Postal News Archives August 2018

USPS Reports $1.5B Loss, Growth in Package Volume and Revenue
8.09.2018 – USPS reports: “First-Class Mail revenue declined by $134 million, or 2.2 percent, and Marketing Mail revenue increased by $63 million, or 1.6 percent. Total mail volume declined by a combined 397 million pieces, or 1.2 percent, compared to the same quarter last year. Shipping and Packages revenue increased by $475 million, or 10.2 percent, on volume growth of 102 million pieces, or 7.5 percent.” – NALC Statement Post Office Losses Narrow to $1.5B, While Revenue Rises Comments (Count)

8/31/18

NY: “Totally disabled” ex-postal worker caught running flea markets up to 60 hours a week Comments (Count)
You Won’t Believe How Much China Cheats the USPS on Shipping Costs Comments (Count)
Wilkes-Barre: Mail carrier spends ‘too much time’ rescuing elderly customer, gets rewarded with pre-disciplinary interview Comments (Count)
Trump Just Canceled Pay Raises for 1.9 Million Federal Workers Comments (Count)
Another Mercury Leak! Mercury leaks inside postal vehicle in James City Co. neighborhood  |  Lightfoot neighborhood locked down Comments (Count)
Meet the man behind the junk mail statue at the post office Comments (Count)

8/30/18

‘They’re still fighting the Civil War.’ Postal workers cite N-word, monkey with noose Comments (Count)
White House Expected to Keep Postal Task Force Report Secret Until After Midterms Comments (Count)
USPS takes the blame for releasing candidate’s security form Comments (Count)
VIDEO: FedEx Ground? More like FedEx Air Comments (Count)
Craig Simmons is officer in charge at Idyllwild Post Office Comments (Count)
Parcel volumes are soaring in 13 countries, but shippers pay most in the U.S. Comments (Count)
Working during a heat wave: How the pros in NJ keep cool Comments (Count)

8/29/18

Postal worker with name on the back of his shirt busted on camera for gassing up car with Postal credit card Comments (Count)
Robert Laurio celebrates 50 years with the USPS Comments (Count)
Senate confirms two to Postal Board of Governors; Trump nominates two more Comments (Count)
In an unprecedented move, the USPS released a former CIA officer’s security application to a Republican group Comments (Count)
159 Post Offices to Close in Ireland Comments (Count)
Eastern Kentucky man to serve on Postal Service board Comments (Count)
Chicago developer plans to evict USPS from downtown Milwaukee building Comments (Count)
USPS Flats Sequencing System Comes Under Scrutiny Comments (Count)

8/28/18

“Can I have a Big Mac with my parcel please?” Comments (Count)
USPS Customer Service Center Needs to Improve Customer Service, Says IG Comments (Count)
USPS Proposal Could Impact Nonprofit Premiums Comments (Count)
Kidnapping suspect crashes at Tupelo post office Comments (Count)
Mail continues to vanish from Englewood post office Comments (Count)
Residents concerned after bin of abandoned mail left outside apartment complex Comments (Count)
VIDEO: What the mailman really wants to say to people Comments (Count)
Post office asks for signature from dog Comments (Count)

8/27/18

Post Office supervisor in Kansas sentenced for mail theft Comments (Count)
Trump Demands an International Mailing System to Better Benefit USPS and U.S. Mailers Comments (Count)
Mercury spilled at USPS building in Norfolk; Mail delivery not suspended; Employees told to give up shoes and clothes Comments (Count)
President Trump Tackles Cheap Postage for Foreign Sellers Comments (Count)
History of Postcards – Part 2 Comments (Count)
Residents, business people unload mail complaints at Town Hall Comments (Count)

8/26/18

Armed with smartphones and biometric scanners, the postman leads India Post’s banking push  |  But in Bangladesh, post office facing stiff competition from mobile banking Comments (Count)
Hackensack Carriers Earn Million Mile Safe Driving Awards Comments (Count)
Robeson County postal worker shot while walking up to home Comments (Count)

8/25/18

Historic Strike of Memphis Sanitation Workers Inspires APWU Comments (Count)
USPS First Responders stamp honors those who serve Comments (Count)
New Secure, Smart Mailbox is USPS Certified Comments (Count)

8/24/18

How a Postal Inspector Brought the Mafia to Justice Comments (Count)
US calls foreign mail system unfair in surprise win for Amazon Comments (Count)
PRC Chairman Responds to Trump Memorandum on UPU Comments (Count)
Rockaways Residents Wonder Aloud: Where’s My Mail?!? Comments (Count)
Trump Seeks Changes in the International Postal Rate System Comments (Count)
Charges: Postal employee fired charges at Minneapolis Fed building Comments (Count)
Postal worker accused of exposing himself inside woman’s home, report says Comments (Count)
Former postal worker in Worcester stole as much as $82,000 in stamps Comments (Count)

8/23/18

Richmond: $5,000 Reward Offered After Gunman Robs Mail Carrier Comments (Count)
Postal Service Prepares to Splash Out Big Bucks for Mail Trucks Comments (Count)
Brown recluse spiders close USPS office Comments (Count)
Amazon could be worth $2.5 trillion by 2024, analyst says Comments (Count)
Booz Allen wins $1B contract to protect NASA, USPS and Treasury networks Comments (Count)
Hurricane Lane impacts USPS operations, mail delivery Comments (Count)

8/22/18

North Canton Post Office riling residents with closure Comments (Count)
Over 50 fall ill during rural carriers’ convention in Grand Rapids  |  At least 100 ill after convention in GR Comments (Count)
Boom in delivery drivers brings convenience, challenges Comments (Count)
Denver postmaster out on the streets looking for help Comments (Count)
Postal workers launch campaign against anticipated Trump privatization scheme  |  At APWU convention, postal workers protest Comments (Count)

8/21/18

A 30-year reign in 55108 Comments (Count)
Moving historic post office building in Seaside, Florida fails (VIDEO) Comments (Count)
Trump accuses China of sending opioids through Postal Service Comments (Count)
Mail mysteriously stopped showing up for nearly 3 weeks in this Syracuse neighborhood Comments (Count)
Want to be a postal worker? USPS is hiring 1,000 of them Comments (Count)

8/20/18

Vehicle crashes into DL Post Office Comments (Count)
USPS opens huge sorting facility in Springdale Comments (Count)
USPS Call Center Debacle Comments (Count)
Mailing cookies is sweet, but the postal price tag’s a little too sour Comments (Count)
More Brazos County residents experiencing mail issues Comments (Count)
Wanted survivalist goes on the lam with rural mail carrier vehicle Comments (Count)

8/19/18

The post office once packed a political punch Comments (Count)
USPS parcel growth slows as Amazon self-delivers more Comments (Count)
Big as 30 football fields and providing 2,000 jobs. That’s N.J.’s new Amazon center Comments (Count)

8/18/18

Cypress Hills residents say mail has gone undelivered for weeks Comments (Count)
An Appreciation For An Old Friend: Direct Mail Comments (Count)
California fires, Hawaii volcano disrupting postal operations Comments (Count)

8/17/18

Mail carrier finds boa constrictor on mailbox Comments (Count)
USPS looking for short-term staff ahead of holidays Comments (Count)
Amazon rolls out branded delivery vans in Austin Comments (Count)
Can Lockers Help the Postal Service Get Hip? Comments (Count)
Long Island: Video shows postal worker roughly handling packages Comments (Count)
South Brazos County residents experiencing mail problems Comments (Count)

8/16/18

USPS OIG: Mail Delivery Issues – Cimarron Hills Station, Colorado Springs Comments (Count)
USPS Must Rescind Its Ban on Employees Taking Leave to Campaign Comments (Count)
Tons of Mail Reach the West Bank, 8 Years Late Comments (Count)
Chatham Post Office Hosts Open House Seeking Employees Comments (Count)
Post Offices Are Swamped; Customers Wait Comments (Count)
Ten Hot Wheels cars will zoom onto U.S. stamps Comments (Count)

8/15/18

Chappy residents disgruntled with mail delivery Comments (Count)
Downtown Napa’s ’emergency’ post office to become permanent Comments (Count)
Three-hour wait on USPS customer service number Comments (Count)
Trump-Amazon feud shadows critical Postal Service report Comments (Count)
USPS OIG: Employee Issues at the Dickinson, North Dakota Post Office Comments (Count)

8/14/18

Postal Inspectors Are Doing a Good Job Comments (Count)
Not a drive-thru: Vehicle hits Hawthorne post office Comments (Count)
‘It’s ridiculous:’ Gaston builder frustrated with mail delivery Comments (Count)
USPS officials still investigating mercury spill Comments (Count)

8/13/18

USPS OIG: FSS Comes Up Short Comments (Count)
Mail Operations Resume at North Texas P&DC Following Mercury Spill Comments (Count)
PHOTOS: Selfoss, Iceland Post Office Comments (Count)
USPS Fears Package Growth Slowdown Ahead of Postal Task Force Report Comments (Count)
APWU and NALC Report COLA at $645 Comments (Count)
Thieves breaking into blue mail collection boxes across Denver Comments (Count)
USPS Stops Giving Publicity to Overseas Stamp Dealers Comments (Count)

8/12/18

Arizona, Oklahoma pen pals finally meet after 48 years of correspondence Comments (0 Comments) Woman injured as car rolls into post office Comments (0 Comments)

8/11/18

NALC Branch 725 President’s Report Comments (2 Comments) Colorado Springs gets first female postmaster Comments (1 Comment) Postal Service updates the status of post offices under emergency suspension Comments (0 Comments) East Texas mail service at a standstill due to Coppell closing  |  Four gallons of mercury spilled Comments (0 Comments)

8/10/18

Postal employee nearly stabbed attempting to stop hit-and-run driver Comments (5 Comments)
USPS contractor pleads guilty after months of mail theft in and around Asheville Comments (28 Comments)
Mercury Spill at Coppell USPS Center Halts Mail Service Comments (0 Comments)
Several USPS Mail Collection Boxes Painted Pink Comments (5 Comments)
Stamps.com stock falls after USPS requests to renegotiate key arrangement Comments (0 Comments)

8/09/18

APWU Arbitration Award Restores Rules for Employees Using LWOP to Campaign Comments (0 Comments)
USPS is Adding More Package Pickup Lockers Comments (0 Comments)
Trump’s Postal Task Force Has Recommendations Ready for the President Comments (3 Comments)

8/08/18

You Ask, We Investigate: USPS Carrier Knocks Down Mailbox, Customer Wants Answers Comments (Count)
D.C. Circuit Court rejects UPS request for a rehearing on USPS costing case Comments (Count)
Local Post Office workers celebrate 30 plus years Comments (Count)
USPS worker allegedly calls gay men homophobic slur Comments (Count)
The Postal Task Force Cometh: What to Expect Comments (Count)
Robot vs man in the last mile Comments (Count)
Mail carriers return to flea-infested Rosemont neighborhood Comments (Count)

8/07/18

Rollaway mail truck crashes into house Comments (Count)
Huge tree limb crashes onto mail truck Comments (Count)
Vehicle crashes into Telferner post office Comments (Count)
Carriers to wear flea repellent for deliveries in Sacramento Comments (Count)

8/06/18

General Dynamics Books $467M Postal Service IT Job Comments (5 Comments)
USPS releases info to residents after mail destroyed by fire Comments (0 Comments)
USPS Maintenance Problems Go All the Way Up to the Roof, IG Says Comments (0 Comments)
The USPS Just Profiled Millennials, Then Made This Goofy Picture of Them Comments (0 Comments)
Israel to Privatize National Postal Company Comments (1 Comment)

8/05/18

Why Amazon, Rival Retailers Are Uniting Over U.S. Postal Service Comments (2 Comments)
Deutsche Bank “Breaks Through the Noise” on Amazon and the Post Office Comments (0 Comments)
PHOTO: Yet another postal truck burns Comments (3 Comments)

8/04/18

Kirkland says farewell to long-time employee at USPS Comments (3 Comments)
Digitally interactive stamps, coming soon to a post office near you Comments (1 Comment)
A New UPS Union Contract Shows How Online Shopping is Dragging Down Delivery Jobs Comments (15 Comments)
USPS OIG Report: Timecard Adjustments in the Greater Boston District  |  Certain Boston USPS offices under audit for alleged timecard manipulations Comments (35 Comments)
PHOTO: Komodo Dragon Found in Mail Comments (2 Comments)

8/03/18

How did postal worker, friends pull off $100K money order scheme? Comments (Count)
GAO: Postal Service Lacks Funds to Cover Its Future Expenses Comments (Count)
USPS suspends mail from Lake Arbor apartments Comments (Count)
Postal worker saves 16-year-old from sex trafficking in Oak Park Comments (Count)

8/02/18

N.J. mail carrier honored for saving man’s life Comments (Count)
That’s one cool Wellesley postal worker Comments (Count)
Amazon hit with fine in Italy for unauthorized postal services Comments (Count)
Postal employee removed for violating Hatch Act Comments (Count)
NALC: Step credit for former TEs to be recalculated Comments (Count)
The Miracle of the United States Postal Service Comments (Count)
Tornquist calls it a career Comments (Count)

8/01/18

Amazon, other shippers form group to lobby on USPS issues Comments (Count)
Postal worker suffers dog attack Comments (Count)
Open Mailbox Mystery in Avalon Park Comments (Count)
Cleveland: Suspect dressed as postal worker shoots man twice in the leg Comments (Count)
Woman assaults mail carrier with change, dog bowl Comments (Count)
Audiobook Reviews August 2018 by Jonathan Lowe Comments (Count)