Latest postal facility review articles – 03/04/24
The U.S. Postal Service plans to review Processing and Distribution Centers as part of its 10-year Delivering for America plan. These are the latest articles found in the news
Month: March 2024
USPS mail thefts and robberies – 03/04/24
Postal worker robberies and other mail thefts are becoming a daily event. These are the ones I found today.
Warren police identify mail carrier killed in shooting
According to a news release from the Warren Police Department, the mail carrier has been identified as 33-year-old Jonte Davis
Mail carrier shot in Warren, Ohio
WARREN, Ohio (WJW) — Warren police detectives are investigating after a postal carrier was shot Saturday afternoon.
Women’s History Month – Female employees made strides in the U.S. postal system long before suffrage
For example, women were serving in important postal roles more than a century before they could vote. In 1775, Mary Katherine Goddard became the first known female postmaster, and the first female mail messenger was Sarah Black, in 1845.
Virginia postal worker steals mail from 180 victims on route, forges checks
A former postal carrier with the U.S. Postal Service in Richmond pleaded guilty yesterday to theft of mail.
Unemployment applicants are now able to go to post office to verify identity in Ohio
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) announced that some unemployment applicants are able to visit a participating post office if they are asked to provide copies of identification documents.
US Postal Service looking to hire more than 300 mail handler assistants in Indianapolis
Pay for the positions starts at $18.62 per hour. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, be able to pass a criminal background investigation and be available to work weekends and holidays.
OPM tells FEHB carriers to prepare for USPS health program’s launch
The Office of Personnel Management is already telling health insurance carriers in the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program to get ready for a unique Open Season this fall.
Federal court sends USPS police jurisdiction case back to arbitrator
A long-running legal dispute between the Postal Service and the union that represents its postal police force, over the jurisdiction of postal police officers (PPOs), heads back to a third-party arbitrator to settle the issue.