For this year’s peak mailing season, which began last month and runs through January, the U.S. Postal Service decided to hire fewer temporary employees and lease less temporary space to handle the increased volume than it did last year.

For this year’s peak mailing season, which began last month and runs through January, the U.S. Postal Service decided to hire fewer temporary employees and lease less temporary space to handle the increased volume than it did last year.

The Postal Service and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract, covering more than 55,000 employees represented by the union.

The Postal Service and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract, covering more than 55,000 employees represented by the union.

The union in Milwaukee says mail carriers are faced with violence almost weekly. The Ron Kania, National Association of Letter Carriers president, said it has become more dangerous in the last four months. He isn't sure why mail carriers are being targeted, but he wants to stop.

The union in Milwaukee says mail carriers are faced with violence almost weekly. The Ron Kania, National Association of Letter Carriers president, said it has become more dangerous in the last four months. He isn't sure why mail carriers are being targeted, but he wants to stop.

No one was hurt Monday night when a U.S. Postal Service delivery truck went up in flames for an unknown reason at Jamestown and Sunshine Hill roads in Sonora.

No one was hurt Monday night when a U.S. Postal Service delivery truck went up in flames for an unknown reason at Jamestown and Sunshine Hill roads in Sonora.

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- As the community mourns the loss of a postal worker killed on the job last week, fellow United States Postal Service (USPS) employees have continued safety concerns.

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- As the community mourns the loss of a postal worker killed on the job last week, fellow United States Postal Service (USPS) employees have continued safety concerns.

A High Falls postal carrier escaped her burning mail truck and even saved the undelivered mail after her vehicle caught fire on her route on Wednesday.

A High Falls postal carrier escaped her burning mail truck and even saved the undelivered mail after her vehicle caught fire on her route on Wednesday.