Postal topics past and present have been getting plenty of screen time lately — and Link has had a front-row seat.
On the big screen there’s “The Six Triple Eight,” which tells the story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the Women’s Army Corps. Comprised primarily of African American women, the group was given what many considered an impossible task: deciphering, sorting and delivering a three-year backlog of mail in six months.
They did it in three.
On the small screen, Stephen Kochersperger, the USPS historian, was featured on the TV show “Real Virginia,” where he discussed New Deal murals in the Post Offices in Petersburg and Strasburg.
And on the even smaller screen, Mr. ZIP made an appearance in a YouTube holiday special starring Blippi, a children’s video star.
Also, the Postal Inspection Service and the USPS Office of Inspector General released the final video in its three-part series on collusion; this one warns employees about stealing mail.
On the news front, Link covered the release of a report that showed the Postal Service delivered 99 million ballots during this year’s general election, as well as the organization’s plans to implement a new contractual approach with package consolidators, companies that enter large volumes of packages into various points in the USPS network.
Last week was also a busy one for reminders, including refreshers on contributing to the Combined Federal Campaign, the ethics rules for giving and receiving gifts and the importance of knowing where your USPS devices are at all times.
No one needs reminding that USPS employees do the organization proud, but we like to do it anyway. “Heroes” told the story of Teri Barrington, a rural carrier who got help for a man she saw walking along a highway shoulder who was suffering from heatstroke.
And finally, with open season drawing to a close, Link informed you about health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans.
