New Postal Service Fleet Favoring ICEs Under Fire
Environmental groups and the UAW are contemplating legal action to block the U.S. Postal Service’s plans for replacing the aging fleet of vehicles used for mail delivery throughout the U.S.
Senate nears final vote on USPS reform bill after running into procedural hurdles
A long-awaited reform bill that would save the Postal Service a total of $107 billion is coming close to a final vote on the Senate floor, after a few procedural…
NALC – PTF hourly rates to be implemented in the City Carrier Wage Schedule (effective Feb. 26) by March 26
The Postal Service has advised NALC that the PTF hourly rates in the new City Carrier Wage Schedule, effective Feb. 26, 2022, are not expected to be fully implemented until…
USPS OIG – Air Mail Not Moving As Assigned
The air network relies on Postal Service processing facilities to tender mail timely and to use volume arrival profiles (VAP) to support efficiency in THS operations.
On Senate Floor, Portman Refutes Claims Postal Service Reform Act Impacts Medicare Solvency
Portman directly quoted the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) analysis of the legislation which demonstrates that not only will Medicare Part A not be affected at all, but CBO also…
USPS celebrates Clerks Care Week
We are celebrating our retail associates and clerks this week for all they do to help our customers,” said Lou DeRienzo, a small-business senior specialist at USPS headquarters in Washington,…
Sacramento County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of a U.S. Mail Carrier and Bank Fraud
Mail carriers play an important part in the everyday workings of our country’s mail system, economy, and critical infrastructures. They should be able to do their jobs without the fear…
Average Mail Delivery Time Across Nation: 2.7 Days
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics showing the average time to deliver a mailpiece across the postal network was 2.7 days in the…
SENATOR WHITEHOUSE OFFERS AMENDMENT TO SHIFT USPS TO ZERO-EMISSION FLEET
U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Tom Carper (D-DE) today introduced an amendment to the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 that would prohibit…
Ex-U.S. Postal Service mail carrier helped carry out killing of workplace rival’s husband, jury rules
A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting of another carrier’s husband — a killing that stemmed from a long-running feud between two…