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New scam uses fake USPS money orders, gets victims to buy gift cards as ‘mystery shopper’  U.S. Postal Service is warning about a scam that’s making its way around the area by criminals who hoping victims will fall for it  10/26/2020
Missouri voters must return mail-in ballots via USPS under new court ruling  Missourians casting mail-in ballots must mail them via the U.S. Postal Service under a federal court ruling  10/26/2020
Rep. Higgins: USPS Operational Changes Initiated by PMG Led to “Significant Negative Service Impacts Across the Country” Post Offices Reported a 143% Increase in Delayed Mail in July 10/23/2020
Judge orders Postal Service to restore high-speed mail sorting machines A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to restore high-speed mail sorting machines at facilities that cannot process First Class election mail efficiently amid the coronavirus pandemic 10/23/2020
Postal Service awards $5 million contract to Postmaster DeJoy’s former company XPO Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's former company landed a $5 million highway-shipping contract last month with the United States Postal Service. 10/23/2020
USPS Has Made 57 Changes to Mail Operations –PMG claimed only ONE major change made since he took office In general, the OIG found the USPS's responses to elected officials was "generally accurate" but "incomplete. Senator Carper Statement on OIG Report Confirming Abrupt USPS Policy Changes ]] Rep. Lawrence Statement on Release of the USPS IG’s Report on PMG DeJoy’s Operational Changes 10/22/2020

 

Nearly 150 Las Vegas postal workers have had COVID-19 Documents show clusters of cases at central facility, post offices 10/21/2020
Senator Demands Answers from Postmaster General about Ongoing Delays in Mail Delivery to Wisconsinites U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is demanding answers from Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of the United States Postal Service, after continued mail delays in Wisconsin. About 15,000 Wisconsinites, including postal workers, raise alarm about mail system 10/21/2020
Cellphone videos show overflowing mailboxes in parts of DC and Montgomery County Concerns about the mail have been high for many months now since reports that the U.S. Postal Service was scaling back in overtime and was also removing sorting equipment 10/20/2020
OPM Announces 2021 Health, Dental, and Vision Program Premiums The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced today that for plan year 2021, the average total premiums for current non-Postal employees and retirees enrolled in plans under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will increase 3.6 percent. 10/19/2020
Postal Workers are filing 500 OSHA safety complaints each day Postal Workers are filing 500 OSHA safety complaints each day 10/19/2020
Ohio postal worker investigated for alleged Facebook comment  Ohio postal worker investigated for alleged Facebook comment 10/19/2020
The Postal Service Today: Causation in a Federal Disability Retirement Case Postal workers today face an increasingly difficult task: Longer hours; less management support; lack of commensurate wage increase; greater volume of packages and parcels; the inundation of Amazon packages ignoring weight and size requirements; and a public who fails to appreciate the singularly unique position held by the U.S. Postal Service. 10/17/2020

 

 
 

 

 

October 27, 2020

 

Postal Service Delays Could Lead To Rejected Ballots

 

 

October 26, 2020

Springfield MA Man Sentenced for Damaging Postal Vehicle and Stealing Mail

Feds Charge Kentucky Postal Worker With Destroying Mail

Detroit mail delivery slowest in nation, USPS data shows

DeJoy’s 57 Varieties of Cost Cutting: What’s in the new OIG report—and what’s not?

Mail delays, the election and the future of the US Postal Service: 5 questions answered

October 25, 2020

USPS boosts extra trips, returns mail processing machines to service

October 24, 2020

USPS shares how mail-in ballots are delivered in unprecedented election

October 23, 2020

$35K reward offered after mail carrier robbed in North Hollywood

USPS names Timothy Costello, Vice President, Area Retail & Delivery Operations, Southern Area

Brooklyn congresswoman questions postal inspection service drug bust

 

October 22, 2020

 

Wisconsin Postal Employee Charged with Misappropriating Funds & False Entries in Official Records

 

October 21, 2020

Miss America 2020 Attending USPS Ceremony For Drug Free USA Stamp Dedication Oct. 27

USPS Still Not Sorting Election Mail Fast Enough, States Say

Connecticut Postal Supervisor Admits to Stealing Packages

USPS told its postal police officers to stand down, igniting concerns about mail-in ballot security and sparking another lawsuit against the agency

USPS still not sorting election mail fast enough, Michigan and other states say

Stop Act deadline looms for U.S. Postal Service

 

October 20, 2020

New Jersey Postal Custodian Admits Stealing Mail 

Michigan Voters urged to hand-deliver or use drop boxes for absentee ballots to avoid postal delays

Some North Texans Who Requested Mail-In Ballots Are Choosing to Vote in Person

Former West Virginia Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Role in Marijuana Conspiracy

October 19, 2020

New Jersey Congressmembers call for Federal Probe of Discarded Mail  Members also seek investigation of DeJoy-led USPS illegally blocking congressional inspectional of postal facility

Police chase of stolen USPS truck ends with an arrest

October 18, 2020

Michigan appeals court reinstates Election Day mail-in ballot deadline as early voting surge continues

Court Says Michigan Cannot Count Mail-in Ballots Received After Election Day

A Kentucky postal worker who trashed over 100 mail-in absentee ballots was fired and could face federal charges

Police investigating Bishopville, SC Post Office fire as arson

October 15, 2020

Postal Workers are falsifying data to boost on-time delivery statistics, records show Across the country, postal workers mark packages still sitting in the post office as ‘delivered’

The Speedy Mail-In Ballot Plan that Can Thwart Trump’s Election Power Grab The president wants to delay absentee ballot counts, which are overwhelmingly Democratic, so he can declare victory on Election Night. Postal union leaders have an idea to speed up the process.

Former Postal Worker Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Over 400 Mobile Phones Out of Packages in the Mail Judge orders Postal Worker to pay $253,550 in restitution.

October 14, 2020

St Louis mail handlers union official charged with embezzlement of $184,138

USPS: Send Warm Wishes With Winter Scenes

October 14, 2020

USPS resolves issue after photo shows mail-in ballots leaking from USPS box in Austin 

Vermont Delegation Demands Postmaster General Deliver and Install Critical Mail Processing Machine to White River Junction Facility

 

October 13, 2020

Report: Workhorse Group is “the best fit” for an $8.1 billion USPS vehicle contract  Report: U.S. Postal Service contract could mean $800M for Lordstown Motors USPS delays decision on contract for next generation delivery vehicles until end of the year

 

New USPS Kwanzaa Stamp Now Available

The flood of Amazon Prime Day packages won't delay your mail-in ballot

Pitney Bowes, turning 100, shifts to ecommerce as its trusted postage meter recedes into the past

October 9, 2020

U.S. Postal Service Announces New Prices for 2021 The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today of price changes

October 7, 2020

USPS Blocks Lawmakers From Visiting Postal Facilities Before Election Citing Potential Violations of the Hatch Act The U.S. Postal Service is barring lawmakers from touring postal facilities ahead of Election day claiming potential violations of the Hatch Act 

Senator Casey Reveals New Evidence of USPS delaying the mail Senator Casey Received Evidence from Northeastern Pennsylvania Postal Workers Even as Postmaster General DeJoy Pledged to End Delays. Photos Show Priority Mail Delayed Two Weeks.

New Jersey Postal Employee arrested for allegedly dumping mail, including ballots A U.S. Postal Service  mail carrier from Hudson County was arrested today for discarding mail. 

USPS Recommended Holiday Mailing Dates for Military Members Worldwide

Four Men including Postal Employee Arrested in Scheme to Steal Mail, Commit Credit Card Fraud and Defraud US


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