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Man gets 10 years in federal prison for robbing mail carrier at gunpoint in Dayton

Brown and a co-defendant drove around a Dayton neighborhood on Dec. 18, 2023, looking for a U.S. Postal Service employee to rob. When they found a letter carrier, Brown approached him with a gun and demanded his mail bag

Newspaper/postal service partnership on the brink

It’s no secret that mail delivery to our small communities has gotten less reliable lately, as readers of this newspaper have waited as much as a week to receive their copy in the mail.

South Dakota postal workers blindsided by operation changes

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - While the “Delivering for America Plan” has been stalled after facing some pushback from business owners and postal workers, a new proposal has been made.

St. Louis company says months-long USPS delays are bad for business

ST. LOUIS – Just north of downtown St. Louis sits JP Bushnell Packing Supply Co. The unassuming exterior houses one of the largest hose, belt, pump, and sheet packing distributors in the Midwest. It’s a small company with some big accounts.

Video: Autumn Colors stamps showcase season’s vibrant hues

The Forever stamps capture the drama of trees in a biochemical blaze of glory as they get ready for winter. The stamps use 10 images by the late photographer Allen Rokach, who is known for a technique called the “Rokach effect,” which gives the images an impressionistic cast.

$150,000 reward offered in investigation of Stockton postal worker robberies

Anyone who may have information that could lead to the location and arrest of a suspect or suspects should contact USPIS at 1-877-876-2455. The reference case number is 4370146-ROBB.

Delaware Postal Workers Rally For Safety Amid Rising Attacks

The National Association of Letter Carriers organized a rally at at the Georgetown circle to raise public awareness of these unsafe conditions, and to call for stronger protections on the job.

APWU – An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act

To address this inequity, 327 members of the House and 63 members of the Senate from both parties now support this legislation. With this much bipartisan support, our next step is to back a discharge petition.

Stamp Announcement: Winter Whimsy Stamps

On October 10, 2024, in Park City, UT, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Winter Whimsy stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate), in four designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet of 20 stamps

HERO is Now Retired

The HERO brand was officially retired on August 27, 2024. You can now access all content on MyHR. This allows employees to view and update HR information, perform HR tasks, and more in a centralized website for all human resources information.

Local NALC branch rallies for federal law to be passed to protect mail carriers

GEORGETOWN, Del. – Since 2020, there have been more than 2,000 crimes committed against United States letter carriers.

USPS OIG – Analysis of Historical Mail Volume Trends

Market Dominant mail — a category consisting primarily of First-Class Mail, Marketing Mail, and Periodicals — accounts for over half of the Postal Service’s revenue, but volume of these mail classes have been falling for nearly two decades.
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