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NY Mail carrier shot with toy gun by youth

While delivering mail recently on Maple Street, a Jamestown postal carrier was struck in the neck with an airsoft toy bullet, which he alleges was deliberately fired at him from an upstairs window at a Maple Street residence by a 17-year-old.

The Inspection Service is working to protect the vote

The Postal Inspection Service is the federal law enforcement agency assigned to protect the mail — including Election Mail and Ballot Mail.

National Newspaper Association files comments with USPS

On Monday, July 8, National Newspaper Association Past President Matt Paxton, publisher of The News-Gazette in Lexington, Virginia, filed comments to the USPS on behalf of NNA and its member newspapers regarding securing bundles of flats.

APWU – Don’t Let Management Take Your Pulse!

The APWU is urging union members to refrain from participating in the USPS management’s Postal Pulse survey. Negotiations for a new union contract began June 25, and any information you give them can be used in retaliation to hurt us during negotiations and arbitration.

How removing politics sped up the post office

It was a time of political patronage when civil service workers were offered jobs in exchange for partisan donations and allegiance.

U.S. mail carrier accused of trafficking fentanyl through the mail

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - USPS mail carrier Marcus Gaines Jr. and his friend Ronald Moss Jr. are facing drug charges in federal court for allegedly trafficking drugs through the mail.

Mail service and Congressional issues in the news – 07/09/24

Mail service and Congressional issues are in the news every day.  Below are the latest articles I found.

USPS mail thefts and robberies – 07/09/24

Postal worker robberies and other mail thefts are becoming a daily event. These are the ones I found today.

Blumenthal urges USPS to kill next week’s stamp price hike

How big of a deal is a five-cent increase? Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal says it’s one step closer to killing off the post office.

Post Office Mechanic Shows Just How Much Work Goes Into Getting The Mail To Your Door

Few vehicles in the world have worked harder than U.S. Post Office Grumman LLVs have since they first hit the road in the mid-1980s. Well, after about 38 years, most of them are in pretty bad shape.

St. Pete is one of three areas in U.S. that still deliver mail by bicycle

He’s a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, so he’ll gather letters and packages for his route and puts them in a container that he carries for his journey.

The state of USPS management

Postal management at the local level has always been hit-and-miss. Over my long career, I have had a few excellent managers and a lot of terrible ones. The good ones almost break your heart when they end up leaving your office, as most ultimately do. A bad manager can severely alter the work environment.
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