1.12.2015 – Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Sam Graves (R-MO) have introduced a bipartisan House Resolution to preserve six-day mail delivery, including Saturday delivery, by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The Connolly -Graves resolution (H.Res.12) expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the USPS should take all appropriate measures to preserve a vital […]
Former Letter Carrier was sentenced to federal prison in November 2014 for providing “inside information” that culminated in the robbery and shooting of the postal contract driver on December 20, 2013, in Conley, Ga Attack, robbery of postal truck driver gets two men nearly 20 years in prison ATLANTA, GEORGIA 1/7/15 – Kendrick Watkins and […]
Press Release January 5,2015 PRC Releases Fiscal Year 2014 Annual Report Washington, DC- Today the Postal Regulatory Commission issued its 2014 Annual Report to the President and Congress. It describes Commission activities of the last fiscal year and the extent to which regulations are achieving the objectives set forth by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement […]
Corruption of Letter Carriers a “Significant Vulnerability” for Postal Service 12.29.14 Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Devona Ursula Charley, age 27, of Washington, D.C., today to a year and a day in prison, followed by 6 months of home detention as part of three […]
12.22.14 WASHINGTON- As the 113th Congress ends, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, renewed his call for Congressional action on comprehensive postal reform and called on the incoming 114th Congress to make the issue a top priority: “More than 200 years after its founding, the Postal Service remains […]
12.14.14 Dozens of protesters picketed a local Staples office supply store today, marching through the store chanting “the U.S. mail is not for sale” and “postal Staples has got to go” to demonstrate their grievances. The store manager refused to accept a petition signed by 1,500 Portland residents concerned about privatization of their postal services. […]
The following is a press release from the Postal Regulatory Commission: December 11, 2014 – Washington, DC – Today Tony Hammond and Nanci E. Langley were sworn in as Commissioners at the Postal Regulatory Commission by Acting Chairman Robert G. Taub. They return to the Commission after having first been appointed in 2002 and 2008, […]
Gift Cards Are Now Available at Select USPS Post Office Locations PLEASANTON, Calif., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Blackhawk Network, a leading prepaid and payments company, today announced a new distribution deal with the United States Postal Service (USPS). Blackhawk’s closed loop gift cards are available at select USPS locations, just in time for the […]
Including the Akron Processing and Distribution Center Letter to USPS Was Signed by 29 U.S. Senators; Urges More Thorough Review of Local Impact before Consolidation Moves Forward Monday, December 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined 29 colleagues in a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe urging the U.S. Postal […]
WASHINGTON — Post Offices nationwide will be open Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24, and New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 31. Most Post Offices will shorten retail lobby hours and close at noon on these dates. Regular mail delivery will be unaffected by the change. Revised hours will be posted at each Post Office and commercial […]