“We’re listening.” That was Postmaster General David Steiner’s message in a video in which he urges employees to complete this year’s Postal Pulse survey.
The survey, which opened Tuesday, March 10, and runs through Friday, April 17, “is the most direct way to hear how we can better support you,” he says in the video.
Link put out a call for nominees for its “On the Job” column; reminded employees to only use postal credit cards for legitimate expenses; and highlighted a USPS Office of Inspector General case that put a stop to a prescription drug scam involving workers’ comp.
We also spotlighted a celebration of the Postal Service’s Free Matter for the Blind or Physically Handicapped program, which delivers braille books, electronic audio cartridges and more, with the costs covered by Congress.
It’s high season for stamp releases, and last week did not disappoint: Lowriders, a set of five stamps celebrating lowrider cars and culture, and Sunflowers, a single stamp featuring four blooms, were both released.
We took a look at the third installment in the Stamps Forever website’s “Celebrating Stamp Encore” series, which discusses the many contenders that employed innovative printing techniques; and, in “People,” Bridgeville, DE, Postmaster Kimberly Collins gave a set of Phillis Wheatley stamps to a school named for the poet and Black Heritage stamp subject.
Finally, “Heroes” told the story of Landen Pace, a retail associate in Pella, IA, who led a 2-year-old he saw standing in the street to safety, called police, and waited with the child until they arrived. The toddler was eventually reunited with his parents, who were very grateful for Pace’s perceptive vigilance.
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