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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.