Via NALC – The Senate is scheduled to begin consideration of the Social Security Fairness Act (H. R. 82) next week. The addition to the schedule comes after Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced at a labor-led rally that he would bring the bill to the floor for a vote. The Senate will begin with procedural … Read more
MISSOURI CITY, Texas – The United States Postal Service (USPS) worker accused of shooting his coworker to death at a facility in Missouri City Monday night has been identified and charged. Derrick Lott, 24, has since been charged with murder, according to USPS. Lott is accused of going inside the USPS regional processing facility located on US 90 … Read more
My name is RaeLee Curtis and I’m a rural carrier in Monroe, UT — where I’ve worked for 30 years. I love serving my customers. It means a lot to know people trust and respect me to deliver for them. I’m also active in my community beyond delivering mail and packages. I coach youth basketball … Read more
MISSOURI CITY, Texas – Investigators are piecing together what led up to a deadly shooting Monday night at a United States Postal Service (USPS) facility in Missouri City, where an employee was killed and another was arrested. It happened a little after 10 p.m. when officials got word of an active shooter at the regional processing facility on US … Read more
STATEMENT OF POSTMASTER GENERAL AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Louis DeJoy before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs “Oversight of the United States Postal Service: Understanding Proposed Service Changes” United States Senate December 5, 2024
Greensburg, Pa.— The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that the United States Postal Service (USPS) violated federal labor law by constructively discharging a letter carrier, Nicolas Montross, after he invoked his contractual rights under a collective bargaining agreement. The ruling, issued November 27, orders the USPS to reinstate Montross, compensate him for lost earnings, … Read more
USPS has suspended acceptance of mail and packages bound for Canada as a result of an ongoing strike at Canada Post, that country’s designated postal operator. Canada Post is no longer accepting inbound mail and there is no movement of mail within Canada because of the strike, which began Nov. 15. USPS customers who have … Read more
Thanksgiving, a federal holiday, will be observed on Thursday, Nov. 28, this year. The holiday began as a day of giving thanks for the blessings of the harvest and is celebrated in various forms around the world. Brazil, Canada, Germany and the Philippines are among the countries that celebrate Thanksgiving. In America, the first Thanksgiving … Read more
For 19 years, Richard Burton, a letter carrier in Athens, Ga., drove the classic boxy mail truck, with only a fan on the dashboard to keep the cabin cool in the sweltering summer months. A second fan plugged into the cigarette lighter didn’t make much of a difference, he said. But about two months ago, … Read more
The U.S. Postal Service said it is well positioned to handle a blitz of mail and packages ahead of the holiday season, though it will confront its busiest time of the year after once again hiring fewer seasonal employees. USPS will bring on just 7,500 temporary workers to help the agency complete processing and delivery … Read more
RIDDLE — On Thursday, Don Thornhill pushed a cart of approximately 500 various parcels and packages out the back door of the United States Postal Service office in Riddle. It would take him about four hours to deliver everything he had. For Thornhill, who turns 62 in two weeks, his job is perfect for this … Read more
The Postal Service has provided a list of sixteen Local Processing Centers (LPCs) that will continue processing outgoing local mail rather than having all of their outgoing operations consolidated to a Regional Processing & Distribution Center (RPDC), as originally planned. The list was shared with the Postal Regulatory Commission on Thursday of last week as part … Read more
WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service is primed and ready to deliver exceptional service during the 2024 holiday rush thanks in large part to the investments and strategies identified in its 10-year Delivering for America plan. Today, the Postal Service provided updates on its peak holiday season preparations, as well as its readiness to … Read more
By sheer numbers alone, USPS is an American giant. With 33,904 post offices, it’s burrowed into every nook and cranny of the nation, from Kaktovik in Alaska to Ochopee in the Florida swamps. The country’s single biggest non-military institution, every day its army of 525,469 employees delivers mail to 167 million unique addresses. That’s even … Read more
Notices went out to 130,000 rural carriers this week that they may be invoiced for “overpayment,” supposedly due to mail volume data from the last 52 weeks having been incorrectly credited where territorial route adjustments were made. In a video presentation, National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA) President Don Maston explained to workers that the … Read more
The Postal Service is inviting employees to audition for an upcoming advertising campaign that will focus on how the organization serves business customers. Employees who are selected to participate could be featured in a variety of ads, including TV commercials. The casting call is open to all employees. These types of roles are often depicted … Read more
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is announcing the debut of an online e-commerce catalog for the fulfillment of gifts: Santa’s Gift Shoppe, an online option developed exclusively for USPS Operation Santa letter adopters, powered by Toys“R”Us, just in time for the start of the program’s first day of letter adoption. The new site offers … Read more