Postal News Archives May 2019

NRLCA Reaches Tentative Agreement With USPS for Three-Year Contract
5.30.2019 – NRLCA reports: The Tentative Agreement must be ratified by a majority of the voting membership of the NRLCA to become effective. The contract includes a 4.2% total compensation increase for the term of the agreement. – Comments (Count)

New Model Mail Truck Catches on Fire in Houston
5.26.2019 – ABC 13 in Houston, Texas has reported on a USPS mail truck catching fire in a southwest Houston neighborhood. Correct us if we’re wrong, but that appears to be a new model Dodge Promaster delivery vehicle burning in the video. The Promaster vehicles have been rushed into service (ahead of a planned Next Generation Delivery Vehicle program) due (in part) to hundreds of older model LLVs burning in the same fashion. – Comments (Count)

5/31/19

Louisiana postal manager receives 2 1/2 year prison sentence for theft of $630,000 worth of stamps – Comments (Count)

Postal carriers reporting menacing behavior in Canton – Comments (Count)

Million Mile Awards – Clifton Heights – Comments (Count)

Postal carrier caught on camera spraying dog with pepper spray in Upper Arlington – Comments (Count)

Dark web vendor tripped up by using postage meter, feds say – Comments (Count)

5/30/19

FedEx to Launch Sunday Ground Deliveries (and redirect nearly all shipments now tendered by USPS into FedEx’s own network) – Comments (Count)

Drug traffickers’ favorite way to move fentanyl is Fedex and USPS – Comments (Count)

Fire department rescues mail truck from floodwaters – Comments (Count)

Infographic: Postal Service’s Plummeting Cash Position: Key Things to Know – Comments (Count)

Postal Reform Negligence Threatens Public Safety – Comments (Count)

Couple leads petition against post office mural that has a topless Native American woman – Comments (Count)

West Town Residents Alarmed at Recent Mail Thefts – Comments (Count)

Case involving teen accused of fatally shooting postal worker turns federal – Comments (Count)

Survey finds widespread dissatisfaction with mail service in Bexley area – Comments (Count)

Chicago: Postal Service vows to improve service at community meeting – Comments (Count)

5/29/19

Rats in Albuquerque post office cause $9,500 citation (with photos) – Comments (Count)

Car Crashes Into Watertown Post Office – Comments (Count)

Postal Worker Bids Farewell – Comments (Count)

Albuquerque post offices still dealing with rats – Comments (Count)

Fightin’ Iron: The USMC and the Postal Service – Comments (Count)

5/28/19

USPS OIG: High Throughput Package Sorters at the Queens, NY Processing and Distribution Center – Comments (Count)

USPS OIG Delivers on Service Outage Probe and Five-Year Strategic Plan – Comments (Count)

Where is the U.S. D-Day 75th Anniversary Stamp? – Comments (Count)

Postal Service Delivers 81-Year-Old Christmas Card to Billings Woman – Comments (Count)

Robo-Deliveries Are Now Reality in China – Comments (Count)

5/26/19

Perhaps we need the USPS to restore trust in digital communications – Comments (Count)

Commentary: Flawed business model hurts USPS – Comments (Count)

5/25/19

Man pulls gun on Amazon driver, forces him to rake driveway – Comments (Count)

So this is what happened to a truckload of ballots that went missing – Comments (Count)

5/24/19

Letter carriers form procession of mail trucks to honor coworker who passed away – Comments (Count)

British locomotive used on poster featuring new USPS train stamp – Comments (Count)

Mailman’s last day on the job will move you to tears | GoFundMe: Send Mr. Floyd to Hawaii – Comments (Count)

Ford shows off package delivery robot that arrives by self-driving van – Comments (Count)

5/23/19

USPS OIG: Do First-Line Supervisors Have Adequate Resources to Perform Their Duties? – Comments (Count)

Continual mail mixups in Ohio City, Tremont leaves neighbors frustrated – Comments (Count)

Richmond-area post offices fined thousands for unsafe working conditions – Comments (Count)

UK postal service to deliver packages twice a day – Comments (Count)

Video: Illinois postal worker cheers for teen playing basketball – Comments (Count)

Self-Driving Truck Video – Comments (Count)

5/22/19

Wife of slain postal carrier recalls moment she learned of his death – Comments (Count)

APWU: Don’t Let the Postal Service Take Your Pulse (Have things improved since the last survey?) – Comments (Count)

Rapper Ice-T says he almost shot Amazon delivery driver creeping up to his crib – Comments (Count)

5/21/19

Duo cashes nearly $40K in checks stolen from post office – Comments (Count)

Johns Island residents frustrated with mail delivery – Comments (Count)

Self-driving trucks begin mail delivery test for USPS – Comments (Count)

Postal Service Warns of Fake Delivery Notices – Comments (Count)

5/20/19

Postal Service Rolls Out Big Changes for Highway Mail Haulers – Comments (Count)

Postal worker retires with four decades of experience – Comments (Count)

Amazon a winner as Supreme Court sides with Post Office on package delivery prices – Comments (Count)

Postal Service: Minot office can’t support mail processing – Comments (Count)

Burchett bill: No cluster mailbox requirement in new neighborhoods without local vote – Comments (Count)

Postal Hub Podcast: The Trump-Quake in the US Postal Sector – Comments (Count)

USPS celebrates national military appreciation month – Comments (Count)

5/19/19

Postal worker seriously injured in two-car crash – Comments (Count)

5/18/19

Austrian Postal Service is Buying a Bank – Comments (Count)

USPS OIG: Mail Delivery Issues – Graceland Annex, Chicago District – Comments (Count)

Ohio City residents facing major mail issues – Comments (Count)

5/17/19

The Hill: Financial Collapse of the USPS is Coming – Comments (Count)

Mailman delivers marijuana to house during drug raid – Comments (Count)

Some neighbors with disabilities are paying for mail in Kewaskum – Comments (Count)

5/16/19

Ocasio-Cortez Puts the Postal Service on the Path to Ruin – Comments (Count)

PMG Brennan: ‘Things are getting worse’ – Comments (Count)

Postal Worker in Union Dumps Mail, Abandons Truck – Comments (Count)

Now Amazon is building its own airport – Comments (Count)

USPS employee says she’s not being paid after traumatizing incident on the job – Comments (Count)

How much does the USPS profit when they lose your mail and it’s sold at auction? – Comments (Count)

5/15/19

Minnesota boy run over by mail truck, life saved by his helmet – Comments (Count)

Postal drive collects 6,000 lbs. of food – Comments (Count)

Napping postal worker with pistol in lap draws SWAT team – Comments (Count)

USPS halts mail delivery to neighborhood for more than 3 weeks due to wasps – Comments (Count)

Man accused of ramming mail truck to kill ‘useless’ USPS employee – Comments (Count)

5/14/19

Feature meant to prevent mail theft may actually be causing it – Comments (Count)

Study Refutes Trump’s Claim That USPS Loses Money on Amazon – Comments (Count)

USPS Did Not Meet Performance Goals for 2018 – Comments (Count)

USPS vehicles have been catching on fire for years with no recall | Car and Driver – Comments (Count)

USPS OIG: Spotlight on Safety at Mail Processing Facilities – Comments (Count)

OSHA proposes nearly $185,000 in penalties against Ankeny post office – Comments (Count)

5/13/19

Consumer Postal Council: Postal Reform Legislation Must Uphold Promises to Retirees – Comments (Count)

USPS OIG: Assessing the Effectiveness of Domestic Competitive Negotiated Service Agreements (PDF) – Comments (Count)

Why AOC Is (Mostly) Wrong About Post Office Pensions – Comments (Count)

Auto Blog: Mail trucks are catching fire at an alarming rate – Comments (Count)

Amazon to employees: We’ll pay you to quit and haul packages | Amazon offering $10K and 3 Months Pay – Comments (Count)

Mailbox Improvement Week arrives in time for spring cleaning – Comments (Count)

Gallup: Postal Service Still Americans’ Favorite Federal Agency – Comments (Count)

Delivering help: Postal workers unite for annual Stamp Out Hunger drive – Comments (Count)

5/12/19

One-time Minneapolis postal worker addicted to conspiracy theories sentenced – Comments (Count)

Mail carrier needs surgery after dog attack in Michigan – Comments (Count)

PHOTOS: From mailbox to mealtime – Comments (Count)

5/11/19

‘Tough decisions’ lie ahead for USPS in upcoming 10-year business plan – Comments (Count)

AOC and Bernie put postal banking back on the agenda – Comments (Count)

5/10/19

Eyesore of the Week: Mailboxes of Tribeca – Comments (Count)

Beleaguered Postal Service Needs to Say No to ‘Green’ Vehicles – Comments (Count)

Postal Service Hasn’t Even Called Family Whose Relative Was Killed By a USPS Driver – Comments (Count)

Letter carrier’s heroic response to house fire helps save two dogs, a ferret and a home – Comments (Count)

Alliance Report: Be Careful What You Wish For – Comments (Count)

Postal worker leaves behind more than mail during nature’s call – Comments (Count)

5/09/19

USPS OIG Report: Facility Condition Reviews – Mail Processing Facilities – Comments (Count)

New postmaster steps into Adrian post office – Comments (Count)

Stamps.com loses more than half its value after slashing its profit outlook – Comments (Count)

Trump tweets about company in the running for new postal delivery trucks – Comments (Count)

Grieving Brooklyn Family Rails at Postal Service ‘Killers’ – Comments (Count)

VIDEO: Postal truck heads right through floodwater – Comments (Count)

5/08/19

Concerns raised about compelling postal retirees to enroll in Medicare – Comments (Count)

Familiar face retiring after 40 years with USPS – Comments (Count)

Mail truck recovered after being stolen by woman on bike – Comments (Count)

5/07/19

$6.3 billion delivery: New USPS truck to be picked this year – Comments (Count)

Another Attempt to Let USPS Ship Alcohol – Comments (Count)

Who Is to Blame for USPS Delivery Delays? – Comments (Count)

NPF: PMG Highlights How Digital Dimensions Are Taking Mail to New Heights – Comments (Count)

Postal Retirement Q&A May/June 2019 by Roseanne Jefferson – Comments (Count)

5/06/19

NPMHU Releases Details on RI-399 Payments – Comments (Count)

Consumer Postal Council: Time For The Postal Service to Open Their Books – Comments (Count)

USPS OIG: How Well Does the Postal Service Recruit and Train First-Line Supervisors? – Comments (Count)

Varmints still appearing at ABQ post offices | Rats, rodents and bats oh my – Comments (Count)

National Postal Forum is underway in Indianapolis – Comments (Count)

27th Annual NALC National Food Drive is this Saturday, May 11th – Comments (Count)

Reward money rises for info that leads to missing pregnant postal worker – Comments (Count)

5/05/19

Caravan of mail carriers honor fallen post office worker – Comments (Count)

Surveillance video captures moment pedestrian is struck by mail truck – Comments (Count)

5/04/19

Lil Sherry Postal Carrier Parade – Comments (Count)

USPS Completes Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Tests – Comments (Count)

USPS truck hits and kills 52-year-old man in Brooklyn – Comments (Count)

5/03/19

The Mail Boat Captain of Detroit – Comments (Count)

Amazon hiring thousands of delivery drivers in roughly 50 US cities – Comments (Count)

Alligator stops mail delivery in Winter Garden – Comments (Count)

Postal worker tackles would-be robber in LaFox – Comments (Count)

Postal worker blames broken gate for stolen truck and personal belongings – Comments (Count)

5/02/19

T-Mobile Amplified Promotion for USPS Employees – Comments (Count)

Legislation Introduced to End USPS Pre-Funding Mandate – Comments (Count)

Postal Service Adds Five Drivers to the Million Mile Club – Comments (Count)

Return of Minot mail processing not physically, financially feasible – Comments (Count)

Mark Chute retires as Toledo postmaster – Comments (Count)

5/01/19

Postal worker in mail theft case says supervisors need to be questioned more – Comments (Count)

Residents on Franklin Co. road says Postal Service won’t deliver to them – Comments (Count)