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USPS: Packages up, mail down in latest household study
Shipping surge Packages up, mail down in latest household study USPS News Link – 8/25/15 Households are sending and receiving more packages, according to a new study. The number of packages sent by...
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PRC & USPS Informational Sessions
Washington, DC – Representatives of the Postal Regulatory Commission and the United States Postal Service met on August 27, 2015 to share information of interest concerning the operations of both...
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USPS to dedicate Charlie Brown stamps Oct. 1
Here comes Charlie Brown USPS to dedicate stamps Oct. 1 USPS News Link 9/2/15 Stamps honoring the 50th anniversary of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” will be dedicated Oct. 1 at the Charles M. Schulz...
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Kentwood, LA Woman Sentenced for Stealing Money from United States Post Office
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that WANDA JAMES, age 46, of Kentwood, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information charging her with making false...
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Pennsylvania Postal Employee Charged With Misappropriation Of Postal Funds
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today Lori Haberle, age 45, of Kelayres, PA, has been charged in a one-count Indictment with...
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Three New Orleans Area Postal Workers Charged for Theft of Mail
Three New Orleans Area Postal Workers Charged for Theft of Mail U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced three separate criminal matters, charging United States Postal employees for theft of mail....
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Video: Your Mail, Your Money or Your Life?
[reposted by request] Will you lose your mail, your bank account or your life? If you live in an apartment or condo building in or near West Hollywood where a thief has a U.S. Postal Service key to the...
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Texas employee uses vehicle to shield injured woman
USPS Heroes’ corner Texas employee uses vehicle to shield injured woman USPS News Link – 9/22/15 Granbury, TX, Rural Carrier Winter Rexroat Granbury, TX, Rural Carrier Winter Rexroat was delivering...
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USPS to celebrate holidays with classic stamps
Returning favorites USPS to celebrate holidays with classic stamps USPS News Link 9/23/15 Virgin and Child by Gossaert (2013) The Postal Service will offer several holiday stamps this year, including...
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Alabama letter carrier extinguishes grease fire
Heroes’ corner Alabama employee extinguishes grease fire USPS News Link 9/23/15 Moulton, AL, Letter Carrier Jeffery McCrary Moulton, AL, Letter Carrier Jeffery McCrary was delivering mail inside an...
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Registered Mail change to take effect Oct. 1
Matters of import Registered Mail change to take effect Oct. 1 USPS News Link 9.24.15 USPS won’t offer tracking and scanning if an international post hasn’t upgraded its capability to offer products...
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Employee charged with alleged theft from Grafton, MA Post Office
Grafton – Police Chief Normand A. Crepeau Jr. released this statement this evening: On Tuesday, September 15, 2015, officers from Grafton Police Department, working with Special Agents from the United...
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USPS: Some employees may need to adjust TSP contributions this year
Match point Some employees may need to adjust TSP contributions this year USPS News Link 9/28/15 Photo: USPS This year has more pay periods than usual, so some employees may want to adjust their TSP...
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U.S. Postal Service Could Save Nearly $2 Billion by Using Best-Practice...
U.S. Postal Service Could Save Nearly $2 Billion by Using Best-Practice Strategy to Replace Aging Vehicle Fleet USPS — inclined to purchase its new mail truck using antiquated process — could save $1.9...
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USPS orders 9,000 new vans from Fiat Chrysler
USPS orders 9,000 new vans from Fiat Chrysler USPS News Link – 9/30/15 A 2016 Ram ProMaster 2500 cargo van The Postal Service has ordered more than 9,000 cargo vans from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles,...
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Video: Postal inspectors: “Never leave outgoing checks in mailbox to be...
MILWAUKEE — You might think the checks you put in a mailbox are secure — but U.S. postal inspectors say think again! They say outgoing mail in an unlocked box is an open invitation for thieves....
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USPS Chief Human Resources Officer Jeff Williamson Addresses Postal Pulse...
Williamson addresses Postal Pulse survey results USPS News Link – 10/05/15 The Postal Pulse survey was conducted in March and April. Chief Human Resources Officer Jeff Williamson answers candid...
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USPS completes Mobile Delivery Devices deployment
Fully mobile USPS completes Mobile Delivery Devices deployment USPS News Link 10/06/15 USPS has deployed about 263,000 MDDs nationwide since 2014. The Postal Service recently completed deployment of...
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South Carolina APWU Secretary-Treasurer Indicted On One Count Of Embezzlement...
On September 1, 2015, in the United States District Court of South Carolina, Sharon Holmes, former Secretary-Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 807 (located in Columbia, S.C.), was...
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Postal Service Releases 2015 Holiday Shipping Deadlines
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is announcing the 2015 holiday mailing and shipping deadlines for domestic, international and military services as customers begin to prepare for the busy shopping...
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