Former Indiana USPS Customer Service Manager Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Federal Prison for Mail Theft and Bank Fraud Conspiracy

August 23, 2023 INDIANAPOLIS- James Lancaster, 42, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and mail theft. A co-conspirator, Jordan McPhearson, of Blue Island, Illinois was sentenced in 2022 to 42 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to…

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Postal Service is soliciting comments on its Draft Flats Plan

August 16, 2023 Notice of Availability of Draft Plan for Flat-Shaped Mail Section 206 of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (PSRA), Public Law 117–108, 206, 136 stat. 1127 (2022), required the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission), in consultation with the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service, to conduct a Flats Operations Study…

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Postal Bulletin: Back to School — Proceed with Caution

August is the beginning of the new school year for many students. This means an increase in the number of pedestrians crossing streets as children walk to and from school or wait for school buses. United States Postal Service (USPS) drivers must take extra precautions, especially in rural settings to keep children safe by staying…

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APWU: Retirees Online Applications for Holiday Temp Jobs Due Sept. 4, 2023

August 22, 2023 Time is running short for APWU retirees who are interested in temporary work as: Repeat Annuitant – Holiday Clerk Assistant – 2023 Holiday Clerk Assistant – 2023 Final Repeat Annuitant – Holiday Transportation Assistant – 2023 Retirees can be rehired as temporary Annuitant Holiday Assistants again this year and work until December…

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USPS: Board game takes on solved Postal Inspection Service cases

August 22, 2023 USPS has licensed a new Postal Inspection Service-themed detective game. True Crime Stories by Big Potato Games, for ages 14 and up, encourages budding postal inspectors to use strategy to solve mysteries. “The latest licensed USPS product is the first collaboration with the Postal Inspection Service and spotlights the nation’s oldest federal…

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USPS: Maui fires – Post Office closed in Lahaina, HI

August 21, 2023 All USPS employees on Maui have been accounted for after wildfires engulfed large swaths of the Hawaiian island this month, the worst natural disaster in the state’s history. Seven postal workers lost their homes, and the homes of two others were damaged. The town of Lahaina — once the capital of the…

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APWU: Resolution submission deadline for 2023 All-Craft Conference is Saturday, September 2

Resolutions In accordance with the APWU Constitution and Bylaws [PDF], resolutions must be received by Saturday, September 2, 2023, to be considered at the conference. There will be no exceptions. Resolutions are accepted from local or state affiliates, or from Members-at-Large (MALs). Resolutions from local or state affiliates must be submitted online by a form…

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