Postal News Archives April 2024

4/27/24
Postal regulator directs USPS to request an advisory opinion on DFA or to show cause why it won’t
Southern California woman admits to $150 million postal fraud! Chen mailed 34 million packages with counterfeit postage
Texas postal worker hopes to deliver World War II era letters to Jacksonville family

4/26/24
SUV crashes into post office in Sugar House
Residents celebrate postal carrier on his last route
Sen. Manchin speaks to local postal workers at spring seminar
2 USPS mail carriers robbed in Dorchester | Multiple mail carriers robbed in Boston neighborhood
President of Reno Postal Workers Union Weighs in on Processing Center Move
Is mail being stolen inside a major Houston USPS facility?
Princeton couple accused of mail theft in federal court

4/25/24
Supreme Court rejects challenge to vote-by-mail restrictions in Texas
USPS OIG snares retired postal worker who defrauded workers’ compensation
Postal union says packages at risk as 600 USPS workers robbed last year

4/24/24
Senator calls out USPS leadership as first-class financial failures
UPS sees profit in USPS work that dragged down FedEx earnings
Former Greece USPS manager pleads guilty to stealing drugs from the mail
USPS is reinventing Mr. ZIP for a new generation

4/23/24
Baldwin Leads Senators Calling Out USPS Leadership for Unsustainable Price Hikes and Poor Service
USPS moves forward with changes to mail processing in Yakima
USPS moving ahead with controversial Nevada mail plan despite mounting opposition
Call in the Carrier Pigeons: Repeatedly raising stamp prices doesn’t work
Tulsa County Joins Opposition to USPS Move
Three Fort Worth Men Admit to Robbing USPS Letter Carrier
USPS Issues Continue in Central Alabama

4/22/24
USPS Priority Mail pieces are going missing in Birmingham; local businesses facing angry customers
UK: The Whole Country is Angry Now Over Post Office Scandal
VIDEO: Postal worker helps save man from burning vehicle

4/21/24
Postal Service proceeding with Grand Junction change
Virginia ranks worst in the nation for on-time mail delivery
Metro Atlanta business owner desperate over mail delays, impacts for his customers
No, the president cannot fire the postmaster general

4/20/24
Pool chemicals prompt evacuation at post office in Zebulon
Rifton USPS in Ulster County closed indefinitely due to safety hazard

4/19/24
‘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
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
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
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
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
How to Watch Mr. Bates vs The Post Office
Big change coming to Australia Post deliveries from Monday

4/13/24
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
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
‘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
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

4/09/24
The Price of a Stamp: An International Comparison
Wichita Falls: Suspicious package prompts multiple agencies to USPS building
Winter Park postal worker robbed in broad daylight

4/08/24
A Postal Service Crime Wave and the Benching of the Postal Police Force
Valley congressmen call proposed USPS consolidation “poorly thought out”
USPS worker issues warning to TikTokers about ‘cute’ return address stickers on back of envelopes
Royal Mail demands end of six-day letters delivery, mass job destruction
Festivals, postmarks and more will celebrate the August 8 solar eclipse | Is there mail today? Yes

4/07/24
Off-duty USPS employee murdered in shooting at Subway restaurant
‘Dumpster fire’: Experts predict swing state ballot chaos due to DeJoy’s USPS overhaul
Major mail delivery delays raise concerns about voting in the 2024 elections

4/06/24
‘It’s a disaster’: How mounting mail problems in Virginia impact mail carriers
Asheville’s first female letter carrier, called ‘lady mailman’ in 1968, passes away

4/05/24
Federal, local leaders hope to stop closure of Tulsa mail processing center
UPS plans to hire 300 pilots to support Postal Service contract
We tracked 5 packages with AirTags through Priority USPS mail to test out delays
The potential impact of North Platte post office changes on businesses
Lost in the mail: Richmond postal service plant fails to deliver
Charleston: Many not buying USPS claims on facility downgrade

4/04/24
Postal Service moving ahead with plans to shift regional distribution to Boston from Manchester
Audit finds flaws, undelivered mail at Postal Service’s new processing facility
Virginia: More postal workers affected by facility downgrade than union expected
Poor service and missing mail: USPS federal team searches Tallahassee post offices | Neighbors: “Something is going on“

4/03/24
Fayette’s Mary Borer Retires After 37 Years With USPS
Save the Post Office: What happened in Richmond won’t stay in Richmond: OIG audits the first RPDC
Postal worker speaks out after she was jumped for arrow key
USPS demotes Charleston P&DC, opts to send operations to Pittsburgh
USPS mail carrier fears losing her job after altercation with customers
Knoxville USPS processing facility to remain open, no career employee layoffs
NALC: April Postal Record Available

4/02/24
USPS honors slain Rockford mailman with procession
Audit report shows what went wrong at Henrico USPS facility to cause widespread mail delays in Virginia
Ongoing postal problems create delays for people receiving ‘loved ones’ remains
Inspector general says USPS must do more to secure master keys
Postal union, legislators concerned over proposed USPS modernization of processing center in Kingsford | Plan meets firm skepticism
USPS OIG Audit Report: Effectiveness of the New Richmond RPDC

4/01/24
Medicare Part B special enrollment period for USPS annuitants begins today
‘We are on the front line:’ USPS letter carriers recognized for heroic acts
UPS to replace FedEx as U.S. Postal Service’s primary air cargo provider | UPS Press Release
Three Mail Carriers Robbed in Chicago