Postal News Archives February 2025

2/18/25
DeJoy, Postal Commission Continue Dispute Over Restructuring Plan
WSWS: Brooklyn postal workers speak out after rejecting poverty contract
‘It looks very disorganized’: USPS customers frustrated after video of Indianapolis facility surfaces (They’re sending a letter to Congress, they’re not going to get it!) | USPS slammed for ignoring mail issues as customers watch packages ‘bounce around’ different facilities for weeks

2/17/25
A letter from a northern California postal worker: “We need to flex our muscles as essential workers”
USPS truck overturns on Hwy 395
Iowa rally brings attention to years-long USPS, union dispute

2/16/25
Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet: York City mail carrier delivers
USPS workers plan Des Moines rally

2/15/25
Beloved Hellertown Mailman Retires After 32 Years
Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers (including OPM)

2/14/25
After the NALC contract rejection: Organize the working class to save the USPS
Delivered with a thud: Doorbell video shows mail carrier throwing packages over Chicago woman’s fence
Hageman’s Postal Service Investigations Find Denver Mail Being Processed in Cheyenne – the Denver Centers are Overwhelmed
Montana Congressional delegation urges Postmaster General to address issues in Bozeman, Belgrade
Indianapolis: Former USPS employee speaks on chaos inside new facility | Lawmakers launch investigation into troubled facility | Indy postal hub jammed

2/13/25
Backup in USPS sorting center causing delivery delays for North Alabama residents
Stamp of Disapproval: USPS hits back at customers left penniless over missing Social Security checks
Congresswoman Introduces the INFORM Act to Improve USPS Transparency

2/12/25
Congressman and Senators Send Letter to President Trump About USPS Board Vacancies
Chicago USPS mail carrier robbed at gunpoint in Washington Park

2/11/25
USPS is set to downgrade delivery standards: Which Congressional Districts and States will be hardest hit?
Mother Jones: The Danger of Trump’s Plan for a Private USPS
Postal delays continue in Louisville, some left waiting for Christmas deliveries

2/10/25
NALC’s ‘Fight Like Hell!’ kickoff event is this Thursday
Green shoots of profitability at USPS
A stark rise in mail theft in Alabama

2/09/25
The sorrow, hope and longing of Japan’s ‘Missing Post Office’
USPS employee found to have stolen $24 million in checks

2/08/25
Postal supervisor in Costa Mesa admits to stealing more than $300,000 in checks and gold, currency
USPS letter carriers celebrate combined 80 years of service
USPS Ground Advantage Volume Jumps as Shipping Changes Take Root

2/07/25
The postal delivery rate in Georgia has dipped to the lowest point since April 2024. Here’s what USPS says about it.

2/06/25
Ohio postal workers excited after union contract fails in historic vote
USPS ‘soon will be great,’ DeJoy says, after posting rare net profit for the quarter | USPS Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results
Postponed USPS Bryan meeting quietly rescheduled as virtual by-invitation town hall
New USPS vehicles join Waco Post Office fleet

2/05/25
Town upset after Pinetop post office still closed for nearly five months
USPS suspends incoming packages from China and Hong Kong | ‘I can’t order 100 pieces of junk for $15?’ | Trump’s crackdown could hurt Temu and Shein, help Amazon | USPS Reverses Decision

2/04/25
19% of workers at Central Virginia mail sorting facility don’t show up for work
USPS offers ‘little convincing evidence’ its reform plans will succeed, regulator says
Montana could see big mail problems soon
Port Charlotte widow pleads with USPS to find lost husband’s remains
Leadership vacancies at Sandston facility cost USPS $2.3M in extra expenses, audit finds

2/03/25
Long Island Mail Carrier Honored for Over 30 Years of Service
Ohio man gets 17 years in prison for armed robberies of postal workers
USPS Beginning to See Results in Regional Consolidations, IG Says

2/02/25
Georgia: USPS customers slapped with late fees as agency fails to deliver mail

2/01/25
PRC Finds Delivering for America Has Significant Problems
UPS Announces Major Cutback in Amazon Relationship | UPS to cut Amazon volume by more than 50%