Postal News Archives September 2018

9/30/18
In Toulon, snail mail can be fail mail – Comments (Count)
Amazon delivery drivers say they feel pressure to drive dangerously, urinate in bottles, and sprint on the job – Comments (Count)
Man arrested after allegedly firing shots inside Conway Post Office – Comments (Count)

9/29/18
Hero Mount Kisco Postal Carrier Recognized Nationally – Comments (Count)
Hope for a town without a post office – Comments (Count)

9/28/18
Minor explosion at Oklahoma post office being investigated – Comments (Count)
USPS investigating video of mailman urinating on porch – Comments (Count)
Another! Mail truck fire reported in South Forsyth – Comments (Count)
Woman arrested in theft of Clarksville USPS master key – Comments (Count)
UK postal service tells public to stop putting potato chip bags in the mail – Comments (Count)
The postman is calling: USPS is hiring for the holidays – Comments (Count)

9/27/18
Throwback Thursday: Postal workers start packing pistols in 1961 – Comments (Count)
Waterloo Postmaster Retiring – Comments (Count)
Santa Rosa neighborhood battling USPS over proposed cluster boxes during wildfire rebuilding – Comments (Count)
Thieving North Scottsdale Postman Takes Bait Money, Gets Probation – Comments (Count)
USPS OIG: Use of IMb for First Class Letters’ Processing Costs – Comments (Count)
Task force’s recommendations to Trump remain a mystery – Comments (Count)

9/26/18
Federal health insurance to see lowest rate increase in 23 years – Comments (Count)
Feds: Two postal workers conspired to rob Gary’s Tolleston post office – Comments (Count)
Postmaster Sherry Johnson Retires – Comments (Count)
He helped save a disabled man trapped in a burning house. Now he is a letter carrier hero – Comments (Count)
Mail carrier charged with taking bribes to deliver pot-filled packages – Comments (Count)
Reward offered for information about stolen mail truck – Comments (Count)

9/25/18
Residents of tiny Aripeka will keep their post office after new agreement – Comments (Count)
Mailbox bandits pried $300K in checks from NJ postal collection bins – Comments (Count)
Post Office employee wins award – Comments (Count)
Canada Post strike averted for now – Comments (Count)
1,100 pieces of undelivered mail found in KC postal worker’s car after wreck – Comments (Count)
Yet ANOTHER LLV burns, This One in Iowa City – Comments (Count)

9/24/18
3 months later, answer in death of mail carrier who died in heat wave – Comments (Count)
USPS OIG Conducting Audit on HVAC Maintenance – Comments (Count)
Postal Service Hires New Sequim Postmaster – Comments (Count)
She didn’t have to go ‘postal’ on robber, but mail carrier did get mail back – Comments (Count)
Report: Some students aren’t voting absentee because they don’t know where to buy stamps – Comments (Count)

9/23/18
(Boo hoo) Some Amazon delivery drivers have been forced to use trucks with bald tires and broken doors – Comments (Count)
5 Metro Detroit Carriers Honored for Heroism – Comments (Count)
Yet ANOTHER LLV Burns, This One in Maryland – Comments (Count)

9/22/18
Amazon reportedly plants fake packages as a trap for drivers – Comments (Count)
Postal carrier helps saves elderly woman in Whittier house fire – Comments (Count)
Ocean Beach neighbors thank USPS mail carrier of 38 years – Comments (Count)

9/21/18
APWU and USPS Agree to Extend Negotiations Deadline Until Oct. 20th – Comments (Count)
Postal worker, partner accused of cashing over $60K in stolen money orders – Comments (Count)
Postal workers gather in Spokane to protest privatization of mail services – Comments (Count)
Recent announcements from CVS, Amazon, could alter medication home delivery – Comments (Count)
Congresswoman denied entry to conduct unannounced inspection of USPS facility in Albuquerque – Comments (Count)
USPS Proposal May Cause Direct Mailers to ‘Go Postal’ – Comments (Count)
USPS truck loses load of mail on Jefferson Highway – Comments (Count)

9/20/18
APWU: National Day of Action on October 8th – Comments (Count)
Portsmouth residents rally behind post office – Comments (Count)
Two Wailuku Postal Workers Honored With National Safety Awards – Comments (Count)
Postal Truck Strikes Home in Thornridge Subdivision – Comments (Count)

9/19/18
Mahindra Plans Autonomous USPS Mail Truck Tests in Michigan – Comments (Count)
Help release the FBI’s files on its wartime ‘Postal Censorship’ program – Comments (Count)
Petersburg post office could be closed a week or longer due to mercury spill – Comments (Count)
Hot Wheels immortalized by USPS stamp set – Comments (Count)
Woman arrested after posing as USPS employee – Comments (Count)

9/18/18
Competition heats up among Amazon, carriers as e-commerce reshapes transportation – Comments (Count)
Rochester: USPS Hiring 500 Seasonal Workers for the Holidays – Comments (Count)
NALC Ballots Being Mailed – Comments (Count)
Senate Joins House in Passing Bill to Limit Postal Service Role in Opioid Crisis – Comments (Count)
11 former FedEx employees, 2 former USPS contractors indicted for stealing from mail – Comments (Count)
Guam: Mailman allegedly steals from parcel, sends lewd photos to victim – Comments (Count)

9/17/18
I worked in an Amazon warehouse: Bernie Sanders is right to target them – Comments (Count)
Aripeka Residents Fight to Keep Post Office – Comments (Count)
Seaside Post Office Bounces Back – Comments (Count)
Richwood postal worker pleads guilty to embezzlement – Comments (Count)
Suspect sought in robbery of USPS driver in Cromwell – Comments (Count)

9/16/18
USPS OIG: Accuracy of Grievance Payments in the Houston District – Comments (Count)
Missing mail mystery in two communities – Comments (Count)

9/15/18
South China Morning Post: Donald Trump is Threatening the International Mail System – Comments (Count)
Family’s mail not delivered for weeks because road deemed unsafe by postmaster – Comments (Count)
New chairman of USPS Board of Governors announced – Comments (Count)
Oprah Winfrey honors first responders as USPS unveils new stamp – Comments (Count)

9/14/18
Emergency suspension to a small town post office: It’s frustrating – Comments (Count)
Mail carrier robbed by two males in Pembroke Pines – Comments (Count)
Marblehead postal worker arrested after a hit-and-run crash – Comments (Count)
USPS worker accused of stealing more than 6,000 greeting cards filled with cash, checks – Comments (Count)

9/13/18
Mayor slams USPS for removing post office from Washington after 214 years – Comments (Count)
Mistake sends car into Forest Park post office – Comments (Count)
Outdated global postal system hurts US manufacturers – Comments (Count)
Roof leak forces closure of Denver post office – Comments (Count)
Clarksville police continue search for missing USPS master key – Comments (Count)

9/12/18
FedEx to add 55,000 seasonal workers for holiday shipping peak  |  Goes to six days a week all year – Comments (Count)
NM post office and solar observatory closed due to mysterious security issue  |  FBI and Black Hawks – Comments (Count)
Barometer blamed for mercury leak in postal vehicle – Comments (Count)
How the USPS Uses Data Analytics to Sniff Out Fraud – Comments (Count)
USPS OIG: Powering Innovation in Parcel Delivery – Comments (Count)
Post office cleans up, dries out after roof collapses – Comments (Count)
Kokomo man arrested for attacking postal worker – Comments (Count)
Businesses urge Trump admin against Postal Service rate hikes – Comments (Count)
Canada: Postal union tells members to stock up on prescriptions as strike looms – Comments (Count)

9/11/18
Postal Service Prepares for Hurricane Florence – Comments (Count)
At least a dozen postal workers sexually assaulted by a tailor – Comments (Count)
USPS worker caught on camera tossing packages into street – Comments (Count)
Mailroom worker accused of embezzling $5.4 million – Comments (Count)
Bats appear to be creating problems at Albuquerque’s main post office – Comments (Count)
Federal agents use GPS tracker in pretend package to take down suspected mail thief – Comments (Count)
Carver mail carrier caught on camera mishandling packages – Comments (Count)

9/10/18
‘Wrecking crew’ stole money orders for months from locked postal boxes – Comments (Count)
Amazon Thumbs Its Nose at Sustainability, Orders 20,000 Conventional Vans – Comments (Count)
7 On Your Side Delivers a Refund for Postal Customer – Comments (Count)
Lawmakers call for investigation of Albuquerque post offices – Comments (Count)
Canada Post strike or lockout possible later this month – Comments (Count)
The Postal Service Wants to Become an Ad Agency – Comments (Count)
Help Wanted at the Post Office: Be at least 18, or 16 with a high school diploma – Comments (Count)
NALC Election: Rolando vs. Noble – Comments (Count)

9/09/18
Winchester Post Office Roof Collapses – Comments (Count)
Amazon’s Massive Distribution Network in One Giant Visualization – Comments (Count)

9/08/18
New Atascadero Postmaster – Comments (Count)
Man with buck teeth, yellowed eyes wanted in armed robbery of Detroit USPS driver – Comments (Count)
Why USPS is the perfect fit for the last mile – Comments (Count)
USPS Master Key Stolen in Clarksville – Comments (Count)

9/07/18
Detroit: Suspect tries to hijack USPS truck, robs driver at gunpoint – Comments (Count)
New USPS Rule Would Limit Marketing Mail to Paper Products Only (No More Merchandise) – Comments (Count)
Winters welcomes new postmaster – Comments (Count)
The Pearson Decision and the Mailbox Rule in the Age of Stamps.com – Comments (Count)
Sketch released of woman who assaulted postal worker – Comments (Count)
Residents upset after mail suspended in Montgomery neighborhood – Comments (Count)

9/06/18
USPS OIG: Using Mail to Build Brands – Comments (Count)
Mail found discarded in Liberty County wooded area – Comments (Count)
Another! Mail truck burns in Logan Post Office garage – Comments (Count)
Woman injured when mail truck topples on US-75 – Comments (Count)
91-year-old postal employee marks 66 years of postal work – Comments (Count)
Amazon Announces Order of 20,000 Sprinter Vans for Delivery Network – Comments (Count)

9/05/18
USPS Sorting Mail Following Train vs. Mail Truck – Comments (Count)
Two Confirmed to USPS Board of Governors – Comments (Count)
Direct Mail Is Back, Only This Time It’s Better – Comments (Count)
Atlanta is getting its 35th Postmaster: Here’s what she’s tasked with – Comments (Count)
Amazon hits $1 trillion valuation amid Trump attacks – Comments (Count)
Truck dumps mail into intersection outside Nashville – Comments (Count)

9/04/18
Suspected mold sickens two Minnesota post office employees – Comments (Count)
Fundraising Premiums Targeted by USPS – Comments (Count)
Congresswoman demands answers about mail thefts and late deliveries – Comments (Count)
Change of Address Identity Verification Internal Controls – Comments (Count)
Royal Mail heads into Canada as part of overseas expansion – Comments (Count)
Video shows mailman throwing package on porch, angering woman – Comments (Count)
One final delivery for 48-year postmaster: a post office with his name on it – Comments (Count)
Postal union: Albuquerque offices are in shambles with rats and bats – Comments (Count)

9/03/18
Postal Retirement Q&A September/October 2018 by Roseanne Jefferson – Comments (Count)
Bowlus Post Office Closed Indefinitely Due to Health Concerns – Comments (Count)

9/02/18
The stamp man cometh: Hoboken installs new postmaster – Comments (Count)
Mail truck falls into sinkhole in north Jackson – Comments (Count)
Glenn Retires From USPS – Comments (Count)
Former postal worker sentenced for accessing child porn on work computers – Comments (Count)

9/01/18
Audiobook Reviews September 2018 by Jonathan Lowe – Comments (Count)
Post Office workers honored with Million Mile Club inductions – Comments (Count)
Beatrice postmaster retiring after 35 years – Comments (Count)
Mail stolen from USPS boxes in Connecticut town – Comments (Count)