Postal Worker Gets Invited to Thanksgiving Dinner After Saving Stranger’s Life
One family in Illinois has a lot to be thankful for this year — and an extra guest at their Thanksgiving table — thanks to a stranger’s selfless act.
Month: November 2024
Thanksgiving is this week
The holiday began as a day of giving thanks for the blessings of the harvest and is celebrated in various forms around the world. Brazil, Canada, Germany and the Philippines are among the countries that celebrate Thanksgiving.
USPS expects billions spent on upgrades will mean better holiday season performance
The Postal Service is counting on billions of dollars in upgrades to its aging delivery vehicle fleet and facilities to deliver mail and packages more quickly this holiday season.
Congressman Zinke calls out U.S. Postal Service for plan that would delay mail service to rural communities
Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke joins Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hagaman and seven other Members of Congress in sending a letter to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) concerning changes to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
US Postal Service demands rural carriers send back “overpaid” wages right before Christmas season
Notices went out to 130,000 rural carriers this week that they may be invoiced for “overpayment,” supposedly due to mail volume data from the last 52 weeks having been incorrectly credited where territorial route adjustments were made.
How mailmen saved rural America – Amazon will never be neighborly
By sheer numbers alone, USPS is an American giant. With 33,904 post offices, it’s burrowed into every nook and cranny of the nation, from Kaktovik in Alaska to Ochopee in the Florida swamps.
USPS mail thefts and robberies – 11/26/24
Postal worker robberies and other mail thefts are becoming a daily event. These are the ones I found today.
Biden’s USPS board picks vow to balance 10-year reform agenda and customer expectations
President Joe Biden’s latest Postal Service leadership picks are telling lawmakers that Congress, watchdogs and customers will have a seat at the table as the agency keeps going with a 10-year reform plan meant to put it on firmer financial footing.
U.S. Postal Service Provides Update On Peak Holiday Season Preparations and Readiness
WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service is primed and ready to deliver exceptional service during the 2024 holiday rush thanks in large part to the investments and strategies identified in its 10-year Delivering for America plan.
Trump picks Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a pro-union Republican, to lead the Labor Department
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Lori Chavez-DeRemer, one of most pro-union Republicans to recently serve in Congress, to be his Labor secretary.