December 4, 2015- The NPMHU has prevailed in the first phase of its National arbitration against the Postal Service challenging many of the proposed closings and consolidations of mail processing plants under the Area Mail Processing guidelines found in Handbook PO-408. National Arbitrator Shyam Das has concluded, in his interim award, that the Handbook PO-408 […]
It’s now the busiest time of the year for the postmen and women, but it’s also the time they can be prime targets. They have their hands full now as the volume of mail jumps. Postal carriers are getting some extra security and they are also asking for you to have a watchful eye. The postal […]
USPS 2016 Pay Periods and Holidays The following chart lists the pay periods for 2016. For the convenience of timekeepers, each biweekly pay period appears as two separate weeks, with the beginning and ending dates indicated for each week. The leave year always begins the first day of the first full pay period in the […]
Handbook M-41 Revision: Carrier Duties November 27, 2015 Effective November 26, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising Handbook M-41, City Delivery Carriers Duties and Responsibilities, to update policies and procedures related to carrier duties. Handbook M-41, City Delivery Carriers Duties and Responsibilities * * * * * 1 General Information * * * * * […]
(MyFoxBoston.com) — A [postal support employee-pse] worker at the Clinton Post Office was arrested Monday and charged with stealing mail. Duane Anderson, Jr. of Lancaster, a 22-year-old part time desk clerk, was arrested at the post office after investigators set up a sting. This all started when people in Clinton realized their mail was missing […]
Johnstown, PA A $30 theft could lead to as many as 10 years behind bars for a former area postal worker, federal prosecutors said. A resident of Summerhill, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court in Johnstown to charges of theft of mail by a postal employee, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Kelly […]
DENVER, CO — A former Pueblo mail carrier who had a dependence on opiates was sentenced Wednesday to serve five years on probation for stealing drugs from the mail and taking them while delivering mail. The judge said that a pre-sentence report prepared by a court officer determined that Mitch Buchanan depended on opiates as […]
Dainton Coley, 34, denies launching anti-Muslim tirade at two women wearing hajibs on a street in Brooklyn, New York. “I’m not crazy, I work in the post office,” Dainton Coley, 33, told his victim after he threatened to burn the Muslim woman’s mosque down during the Friday evening hate crime, police sources said. Cops took […]
More Americans have a favorable view of the Postal Service than any other government agency, a new survey by the Pew Research Center has found. Eighty-four percent of respondents view USPS favorably, ranking it highest on a list of 17 federal agencies. Rounding out the top five: the National Parks Service (viewed favorably by 75 […]
11/19/2015 – Did you know that nearly 28% of U.S. households are underserved by traditional banks? They turn instead to payday lenders, check cashers and other financial predators, spending on average nearly 10 percent of their income on fees. There is a simple solution: Postal Banking. The Campaign for Postal Banking has launched a petition […]