Postal News Archives December 2024

12/23/24
USPS employees work nonstop to get gifts to people’s doorstep
USPS carrier delivers holiday packages during busiest time of the year
Holiday Heroes Making Sure Mail Arrives in Time
DeWitt post office manager indicted for stealing over $81K in stamps

12/22/24
A day in the life of a Portland mail carrier over the holidays
These WMass postal carriers have delivered the mail for years
Postal worker fatally struck by tractor-trailer in Jersey City

12/21/24
New Electric Mail Truck Goes 2.5 MPH
USPS customers across Missouri experiencing mail delays

12/20/24
Compton: Postal Service worker accused of swiping cash, coins and $280,000 worth of checks from the mail
Arizona woman receives missing golf clubs delivered by USPS 5 months late
USPS foresees smooth sailing this holiday season in Colorado
Employees still concerned over space, backlog of trucks at troubled Palmetto USPS facility

12/19/24
‘It’s taking a toll’: Retired postal worker shares insight into ongoing postal service issues
Neighborhood wishes farewell to postal worker of 34 years
South Dakota postal workers oppose Trump’s idea to privatize Postal Service

12/18/24
‘Get everything delivered’: What’s it like for postal workers during holiday rush
St. Louis man who robbed three postal workers sentenced to more than 20 years in prison
Indianapolis: Union official not confident USPS can deliver holiday parcels by Christmas | Frustration grows over package delays at Indianapolis USPS hub
A man and his mailbox: How a dispute over rural mail delivery became a federal case

12/17/24
Postal worker hits police car trying to flee, then is found with stolen mail, feds say

12/16/24
Fired postal worker threatened to shoot somebody when denied benefits, feds say
USPS worker carjacked in New Orleans, police say
USPS Announces More Stamp Subjects for 2025
Longtime mail carrier set to retire in Point Boro
‘It’s a pay cut’: USPS union members call on workers to vote ‘no’ on contract | USPS letter carriers to vote on new contract

12/15/24
91-year-old Cedar Rapids postal worker retires after 65 years
See how Fresno post office handles millions of seasonal holiday packages

12/14/24
Days after postal shooting, Houston lawmakers call out USPS safety concerns and say their mail is delayed
‘The most packages I’ve seen in my 19 years’ at the Post Office

12/13/24
Canada government moves to put an end to postal workers’ strike
USPS employee accused of repeatedly smearing substance on North Branford mailbox
A look inside a USPS package processing facility during holiday shipping rush
Behind the scenes look at the U.S. Postal Service in McAllen
Charlottesville neighborhood says they haven’t gotten mail in a week

12/13/24
Behind the scenes look at the U.S. Postal Service in McAllen
Charlottesville neighborhood says they haven’t gotten mail in a week

12/12/24
Postal Service audit finds significant problems at Boston facility
The Postal Service’s electric mail trucks are way behind schedule
Family of slain Texas postal worker mourns in Central Florida

12/11/24
Trucks as far as the eye can see: Holiday mail hits traffic around new USPS distribution center
More LPCs will keep local mail operations: Where, why and other mysteries of the DFA
VIDEO: PMG DeJoy covers his ears while Georgia representative criticizes poor Postal Service performance
DOGE-supporting lawmakers call on USPS to privatize some operations (mail processing), scrap electric fleet | Comments

12/10/24
USPS worker shot dead at Texas facility, co-worker arrested | Suspect identified
Hearing Wrap Up: USPS Must Achieve Financial Self-Sufficiency and Improve Service for All Americans
NALC: Contract Ratification Ballots Mailed This Week |  Comments
Runaway mail truck with brake failure stopped by Attalla police officer’s rolling roadblock
USPS admits to operational issues in Kansas

12/09/24
Mail carriers are losing their grip on the middle-class American dream
Behind the scenes look at USPS distribution center in Bethpage
Cleveland-area postal workers rally against tentative contract, citing low wages
Lawsuit accuses Pittsburgh USPS, managers of violating whistleblower laws

12/08/24
Tennessee mail dumped in streets of Memphis

12/06/24
Trump may cancel USPS electric mail truck contract, sources say
OPM extends Open Season for enrollees in new Postal insurance program
‘Busier and busier’: How the USPS makes billions of holiday deliveries

12/05/24
USPS carrier accused of driving drunk through Forsyth neighborhood, crashing into SUV
Sen. Ossoff grills postmaster general for continuous USPS mail delays in Georgia | Tense hearing held on USPS mail delays
91-year-old Cedar Rapids postal worker retires
NALC: Ask your senators to bring H.R. 82 to the floor
Amazon sued by DC attorney general for allegedly excluding neighborhoods from Prime delivery

12/04/24
US House to hold oversight hearing on struggling Postal Service

12/03/24
NALC: Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period
USPS employees working to meet holiday shipping deadlines
NRLB: USPS violated federal labor law by threatening to arrest employee for invoking his right to stop working after 60 hours | Postal Service Found in Violation for Constructive Discharge and Employee Threats | NRLB Case | Board Decision (PDF) | Comments

12/02/24
Postal Workers launch campaign against another DeJoy mail slowdown
Expect Delays: Postal Service downgrades service performance targets
USPS employees rally in Midtown demanding better wages and working conditions
Canada Post presents union with ‘framework’ to reach deal, end strike

12/01/24
West Baltimore neighbors surprise their retiring, longtime mail carrier
USPS delivers billionth piece of mail to kick off the holidays
Wild turkeys are serving up trouble for Minneapolis mail carriers