California Psychologist gets prison for falsifying Postal Workers Billing Records to OWCP

Bay Area Psychologist Sentenced To Four Months In Prison For Submitting Falsified Billing Records To Federal Workers’ Compensation Program April 22, 2015 SAN FRANCISCO – Helena Weil was sentenced today to four months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $496,101 related to her submission of billings to the federal Office of Workers’ Compensation […]

Senators urge USPS to invest in cutting-edge improvements for fleet of vehicles

April 23, 2015 WASHINGTON –U.S. Sens. Cory A. Booker D-N.J., Brian Schatz D-HI., Gary Peters D-MI, all members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan urging the agency to take steps to modernize their 190,000-strong fleet of vehicles by […]

Video: Ohio letter carrier Mike Miller to donate kidney to co-worker’s son

Local postal worker to give kidney to co-worker’s son DAYTON —A local U.S. postal worker, Mike Miller, 52, is preparing to give one of his kidney’s to a co-worker’s son in need. The recipient is Jeremy Razor, 37. The two men met for the first time Thursday. via Local postal worker to give kidney to […]

Former letter carrier pleads guilty in Norfolk mail dumping

April 22, 2015 NORFOLK, Va. – Shalita Corley, 31, of Portsmouth, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to one count of secreting and delaying U.S. mail, which she had been entrusted to deliver. A statement of facts filed with the plea agreement reported Corley worked as a city carrier assistant (CCA) with the United States Postal Service […]

USPS job fairs slated for April 29 – 30 in Ada OK, Landover MD and Minnesota

USPS job fair slated for April 29 at ADA, Oklahoma Post Office – 8 Rural Carrier Associate (RCA) positions immediately available April 20, 2015 ADA, OK — The U.S. Postal Service will sponsor a free Postal Job Fair at the Ada Post Office, 131 E. 12th Ada, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Wednesday, April […]

Mail Truck Goes Up in Flames on busy road in Pennsylvania

A United States Postal Service delivery truck went up in flames along a busy Montgomery County, Pennsylvania road Tuesday afternoon. The truck caught fire just before 4 p.m. at the intersection of Route 309 and Greenwood Avenue in Wyncote, county dispatchers tell NBC10. Read more: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Mail-Truck-Goes-Up-in-Flames-Along-Montgomery-County-Road-300833841.html#ixzz3Xzdm0hq9

USPS ranks first in government customer service, according to a new study

Leading the way USPS ranks first in new customer service survey The Postal Service delivers better customer service than almost any other government agency, according to a report released this week. USPS and the National Parks Service (NPS) tied for first place among 18 federal agencies included in Forrester Research’s consumer index. The rankings are […]

Flashback: APWU President Vows to End Non-Union Members “Free Ride”

The following articles by Former National APWU President William Burrus (2007) and Oakland California Local #78 President Fred Jacobs (2004) addressing the issue of non- members. April 6, 2007 – In an article that appeared in the March/April 2007 issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine, National President William Burrus stated that despite successes, nothing […]

USPS: Mobile devices helping reduce customer wait times

Postal retail employees are continuing to use new mobile technology for routine transactions, reducing the amount of time many customers spend waiting in line. The mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) devices are modified iPods that come with a portable receipt and postage printer. Employees use the devices to scan and accept prepaid packages and sell […]