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5.20.2014

CPI-W for April 2014

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CPI-W for April 2014 COLA adjustments for craft employees are tied to the CPI-W figures put out by BLS. Even though the cost of living seem...
5.13.2014

Postal APC kiosks in some areas may have skimming devices attached by credit/debit fraudsters

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Postal Service: Beware Stamp Kiosk Skimmers "...It is not clear what type of skimming devices may be used in this fraud scheme, but th...
5.08.2014

To Hell in a Handbasket; Welcome to the New Postal Service

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We don’t care, we don’t have to, we’re the Postal Service "...The plant consolidations have resulted in delayed mail, late delivery, a...
4.29.2014

FedEx Shooting

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Kennesaw FedEx shooting suspect dead "...Police say the suspect in a shooting at a Kennesaw FedEx facility... At 9 :20 a.m. Fiedler is...
4.22.2014

Historic Post Offices being sold, some with extensive art works of historic value

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Preserving Historic Post Offices "...Despite continued public outcry, post offices around the country remain slated for closure, placi...
4.13.2014

Robert Neumann: One of the Postal Service's longest-serving employees retires

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Postal worker retires after 61 years "...Sixty-one years after Robert Neumann began sorting mail while trying to keep his balance in a...
4.11.2014

What caused FedEx tractor-trailer to cross a grassy center divide and kill 10 people?

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Authorities Seek Cause of Deadly California Bus Crash "... The authorities on Friday were investigating what caused the driver of a Fe...

USPS begins 'Load Leveling' in spite of PRC advisory opinion against immediate implementation

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PRC tells USPS Load Leveling not ready for prime time "... possibility is that mailers might simply change their mailing practices to ...
4.08.2014

Why protectors of America's Postal Service Don’t Trust Paul Ryan

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The Real Reason Postal Workers Don’t Trust Paul Ryan "...“Considering Ryan’s privatization zeal and his wife’s UPS lobbyist connection...
4.01.2014

'Corrected' Inverted Jenny stamp is a rare opportunity

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'Misprinted Stamps Escape Postal Vault' "... Unique to this stamp issuance, all sheets were individually wrapped in a seale...
3.28.2014

Hector Asselin, postal clerk passes

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Hector Asselin – a very Vineyard life "... In November 1958, Hector was hired to work in the Vineyard Haven Post Office as a postal...
3.25.2014

USPS releases its February financial statement: First impressions of the rate increase?

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Postal Service releases its February financial statement: First impressions of the rate increase? "... While it is way too soon to say...
3.16.2014

New Hyde Park residents angered over Postal Service failures

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NHP post office starts to sort out delivery problems "... “It’s not the mailman. It’s the management,” he said last week. “The manage...
3.03.2014

Postal carrier crashes, mail flies everywhere

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USPS truck crashes near Ollala, mail flies everywhere "... A US Postal Service driver in South Kitsap was hurt Monday morning when her...
2.23.2014

Purposeful non-delivery of mail ordered by postal managers?

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Residents Say No Mail Delivered for 7 Days; Carriers Blame Shorter Hours "...Local mail carriers told the TV station that management r...
2.21.2014

Postal employee arrested in alleged 'Fabricated Robbery'

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Springfield Police Arrest Two in Connection with Fabricated Robbery "...Springfield Police say they arrested the Springfield Post Offi...
2.13.2014

Postal Supervisor Indicted for embezzlement of mail (Cocaine package)

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Postal Supervisor Intercepted Cocaine-Containing Package, Took It Home "...Authorities say the federal grand jury in Hartford returned...
2.03.2014

Huntsville Mail Processing Center and Area Post Offices open during Alabama snow disaster

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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Pearl Jackson expected to get her pain and arthritis medication Wednesday, but it never came. Waiting on a package ...
1.31.2014

Postal Reform Bill Would Create a Horrible New Health Plan For Postal Workers - A plan You Would Not Want To Be Forced To Have

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Postal Reform Bill Would Create New Health Care Plan for Agency "...The revised language would require the Office of Personnel Managem...
1.26.2014

Beware of use of Postal Service kiosk machines: a skimming device was discovered at a Salt Lake County post office machine

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Police say man installed skimmer in post office kiosk to steal bank information "... Salt Lake City police are looking for a man they ...
1.22.2014

PMG Donahoe said privatization “would be a crazy idea..." as he gives postal jobs to Staples' stores

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Staples’ selling postal products without USPS workers stirs fears of privatization "... Donahoe said privatization “would be a crazy i...
1.17.2014

Class Action Suit: Some Postal Employee Life Insurance Beneficiaries May Be Due Additional Payments

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Life Insurance Beneficiaries May Be Due Additional Payments "... a private class action lawsuit on behalf of beneficiaries of certain ...
1.12.2014

Postal Uniforms

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United States Uniform Company Click image to go to www.usuniforms.com "There are numerous uniform companies to use your U.S. Po...
1.09.2014

Safety and security of postal mail may be compromised by allowing commercial retailers to handle your mail, says union

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Union: Don’t Fill Staples Jobs with Non-Postal Employees "... supports the expansion of postal services. But we are adamantly opposed ...
1.08.2014

Mail Carriers Braving Dangerous Weather to Deliver Your Mail

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Mail carriers on the job despite sub-zero temps "...All they ask is for a little courtesy from the homeowner. One thing that would rea...
1.05.2014

Darrell Issa must really be upset over the Postal Service outperforming private firms over the holidays

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Darrell Issa’s Cruelest Cut: A Seriously Cynical Attack on the Postal Service "...Ending mail delivery of the weekend would dramatica...
12.30.2013

Alabama mail delays are not workers fault; Mail delays apear to be logistical and managerial issues

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LETTER: A chain of events leads to late mail "... We have a truck that brings our mail every morning and sometimes it doesn’t run unti...
12.18.2013

Will you have to travel to a postal cluster box to get your mail?

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Canada gets cluster-boxed: Why it can’t happen here "... The news that Canada would get cluster-boxed was greeted with applause by Con...
12.15.2013

Higher than normal mail volume expected by the U.S. Postal Service

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U.S. Postal Service plans Sunday delivery to get ahead of Monday holiday shipping rush "...Anderson said the U.S.P.S. is expecting a h...
12.12.2013

Proposal to relocate retail services at Harlem Post Office

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The Postal Service tries to pull a fast one in Harlem "...What Mr. Mulvey didn’t count on was community leaders, elected officials, an...
12.10.2013

Mail processing consolidations not making sense

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Future of Mail Processing in WNY "..."The burden of proof is on them. Tell us why. If it makes sense, it makes sense. If it doesn...
12.08.2013

Postal mail carriers concerned about dangers of delivering mail in the dark

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U.S. Postal workers voice concerns about delivering mail at night "... Polly Gibbs, spokesperson for the United States Postal Service ...
12.06.2013

Big mailers to get First Class mail discounts

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USPS Confirms 2014 Direct Mail Promotions "... a lot of marketers used First Class as a marketing medium because it results in higher ...
12.03.2013

OIG to probe late mail delivery

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Inspector general to probe late mail delivery "... launching an investigation into the shift in mail delivery to evening hours, a chan...
11.27.2013

Where can I get 'Harry Potter' stamps?

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Where you can get Harry Potter stamps — and where you can’t: A list, map, and complaint store.usps.com "... The stamps are for ...
11.24.2013

Postal carrier shot and killed during night mail delivery

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U.S. Postal Service worker fatally shot in Prince George’s County "... well after sunset when the shooting occurred. Residents of the ...
11.19.2013

Any Publicity is good publicity! ... the Harry Potter stamps

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Postal Service Officially Taken Over By America Haters "...Stamp collectors are up in arms over their latest venture, and you do not w...
11.15.2013

Postal Service package service volume increases have cut losses tremendously

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Postal Service posts $5 billion loss, but it's lower than prior year Ship a package with the U.S. Postal Service "... Packa...

Stolen flags returned to post office

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Stolen flags returned to Leeds post office "...The U.S. flag was stolen twice from the flagpole in front of the Leeds post office on M...

Limited Edition Harry Potter stamps coming soon

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First Harry Potter stamps, next owl post? USPS rolls out limited edition. "... The financially challenged Postal Service is hoping to ...