Tag: USPS – U.S. Postal Service

17 States Ask Supreme Court to Protect Postal Worker’s Right to Honor Sabbath

The attorneys general of 17 states are asking the Supreme Court to take up the civil rights lawsuit of an evangelical Christian postal worker in Pennsylvania who quit the U.S. Postal Service after it refused to accommodate his wish not to work on the Sunday Sabbath. The legal filing comes as the Supreme Court is…


Buzz Lightyear Stamps to Be Issued in Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—The first-day-of-issue ceremony for a set of Forever stamps featuring Buzz Lightyear from the “Toy Story” films is set for Aug. 3 at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. Isaac Cronkhite, the chief processing and distribution officer and executive vice president of the U.S. Postal Service, is set to speak at the 9 a.m….


US Postal Service Set to Make 40 Percent of New Mail Trucks Electric

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced plans to make at least 40 percent of its new delivery fleet electric. Back in February, the USPS had already said that it would procure 165,000 New Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) trucks from Oshkosh Defense, of which 10 percent would be electric. But in a July 20…


Biden Administration Offers Another Round of Free COVID-19 Tests

The Biden administration is giving out free COVID-19 test kits to households for a third time, with the U.S. Postal Service delivering eight free rapid antigen tests to any household throughout the country. Tests can be ordered via the COVIDtests.gov website, which appeared active on Monday with the new offer. The results can be obtained…


Santa Monica Residents Worry About Safety After USPS Suspends Delivery in Neighborhood

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Some Santa Monica residents said they fear their neighborhoods are becoming more prone to crime amid a trend of attacks on United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carriers earlier this week and a new study that identified their city among a list of the least safe cities in the nation. “I’ve seen a…


USPS Stops Service to Santa Monica Neighborhood Following Attacks on Mail Carriers

LOS ANGELES—One neighborhood in Santa Monica will not be receiving postal service from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) until further notice after “multiple carriers have been subjected to assaults and threats of assault from an individual who has not been located or apprehended,” according to a postal letter sent out to residents alerting them of…


US Postal Service Plans to Raise Prices of First-Class Mail

The United States Postal Service (USPS) on Wednesday filed a notice of price change with the Postal Regulatory Commission that includes a two-cent increase in the price of a first-class mail forever stamp from 58 cents to 60 cents. The proposed hike in prices comes ahead of President Joe Biden’s announcement for about $50 billion…


Congress Passes $50 Billion US Postal Service Relief Bill

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to provide the long loss-making Postal Service (USPS) with about $50 billion in financial relief over a decade and require its future retirees to enroll in a government health insurance plan. In a rare display of bipartisanship for a narrowly divided Congress, the 79–19 vote follows approval by…


Post Office Fights Surveillance Ops Complaints

Recent court filings show that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will disclose documents about its controversial social media surveillance program, but government has also indicated it may fight to keep other records secret. USPS faces several lawsuits from non-profit groups over its Internet Covert Operations Program (iCOP)—the existence of which was revealed in April, when Yahoo News reported on an internal…


USPS Mail Delivery Will Soon Get Slower and Temporarily Pricier

The United States Postal Service (USPS) on Oct. 1 will implement “new service” standards for first-class mail and periodicals, meaning some mail will take even longer to be delivered in some cases, and some prices will be raised. USPS will “implement new service standards for First Class Mail and Periodicals,” spokeswoman Kim Frum said in…