Post Office

The U.S. Postal Service covered up years of serious misconduct by a supervisor at the Redondo Beach post office and ignored complaints made by employees there, an independent labor arbitrator has ruled. More: continued here

As of midnight Wednesday, the Postal Service will be in default — for the first time in its history — on a $5.5 billion payment owed the federal government to prep health care benefits for retirees. More: continued here

USA TODAY Postal cuts hurt rural areasUSA TODAYThe Postal Service, reeling from its failure Wednesday to make a $5.5 billion payment toward employee benefits, continues to move ahead with plans to cut hours at more than 13000 rural post offices. A mailbox sits outside a U.S. Post Office in Lawrence …

No Action from Congress on Post Office Default at MidnightReason Online (blog)Congress is sitting idly by Wednesday as the U.S. Postal Service prepares to default on $5.5 billion in retiree health care payments. The postal service confirmed in a statement Monday that it would default on its payment to the …

Keep downtown post office openRedlands Daily FactsThis letter is to commend the writer of the letter regarding keeping the post office open and operating (Karlie Miller, "City should keep post office open," July 12). I agree it is one of the most beautiful and historic buildings in downtown Redlands … …

The Post Office Is Still Ours. The Post Office Is Dying.Esquire (blog)"I think for my generation it was a great asset — if you had a letter or package and you needed it to get up to the North Pole, you knew it would be delivered," said Jim Husa, 87, …

Postal Pointers: Postal service offers alternatives to visiting officesLehigh Acres CitizenAlthough many retail products and services are purchased at postal facilities, there are "green" alternative access methods for these services. The Postal Service offers self-service mail centers – formerly known as automated postal centers – contract … More: continued here

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Developer eyes Berkeley's historic post officeSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)While the City Council unanimously passed a declaration Tuesday night asking the United States Postal Service not to sell Berkeley's Main Post Office, an award-winning developer who specializes in historic properties says he is interested in buying the …

TIME 60 House Bills to Name Post Offices, Zero To Fix Mail ServiceABC News (blog)The service attempted to close 3700 post offices under a plan announced last year, but after public outcry decided to cut operating hours to between two and six hours per day at 13000 locations. USPS claims …

Helen Post Office closing, at least for nowSo Md NewsStaff photo by JASON BABCOCK Karen Guy Reynolds has been the postmaster of the Helen Post Office since 1995. Her mother and grandmother were also postmasters there dating back to 1939. The post office is at least temporarily closing on Aug. …