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Weekly Overview – Top Postal News this week – 07/19/25

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On duty postal worker killed in multi-vehicle Northport crash has been identified

Police on Thursday identified the victim as Voncelle Renee Gamble. She was 36 and lived in Tuscaloosa.

NRLCA – National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) Award

In a historic event, all four Postal Unions (NRLCA, APWU, NPMHU and the NALC) joined together in arbitration against the Postal Service to argue that non-probationary employees could challenge an unfavorable NACI report through the grievance-arbitration process

US Postal Service mailbox blown up in Oakland, CA

A U.S. Postal Service collection box was blown up by an unidentified explosive device near the intersection of Greenly Drive and Circle Hill Drive in Oakland on July 11.

NALC – Anti-privatization resolution reaches bipartisan majority in House

Today, H. Res. 70 reached a bipartisan majority in the House with 218 representatives—202 Democrats and 16 Republicans—co-sponsoring. The resolution calls on Congress to take all appropriate measures to ensure the Postal Service remains an independent agency of the federal government and not subject to privatization.

Police identify woman hit, killed by USPS mail truck in Montgomery County

Montgomery County Police have released the identity of the woman hit and killed by a postal service van on Wednesday. Her name, according to police, is Mairi Morrison and she was 64 years old.

Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse, DeGette, Crow, Pettersen Invite Postmaster General Steiner to Visit Colorado

As you begin your tenure, we urge you to prioritize improving service for Colorado’s rural and mountain regions that rely on the Postal Service for essential needs.

A Postal Police officer runs for Special Olympics

Special Olympics has a formidable team in its corner, including Roddy Rocha, a Postal Police officer.

A new USPS stamped card is available

The Postal Service will release a stamped card featuring a two-masted schooner on Friday, July 18.

Versailles man drives 100+ miles, picks up live animals delivered to wrong state

A few days after the birds had shipped, McGlinch learned the chicks were at a USPS location in Versailles, but not the one in Darke County. The birds were over 100 miles southwest of McGlinch at the Post Office in Versailles, Indiana.

Judge tells mail carrier shot on Christmas Eve 2022: ‘You didn’t deserve what you got’

Knapp described testifying at the federal trial earlier this year of gunman Kevin Eugne Irvine as “excruciating” and said he wonders if Irvine will seek him out if he’s released from prison.

New postmaster general backs USPS independence, rejects privatization

The Postal Service’s new chief executive is defending the agency’s current operating model, at a time when the Trump administration considers challenging its independence.
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