WASHINGTON — During an open meeting of the Temporary Emergency Committee (TEC) of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service today, Robert M. Duncan of Kentucky was elected chairman of the Board of Governors. David C. Williams of Illinois was elected vice-chairman of the Board. Continue reading OTTAWA – Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) — both the Urban Postal Operations unit and the Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) unit — have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. Continue reading NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It’s the wrong kind of air mail. Disturbing cellphone video shows packages flying out of a United States Postal Service truck. Outrageously, they were being flung and dropped to the pavement by the postal delivery man inside the truck. Continue reading JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man who worked in the mailroom of VyStar Credit Union for more than two decades is accused of embezzling $5.4 million in checks intended to pay for postage, according to a federal indictment. Continue reading From USPS News Link: USPS will soon have a better method to measure service performance, but it will require employees to think differently about the terms “urban” and “rural.” Continue reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Monday through Saturday mail comes in and out of Albuquerque. Continue reading BOSTON – A Beverly, Mass., man agreed to plead guilty today in connection with mailing six threatening letters containing suspicious white powder to high-profile individuals and to sending another seven threatening letters to law enforcement officials and others. Continue reading In San Antonio today, a federal judge sentenced 27-year-old Sarah Richford of San Antonio, to 20 years imprisonment in connection with the shooting of a U.S. Mail carrier last year in Spring Branch, TX, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash; Inspector in Charge Adrian Gonzalez, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Houston Division; and, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus. Continue reading Columbia, SC (WLTX) – An investigation is underway after a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service was assaulted last month. Continue reading
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Robert M. Duncan elected chairman of the USPS board of governors
Canada Post workers overwhelmingly vote in favour of strike mandate
NYC Mailman Throws Packages Into The Street
Jacksonville mailroom worker accused of embezzling $5.4 million in postage stamps
New internal USPS system to measure urban, rural service performance
Lawmakers call for investigation into Albuquerque post offices
Top postalnews.com stories of the week September 2-8
Massachusetts Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Sending Threatening Letters Containing Suspicious White Powder
Second Defendant Sentenced to Federal Prison in Case Involving the Shooting of a U.S. Mail Carrier
$25,000 Reward Offered in Assault of Postal Worker in Downtown Columbia SC
