Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday addressed the annual convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers. He drew standing ovations from the big convention crowd in Philadelphia for opposing cuts in services and jobs at the U.S. Postal Service at a time of rising revenue. Sanders is the chief sponsor of legislation to modernize the […]
Baltimore, Maryland – Jeffrey L. Shipley, age 47, of Millersville, Maryland pleaded guilty today to stealing and destroying mail while employed as a postal employee. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; and Special Agent in Charge Paul Bowman of the U.S. Postal Service, Office […]
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Richmond (LA-02) introduced a bill that would expand access to basic financial services to millions of Americans and provide a venerable and struggling American institution an opportunity to generate billions of dollars in revenue. “In the New Orleans area alone, 181,000 households do not have access to a full range […]
WBI will provide 10,000 shelving units for installation in Postal Service vehicles under initial delivery order Alexandria, Virginia (July 23, 2014) –VSE Corporation (NASDAQ: VSEC) subsidiary, Wheeler Bros., Inc. (WBI) was awarded a delivery order to supply 10,000 engineered shelving kits to the United States Postal Service for use in the Long Life Delivery Vehicles (LLV). […]
HELENA, Mont.) – Senator Jon Tester is taking another shot at making sure that Duck Stamps can still fulfill their original purpose: preserving wetlands and supporting Montana’s sportsmen and women. Tester, the former Chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, this week introduced legislation to increase the price of the Federal Duck Stamp to $25. The […]
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Eighth District Congressman Rick Nolan announced today that U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has agreed to personally review the decision to close the Duluth mail processing facility, set to take place in 2015 and affect some 70 jobs. The two spoke by telephone on Friday – “a very friendly and productive conversation” […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues, along with a question and answer document about the guidance and a Fact Sheet for Small Businesses. The Enforcement Guidance, Q&A document, and Fact Sheet will be available on the EEOC’s website. This is the first comprehensive […]
Statement by Mark Dimondstein President, American Postal Workers Union on Staples Announcement on ‘Pilot Program’ Performing USPS Work “This attempt at trickery shows that the ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ movement is having an effect.” July 14, 2014 – A Staples announcement on July 14 indicating that the company is terminating its no-bid deal with the U.S. […]
False charges, reprisals against post office worker prompts anti-retaliation lawsuit by US Department of Labor ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service on behalf of a maintenance employee at the St. Louis Network Distribution Center in Hazelwood, Mo., who reported unsafe working conditions and […]
(July 10, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Richard Lee Gray, 57, of Foresthill, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley to one year in prison for destroying U.S. Post Office letter boxes, being a felon in possession of ammunition, and possessing over 15 unauthorized access devices with intent to commit fraud, United […]