USPS-issued smartphone quarantine starts April 23
The Postal Service is reminding employees that their USPS-issued smartphones will be placed in quarantine after April 23 if they don’t keep the operating system up to date.
Stamp Prices Are Going Up for the Third Time in a Year
The price of stamps is tipped to go up yet again. The US Postal Service said this week that it's filed notice to increase the cost of a first-class stamp…
Man accused of stealing mail after allegedly purchasing USPS key from letter carrier for $3,000
HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - Court records related to a 2022 mail theft investigation in Hoover have revealed that a man is accused of purchasing a postal key and stealing mail.
USPS OIG Works with IRS to Stop Theft of Mailed Refund Checks
Fraud involving theft of checks from the U.S. Mail comes in various forms, from the small and simple to the extensive and complex. Whatever the shape or size, when a…
Collectors vote Charles M. Schulz stamps ‘overall favorite’ US stamp of 2022
“Peanuts” stamps that had Snoopy fans lining up at its Santa Rosa launch last year are also, as it turns out, very popular with collectors.
USPS workers claim they are seeing pay cuts in the tens of thousands, reduced hours
Shelon Williams, a carrier for USPS, said she is going from 46 hours over a five-day week to 37 hours over six days, meaning fewer hours, days off and less…
Medicare and retirement Webinar scheduled for April 19
Postal Service employees can participate in an upcoming webinar on Medicare and retirement.
Postal worker’s failure to follow rules dooms suit
In her amended complaint, Wailes, a postal employee, alleges that defendants misrepresented, in a job posting, the hours and schedule of a position she accepted and also improperly disciplined her.…
OPM: Upcoming Postal Health Program’s Effect on Premiums ‘Highly Uncertain’
In announcing rules for the separate health-care program for Postal Service employees and retirees, OPM said that “At present, there remains a great deal of uncertainty with respect to the…
UGA student shocked to see who stole a package outside her front door
The theft of packages delivered and left outside homes is becoming common, but a University of Georgia student said Tuesday she was shocked upon seeing the thief.