press releases

Sep 16th

USPS one of top agencies with high reversal rates for dismissed EEOC discrimination complaints

WASHINGTON – As part of its continuing efforts to improve the federal sector complaint process, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a new report, Preserving Access to the Legal System: Common Errors by Federal Agencies in Dismissing Complaints of Discrimination on Procedural Grounds. In the equal employment opportunity (EEO) process for federal […]

Sep 14th

Endangered Species Semipostal Stamp Bill Headed to the President for Signature

Portman requested USPS not to destroy the 74 million unsold stamps. Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced that his endangered species semipostal stamp bill, the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2013, has passed both chambers of Congress and is now headed to the President for signature. “I’m pleased […]

Sep 11th

Senator Casey Calls on PMG to Keep Erie, PA Mail Processing Facility Open

Erie P&DF Erie PA  4/18/15  to Pittsburgh P&DC Pittsburgh PA Erie P&DF Erie PA  4/18/15  to Rochester P&DC Rochester NY Senator Bob Casey  joined the Erie City and County Councils in urging  USPS to keep Erie, PA Processing and Distribution Facility (P&DF) open. The Erie City Council passed a resolution last week  and the Erie […]

Sep 8th

Carper, Coburn Call on Senate Appropriations Committee to Oppose Proposed Moratorium; Support Comprehensive Postal Reform

Sep 08 2014 – WASHINGTON – Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Ranking Member Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) sent a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee late Friday to caution the Members about implementing a moratorium on postal facility closures and urge support for the bipartisan, comprehensive the Postal Reform […]

Sep 6th

Postal Unions Hold Joint Webinar on USPS Plant Consolidations

(September 6, 2014) The four postal unions held a joint webinar on Aug. 28 for union members at the 82 sites where plants are scheduled for consolidation or closure beginning in January 2015. The occasion marked the first time the four unions have engaged in joint training at the national level. Participants included each of […]

Sep 6th

Man wanted $50 and police in attempted robbery of North Carolina post office

Press Release from Newport, NC Police Report On Friday September 5, 2014 at 0951 W/M FREDERICK ALAN KING walked into the US Post Office located at 460 Howard Blvd in Newport, and presented a handwritten note to the postal employee at the counter. The note was very clear this was a robbery attempt and KING […]

Sep 5th

One USPS Station Manager pleads guilty, another Station Manager sentenced in Bribe Scheme

Station Managers Submitted Fraudulent and Inflated Invoices for Landscaping and Cleaning Services in Exchange for Bribe Payments Baltimore, Maryland – Former U.S. Postal Service Station Manager Richard Lewis Wright, III, age 47, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to bribery in connection with a scheme to obtain U.S. Postal Service contracts in exchange for bribe payments. […]

Sep 4th

USPS: Leased building to remedy Napa mail delivery issues after earthquake

Napa City Carriers Move Into Leased Building, Temporarily NAPA — As a result of the 6.0 earthquake, one of the immediate needs for Napa’s city carriers was finding a new building to work out of instead of an open area in the rear parking lot of the Main Post Office on Trancas. They got their […]

Sep 4th

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Backs Bid to Stop Postal Service Cuts

Sept. 4 – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has added his crucial backing to calls for a one-year moratorium on U.S. Postal Service plans to close up to 82 mail processing plants, slow down mail delivery and eliminate up to 15,000 jobs. Reid added his signature to those of 50 other senators who signed […]

Aug 29th

NALC: Letter Carrier Heroes of the Year to be honored

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Letter carriers who emptied burning buildings, rescued a boy from a predator, saved a heart attack victim or brightened holidays will be honored Sept. 10. Connecticut letter carrier Jermaine Shirley, who smelled smoke in an apartment building one morning, alerted residents and caught two young children thrown from a […]