Rural newspapers call for USPS changes citing issues with extreme delays and lost deliveries
Newspapers have been arriving two to three weeks late, sometimes multiple ones show up at the same time, or they don’t ever get delivered.
Month: September 2024
USPS chief gets bipartisan blast as he tells swing-state voters to mail in ballots early
Voters in swing states such as Wisconsin and Georgia can trust their mail ballots will arrive at election offices on time, America’s top postal official insisted Thursday — but pols on both sides of the aisle weren’t buying it as they blasted him for service declines across the country.
USPS OIG – Measuring Performance of Sorting and Delivery Centers
The objective of this audit was to evaluate whether the Postal Service established and met operational goals for the implementation of S&DCs.
FPC Brief Explains Why the Federal Post Office Gun Ban is Unconstitutional
ATLANTA (September 26, 2024) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that it has filed a brief with the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in a criminal case about carry on U.S. Post Office property.
USPS Carrier Delivers Mail for Final Time After 31 Years — and Is Shocked by Community’s Surprise Gesture
A USPS mail carrier for 31 years, Bill, 59, exemplified dedication, putting his heart and soul into his career. He built lasting relationships with the families he served, often watching their children grow up, and only took a sick day twice.
NALC – Arbitrator Nolan renders decision on national-level LiteBlue hack grievance
On July 12, 2023, President Renfroe initiated a national-level grievance related to the theft of letter carrier wages by cybercriminals who were able to access the USPS Human Resources website, LiteBlue.
USPS OIG – Colorado-Wyoming District Delivery Operations
We issued individual reports for the four delivery units and the P&DC. We will issue another report summarizing the results of our audits at all four delivery units with specific recommendations for management to address.
USPS explains chunky bumpers on new duck-shaped trucks
First and foremost is safety. The giant windshield provides a much wider line-of-sight than the soon-to-be-retired Grumman Long Life Vehicles. This is also the principal reason why the front bumper is so chunky.
St. Louis Postal Worker Accused of Stealing Checks from Mail, Pandemic Fraud
ST. LOUIS – A U.S. Postal Service mail handler was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court and accused of pandemic fraud and stealing checks from the mail.
Master key that can open 90% of Urbana mailboxes stolen from mail carrier
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — A key that unlocks 90% of mailboxes in Urbana, as well as USPS collection boxes, is missing after a carrier was robbed at gunpoint Monday night.