Thursday, December 28, 2023

Postal Service Hears Big Outcry Over Plan To Move Mail Processing Out Of Wyoming

Postal Service Hears Big Outcry Over Plan To Move Mail Processing Out Of Wyoming

From the article: "Working behind the scenes, Ricci Roberts, branch president of the Cheyenne mail handling unit...No forum has yet been set for answering any of the questions that the public has. “I have more questions than answers about what operations will be transferred to Denver,” Lummis wrote. ..."


Article Reference: cowboystatedaily.com
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Faster Than A Taxpaying Human | ‘Not your grandparents’ post office:’ The future USPS being tested in California

‘Not your grandparents’ post office:’ The future USPS being tested in California

From the article: "...At the center of the floor is a large conveyor belt that has already boosted processing by 15 percent since it came online in September. The Chula Vista Sorting and Delivery Center, as it’s now called, is processing an average of 3,100 packages an hour or up to 18,000 a day for three ZIP codes that cover most of Chula Vista and Imperial Beach: 91910, 91911, 91932. ..."


Article Reference: www.siliconvalley.com

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Don't fall for this USPS text message scam

Don't fall for this USPS text message scam

From the article: "...A text, acting as the USPS team, saying your package can’t be delivered due to incomplete address information. ..."


Article Reference: www.abc57.com
Text message scam

Sunday, December 17, 2023

USPS Optimizes Collections in Wisconsin

Milk Run in Dairyland: USPS Optimizes Collections in Wisconsin

From the article: "...The plan would eliminate the evening collection at thousands of the country’s post offices — almost all of them in rural areas — and slow down a significant portion of single-piece First Class mail and parcels. While Amazon packages may be getting priority in many post offices, single piece First Class is some of the most important mail the Postal Service handles. It includes bill payments, business and legal correspondence, election ballots..."


Article Reference: www.savethepostoffice.com

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Rules for giving gifts to postal carriers

Rules for giving gifts to postal carriers

From the article: "...On the United States Postal Service website, it says that employees cannot accept your tip, no cash or anything like cash, say a check or a gift card they can exchange for cash. The post office calls that a violation of ethics. But they can accept what the postal service calls noncash gifts — a Christmas card, maybe a retail gift card, but it must be less than $20, food or a cup of coffee. How about tipping someone from UPS or FedEx..."


Article Reference: www.wytv.com

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Congressional staffers to visit post office where Amazon packages caused mail delays

Congressional staffers to visit post office where Amazon packages caused mail delays

From the article: "Postal carriers say they've been warned against attending the meeting and barred from even saying the word “Amazon.”...In addition to being banned from saying “Amazon,” postal workers have also been told their jobs could be at risk if they speak publicly about post office issues. Staffers were told they could attend Tuesday’s meeting only..."


Article Reference: www.washingtonpost.com

Circuit Judges Question US Postal Service Costs in Peak Season

Circuit Judges Question US Postal Service Costs in Peak Season

From the article: "...D.C. Circuit judges quizzed the US Postal Service over how it accounts for the cost of delivering packages and priority mail during peak season in December, as the federal agency faces fresh accusations from rivals including United Parcel Service Inc. Judges Bradley Garcia and Sri Srinivasan of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday probed the Postal Regulatory Commission for more clarity on the methodologies used for measuring its peak season costs. The regulatory commission oversees the Postal Service. Rival UPS wants the court to reverse and remand a postal order that it says ...UPS says USPS doesn’t account for $500 million in costs ..."


Article Reference: bloomberglaw.com
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Saturday, December 2, 2023

US attorney: 5 people federally charged after robbing postal workers at gunpoint in Tampa area

US attorney: 5 people federally charged after robbing postal workers at gunpoint in Tampa area

From the article: "...Both armed robberies happened back in September in the Tampa area. ... "Robbing a postal carrier is not a path to riches," Handberg warned. "It is a path to investigation, arrest, indictment, conviction and prison." The first armed robbery of a USPS mail carrier happened on Sept. 5 at a Temple Terrace apartment complex."


Article Reference: www.wtsp.com