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9/06/20
Shoe leather and the dignity of work - Comments (Count)
Mail delays cause increasing concern as packages pile up at William Street facility - Comments (Count)
Chris Smith: A big last day for a 'first class' Santa Rosa mail carrier - Comments (Count)
9/05/20
Iowa post offices shipping more packages - Comments (Count)
Late mail leaves Rural America disconnected - Comments (Count)
Postal Service hiring part-time, entry-level carriers in Memphis - Comments (Count)
Senator Warner tours Henrico post office amidst delays, complaints - Comments (Count)
The 2020 USPS Holiday Stamps are Here! - Comments (Count)
9/04/20
USPS overtime up 35% since 2014 - Comments (Count)
Surveillance video shows bags of mail being dumped in Glendale spa parking lot - Comments (Count)
Post Office confessional: 'Our packages are up over 51% and we have half the workforce, do the math!' - Comments (Count)
One family has delivered the mail by boat for 115 years. Is this the last? - Comments (Count)
Congresswoman denied access to USPS processing facility amid mail delivery concerns - Comments (Count)
USPS officials worry 'supply chain' issues could impact mail ballots - Comments (Count)
USPS selling old sorting equipment online - Comments (Count)
9/03/20
NALC: Annual Leave Carryover Amount Increased to 520 Hours for 2021  |  NPMHU - Comments (Count)
Postal Retirement Q&A September-October 2020 by Roseanne Jefferson (say a prayer for Roseanne) - Comments (Count)
Pandemic takes toll on USPS; workers continue to bear the brunt - Comments (Count)
Olde Town East residents wonder why post office remains closed - Comments (Count)
Rise of Amazon orders keep postal workers busy - Comments (Count)
Houston lawmakers criticize changes at North Houston postal facility ahead of election - Comments (Count)
Survey reveals USPS service issues with two key parcel products - Comments (Count)
USPS says performance is rebounding - Comments (Count)
9/02/20
Postal IG Charts Increase in Overtime at USPS - Comments (Count)
Dead Birds, Missing Drugs, and Lost Human Remains: USPS Workers Blame a 'Manufactured Crisis' - Comments (Count)
USPS responds to concerns about Sioux City post office not answering phones - Comments (Count)
Mail From My Mom in a Pandemic, an Ode to the USPS - Comments (Count)
Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Pandemic - Comments (Count)
USPS to give weekly on-time mail delivery data to oversight committees - Comments (Count)
9/01/20
USPS Officials Order Historic Murals Covered in 12 States; Considering Removal - Comments (Count)
NALC: National-Level Grievance Over Expedited Street/Afternoon Sortation (ESAS) Settled - Comments (Count)
Red Bank Rallies for Postal Service - Comments (Count)
Postal carrier pickets Oakland office claiming he's not paid for package deliveries - Comments (Count)
Rural carrier honored for saving fall victim - Comments (Count)
New filing shows USPS board chairman is also director of Mitch McConnell super PAC - Comments (Count)
USPS reports service performance has improved across all major mail performance categories - Comments (Count)
Amazon wins FAA approval for Prime Air drone delivery fleet - Comments (Count)
Postal worker retires after 36 years of delivering to Ashburn - Comments (Count)
Jillian Hensley: A USPS Savior - Comments (Count)
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Postmaster General blames inaction from Congress for USPS financial problems
8.24.2020 - Federal News Network reports: "Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told House lawmakers on Monday that the Postal Service hasn't adjusted as quickly as expected to ongoing efforts to cut late and extra trips between mail processing facilities and local post offices, resulting in mail delays." - C-SPAN Video - Oral Statement of USPS Board of Governors Chairman - Updates: DeJoy Spars With Democrats - Comments (Count)
DeJoy Testifies Before Congress, Commits to Delivering Election Mail on Time
8.21.2020 - NBC News reports: "Postmaster General Louis DeJoy committed to delivering ballots and election mail on time in testimony before the U.S. Senate on Friday, his first public statement since the U.S. Postal Service has come under intense scrutiny for extensive mail delays." - C-SPAN Video - USPS Chief: Election mail will be handled securely and on time - WSJ - The Guardian - NPR - Sen. Rosen Grills DeJoy - Sen. Carper Yells Expletives - Sen. Lankford: Post office's woes not caused by COVID - Comments (Count)
READ: House Democrats Release Revised USPS Bill, Tout More Than 200 Sponsors
8.20.2020 - CNN reports: "House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney of New York officially released Wednesday the House Democrats' US Postal Service proposal, which the chamber will vote on in an unusual Saturday session, touting the more than 200 members of Congress who have co-sponsored the legislation." - NALC: House Voting on Postal Relief This Weekend - Comments (Count)
USPS Requesting VERA for Non-Bargaining Employees
8.07.2020 - USPS News Link reports: "These organizational changes do not initiate a reduction in force, and there are no immediate impacts to USPS employees. However, to prepare for future changes, the Postal Service has implemented a management hiring freeze and will be requesting future Voluntary Early Retirement Authority from the Office of Personnel Management for non-bargaining employees." - USPS seeks early retirements, management hiring freeze - Comments (Count)
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