POSTAL UPDATES
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Sep 30, 2022, 12:00 PM
Print ‘Postal Bulletin’ being streamlined to save printing costs
by Bill McAllisterThe mission of the publication is “to itemize and explain” postal services and their locations “throughout the country,” according to the USPS. -
Sep 26, 2022, 11:00 AM
APWU says Louis DeJoy should resign or be removed
by Bill McAllisterThe American Postal Workers Union’s vote on the anti-DeJoy resolution “overwhelmingly passed” at its biennial convention held Aug. 15-18. -
Sep 22, 2022, 13:00 PM
USPS sends donations to dead letter office
by Bill McAllisterPostal clerks had sent the returns from the mailing to a dead letter facility in Atlanta, where the donations were either destroyed or returned to the senders. -
Sep 20, 2022, 12:00 PM
Massive shrinkage of USPS postal police force prompts hearing in Philadelphia
by Bill McAllisterThe Postal Inspection Service issued a statement Sept. 8 rejecting the charges that it had limited the duties of the uniformed postal police force and reduced the size of the force. -
Sep 20, 2022, 11:57 AM
Operation Santa launches six weeks early
by Bill McAllisterLetters to Santa must be postmarked by Dec. 12. Dec. 21 is the last day to adopt letters. -
Sep 18, 2022, 12:00 PM
Picturesque Essex County, N.Y. town turns 200
by Molly GoadThe town was officially named “Wilmington” by the state legislature on March 22, 1822. -
Sep 8, 2022, 09:34 AM
Oklahoma City letter carrier marks 66 years with USPS
by Bill McAllisterBell became a carrier in 1956, and he has spent his entire postal career in Oklahoma City. -
Sep 1, 2022, 11:30 AM
USPS outlines plans for new sorting and delivery centers
by Bill McAllisterPostmaster General Louis Dejoy’s delivering for America plan calls for the creation of sorting and delivery centers to speed up mail delivery. -
Aug 31, 2022, 13:00 PM
Alaska State Fair postmark for Aug. 19 opening day
by Jay BigalkeThe Palmer, Alaska, postmark is sponsored by the Anchorage Philatelic Society. -
Aug 26, 2022, 14:00 PM
President Biden signs law for postal truck funding
by Bill McAllisterThe Inflation Reduction Act authorizes a $3 billion federal payment to the USPS for the purchase of zero-emission delivery vehicles and charging infrastructure. -
Aug 26, 2022, 08:30 AM
Tiny post office in Virginia at center of racial controversy
by Bill McAllisterThe furor is all about the Montpelier Station, a train depot that sits next to the Montpelier estate of James Madison, the nation’s fourth president. -
Aug 23, 2022, 12:30 PM
PMG DeJoy makes USPS workspaces a priority
by Bill McAllisterA better workplace is a key element in DeJoy’s 10-year Delivering for America plan. -
Aug 22, 2022, 13:00 PM
Blueberry bucket headlines Machias, Maine, postmark
by Molly GoadThe postmark image came from the local T-shirt design contest. -
Aug 12, 2022, 10:00 AM
Funding for USPS electric truck fleet clears Senate
by Bill McAllisterThe measure now goes to the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives. -
Aug 11, 2022, 14:00 PM
USPS settles lawsuit over foreign cigarette shipments
by Bill McAllisterIn resolving the lawsuit, the Postal Service denied it had engaged in any “unlawful conduct or wrongdoing.” -
Aug 11, 2022, 10:17 AM
USPS proposes temporary price hikes for holiday season
by Bill McAllisterThe increases would affect Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, First-Class Package, Parcel Select and Retail Ground services. -
Aug 10, 2022, 10:41 AM
Postal Service Reform Act puts black ink on USPS ledger
by Bill McAllisterIt was the first time in years that the Postal Service has been able to show a profit. -
Aug 8, 2022, 11:00 AM
USS Fort Lauderdale coat of arms featured on July 30 postmark
by Molly GoadThe pictorial postmark displays the ship’s coat of arms, which contains a shield, swords, an alligator and the “Together We Fight” motto. -
Aug 3, 2022, 14:00 PM
PMG DeJoy aggressively pushes his agenda for USPS
by Bill McAllisterDeJoy said he was refocusing the Postal Service so it can survive. -
Jul 28, 2022, 12:00 PM
Electric truck battle takes new turn
by Bill McAllisterPlans now call for 40 percent of the United States Postal Service’s first order of new delivery vehicles to be powered by electricity.
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