Trump floats merging ‘tremendous loser’ Postal Service with Commerce Department
"...Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that his administration is looking at a “merger” of the two government institutions to increase efficiency.
“We want to have a post office that works well and doesn’t lose massive amounts of money, and we’re thinking about doing that, and will be a form of a merger, but it’ll remain the Postal Service, and I think it’ll operate a lot better than it has been over the years,” Trump said. ..." Source: www.aol.com
"Daniel Jean, 38; Kirt Acala, 38; and Edward Chou, 40, have all been indicted on the alleged sexually motivated kidnapping of their colleague — with Jean additionally facing rape charges... The victim told police officers that she felt woozy and lost consciousness during the birthday celebration at the 14th Street post office where they all worked — just as the three depraved mailmen allegedly set upon her.
Unable to stand or fully hold her head up, the victim said she was molested..." Source: nypost.com
"... Postal workers and others have expressed concern about comments by President Donald Trump suggesting he might place the USPS under the umbrella of the U.S. Commerce Secretary.
Protestors believe the suggestion is a step toward privatizing the agency, which according to Birmingham Postal Union leader Harry “Traveling Shoes” Turner, has many workers “scared to death” of losing their jobs.
“You got some that’s at retirement. So they know that they can just leave..." Source: www.wbrc.com
"...ROME -- The Italian postal service has seen a huge increase in mail addressed to Pope Francis since his Feb. 14 hospitalization, with some letters clearly written by children, bearing stamps from around the world and simply addressed to the pope at “Gemelli Hospital” in Rome.
Postal workers sort the mail into big yellow boxes, labeled “Papa Francesco ..." Source: abcnews.go.com
"... The elderly victim was in the crosswalk at Broadway when the van turned off 48th Street and plowed right into her at around 5:30 p.m., according to surveillance video obtained by The Post.
The van drove completely over the woman — who buckled...is in critical but stable condition" Source: www.aol.com
"The service plans to cut 10,000 employees in the next 30 days through a voluntary early retirement program... U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy informed members of Congress on Thursday he has signed an agreement with the General Services Administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service budget.
In a letter to Congress, DeJoy lamented that the Postal Service has a "broken business model that was not financially sustainable ...USPS listed such issues as mismanagement of the agency's retirement assets and Workers' Compensation Program, as well as an array of regulatory requirements that the letter described as "restricting normal business practice."" Source: www.foxnews.com
"...MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Piles of packages spilled out of a mail truck early Wednesday morning in South Memphis, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD).
It happened at South Parkway East and South Bellevue Boulevard.
MPD said the spillage of packages happened after the mail truck took a sharp turn. Officers responded just before 4 a.m. to the scene after they received a call about a crash at the intersection. ...
"... Mail carriers are continuing their routes despite many USPS trucks and vans often displaying graffiti that obscures their logos and makes them look unrecognizable as federal government vehicles.
"I think it's dangerous for the postal workers and the community because you can't see who's in here. You don't know that this is a government vehicle at all," said Jasmine Bessard, a former Oakland resident who works near the downtown post office and passes the tagged-up vans almost daily. ..." Source: www.cbsnews.com
"... Royal Mail is to increase the cost of first- and second-class stamps for what will be the sixth time in little more than three years.
From 7 April, the price of a first-class stamp will increase by 5p, or 3%, to £1.70. The cost of the second-class service is going up by 2p, or 2.4%, to 87p.
In a statement Royal Mail blamed the need for price increases on rising costs. ...
"... U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said he was concerned about “persistent mail delays” at the USPS processing facility in Jackson, Miss. ..." Source: www.mississippifreepress.org
"A postal employee was shot and killed at the United States Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in Tukwila, Washington, on Tuesday... The shooter fled the scene and has not been located as of 7 p.m. local time, according to police.
Tukwila police said they have reason to believe the victim and suspect were acquainted, but the motive for the shooting remains unknown...." Source: www.wbal.com
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