SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Daniel J. Trammell, age 58, of Syracuse, was sentenced yesterday to serve 30 months in prison for assaulting a United States Postal Service employee, announced Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and Joseph Cronin, Postal Inspector in Charge of the Boston Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. As party of […]
CLEVELAND — New allegations of problems now coming out of the main Cleveland Post Office. Some postal workers said they’re not being paid correctly for overtime, and when they are paid, it’s with money orders. “It makes me…It makes me very upset,” said Bre’Ahnna McNairy from Cleveland. She told us she had been working as […]
1/13/2021 John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ZOHEB A. DEURA, 34, of Derby, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to three years of probation, the first nine months of which Deura must serve in home confinement, for stealing mail while he was […]
What is the Postal Board of Governors and what does it do? The Postal Service has a Board of Governors that is responsible for major decisions about the Postal Service’s operations, policies and expenditures. The Board’s responsibilities also include hiring and firing the Postmaster General. The Board is usually made up of nine members who […]
Officer Announcement — New Vice President, Marketing The Postmaster General has announced the appointment of Sheila Holman to the position of Vice President, Marketing in the Chief Customer and Marketing Officer (CCMO) organization, reporting directly to the CCMO Executive Vice President Steve Monteith. Ms. Holman brings with her over 25 years of marketing experience and […]
Background: The 44th stamp in the Black Heritage series honors playwright August Wilson (1945-2005), who brought fresh perspectives and previously unheard voices to the American stage. Between 1982 and 2005, Wilson wrote his acclaimed American Century Cycle. This series of 10 plays includes nine set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, the neighborhood where Wilson grew up. […]
Partnership Will Bring Essential e-Government Services to Every U.S. Community RESTON, Va., Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, announced today that its National Security Solutions (IDEMIA NSS) affiliate has won a strategic award from the United States Postal Service (USPS) and Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) to provide U.S. communities […]
Recent letter carrier deaths from COVID-19 Sadly, the NALC has been informed of two active and three retired letter carrier deaths due to COVID-19. Benedicto Fajardo passed away at the age of 55 on December 3, 2020. He began his career in 1998 and worked at the Deerfield, IL post office. Brother Fajardo was a […]
The USPS Ethics Office is providing guidance for Postal Service employees participating in virtual events held by other organizations. Many such events are being conducted over video or audioconferencing platforms rather than in person because of the coronavirus pandemic. A virtual event is a gift if it has monetary value. If a virtual event’s organizers […]
The Postal Service is reminding employees that customers are permitted to send certain hemp-based products in the mail when in compliance with all applicable laws. A cannabis-derived substance with tetrahydrocannabinol content of 0.3 percent or less is legally hemp. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a compound found in the flower resin of cannabis plants, which include hemp […]