USPS-issued phones, vehicles and travel cards can’t be used for personal business
Misusing postal property violates federal ethics rules and can result in discipline, fines, garnishment of wages and termination of employment.
Month: August 2024
Congress works to protect mail carriers from violent attacks
WASHINGTON – Congress is moving to address the growing problem of violence against U.S. postal workers with new legislation aimed at enhancing their safety.
Postal retail and delivery employees can compete to find old postal equipment
The Postal Service is holding its second Equipment Scavenger Hunt, a contest to locate and return unused computer, retail, delivery and networking equipment.
Video shows Poinciana postal worker being robbed at gunpoint
In a new surveillance video, a man is seen running, tripping, and then standing up with a gun in his hand, pointing in the face of a Poinciana postal worker earlier this month.
‘Complete Execution Debacle,’ Ossoff says of Postal Service
CUMBERLAND — U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, said he’s not letting up on applying pressure to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to improve the postal service’s efficiency.
Milwaukee mail carriers robbed; 2 men sentenced
According to a criminal complaint, each of the four men were involved in two armed robberies of postal workers on Nov. 6, 2023. Prosecutors said evidence showed all four of them were present and knew the robberies were going to be committed.
Berkeley mail carrier Kerry Jones, retiring after 30 years, is honored with street festival
Scores of Bateman neighbors gathered on a closed block of Hillegass Avenue on Aug. 3 for an emotional and festive farewell tribute to their beloved mail carrier, Kerry Jones, who was retiring after 30 years with the postal service.
USPS sees steep drop in expedited shipping demand
The agency’s Priority Mail Services volume dropped by 40.7% for the quarter that ended June 30 as shippers moved to more cost-effective options.
US Postal Service and the National Park Service top the list of American’s favorite federal agencies
On balance, Americans view 13 of 16 federal agencies we asked about more favorably than unfavorably, according to our survey of 9,424 adults conducted July 1-7. Of those 13 agencies, 10 have net favorable ratings of 15 percentage points or more.
Clint Eastwood’s tourist town will finally have an address. Locals are not happy
After more than a century of address-free living, this seaside tourist destination where Clint Eastwood once presided as mayor is moving ahead with a plan to assign street numbers to homes and businesses.