Missouri Postal Worker pleads guilty to stealing over $5,000

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former employee at the North Kansas City, Mo., post office pleaded guilty in federal court today to stealing money from a cash drawer. Jacob Crisp, 24, formerly of Kansas City, Mo., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge […]

MAIL HANDLERS TO RECEIVE GUARANTEED WAGE INCREASE EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 14, 2015

Effective on November 14, 2015, all career Mail Handler craft employees are scheduled to receive the final of three guaranteed wage increases, as outlined in Article 9.1 of the 2011 National Agreement.  Specifically:  “the basic annual salary schedule, with proportional application to hourly rate employees, for all grades and steps for those employees covered under […]

Temporary Emergency Committee of USPS Board of Governors to Meet Nov. 13

Temporary Emergency Committee of the Postal Service Board of Governors to Meet Nov. 13 Financial Briefing Follows Open Session Meeting WASHINGTON — The Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service (“TEC”) will meet Nov. 13 in open session at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. The […]

Senator Thomas Carper: “Reforming the Postal Service”

The Problem: The United States Postal Service is an important part of our everyday lives and a critical engine for the American economy. However, the organization faces financial challenges that threaten its long-term viability. Due to thriving package delivery growth and an aggressive, yet unpopular, effort to cut costs, the Postal Service generated a positive […]

VIDEO: Woman says postal worker damaged her package

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — A homeowner says her United States Postal Service mailman damaged her packages worth $1,000 by tossing them over her gate. The homeowner told Channel 2’s Tom Jones what is worse the post office refuses to reimburse her. Kimberly Culp says the mail carrier also damaged her call box when he tried […]

Video: Absentee voters miss mark: Why the mail may be to blame

LUCAS COUNTY, OH (WTOL) -Nearly 200 potential Lucas County voters who sent in an application to vote absentee in Tuesday’s election didn’t get the chance after missing the deadline. LaVera Scott, the Deputy Director of the Lucas County Board of Elections, says they received 198 absentee applications in Monday’s mail, missing the Saturday deadline. Scott says the 141 absentee applications they […]