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Don’t get stuck with bogus Forever stamps

Officials say these stamps are often sold in large quantities at a significant discount—anywhere from 20 to 50 percent of ...

Truck driver carrying mail killed in fiery hit-and-run crash in Oakland

OAKLAND, Calif. - A tractor-trailer transporting USPS packages through Oakland early Saturday caught fire, killing the driver, officials said ...

Brentwood residents report mail delays after 12 postal workers quit in one day

Taylor says he was told that a dozen mail carriers from the Brooks Chapel Road location in Brentwood all suddenly ...

U.S. Postal Service selects Conemaugh Valley grad as assistant inspector general

Melinda Perez, a graduate of Conemaugh Valley High School, was selected as assistant inspector general for the Office of Audit ...

Mail carrier robbed at gunpoint in Landover

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - A mail carrier was robbed at gunpoint Friday afternoon in Landover, and now police are searching for the suspect ...

DeKalb, GA neighbors say they’ve been waiting a week to get their mail

DECATUR, Ga. — Decatur homeowners living in the Chelsea Heights neighborhood say prescriptions, absentee ballots, and bills are just a ...

USPS dismisses claims of prioritizing Amazon packages over standard mail

There are growing claims, however, that standard mail has taken a backseat to Amazon packages, particularly as many are going ...

USPS truck goes up in flames in Dudley, MA

DUDLEY - A United States Postal Service truck went up in flames in Dudley Friday morning - but the contents ...

USPS at highest processing capability ever this holiday season

But the Postal Service planned all year to be ready for the holiday surge. It's converted 100,000 workers to full ...

Postal Vehicle Operator Pilot Program to Create New Union Jobs in Oklahoma City, OK.

APWU and USPS leadership have signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Postal Vehicle Operator (PVO) Position Pilot Program that ...

Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Congressional Action Against the Union Rights of Railroad Workers

The right to strike, the right of all workers to withhold their labor to improve their well-being, is a fundamental ...

USPS Delivery Performance Stable with Peak Holiday Season Underway

The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the eighth week of the FY2023 first quarter. The ...

American K-9 Wins Rival’s Disqualification From USPS Procurement

American K-9 Detection Services LLC and Global K9 Protection Group LLC succeeded in their protest of a US Postal Service ...

Portland porch pirate pepper-sprays mail carrier and homeowner after they give chase

PORTLAND, Ore. — Wednesday brought some scary moments for a homeowner and mail carrier in Portland's Overlook neighborhood after a porch ...

The U.S. Postal Service Is Supposed To Be Self-Supporting, By Law

At issue is a large but arcane request from USPS to have its Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension obligations ...

House Republican Conference chairwoman – (USPS) workers have stolen hundreds of donor checks totaling over $20,000.

House Republican Conference chairwoman Elise Stefanik says U.S. Postal Service (USPS) workers have stolen hundreds of donor checks totaling over $20,000. ...