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Most Popular Postal Articles this week – May 5th, 2024

These are the articles you cared the most about this week

New bill would place restrictions on DeJoy’s USPS reform efforts

The U.S. Postal Service would face new restrictions in implementing the reforms it says are necessary to save the mailing agency from financial ruin under a bill that adds to the mounting pressure on USPS management. 

Lower flags for firefighters on May 5

Postal Service facilities that are open Sundays should fly the U.S. flag at half-staff on Sunday, May 5, which is National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service Day.

Former Postal Employee Sentenced To 15 Months In Federal Prison For Conspiracy To Commit Bank Fraud And Wire Fraud

Tyson also played a role as a recruiter of other employees at the USPS to engage in similar conduct, including selling federal stimulus checks they took from the mail. 

Federal Register Final Rule – Establishment of the Postal Service Health Benefits Program

The PSHB Program is required by statute to begin in January 2025 and will be the health benefits program available to Postal Service employees, Postal Service annuitants, and their eligible family members

Owner of dogs which attacked mail carrier has been arrested

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department has announced that the owner of two dogs which recently viciously attacked a U.S. Mail carrier has been arrested. According to Deputy Karli Cherry, 30-year-old Jordan Cormier was taken into custody late Thursday following a lengthy investigation.

USPS: All packages in Birmingham have been processed, apologizes for delays

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The U.S. Postal Service has issued an update regarding the mail backlog in Birmingham that customers and some employees have been complaining about.

Mailman helps evacuate residents from smoke-filled Cheektowaga apartment building

Kashif Hakim, a National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 3 postal worker, rushed into a smoke-filled apartment building on Slate Creek Drive last month alerting residents to evacuate.

Retiring mail carrier presented with key to Buckhannon

BUCKHANNON — A mail carrier who has served Buckhannon for more than 30 years — and passed up opportunities to do a route closer to his home in Clarksburg — has been given the city’s highest honor.

A biography of an early postmaster general is now available

An article examining the life of Ebenezer Hazard, who served as postmaster general during the earliest days of the republic, was recently added to the postal history section on usps.com.

Dogfight in court over USPS contract for air mail bomb detection service

The USPS recognized canine potential for mass-security in 2019 when it conducted a pilot test of its 3PK9-C program to screen mail carried by plane.  

Latest postal facility review articles – 05/03/24

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
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