Recent letter carrier deaths from COVID-19 Sadly, the NALC has been informed of two active and three retired letter carrier deaths due to COVID-19. Benedicto Fajardo passed away at the age of 55 on December 3, 2020. He began his career in 1998 and worked at the Deerfield, IL post office. Brother Fajardo was a […]
11/21/17 NEW YORK, NY – Miguel Perdomo has met a lot of people in his 29 years as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. He’s also built many relationships on his route in East Harlem for 16 years. So much so, this will be the eleventh year he continues a special tradition for […]
June 10, 2016 Employee turnover costs the Postal Service thousands of dollars per employee. Retaining employees within the organization eliminates the administrative costs of hiring new employees, training, and the impacts on performance associated with learning a new job. Although turnover cannot always be avoided, the Postal Service can reduce it by doing the right […]
5/27/2016 OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – An Omaha mail carrier was attacked by a dog Friday afternoon. The postal worker said she used her mailbag to try and defend herself at South 15th and J streets around 3:15 p.m. The dog’s teeth locked onto her can of mace, which ended up hurting the woman. She is […]
The following is from an audit by the USPS OIG on “Mobile Delivery Device (MDD) Deployment and Functionality” July 8, 2015 – Mobile Delivery Devices (MDD) are new handheld scanners that allow U.S. Postal Service letter carriers to track package delivery in real-time. Package visibility is essential for the Postal Service to be competitive and […]
According to the Washington Post: President Obama’s administration, with support from House Republicans, is pushing reductions to workers’ compensation for federal employees — to the consternation of fellow Democrats and his union allies. Like the Obama administration, Rep. Tim Walberg (Mich.), the Republican chairman of a House Education and the Workforce subcommittee, cited “concerns” that […]
May 8,2015 Postal Service employees in Baltimore say they were proud to keep the mail moving despite recent unrest in the city. “I came to work to deliver to my customers because it’s my duty to provide them service,” said Letter Carrier Britt Danik, who works at Druid Station, located in one of the neighborhoods […]
April 27, 2015 Two people, including a mail carrier (rural carrier associate [RCA]) , were injured when a mail truck and an SUV collided in Washington County Monday, emergency officials said. Samantha Mueller, 30, of Canonsburg told police she was driving her mail truck along the shoulder of the 1800 block of Route 980 in […]
Mail Carrier Hailed As Hero For Helping Toddler WILKES-BARRE — Wilkes-Barre police took custody of a toddler after finding the child alone inside a Hazle Street apartment Friday morning. Officers said the toddler was bruised and wearing only a dirty diaper, alone in a filthy place, with a space heater on. A mail carrier walking […]
Pocatello, ID, Letter Carrier Brett Hochhalter regularly passes homes in need of repair on his route. At least once a year, he does something about it. Hochhalter, who owns a contracting business on the side, donates at least one free roof a year to homeowners who need them. The company’s employees do the work with […]