Honest assessments needed to determine next steps for Postal Service

The Hill - Opinion

By Leslie K. Paige – December 11, 2015 If Americans have noticed that their mail is being delivered later and more erratically in 2015 than in the past, it is not their imaginations ā€” it is true. On Aug. 13, 2015 the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General released a report highlighting a…

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A Story of Tyranny: How one man grabbed power and came to beĀ untouchable

I found the following story on “This American Life” yesterday. The parallels with postal management are uncanny. The psychopath discussed here had identical traits of a USPS Maintenance Manager in Philadelphia who terrorized, humiliated, bullied and abused all of the employees “under his control” for many years. And there are a lot more like him…

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USPS: Zero tolerance – USPS promotes threat-free workplace

The Postal Service is committed to fostering a positive and safe work environment thatā€™s free of threats, fear and violence for every employee. To help fulfill this commitment, a Threat Assessment Team (TAT) is available at headquarters and in every district office to respond to threats and potential violence. TAT members are trained to assess…

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Maine postmaster accuses employer of retaliation after death threats against her

Diana Mallard says in a suit the Postal Service didnā€™t take an employeeā€™s threats against her seriously. Ā (August 29, 2014) A U.S. Postal Service worker who was in charge at the Unity Post Office until last year has filed a lawsuit accusing her employer of retaliation after she demanded that they take a death threat…

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Postal arresteesā€™ charges dropped, Activists vow to escalate pressure on the postal service

August 13, 2014 ā€“ For Immediate Release “IĀ suspect the authorities dropped the charges because their persecution just emboldened us to further spotlight waste, fraud, and abuse at the peopleā€™s postal service,ā€ said Rev. John Schwiebert. Schwiebert was one of the ā€œpostal protectorā€ arrestees who were charged with ā€œimpeding a mail delivery vehicleā€ and ā€œblocking a…

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USPS Employees Used Travel Cards for Grocery Shopping, Eating Out

(July 3, 2014) U.S. Postal Service employees spent hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past few years on unauthorized cash withdrawals and personal purchases using government travel cards, according to a new report. USPSā€™ inspector general found a lack of oversight allowed employees to take between April 2012 and March 2013 more than $215,000…

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Stop Post Office worker abuse in U.S. by overseeing management NOW

Click Here to Sign theĀ “We The People” Petition This petition is a call out to the nation to step up and save our Post Office service along with our federal employees, many of whom are being abused on a daily basis by management. Sexual harassment, Racism and attacks upon veterans and employees with disabilities are…

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