POSTAL NEWS

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5.26.2024

USPS Offers $150,000 Reward for Information on Armed Robbery of Letter Carrier in Spring, Texas

"... The incident took place on May 20, near 23115 Sawmill Cross Lane as detailed in a post from the USPS Inspection Service's Dallas Fort Worth division. The agency is urging anyone with knowledge of the event to step forward, this offer represents one of the highest rewards for a case involving an attack on a federal employee, namely a USPS employee which signifies just how serious federal authorities are taking the matter. Federal law enforcers consider the safety of USPS personnel paramount, and they're pulling out all the stops to ensure culprits are brought to justice. ..."   
Source: hoodline.com

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5.22.2024

USPS provides update on historic modernization efforts

"...To further clarify the implementation plans of the Postal Service for the Mail Processing Facility Reviews that have been completed — and continued activity on regional processing and distribution centers, sorting and delivery centers, and local processing centers — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy sent a letter on May 20 to Sen. Gary Peters (D-Michigan), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The letter outlines the paused implementation status of the Mail Processing Facility Reviews, as well as the ongoing 2024 activities that will continue to advance and are part of the nearly $15.3 billion in committed self-funded investments. ..."   
Source: usps.com

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5.17.2024

U.S. Postal Service promises to fix practices that caused minor delays in ballot delivery

"...The delays were caused by confusion over who is responsible for counting ballots to calculate the amount of money that the state owes the U.S. Postal Service for postage. Under an Oregon law passed in 2019, voters are not required to put stamps on their ballots. ..."   
Source: www.oregonlive.com

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5.16.2024

Suspect wanted for robbing USPS mail carriers in Baldwin Park

"...The suspect was identified as Ruben Baca Lopez, according to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

Lopez is accused of targeting mail carriers on two separate occasions ...Lopez is described as a Hispanic man standing 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. "   
Source: ktla.com

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5.14.2024

PMG DeJoy updates the board on the Postal Service’s progress under Delivering for America

"...“This effort has been engaged with historic intensity by the postal leadership and its employees across the country to carry out a long overdue transformational change,” DeJoy said.

He delivered his remarks during the board’s May 9 meeting in Washington, DC, where he also discussed the organization’s new environmental sustainability goals, as well as efforts to reduce transportation costs, combat postal crime and implement organizational changes to better compete in the marketplace.

Additionally, DeJoy ..."   
Source: NPMHU Local 317

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5.13.2024

A customized version of Canoo’s electric delivery van for the USPS has been spotted in the wild

"...Commercial EV startup Canoo looks to have delivered at least one electric delivery van to one of its newest customers, the United States Postal Service (USPS). The recently posted images show a customized Canoo LDV 190 donning USPS badging and a design slightly different from the original renderings. ..."   
Source: electrek.co

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5.08.2024

Here’s how to avoid social engineering scams | Cybercriminals will try to gain your trust to get what they want

"...The Postal Service wants employees and contractors to be aware of the threat social engineering poses to the organization. Social engineering occurs when cybercriminals use technical, interpersonal and psychological methods to try to get financial and personal information from their victims. ..."   
Source: usps.com

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5.07.2024

Alabama USPS | All packages in Birmingham have been processed, apologizes for delays

"Customers in different states have reported that their packages stop in Birmingham and remain there for days before being delivered. ...Some employees have anonymously contacted WBRC about issues at the Birmingham mail sorting facility. ..."   
Source: www.wbrc.com

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4.30.2024

Ethics rules apply both during and after USPS employment | Do you know the guidelines on contracts?

"...It is a crime for an employee to participate in any postal matter that affects the financial interests of the employee, his or her spouse or minor child, or a business or organization where the employee has an ownership stake or other employment. Employees also may not work on any USPS matters with an outside employer with whom they are ..."   
Source: usps.com

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4.25.2024

Fort Worth man, 18, pleads guilty to stealing USPS master key from letter carrier

"An 18-year-old Fort Worth man pleaded guilty to stealing a U.S. Postal Service “arrow key” from a letter carrier, federal prosecutors said. Willis Bender... Bender admitted he received and concealed a stolen “arrow key” — a master key used by the USPS to collect mail deposited in collection boxes, according to plea papers. ..."   
Source: www.aol.com

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4.18.2024

Mass. man arrested in armed robbery of postal worker caught on camera in NH

"... Baraka Janvier, 18, of Lowell, is slated to be arraigned Wednesday in Nashua Court on a charge of robbery after a USPS postal carrier was brazenly held up at gunpoint on Blacksmith Way in Nashua around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Nashua Police Department. ..."   
Source: www.boston25news.com

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4.14.2024

Jacksonville, St. Augustine USPS workers indicted for mail misconduct

"... United States Postal Service (USPS), face charges of destruction or delay of mail, a serious offense carrying a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. Duckworth, 43, from Jacksonville, stands accused of embezzling items from the mail, including a retail store gift card and a bracelet, on March 1, 2023. As a U.S. Postal Service employee, Duckworth faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison if convicted. Meanwhile, Engler, 26, from St. Augustine, and Haywood, Sr., 46, from Jacksonville, both face charges of destruction or delay of mail during their employment as Rural Carrier Assistants with USPS. The indictments allege that ..."   
Source: www.actionnewsjax.com

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4.13.2024

Bidenomics and the Postal Service | Postal Service proposes fifth price increase to Forever Stamps in two years

"The Postal Service has argued that these price increases are needed to keep up with inflation while clarifying that these prices will be reviewed before they are commissioned.

If approved, the new prices will be implemented starting July 14. ..."   
Source: gazette.com

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4.12.2024

Huh? It’s been closed for years (10 years)! Post office relocation notice confuses residents

"KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI -- The U.S. Postal Service sent a mailer to residents, letting them know their local post office is moving out of a building.

But there hasn’t been a post office in that building in 10 years. It’s sparked confusion for residents and local leaders.

USPS sent the postcard In February, notifying residents the storefront at 6360 Stadium Drive in Oshtemo Township needed to relocate due to a loss of lease. The Oshtemo postmaster has operated out of the facility at 3885 S. Ninth Street in Oshtemo Township ever since the Stadium Drive location closed.

No one knows why the USPS is sending this information out now -- -- said retired USPS manager and National Association of Postal Supervisors Michiana-Area Vice President Kevin Trayer. ..."

   
Source: www.mlive.com

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4.05.2024

Warning on mailing checks: ‘No guarantee it won’t be stolen’

"... The national leader of a postal law enforcement group is offering a dire warning regarding mailing checks.

Frank Albergo, national president of the Postal Police Officers Association, told NBC San Diego mail theft, fueled mostly by scammers wanting to get their hands on checks, is a growing problem.

“Walking your check into a post office is no guarantee that the check is not going to be stolen,” he said. ..."   
Source: www.al.com

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3.29.2024

NALC honored heroic postal employees at its annual awards ceremony

"...Philip Moon, an Philip Moon, TX, letter carrier, was in his delivery vehicle last fall when he saw the woman being attacked. He pulled the customer into his vehicle, called 911 and removed his shirt to use it as a compress on her wounds. Authorities credited Moon with saving the woman’s life twice — once from the attacking dog and then from bleeding to death from the bite wounds. ..."   
Source: usps.com

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3.28.2024

Green Initiatives | Germany's postal service ceases domestic mail flights in effort to reduce CO2 emissions

"...Deutsche Post will no longer use aircraft to carry letters within Germany after more than six decades of doing so. The move aims to cut costs and reduce CO2 emissions — but it will also mean slower delivery. ...The last planes carrying letters for delivery within Germany took off on Thursday as German postal service Deutsche Post discontinues its domestic mail flights after more than 62 years."   
Source: www.dw.com

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3.26.2024

San Francisco and Oakland had most postal robberies in California in 2023, data shows

"... Data recently released to ABC7 News shows that San Francisco and Oakland had the greatest number of postal robberies in all of California in 2023. ..."   
Source: abc7news.com

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3.25.2024

USPS creates new organization, called Infrastructure and Operations Support

"The Postal Service has a new organization to support USPS network transformation initiatives.

Under the Delivering for America plan, the Postal Service is building a network that consists of regional processing and distribution centers, local processing centers, sorting and delivery centers, and integrated logistics infrastructure.

The new organization, called Infrastructure and Operations Support ..."   
Source: news.usps.com

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3.24.2024

Atlanta Waives Water Bill Late Fees Amid Poor U.S. Postal Service Performance

"... Residents have been at the mercy of a beleaguered postal system, experiencing lapses in services ranging from vanished ballots to absent checks, the woes of which have been prominent enough to spur an investigation by Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff...."   
Source: hoodline.com

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3.22.2024

Postal Service Investing In Chattanooga Facility, But Mail Processing To Be In Nashville

"...As part of a $40 billion investment strategy to upgrade and improve the Postal processing, transportation, and delivery networks, the United States Postal Service announced its plan to modernize mail operations at its Chattanooga Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC).

Officials said, "The announcement comes following a thorough business review and solicitation of public feedback on the facility’s future. In addition to determining the facility will remain open and modernized as a Local Processing Center ..."   
Source: www.chattanoogan.com

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3.16.2024

Postmaster General DeJoy Statement on 30-day Sentence for Armed Robbery of San Francisco USPS Letter Carrier

"Postmaster General Louis DeJoy released the following statement regarding a recent 30-day sentence for a criminal involved in the armed robbery of a Postal Service letter carrier in San Francisco:

“It is simply unacceptable that a criminal was sentenced to a mere 30-days for threatening a letter carrier at gunpoint and stealing his personal possessions, as well as both the public's mail and packages. This sends a concerning message..."   
Source: usps.com

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3.15.2024

Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program Offers Very Limited Information on Plans

Here are the carriers in the Postal Service health insurance program

"the new Postal Service Health Benefits Program in the fall, the Office of Personnel Management debuted a list of insurance companies who applied to offer coverage for 1.9 million employees, retirees and dependants next year. A total of 32 plans received conditional approval to participate in the program, which will cover about 20% of beneficiaries currently enrolled in the governmentwide Federal Employees Health Benefit program. ...Feds who don’t make an election won’t lose coverage; they’ll just be automatically added to the cheapest, nationwide, non-high deductible plan."   
Source: www.federaltimes.com

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3.11.2024

Official USPS Store | Create Your Personalized Stamped Envelopes and Cards

Official USPS Store | Create Your Personalized Stamped Envelopes and Cards
"Perfect for sending out invoices, notices, reminders, and other business mail, Personalized Stamped Envelopes and Cards are pre-printed with your return address and postage. And in most cases they’re printed and ready to ship in 7-10 business days. ...Step 1: Choose an envelope size or a card Pick an envelope size. Even add a transparent address window"   
Source: store.usps.com

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3.05.2024

San Diego USPS Employee Convicted of Assault for Stabbing Supervisor in Head

"...Prosecutors say Edwin Cuadrado Jr. attacked the victim on Aug. 25 in the parking lot of a USPS mail processing and distribution facility on Rancho Carmel Drive.

A San Diego federal jury returned its verdict on Friday afternoon, finding Cuadrado guilty of assault on a federal employee. ..."   
Source: timesofsandiego.com

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3.02.2024

Lax oversight of trucking contractors plagues Postal Service

"... The audit, released on Friday by the Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), was requested by Congress last year following a Wall Street Journal investigation into safety violations and fatal crashes involving long-distance carriers that haul mail for the agency. The Postal Service does not track accidents and fatalities involving its trucking contractors, the OIG audit revealed, ..."   
Source: finance.yahoo.com

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3.01.2024

AI is Dangerous and Google’s ‘Woke’ Image Generator Proves 'Built-In' Anti-White Political Bias of AI

Article Title: Google’s ‘Woke’ Image Generator Shows the Limitations of AI

"“anti-white bias.” Numerous users reported that the system was producing images of people of diverse ethnicities and genders even when it was historically inaccurate ... When prompted to create an image of Vikings, Gemini showed exclusively Black people in traditional Viking garb. A “founding fathers” request returned Indigenous people in colonial outfits; another result depicted George Washington as Black. When asked to produce an image of a pope, the system showed only people of ethnicities other than white. In some cases, Gemini said it could not produce any image at all of historical figures like Abraham Lincoln, Julius Caesar, and Galileo. ..."   
Source: www.wired.com

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USPS AI integration in public service

"...“It’s modernizing the entire service across the board, whether it’s hiring practices ..."   
Source: fedscoop.com

More Reading: Google’s ‘Woke’ Image Generator Shows the Limitations of AI; www.wired.com

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2.25.2024

How FedEx could win by losing its Postal Service business

"... FedEx would benefit from the partial, or complete, loss of its huge contract with the U.S. Postal Service because it would force the parcel delivery giant to downsize a bloated and expensive air transport network, which could help revive profitability, said Brandon Oglenski, who covers the company for Barclays Bank...."   
Source: www.freightwaves.com

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UPS leases large space in Rock Hill's Legacy Park West for facility to open later this year

"... Shipping giant UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS) has leased most of a recently completed industrial building in Rock Hill. UPS confirmed to the Charlotte Business Journal this week that it signed on for approximately 175,000 square feet at 1533 Galleria Blvd. The 231,000-square-foot industrial building was developed by Indus Realty Trust at the Legacy Park West development in Rock Hill. UPS did not disclose how many employees would work at the facility, but acknowledged it would open by year end. ..."   
Source: www.bizjournals.com

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Portland UPS facility shutting down, resulting in layoffs for 300+ workers

"... PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The upcoming closure of a UPS facility in Portland will leave more than 300 current employees without jobs in April, the company announced in a recent letter.

The Portland Day Sort location near Portland’s Swan Island will permanently close on April 19 due to what the company cites as a “volume loss in our network.”..."   
Source: www.koin.com

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2.22.2024

USPS to Buy Six Canoo EVs

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"The Postal Service will take delivery of six right-hand drive versions of Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle 190 in Q1 2024. ... This electrification effort is part of the USPS’s $40 billion investment strategy..."   
Source: www.brakeandfrontend.com

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2.21.2024

The Postal Service Health Benefits program, prescription coverage and Open Season 2025

"The federal health care enrollment period is months away, but you can start preparing now. ..."   
Source: www.govexec.com

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2.15.2024

History | Discover the history of the postal service's vehicular fleet, the largest in the world.

"... In December 1899, an automobile mail wagon was tested for the first time. It was manufactured by the Winton Company of Cleveland, Ohio. The test was conducted with snow both on the ground and falling. Even in those conditions, the new vehicle covered 22 miles of paved and unpaved streets in just under two and one-half hours, stopping at 126 mailboxes along the route. The average time for a horse and wagon over the same route was six hours.

Officials cheered the dramatic increase in collection speed and soon postmasters across the country were testing motorized vehicles. Collection times were cut at least in half in most trials. This was exciting news for the time-conscious Post Office ..."   
Source: postalmuseum.si.edu

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2.12.2024

Blue Collection Box Theft | Police seeking pair who reportedly stole mailbox from Nolensville post office

"... In the video from across the street, authorities said you can see what appears to be short bursts of light. That’s where one of the suspects reportedly used an impact wrench to twist four-inch bolts, securing the postal box, out of the ground. ..."   
Source: www.wkrn.com

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2.11.2024

The Nation’s First Commemorative Stamps | National Postal Museum

"...In keeping with the exposition’s celebratory theme, the U.S. Post Office Department issued the nation’s first commemorative stamps, the “Columbians” (New South Wales issued the world’s first commemoratives in 1888). The American Bank Note Company printed the stamps, which comprised the last new series before the Bureau of Engraving and Printing assumed stamp production in 1894. ...Images of the Stamps"   
Source: postalmuseum.si.edu

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2.03.2024

Texas | Houston No. 1 in stolen checks resold on dark web, research shows

"... Langham said that's when his company installed a camera specifically to watch their mailbox. But, he said that didn't stop the thieves, who he believes had a master key to the mailbox because they were able to open the entire cluster of mailboxes. "Where did you get the master key," Langham said. "Did you steal it? Did someone give it to you and then turn around and say, 'I lost my key, that key fits all of the mailboxes.'"...Houston is a hot spot for criminals stealing mail and selling stolen checks on the dark web or online messaging apps like WhatsApp or Telegram."   
Source: abc13.co

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1.31.2024

Ex-UPS worker dressed in uniform kills 3 in front of 2 kids during home invasion

"A former UPS worker dressed in uniform... Alonzo Pierre Mingo allegedly showed up at the Jungwirths’ door on Friday wearing a UPS uniform — his former employer ..."   
Source: nypost.com

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1.30.2024

UPS to cut 12,000 jobs worldwide following poor 2023 performance. Here's what to know

"... issues including continual decreases in package volume and several business operation adjustments that altered shifts and, in some cases, led to layoffs.

To cut costs in an already challenging 2024, UPS announced Tuesday it will reduce its worldwide workforce by 12,000 positions this year, leading to roughly $1 billion in savings for the company...."   
Source: www.courier-journal.com

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