A mail carriers union steward violated federal labor law by threatening a U.S. Postal Service worker who raised complaints about poor working conditions at an Oregon postal facility, an NLRB judge ruled, saying the union acted in bad faith. National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge Gerald M. Etchingham said in a decision Friday that the National Rural … Read more
The Postal Service is celebrating its lead-sharing program for rural carriers with its third annual Rural Reach Day on Jan. 24. Because this year’s Rural Reach Day falls on a Sunday, USPS districts will hold events throughout the week to thank rural carriers for participating in the program, which has brought in nearly $728.9 million … Read more
The surge in online shopping is helping the U.S. Postal Service stay afloat financially, but the influx of packages is straining rural letter carriers across the country. An increase in online orders is projected to help the postal service run until September 2021. Ronnie Stutts, the president of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, says … Read more
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The Postal Service will celebrate its lead-sharing program for rural carriers by designating Friday, Jan. 24, as Rural Reach Day. Across the nation, USPS districts will hold events to thank rural carriers for contributing to the program, which has generated more than $640 million in estimated annualized revenue since it began in 2008. “On Rural … Read more
Seatbelt Buckle May Separate From Seat Frame A separated or severed seat belt buckle strap will result in an inoperable seat belt, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash. NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V680000 Manufacturer Chrysler (FCA US LLC) Components SEAT BELTS Potential Number of Units Affected 11,463 Summary Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain … Read more
NORFOLK, Neb. (KCAU) – Three people were sent to the hospital after an afternoon crash on Highway 275, about three miles east of Norfolk. The Stanton County Sheriff’s Office said the collision happened Friday around 2:10 p.m. They aid that Toni Prince, 46, of Osmond, is a rural mail carrier and was on her route … Read more
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MOSES LAKE — You might have seen it out and about. Bright blue and green, with orange letters all around that say “The Mystery Machine,” rambling down country roads, an arm sticking out occasionally, shoving mail into rural mailboxes. “It started out as a safety thing,” said Andrew Arnold, a rural mail carrier who … Read more
In mid-October, I spoke with a mail carrier who works at a midsize hub of the U.S. Postal Service in rural New England. As a rural carrier associate, they make just under $18/hour in a continuous, part-time position. During the week, the carrier says that between 75 and 80 percent of the packages they deliver … Read more
Frances Higgs, a rural carrier who has delivered mail for the Superior, MT, Post Office for almost 40 years, will soon retire — at age 80. Before joining USPS in 1978, Higgs worked in a pharmacy in Colorado and later owned a used car dealership and tire shop in Superior with her husband. Her postal … Read more
As a late-season snow began to fall, Jessica, a mail carrier for the United States Postal Service, sped down a country road in upstate New York toward the next mailbox along her route. Her left hand steadied the wheel of her nearly 10-year-old Jeep Compass as she slowed in front of the mailbox. With her … Read more
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ind. (WDRB) — Officials in southern Indiana now confirm an accidental drowning killed a postal worker delivering mail in Madison. Teelah Kappeler, 31 died Saturday. Her husband, Mark Kappeler, said her car was found upside down, flipped on its top in a creek off Little Brushy Fork Road. It’s believed she was knocked … Read more
John Moore, of Martinton, hasn’t stopped working in 55 years at the Martinton Post Office on West Main Street — not even during the surprise gathering to celebrate his years of service, this past Friday morning. Moore, 75, started his Friday morning, unsuspecting as always, by arriving to work at 8 a.m. and helping the … Read more
JEFFERSON COUNTY, IN (WAVE) – Family and friends are mourning a postal worker who died when her car went off the road Saturday night. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department identified her as 31-year-old Teelah Kappeler of Hanover, Indiana. Her car was found overturned in a creek along her postal route off East Little Brushy Fork Road in Jefferson County. … Read more