OTTAWA – Canadians are now using carbon-neutral shipping when they send parcels by Canada Post’s ground services within Canada. As Canada Post works toward net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, it’s taking steps today to help Canadians and Canadian businesses make sustainable shipping choices. All Domestic Regular ParcelTM and Expedited ParcelTM ground shipments, as well as Canada Post’s flat rate boxes, are now shipped as carbon-neutral. For every tonne of greenhouse gas emissions generated by these domestic ground delivery services, Canada Post makes them carbon-neutral by removing ..read more

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford returned an indictment yesterday charging SHAWN R. FULLER, 36, of Hamden, with cocaine distribution and mail theft offenses. As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, Fuller, a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in Meriden, was under investigation for ..read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A United States Postal Service employee appeared in federal court today on mail theft and related charges, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Demarkis Deon Houston, 30, of Charlotte, was arrested on Thursday, April 20, 2023. Houston is charged with mail destruction, theft of mail by a Postal Service employee, and possession of a stolen firearm. Jeff Krafels, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Postal Service, Office of the Inspector General (USPS-OIG) for the Mid-Atlantic Area Field Office (MAAFO), which oversees Charlot ..read more

APRIL 21, 2023 Re: Groff vs DeJoy Supreme Court Case (pdf) Dear Sisters and Brothers: On Tuesday April 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the lawsuit Groff v. DeJoy. The case was brought by Gerald Groff, who delivered mail as a Rural Carrier Associate (RCA) from 2012 to 2019 in central Pennsylvania. Groff is a Christian who observes Sunday as the Sabbath, so he was not available to work on Sundays. When Groff started as an RCA, no mail was delivered on Sunday, so Groff’s observance of a Sunday Sabbath did not pose any issue.  In 2013, however, the Postal Service ..read more

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors will meet May 9, 2023, in open session at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. The public is welcome to observe the meeting beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET in the Benjamin Franklin Room on the 11th floor. The Board is expected to discuss the following items: Remarks of the Chairman of the Board of Governors Remarks of the Postmaster General and CEO Approval of the Minutes Committee Reports Quarterly Financial Report Quarterly Service Performance Rep ..read more

Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today established Public Inquiry Docket No. PI2023-4 (PI2023-4) to provide a forum to gather information, provide transparency, and learn more about the Postal Service’s Delivering for America strategic initiatives that may have a significant impact on the postal community. In the PI2023-4 docket, the Commission will issue information requests to the Postal Service regarding proposed changes to the postal network and the impact of those changes, and the Postal Service will provide responsive information. As part of this public in ..read more

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of mailing services price changes to take effect July 9, 2023. The new rates include a three-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 63 cents to 66 cents. If favorably reviewed by the Commission, the proposed increases will raise First-Class Mail prices approximately 5.4 percent to offset the rise in inflation. The price changes have been approved by the Governors of the U.S. Postal Service. The price for 1-ounce metered mail will increase to 63 cents, a ..read more

Birmingham man is accused of stealing 17 pounds of mail using mailbox keys he illegally bought from a postal worker. Derrell Allen Matthews, 38, was taken into custody in Shelby County over the weekend. He is charged with possession of stolen mail matter and possession of stolen postal key. According to a federal complaint, Matthews bought two “Arrow Keys” for $3,000 each from a woman who worked at the Fairview Heights Station Post Office. The keys are used to open mailboxes. Matthews allegedly used the keys to steal mail from mailboxes in the Birmingham area. He was caught on surveillance vid ..read more

FedEx announced on Wednesday that it would be restructuring its operations to combine its ground and express delivery networks. The reorganization is expected to be completed by June 2024 and will create a new company, FedEx Ground Express, which will be responsible for all of FedEx’s ground and express delivery operations. The new company will be led by Frederick W. Smith, the company’s founder and CEO. Smith will also serve as chairman of the board of directors of the new company. The reorganization is part of FedEx’s efforts to improve its efficiency and profitability. The company has been ..read more