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Postal Bulletin looks at holiday season preparations

Postal Bulletin’s latest edition, published Oct. 17, details the Postal Service’s readiness for the 2024 holiday season.

USPS facing post office shutdowns and backlog of mail from hurricanes Helene and Milton

Aside from more than a dozen post offices being shut down, carriers are also dealing with a sizable backlog of mail that stacked up during both hurricanes.

U.S. Postal Service Releases New Videos with Easy-To-Follow Guidelines on Election Mail

The Postal Service has released a short video that can help them find the starting point in the process. The new video for voting customers, along with a new video for election officials

Benching the Postal Police Force has undermined the Federal Emergency Response Framework

The U.S. Postal Service, with its nationwide physical network, roots in every community, unmatched address information, extensive knowledge of neighborhoods from coast to coast, and its fully functioning law enforcement agency, has unique assets and capabilities to aid in federal response efforts.

USPS stays silent about internal racism allegations

Vinson went on to describe a situation in which her shifts were cut, her pay was lowered, and she faced social stigma in the office for reporting racist interactions. The USPS declined to comment, claiming it doesn’t talk about internal personnel matters.

Can the US Postal System Be Trusted with Our Ballots?

An audit of election mail between December 2023 and June 2024 by the United States Postal System’s inspector general found that 98.2% of it arrived on time. That might sound pretty good until you realize that means 1.8% of it did not – the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of ballots.

Post office launches new “Hiring Hub” in Rochester, MN that streamlines the hiring process

Rochester Post Office postmaster Todd Holm said, "This will get people in here a lot more faster, you get to do your fingerprints, do the assessment, you ask questions because most people have a lot of questions you know so that will streamline everything here."

50 years of service: Bourbonnais postal carrier enjoys delivering mail

Wisniewski of Bourbonnais, was a mere 19 when he started carrying a mailbag working his job at the Bourbonnais United States Postal Service office on Sept. 13, 1974.

Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Two Years for Stealing U.S. Postage Stamps Using Fraudulent Checks

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – William Soto, age 32, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced to serve 24 months in federal prison following his conviction for twelve (12) counts of theft of government property

Have a USPS phone or tablet? Follow the rules to keep it working

The Postal Service is warning employees and contractors to avoid certain actions that will cause the organization to quarantine their USPS-issued mobile devices.

USPS accused of retaliation and harassment after employee raised racism allegations

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is facing accusations of retaliation, harassment and intimidation from a longtime employee who alleges she experienced racism on the job.

Kansas secretary of state ’empathetic’ to USPS issues but says voters shouldn’t rely on it

Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab said he’s “pleased” with a conversation with United States Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy after criticizing his agency’s response to issues with mailed ballots.
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