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Inside the United States Postal Services’ regional facility on Gardiner Lane in Louisville, packages and mail — many long past due to their destination — fill bins as workers try to clear a backlog created by staffing shortages and icy routes.
On January 16, Representative Gerry Connolly, D-VA-11, reintroduced the Equal COLA Act, H.R. 491, to provide Federal Employees Retiree System (FERS) employees full cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to their federal annuities. Currently, FERS retirees do not receive a full COLA when consumer prices increase by more than 2 percent. If consumer prices increase between 2 and … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is vetting candidates to replace Postmaster General Louis DeJoy even though Trump won’t have direct authority to fire him, according to four people familiar with the conversations, an early signal of the incoming administration’s plans to exert control over — or privatize — the nation’s mail service. The postmaster general serves at … Read more
Rural Carrier Angela Webb was delivering mail in Mustang, OK, recently when she saw an unusual sight: boxes stacked in front of an older customer’s house. After knocking on the door and not getting an answer, Webb asked a neighbor to check on the customer. The Postal Service employee later learned that the woman had … Read more
OPELOUSAS, La. — Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a two-vehicle serious injury crash on LA 3043 just east of Webb Lane in Opelousas on January 5 shortly before 10 a.m. This crash ultimately claimed the life of Nakeisha Pitre, 46, of Opelousas. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 1998 Chevrolet United States Postal … Read more
Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed Monday, Jan. 20. King helped organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his landmark “I Have a Dream” speech. He also helped pave the way for the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In 1964, at … Read more
On January 13, 2025, the NRLCA filed a Step 4 grievance regarding the Postal Service’s failure to timely adjust overburdened routes. The text of the Step 4 appears below: *** Pursuant to Article 15, Section 4(D) of the parties’ National Agreement, the NRLCA submits this National-level grievance. In dispute is the Postal … Read more
The Postal Service wants employees to know they can have second jobs, but there are certain types of employment that are not permitted. Employees cannot engage in any outside work that conflicts with or affects their postal duties. Ethics regulations also prohibit employees from: • Working for an entity that delivers mailable matter that could … Read more
This Excel sheet details route adjustments for January 2025 thru February 2025
GREATER LOS ANGELES, CA — The wildfires burning in Southern California are a catastrophic disaster that has disrupted services and operations for many organizations – including the Postal Service’s ability to deliver mail and packages – across the Los Angeles region. The Postal Service’s primary focus is to maintain the safety and security of our … Read more