reopens, according to the website, COVIDtests.gov. The U.S. Health and Human Services agency that oversees the testing has not announced an exact date for ordering to begin.
The tests will detect current virus strains and can be ordered ahead of the holiday season ...
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"...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. ..."
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