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The fourth two-week route evaluation, or “mini mail survey,” under the detested Rural Route Evaluation and Compensation System (RRECS), began August 23 and extends until September 6. Despite intrusive monitoring year-round under RRECS, routes and compensation are only adjusted twice a year based on these mail surveys, and rural carriers are once again writing to … Read more
RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is slated to speak at the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association’s convention in Reno this week. The annual convention is happening at the Peppermill Resort Hotel starting August 27 and running through August 30. Melissa Ray with the National … Read more
Top U.S. Postal Service officials are considering plans to allow slower mail delivery in the coming months for long-distance and rural service to cut costs at the financially troubled agency — but not until after the election. The changes would give customers within 50 miles of the Postal Service’s largest processing facilities faster delivery service, … Read more
Postal Service™ employees who use the email multifactor security option to access LiteBlue® will have to choose a different method soon. The verify-by-email option is being retired on Thursday, August 29, 2024. To ensure continued secure access to LiteBlue (liteblue.usps.gov), USPS® recommends affected employees choose either Google Authenticator or Okta Verify as a replacement. One-time codes sent … Read more
AMELIA COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia State Police is investigating a crash that killed a U.S. Postal Service carrier in Amelia County. Saturday, Aug. 17, at approximately 3:17 p.m., state police responded to a single-car crash that took place on Westbound on Patrick Henry Highway .25 miles east of Greenfield Lane. According to state … Read more
NORTH FLORIDA — The Post Office in Melrose, FL will soon bear the name of one of its own. In a 10 a.m. ceremony to be held Aug. 26, 2024, at the office at 859 North State Road 21, the building will be dedicated as the Pamela Jane Rock Post Office. Rock was a letter … Read more
ARGOS, IN – As part of the United States Postal Service “For the Long Haul” initiative, we are proud to celebrate Tim Overmyer, a dedicated rural carrier who has faithfully served the Argos community for 32 years. Tim’s unwavering commitment and exceptional service have made him a beloved figure in the neighborhoods he serves. “For the … Read more
Internal records show the U.S. Postal Service has tried to get workers out of air-conditioned offices. The allegations come one year after the agency was accused of falsifying heat-training records CLIMATEWIRE | The email went out shortly after a dangerous heat dome in July had smothered upstate New York. A U.S. Postal Service manager in Buffalo, … Read more
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28), and 74 other Members of Congress are calling on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to immediately implement the nation’s first-ever federal heat rule, recently proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Letter carriers have reported systemic heat illness issues, resulting … Read more
Don Maston, President of the National Rural Letter Carrier Association, emphasized the urgency of modernizing postal security measures. “The arrow keys are just old-school technology, and we’re living in a new environment these days,” Maston said. He highlighted a recent audit by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, which found that more than half of the … Read more