GAO - U.S. Postal Service: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Workforce Diversity Efforts

GAO – U.S. Postal Service: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Workforce Diversity Efforts

However, GAO's analysis—which controlled for factors such as employee tenure—found that White, non-Hispanic or Latino, and male employees generally had ...
Reasonable accommodations - Policy set for pregnant, nursing employees

Reasonable accommodations – Policy set for pregnant, nursing employees

However, under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act — also known as the PWFA — employers must provide reasonable accommodations to ...
'Worked to death': Postal employees in Missoula say workplace is in crisis

‘Worked to death’: Postal employees in Missoula say workplace is in crisis

The issue is leading to severe mail delays in the area, with local residents complaining that important health, tax and ...
GAO says USPS business model, financial struggles partly to blame for mail delays

GAO says USPS business model, financial struggles partly to blame for mail delays

We reached out to the Government Accountability Office to see what they had to say about mail delays, and an ...
USPS finalizes environmental review on new fleet, tests out a new vehicle

USPS finalizes environmental review on new fleet, tests out a new vehicle

Issuance of the Record of Decision (ROD) completes the environmental impact review and finalizes the Postal Service’s decision to purchase 106,000 delivery ...
USPS worker Aundre Cross remembered as cheerful, caring one year after shooting death

USPS worker Aundre Cross remembered as cheerful, caring one year after shooting death

One year after mail carrier Aundre Cross was shot and killed, his friends and fellow postal workers gathered Saturday to ...
A deadly delivery highlights ‘falsified’ heat records at USPS

A deadly delivery highlights ‘falsified’ heat records at USPS

Gates’ death is part of a storm of allegations that the U.S. Postal Service ignored its own heat safety programs ...
Gunman Who Killed 24-Year-Old Postal Worker In Albany Sentenced To Prison

Gunman Who Killed 24-Year-Old Postal Worker In Albany Sentenced To Prison

Laquan Fallen, age 24, of Albany, was sentenced to between five and 15 years in prison in Albany County Supreme ...
USPS paid for unused air mail transport due to incorrect forecasts, OIG says

USPS paid for unused air mail transport due to incorrect forecasts, OIG says

According to a report from the U.S. Postal Service’s inspector general, the service has paid millions to an aviation supplier ...
The Postal Service’s Misguided Fleet Procurement: A Costly Mistake

The Postal Service’s Misguided Fleet Procurement: A Costly Mistake

This move, however, is far from wise. It will lead to higher taxpayer expenses, less reliable vehicles, and even slower ...