Sunday, December 10, 2017

Postal Service Delivering Mail, Packages at All Hours

Postal Service Delivering Mail, Packages at All Hours

From the article: "...Detroit District Manager Lee Thompson. “We ask customers who are expecting a package to please turn on their porch light so our letter carriers can deliver safely..."


Article Reference: www.emissourian.com

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Postal workers in Utah, across nation cite delivery problems

Postal workers in Utah, across nation cite delivery problems

From the article: "...Utah Postal Service workers said they’re being forced to fake package deliveries to make it look like they’re meeting quotas for companies like Amazon and now, others are saying it’s not just an issue in the Beehive State. Fox 13 first reported the problems last week, starting with frustrated residents in Herriman. Several people said they noticed the Riverton Post Office kept scanning packages as delivered, but the packages would be MIA..."


Article Reference: fox13now.com
Scanning Issues

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Mail from the US Postal Service found in a ditch in Georgia

Mail from the US Postal Service found in a ditch in Georgia

From the article: "...The mail is from the US Postal Service and is addressed to residents in Bradley County, TN, and Catoosa County, GA. All of the mail has been turned over to..."


Article Reference: www.wrcbtv.com

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

USPS Sued by Artist After Printing Wrong Statue of Liberty on 4 Billion Stamps

USPS Sued by Artist After Printing Wrong Statue of Liberty on 4 Billion Stamps

From the article: "...Come Sept. 11, artist Robert S. Davidson intends to argue that the United States Postal Service (USPS) improperly extended those concepts to its benefit by using his sculpted rendering of the iconic work on more than four billion stamps, with roughly a quarter of the prints issued even after the entity had learned it was not the original New York City masterpiece..."


Article Reference: promomarketing.com
Statue of Liberty Stamp,

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

As U.S. Postal Service struggles, Stamps.com fortunes rise

As U.S. Postal Service struggles, Stamps.com fortunes rise

From the article: "...the Postal Service isn't the only one making money when a mail carrier brings a new pair of shoes or a school backpack to your door. Private companies compete fiercely to sell postage, prepare labels and help retailers find the best deals for shipping their products. And several of them argue that a single company, Stamps.com, is getting unusually good deals from the Postal Service, allowing it to undercut the prices of rivals and reap profits that should be going to the government..."


Article Reference: www.chicagotribune.com

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Labor Department begins monitoring opioid use by federal workers

Labor Department begins monitoring opioid use by federal workers

From the article: "...The department's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs instituted a regulation requiring all doctors who want to prescribe any compounded medications containing opioids to file a Letter of Medical Necessity justifying the prescription and explaining why alternate treatments are not feasible..."


Article Reference: www.washingtonexaminer.com

Monday, May 22, 2017

Postal IG Sounds Alarm on Safety, Security

Postal IG Sounds Alarm on Safety, Security

From the article: "... issues to include safety and security concerns. Auditors reviewed 51 facilities in the Eastern Area, finding that 32 had building safety and security issues, and the same number had potential OSHA violations..."


Article Reference: www.fedweek.com

Monday, January 16, 2017

2 postal workers indicted in marijuana distribution ring in West Philadelphia

2 postal workers indicted in marijuana distribution ring in West Philadelphia

From the article: "...Federal authorities say they used their positions at the West Market Post Office to funnel more than 100 kilos of marijuana to three separate drug organizations..."


Article Reference: 6abc.com
Postal drugs, mailing marijuana, mailing marijuana, postal crime,