Largest delayed backlog in USPS field audit history | St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center

"Republican U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner saying it went "beyond mere incompetence" and calling for firings. ...According to the audit, the St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center had more than 2.5 million delayed pieces of mail between June 3-4, "the largest delayed mail volume since our field operations reviews began in 2021."

The audit of the distribution centers revealed deficiencies in all of the areas it reviewed that effect operations efficiency, including delayed mail, package scanning, arrow keys, carrier separations and transfers, property conditions and package separations. It also found security issues at both centers. ...

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This toy truck delivers for toddlers | A new USPS-licensed product is now available

"The Postal Service recently collaborated with toymaker Flybar to release a licensed USPS mail truck ride-on toy.

The truck is for toddlers 1-3 years old, weighing up to 44 pounds. ...The USPS Mail Truck is available on Amazon..."    

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Have a USPS vehicle? Don’t misuse it

"...There are rules about where you can go and who can go with you..."    

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More stamp price changes are expected: How expensive could they get?

"...Earlier this summer, the cost of a Forever stamp rose five cents, marking the largest price increase the U.S. has seen on first-class mail.

You may want to stock up now, especially with additional price hikes already on the horizon.

The latest increase, which took effect on July 13, marked a 7.4 percent bump on first-class mail stamps alone. At 78 cents a piece, it may not feel like very long until they reach $1.

The July price hike is the seventh since 2021 — there were two rate increases in 2023 and 2024. Since 2014, stamps have gone up nearly 30 cents each. ..."

   

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USPS reports third-quarter financial results

"Total operating revenue was $18.8 billion, essentially flat...Total volume was 25.8 billion pieces, down 2.8 percent...operating expenses were $22 billion for the quarter, an increase of 2.9 percent ...Net loss for the quarter totaled $3.1 billion, compared with a net loss of $2.5 billion for the same quarter last year."    

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Maps Show How Fast USPS First-Class Mail Moves in Certain States

"...ever wondered why some letters arrive in a couple of days while others seem to take forever, you're not alone. Maps showing United States Postal Service (USPS) First-Class Mail delivery times across the U.S. reveal just how much location matters.

Whether you're sending a birthday card across town or important documents across the country, the delivery timeline for First-Class Mail can stretch from as few as two days to as many as five. ..."    

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APWU | Award on Appeal Date for Dispute Over Contract Postal Units

"...In a recent national arbitration award, Arbitrator Linda Byars rejected management’s claim that our dispute over Contract Postal Units wasn’t required to be placed on the national arbitration docket using the date the original grievance was appealed in accordance with the parties’ 2004 MOU “Re: Review of Pre-1998 Grievances Referred or Appealed to the National Level.” She specifically ruled that the grievance should be placed on the national arbitration docket with the original appeal date of March 16, 1995, rather than the date of our subsequent appeal to arbitration involving the same grievance. ..."    

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A Real Estate Empire Built on Post Offices Confronts Paper Mail’s Decline

"...Postal Realty Trust has carved out a niche by investing in US post offices — despite concern that mail delivery won’t long survive in its current form. ..."    

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APWU | Settlement Reached in Individual Retirement Counseling Dispute [pdf]

"...The intent of the change is that postal employees receive consistent information and retirement processing nationwide. The settlement provides that local management must arrange reasonably private space for employees who wish to have individual retirement counseling on the clock. The employee is also entitled to have their spouse and/or advisor present during this process. In addition, employees who cannot begin or complete the process of obtaining counseling from HRSSC without assistance have to be offered assistance by local management. Whether an employee is unable to start or complete the retirement counseling will be determined jointly by local management and the local union on a case-by-case basis. ..."    

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With no functional postal service, Missouri town struggles to get mail: ‘Genuinely insane’

"...Blalock said the post office has been facing staffing issues since that, unable to keep a staff member for any extended period of time. Hasenyager has lived in East Lynne for seven years, and she agreed that the fire started the problems. “It wasn’t even, like, physical damage, it was just smoke damage. So we’re like, ‘What is the hold up for so long?’” Hasenyager said. “Then after that, that’s when it seemed like they could never really get a good ..."    

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Man who robbed USPS worker at gunpoint arrested six months later

"...MEMPHIS, Tenn.– The man that was caught robbing a USPS postal worker at gunpoint on camera was arrested by Memphis Police.

Police have identified Ronnie Moore, 20, as the person that committed the crime. ..."

   

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UPS explores reuniting with Postal Service for Ground Saver

"...UPS Ground Saver, formerly known as UPS SurePost, is focused on providing low-cost shipping in exchange for slower delivery speeds. The offering used to frequently hand off millions of packages to the U.S. Postal Service before UPS this year opted to keep the volume in-house due to cost and reliability concerns. ..."    

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USPS has released an updated version of its uniform guidelines

"...USPS has updated Postal Service Uniform Guidelines, a pictorial guidebook that managers, supervisors and employees can use to ensure uniforms are worn properly. ..."    

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Long Island now home to one of fastest mail systems in US: Postal Service

"A US Postal Service state-of-the-art sorting and delivery center opened in Huntington Station in Suffolk County last week as part of a $40 billion nationwide modernization effort aimed at dragging the country’s aging mail system into the 21st century. ...Inside the Huntington Station facility, sleek new machines can sort 6,000 packages in under two hours — a job that used to take five hours. Carriers also can now make up to 500 stops a day thanks to newly optimized routes, earlier dispatch times..."    

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USPS closing locations in multiple states: What we know

"...Numerous independent postal units are closing down after receiving notice from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), according to local reports.

Contract postal units (CPUs) are independent businesses under contract to the USPS to provide postal products and services to the public.

Such contracts can be terminated with 120 days notice from the USPS..."

   

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U.S. Postal Service employee in Akron took bribes to steer $16 million worth of contracts, feds say

"...AKRON, Ohio — A U.S. Postal Service employee in Akron is accused of accepting bribes to dole out millions of dollars worth of contracts to business owners who sought to use their trucks to help deliver mail, according to charges unsealed Thursday.

Josef Ratcliff, who worked as a purchase and supply specialist, took in at least $32,900 in bribes in exchange for steering $16.3 million worth of contracts..."    

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USPS | Have a favorite stamp? You can vote to bring it back | A new contest allows participants to choose from 25 options

"...The Postal Service is introducing Stamp Encore, a contest that lets the public vote to bring back a favorite stamp from the past for reprinting in 2026.

USPS employees may participate in the contest, which is part of the Postal Service’s 250th anniversary celebration.

The contest will run from Wednesday, July 23, through Tuesday, Sept. 30.

Participants can vote online at the Stamps Forever website or by printing a paper ballot and mailing it in. The website has more information, including a list of frequently asked questions. ..."    

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Books on Amazon | Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home

Books on Amazon | Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home

"...An exuberant, hilarious, and profound memoir by a mailman in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, who found that working for the post office saved his life, taught him who he was, gave him purpose, and educated him deeply about a country he loves but had lost touch with.

Steve Grant was laid off in March of 2020. He was fifty and had cancer, so he needed health insurance, fast. Which is how he found himself a rural letter carrier in Appalachia, back in his old hometown.

Suddenly, he was the guy with the goods, delivering dog food and respirators and lube and heirloom tomato seeds and Lord of the Rings replica swords. He transported chicken feed to grandmothers living alone in the mountains and forded a creek with a refrigerator on his back. But while he carried the mail, he also carried a whole lot more than just the mail, including a family legacy of rage and the anxiety of having lost his identity along with his corporate job.

And yet, slowly, surrounded by a ragtag but devoted band of letter carriers..."

   

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Postal worker threatens cops after busted carrying pepper spray on Bronx subway: sources

"Cops want to question a U.S. Postal Service worker who they believe sent threatening texts to an NYPD police officer who had given him a summons for carrying an overly large can of pepper spray on a Bronx subway train, the Daily News has learned. ...About an hour later, one of the cops who gave the postal worker the summons received a phone call from a blocked number on his personal cellphone, a police source with knowledge of the case said.

After ignoring five calls from the number, the cop finally answered. The officer recognized the voice of the postal worker, who claimed he knew where he cop lived.

“I told you I’m not f—ing around,” the caller said, menacingly...

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New postmaster general downplays privatization concerns amid Trump’s plans

"...Trump has previously suggested a takeover of the Postal Service by the Commerce Department, and said the concept of privatizing the agency was “not the worst idea” he’s heard. The USPS is an independent agency of the government; critics have warned that a challenge to that independence — particularly privatization — would risk letter carriers’ mission to deliver the mail to every American. A private USPS could make rural delivery more expensive or non-existent, they warn. ..."    

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