US Postal Service sent essential services letter to employees. Here's what to know

The letter was real and sent to postal workers, but it didn't signal a new policy or departure from normal practices.
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Amazon ends USPS partnership after $9.5 billion loss; 100,000 workers affected

Amazon has decided to end its long running delivery relationship with the United States Postal Service, marking a major shift ...
PolitiFact

No, USPS letter to employees about civil unrest is not a prediction of crisis or martial law

Although Trump threatened Jan. 15 to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to Minneapolis protests, legal experts told PolitiFact in 2025 that invoking the Insurrection Act would not create what is ...

USPS insourcing forces Denver contractor to layoff 700 workers

The U.S. Postal Service is bringing in-house the operation of its Denver regional mail hub and ending its relationship with a ...

More than 700 to be laid off as U.S. Postal Service terminates contract for Aurora mail hub

Alan Ritchey Inc., the contractor operating the hub, said the loss of a U.S. Postal Service contract forced the lay off of ...
Opinion

Autopsy reveals Atlanta USPS worker Russell Scruggs, Jr. suffered “cardiac event” at work; Detroit worker Nick Acker died of mechanical asphyxiation

While the manner of death can medically be classified as “natural,” the circumstances leading up to Russell’s death were entirely preventable.
The Reporter

Postal Service workers — the heroes of the holiday season

After 28 years on the job, there isn’t much that surprises veteran U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Robert Armstrong. Having endured rain, sleet, snow, and the trials and tribulations of the age-old ...