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2024 NPMHU Convention Website is Live!

With the NPMHU 2024 National Convention scheduled to start on August 19, 2024, the National Office has updated and posted convention.npmhu.org.

Undelivered Mail Found in Trash Dumpster in Nutley, NJ

On Tuesday, July 30, a resident spotted activity behind Abundant Life Academy on Washington Ave. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that US Postal Inspectors were on the scene as mail was pulled from the dumpsters behind the school. 

Hank Aaron Swinging Into a Post Office Near You

The Postal Service will release its stamp honoring baseball great Hank Aaron on Wednesday, July 31.

Mail carrier robbed at gunpoint in Queens

The robbery was caught on camera. Surveillance video showed a man walk past the mail carrier at the corner of 55th Avenue and 63rd Place around 12:30 p.m. He then turned around and approached her.

Kern County Man Sentenced for Assaulting a U.S. Postal Carrier

According to court documents, on June 21, 2023, Pergis assaulted a United States postal carrier by striking him in the face, causing serious bodily injury. Pergis admitted to assaulting the postal carrier without any provocation.

Joe Biden Passes ‘Essential Stop’ in Bid to Save Mail-in Ballots

Vance wrote in her legal blog, Civil Discourse, on Monday that Biden nominated former Florida Congresswoman Val Demings and Republican businessman William Zollars to the board of governors as a way of exercising more control.

U.S. Senators ask USPS to reconsider decision to terminate air service

Last week, the United States Postal Service announced it would suspend air service to support priority and express mail in Montana. The decision did not sit well with Montana's two U.S. Senators.

USPS responds to postal workers union’s concerns over mail delivery

This is in response to concerns NBC5 News reported on Monday in which the Southern Oregon American Postal Workers Union expressed the mishandling of May’s primary election was cause for concern ahead of 2024’s general election in November.

More than 40 years and 1 M miles

Kent Bartholomew is a mail carrier for the Jerome, Idaho, Post Office, and has carried mail on the same route for 45 years. During that time, he has saved customers’ lives, received many awards, including a prestigious national safety award, been bitten by dogs, and participated in community events.

Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum to Open Voting by Mail Exhibition

The National Postal Museum’s exhibition “Voting by Mail: Civil War to Covid-19” explores the significant role of voting by mail in America’s democracy. Over time, legislation for both military and civilian voting using the mail has been shaped by events and politics with provisions added, removed and amended.

Amazon working on quicker deliveries in rural U.S. to rely less on postal service

Amazon.com appears to be expanding its one- to two-day delivery capabilities throughout the U.S. in a move to boost sales in the remote regions of the country and eliminate its reliance on the postal service for parcel delivery in rural areas, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

Postal Amendment to Ensure Service Standards

Stakeholders have had it confirmed that the Postal Board of Governors is actively considering downgrading service standards by another day.
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