On Feb. 22nd, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) opened negotiations with the Postal Service in their 16th round of collective bargaining. The NALC won the right to negotiate […]
Letter Carrier food drive held for the first time since pandemic
The Letter Carrier Food Drive was held on the second Saturday in May last week. It had not been held the last three years locally due to the pandemic and […]
More USPS Consolidations Planned
The United States Postal Service under Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is planning to move many letter carrier delivery units out of local post offices and into large Sorting and Delivery […]
Postal Volumes Surging With Holidays
Postal Christmas volumes are surging predictably, sometimes resulting in delayed delivery. Parcel numbers have increased dramatically during the pandemic as customers seek to avoid in-person shopping and order on-line or […]
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin on changes to the USPS
Last month, amid mounting public and political pressure, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced that he would be delaying changes to the postal service until after the November election. The […]
Conservatives Want to Privatize the Post Office. Why?
The United States Postal Service continues to face a financial crisis in the midst of the pandemic and the upcoming presidential election as more and more voters consider mail-in ballots […]