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4/19/24
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
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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
USPS wants to hike stamp prices for 2nd time in six months
4.10.2024 - The Hill reports: "The new proposal would raise the price of a First-Class Forever stamp from 68 cents to 73 cents. It's the latest in a series of small increases that have accumulated since the pandemic, making the cost of one Forever stamp 33% more expensive than it was at the start of 2021. If the Postal Regulatory Commission approves the plan, the following price changes would take effect on July 14." - USPS Press Release - Documents - Gasp: 'Where does it end?' - USA Today - CNN - Comments
USPS health care program will have 32 plan options in 2025
3.13.2024 - Federal News Network reports: "Starting in January 2025, about 1.9 million USPS employees, annuitants and their families are expected to be enrolled in a health plan within the upcoming Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) program. Ahead of the new plan year, Postal employees and annuitants are getting a better idea of what options will be available to them. For 2025, Postal Service employees and annuitants will tentatively be able to select from 32 different plan options." - OPM taps insurance carriers to service new USPS benefits exchange - Comments
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