On April 12, 2024, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Jason T. Weaver, former Secretary-Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 1509 (located in Beckley, W. Va.), was sentenced to five years of probation, and was ordered to pay $2,896 in restitution. On November 2, 2023, Weaver…
May 2, 2024 The Postal Service has announced plans for this year’s National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign. The annual effort, which aims to bring attention to one of the most common safety issues facing mail carriers, will kick off Thursday, May 30, with a news conference in the Philadelphia area. The campaign itself will begin…
Each year, the Postal Service designates the third full week of May as “Mailbox Improvement Week” to encourage customers on city motorized, rural, or contract delivery service routes (formerly highway contract box delivery routes) to examine and, where necessary, improve the appearance of their mailboxes. Neat, attractive mailboxes make a significant contribution to the appearance…
