From the article: "SPRINGFIELD- Springfield residents as well as folks across the United States are seeing delays in receiving mail and packages. ...“I just want my mail. That’s all I can say,” Jimmy Westmoreland said. ..."
From the article: "...Multiple viewers, including some from St. Louis City and St. Charles County, have told FOX 2 this week they haven’t received any mail since the first snowstorm of the new year on January 5, nearly a week after FOX 2’s initial report of snow-delayed mail around the region.
Additionally, according to a St. Louis Reddit community post, some viewers reported waiting as long as..."
From the article: "...(less applicable taxes and deductions) to eligible full-time career employees who choose optimal retirement or retire pursuant to a Voluntary Early Retirement (VER). Part-time career employees shall be eligible for a prorated amount based on their paid hours. Attached is the January 13, 2025, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which sets forth the terms of this agreement. To be eligible to retire under a Voluntary Early Retirement (VER), there are minimum..."
From the article: "...Cruz allegedly spit in the victim's face then drove the knife into his stomach in a fight that broke out over their places in line, according to the New York Post. The attack happened around 2:30 p.m. Thursday at a deli on Lenox Avenue in Harlem. Police found Hodge with multiple stab wounds to his torso, neck and arms, and he was rushed to Harlem Hospital where he was pronounced dead. ...Hodge's colleagues at the USPS remembered him as a "great, kind soul" on social media. ..."
From the article: "...Because of a printer error, the names and addresses on some postcards are mismatched. Employees do not need to take any corrective action. ..."
From the article: "...Porch pirates stole at least 58 million packages valued at $12 billion over the past year. ...Security.org’s 2024 package theft assessment is the most comprehensive report on the topic to date, designed to better diagnose and combat this problem. We surveyed more than 11,000 adults from all 50 states to identify the breadth of the issue, the most vulnerable locations, and the most popular methods for battling the pirates as the holiday shopping season kicks off. Key Findings: Porch pirates ...Criminals seem to target certain residential building types more than others—homes with more occupants tend to experience higher theft rates. This may be because densely populated dwellings offer more potential targets and allow criminals to blend in more easily. Another factor could be that single-family homes are more challenging to approach without being noticed and are more likely to have security measures in place."
From the article: "...Johnnie McRae-Stephens made one of the most memorable deliveries of her career last Christmas.
The Savannah, GA, letter carrier brought gifts to the home of a young military wife who had turned to the USPS Operation Santa program for help fulfilling the holiday wishes of her two children.
Through USPS Operation Santa ..."
From the article: "Opposition to the Justin Trudeau-led Liberal government's imminent criminalization of the more than four week-long strike at Canada Post is... With the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) expected to place its rubber stamp, Monday or Tuesday, on the government’s de facto order that the 55,000 postal workers be forced back-to-work, calls are growing for a mass mobilization of the working class to defend postal workers and the right to strike. ..."
From the article: "The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit against the U.S. Postal Service and two of its managers for wrongly terminating a contracted employee who raised safety concerns about loading dock equipment at the Charleroi Post Office. ...the action follows an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that determined the U.S. Postal Service violated the whistleblower provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act by firing a worker who refused to unload bulk mail because of a broken loading dock lift at its Pittsburgh sorting facility.
OSHA investigators learned the worker − an employee of Red Diamond Trucking Co. Inc., a Mc Kees Rocks, Pennsylvania, company contracted by the USPS − was prevented from using small hampers to transport the mail safely because of the broken lift, which had almost injured the worker previously.
Aware of the unsafe conditions, the worker asked to use smaller mail hampers to transfer the mail. In response, USPS ..."
From the article: "...Cedar Rapids postal worker is now officially retired.
Ninety-one-year-old Ernie Topness spent 65 years delivering mail to his community.
Over the weekend, he got a special honor from the city.
Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell proclaimed Nov. 29 “Ernest Topness Day” at a ceremony in his honor.
A ceremony in April recognized him as the second-longest tenured letter carrier in the country.
TV9 also spoke with Topness in August after he announced his retirement. ..."
From the article: "...The U.S. Postal Service suggested states change their election deadlines after 150,630 ballots weren’t mailed in time to be counted.
Out of the 3.37 billion pieces of political mail and election mail from 2024, the average delivery time was one day, according to USPS. That meant more than 97% of ballots got to local election officials in fewer than three days and that more than 99% got to them within seven days.
However, there were 150,630 ballots sent off between Oct. 31 and Election Day that didn’t make it to election offices in time to be counted. ..."
From the article: "...two suspects who allegedly robbed a 24-year-old United States Postal Service (USPS) letter carrier at gunpoint and stole the keys to every apartment complex mailbox in the Augusta area. The robbery happened on Nov. 13 just before 5 p.m. at 3461 Jonathan Circle in Augusta, according to authorities. Two male suspects allegedly stopped the post office worker while he was passing out mail, holding a pistol to his chest, according to an incident report from the Richmond County Sheriff's Office...."
From the article: "... USPIS Louisville spokesman Jeff Sagrecy told WHAS11 the robberies appear to be connected and "orchestrated by a group of suspects."
"The postal carriers were victims of a traumatic and stressful violent crime," he said. "Fortunately, none suffered any physical injuries. Make no mistake, the safety of our fellow Postal employees and the security of the mailstream are our top priority at the Postal Inspection Service."
Two of the robberies happened in Metro Councilwoman Tammy Hawkins' district.
"The city of Louisville is in trouble," Hawkins said. ..."
From the article: "...OSHA issued two subpoenas in the New Salem investigation:
A subpoena to re-interview the manager, including making an audio recording of the interview, but the USPS refused to allow the audio recording unless OSHA also hired a court reporter to transcribe the interview.
A document subpoena to obtain relevant documents and information. The USPS refused to produce certain documents.
The DOL has asked the court to enforce both subpoenas.
“OSHA has the power to subpoena employers for necessary information to complete its investigative process,” Michael J. Rivera, OSHA’s Philadelphia regional administrator, said in an agency statement. “Employers cannot refuse to produce relevant documents and are not entitled to dictate the way in which OSHA conducts interviews.”..."
From the article: "...In their use in the United States, postage due stamps were to be applied to any underpaid mail piece to show the amount collected from the addressee. ...The Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers values the 3¢ Numeral postage due stamp in very fine grade and unused, original gum condition at $100 and in mint, never-hinged condition at $280. A used example in very fine grade is valued at $6. Shade varieties noted and valued are pale brown, deep brown and yellowish brown."
From the article: "...Swtizerland’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about malware being spread via the country’s postal service. Mike Britton, CIO at Abnormal Security, said when discussing the increasing threat from QR code based phishing: “Delivering QR code letters physically via Switzerland’s postal service is an effective way for criminals to catch out unsuspecting victims. By pretending to be a trusted source, threat actors are banking on the lack of caution that recipients may have. “As a relatively new attack vector..."
From the article: "...The union issued a 72-hour strike notice earlier in the week, saying it’s been asking for fair wages, safer working conditions and other improvements over nearly a year of bargaining. “We still believe we can achieve negotiated collective agreements, but Canada Post must be willing to resolve our new and outstanding issues,” CUPW said in a statement. ..."
From the article: "Masked suspects held a postal worker at gunpoint in Billerica...approached a postal mail carrier and took out a gun..."
From the article: "...It took months and the intervention of a local news channel to get the USPS to take responsibility for the incident ...Muir checked the house’s Ring cameras. And that’s when he saw it; a mail truck slowly rolled down the street with no driver. The mail carrier ran up and hopped in the truck, but as soon as he hopped in, it appeared that he hit the gas, slamming into the back of Muir Jetta hard enough that it actually moved the sedan forward a few feet.
Rather than get out to survey the damage or tell Muir what happened, the mailman backed up and drove off. Muir immediately called his local post office to file a claim over the accident but got months of the run around from USPS."
From the article: "...A community in Crown Heights, Brooklyn is feeling uneasy after a video showed a man stealing mail from a postal box on a street corner. ..."
From the article: "...The Postal Service wants employees to remember the differences between Election Mail, Ballot Mail and Political Mail — and to know the right tags to use.
Election Mail is any item mailed to or from authorized election officials that enables citizens to participate in the voting process. This includes ballots, sample ballots, voter registration cards, absentee ballot applications and polling place notifications.
Ballot Mail, a subset of Election Mail, is sent to or from an authorized election official and contains a ballot that may be used to cast a vote in an election.
Only Ballot Mail is permitted to use Green Tag 191, Domestic and International Ballots, and Ballot Mail service type identifiers. ..."
From the article: "...Anwer Fareed Alam, 36, and Yousofzay Fahim Alam, 34, both from Riverside County, carried out the yearslong scheme through an insurance fraud operation, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
From October 2016 to May 2019, the brothers purchased Priority Mail packages and postages that included $100 in insurance for lost or damaged parcel contents.
Anwer wrapped either empty packages or packages...
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From the article: "The national hotline offers up-to-date information ...The toll-free number, found on the back of most USPS employee badges, is 888-EMERGNC ( 888-363-7462 ). After dialing the number, you will be prompted to enter the first three digits of the ZIP Code where you work. Information specific to operations in your work area will then be relayed. ..."
From the article: "...USPS employees and annuitants may participate in an upcoming virtual seminar on the new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program. The session will be held Thursday, Oct. 31, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern and from 4 to 5 p.m. Eastern. PSHB — which takes effect in 2025 — is a new, separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and will be administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. ...Employees can also receive updates by texting “PSHBP” to 39369."
