HINGHAM (WBZ-TV CBS) — A racially-charged video has gone viral, and a former Hingham mailman says it cost him his job. Postal worker Hugson Jean made sure his cell phone camera was rolling when a customer launched into a tirade. “No one would believe me if I didn’t do this,” he told WBZ-TV’s Beth Germano. […]
Postal customer in Hingham, Mass. goes on racist rant after a Black letter carrier refused to take back a certified letter she had signed. The Postal customer later slapped the letter carrier. The letter carrier had secretly videotaped the entire episode on his cell phone and uploaded it to Youtube. This woman is outrageous — […]
(CNN) — Rants about your boss or your job may have once been reserved for during after-work drinks at a bar, but employee gripes are now being voiced in the social media sphere. Workplace complaints posted on popular sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace could get you fired. But one federal agency has taken […]
Philip F. Rubio, author of “There’s Always Work at the Post Office: African American Postal Workers and the Fight for Jobs, Justice, and Equality”, spoke at the National Postal Museum on Saturday, November 6th. Below is an brief summary of his book and video of his speech. On November 7, 1940, just two days after the […]
HENNING, TN – The search continues for the person who gunned down two postal workers in Henning, Tennessee Monday morning. Saturday afternoon, the tiny Tennessee town said goodbye to 32-year-old Paula Robinson and 59-year-old Judy Spray. Investigators said they’re following up on several leads but so far no suspects have been identified in the killings. […]
A stamp’s price remains the same, despite Postal Service requests to raise the price. Discover some of the most unusual places you can still send mail..
New Burger King commercial featuring Mail Carrier promoting breakfast platter. In the commercial the Mail Carrier sings, “With pancakes and eggs on my plate, the mail has to wait.” note: I saw this commercial on TV and thought it was in bad taste. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip8U-bYhBhU[/youtube]
DAMASCUS, Ore. – Some voters in Damascus are crying foul over the race for mayor, saying someone is stuffing mailboxes and not paying for stamps. The voters say the postmaster knew about the mailings and called it a special arrangement. But according to a U.S. Postal Service representative, no special arrangement was made. A lot […]
The next round of talks is set for Sept. 8. For updates, visit the union’s Web site, at www.apwu.org. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcBVVtW0LO4[/youtube]
Customer uploaded a video taken while waiting in line at the Prairieville, LA Post Office: I understand that some post offices are wonderful. I generally frequent the post office in Prairieville, LA and have never had a complaint. This post office, though, and many others I have been to have a track record of horrible […]