USPS
After Hefty Algorithmic Pay Cut, Rural Mail Carriers Are Getting 'a Huge Slap In the Face' From Union
A grassroots effort to decertify the 120-year-old rural carriers union after two-thirds of its members got hit with a pay cut threatens to upend one of America’s most iconic professions.
45,000 USPS Workers Aren't Getting Paid This Week Amidst Union Decertification Push
Instead of their pay, workers are being offered a money order that must be paid back due to what USPS called a "programming issue."
The USPS Has 452 Wayward Cremated Bodies
The USPS is the only way to ship cremated remains. Sometimes, the packages get lost.
Senators Call on USPS to Delay Controversial Pay Cut for Rural Carriers Determined By Mystery Algorithm
The pay cut affecting two-thirds of rural carriers at a time when the USPS is struggling to deliver mail in rural areas due to a labor shortage is scheduled to go into effect next week.
Two-Thirds of Rural Mail Carriers Are Being Hit With A Massive Pay Cut Calculated By An Algorithm
The newly-implemented Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS) slashed rural carrier pay despite a worker shortage.
The USPS Underestimated the Benefit of Going Electric, Study Shows
A peer-reviewed study offers yet more evidence the USPS conducted one of the shoddiest environmental reviews of all time.
Post Office Cops Used Social Media Surveillance Program Illegally
The Office of Inspector General found the agency did not have legal authority for searches in its "iCOP" surveillance program.
USPS Decides Electric Trucks Are Good, Actually
Postal Service doubles initial EV order to more than 10,000 vehicles.
Congress Passes USPS Reform Bill That Will Actually Fix Things
The Postal Reform Act, which is on its way to Biden’s desk for signing after passing the Senate, undoes some of the damage Congress did in 2006.
Who Killed the Electric Mail Truck?
Mail trucks, which mostly drive short and predictable routes, are perfect candidates for leading the electrification revolution. But the USPS, as an institution, is not.
The New USPS Trucks Would Probably Be Illegal If They Weighed One Pound Less
Manufacturer Oshkosh Defense is exploiting a long-standing loophole that incentivizes bigger, heavier vehicles that can pollute more.
How the USPS Justified Buying 9 Times More Gas Cars Than It Needs
The postal service says 5 percent of delivery routes are too long for electric vehicles, so it has no choice but to replace 90 percent of its fleet with gas cars. Seriously.