The Combined Federal Campaign’s cause of the week is animal welfare. “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated,” Mahatma Gandhi said. When we help animals, we help ourselves. The ways to support this sector are almost endless. Options include: • Rescue organizations and […]
Have questions about the Postal Service’s future? Check your pocket. Employees will soon receive 5-by-3.25-inch durable cards that explain Delivering for America, the organization’s 10-year plan to achieve financial stability. Each card will address a different topic and feature information that employees can reference when discussing the plan with co-workers and customers. The first card […]
Here’s a look at some recent changes in the Postal Service leadership ranks: • Brian T. Bull was named the Cincinnati Network Distribution Center’s plant manager. He previously served as in-plant support manager. • Kaitlyn R. Chounet was named employment law chief counsel at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC. She previously served in the role […]
The Postal Service is equipping supervisors and managers who work in first-line operations, transportation, in-plant support and maintenance with Elitebook X2 tablets to provide greater flexibility as they move about postal workroom floors. The tablets were deployed in several plants in September during the first phase of the rollout. Approximately 8,000 of the devices will […]
Letter Carrier Adron Thomas was recently delivering mail in Oklahoma City when she came upon a baby in jeopardy. The child was crying in a parked vehicle, and the adult in the driver’s seat was unconscious. Thomas immediately called 911 and remained with the pair until emergency responders arrived. The adult was pronounced dead at […]
USPS is offering savings on Hallmark greeting and Amazon.com gift card purchases at select Post Offices through Nov. 12. Customers and employees will receive $1 off a greeting card with the purchase of an Amazon.com gift card valued at $25 or more. A coupon, available at locations where greeting and gift cards are sold, is […]
Employee relocation expense requests submitted after Nov. 19 will be processed for payment on Jan. 3, 2022. This deadline will ensure that the organization has adequate time to record and report all relocation expenses for 2021 tax purposes. Employees should refer any questions to their relocation counselor or send an email to the USPS relocation […]
The Postal Service recently teamed with Ericsson, a leading information and communications technology provider, to collect geospatial radio spectrum data in San Francisco. Geospatial data is used to digitally map locations for electronic navigation applications. The Ericsson test specifically mapped radio spectra, including spectra used for location-based applications. Three postal vehicles in San Francisco were equipped […]
City Carrier Assistant Jordan O’Byrne was recently making deliveries in a Lompoc, CA, neighborhood when he came upon a toddler wandering around, accompanied only by a dog. O’Byrne asked the little girl her name and if she knew where her mom or dad and her house were, and she did not respond. The Postal Service […]
The Otters in Snow stamps — highlighted in “River dance” — are absolutely delightful. I appreciate the river otter facts that were included in the article. […]
The Combined Federal Campaign’s cause of the week is arts and humanities — the disciplines that enrich our lives and culture, challenge us to imagine and dream, and help us develop our capacity for compassion. The campaign quotes artist Marc Chagall: “Great art picks up where nature ends.” Too often, funding for the arts and […]
Here’s a look at some recent changes in the Postal Service leadership ranks: • Lisa R. Baldwin completed a detail assignment as California 6 District’s acting manager and resumed her regular duties as San Diego postmaster. Jennifer T. Vo, delivery strategy and policy director at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC, was named California 6 District’s […]
Because it’s Energy Action Month — a time dedicated to moving from conservation awareness to concrete action — the Postal Service is spotlighting a promising energy-saving program piloted outside Washington, DC. Hydrogen fuel cells, or HFCs, were substituted for the lead-acid batteries previously used to power industrial vehicles — such as pallet jacks and forklifts […]
Rural Carrier Associate Jeffrey Cook was recently making deliveries in Brattleboro, VT, when he came upon a customer who had fallen outside a residence. Cook safely got the customer up and over to the steps of the home. The individual declined medical attention. Cook also alerted a family member of the customer’s who was out […]
Postal Service employees can participate in an upcoming webinar on preparing for retirement. The session, “Retirement 101,” will be held Thursday, Oct. 21, at noon EDT. An Aetna representative will conduct the webinar, which will provide a better understanding of how your retirement benefits might work nationwide and overseas. Participants must register before the event […]
Have you ever considered a career in cybersecurity? The CyberSafe at USPS team works every day to protect the organization’s computer network from multiple security threats. Throughout October — National Cybersecurity Awareness Month — the team is highlighting various information technology jobs and their roles in securing the USPS network. Cybersecurity encompasses a variety of […]
The Postal Service’s Power of One campaign has ended, bringing in $1.33 billion in new revenue for the organization. The initiative began Oct. 1, 2020, with a goal to raise $1 billion through employee-generated sales leads by the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. The campaign’s ending total marked the eighth consecutive year […]
Medicine Lodge, KS, Rural Carrier Riley Gamber was recently delivering mail when he spotted an older customer lying on a wheelchair ramp outside her home. Gamber immediately checked on the woman, who was semiconscious, and called 911. He stayed with her until paramedics arrived. The customer, who had suffered a stroke, did not survive. […]
The Combined Federal Campaign’s cause of the week aims high indeed: ending poverty. The campaign quotes Martin Luther King Jr., who spent the last months of his life organizing the Poor People’s Campaign, uniting haves and have-nots from diverse backgrounds to fight the scourge. “I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have […]
Here’s a look at some recent changes in the Postal Service leadership ranks: • Janie M. Beltran was named the Manchester, NH, Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager. She previously served as the Southern Maine Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager. Michael C. Mitchell, the Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager, was named […]
On the job and off, Todd Griffin is a hoofer. The Attleboro, MA, letter carrier may drive an LLV on his route, but he gets plenty of exercise delivering packages to its 756 residences. “I carry a lot of stuff up long driveways and do obstacle courses as I’m going through yards,” he said. “I […]
The Postal Service has published a series of five videos from the recent National Postal Forum. The virtual event took place Sept. 20-22. The videos are from the opening session, which took the form of a roundtable discussion hosted by Judy de Torok, the Postal Service’s vice president for corporate affairs. The session featured a […]
The Postal Service will release Otters in Snow, a booklet of 20 stamps depicting playful otters in their element, on Oct. 12. Each of the four designs portrays a lone North American river otter amusing itself in a frozen landscape. In one, the creature’s head breaks the surface of an icy river; in another, it […]
The Postal Service can help customers who want to give it the college try when sending the comforts of home to students away at school this fall. Before baking and shipping a student’s favorite cookies, the organization recommends customers review Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail, which is available on usps.com. Here are some […]
The Postal Service’s job fairs are attracting hundreds of applicants for seasonal and career positions as the organization ramps up for the busy winter holidays. More than 500 people applied for jobs at a recent fair at the Milwaukee Main Post Office. “We were hoping for around 100 people the first day and in the […]
Kelli St. Dennis, a highway contract route relief carrier, was recently delivering mail in a Garden Valley, CA, subdivision when she spotted something unusual: Cash totaling nearly $900 lay on the ground around the neighborhood box unit. St. Dennis gathered up the money and turned it in to local Postmaster Robin Rust, who notified the […]
The Combined Federal Campaign’s cause of the week is that most essential of human needs, shelter. The campaign quotes sociologist Matthew Desmond, whose 2015 book “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City” is a harrowing account of how easy it is to become homeless in America and the dire consequences of not having a […]
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a time for employees to learn how to avoid scams and other pitfalls while online. This year’s theme is “Fight the Bait — Stay CyberSafe.” Employees are encouraged to go to the CyberSafe at USPS Blue and LiteBlue pages to view interactive online security activities and informative videos. The site also features: […]
Here’s a look at Postal Service employees who received appointments or recognition recently: • Donald E. Crone, technology acquisition and program management senior director in Merrifield, VA, was named to a special assignment in Engineering Systems. • Kathy J. Hand was named the Omaha, NE, Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager. She previously served as […]
The Postal Service’s new Day of the Dead stamps were dedicated Sept. 30 at the El Paso Museum of Art in Texas. Dia de los Muertos, as the holiday is called in Spanish, is celebrated Nov. 1-2, straddling the Roman Catholic feast days of All Saints Day and All Souls Day, respectively. It is an […]