Canada Post issued the following statement last night: Canada Post Prepared to Submit to Binding Arbitration to Resolve Impasse at Negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW-Urban and CUPW-RSMC) On Wednesday, July 6, 2016, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, MaryAnn Mihychuk, asked both Canada Post and the Canadian Union […]
5/11/16 SEATTLE — It’s something many of us take for granted: getting mail delivered to our homes. Yet for a group of neighbors in Ballard, that hasn’t been an option for nearly three years. And get this: they say it’s all because of a family pet that has since passed away. “It doesn’t feel important […]
5/2/16 WASHINGTON D.C. — Contrary to common assumptions about digitally connected millennials, a new joint survey demonstrates that young voters pay close attention to political mail and in fact favor it over other forms of political advertising. The survey, conducted by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC), aims […]
Mail truck on fire in Fall River, MA…. Tremont street Posted by Paula Watkins on Saturday, April 30, 2016 [fbvideo link=”https://www.facebook.com/paula.watkins.77/videos/10209731423751619/” width=”500″ height=”400″ onlyvideo=”1″]
2/17/2016 – Louisville, KY – Police have arrested a man they say shot a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier last week as he delivered mail. Eric Bennett, 37, was arrested Tuesday evening by Louisville Metro Police and charged with first-degree assault and attempted murder, according to his arrest citation. Police say the Louisville resident shot the mail carrier […]
1/28/16 Manteca, CA – Theft of mail in Manteca’s “community mail boxes” or cluster boxes mounted on residential sidewalks is picking up. The Postal Service has deployed postal inspectors in Manteca and nearby communities that have been targeted as well in a bid to catch the culprits. Manteca Postmaster Beverley Leymaster on Thursday noted between […]
USPS drops plan to outsource sorting of “Non-Machineable Outside Parcels (NMO) ” To UPS National Level Grievance Settlement Resolves NMO Outsourcing Issue In a memorandum to all Local Presidents, NPMHU President Paul Hogrogian and CAD Manager T.J. Branch disseminated information relative to the NPMHU’s National-level grievance over the possible subcontracting of sorting and processing Non-Machinable […]
Great Photo Opportunity to Treasure for Years NORTH POLE — Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus — and the Postal Service can help you prove it when Santa replies to your child’s letter, complete with a North Pole postmark. Here are the steps for your child to get a letter back from Santa: Have […]
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – It was a scary situation. Investigators said a local U.S. Post Office mail carrier was shot at while on the job. The accused shooter told investigators he only wanted to scare the mailman. According to federal court documents, the suspect claims the mail carrier was giving him a bad look, and he […]
PECOS, Texas –A group of U.S. Postal Service mail carriers accused a Pecos postmaster of racial discrimination, civil rights advocates and union leaders said. According to grievances filed with LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, postmaster David Neilon allegedly instructed Pecos Post Office employees not to speak Spanish and made derogatory comments about […]