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USPS: North Carolina civil unrest
The U.S. Postal Service is monitoring events in Charlotte, NC, following the Gov. Pat McCrory’s decision to declare a state of emergency for the city. Currently all post offices remain open and...
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USPS: Point Richmond Station, CA Office Closed
Point Richmond Station, 94807 — Office closed due to environmental hazard until further notice. Customers can pick up their PO Box mail at McVittie Annex, 2100 Chanslor Ave., Richmond, 94804. The...
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Former Missouri NALC Secretary-Treasurer Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement
On September 21, 2016, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, John McCain, former Secretary-Treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 1016...
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Former Ohio NALC Treasurer Pleads Guilty To Theft Of $16,347
On September 20, 2016, in the Marion County Court of Common Pleas, Jeanette Bowman, former Treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 280 (located in Marion, Ohio), was...
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Kwanzaa Forever Stamp Dedicated
CHARLESTON, SC — With this vibrant new stamp design, the U.S. Postal Service continues its tradition of celebrating Kwanzaa by dedicating a new Kwanzaa Forever stamp today. The First-Day-of-Issue...
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USPS seeks retirees for holiday jobs
USPS News Link – 10/03/16 – The Postal Service is seeking recently retired employees who are interested in becoming temporary employees during this year’s holiday season. Retired employees who...
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Postal Service statement on Universal Postal Union’s terminal dues agreement
The Postal Service believes that the future Universal Postal Convention provisions on terminal dues represent a reasonable compromise of the issues that will significantly improve cost coverage for...
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Kansas City Postal Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mail
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., postal clerk pleaded guilty in federal court today to stealing gift...
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Holiday Windows Shine on New Forever Stamps
NEW YORK CITY — A new booklet of Forever stamps entitled Holiday Windows was dedicated today, making it clear that the holidays are right around the corner. These festive holiday contemporary stamps...
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Wonder Woman’s 75th Anniversary Celebrated on Forever Stamps
NEW YORK CITY — The U.S. Postal Service, in conjunction with DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Consumer Products, dedicated four Forever stamps today that commemorate the 75th anniversary of one of...
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Former NY Postal Employee Charged In Mail and Identity Theft
10/07/16 – According to PressConnects Melissa Elliott, 27, of Binghamton, is facing 14 federal criminal charges after an investigation conducted by a special agent for the U.S. Postal Service Office of...
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GAO: Information on How Broadband Affects Postal Use and the Communications...
VIEW REPORT (PDF, 38 Pages) What GAO Found Broadband use has in recent years been associated with reduced use of First-Class Mail. Continued declines as a result of broadband, however, are uncertain....
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Postal Service Announces Holiday 2016 Mailing and Shipping Deadlines
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced the 2016 holiday mailing and shipping deadlines for domestic and international destinations as customers begin to prepare for the busy shopping and...
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PRC TO HOST TECHNICAL CONFERENCE: USPS to address Flats Directive in 2015 ACD
Washington, DC – In its 2015 Annual Compliance Determination(ACD), the Postal Regulatory Commission identified components of the Postal Service’s Flats mail flow that appear to represent pinch points...
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Florentine Madonna and Child Christmas Stamp Dedicated Today
WASHINGTON — 10/18/16 – The U.S. Postal Service dedicated a Christmas stamp today featuring the Florentine Madonna and Child, from a 15th-century tempera-on-panel painting in the Widener Collection at...
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December 2016 Penalty Overtime Exclusion
Postal Bulletin 22452 – As referenced in Article 8, sections 4 and 5, of the USPS-NALC and USPS-APWU national agreements, the December period (during which penalty overtime regulations are not...
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Postal Service Announces 2017 Shipping Prices
Pricing Unchanged for Priority Mail International, First-Class Package International and Priority Mail Express International Service WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today filed notice with the...
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Sterling, CO Mail Carrier Indicted By Federal Grand Jury for Delay and...
DENVER – Tayson Adam Hidalgo, age 22, of Sterling, Colorado, was arrested following the return of a one count indictment by a federal grand jury in Denver charging him with delay or destruction of...
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Former Effie, LA Post Office employee pleads guilty to stealing more than $6,000
ALEXANDRIA, La. – United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Cottonport woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing more than $6,000 from the Effie Post Office. Chelsa Dobison, 26, of...
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Video: NY carrier fired after stealing money from cards
Savannah, N.Y. (WHAM) – State Police arrested a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier Tuesday for allegedly stealing money out of cards on her route. According to our news partners at the Times of...
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