BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK – Christine O’Neill, age 61, of Johnson City, New York, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy to serve three (3) years on probation for defrauding the U.S. Postal Service and U.S. Department of Labor of $46,287 by making false statements and representations to obtain federal workers […]
CHICAGO — Health officials continued to ask for patience Sunday as Illinois prepares to expand its massive COVID-19 inoculation efforts beyond health care workers starting tomorrow while facing a shortage of vaccines. At a testing event at St. Saint Agnes of Bohemia Parish in Little Village, leaders said similar community-based efforts could be key for […]
You’ve got mail. Somewhere. Probably. The U.S. Postal Service is still digging out from under an avalanche of mail sent during the recent holiday season. But for much of the past year the postal system has been strained by the impact of COVID-19 on its workflow and workforce. In addition, operational changes ostensibly designed to […]
On January 20, following the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, the APWU got to work pushing for the new administration to prioritize postal workers in its national COVID-19 vaccination policy. In a letter to the administration, President Dimondstein advocated for postal workers to be recognized as frontline workers […]
The incident occurred Wednesday as result of a fight Faine had with an acquaintance allegedly over a domestic issue, at the Gulf Station at 19 Clara Barton St. The incident was caught on the store’s surveillance video, and started as a verbal dispute. According to onlookers, the other person head butted the postal worker, and […]
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 […]
1/8/2021 SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Priscilla Czyz, age 37, of Cato, New York, has been charged with obstructing the mail, announced Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon Special Agent in Charge Matthew Modafferi, United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS-OIG), Northeast Area Field Office. Czyz was arraigned today in federal court in […]
1/8/2021 – RICHMOND, Va. –A Richmond man pleaded guilty today to assaulting a longtime United States Postal Service city carrier who was delivering mail in the Gilpin Court neighborhood. According to court documents, video surveillance captured Erriette Williams, 45, approach USPS city carrier J.B., grab a parcel key from him, and, after daring J.B. to […]
When I returned to work after Christmas, I heard stories from all my coworkers about how there was very light volume during the Christmas season. This has never been the case. In my years at the post office, a 40-hour work week is unheard of during the holidays. Usually the month of December is filled […]
1/7/2021 Despite working through a holiday backlog, the USPS General President of Boston Local 100 says delays are still being felt across the network. The holiday season is over but people who were supposed to get packages in December say they are still waiting for deliveries from the United States Postal Service. Katie Burchill of […]