(November 12, 2014) WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved nomination to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors. The nominee were ordered reported favorably en bloc by vote. Mickey Barnett is the nominee to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors. Mr. Barnett was […]
Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) issued the following press release: Senator Highlights IG’s Report Recommending Review of Consolidations, Change in Service Standards Impacts November 10, 2014 – WASHINGTON – In a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, Senator John Hoeven said the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) needs to reevaluate its decision to consolidate the Minot […]
It appears that USPS has left Members of Congress, unions, postal employees and customers in the dark on the cyber attack. Congressman Darrell Issa said yesterday that USPS knew of the cyber attack two months ago. American Postal Workers Union president Mark Dimondstein said he found out yesterday. National Association of Letter Carriers president Fredric […]
CALEDONIA, Wisconsin – On Monday 11/03/14 at approximately 3:37p.m. the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 reporting a single motor vehicle crash on Old County Highway U Road approximately .3 miles south of Potter Rd. in the Town of Caledonia. It was further reported that the operator and only occupant had been […]
Drivers In South Brunswick Seek Fairness, Respect On The Job (SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.) – A group of 113 drivers at FedEx Freight’s South Brunswick, N.J., terminal voted today to join Teamsters Local 701. The vote was 66 to 42. “This victory is for all of us,” said Mike Thiemer, a driver. “We are tired of […]
Defendants Allegedly Rifled Through International Mail Headed For Japan, Korea And Greece;Allegedly Deposited Stolen Money Orders Into Own Bank Accounts;Thefts Allegedly Totaled More Than $27,000 (October 23, 2014) Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, together with United States Postal Inspector in Charge Philip R. Bartlett and Port Authority Police Department Chief Security Officer Joseph P. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) today called on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to make all possible effort to ensure that Iowa absentee ballots are counted. Specifically, the senators issued a letter to the district managers of the Hawkeye District USPS and the Central Plains District USPS urging […]
(October 22, 2014) WASHINGTON — With Christmas just two months away, the U.S. Postal Service is offering holiday shipping tips to help customers ship the 15.5 billion cards, letters and packages expected to be delivered in time for Christmas. “The key to holiday shipping is being prepared and starting early,” advises U.S. Postal Service Consumer […]
(October 28, 2014) A grand jury in Indiana has indicted a Manager of District Operations (MDO) at the Evansville, Indiana Mail Processing and Distribution Facility (P&DF) on charges of stealing prescription pain medication addressed to veterans in Indiana and Kentucky. According to a news release issued by (Acting) U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of […]
Camden, NJ – A Franklinville, New Jersey, man was arrested on October 16, 2014 by federal agents of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service for allegedly mailing fraudulent invoices for non-existent workbooks to more than 70,000 schools throughout the United States, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Robert S. Armstrong, 44, was charged by complaint with […]