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Month: September 2024

With bargaining broken down, postal workers to take to the street

September 27, 2024

WASHINGTON —With bargaining over a new contract having apparently broken down, the Postal Workers and their allies will take to the streets for mass rallies on October 1, demanding respect, a new pact and public input into Postal Service decisions.

Categories Postal News Tags APWU

Rural newspapers call for USPS changes citing issues with extreme delays and lost deliveries

September 27, 2024

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.

Categories Postal News Tags USPS 1 Comment

USPS chief gets bipartisan blast as he tells swing-state voters to mail in ballots early

September 27, 2024

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.

Categories Postal News Tags PMG, USPS

USPS OIG – Measuring Performance of Sorting and Delivery Centers

September 27, 2024

The objective of this audit was to evaluate whether the Postal Service established and met operational goals for the implementation of S&DCs.

Categories Postal News Tags OIG

FPC Brief Explains Why the Federal Post Office Gun Ban is Unconstitutional

September 27, 2024

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.

Categories Postal News Tags USPS

USPS Carrier Delivers Mail for Final Time After 31 Years — and Is Shocked by Community’s Surprise Gesture

September 27, 2024

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.

Categories Postal News Tags USPS

USPS OIG – Colorado-Wyoming District Delivery Operations

September 26, 2024

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.

Categories Postal News Tags OIG

USPS explains chunky bumpers on new duck-shaped trucks

September 26, 2024

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.

Categories Postal News Tags USPS

St. Louis Postal Worker Accused of Stealing Checks from Mail, Pandemic Fraud

September 26, 2024

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.

Categories Postal News Tags BAD APPLE

Master key that can open 90% of Urbana mailboxes stolen from mail carrier

April 28, 2025September 26, 2024

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.

Categories Postal News Tags Postal crimes
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2025 Mail Truck Fires

Iowa mail truck fire

Iowa mail truck fire

Mail truck fire - Huntsville, AL

Mail truck fire – Huntsville, AL

USPS van catches fire at Morgantown Motel

USPS van catches fire at Morgantown Motel

USPS mail truck catches fire in Dutchess County

USPS mail truck catches fire in Dutchess County

New Jersey Mail Truck Fire

New Jersey Mail Truck Fire

Egg Harbor Township firefighters respond to mail truck fire

Egg Harbor Township firefighters respond to mail truck fire

Texas Mail Truck Fire

Texas Mail Truck Fire

California Mail Truck Fire

California Mail Truck Fire

Mail truck fire - Fort Myers, Fla

Mail truck fire – Fort Myers, Fla

Postal truck fire - Atlanta GA area

Postal truck fire – Atlanta GA area






Videos

WATCH: APWU President Dimondstein on Ratification of 2024-2027 National Agreement

WATCH: APWU President Dimondstein on Ratification of 2024-2027 National Agreement

Woman dies after she's struck by US Postal mail truck in Maryland

Woman dies after she’s struck by US Postal mail truck in Maryland

New data on TSP withdrawals and social security sustainability for federal retirees

New data on TSP withdrawals and social security sustainability for federal retirees

Why 407 Mail Trucks Have Caught Fire Since 2014

Why 407 Mail Trucks Have Caught Fire Since 2014

Congressional News

Sessions Announces Hearing on Addressing Mail Theft and USPS’s Response

Sessions Announces Hearing on Addressing Mail Theft and USPS’s Response

Committee Republicans call for investigation into federal workers’ compensation program

Committee Republicans call for investigation into federal workers’ compensation program

Postal unions respond to passing of the reconciliation legislation

Postal unions respond to passing of the reconciliation legislation

House Sends Reconciliation Bill to the President Without Anti-Postal Employee Provisions

House Sends Reconciliation Bill to the President Without Anti-Postal Employee Provisions

Senate Passes H.R. 1, Budget Reconciliation Bill, Without Anti-Postal and Anti Federal Employee Provisions

Senate Passes H.R. 1, Budget Reconciliation Bill, Without Anti-Postal and Anti Federal Employee Provisions

All provisions targeting federal worker benefits, unions stricken from Senate reconciliation package

All provisions targeting federal worker benefits, unions stricken from Senate reconciliation package

House Oversight Hearing Proves USPS Privatization is Dead

House Oversight Hearing Proves USPS Privatization is Dead

Senate Republicans explore tweaks to pension plan after parliamentarian ruling

Senate Republicans explore tweaks to pension plan after parliamentarian ruling

Grassley Presses U.S. Postal Service to Improve Service, Address Long-Term Viability Concerns

Grassley Presses U.S. Postal Service to Improve Service, Address Long-Term Viability Concerns

Chairman Rand Paul Revises Reconciliation Text to Comply With "Byrd Rule"

Chairman Rand Paul Revises Reconciliation Text to Comply With “Byrd Rule”






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