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Co-workers, friends remember postal worker (RCA) killed in crash 

Co-workers and friends of a Greenfield Post Office employee are remembering her after she was killed Sunday afternoon while delivering packages.A spokesperson with the U.S. Postal Service confirms that Melinda Thompson of Spiceland was killed in an accident involving a postal delivery vehicle.Mary Dando of the Postal Service said, “Our ...

Mail carrier (RCA) injured when mail truck crashes into vehicle in Washington County

Two people, including a mail carrier, were injured when a mail truck and an SUV collided in Washington County Monday, emergency officials said. Samantha Mueller, 30, of Canonsburg told police she was driving her mail truck along the shoulder of the 1800 block of Route 980 in Cecil around 1:20 ...

Rural Carrier Hero: Deanna Holley, Trenton, FL

Trenton, FL, Rural Carrier Deanna Holley became concerned when she noticed a customer hadn’t collected mail in several days. She contacted the woman’s neighbor, who called 911. Emergency responders entered the house and determined the woman had suffered a stroke. She was taken to a hospital, where she recovered. Responders ...

Rural Carrier and dog rescue cat

Who says postal carriers and dogs can’t get along? Dori Blackburn recently joined the Postal Service as a rural carrier in Winthrop, WA. For several days, she was approached on her route by a dog that seemed eager to befriend her. One day, the dog was more persistent than usual ...

Rural Carrier Hero: Gina McCool – Moores Hill, IN,

Postal Service employees often know their communities well. When they see something unusual, it doesn’t take them long to notice. Just ask Moores Hill, IN, Rural Carrier Gina McCool. She was beginning her route recently when she spotted a small boy alone in a park near the Post Office. McCool ...

Rural Carrier Hero: Debra Koskela, Osage, MN

Osage, MN, Rural Carrier Debra Koskela was delivering mail to a customer who said she was having difficulty breathing. After Koskela persuaded the woman to call 911, she was taken to a hospital where doctors determined she suffered a mild stroke. The woman’s daughters later sent Koskela a card to ...

RCA recognized as ‘Super Hero’

Declared a “Super Hero” by the U.S. Postal Service, rural carrier associate James W. Smith III, 37 of Verda, was also commended by Evarts Postmaster Peggy Haywood and his co-workers for performing “deeds above and beyond the call of his duty.” While delivering the mail recently on Cane Branch Road ...

Rural Carrier Hero: Devonna Brown, London, KY

London, KY, Rural Carrier Devonna Brown was driving on her route when the vehicle in front of her flipped over and crashed. Brown stopped her vehicle and administered first aid to the injured driver until emergency responders arrived. via USPS News Link - Heroes Corner archive - April 2015 ...

Rural Carrier Hero: James Smith, Evarts, KY

Evarts, KY, Rural Carrier James Smith was delivering mail at a house when he heard a woman inside calling for help. The front door was locked, so Smith ran next door to get help from her family. Smith and the relatives entered the house and found the woman lying on ...

Rural Carrier Hero: Nicholas Torinese, Bartow, FL

Bartow, FL, Rural Carrier Nicholas Torinese was on his route when he saw a woman fall to the ground and hit her head on concrete while walking to a mailbox. Torinese called 911 and administered first aid until emergency responders took the woman to a hospital where she recovered. The ...

USPS must bargain with rural letter carriers over cyber breach, NLRB says

The NRLCA contends that former Postmaster General Pat Donahoe deliberately kept Postal Service employees in the dark about the cyber breach. The delayed notice, it said, made it impossible for employees to immediately safeguard their personal information. The Postal Service admitted in November that at least two months earlier, hackers ...

Rural Carrier Hero: Biagio Gallicchio , Plattsburgh, NY

Plattsburgh, NY, Rural Carrier Biagio Gallicchio was delivering mail during a heavy snowfall when he noticed a snow blower running in a driveway. As he got closer, he saw a man lying on his back, covered in snow. The man had slipped and injured his leg while trying to pull ...

Rural mail carrier retires after nearly 50 years

JoAnn Lombardi, 81, stepped out of her white Subaru Outback one morning last week on Routt County Road 29 right next to a row of mailboxes right where Trout Creek tumbles out of the foothills of the Flat Tops mountain range. The longtime rural mail carrier handed rancher Bernard Knott ...

Updates from the NRLCA Eastern States Conference

The coalition the NRLCA has joined with Apwu/mail-handlers/NALC is very important as we lay aside our differences to fight for 6 day delivery, continued door-to-door delivery, fighting plant closing, and the very survival of the postal service. Although the jury is still out in regard to the new PMG, history ...

In federal courtroom, rare death penalty case involves slaying of postal employee

Lawyers for accused postal-worker killer James Wayne Ham say he will agree to "live in a box for the rest of his life" to avoid a death penalty trial, but Justice Department officials say they will continue to pursue a capital case against the San Jacinto County man. The 38-year-old ...

Rural mail carrier has been making her rounds for 47 years

Steamboat Springs — JoAnn Lombardi, 81, stepped out of her white Subaru Outback one morning last week on Routt County Road 29 right next to a row of mailboxes right where Trout Creek tumbles out of the foothills of the Flat Tops mountain range. The longtime rural mail carrier handed ...

POSTAL SERVICE ENABLES “SIGN ON GLASS” FUNCTION ON THE NEW MOBILE DELIVERY DEVICE (MDD)

The NRLCA was notified by the Postal Service in a letter dated February 5, 2015 that was received February 9, 2015. The NRLCA requested a meeting with the Postal Service per the Collective Bargaining Agreement. A meeting was held and a site visit scheduled to observe this new functionality. The ...