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WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told Congress he signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s DOGE government reform team to provide assistance to the money-losing agency as it works to address “big problems.” USPS, an independent government agency with 635,000 employees that lost $9.5 billion last year, has been exempt from DOGE-directed federal … Read more
My name is Tim Luce and I’m a rural carrier in Rockford, MI. I’ve been with the Postal Service since 2012. USPS runs in my family. My mom was a clerk for 25 years, my aunt was a rural carrier and my uncle was in maintenance. I originally thought I wanted to teach high school … Read more
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Jaden Isaiah Garay, 25, of Weaverville, N.C. was sentenced today to 24 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for carjacking and discharging a firearm that caused serious bodily injury to a U.S. Postal Carrier, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. In addition … Read more
The Postal Service is encouraging employees to attend one of its career conferences this year to take control of their professional development and create a better future for themselves within USPS. Fifty conferences are scheduled across the nation with the continuing theme, “Delivering a Brighter Future.” Each event will include networking opportunities and interactive sessions … Read more
Though the Postal Service might not come to mind as a great factor in the long march toward social equity in the United States, its policies have had a serious impact on the rights of marginalized Americans since its inception in 1775. Activism, civil rights, and politics are ingrained—at least implicitly—in postal history. Benjamin Franklin worked … Read more
NRLCA Members: On Thursday, March 20, the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) is holding a National Day of Action to say, “Hands Off Our Public Postal Service!” On Sunday, March 23, local branches of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) are holding rallies across the country to say, “Hell no!” to dismantling or privatization … Read more
ASHEVILLE – The man who pleaded guilty in attempted murder and carjacking of a mail vehicle in connection with the shooting of a Madison County resident in the face will be sentenced this week. Jaden Garay, 25, of Weaverville, was federally indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice in October 2023 after the Sept. 5 shooting of Hot Springs … Read more
Rural Carrier Joshua Toomey was delivering mail in Corydon, IN, recently when he heard someone yelling. The Postal Service employee looked around to see who it was. After some time, a voice piped up, “Mailman!” Toomey continued investigating and found a man who had tipped over in his motorized scooter on the grounds of an … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led 159 members of Congress in a letter to President Trump expressing concern over his proposal to fire the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) Board of Governors and merge the Postal Service into the Department of Commerce. The members write, “Any attempts to privatize the Postal Service … Read more
Daylight saving time returns Sunday, March 9, at 2 a.m. In areas where the change is observed, clocks should be set ahead one hour Saturday, March 8, at bedtime. Standard time will resume Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2 a.m