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APWU – More Updates on Management’s “Modernization” Plans

Management continues to move forward with the planned opening of new Regional Processing and Distribution Centers (RPDCs) and creation of Sorting and Delivery Centers (S&DCs), which are large carrier delivery units with automated package sortation capabilities.

Broward man accused of ripping off postal worker’s hijab now faces federal charge

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Wilton Manors man accused of a hate-fueled attack on a Muslim postal worker delivering mail in Fort Lauderdale in October is now facing a federal charge.

New postal price change will take effect Jan. 21

Under the changes, prices will rise approximately 2 percent for mailing services, 5.7 percent for Priority Mail, 5.9 percent for Priority Mail Express and 5.4 percent for USPS Ground Advantage.

Latest postal facility review articles – 01/17/24

The U.S. Postal Service plans to review Processing and Distribution Centers as part of its 10-year Delivering for America plan. These are the latest articles found in the news

USPS mail thefts and robberies – 01/17/24

Postal worker robberies and other mail thefts are becoming a daily event. These are the ones I found today.

Hampden mail processing facility will stay open after Postal Service review

According to correspondence between the United States Postal Service and the national American Postal Workers Union, the Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Center in Hampden will not be consolidated with Maine’s other processing facility in Scarborough.

USPS OIG – Top 10 Postal Stories of 2023

Now that January 2024 is in full swing, it’s a good time for our annual look at the top 10 postal stories of 2023.

Mail carriers call for protections, awareness following increase in violent attacks

Manon Wojack has been a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for more than 23 years, delivering everything from bills to paychecks to packages to residents along her north Minneapolis route. 

Jacksonville woman who says USPS never delivered her mother’s ashes searches for answers

A Jacksonville woman said she was left heartbroken after the United States Postal Service (USPS) never delivered her mother’s ashes to her home. Now she wants answers and closure.

Runaway bureaucracy could make common uses of AI worse, even mail delivery

You probably don’t think much about it, but it’s still a minor miracle. You write a letter, slide it in an envelope, affix a stamp and drop it in a mailbox. Within days, the letter finds its way to where it’s addressed, with a trivial error rate.

USPS investigating mail theft in and around Rochester

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The US Postal Inspection Service is investigating a rash of mail thefts in and around Rochester.

Postal Employee Who Brought Gun to Work Sees Dismissal of Charge

A postal worker’s Second Amendment right to carry a gun was violated when he was charged with a felony for having his gun at work, a federal court said.
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