Mail service and Congressional issues in the news – 05/16/24
Mail service and Congressional issues are in the news every day. Below are the latest articles I found.
Month: May 2024
USPS mail thefts and robberies – 05/16/24
Postal worker robberies and other mail thefts are becoming a daily event. These are the ones I found today.
Ansel Adams’ Timeless Portraits Immortalized on Stamps
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CA — Today, the Postal Service shined new light on the majestic black-and-white photography of Ansel Adams with stamps celebrating his iconic work.
Two Kansas USPS employees indicted in separate theft cases
WICHITA, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Wichita returned separate indictments charging two former employees of the U.S. Postal service with stealing the contents of mail.
An update on USPS service performance in Georgia
Mail delays continue to be a problem in Georgia. Service performance scores have improved since bottoming out in March, but they are still very poor, and they’re the lowest in the nation by far.
Want to promote semipostal stamps? Here are the rules
The Postal Service is reminding managers and employees of the rules for promoting semipostal stamps.
Another new postal vehicle – The E-Transit
Another new vehicle, called the E-Transit. For park and loop routes only. Has AC and a place to keep the scanner charged.
USPS Amid a Plan to Transform and Secure Mail Operations
The U.S. Postal Service is in the middle of a three-year modernization plan to update its massive infrastructure, data centers and expansive telecom network.
USPS to pay $141K after firing worker for reporting an injury, judge rules
An OSHA investigator alleged USPS “has a pattern of retaliating against probationary employees who report workplace injuries.”
Videos give inside look of new Palmetto USPS facility at center of Georgia mail delays
Videos obtained by 11Alive provide an inside look at the new U.S. Postal Service facility in Palmetto that has been at the center of mail delays in metro Atlanta and north Georgia.