The Postal Service has announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 (Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2023). Here are some highlights: • Revenue. Total operating revenue was $21.6 billion, an increase of 0.5 percent compared with the same quarter one year earlier. Shipping and packages revenue increased 2.7 percent, and First-Class Mail […]
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The latest entry on Postal Posts, the USPS blog, was penned by Lisa Bobb-Semple, stamp services director. She writes about this year’s stamp lineup, including forthcoming releases to mark the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons and the 250th anniversary of the First Continental Congress. […]
Postal Bulletin’s latest edition, published Feb. 8, has ergonomics tips for USPS employees. Updates to the organization’s policies, procedures and forms are also included. Employees can go to usps.com to read and download the latest Postal Bulletin, along with past issues. […]
My name is Ochenya Okpa and I’m a mail processing clerk at the Salt Lake City Processing and Distribution Center. I started with USPS in 2009 as a casual employee and became a regular in 2014. I couldn’t wait to make career — I like having a regular schedule. I come to work a little […]
The Postal Service wants employees and contractors to watch out for phishing emails, which are how cyberattacks often originate. A typical USPS employee or contractor with computer access receives about 120 emails on a given workday, so it’s important to know the types of messages to look out for and how to report them. One […]
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The Postal Service will release its Saul Bellow stamp — the 34th in the organization’s Literary Arts series — on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Bellow is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest novelists of the 20th century. Born in 1915 in Quebec, Canada, he moved with his family in 1925 to the city inextricably linked […]
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The Postal Service has released a behind-the-scenes video on its latest television advertising campaign. The ads, which began airing this week, are titled “Built for How You Business” and show how USPS meets the needs of business customers. The five-minute video features the Postal Service employees who helped create the campaign, as well as those […]
Last week, the average time for the Postal Service to deliver a mailpiece or package across the United States was 2.8 days, according to data released Feb. 5. The data also show that from Jan. 1-26, which represents the fiscal year’s second quarter thus far, USPS delivered 82.7 percent of First-Class Mail on time when […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar on keeping heart and mind in sync to bring more peace to your day. The session, “Guided Meditation for Aligning Heart and Mind,” will be held Monday, Feb. 5, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from Kaiser Permanente, a provider of health plans for federal […]
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The Postal Service was charged up last week. USPS leaders, alongside White House officials, unveiled the first set of charging stations for electric delivery vehicles at the South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center on Jan. 22. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy explained that the rollout of the new electric vehicle fleet is part of the broader […]
Rural Carrier Associate Bryan Boyd was recently driving along his Bath, NC, route when he saw a couple near a vehicle parked on the side of a road. The woman was crying and the man was searching for something on the ground. Boyd pulled over and approached the couple. He learned that the woman had […]
The latest episode of “Mailin’ It!,” the Postal Service’s official podcast, takes listeners into the world of stamps. Lisa Bobb-Semple, the USPS stamp services director, discusses this year’s releases, as well as how the organization selects subjects and produces and distributes stamps. The 25-minute episode, which was released this week, is available on Link and […]
Like a lot of people, Lowell Joerg collects old postcards, except he doesn’t hold onto them. The 95-year-old Stockton, CA, retiree mails his finds to the places they depict — a longtime hobby he calls his “redistribution of happiness” project. “I have seen lots of changes over the last century. I like to send history,” […]
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Retail Associate Holly Smith was recently eating lunch in the break room at the Northeast Harbor, ME, Post Office when she heard a customer calling her name from the lobby. The customer was helping a man who appeared to be showing signs of a possible stroke. Smith called 911. She also noticed the man’s nose […]
A rural carrier associate made a special delivery on Jan. 17 when he dropped a greeting card adorned with last year’s Black Heritage stamp into a residential mailbox in Chester, CT. The card was addressed to the current owners of a house that Constance Baker Motley — the legal pioneer who will be featured on […]
The idea for the longest-running stamp series in USPS history is credited to a prominent cultural activist. According to the American Philatelic Society, in the mid-1970s, Clarence L. Irving, founder of the Black American Heritage Foundation, suggested that the Postal Service increase African American representation on U.S. stamps. By the end of the decade, a […]
The USPS Employee Assistance Program will hold its next online orientation on Friday, Feb. 2, from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern. The orientations, held on the first Friday of each month, offer information on how Postal Service employees and their families can use the program. Employees must register in advance on the EAP website. […]
Postal Bulletin’s latest edition, published Jan. 25, features a guide to Election Mail and Political Mail. Updates to USPS policies, procedures and forms are also included. Employees can go to usps.com to read and download the latest Postal Bulletin, along with past issues. […]
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How do you love thee? Count the ways with help from these Postal Service-themed gift options for Valentine’s Day. All are available from The Postal Store, part of usps.com, unless otherwise noted. Apparel. USPS offers a fitted short-sleeve women’s T-shirt that shows the 1984 Love stamp ($17.95) and — while supplies last — a long-sleeve […]
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The Postal Service launched MyHR, a new human resources website, on Jan. 23. The site centralizes all USPS human resources information and applications, including tools to enroll in benefits, update Thrift Savings Plan accounts and prepare for retirement. All employees can access the site by going to Blue or LiteBlue on a computer or mobile […]
My name is Valarie Faria and I’m postmaster at the Selden, NY, Post Office. When I’m not working, you might find me with my favorite winged creatures — butterflies. I think I’ve always loved them. When I came across a video series about raising butterflies, I went out and bought some milkweed seeds. That was […]
The Postal Service will release its Year of the Dragon stamp on Thursday, Jan. 25. The stamp is part of the Lunar New Year series, which honors an annual observance in many Asian cultures and the United States. Beginning on the night of the second new moon following the winter solstice, the festival celebrates the […]
A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 95.38 percent during the week ending Jan. 19, down 0.91 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected Jan. 24. WestPac led the four areas with a rating of 96.59 percent, while Southern ranked last with a 93.52 percent rating. Among the […]
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Like it did for a lot of people, the COVID-19 pandemic changed how Cara Greene approaches health and fitness. Greene, the Postal Service’s controller and vice president, reassessed the foods she was eating and lost 60 pounds over six months. She also rethought her exercise routine by setting smaller, more achievable goals — such as […]
Postmaster Lisa Di Paolo-Schweers was working at the Santa Ysabel, CA, Post Office recently when a customer collapsed. Di Paolo-Schweers called 911 and rushed to help the 78-year-old man. She spoke to the dispatcher, describing the customer’s condition: He had hit his head as he fell to the floor and appeared to be suffering a […]
• Margaret P. Ford was named the Charlotte, NC, Regional Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager. She previously served as plant manager of the Mid-Carolina Processing and Distribution Center in Charlotte. • William T. Graves Jr. was named the Greensboro, NC, Network Distribution Center’s plant manager. He previously served as the Raleigh, NC, Processing and […]
The Postal Service will dedicate its Black Heritage stamp honoring legal pioneer Constance Baker Motley on Wednesday, Jan. 31, in New York City. The ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Eastern at the Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center at 348 E. 54th St. The speakers will include Anton Hajjar, a member of the USPS […]
Last week, the average time for the Postal Service to deliver a mailpiece or package across the United States was 2.7 days, according to data released Jan. 23. The data also show that from Jan. 1-12, which represents the fiscal year’s second quarter thus far, USPS delivered 85.8 percent of First-Class Mail on time when […]
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The Postal Service wants customers to help their local mail carrier following a week in which much of the nation was battered by snow, ice and cold temperatures. In regions affected by inclement weather, USPS is asking customers to clear snow and ice from sidewalks, stairs, porches and areas near mailboxes, whether on a house […]
My name is Kobi Logan and I’m a retail associate at the Simpsonville, MD, Post Office, about 20 miles south of Baltimore. I started early last year. What is my day like? Fun! We have a lot of fun here. The customers are great. For example, that woman who just came to the window? I […]