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USPS reminds employees that snow and icy conditions increase the likelihood of slips, trips and falls

To avoid these types of accidents — which can result in pain, injury and lost productivity — proper footwear with good treads is essential.

Fraud against Federal Retirement Program Continuing, Report Says

Fraud against the federal retirement program is continuing, an inspector general report has said, with lack of reporting to OPM on the deaths of beneficiaries the most common means.

Puppies found abandoned inside blue post office box in Michigan

TROY, MI – In what rescuers have described as a “horror story,” two puppies were recently abandoned in a blue post office box in Metro Detroit, officials said.

Mail service issues in the news – 01/04/24

Mail service issues are in the news every day.  Below are the latest articles I found.

USPS responds to reports of no heat at metro Atlanta post office

SMYRNA, Ga. — The U.S. Postal Service is responding after reports and concerns surfaced about a Cobb County post office that seemed to be without heat for weeks.

NALC and Postal Service agree on TIAREAP extension until May 31

Pursuant to the memorandum of understanding MOU Re: Extension of the Technology Integrated Alternate Route Evaluation and Adjustment Process 2022-2023 (M-01998), NALC and the Postal Service have agreed to an extension of the joint route evaluation and adjustment process until May 31, 2024.

USPS mail thefts and robberies – 01/04/24

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

Heat-Related Death of Postal Worker Leads to Controversial Fine

Federal regulators are fining the U.S. Postal Service over its failure to protect workers from heat after a letter carrier died of heat stroke in Dallas this past June.

Letter lost in the mail for 80 years finally gets delivered after resurfacing at post office

It’s not unheard of for a piece of mail to get lost or show up later than expected, but a woman in Illinois is grateful for a chance to read a letter that was written to her parents eight decades ago and was recently found at the U.S. Post Office in Dekalb.

USPS OIG – Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Acquisition – Testing, Performance, and Contract Oversight

Our objective was to determine whether the Postal Service was effectively testing and monitoring the performance of, providing effective oversight over the contract for, and storage of, charging stations.

Neighborhood near Boynton Beach still in limbo after 6 months without mail service

People who live in a community west of Boynton Beach contacted WPTV after months of not receiving their mail due to a United States Postal Service key issue.

FedEx Express sees ‘significant headwind’ from reduced US Postal Service volume

The Postal Service, Express’ top customer as of July, is shifting more packages to ground transportation to reduce operating costs. The agency’s air transportation spending fell 16.3% YoY for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, while highway transportation expenses increased 7.1%.
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