FedEx braces for 50% cut in Postal Service air contract

FedEx braces for 50% cut in Postal Service air contract

From the article: "...FedEx Corp. expects its air express unit will lose half of its business with the U.S. Postal Service when an existing contract expires, making more pilots expendable, FreightWaves has learned. The Postal Service three years ago began shifting a large amount of volume from air to ground transportation to reduce red ink and become more competitive. Declining postal volumes have been a significant drag on FedEx Express’ recent performance, company officials publicly acknowledge. ...loss of a substantial portion of Postal Service work means FedEx (NYSE: FDX) will have 200 to 300 more excess pilots by October, said the flight operations chief. The cargo airline plans to lower guaranteed flight hours for pilots and offer early retirement packages..."

Article Reference: www.freightwaves.com

How to act if you’re hacked | USPS has tips for employees and contractors

How to act if you’re hacked | USPS has tips for employees and contractors

From the article: "...The Postal Service wants employees and contractors to know what to do if they suspect a computer, mobile device or online account has been hacked. Here are some common hacking signs: ..."

Article Reference: news.usps.com
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AMAZON | Official 2024 US Government Wall Calendar

Article Title: Official 2024 US Government Wall Calendar
Snippet of Article: " About the Official 2024 US Government Wall Calendar: Edition Year: 2024, Perforated pages for easy removal, Convenient punched holes for hanging on walls, bulletin boards or cubicles, Julian Dates, Holidays are displayed in red, "

Source: Amazon

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Military Deposit Election Application

Military Deposit Election Application

From the article: "...A Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or CSRS Offset military deposit is 7% and a Federal Employment Retirement System (FERS) military deposit is 3% of the basic pay you received during the period of active duty military service plus interest. Military basic pay does not include allowances, flight pay, combat pay, etc. The military deposit percentages of basic pay are slightly higher for military service that occurred in the years 1999 through 2000 (through 2002 for Members of Congress) because there was a temporary increase in retirement deductions for those years..."

Article Reference: www.opm.gov

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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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

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

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

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

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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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

USPS: 2,200 rural carriers won’t get regular paychecks on time because of timekeeping errors

USPS: 2,200 rural carriers won’t get regular paychecks on time because of timekeeping errors

From the article: "...A Postal Service timekeeping error will prevent a couple thousand rural carriers from receiving their regular paycheck on time this week. ..."

Article Reference: federalnewsnetwork.com
Christmas Pay Delay at USPS,

Downtown post office reborn as chic space

Downtown post office reborn as chic space

From the article: "The 86-year-old Federal Building in downtown Mesa officially has begun a new life as an event space called The Post after languishing largely unused for two decades. ...The completed renovation of The Post is a win for city officials and historic preservationists, who see the adaptive reuse of Mesa's first 1st class Post Office as a model for preserving other historic structures in Mesa. ..."

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Racetrax Lottery game delivers big win to retired postal worker from Hagerstown

Racetrax Lottery game delivers big win to retired postal worker from Hagerstown

From the article: "...The retired U.S. Postal Service employee and U.S. Army veteran has visited Lottery headquarters several times with winning tickets over the years, but those past wins pale in comparison to the better than $100,000 he just won, according to a news release from the Lottery. ..."

Article Reference: yahoo.com
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Security camera captures assault on Medford postal worker

Medford mailman seriously hurt after group attacks him, steals key for mailboxes

From the article: "...The United States Postal Service letter carrier was delivering mail on Arden Road around 11:40 a.m. when the three went after him. Police said he was punched in the head and ended up with injuries to his face. The mailman, who has not been identified, was rushed to the hospital with what police described as "serious injuries." "The injuries, while significant, are not believed to be life-threatening..."

Article Reference: www.cbsnews.com

Your post office’s blue collection box may be going away

Your post office’s blue collection box may be going away

From the article: "...the U.S. Postal Service announced it was installing 10,000 new high-security blue collection boxes in what they described as “high-security risk areas.” USPS said it is continuing the process of evaluating where other enhanced security boxes should go with plans to install several thousand more in the future. ..."

Article Reference: www.al.com

Auctions | Finest mint 1918 Jenny Invert highlights Nov. 8 Siegel auction of Nathanael Greene collection of outstanding U.S. stamps

Auctions | Finest mint 1918 Jenny Invert highlights Nov. 8 Siegel auction of Nathanael Greene collection of outstanding U.S. stamps

From the article: "...The finest example of the famous United States 1918 24¢ carmine and blue airmail stamp with the blue center inverted (Scott C3a), popularly known as the Jenny Invert, will highlight Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries’ Nov. 8 sale of the Nathanael Greene collection of outstanding U.S. stamps. In this case, Siegel is literally saving the best for last because the Jenny Invert will be offered separately as a single lot immediately following the conclusion of the 153-lot Nathanael Greene sale. The Jenny Invert up for bids is mint, never-hinged and comes from the ninth position in the fifth row of the original pane of 100 purchased by William T. Robey on May 14, 1918, at the New York Avenue post office in Washington, D.C. ..."

Article Reference: www.linns.com

Postal Worker Brings Dog to Vet After Snake Bite, Lets Family Know on Doorbell Camera

Postal Worker Brings Dog to Vet After Snake Bite, Lets Family Know on Doorbell Camera

From the article: “This sweet woman took our girl to the vet and left us a note on her phone in our camera to see,” Kelsey Proctor wrote on Facebook of the postal worker's impromptu rescue...

Article Reference: people.com

Record number of mail carriers victims of armed robbery in 2022

Record number of mail carriers victims of armed robbery in 2022

From the article: "...The men and women who deliver mail are under attack. In 2022, mail carriers were victims of a surge in armed robberies in Tampa and across the country as thieves turned stolen checks into cash. ..."

Article Reference: www.abcactionnews.com

Brooklyn postal worker robbed at knifepoint delivering mail

Brooklyn postal worker robbed at knifepoint delivering mail

From the article: "...A mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service was robbed at knifepoint in Brooklyn, police said Tuesday. The 26-year-old postal employee was making deliveries on Hendrix St. near Pitkin Ave. in East New York on Sept. 30 when a man approached her just before 3 p.m., cops said. “Give me the keys,” the crook demanded as he pressed a knife against the victim’s stomach, police said. ..."

Article Reference: yahoo.com

Man accused of shooting, carjacking mail carrier now faces federal charges

Man accused of shooting, carjacking mail carrier now faces federal charges

From the article: "The man accused of shooting and carjacking a mail carrier in Madison County last month is now facing federal charges, according to reports from WLOS. Investigators said 24-year-old Jaden Isaiah Garay is facing several charges, including attempted murder, carjacking, and assault. ..."

Article Reference: yahoo.com
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Latest round of rural carrier route evaluations maintains attack on US postal workers’ pay

Latest round of rural carrier route evaluations maintains attack on US postal workers’ pay

From the article: "...The United States Postal Service (USPS) completed its second round of route counts under its new Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS) last week. The hated compensation system was first launched this spring to disastrous effects for rural letter carriers, resulting in massive pay cuts for around two-thirds of the rural workforce, in some cases by $10,000 or even $20,000 a year. Rural letter carriers at USPS work under a de facto piece rate system. Instead of being paid by the number of hours worked..."

Article Reference: www.wsws.org

USPS character gets his own book | Mr. ZIP's Windy Day

  USPS character gets his own book | Mr. ZIP's Windy Day

The Postal Service’s first licensed children’s book will be released on Oct. 24.

“Mr. ZIP’s Windy Day” is based on the cartoon character adopted by USPS in 1963 to promote the introduction of the Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP) Code.

The book follows Mr. ZIP and his pal B. Franklin, an eagle named for the first postmaster general, Benjamin Franklin, as they make deliveries and face weather challenges.

“USPS Licensing has updated Mr. ZIP for his 60th anniversary. We’re repositioning him for younger generations by giving him new adventures, missions and new friends like B. Franklin,” said Amity Kirby, the organization’s licensing manager.

Additional Mr. ZIP books are planned.

“Mr. ZIP’s Windy Day” was written by bestselling author Annie Auerbach and illustrated by Laura Catrinella.

The book sells for $10.99 and can be preordered from Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Walmart.

Mr. ZIP also graces a new line of phone cases, watchbands and earbud case covers.

The licensed products range from $24.99 to $29.95 and are available at Affinity Bands.

Reference: USPS News Link via NPMHU Local 317