Postal News Archives December 2022

USPS fulfills top Biden climate goal with deployment of 66,000 electric delivery trucks
12.20.2022 – CNN reports: “The shift toward electric vehicles, which follows pressure from environmental groups and a funding boost from the Inflation Reduction Act, will see the agency purchase at least 60,000 Next Generation Delivery Vehicles, of which at least 45,000 will be electric. By 2026, the US Postal Service plans to purchase zero-emissions delivery trucks almost exclusively.” – USPS to Use Billions in Federal Funds – Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Investment – NALC Update – Comments (Count)

USPS Mail Carrier Shot and Killed in Milwaukee
12.09.2022 – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports: “Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s office has confirmed that a United States Postal Service mail carrier was shot and killed in the city Friday night. The Milwaukee Police Department has not released a statement and USPS officials could not be reached.” – Two letter carrier robberies preceded murder – Suspect Caught on Video – Police staff in Milwaukee has decreased 19% since 2000 in violence-plagued city – Union raising issues around late starting times and working after dark – Safety concerns grow for postal workers – NALC Statement – Was talking to mom on phone – Family demands justice: ‘He didn’t deserve this’ – ‘Being a letter carrier in Milwaukee is very scary now’ – Aundre Cross remembered as a positive and caring person – Reported at 6PM – Father of four, 44-year-old man had over 18 years of service – $50,000 Reward – Comments (Count)

12/31/22

USPS mail carrier tells police he was robbed at gunpoint – Comments (Count)

More than 100 robberies and thefts of USPS blue drop boxes in Cincinnati – Comments (Count)

Ernest Smith Jr. retires from USPS after 40 years – Comments (Count)

Rural Webster County USPS customers without service for over a week – Comments (Count)

12/30/22

Congresswoman urges postmaster general to address Minnesota mail delays – Comments (Count)

Residents report days-long mail delays in Louisville – Comments (Count)

Preliminary data shows strong holiday performance across all USPS mail categories – Comments (Count)

2 USPS mail carriers in different parts of Houston robbed at gunpoint – Comments (Count)

USPS stops delivering to Roanoke neighborhood after dog attacks – Comments (Count)

12/29/22

Increase in postal worker robberies in Northern California – Comments (Count)

Oregon man arrested for allegedly shooting mail carrier – Comments (Count)

Milwaukee: Three charged in shooting death of letter carrier – Comments (Count)

USPS service back up and running in Buffalo after blizzard – Comments (Count)

USPS Prepares for a ‘Year of Implementation,’ and the Shaping of DeJoy’s Legacy – Comments (Count)

Yakima: Postal employees working outside in freezing conditions after pipe bursts and floods post office – Comments (Count)

USPS mail suspensions across North Dakota – Comments (Count)

12/28/22

Trio busted for stealing mail from Merrick Post Office, police say – Comments (Count)

Family of postal worker ‘beyond grateful’ for support after head-on crash – Comments (Count)

Louisville: Postal carrier injured in shooting incident – Comments (Count)

Callihan honored by customers after 33 plus years with USPS – Comments (Count)

USPS truck crashed in Lookout Valley – Comments (Count)

Mandatory Stand-Up Talk Warns About Fake LiteBlue Websites – Comments (Count)

12/27/22

Ironman mail carrier celebrated by business owner and CBS 6 – Comments (Count)

Neighborhood in pain after USPS mailman killed in Milwaukee – Comments (Count)

Update: Postal carrier survives horrific crash | GoFundMe – Comments (Count)

Horrified family expects Christmas candy, gets skull in the mail instead – Comments (Count)

USPS Drop-Off Chutes Reported Jammed on Monday – Comments (Count)

12/26/22

Glenville residents take issue with mail delays in what may be part of a national issue – Comments (Count)

Postal worker makes merry rounds – Comments (Count)

Audiobook Reviews by Jonathan Lowe: Interview with Megan Trout

12/25/22

Two mail carriers robbed by assailants with semi-automatic handguns during the past week in Sacramento – Comments (Count)

Mail issues plague Lakeville residents ahead of Christmas – Comments (Count)

Milwaukee – Missing mail mystery: More neighbors report weeks without mail – Comments (Count)

Source: City’s post office has nine vacant routes – Comments (Count)

‘It’s just never ending’: Mail carrier speaks on the thousands of packages piling up at USPS facilities – Comments (Count)

USPS mail carrier shot in leg in Milwaukie, Oregon Saturday Afternoon – Comments (Count)

12/24/22

Retiring Queen Anne mail carrier celebrated on his route – Comments (Count)

Postal workers push through the cold conditions to deliver last-minute gifts – Comments (Count)

12/23/22

PHOTOS: Driver seriously injured in LLV accident involving semi – Comments (Count)

NASDAQ: USPS and DeJoy Ring the Opening Bell – Comments (Count)

USPS, Amazon and FedEx close facilities across the country due to winter storm conditions – Comments (Count)

Retired postal worker’s poem reflects on service with USPS – Comments (Count)

Neither snow nor rain: USPS expected to deliver last bits of holiday mail despite storm – Comments (Count)

The USPS Could be Transformative for Decarbonizing America – if Only It Weren’t Run by Louis DeJoy – Comments (Count)

USPS on track to meet Christmas deadlines – Comments (Count)

12/22/22

Click on California to see post offices temporarily closed by power outages – Comments (Count)

USPS employees adopt single father of 8 for Christmas – Comments (Count)

USPS Letter Carrier Works Around the Clock During Holiday Delivery Rush – Comments (Count)

Milwaukee: Neighborhood claims it hasn’t gotten mail delivered in weeks, just ads and packages – Comments (Count)

Two teenagers charged in armed robbery of mail carrier in Melrose – Comments (Count)

Attempted robbery at knifepoint of postal worker reported on Staten Island – Comments (Count)

Postal worker crashes vehicle, accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated – Comments (Count)

12/21/22

Struggling Amazon forced to pass the parcels to UPS and USPS – Comments (Count)

Flags to fly at half-staff in honor of USPS carrier killed in Milwaukee – Comments (Count)

USPS: With blizzard looming, missing mail deliveries will be a last resort – Comments (Count)

Caught on camera: Shots fired at mail carrier delivering packages in Madison Park – Comments (Count)

No stamps at some post offices in Maine – Comments (Count)

USPS handles millions of packages through Upstate facility ahead of Christmas – Comments (Count)

12/20/22

Flagstaff neighborhoods: “Where’s the mail?” – Comments (Count)

Family swamped by junk mail from hundreds of charities – Comments (Count)

‘No mail in 10 days’: Duluth Post Office wait times surpass three hours – Comments (Count)

‘No mail in weeks’: Photos show piles of packages in post office parking lot – Comments (Count)

Beloved postal worker to retire after 37 years of serving downtown St. Pete – Comments (Count)

VIDEO: USPS prepares for anticipated winter weather – Comments (Count)

Maine USPS workers call out management over working conditions (carriers say they work 90-100 hours a week) – Comments (Count)

12/19/22

My daddy, the dependable mailman – Comments (Count)

Portland: Postal carriers hold rally over delivery delays | ‘We need somebody to help us’ | Postal carriers hold rally – Comments (Count)

USPS mail carrier Ty Demo delivers holiday cheer – Comments (Count)

12/18/22

Here in Overland Park, we get mail just every other day: The Postal Service is broken – Comments (Count)

USPS expands operations in Philadelphia to handle holiday rush – Comments (Count)

West Seattle: Mail truck stolen – Comments (Count)

USPS is offering free COVID tests again, will begin shipping Dec. 19th – Comments (Count)

USPS sound alarm amid rise in crime against mail carriers – Comments (Count)

12/17/22

Super Saturday: Postal workers processing 1 million packages a day – Comments (Count)

Yakima: People across the valley are waiting days and weeks for mail – Comments (Count)

Some Louisvillians say they haven’t received their mail in weeks – Comments (Count)

NALC’s Rolando stepping down after 14 years. New officers to be installed on Dec. 17th – Comments (Count)

12/16/22

USPS prepares for the last minute mailing rush – Comments (Count)

Postal worker hailed a hero for helping save dogs from fire in Kensington – Comments (Count)

Postal employees work overtime to help deliver Christmas on time – Comments (Count)

Greater Portland: Extreme delays plague mail delivery during busiest week – Comments (Count)

Minnesota: USPS mail delays being felt in neighborhoods across the metro – Comments (Count)

North Lauderdale family claims USPS carrier is harassing them, not delivering all mail – Comments (Count)

12/15/22

Maine: Mail carriers to rally to demand better management (16 hour days, 7 days a week) – Comments (Count)

Philadelphia: Man accused of stealing USPS carrier’s mail bag – Comments (Count)

USPS distribution center in OKC works to get last-minute gifts out before Christmas – Comments (Count)

USPS seals collection boxes to avoid thefts this holiday season – Comments (Count)

Editorial: Safety over electric when it comes to new vehicles for postal carriers – Comments (Count)

12/14/22

USPS pulls carriers amid Northland blizzard – Comments (Count)

Santa’s helpers at USPS facility in Serra Mesa – Comments (Count)

Flames fully engulf USPS delivery truck Monday night in Sonora – Comments (Count)

Jacksonville USPS facility processing countless holiday packages daily – Comments (Count)

12/13/22

New bodycam footage shows Cleveland postal worker robbed in October – Comments (Count)

Hit-and-Run Kills USPS Driver in Oakland – Comments (Count)

USPS Reveals Additional Stamps for 2023 – Comments (Count)

Following a USPS carrier during peak season – Comments (Count)

USPS mail carrier robbed by 2 suspects in Massachusetts | Carrier is two weeks away from retirement – Comments (Count)

12/12/22

USPS Squeezes Every Drop Out of Letter Carriers’ Days – Comments (Count)

USPS Regulator Throws Cold Water on Lawmakers’ Concerns Over DeJoy’s Authority for Big Price Hikes – Comments (Count)

The Postal Service is ready for busiest week of 2022 – Comments (Count)

USPS needs to get onboard U.S. bid to blunt China’s Pacific sway – Comments (Count)

Twins follow father’s footsteps into Postal Service, with all attaining postmaster status – Comments (Count)

UK postal workers speak on fight against Royal Mail and wider strike movement – Comments (Count)

12/11/22

Stolen mail crime on the rise in Encinitas; residents livid – Comments (Count)

Montana mail problems persist, postal employees say – Comments (Count)

12/10/22

Delivery delays at West Knox Co. post office (not spared by staffing issues affecting postal service locations across the U.S.) – Comments (Count)

12/09/22

More newspapers consider pivot to postal – Comments (Count)

USPS van involved in Lee County crash – Comments (Count)

USPS Mail Performance Outpacing Last Holiday Season – Comments (Count)

St. Louis area mail carriers targeted by criminals who want your money – Comments (Count)

12/08/22

Where’s my mail? East Cleveland man sounds alarm on USPS delay ahead of holidays – Comments (Count)

Philadelphia man accused of impersonating postal worker, stealing mail – Comments (Count)

Some Spokane residents say their mail service has nearly stopped (no delivery in 10 days for one customer, supervisors delivering down routes, rotating deliveries, Sunday deliveries) – Comments (Count)

For mail carriers, 12-14 hour shifts are common; days off are not – Comments (Count)

Labor shortage to blame for Vermont postal woes – Comments (Count)

This is what it’s like inside the Greensboro USPS distribution center during the holidays – Comments (Count)

12/07/22

High Falls postal carrier escapes burning truck, saves mail – Comments (Count)

USPS worker accused of attacking couple, stealing their truck – Comments (Count)

Postal Service acknowledges increased mail theft in Galveston – Comments (Count)

Cleveland: If you need a job, USPS has you covered – Comments (Count)

North Texas officers catch mail theft suspects in the act – Comments (Count)

12/06/22

USPS alleged spying on conservatives goes unchecked by House Democrats – Comments (Count)

Congresswoman accuses USPS employees of stealking $20K in campaign contributions – Comments (Count)

USPS hosting job fairs in Los Angeles – Comments (Count)

USPS OIG Semiannual Report to Congress – Comments (Count)

Chicago postal worker shot to death was aspiring actor – Comments (Count)

Some South St. Louis County residents reporting mail delays – Comments (Count)

PHOTO: USPS driver injured in crash with semi near Guadalupe | Crash of postal vehicle, produce truck – Comments (Count)

12/05/22

Portland porch pirate pepper sprays mailman and homeowner who gave chase – Comments (Count)

Newark: Investigators offer reward after thieves rob USPS carriers of postal keys – Comments (Count)

USPS driver killed in fiery hit-and-run crash – Comments (Count)

12/04/22

Wildlife officials failed to capture wild turkeys before attack on Sacramento mail carrier – Comments (Count)

FOX 8 I-Team Sparking Action on Rusted USPS Mailboxes – Comments (Count)

Equipment upgrades to USPS facility in Spokane boosts efficiency – Comments (Count)

Brentwood residents report mail delays after 12 POSTAL WORKERS QUIT WITHOUT NOTICE – Comments (Count)

12/03/22

USPS dismisses claims of prioritizing Amazon packages over standard mail – Comments (Count)

USPS Delivery Performance Stable with Peak Holiday Season Underway – Comments (Count)

Williston mail delays attributed to postal carrier shortage – Comments (Count)

Flames engulf mail truck in Dudley – Comments (Count)

12/02/22

USPS: Carriers working extended hours as holiday season approaches – Comments (Count)

Three men indicted for unlawfully possessing USPS key, stolen mail – Comments (Count)

USPS at highest processing capability ever this holiday season – Comments (Count)

Church and family mourn post office crash victim – Comments (Count)

Chicago: Postal worker distressed about safety after being robbed of common mailbox key at gunpoint – Comments (Count)

12/01/22

UK: Post Office Horizon Scandal: Victims’ Agony Over Compensation Wait – Comments (Count)

USPS employee charged in fight with co-worker – Comments (Count)

Siouxland postal worker retires after nearly 40 years – Comments (Count)

Postal truck overturns in West Palm Beach – Comments (Count)

Madera letter carrier retires USPS after 38 years – Comments (Count)

Houston: Driver accidentally hits gas pedal, strikes and kills woman entering post office | Update: 84-year-old woman – Comments (Count)