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I was a USPS letter carrier for 44 years. To protect us from extreme heat, the postal service needs to provide more training and air-conditioned trucks.
The US Postal Service needs to implement more extensive training led by letter carriers who have ex…
Katie Hawkinson
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US postal workers say agency's productivity tracking and inconsistent training is life-threatening amid extreme heat
The concerns come after Eugene Gates Jr., a USPS letter carrier in Texas, died while delivering his…
Katie Hawkinson
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A boomer who lived in the US and Canada before retiring to Mexico shares how life down south is much cheaper and safer
Ron Allanach and his partner Ben Lorgeranon moved from New England to Vancouver to Mérida, Mexico, …
Noah Sheidlower
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Postage prices are rising — again — as inflation woes hit the US Postal Service's budget. Here's how much it will cost you.
The Forever stamp will rise from 60 to 63 cents, amounting to the third increase for the non-expiri…
Katie Balevic
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Holiday shipping is going to be chaotic and expensive this year
For the first time ever, USPS is temporarily charging more for shipping during the busiest time of …
Ben Gilbert
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A former mail carrier and devout Christian who refused to deliver Amazon packages on Sundays is taking the US Postal Service to the Supreme Court for bias
Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian, is suing USPS, saying he was reprimanded for refusing to de…
Bethany Dawson
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It's Columbus Day on Monday - here's what's open and closed
On Columbus Day- or Indigenous Peoples' Day - the post office and most banks are closed, while the …
Heather Schlitz
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The US Postal Service is getting hit by Omicron after it survived the holiday season by enlisting tens of thousands of workers
The US Postal Service said holiday deliveries were on time after major delays in 2020. But the surg…
Avery Hartmans
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Feds say imposter DHS agents who lavished gifts on Secret Service agents — including one in Jill Biden's detail — had 'arsenal' of weapons
Two fake Homeland Security agents were so convincing, "they tricked people whose job it is to be su…
Laura Italiano,C. Ryan Barber
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I'm a 17-year US postal worker who has never witnessed such bad mail delays or heard management admit 'we can't handle volume' until now
"We are completely in the dark," the veteran Massachusetts carrier told Insider. "I wish I had more…
Lauren Lee
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US Postal Service hit with lawsuit over DeJoy's plan to slow delivery of first-class mail
The lawsuit accuses USPS of adopting "significant and nationwide changes" without following proper …
Charles Davis
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Say goodbye to the iconic mail truck — the postal service is electrifying its fleet, beginning with more than 9,000 new vehicles
The USPS is slated to put more than 9,000 electric mail trucks on the road. It's the first move in …
Aidan Pollard
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Ukraine's postal service is a Kremlin target. They showed us how they're still delivering the mail.
Ukraine's postmaster general showed Insider his mobile operation that's delivering crucial mail to …
Alan Chin
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Here are the deadlines for sending your holiday gifts to ensure they arrive in time, according to the United States Postal Service
The recommended dates come amid an especially turbulent holiday shopping season marked by the impac…
Bethany Biron
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I'm a mailman for USPS who's delivered hundreds of COVID-19 tests in one day. Here's what the job is like right now.
"If I'm past eight hours but still have deliveries to make, I just keep on going," a veteran USPS m…
Jenny Powers
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Biden officials are trying to stop the Postal Service from spending $11.3 billion on gas-powered trucks, citing pollution and climate change
Rep. Gerald Connolly called for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to resign over the plan, blasting hi…
Kelsey Vlamis
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The postmaster general once called the president's leadership style 'self-destructive' and said he'd be fired if he worked for Trump
"I'd be fired," Louis DeJoy said in 2005. "That attitude that you are the most important person is …
Sonam Sheth
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As coronavirus cases among US Postal Service employees surpass 1,200, many say they're not receiving adequate sanitation supplies, sick pay, or care from supervisors
"A coworker stated that a supervisor coughed in his direction less than a few feet away as a joke,"…
Alanis King
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A World War II soldier's letter to his mother from 1945 has just been delivered to his surviving widow, 76 years after sending it
"Imagine that! Seventy-six years!" Angelina Gonsalves, widow to Army sergeant John Gonsalves, told …
Yelena Dzhanova
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USPS managers deleted workers' extra hours and cheated them of $659,000 in pay, report finds
The Center for Public Integrity found at least 250 USPS managers changed employee time cards to ref…