Gowanda postal worker honored for 50 years of service
The job of a mail carrier has changed a lot over the past 50 years, but in the village of Gowanda, the postal service has one constant: Bill Vance
Month: November 2024
House of Representatives Expected to Vote on the Social Security Fairness Act Today
The Social Security Fairness Act would repeal the so-called “government pensions offset,” or GPO, which reduces Social Security spousal or widow(er) benefits for those who receive noncovered pensions, according to the Social Security Administration’s website.
Thank You, Healthcare Community stamp wins design award
The Postal Service has received a Graphic Design USA Health + Wellness Award for the Thank You, Healthcare Community stamp.
The rural carrier called 911 and stayed with the woman until help arrived
Rural Carrier Pam Lavalley was delivering mail in Gilbertsville, KY, recently when she saw an older woman lying on the ground outside.
Postal worker honored for saving man’s life on her route
In July, Durbin was on her route in Lincoln County when she heard someone calling for help. She later discovered Kevin Stamper in a ditch with his riding lawnmower on top of him.
Open season is here
Open season, the once-a-year opportunity for Postal Service employees to make changes to their health coverage or choose a new plan, begins Monday, Nov. 11, and concludes Monday, Dec. 9.
Postal Worker Arrested for Allegedly Selling Crack Cocaine on Duty at NY Post Office
A Rome man is accused of selling crack cocaine from the Herkimer Post Office, where he was employed. Jaquan Brown, 33, faces three counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance.
US Postal Workers Are Fighting Massive Service Cuts
Thousands of their jobs are at stake under Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s ten-year “Delivering for America” modernization plan, which would close two hundred mail processing plants and funnel all mail to sixty mega-plants called regional processing and distribution centers
True crime show releases an episode of a workplace feud at the post office that turned fatal
In 2021, in Newport News, Virginia, postal workers Jacquie Shabazz and Tashara Jackson fall out over an alleged affair, and a simmering feud explodes.
Suspect in Warren mail carrier murder asks to be released on bond
Thomas Sledge filed a motion to be released on bond on Friday in the U.S. Nothern District Court of Ohio, claiming there is a reasonable assurance of his reappearance and that he is not a threat to the community, as he has no prior history of murder nor recent violent offenses.