A federal benefits administrator is offering a virtual fair available to Postal Service employees throughout open season. The fair will include information from carriers affiliated with the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP), flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and BENEFEDS, the portal that handles FEDVIP and FSA […]
Here’s a look at some recent changes in the Postal Service leadership ranks: • Carolina P. Catalan, commerce and business solutions integration and support manager, was named to a special assignment working on the plant modernization project. Elisa Fion, employment policy and programs manager, was named acting commerce and business solutions integration and support manager. […]
The Postal Service’s processing and distribution operation has added thousands of employees and more than 100 package sorting machines and other pieces of equipment in preparation for this year’s holiday delivery season. More than 5,300 precareer employees have been converted to career status and more than 15,000 temporary employees have been hired since October for […]
Do you know colleagues like Jeffrey Wilson, a letter carrier who averted a gas leak disaster in a Rochester, NY, neighborhood? We want to know about them, too. USPS is seeking nominees for the Postmaster General Heroes’ Program, which honors employees who go above and beyond the call of duty. The program is based on […]
I am absolutely excited for the new Love stamps, highlighted in the “23 for ’23” article. The designs are so cute and fun. I hope there will also be pins of the stamps and maybe a T-shirt or two with the release. […]
A new Lean Six Sigma campaign by the chief retail and delivery officer’s organization aims to get retail outlets shipshape for the holidays. USPS and other organizations around the world use the popular business methodology to boost efficiency and reduce waste. The “6S” initiative uses six steps, each beginning with an S, to ensure that […]
A sales lead from a rural carrier in Maryland has resulted in a shipping deal worth nearly $55,000 for the Postal Service. June Davis, who works at the Glenn Dale Post Office, noticed that the package volume for a business on her route was increasing. She submitted the company’s information through Rural Reach, a program […]
The Postal Service’s new holiday TV ad began airing Nov. 1. The commercial, titled “Holiday Ready,” takes customers on a road trip showcasing postal employees in festive-named locations across the United States while spreading the message of USPS delivering for America. “From Holiday Hills, IL, to Rudolph, WI; from Santa Claus, IN, to Snowflake, AZ; […]
The “23 for 23” article highlights some great stamps planned for next year. I love the variety. […]
James Lange, a rural carrier associate, was delivering mail on a scorching July day in Omaha, AR, when he spotted a customer in distress in a yard outside a residence. Lange rushed to check on the man, called 911 and comforted him until emergency responders arrived. The customer was hospitalized for treatment of a heart […]
Here’s a look at Postal Service employees who received appointments or recognition recently: • Joy M. Hawkins, the Central Massachusetts Processing and Distribution Center plant manager, was named the Northwest Rochester, NY, Processing and Distribution Center acting plant manager. • Earl L. Johnson Jr. was named addressing and geospatial technology director. He previously served as […]
Open season, the annual period when Postal Service employees can change their health benefits or enroll in a new plan, begins Monday, Nov. 14. A variety of health, vision and dental coverage is available through the following plans and programs: • Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program; • USPS Health Benefits Plan (USPSHBP), for noncareer […]
Tammy Braley, a complaints and inquiry clerk at the Charleston, WV, Post Office, was recognized in the fall issue of The Eagle magazine for her volunteer work. Braley lives in the nearby community of St. Albans, where she organized the Keep It Beautiful Walk, in which volunteers pick up litter, pull weeds, plant flowers and […]
Do you know colleagues like Bobby Broder, a retail associate from Wisconsin who prevented an older customer from being victimized in a sweepstakes scam? We want to know about them, too. USPS is seeking nominees for the Postmaster General Heroes’ Program, which honors employees who go above and beyond the call of duty. The program […]
A sales lead from a mail handler in California has resulted in a marketing deal worth more than $80,000 for the Postal Service. Manuel Villavicencio, an equipment operator at the Santa Clarita Processing and Distribution Center, was having dinner with his daughter, who works at a local college. She told him that the school was […]
Like it does every election season, the Postal Service is reminding employees about the Hatch Act’s rules on misusing their government positions. The Hatch Act is a law that prohibits postal and other federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity while on duty, while wearing a uniform, while on federal property, or while inside […]
Rural Carrier Michael Elkins was making deliveries on a recent Monday in Mount Gilead, NC, when he grew concerned about an 86-year-old customer who lives alone and had not picked up her Saturday mail as usual. As Elkins approached her house to check on the woman, he heard her normally quiet dog barking in distress. […]
Here’s a look at Postal Service employees who received appointments or recognition recently: • Jay L. Smith was named new business acquisition director. He previously served as enterprise and key accounts director, a role now held by Michael J. McInturf, who previously served as retail and healthcare accounts director. Mark W. Worrall was named the […]
The Postal Service dedicated its latest Forever stamp, a celebration of Hanukkah, on Oct. 20 at Temple Emanu El in Chagrin Falls, OH. The eight-day Jewish observance commemorates the reclamation of the Second Temple of Jerusalem in the second century B.C. after its desecration by soldiers. Oil was needed to resanctify the temple, but only […]
Do you know colleagues like Allen Dix, a rural carrier from Virginia who rescued a farmer critically injured by a runaway tractor? We want to know about them, too. USPS is seeking nominees for the Postmaster General Heroes’ Program, which honors employees who go above and beyond the call of duty. The program is based […]
A sales lead from a letter carrier in California has resulted in a local shipping deal worth almost $18,000 for the Postal Service. While delivering mail on his route, Raymundo Ortiz, who works at the Gilroy Post Office, took an opportunity to talk with the owner of a seed warehouse who was looking to save […]
Sophia Torres saw the light. The rural carrier was so taken by her experience filling in on a vacant route in Montauk, NY — whose 18th-century lighthouse was commemorated in a stamp last year — that she filed for a permanent transfer. “It may seem like the end of the world,” Torres said of the […]
Rural Carrier Associate Keith Cooper was recently delivering mail in Point, TX, when he came upon an 83-year-old customer sprawled out in a ditch near her mailbox. Cooper rushed to aid the woman, who had fallen two hours earlier while gathering kindling for the winter. He safely helped her stand up, at which point her […]
“When disaster strikes” shows how the Postal Service is uniquely equipped to respond to emergencies. USPS employees don’t get the recognition they deserve for helping communities recover from disasters. […]
Postal Service employees can participate in an upcoming webinar to learn about the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and Medicare. The session, “Medicare and FEHB,” will be held Oct. 25 at noon EDT. Representatives from GEHA, a not-for-profit provider of health plans for federal employees, will conduct the webinar and explain how Medicare works […]
Here’s a look at some recent changes in the Postal Service leadership ranks: • Jake R. Campbell, letter and flat planning and implementation executive manager, was named to a special assignment in the facility modernization effort. James N. Dale Jr. was named acting letter and flat planning and implementation executive manager. • Naples, FL, Postmaster […]
The Postal Service dedicated its new Kwanzaa stamp Oct. 13 during a ceremony in St. Louis. “USPS is honored to continue in the celebration of Kwanzaa — a communal tradition that has grown to hold special meaning to millions of people,” said Eddie Banner, the organization’s Kansas-Missouri District manager, who spoke at the event. The […]
Do you know colleagues like Robin Bailey and Bonnie Przybocki, rural carriers from Gainesville, VA, who performed lifesaving CPR on a co-worker experiencing cardiac arrest? We want to know about them, too. USPS is seeking nominees for the Postmaster General Heroes’ Program, which honors employees who go above and beyond the call of duty. The […]
“A route through history” was enjoyable. I looked up some of the notable sites mentioned in the story and learned a lot about Revolutionary War history. […]
The Postal Service wants employees to know about professionals who are available to provide confidential counseling, consultation and coaching services to help manage life’s challenges. The USPS Employee Assistance Program is a free, voluntary program that offers assessment, referral, short-term counseling and more to postal employees and their families. EAP provides 24/7 access to licensed […]