The Latest Breaking News from USPS

Postage stamp prices expected to increase again in July

The price of stamps is poised to increase for the second time this year.

Axios · Apr 12, 2023

USPS raising cost of first-class stamp to 66 cents

The United States Postal Service is set to raise the cost of a first-class stamp to 66 cents.

Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2023

Indigenous artists help skateboarding earn stamp of approval

For years skateboarding was branded as a hobby for rebels or stoners in city streets, schoolyards and back alleys

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023

USPS To Purchase 9,250 Ford E-Transit Electric Delivery Vans

It also placed initial orders for more than 14,000 charging stations to be deployed across a minimum of 75 Postal Service facilities within the next 12 months.

InsideEVs · Mar 1, 2023

Postal Service taps Ford to build more than 9,000 electric delivery trucks

WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service awarded a competitive contract Tuesday to Ford Motor Co. for 9,250 battery-electric vehicles.

Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2023

How far must employers go to accommodate workers' time off for worship? The Supreme Court will weigh in

Imagine you own a business with a few dozen employees. One, who is Muslim, asks if she can use a meeting room a few times a day for brief prayers – one of the five pillars of Islam. Another, who observes the Jewish Sabbath, says he cannot work on Saturdays.…

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2023

Chicago-area postal carriers ‘traumatized’ after recent armed robberies and other crimes, says head of union

CHICAGO — Mail carriers in the Chicago area are traumatized, fearing for their lives, following a string of armed robberies and thefts targeting postal workers in recent months, the head of the Chicago branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers told the Chicago Tribune on Wednesday.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 9, 2023

SCOTUS Will Decide Whether Federal Law Shields a Religious Postal Employee Who Refuses To Work on Sundays

The Supreme Court considers the scope of federally required religious accommodations at work.

Reason · Jan 24, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Case On Sabbath Observance

The appellant, a postal worker, says he was forced from his job because he refused to work on Sundays for religious reasons.

Zenger · Jan 17, 2023

An Aus Family In The US Thought They Were Getting Sent Snacks But Wound Up With A Skull Instead

Their grandma had posted them a package of Aussie treats.

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 27, 2022