Postal News Archives January 2021

Biden Will Make Entire 645K Federal Vehicle Fleet US-made Electric
1.25.2021 – Electrek reports: “The US Post Office vehicles in particular are ripe for replacement, with the Gumman LLV, used by the Post Office since the late 1980s, showing its age. These vehicles do short, consistent daily routes with a lot of starting and stopping, which is an ideal application for electric vehicles. The US government has been running a bidding process for several years to replace the LLV, though has pushed back the decision several times – likely in an attempt to get more serious alternative-fuel bids.” – Why The Next Postal Service Mail Truck May Be Electric – USPS is about to plug into electric mail vehicles – Workhorse Stock Gains – Comments (Count)

PMG DeJoy Calls for New ‘Tone’ for USPS
1.06.2021 – Linn’s Stamp News reports: “In a Jan. 4 address to postal employees, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy appeared to be setting the stage for major changes in the way the United States Postal Service operates. “As we begin the new year, I want us to set a new tone,” he said in a video message. “I want to put our organization and every employee in a better position to succeed,” he said.” – Video – Comments (Count)

1/31/21

NPMHU: USPS Issues COVID-19 Return to Work Instructions – Comments (Count)

NALC: Smart Locker Test and MDD Address Errors (PDF) – Comments (Count)

DeSoto: Postal vehicle hits and injures woman, kills dog – Comments (Count)

1/30/21

Post office damaged in early morning crash – Comments (Count)

Multiple police officers respond to call about dog attacking person at post office – Comments (Count)

Postal Service delays causing late bills – Comments (Count)

USPS: Reports of local staff not masking untrue – Comments (Count)

1/29/21

Lexington: Postal Service Should Continue to Prefund Retiree Health Benefits – Comments (Count)

Postal truck caught in sinkhole in San Luis Obispo – Comments (Count)

USPS Board of Governors to Meet February 9 – Comments (Count)

Man sentenced in $400,000 nationwide postal stamp scheme – Comments (Count)

At least 17 Syracuse postal workers test positive for COVID – Comments (Count)

Calls Mount for Biden to Shake up Postal Service’s Leadership – Comments (Count)

“Somebody’s stealing mail” Allegations of internal mail theft at Heritage Station – Comments (Count)

CNN: A month after the holidays, some people are still getting Christmas packages in the mail – Comments (Count)

1/28/21

Don’t Expect the USPS Fleet to Go Electric Anytime Soon – Comments (Count)

USPS carrier praised after quick thinking likely saves an elderly woman’s life – Comments (Count)

Historic snow in Lincoln slows down mail deliveries – Comments (Count)

Recipients say they never received certified mail, Postal Service records only offer scribbles – Comments (Count)

Atlanta neighborhood says it hasn’t seen mail delivery in weeks – Comments (Count)

As postal delays continue, about 6 percent of postal employees have contracted COVID-19 – Comments (Count)

Toledo postal facility no longer processing Cleveland-area mail – Comments (Count)

1/27/21

Flagstaff postal worker gets helping hand during winter storm – Comments (Count)

New Jersey community raises thousands for postal worker who lost twin sister, mom to COVID within two weeks – Comments (Count)

Chicago man charged in conspiracy to sell stolen stimulus checks with help of postal worker – Comments (Count)

What’s with all the delays with USPS? – Comments (Count)

Skillful Postal Service Driver Battles Snowy Road in Lincoln, Nebraska – Comments (Count)

1/26/21

Postal Service Announces Star Wars Droid Stamps – Comments (Count)

New Chairman of PRC, Michael Kubayanda – Comments (Count)

Postal Service trying to catch up on late deliveries – Comments (Count)

USPS Drops Appeals But Pledges to Fight for DeJoy’s Reforms – Comments (Count)

Letter carrier says he is essential, but can’t get vaccine – Comments (Count)

Supervisor’s testimony credible in post office worker injury case – Comments (Count)

Checks are being stolen from Postal Service mailboxes, raising concerns about the blue boxes’ security – Comments (Count)

USPS losing customers over shipping delays – Comments (Count)

1/25/21

NALC: Didn’t Receive a Ratification Ballot? – Comments (Count)

USPS workers still searching for answers on how and when they will receive a COVID vaccine – Comments (Count)

Pascrell Wants Biden to Fire Entire USPS Board of Governors For ‘Dereliction’ – Comments (Count)

NALC: Settlement reached on holiday schedule pecking order grievance – Comments (Count)

Lake Geneva postal worker retires after 35 years – Comments (Count)

COVID outbreak causes staffing shortage at Siler City Post Office – Comments (Count)

Christmas may come in April – Comments (Count)

USPS truck catches fire on the Everett Turnpike in Nashua – Comments (Count)

1/24/21

Woodland residents celebrate “Dan the Mailman” on his retirement – Comments (Count)

Dog-gone delivery – Comments (Count)

USPS apologizes for upside down flag at Maui post office – Comments (Count)

Man says package hasn’t move in past 12 days at USPS facilities in Virginia – Comments (Count)

USPS OIG: Bank Secrecy Act Compliance – Comments (Count)

Lexington: Fix Mail Delivery Through Transparency – Comments (Count)

1/23/21

Linn’s: When junk mail becomes a collector’s treasure – Comments (Count)

Outrage over U.S. flag flown upside down and at half-staff in Maui on inauguration day – Comments (Count)

New members appointed to Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee – Comments (Count)

Caught on Camera: Tucson woman says mail truck hit her trash cans multiple times – Comments (Count)

Chicago: South Side residents have gone over a week without mail, face long lines at post office – Comments (Count)

USPS steps up security during second stimulus distribution – Comments (Count)

1/22/21

USPS closes one of Wallingford’s post offices due to lack of staffing – Comments (Count)

USPS needs saving, and Biden has the tools to help – Comments (Count)

APWU: Postal Service Implements New Organizational Structure for Employees Working in Dock Areas – Comments (Count)

Akron homeowner wants trucks waiting for mail to get off his lawn – Comments (Count)

Residents circulate petition to solve mail woes at Drake Post Office – Comments (Count)

Scams tied to massive mail delays – Comments (Count)

Sticky mail? Postal Service explains ‘mail fishing’ evidence found at Tulsa collection box – Comments (Count)

USPS continues to see delivery delays, some are getting frustrated – Comments (Count)

1/21/21

Woods retires from Postal Service after three decades – Comments (Count)

Virginia Beach moves to Phase 1b for COVID vaccinations which includes postal workers – Comments (Count)

VIDEO: Live With APWU President Dimondstein – Comments (Count)

Woman fears for sister’s health as medication sits for days at Richmond USPS facility – Comments (Count)

Amazon is offering Biden a hand distributing the COVID vaccine – Comments (Count)

Canada: 121 workers at Mississauga’s Gateway postal facility test positive for COVID – Comments (Count)

Hope, friends and prayer help a family manage a COVID-induced stroke – Comments (Count)

Dancing mailboxes celebrate inauguration in most Berkeley way possible – Comments (Count)

Vehicle towing USPS mail truck crashes into pole on highway – Comments (Count)

1/20/21

Spanish Fort Post Office Closes – Comments (Count)

20-year-old arrested in string of armed robberies of postal workers in Albuquerque – Comments (Count)

When will the postal service catch up on mail delays? – Comments (Count)

2021 USPS Forever Stamps will feature stunning NASA Sun images – Comments (Count)

USPS Releases Updated 2020 Post-Election Analysis Report – Comments (Count)

1/19/21

PHOTO: Long line as only one clerk works the window at the Mesquite, TX Post Office – Comments (Count)

Bill Creekbaum: Beloved postal worker missed by community, coworkers – Comments (Count)

OP-ED: Lunar New Year Stamp Has Aztec, Not Asian, Vibe – Comments (Count)

The Postal Service Survived the Election. But It Was Crushed by Holiday Packages – Comments (Count)

USPS Gets Good Grade on Early Pandemic Response | Report: Moving the Mail Through COVID – Comments (Count)

USPS OIG: Late and Extra Trips at the Los Angeles P&DC (PDF) – Comments (Count)

Steve Hutkins (Save the Post Office) requesting info from PRC on removal of 30,000 collection boxes in 2021, post office closures and hours and COVID numbers (PDF) – Comments (Count)

1/18/21

Philadelphia postal workers say hundreds of thousands of boxes are sitting inside processing and delivery centers – Comments (Count)

USPS transitioning Martinsville neighborhood to curbside and cluster boxes; neighbors are upset – Comments (Count)

More and more carriers want to know: Is Amazon tasking USPS with the larger packages? – Comments (Count)

USPS announces additional stamps for 2021 – Comments (Count)

Amazon’s New Electric Rivian Vans Have a Unique Sound – Comments (Count)

Milford business owner fears delayed payments in the mail could ruin him – Comments (Count)

Judge drops case against homeless woman who stole USPS truck in Brooklyn – Comments (Count)

1/17/21

VIDEOS: Brooklyn woman steals mail truck, takes it on a joyride – Comments (Count)

USPS removing mailboxes for security reasons ahead of inauguration – Comments (Count)

USPS delays continue, angering residents, small businesses with late bills – Comments (Count)

1/16/21

USPS names new vice president for transportation strategy – Comments (Count)

Still waiting for packages that were mailed in December? It could be awhile – Comments (Count)

Woman steals USPS truck, crashes into 14 cars in Brooklyn joyride | Video of apprehension – Comments (Count)

1/15/21

Some post offices to close early due to ‘possible civil event’ – Comments (Count)

USPS Moves Past Holiday Shipping Backlog – Comments (Count)

Vehicle hits post office for the second time in less than a year – Comments (Count)

Verizon, UPS team up for drone delivery to large Florida retirement community – Comments (Count)

Christmas card took 18-day trip – Comments (Count)

Some Canadian postal workers dismayed by Epoch Times publication – Comments (Count)

PMG DeJoy names Sheila Holman to oversee stamp program – Comments (Count)

City of Detroit postal workers now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine – Comments (Count)

Many in metro still reporting holiday package delays – Comments (Count)

1/14/21

USPS OIG: Late and Extra Trips at the Richmond P&DC – Comments (Count)

USPS Reminder About Mail Restrictions on CBD Products – Comments (Count)

Dozens of Beulah homeowners say they have mail-delivery issues, USPS denies it – Comments (Count)

Ex-con admits cutting female postal carrier during carjacking – Comments (Count)

Cleveland postal workers claim they are not getting paid correctly for overtime hours, and when they are paid, it’s with money orders! – Comments (Count)

Attempted murder of postal carrier leads to 16-year Federal prison sentence – Comments (Count)

Postal Supervisor in Middletown Who Stole Packages is Sentenced – Comments (Count)

1/13/21

A Cape Cod Post Office Has Been Deemed a COVID-19 Cluster – Comments (Count)

Mail destined for Cleveland held up in Pittsburgh, including pre-Christmas advertisements – Comments (Count)

Napoleon Township postal worker, police officer help in rescue of 83-year-old man – Comments (Count)

Medication remains in USPS limbo for weeks – Comments (Count)

NALC Update: Recent Letter Carrier Deaths From COVID – Comments (Count)

Postal Service’s Priority Mail Cubic: Biggest bang for parcel buck? – Comments (Count)

1/12/21

Martin Retires From Altavista Post Office – Comments (Count)

USPS biometrics program leans on its biggest asset: A post office in every neighborhood – Comments (Count)

UK: Homes left without mail for up to a month in 28 COVID “blackspots” – Comments (Count)

How USPS mail carriers work in the winter weather – Comments (Count)

High mail volume, limited staff leading to mail delays in Sumter and beyond – Comments (Count)

Another postal truck fire (A Rural Carrier postal vehicle in Bloomington, IL according to this post) – Comments (Count)

1/11/21

TikTokers are obsessed with these $1 mystery packages of lost mail – Comments (Count)

Late bills, missed checks: Residents continue to fume over postal service – Comments (Count)

Postal worker helps save Santa Fe man’s life – Comments (Count)

Mail delays bedevil area residents, customers around the country – Comments (Count)

Mail for some in central PA still arriving late – Comments (Count)

Second stimulus check: IRS urges people to watch mail for these envelopes – Comments (Count)

USPS searching for woman’s ashes amid holiday delays – Comments (Count)

1/10/21

Postal Service has just two workers repairing vandalized mailboxes in San Antonio – Comments (Count)

USPS delays are threatening small-town newspapers – Comments (Count)

Philadelphia Postal Workers Union President Blames Hiring Freeze, No Allotted Overtime for USPS Delivery Delays – Comments (Count)

1/09/21

Mail carrier resigns after participating in Capitol riot – Comments (Count)

Amazon’s Prime Pantry delivery service is no more – Comments (Count)

What Democrats’ Senate Majority Means for Federal Agencies – Comments (Count)

Report suggests USPS may have another rate hike in 2021 – Comments (Count)

Man who shot postal worker sentenced to 16 years – Comments (Count)

NPMHU National President Paul Hogrogian Statement on Georgia Run-offs and Assault on U.S. Capitol – Comments (Count)

APWU President Dimondstein’s 2021 New Year Address – Comments (Count)

1/08/21

Long-time Chanhassen Post Office clerk retires – Comments (Count)

Bridgeport Post Office stops window service because of COVID – Comments (Count)

President of St. Louis postal union stole $80,000, feds say – Comments (Count)

Va. has released the outlines for who’s next for COVID vaccine, including postal workers – Comments (Count)

Baton Rouge business complex consistently without mail – Comments (Count)

News 8 viewers frustrated by late fees due to delayed mail delivery – Comments (Count)

1/07/21

Statement of NALC President Rolando on Yesterday’s Events in Washington – Comments (Count)

Many still seeing mail delays as USPS says employees are working around the clock – Comments (Count)

Charges: MN postal worker stole more than $74K from Postal Service – Comments (Count)

Refused Packages: Another Repercussion of Holiday Crush – Comments (Count)

New USPS Vice Chairwoman to Support a “Vibrant Postal System for Years to Come” – Comments (Count)

How Biden Can Save the USPS | Urgent steps for President Biden on postal reform – Comments (Count)

Thieves ransack mailboxes at condominiums – Comments (Count)

1/06/21

COVID measures enacted at Ketchum Post Office – Comments (Count)

Safety, Security Issues Plague Postal Facilities – Comments (Count)

Longtime postal worker retires after decades on the job – Comments (Count)

USPS suffered most in holiday package deluge – Comments (Count)

1/05/21

Amazon buys 11 new planes to support growing customer base – Comments (Count)

North Yarmouth residents: Retiring mailman delivered the goods – Comments (Count)

Former Buffalo postal worker pleads guilty to not delivering over 700 pieces of mail – Comments (Count)

A Thank You to My Postal Carrier – Comments (Count)

Southern California: USPS Has Immediate Job Openings – Comments (Count)

Carolina Forest residents fed up with USPS, citing stolen and undelivered mail – Comments (Count)

1/04/21

How the pandemic could lead to a big USPS price hike – Comments (Count)

APWU: Message from Legislative and Political Director Judy Beard – Comments (Count)

Late fees are piling up as bills get stuck in Postal Service backlog – Comments (Count)

Readers sound off on slow mail – Comments (Count)

USPS leaving people package-less – Comments (Count)

NPR: Widespread Mail Delays as USPS Faces Unprecedented Backlog – Comments (Count)

1/03/21

First-class carrier: Bergen County postman retires after 50 years – Comments (Count)

USPS asks for help following multiple armed robberies in Albuquerque – Comments (Count)

Shipping expert says delayed holiday packages should arrive by the end of the week – Comments (Count)

1/02/21

VIDEO: Old Timer Supports USPS in TV Ad – Comments (Count)

Eight postal workers robbed at gunpoint in Albuquerque – Comments (Count)

Customers still waiting for packages in new year – Comments (Count)

1/01/21

USPS spokesperson: Alabama no longer has holiday package backlog – Comments (Count)

Post Office finally delivers critical document to Virginia couple – Comments (Count)

USPS, stretched to its limits in 2020, sees light at the end of the tunnel in new year – Comments (Count)