February 15, 2022
- Louisiana Man Indicted for Possessing USPS Arrow Key to Steal Mail from Postal Mailboxes – PEN
- New Jersey Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Conspiring to Steal Mail and Commit Bank Fraud – PEN
- Postal reform bill hits Senate snag – the wrong version of the bill was sent over last week
- Stupid News of the Day: A Colorado democrat congressman is suggesting that one way to help resolve the significant staffing shortages at the USPS would be to legalize marijuana so government employees stop losing their jobs for using it
- Denver letter carrier robbed at gunpoint
- A mail truck went up in flames south of Downtown Ketchikan Friday night
- USPS: Important FSA reminders
- Wisconsin USPS employee pulled over in his mail truck and arrested, while in uniform, for driving while impaired
- USPS Issues New Stamps for Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express
February 14, 2022
- Package delivery could speed up if new Postal Reform Act clears the Senate
- Biden administration attacks Postal Service’s truck plans
- Wrong-way driver dies in crash involving USPS big rig
- USPS: Employees must follow privacy rules
- USPS, universities and you – Partnership program helps offset costs
February 13, 2022
- Mail thefts increased 600% in last three years
- Amazon/USPS shipping deal hurts local businesses
- A federal appeals court has declined, for now, to allow the Biden administration to require COVID-19 vaccinations for federal employees
- PB: 22591 – Election and Political Mail FAQs for Postal Employee
- UPMA: USPS has extended the Special Exempt pay for Exempt Postmasters that was originally approved on May 20, 2020
February 12, 2022
- It’s a Bad Idea to Tap Medicare to Bail Out Postal Service – “As a matter of principle, postal retirees and their families should be given choices, not mandates”
- Watch: Exclusive I-Team video shows raid tied to local postal carriers robbed
- United Auto Workers, Sen. Ron Johnson disagree on Oshkosh postal vehicle production dispute
- Denver mail carrier robbed at gunpoint
- Wisconsin USPS delivery driver arrested for operating mail truck while intoxicated
- Big problems with mail delivery are a constant in Chicago
- Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate May Be Heading to the Supreme Court
February 11, 2022
- San Francisco Psychiatrist Sentenced for Fraudulent USPS Workers’ Compensation Scheme – PEN
- Mail Delivery Time 2.8 Days on Average Across The Nation In January – PEN
- Mailboxes throughout Northeast Ohio taped shut amid rash of thefts
- Postal clerk handles Bristol mail for 55 years
- USPS Is a Breeding Ground for Celebrities
- Former Little Rock School District Administrator Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud – PEN
- NPMHU: Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) set at $1,331
February 10, 2022
- Annual Inflation Rate Hits Highest Mark in 40 Years – thanks Biden
- New Jersey Man Charged with Attempted Robbery of Two U.S. Postal Service Employees – PEN
- Postal service bill unlikely to ease mail delays – workers say it won’t immediately resolve staffing shortages and late-arriving mail
- North Highlands Woman Says Postal Service Lost Cremated Remains Of Father, Grandmother
- Postal reform bill is ‘huge, missed opportunity’
- Overlooked postal ‘reform’ provision spells trouble for USPS
- Hot Off The Grill: Suspected Mound Of Mail Burned Outside A South Chicago Home – the carrier trusted to deliver the mail is suspected of the crime
- Letter carrier robbed in East Oakland
February 09, 2022
- House Republicans and Democrats agree on $57 billion USPS overhaul
- Statements Regarding House Passing USPS Bill: NALC | APWU | NPMHU | NRLCA | NAPS | Read The Bill
- PMG DeJoy’s Remarks During Feb. 8, 2022 Postal Service Board of Governors meeting – PEN
- Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Assaulting Mail Carrier – PEN
- Former Massachusetts Postal Worker Charged with Mail Theft – PEN
- Postal service worker ambushed by men in ski masks, master key for Duluth area zip codes stolen
- Report Vents Concerns about Air Quality at USPS Facilities
- Oshkosh Corp. union leaders press USPS in fight for mail delivery vehicle production in Wisconsin
- Statement by NALC President Fredric Rolando on the USPS Fiscal Year 2022 Q1 Financial Report
February 08, 2022
- USPS Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 Results – PEN
- NALC Updates their explanation of the Medicare and health care provisions of H.R. 3076/S. 1720
- Rural carrier says root cause of post office staffing shortages started long before COVID
- U.S. House to vote to provide Postal Service with $50 billion in relief
- Former Muncie postal employee charged for taking cash from greeting cards
- Duluth police warn residents that U.S. Postal Service master mail box key has been stolen
- News Now investigation reveals allegations US Postal Service prioritizes Amazon deliveries over worker safety
- Canada Post – national poll on radical changes to universal service
- Zero tolerance – USPS committed to safe workplaces
- Mail arrives 75 years late to NJ home
- NALC: Several COVID-19 related MOUs extended until April 2022
February 07, 2022
- USPS: Employees must adhere to current face coverings policy – PEN
- USPS: Committed to the Fiscally Responsible Roll-out of Electric-powered Vehicles for America’s Largest Federal Fleet – PEN
- Lawmakers Urge PMG and USPS Board of Governors to Increase Electrification of Delivery Fleet – PEN
- Postal Service Says It Could Buy More EVs If Congress Funded It
- OIG: Driving the Rural Delivery Route
February 06, 2022
- Postal bailout will expand Medicare spending at taxpayer expense
- At Least 3 U.S Postal Workers Robbed At Gunpoint In New Mexico
- How Oshkosh Defense cheats Wisconsin workers with decision to produce $6b USPS contract out of state
- Car Crashes Into OKC Post Office Causing Damage, No Injuries
February 05, 2022
- President of Mail Handlers Local 314 pleads guilty to embezzlement and theft of labor union assets – PEN
- Surveillance video captures Houston-area USPS letter carrier allegedly dumping voter registration cards
- Armed robberies have local Albuquerque postal workers on edge
- Masked man robs postal carrier of mailbox keys in Shaker Heights, OH
- Unpaid bills, missing money, results of mailbox thefts across Jefferson Parish, LA
- Upcoming fleet of USPS trucks has terrible gas mileage, EPA reports – only 8.6 mpg
- Oshkosh Defense says it can build electric delivery vehicles for the USPS
- Amazon workers make harder push in second bid to organize Alabama
February 04, 0222
- Mail Delivery Time 2.7 Days on Average Across the Nation – PEN
- Spanberger Presses Postmaster General to Make Sure COVID-19 Test Kits are Quickly Distributed to Virginians – PEN
- National Thank a Mail Carrier Day Is Today
- Young cancer survivor made honorary letter carrier
- The Postal Service and the White House are Fighting Over How Many Electric Vehicles to Buy
- About Those New Mail Trucks: Now EPA Wants Them to Be EVs
- Will the U.S. Postal Service be a part of our future the way it’s been a part of our past?
- NPMHU: Arbitrator Sharnoff Rules on AFCS Legacy Operator
February 03, 2022
- Senators Make Bipartisan Push for Independent Investigation Into USPS Delivery of Free Materials for the Blind and Physically Handicapped – PEN
- Providence Man Sentenced for Theft of U.S. Mail, Aggravated Identity Theft, Fraud – PEN
- Postal Service hacking into hundreds of seized mobile devices, tracking users’ social media posts
- Biden administration urges against U.S. Postal Service plan to spend billions on gas vehicles | Also see: USPS analysis proposes buying 90-percent gas-powered truck fleet
- White House, EPA urge U.S. Postal Service to conduct new review of vehicle plan
- Postal Worker Robbed At Gunpoint In Shaker Heights
- UK: Postal workers are being investigated over claims they ate weed brownies from an unclaimed parcel and had to be collected from work because they were too high
- NPMHU and USPS Sign MOU Regarding the COVID-19 Test Kit Fulfillment Pilot MHA Retention Lists
February 02, 2022
- The House Finally Plans to Vote on Postal Reform Next Week
- Read It and Weep: Here’s the bill that unions want to force on postal employees and postal retirees – H.R.3076 – Postal Service Reform Act of 2021
- Jacksonville Rural Carrier Associate sentenced for stealing mail
- 6-year-old boy hit by U.S. Postal truck; Mother looking for answers
- Postal employees say mail delivery is spotty because they’ve been told to prioritize packages
- Suspect found with mail bins, USPS key after mail carrier robbery
- ‘Building back worse’: Wisconsin’s fight over the production of USPS vehicles
February 01, 2022
- USPS Media Statement – COVID-19 – PEN
- Liferay to Provide U.S. Postal Service with Platform to Modernize Employee Experience – PEN
- Caught on camera: Man steals box of mail after vandalizing USPS truck in Pomona
- Postal inspectors searching for person who dumped mail in Georgia neighborhood
- An update from the Postal union at center of the test kit delivery program
- Ohio letter carrier robbed at gunpoint in Shaker Heights; 20-year-old man arrested
- Three mail carriers robbed at gunpoint in Columbus this month for universal mailbox keys
- Conservatives should insist on real postal reform, not the appearance of reform
- Porter County mail carrier twice legal limit when crashing into garage door, police say
- NPMHU & USPS Reach Settlement on Safety Ambassador Program
- OIG: Providing An Essential Service