11/30/2019 The program is being tested in 65 postal codes in the US PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Residents in the Kenton neighborhood held a rally against the test program being run by the United States Postal Service. The program, called “Consolidated Casing,” is supposed to speed up mail carriers and eliminate routes. However, neighbors complained […]
11/29/2019 HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — One Hamden mailman is giving “service with a smile” a whole new meaning. Nate Lerner said his mail carrier, Paul Good, always delivers his mail with a smile and a positive attitude, but when the holidays arrive, Good adds something else to his services: holiday-themed costumes. Lerner said Good has […]
It’s ‘Priority Yule’ as Post Offices gear up for heavy parcel volume 11/26/2019 SACRAMENTO, CA — Households should not be alarmed if they hear postal mail carriers delivering as early as 5:00 a.m., starting the Friday after Thanksgiving. The clatter and jangle so familiar this time of year is just your letter carrier getting an […]
11/28/2019 CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — ‘Tis the season for all sorts of deliveries, but one Clearwater mail carrier dropped off something Wednesday that might still surprise you: an entire Thanksgiving feast to an unsuspecting family who otherwise couldn’t afford it. Lee Mathis and his girlfriend Janet Wetherington now have lots of last-minute preps to cook […]
USPS managers deleted or changed logged hours, intimidated workers, arbitrator found The U.S. Postal Service has been ordered to pay damages to San Jose workers and train management staff after an independent review of timecards showed “broad evidence of a pattern of deletion or alteration” of employees’ timecards, according to arbitration documents provided to this […]
Tuesday’s snowstorm didn’t slow down Jose Martin and his route as a United States Postal Service Mail Carrier. DENVER (CBS4) – Temperatures were in the 20’s Tuesday and snow was piled high on sidewalks, driveways and front yards, but none of that could even slow down Jose Martin and his route as a United States Postal […]
11/25/2019 TOPEKA, Kan. – The United States Postal Service wants to recognize a Topeka letter carrier after he saved a toddler. USPS said Josh Bush found a toddler on a home’s doorsteps while on his route on Saturday, Nov. 23. He heard the toddler crying and didn’t see anyone attending to the child. Bush picked […]
Buffalo, NY Letter carriers from a local United States Postal Office branch are furious after it was discovered managers were falsifying time cards to make it look like the employees worked fewer hours. According to the carriers union president, David Grosskopf Jr, the National Association of Letter Carriers investigated after the complaint was brought forward, […]
11/19/19 WAUKESHA, Wisc. (CNN/WTMJ) — A mailman says he’s been the victim of fowl play on the job. Jeff Byrne, an U.S. Postal Service delivery worker, said, “Towards the end of the day, I pick up a friend who follows me along the route.” A wild turkey has chased Byrne every day up and down […]
11/19/19 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – A 40-year-old man is slated to appear in federal court next month on a charge he assaulted a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in South San Francisco. When the letter carrier reached the rear of his vehicle, he turned around and found Alvarado standing behind him. Singh said Alvarado then […]