USPS recognizes Weaver’s high mileage mark as mail carrier
LANSING — Rick Weaver, of Fleetwood, is a well-traveled man.
He’s racked up thousands of miles on his trusty forest green Subaru, traversing dusty mountain roads, dodging broken pavement, and every imaginable natural disaster, including slowly receding floodwaters that forced long detours following Hurricane Helene.
He rarely misses a scheduled oil...
Grievance filed less than 90 days before Allen Park postal worker’s death warned machine was unsafe
Fewer than 90 days before 36-year-old Nicholas John Acker was found dead in a mail-sorting machine at the USPS Detroit Network Distribution Center in Allen Park, a formal grievance had been filed warning that the very same machine was unsafe, Local 4 has learned.
Acker, an Air Force veteran and maintenance mechanic...
Postal worker Russell Scruggs Jr. dies at Palmetto, Georgia distribution center
On Saturday, November 15, just one week after Nick Acker’s death in Detroit, another postal worker died at the Palmetto, Georgia USPS Processing and Distribution center. The family confirmed with the World Socialist Web Site that Russell Scruggs, Jr. is the worker who lost his life. The cause of death has not yet...
Are your out-of-pocket medical expenses adding up?
Postal Service employees who want to save on future medical expenses have several options to choose from during this year’s open season, which is underway through Monday, Dec. 8.
Employees who enroll in a high-deductible health plan may be eligible to contribute to a health savings account (HSA).
An HSA allows...
Keep these rules in mind during CFC season
The Combined Federal Campaign offers current and retired federal employees the opportunity to contribute to thousands of charitable organizations locally, nationally and internationally.
Several general ethics rules apply to the campaign, also known as the CFC. Donations must be voluntary, all charities must be treated equally, and Postal Service employees...
Close friend says he helped pull Allen Park postal worker’s body from machine, slams ‘toxic’ culture
ALLEN PARK, Mich. – A close friend of the Allen Park postal worker who died at the facility said he helped pull his friend’s body from the machine, and he also slammed the company’s “toxic” culture.
Nicholas John Acker, 36, of Trenton, was was found dead in a machine at a postal...
USPS worker dies at troubled Palmetto mail facility
PALMETTO, Ga. — A United States Postal Service worker died at the Palmetto mail facility, USPS confirmed with 11Alive on Monday.
It’s unclear how the employee died, but USPS said that the person was a mail handler assistant at the Palmetto Processing & Distribution Center.
“The Postal Service is deeply saddened...
