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Part I: 2016 Postal News Recap

March 2016

USPS confirm plant consolidations on hold until update of Area Mail Processing studiesUSPS confirm plant consolidations on hold until update of Area Mail Processing studies

Video: APWU demands answers after 5 workers die at Pontiac facility in 14 months

Video: APWU demands answers after 5 workers die at Pontiac facility in 14 months

Five postal employees deaths at Michigan facility prompts safety concerns of methane detection system

USPS GPS tracking of Letter Carrier leads to felony charge for throwing away mail

Video: NYPD arrests on-duty letter carrier for shouting at them — leaves mail truck unattended

Video: NYPD arrests on-duty letter carrier for shouting at them -- leaves mail truck unattended

Rep. Huffman Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To End Wrongful Postal Facilities Closures

USPS reissues policy on “Workplace Harassment”

Pittsburgh Postmaster accused of intimidating employees wants case thrown out

February 2016

USPS says FY2015 turnover rate for non-career postal employees was nearly 40%USPS says FY2015 turnover rate for non-career postal employees was nearly 40%

FedEx Is Again USPS’s Top Supplier For Thirteenth Straight Year at $1.4 Billion

Mail Handlers: Unions grievance could impact future USPS closures and consolidations

Charges dropped against Brooklyn mailman for not delivering 40,000 pieces of mail

25 postal trucks parade past home of NY teen battling cancer

25 postal trucks parade past home of NY teen battling cancer

Letter Carrier shot while delivering mail in Louisville KY

Costco Wants to Know: Should USPS Be Privatized?

Quad Graphics: Recent USPS Hiring Practices Make No Sense

Florida postal worker involved in mail theft of $2.3 Million in Social Security Checks

USPS to Implement Flats Postal Automated Redirection Systems

Video: USPS consolidation slows down mailing

Postal Supervisors at Pennsylvania USPS facility exchange blows after name-calling

New Jersey Postal Worker charged with OWCP fraud after being profiled on CNN

Forced Price Reduction to Worsen USPS Financial Condition by $2 Billion Per Year

Labor Charge filed after postal supervisor threatens employees for union activity

January 2016

Co-Workers defend Postal Worker indicted on assaulting USPS supervisor

Former Postal Inspector Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Possession of Stolen Mail and Marijuana Trafficking

Former Postal Inspector Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Possession of Stolen Mail and Marijuana Trafficking

APWU: Secret Document Exposes USPS Privatization Planning

Video: Postal Worker accused of beating female supervisor with chair

USPS releases sketch of man who threw acid on postal worker

USPS drops plan to outsource sorting of “Non-Machineable Outside Parcels (NMO) ” To UPS

APWU: Clerk Craft Resolves Dispute on Scheme Requirements

Trucks on fire: USPS Long Life Vehicles outlive their lifespan

Trucks on fire: USPS Long Life Vehicles outlive their lifespan

Second Postal Employee gets prison for conspiracy to steal $1.6 million in U.S. Treasury checks

USPS seeks ideas to improve workplaces

Georgia mail carrier rescued after vehicle swept away by flooding creek

Georgia mail carrier rescued after vehicle swept away by flooding creek

Video: Utah State Senator’s bill would draft letter carriers to help out in emergency situations and natural disasters