New discounts. The Postal Service is offering a new higher education discount for employees and their immediate family members.
Champlain College is offering a tuition discount of 16 percent for undergraduate degrees and 50 percent for graduate degrees.
The college, based in Burlington, VT, offers online associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs.
The Employee Deals LiteBlue page has more information on higher education tuition discounts available to USPS employees.
Racing report. Central Plains District is leading the Race for a $Billion campaign, the latest report shows.
Through Race for a $Billion, a campaign organized by the Small Business Sales team, USPS is encouraging employees to submit leads through the Customer Connect, Clerks Care, Mail Handlers, Rural Reach and Submit a Lead programs.
The goal is to raise $1 billion in estimated annualized revenue before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30.
The Sales Blue page has the latest ranking of all 67 USPS districts in the campaign, as well as more information about each lead generation program, including instructions on participating.
Service alert. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck Puerto Rico this week has affected USPS operations in some locations.
The organization is monitoring conditions and continuing delivery and retail operations where it is safe to do so. The usps.com Service Alerts page has more information.
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