USPS is getting better at hiring, but half of non-career postings still have no applicants
4.26.2024 – GovExec.com reports: “Two-thirds of those positions were rural carrier associates. While the IG credited postal management with taking steps that significantly improved the agency’s hiring processes, the number of postings without applicants increased to 58% in fiscal 2023. In the Wisconsin and Minnesota-North Dakota districts, 87% and 84% of RCA postings, respectively, received no applicants. Those areas also had the highest no-applicant rates for city carrier assistants.” – Comments
Senators call on postal board to abandon DeJoy’s reforms
4.25.2024 – GovExec.com reports: “The U.S. Postal Service’s governing board should stop implementing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s plan to overhaul the mailing agency’s operations, according to a group of Democratic senators who said the 10-year blueprint to improve USPS finances and efficiency is failing. While postal leadership has repeatedly defended its Delivering for America plan and said it needs more time to realize the benefits of its pricing, network and workforce reforms, the seven senators, led by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., said the changes are actively harming the Postal Service and its customers.” – Comments
DeJoy Says USPS will fix ‘deteriorating’ service in regions facing network shakeup
4.16.2024 – Federal News Network reports: “Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Tuesday that USPS is seeing “significant issues” with on-time delivery in regions where USPS is opening massive new facilities meant to streamline local operations. DeJoy told members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that he’s still “optimistic about the changes,” and expects service to stabilize in impacted regions by this summer.” – Angry Senators Hammer DeJoy – PMG grilled on mail delays, admits he never read senator’s letter – Georgia Rep. Mike Collins: ‘In over his head’ – VIDEO: Full Committee Hearing – VIDEO: Ossoff Presses DeJoy: “You’ve got weeks, not months to fix this… and if you don’t fix it I don’t think you’re fit for this job” – Comments
4/19/24
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‘USPS let down every Houstonian:’ Representatives respond to audit on postal facility |
USPS Union Members Hold Informational Picket – North Platte |
Woman says USPS lost package with family Bible, personal documents |
Postal Service moving ahead with plans to overhaul Grand Junction mail |
Months-long backlog has left 500,000 pieces of undelivered mail unreturned in Southwest Florida | APWU: 1.5 million pieces of mail are delayed per day at Fort Myers postal processing center |
4/18/24
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USPS forges ahead with plan to shift Peoria mail sorting to Chicago suburbs |
Congressmen introduce bipartisan bill to halt USPS processing facility consolidations |
Ochopee postmaster finds unexpected joy working at America’s smallest post office |
U.S. Senators slam DeJoy amid severe mail delays across country |
Could a TikTok-ing trucker and questionable USPS contract be to blame for a Missouri woman’s fiery death? |
Former USPS finance executive on the Postal Service’s turnaround plan, concludes 2023 was a tipping point |
4/17/24
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Casper Post Office Downsized, Leaving Wyoming Without a Major Mail Center |
MCA honors retiring Mooresburg postmaster Kay Kinkaid |
Teen arrested in armed robbery of USPS worker in Nashua |
4/16/24
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Shocking video shows postal carrier robbed at gunpoint in Nashua |
Man tries to intercept package at Palmetto facility after waiting two months |
USPS Postmaster General scheduled to speak at Senate hearing on postal service operations | April 16, 10:00am |
4/15/24
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USPS worker dies after rollover crash in Litchfield |
Inspector General’s reports find massive issues in rollout of ‘Delivering for America’ restructuring of USPS |
USPS got billions in financial aid, and now says it needs billions more |
Medford 5th graders equip 70 postal carriers with safety whistles |
OSHA Dismisses Penalties Against USPS |
4/14/24
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How to Watch Mr. Bates vs The Post Office |
Big change coming to Australia Post deliveries from Monday |
4/13/24
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UK: Post Office hero Alan Bates had seemingly been preparing for this day from the start |
Audit of Houston-area USPS facility found 384,000 delayed parcels during January inspection |
4/12/24
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USPS OIG Audits Four Washington D.C. USPS Facilities |
Pasadena residents want post office closed by tornado reopened |
Postal worker prime suspect in dog’s shooting death |
Senate committee hearing announced for USPS | Senate to hold hearing over USPS delays | Senator urges truth ahead of postmaster general testimony |
4/11/24
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‘It’s bad management’: Georgia congressman wants answers about postal delays |
Fake UK stamps blamed on Chinese-made counterfeits |
USPS OIG Alert: 384,000 delayed mail pieces, most of which were packages, were discovered at South Houston LPC during peak mailing season |
Woman drives vehicle into post office in Lancaster |
‘We’re really being left in the dark’ | Knoxville USPS employees afraid of losing their jobs as postal service moves some mail operations |
USPS cost-cutting measures affect rural communities |
4/10/24
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Atlanta RPDC Crashes on Launch |
Tallahassee without a postmaster as audit team investigates USPS service complaints |
Fortune: The Trump donor who Biden can’t fire is running the USPS directly into the ground |
2,000+ emails received: Mail still stuck at Palmetto USPS facility |
Macon store grand opening postponed as inventory shipped a month ago still hasn’t arrived |