Post Office

Letter: Post office switch means more travelAppeal-DemocratThe Yuba City postal carriers have been notified that as of Sept. 28, all of the remaining 95993 business and residents' mail will be delivered from the downtown Marysville post office. For all of the customers in the 95993 ZIP code areas, this means …

Briefcase prank causes panic at post officeWaterbury Republican AmericanWOLCOTT — A suspicious briefcase found at the Wolcott Post Office late Thursday afternoon caused panic and shut down part of Wolcott Road during rush hour, police said. A customer spotted the suitcase and alerted a clerk, who called police and … More: …

Post Office ending front-door delivery to new homesMyFox Tampa BayIf you're buying a new house, don't expect your mail to be delivered to your door. The U.S. Postal Service says it just can't afford to provide that service anymore. Instead, your mail will come to a mailbox on the street …

Gretna officials launch new fight to save downtown post officeNOLA.comFor the second time in as many years, Gretna officials are gearing up to fight a possible shuttering of the downtown post office. Mayor Belinda Constant said she received notice Wednesday that the Postal Service is considering closing the Third Street …

The federal New Democrats and the local postal workers’ union are teaming up to fight the latest in a flurry of recent post office closings by Canada Post across the country, a trend opponents charge is “more ideological than economic.” Canada Post has closed 37 postal outlets since 2012, 19 …

The Guardian Post Office workers to strike on MondayThe GuardianThe Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents post office staff, claims the franchise plans will lead to 1,500 job losses and reduced customer service. The Post Office insists there will be no compulsory redundancies among staff who work at …Officials meet …

Change may be on the way for Holt post officeThe Kearney CourierChanges may be coming to the Holt post office, according to Richard Watkins, spokesman for Kansas City's Mid-America District of the U.S. Postal Service, but it is not slated for closure. The local mail center is among several post …

Four thousand workers in 373 crown post offices to walk out against government plans to franchise out 70 high street branches Post Office workers will walk out on Monday in their ninth strike since Easter in a battle against government plans to franchise out 70 high street branches. The walkout …

Yahoo! News Why the Post Office Might Stop Delivering Mail to Your DoorAARP News (blog)I'm fortunate to have one of most adorable dogs in the world — Cara, our 7-year-old wire fox terrier — watching over our house (nearly always from inside) pretty much 24/7. She is diabolically effective in …

A leaking oil tank at a post office in eastern P.E.I. means residents will have to commute to get their mail. More: continued here