Grove City, PA, Rural Carrier Deborah Creasy was speaking to a co-worker when he began to faint. Creasy caught the man and stayed with him until emergency responders arrived. He was taken to a hospital and treated for dehydration. Source: Deborah Creasy, Grove City, PA | USPS News Link ...

This case involved management refusing rural carriers the right to provide their own equipment (containers) to deliver mail in. The parties agreed that while the Postal Service normally provides equipment for the delivery of mail, rural carriers may choose to provide their own equipment. The parties further agree that although ...

This case involved management requiring rural carriers to make delivery of ordinary parcels beyond the one-half mile rule. Management agreed to pay the carriers mileage and time to deliver. The parties agreed that the PO-603 clearly states in Section 331.21, “you must deliver parcels to any residence or business that ...

Hughson CA, Rural Carrier Nancy Lowe-Proctor was delivering mail when she was approached by a woman frantically searching for her 6-year-old daughter, who went missing while playing outside. The mother had called police. Lowe-Proctor said she would keep an eye out for the child and continued on her route. She ...

This case involved management not scheduling an RCA after being involved in a motor vehicle accident and providing no written discipline nor any notification of suspension of driving privileges. The parties agree based on no written notification the employee should have been scheduled for work that he was contractually entitled ...

This case involved management putting out instructions to back flow mail from the office to the plant to put the mail in DPS just prior to a mail count. Immediately following the mail count further instructions went out instructing the offices to no longer back flow mail to the plant ...

Cissna Park, IL, Rural Carrier Glenn Berg became concerned when he noticed uncollected mail in a customer’s mailbox. He knocked on the woman’s front door, but no one answered. Berg called the Postmaster, who contacted police. Officers entered the house and found the customer in dire need of medical care ...

Morocco, IN, Rural Carrier Connie Potts was delivering mail when she saw a man fall off a motorcycle and become pinned under it. She attempted help him, but the bike was too heavy to move. Two neighbors helped Potts free the biker, who suffered injuries but was able to make ...

The capital murder trial of the man accused of slaying a Coldspring postal worker in May 2013 has been reset - again. The trial of James Wayne Ham, 38, is scheduled to begin on Feb. 16, barring any last-minute issues with witnesses or experts. Ham is accused of killing Eddie ...

Effective July 9, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising section 541.4 of Handbook PO-603, Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities, to include additional compensation for DPS flats and a formal process for conducting quality reviews. * * * * * Handbook PO-603, Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities * * * * ...

Florence, MS, Rural Carrier Charles Anderson recently stopped by a store after work and saw a woman running through a nearby field.She looked upset and flustered, and Anderson soon realized why: The woman was trying to catch a small child who was chasing a dog headed toward a four-lane highway.The ...

London, KY, Rural Carrier Dena Hundley was on her route when she saw a child running near a busy street. The crying boy said he was lost. Hundley couldn’t find anyone nearby that knew the boy, so she called the police and stayed with him until they arrived. He was ...

Century, FL, Rural Carrier Karen Davis became suspicious when she noticed a piece of mail regarding social security benefits was incorrectly addressed to her customer. She delivered it to the customer, who later learned someone had attempted to collect benefits in her name. The woman was then able to stop ...

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A 43-year-old postal worker died on her route Saturday when a lightning strike ripped a tree on a North Carolina congressman's property down on top of her mail truck, officials said. The tree smashed her vehicle and pinned her inside as a storm moved through the area at about 4:45 ...

Moncks Corner, SC, Rural Carrier Lynn McMillan was delivering mail when she encountered a man who had been assaulted and robbed. She called 911 and the man’s daughter. Emergency responders arrived and helped the man, who later sent McMillan a note to thank her. In 2010, McMillan rescued a man ...

Adairsville, GA, Rural Carrier Jeremy Pasley became concerned when he noticed a customer wasn’t collecting her mail. He entered the house, found the ill woman lying on the floor and called 911. Emergency responders took her to a hospital, where she recovered. Source: USPS News Link - Heroes Corner Archive ...