Postal News Archives October 2021

Letter Carriers Resist After-Dark Delivery
10.28.2021 – Labor Notes reports: “Letter Carriers (NALC) in Chicago held a public protest in September against late start times and after-dark delivery. Branch 11 President Mack Julion said the union won’t go along with giving out flashlights to new carriers on his watch. Delivery after dark is dangerous–and not just in high-crime neighborhoods. “Try doing anything in the dark,” he said. “Try cutting the grass. Yeah, you maybe can get it done, but it’s a whole hell of a lot easier when the sun is out, isn’t it?” – Comments (Count)

USPS is adding 45 new facilities and 40,000 seasonal workers to handle peak shipping, PMG says
10.23.2021 – Yahoo News reports: “The United States Postal Service will add 45 new facilities during the peak holiday season, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told The Wall Street Journal. DeJoy said the new facilities will help with extra shipping volume and package overflow to avoid delays like the ones that occurred last year.” – Comments (Count)

3 USPS Workers, Including Suspect, Dead After Shooting at Memphis Facility
10.12.2021 – ABC News reports: “Two U.S. Postal Service employees are dead after a shooting at a Memphis postal facility, authorities said. The suspected shooter, who was also a USPS employee, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, FBI Memphis spokesperson Lisa-Anne Culp said during a press briefing Tuesday.” – Memphis post office shooter had baby on the way – Statement From NALC President Rolando – Family, friends, co-workers talk about postal shooting victims, gunman – Sister of Memphis post office shooter says he was bullied prior to murder-suicide – Postal manager killed – “He wasn’t just a manager, he was a friend to all” – Letter carrier was the shooter – Names released: Manager and supervisor gunned down – Comments (Count)

10/31/21

Candlelight vigil held by friends and co-workers of mail carrier killed when struck by vehicle – Comments (Count)

Boston city councilors claiming USPS carrier dumped mail-in ballots in the trash – Comments (Count)

The Bizarre History of This Illinois Post Office Will Leave You Baffled – Comments (Count)

10/30/21

Mansfield Postmaster Retires After 35 Years – Comments (Count)

New space, new equipment preps Jacksonville’s post office annex for the holidays – Comments (Count)

The United States parcel disservice – Comments (Count)

USPS gives tour of Doral facility – Comments (Count)

10/29/21

Pickerington ‘King of Passports’ retires from USPS after 50 years – Comments (Count)

Work Saturdays? UPS Drivers Turn Tables on Management – Comments (Count)

Biden’s spending bill would give USPS $6B to replace dangerous mail trucks with electric vehicles – Comments (Count)

Postal Board of Governors to Meet November 10th – Comments (Count)

USPS looking to fill more than 600 positions in Hawaii – Comments (Count)

UPS Wraps Trucks With Star Wars Theme in NYC for Promotion – Comments (Count)

We shipped a package from Houston to Seattle. Here’s how long it took (25 days) – Comments (Count)

10/28/21

Viral video of woman stepping out of Amazon delivery van viewed 10M times – Comments (Count)

Gyrocopter mailman publishes memoir – Comments (Count)

USPS Truck Hit By Train – Comments (Count)

USPS problems surface in Chambersburg as Carlisle recruits workers – Comments (Count)

One third of Albemarle ballots sitting unscanned in USPS facilities according to lawsuit – Comments (Count)

USPS Suspends Money Back Guarantee of Priority Mail Express to All Countries – Comments (Count)

Letter Carrier Scanner Answers Question ‘How Am I Doing?’ – Comments (Count)

10/27/21

Chicago: Thieves keep using Postal master keys to steal mail – Comments (Count)

Ex-Postal Service supervisor sent to prison for stealing marijuana from confiscated package – Comments (Count)

USPS slow down creating late utility bills in northeast Kansas – Comments (Count)

Mail carrier struck, killed in Greene County – Comments (Count)

10/26/21

US vaping industry looks for answers as Postal Service ends deliveries – Comments (Count)

Cortez post office customers get reprieve – Comments (Count)

Biden vaccine mandate delayed until after the holidays? – Comments (Count)

USPS paid out a total of $5.1 million over a 3.5-year period to settle grievances at Springfield P&DC – Comments (Count)

USPS braces for holiday rush with new sorting machine in Denver – Comments (Count)

10/25/21

Zebulon Postmaster retires after 32 years – Comments (Count)

Postal Service Vows to Win Over Republicans Angry About Banking Pilot – Comments (Count)

The Postal Service wants you to plan ahead this holiday season – Comments (Count)

Virginia Democrats sue USPS for delays that threaten to ‘disenfranchise’ voters – Comments (Count)

Riverton postal clerk retires after 35 years – Comments (Count)

10/24/21

Postal Service getting into the check cashing business – Comments (Count)

Amazon on track to overtake UPS and USPS in delivery market – Comments (Count)

10/23/21

Shipping Out: Postal Clerk Retires After Nearly 39 Years – Comments (Count)

Bipartisan Postal Police Reform Act Proposed By Congressman – Comments (Count)

Mass. Post Office Manager Pleads Guilty to Stealing, Re-Selling Mailed Drugs – Comments (Count)

Looking for a new career? USPS hopes to add 500 new mail carriers in the Denver area – Comments (Count)

USPS OIG: Is Critical Knowledge Lost When Employees Leave the Postal Service? – Comments (Count)

NALC: Lost NALC Brothers and Sisters – Comments (Count)

10/22/21

Denver’s first female postmaster wins out-of-state promotion as new Maryland district manager – Comments (Count)

Postal workers show support for worker who lost father – Comments (Count)

Will new USPS machine reduce Toledo-area delivery times? – Comments (Count)

10/21/21

DeJoy Had More Than a Dozen Potential Conflicts of Interest Upon Taking Charge of USPS, Documents Suggest – Comments (Count)

Chicago: North Side Residents Alarmed by Mail Thefts Apparently Committed Using a Master Key – Comments (Count)

Vigil held for USPS mail carrier killed in Longmont – Comments (Count)

Chicago mail delays: Some USPS letter carriers fear schedule changes put their safety at risk (from 7AM to 10AM!) – Comments (Count)

USPS Honors Blind San Diego Mailman – Comments (Count)

10/20/21

DeJoy’s Minneapolis visit prompts postal workers to protest his plans – Comments (Count)

Train hits USPS truck, carrier hospitalized – Comments (Count)

USPS Releases Final Rule Banning Mailing of Hemp, CBD and Marijuana Vapes – Comments (Count)

Post office smashed after police chase – Comments (Count)

Mail saved, postal truck destroyed in Colorado blaze – Comments (Count)

Woman accused of shooting Longmont postal carrier charged with first-degree murder – Comments (Count)

Local postal workers get lesson in dog safety after increase in dog attacks – Comments (Count)

Postal Employee Dissatisfaction High by Several Measures, IG Says – Comments (Count)

10/19/21

Why Amazon’s need for 150,000 seasonal jobs could be a sign of trouble – Comments (Count)

Virgin Islands delegate asks PMG to fix territory’s postal service – Comments (Count)

Cortez post office closure entangled in lawsuits – Comments (Count)

Tester demands USPS return Bozeman mailboxes – Comments (Count)

USPS OIG Audit Report: 31,103 Improper Scans at Sunrise Station, Las Vegas, NV (PDF) – Comments (Count)

10/18/21

Come rain, shine, sleet or snow, you could trust the USPS, but no more – Comments (Count)

‘We are tired’: USPS employees feel toll from retention challenges – Comments (Count)

Cortez Post Office Going Dark – Comments (Count)

MI Postal Workers Concerned About Slowdowns, Reduced Hours – Comments (Count)

USPS Mail Delivery Slowdown Hits Frankfort Residents – Comments (Count)

Chicago’s postal delivery delays under fire as ‘dysfunctional’ at hearing – Comments (Count)

10/17/21

House hearing examines what it will take to fix USPS problems – Comments (Count)

10/16/21

Pittsfield post office hindering contact tracing, health department says – Comments (Count)

Carlisle area residents continue to be frustrated with lack of mail service – Comments (Count)

GovExec: Postal Service Blames ‘Street Crime’ and Absenteeism for Mail Delays | Postal delivery delays slammed at congressional field hearing in Chicago – Comments (Count)

Vehicle of Interest Caught on Camera After USPS Carrier is Shot in NE Washington – Comments (Count)

10/15/21

NALC and USPS Agree to Limited 2 into 1 Casing Process for Peak Season – Comments (Count)

Another nut job “audit” video: Police called after postal worker goes hands on for camera – Comments (Count)

Capitol Hill to hold hearing on Chicago’s postal delivery woes – Comments (Count)

10/14/21

Ex-girlfriend/postal worker accused of killing Longmont letter carrier. She drove from another post office on the clock after ditching her GPS scanner – Comments (Count)

This NJ post office is a ‘black hole’ for lost packages nationwide – Comments (Count)

Woman discovers large pile of mail in woods of Philadelphia neighborhood – Comments (Count)

UPS and FedEx looking to hire almost 200,000 combined positions across the country – Comments (Count)

Tennessee postal worker killings raise stress as a concern – Comments (Count)

Colorado postal worker is third to be shot and killed in the past two days – Comments (Count)

Linn’s: Interest groups urge Biden not to reappoint Bloom to second term on USPS board of governors – Comments (Count)

10/13/21

Walmart, FedEx, UPS to go 24/7 to address supply bottlenecks – Comments (Count)

Work-life balance, poor management plague Postal Service employees – Comments (Count)

Longmont Shooting: USPS Mail Carrier Fatally Shot in Front of Mailboxes | Crime scene investigation photos – Comments (Count)

USPS Employee Satisfaction Falls Behind Competitors, IG Analysis Finds – Comments (Count)

10/12/21

NAEC advises many customers’ mail delayed – Comments (Count)

Cortez post office closing to residents’ dismay – Comments (Count)

USPS permanently slowing deliveries to cut costs – Comments (Count)

UPS driver killed after small plane crashes in Southern California neighborhood – Comments (Count)

The Postal Service is Raising Rates, Slowing Service, and Getting Into Banking – Comments (Count)

10/11/21

Pharmacist: USPS plan could lead to medication shipping delays – Comments (Count)

10/10/21

USPS Announces New Pricing and Holiday Shipping Deadlines – Comments (Count)

Charlottesville USPS trying to recruit more mail carriers – Comments (Count)

USPS is flirting with postal banking. That’s a good thing. – Comments (Count)

PRC Again Questions USPS Mail Delivery Plan – Comments (Count)

10/09/21

Three letter carriers robbed at gunpoint in Memphis – Comments (Count)

USPS looking to hire thousands amid lackluster September jobs report – Comments (Count)

USPS OIG Report: Views of the Postal Service as an Employer (PDF) – Comments (Count)

10/08/21

The Postal Service is under siege: Black workers stand to lose the most – Comments (Count)

USPS worker injured in northeast DC shooting – Comments (Count)

The Eagle magazine is published quarterly by the USPS for postal employees (PDF) – Comments (Count)

CPC International Postal Update – Comments (Count)

VIDEO: ‘1st Amendment Audit’ of Oak Lawn Post Office in Dallas – Comments (Count)

20 States File Joint Complaint Against USPS Over Recent Changes – Comments (Count)

10/07/21

Postal worker shot and killed on route in Pennsylvania – Comments (Count)

USPS changes could cause worst mail delays in decades – Comments (Count)

Midlothian business owner ditches the U.S. Post Office: ‘We don’t feel confident’ – Comments (Count)

Still No OSHA COVID Guidance, But Federal Contractor Rules Could Be A Preview – Comments (Count)

Special delivery indeed – postal carrier urinates on mailbox – Comments (Count)

USPS and FedEx Customers Concerned About Mail Delays – Comments (Count)

10/06/21

USPS Check Cashing is More Political Than Practical – Comments (Count)

Alabama Power recommends paying bills online due to mail delays – Comments (Count)

Warner calls mail delays ‘just inexcusable,’ vows to keep heat on USPS, DeJoy – Comments (Count)

As USPS slows mail delivery, it’s testing a new business: Check cashing – Comments (Count)

10/05/21

Residents illustrate appreciation for favorite postal carrier – Comments (Count)

Baltimore is one of four cities in USPS postal banking pilot program – Comments (Count)

Photo of huge backlog of packages in Australia sparks concerns about holiday deliveries – Comments (Count)

Weekend postal surge leads to multiple mail deliveries in Charlottesville and Albemarle – Comments (Count)

Robots give Greece’s postal service speed boost – Comments (Count)

Major mail delays in Moscow, Pa. – Comments (Count)

Tarentum mail carrier achieves USPS elite ‘Million Miler’ status – Comments (Count)

10/04/21

The USPS has suspended deliveries to AUS so RIP to our lockdown online shopping | USPS International Mail Service Suspensions – Comments (Count)

Amazon is already starting with Black Friday deals | Amazon Daily Deals – Comments (Count)

KPRC 2 investigates cluster mailbox mess: No mail delivery for months in one neighborhood – Comments (Count)

The return of postal banking? USPS quietly introducing expanded financial services in four cities | USPS Launches Banking Pilot – Comments (Count)

Believe it or not, you can buy unclaimed USPS and Amazon packages – Comments (Count)

How America Ruined Christmas – Comments (Count)

10/03/21

Carrier’s truck stolen while delivering mail in Northwest DC – Comments (Count)

PHOTOS: New York Metro Area APWU Stages Protest Against DeJoy and Bloom – Comments (Count)

Emergency Federal Employee Leave Ended Sept. 30 – Comments (Count)

West Newton postal clerk gets special send-off at funeral – Comments (Count)

MSNBC: DeJoy’s Plan to Make Mail Slower Reignites Calls For His Ouster – Comments (Count)

10/02/21

Postal workers protest “The Great Mail Slowdown” in East King County – Comments (Count)

Nashville USPS customers upset about slower mail delivery – Comments (Count)

USPS Status and Service Disruptions on International Mail Shipments – Comments (Count)

10/01/21

NALC: Several COVID-19 Related MOUs Extended Through December | APWU – Comments (Count)

Postal Service Chair Ron Bloom Worked at Private Equity Firm that Profited From Privatizing Royal Mail – Comments (Count)

Community send-off for postal worker after 27 years – Comments (Count)

Postal Inspector investigating thefts from blue USPS mailboxes – Comments (Count)

Court Rules That USPS’s Excessive Redactions Were Not Properly Justified – Comments (Count)