Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Retirement of Postmaster General Megan Brennan [Washington, DC] American Postal Workers union (APWU) National President Mark Dimondstein issued the following statement today: “Postmaster General Megan Brennan has announced her retirement effective January 31, 2020. “It will now fall to the Postal Board of Governors to select a new […]
3/26/2018 MANASSAS, Va. (ABC7) — The 7 On Your Side I-Team obtained pictures of inside the U.S. Post Office on Euclid Avenue in Manassas, Virginia. Sources inside the post office call the working conditions deplorable and even hazardous. Floors in restrooms are dirty and sinks are nasty. Walls are covered in something and the soap dispenser […]
Treasury checks San Antonio — Hurricane Harvey’s impact on the Texas Gulf Coast resulted in the temporary suspension of mail delivery service, as well as the closure of some postal facilities in the Postal Service’s Rio Grande District. We realize our customers depend on the mail every day and we are working hard to reconnect […]
Postal worker critically shot; USPS offers $50,000 for answers CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A mail carrier was seriously injured after being shot Thursday afternoon in west Charlotte, police said. Ed McDaniels was working his route on Archer Avenue near Clanton Road when the shooting happened, his mother told Channel 9. “I want to know what happened,” […]
8/24/2017 MADISON, WIS. — A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictment today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided […]
Let You Member of Congress Know How You Really Feel About the 2018 Budget Call your legislator today at 844-402-1001 08/22/2017 – Members of Congress are home for a couple weeks during their summer recess. We are asking you to reach out to your Representative and urge them to reject the proposed federal budget! Call […]
Neighborhood Collection Boxes Receive Temporary Seal / Removal NEW YORK, NY – In the interest of safety and security, postal officials will seal the Postal Service’s collection boxes in relation to the presidential visit, to remain closed until Wednesday, Aug. 16, in New York City. The familiar blue collection boxes will be sealed, and in […]
Revenue of $16.7 billion, essentially flat compared to third quarter last year excluding prior year change in accounting estimate Urgent need remains for postal reform legislation and regulatory relief in addition to continuing management initiatives 8/10/17 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service reported revenue of $16.7 billion for the third quarter of fiscal year 2017 […]
VIDEO: The Watchdog Report Podcast Goes on Location to Discuss the U.S. Postal Service’s Monopolies What GAO Found 7/24/17 – The value of the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) letter delivery and mailbox monopolies was $5.45 billion in fiscal year 2015, according to the most recent estimate prepared by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), the regulator […]
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, co-chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, introduced H.R. 6494, the Postage Free Ballot Act, that will make mail-in absentee ballots free of charge for voters nationwide. Three years after the Supreme Court tasked Congress to update the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Rep. Veasey remains committed to making […]