A mail carrier with a bad foot failed to show the U.S. Postal Service unreasonably denied him accommodation because his disability left him unable to meet the position’s lifting requirement and there was no light duty available for him to work, the Seventh Circuit ruled Monday. Jose Vargas’ job at the USPS’s Romeoville, Ill., office […]
8/9/2020 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – For the first time in 20 years, a post office in New Mexico could soon be renamed. Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) introduced a bill to rename it after an Albuquerque letter carrier who was murdered on the job in 2019. “The death of Jose Hernandez was so devastating. It was devastating […]
COVID-19 CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS UPDATE Policy for Customers Requiring Visitor Medical Screenings for Letter Carriers As a result of the ongoing concern regarding the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Postal Service understands that many customers have taken additional precautions to protect their employees and their residents. The Postal Service, too, has implemented a number […]
Owner Katherine Eldridge said she had to cut her staff significantly, so the blows to the business are having a ripple effect. Luckily, she said one regular, Andy, who also doubles as the mailman, helped make those blows a little softer. “His tab was 12 dollars and some cents. He had a cheeseburger fries and […]
Customer Signature Service COVID-19 Response and Prevention A number of cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) have recently been confirmed across the country. The safety and well-being of our employees & customers is our highest priority. To help ensure the health of our employees & customers, we are continuing to follow recommended guidance and […]
Experts say coronavirus could be transferred through mail delivery by sick employees. Postal workers say USPS isn’t doing much to keep them or their customers safe Postal carriers say they are being pressed into service against medical advice and with insufficient protection against the novel coronavirus. Two mail carriers told ProPublica they have been pressured […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A U.S. Postal worker said he was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon. The alleged robbery occurred in the 4300 block of South Barnes Avenue. The mailman told Oklahoma City police that a man came up behind him and struck him with a gun, knocking him to the ground. He said the […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque mother, whose baby was murdered by his father, wanted something special to remember her son. But, the keepsake she ordered to hold his ashes was stolen. Not during a car or home break-in, in this case, it appears the thief may have pulled a fast one on the postal […]
A community gathered Sunday for an El Cerrito mail carrier hit and killed while biking. A postal worker of about 25 years, 56-year-old Kevin Wilson was killed in a hit-and-run accident while biking on Martin Luther King Day. After more than two decades on route in El Cerrito, neighbors say Wilson had become a part […]
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (WTVA) – A postal worker died more than a week after being shot in the head. Sherry Ingold died Friday night, Postal Inspector Tony Robinson confirmed. Mugshot of Roland Dampeer released on January 17, 2020. The man charged with shooting her, Roland Dampeer, remains in federal custody. The shooting happened on Jan. 16. […]