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Postal News Archive Please see our news archives here USPS Employee Service Line: Toll-free at 1-877-477-3273	POSTAL NEWS FROM PEN December 2018 News December 31, 2018 Mailman saves Cary, NC man's life on Christmas Eve - PEN Rio Rancho post office bursting at the seams due to lack of staffing - Rio Rancho Observer Break-in, vandalism closes post office in Bridal Veil, Or - KATU December 30, 2018 Mail Carriers embracing the cold weather; so you can get your mail - KSFY ’Tis the Season to Renew and Expand the US Postal Service - The Nation December 29, 2018 Video: USPS reports 8 break-ins at Kern post offices, offers $10K reward for information - PEN Chicago Letter Carrier Charged With DUI After Crashing Mail Truck On Christmas Eve - PEN USPS recalls the top stories of 2018 - Part 4 - PEN D-Day stamp mix-up leads to apology from Britain’s postal service - Fox News Postal Workers and First Responders Brave the Cold While Working Through the Storm - KVRR December 28, 2018 Mailman caught on camera stealing Amazon package in Brooklyn - or was he? - PEN Ohio mail carrier dies after minivan hits postal truck - NBC Columbus, OH Texas mail carrier with Jeep full of stolen packages is jailed on meth charge - Dallas News 2019 USPS Pay Dates and Leave Year - PEN ELM Revision: Changes to Leave Computation Date December 27, 2018 2 shot on Chicago's South Side by suspect dressed as postal worker - PEN USPS Recalls the top stories of 2018 – Part 3 - PEN New Forever stamp honors legendary entertainer Gregory Hines - PEN What does the USPS do to packages that contain prohibited items? - ABC Salt Lake City Thief or thieves break into P.O. Boxes at Bakersfield Post Office - KGET The Baton Rouge postal service problem - Baton Rouge Business Report Ohio mailman fatally struck, ejected from truck in crash - WKYC $10K reward offered after Lake Isabella, CA post office burglarized on Christmas Day December 26, 2018 Florida letter carrier takes shortcut - drives across Florida woman's yard - PEN USPS Recalls top stories of 2018 - Part 2 - PEN Texas letter carrier happy to work on Christmas Eve, Wichitans grateful - PEN Michigan RCA charged with stealing gift cards, cash from mail - Lansing State Journal San Antonio woman arrested on drug charge had hundreds of packages - Seguin Gazette December 25, 2018 MERRY CHRISTMAS! Recalling the top Postal Service stories of 2018 - PEN Florida carrier dresses as Santa to deliver mail - WCJB December 24, 2018 "Porch Pirates" Steal Millions Of Holiday Packages Each Year - PEN Florida woman robs postal worker with a plastic gun while riding a tricycle - NBC 2 Florida Ohio postal worker praised for saving kitten - PEN French postal workers add railway duties to their rounds - The Times UK December 23, 2018 San Diego USPS Inspectors on Lookout for Drugs Mailed in Packages - PEN New Mexico: Mail carrier fails field sobriety test - KVVU TV FedEx workers caught looting packages at Texas hub had 94 phones, Apple Watch, cops say - Dallas News December 22, 2018 USPS, APWU reach impasse in contract talks - PEN Postal workers push through holiday rush - PEN Report Says Trump Was Right; Postal Service Loses Money Because It Makes Bad Deals - Townhall OIG Audit: Are Postal Service Operations Ready for Future Mail Volumes? OIG: Controls Over the Release of Personnel Information Postal banking advances in the world, but not in the USA - NJ Today December 21, 2018 Owner Of Vehicle Maintenance And Repair Companies Convicted Of Bribery And Tax Fraud - provided cash, lavish meals, and trips to managers of U.S. Postal Service Vehicle Maintenance Facilities - PEN Video: Some postal workers say they falsify deliveries to make quotas, USPS disputes claims - PEN Cleveland postal employee and the man she lived with indicted for conspiracy in which she stole at least 1,500 gift cards from the mail worth at least $47,000 - PEN Video: Pennsylvania Teen Charged With Fatal Beating of Retired Delco Postal Worker - PEN USPS Is Delivering For Customers On Christmas Eve - PEN APWU Says: Payment Checks for Sales Retention Team to be Mailed In January - PEN NAPS: Board Memo 039-18 - EAS Salary Schedule Change Effective January 5, 2019 NAPS: Board Memo 038-18 - FY2019 NPA Indicators Mail carrier dies in Fresno after getting into altercation during work - KSEE APWU: New Leave Year Begins Jan. 5 December 20, 2018 Postal Service Regulation Denies Personalized Christmas Stamp Because of Religious Content - PEN Wayne County Michigan postal worker accused of stealing gift cards - WXYZ Alabama residents report late, no deliveries from postal service - WBRC Postal Service Prayer: Deliver Us From Fiscal Doom - Roll Call Jackson Hole ex-postmaster arrested for trespass…at the post office - Buckrail Postal Service Adjusts Postage Refund Policy For Some Items - PEN During peak postal time, we have another lost-mail mystery - Journal Star Tallahassee residents outraged over poor mail delivery How to Save the Postal Service Without Hiking Mail Rates - American Conservative Eight Factors That Drove This Year's Red Hot Political Direct Mail Season - Printing Impressions OIG: Fiscal Year 2018 Officers Travel and Representation Expenses OIG Audit: Is the USPS IT Workforce Sufficient to Meet Organization Needs? December 19, 2018 Massachusetts Postal Service Employee Charged with Embezzlement Through Postal Money Orders - PEN Missouri woman says postal workers have been dumping mail into dumpster near her Ferguson apartment - PEN Family grateful Rio Rancho postal worker crash wasn't worse - PEN Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan expresses her gratitude to USPS employees - PEN USPS Blue Box Gets Musical Makeover - PEN The Postal Worker’s Christmas - NY Times SE Portland woman says USPS not delivering to community mailbox; postal services puts blame on vandals - KPTV Man accused of robbing Postal service worker arrested - KESQ OIG: Congressional Mandate on Excess Space OIG: Postal Vehicle Service Driver Overtime – Houston District December 18, 2018 Wyoming postal employee expected to get "Hero Award" for saving sheriff - PEN Postal elves ensure Christmas' wishes make it to the North Pole - PEN Postal Service prepares for its busiest week of the year - PEN Postal service suspends deliveries to home after dog bites mailman - PEN U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Federal Initiative Aimed at Curbing Mail Theft - PEN United States Postal Service workers are like 'Santas behind the scenes' - Turn to 10 New Mexico carrier arrested for DWI while delivering packages - KRQE Postal Service, lawmen pursue 'porch pirates'; North Little Rock suspect’s case is operation’s first - Arkansas Online Top stamp stories of 2018 - Linns OIG: Risk and Reward December 17, 2018 Postal worker charged with firing shots at Federal Reserve Bank to enter guilty plea - KSTP Minneapolis Trump is correct that postal rates need a radical revamp - St. Louis Dispatch Postal workers dashing through packages to deliver Christmas - KCCI Did postal reform task force give private carriers an early Christmas gift? - Freight Waves December 16, 2018 Postal carrier bitten on face by dog while making delivery - County Press Michigan Congress crippled U.S. Postal Service - Opinion Times Union Louise Slaughter Receives Posthumous Snub From Rep. Chris Collins in Post Office Renaming - Rollcall December 15, 2018 USPS Reminds Employees To Proceed With Caution On Employee Gift Exchanges - PEN USPS Says More Online Shopping Means More Deliveries - PEN Crooks using USPS Informed Delivery to help steal mail, identities - PEN Pennsylvania: Ex-postal worker pleads guilty, gets scolded for missing court appearance Jackson Hole, WY: ‘tis the season of w a i t i n g at the Post Office Las Vegas: Remains stolen from local post office, cremation company pleads for help OIG: Maintenance Workhour Charges at Southern Area Processing Facilities December 14, 2018 Oakland County, MI postal worker accused of stealing 86 credit, debit & gift cards from mail - WXYZ Detroit US Postal Service adjusts in wake of complaints - Laconia Daily Sun U.S. Postal Service to Dedicate Year of the Boar Forever Stamp - PEN U.S. Postal Service to Dedicate the Hearts Blossom Forever Stamp - PEN OIG Audit: Is the Inspection Service Asset Forfeiture Fund Effectively Managed? December 13, 2018 Rhode Island Guilty Plea in "Fishing" of U.S. Mail Collection Boxes, Theft of Checks - PEN Video: Florida robbery suspects hold post office employees at gunpoint - PEN National Association of Postal Supervisors Responds to Postal Task Force Report - PEN UPS CEO: Consumers can get 'much better service' if we get mailbox access - CNBC Baton Rouge mail carriers fired for dumping mail in trash, failing to deliver; federal probe underway - Baton Rouge Business Report Saving the U.S. Postal Service: Others could soon have access to your mailbox - Columbus Dispatch 4 suspected package thieves arrested in Yakima during USPS sting operation - KIMA TV OIG Audit: Is USPS Collecting, Processing, Transporting and Delivering Mail in a Timely Manner? OIG: No Sale Transactions – Bainbridge Island, WA, Station December 12, 2018 Louisiana boy with terminal illness seeks mail - PEN USPS Employee Assistance Program Available During Holidays and All Year - PEN 4 Alabama postal workers indicted for various crimes including distribution of marijuana - Fox 10 Mobile Identity thieves able to redirect packages via post office - MSN Why It Matters for You That the U.S. Postal Service Lost $69 Billion in 12 Years - Inc December 11, 2018 USPS Reminds Employees That They Have Rules Regarding Employees “Moonlighting” - PEN Postal Service Finally Delivers Mail To Bedridden Queens Man In Need Of Medication - PEN Postal worker attacked delivering mail on Hillside Avenue - Essex News Daily It’s getting heavy at USPS, and that may not be good - Freight Waves Proposal would let Postal Service sell access to your mailbox - Market Watch Mail truck crashes into garage - Michigan Live Bait package on porch nabs Amazon delivery driver - KGW Portland Cranford, NJ Postal Worker Foils Two Fraud Schemes - Cranford Patch December 10, 2018 Tuskegee Airman and 30 Year Postal Employee Wilfred Defour Dies - PEN USPS mailing postcards to employees about reasonable accommodations - PEN Statement of NARFE President Following the Release of Postal Service Task Force Report - PEN USPS Employee, Half-Brother Expected in Court in L.A. Postal Truck Heists - NBC LA Residents take to social media on Milton, FL mail issue - NW Florida Daily News Why is Tallahassee's postal service so bad? - Tallahassee Democrat OIG: No Sale Transactions – Los Angeles, CA, LAX – Village Station OIG: Microbusinesses, Macro Impact December 09, 2018 Exclusive Rudolph reindeer stamp keeps Rudolph, Wisconsin postal office busy - PEN Wake County, NC man says post office suddenly stopped delivering his packages - PEN Some fear holidays will exacerbate postal problems - Daily Progress December 08, 2018 Armed robbery at the Richmond Heights Post Office - PEN Postal Service Update on Canadian Union of Postal Workers Strike - PEN Mustang, OK resident upset about mailboxes being left open - PEN How to keep porch pirates from stealing your packages this holiday season - PEN Thieves using sticky substance to steal checks from mailboxes, then washing the checks - WPTV APWU: Update on Negotiations Nobody wants to bank at the post office – not even postal credit unions - Credit Union Journal 111th Precinct reports more mailbox fishing in northeast Queens, tells residents to use post offices - QNS OIG Audit: Is USPS's Processing Network Optimized and Effectively Reducing Costs? December 07, 2018 Westchester Postal Employee Arraigned for Stealing Thousands of Dollars Worth of Stamps - PEN Final defendant sentenced in Spring Branch postal worker shooting - PEN NYC Post Office Not Accepting Packages As Holidays Hit Full Swing - PEN Postal Service confirms Winona, MN postmaster is suspended and under investigation - PEN Video shows San Diego hit-and-run postal delivery - PEN Man traveling in a wheelchair killed by USPS mail truck - WFXL Honolulu police searching for man who stole handbag from USPS truck - KHON Is the postal privatization proposal dead? Maybe not, but the task force makes no recommendation - Washington Post WANTED! U.S. Post Office robbery suspect wanted by Richmond Heights police - KMOV A postal worker reported being assaulted by a woman demanding that she be given a package and mail - Hometown Life Medicare Part B should not be forced on postal retirees December 06, 2018 NALC Releases Statement Regarding Postal Task Force Report - PEN Video: Utah postal employees claim USPS managers force them to falsify package deliveries - PEN Postal Mail Handlers Union Releases Statement Regarding Postal Task Force Report - PEN Portland USPS employee arrested, charged with 11 counts of mail theft - KPTV Wednesday Might Be a National Day of Mourning. But You'll Still Get That Amazon Package - Fortune NALC: Beware phishing emails posing as NALC USPS Workers Are Overpaid and Should Lose Collective-Bargaining Rights, Trump Panel Says - Dead Tree Edition Updated APWU Constitution Posted - APWU December 05, 2018 USPS Is Reviewing The White House Postal Task Force Report - PEN APWU President's Statement Regarding The White House Postal Task Force Report - PEN Postal task force recommends changing employee pay, retirement - Federal Times Statement of NARFE National President Ken Thomas on OPM Data Breach Update - PEN Postal Service should stay out of banking: Treasury Dept. - American Banker Postal Task Force Recommends Eliminating Workers' Rights to Bargain Over Pay - GovExec Man arrested after assaulting letter carrier - Mountain View Voice December 04, 2018 Postal Task Force Releases Report - Task force does NOT recommend privatizing USPS - PEN Treasury suggests review of postal rates – but not just for Amazon - Washington Post Postal Carrier Dies After Being Struck By Car While Removing Mail From His Vehicle - PEN USPS Suspends Retail and Delivery Services In Honor Of President Bush - PEN Day of Mourning: APUW \| NALC \| NPMHU \| NRLCA USPS confirms abandoned mail found in Milton, FL - PEN Politico: The Treasury Department will release its long-awaited proposal for reforming the U.S. Postal Service today Feds charge postal employee accused of firing into Minneapolis Federal Reserve building - Star Tribune Communist Party holds rally to support Canada Post workers in Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen OIG Audit: Does USPIS Effectively Manage National Security Clearance Processes? OIG: Our Semiannual Report to Congress December 03, 2018 Operation Santa from USPS Resumes Today - PEN USPS to fly flags at half-staff to honor President George H.W. Bush - PEN USPS and NRLCA Sign MOU Allowing Sunday Work for Regular Carriers During 2018 Peak Season - PEN Somers 'dumped mail' arrest latest sign of Hudson Valley postal service dysfunction - Journal News Indiana: USPS Delivering Fliers Promoting Republicans Nearly a Month After Election - The Tribune Abandoned mail found in Florida; unhappy recipients gripe about post office - NW Florida Daily News December 02, 2018 'Death to Trump': Massachusetts Man Charged With Sending Threatening Letters to Federal Agencies - PEN Mail services resume in Anchorage - KTVA Canada Post considering 'legal options' amid protests at sorting facilities - CFJC Today December 01, 2018 USPS offers 2 holiday postmarks - PEN Jackson, MS Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Mail by a Postal Employee - PEN Memorial bench dedicated to Dublin postal workers killed - 10 TV Man attacks Long Island postal employees - Pix 11 Complaints arise after postal service issues in the Lake Area, LA - KPLC OIG: Fall 2018 Semiannual Report to Congress PEN HOME	Custom PEN Search

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