Want to know when you’ll be paid in 2021? The calendar image that accompanies this article shows the 26 paycheck dates for Postal Service employees. Every month this year will have two paydays, except for April and October, which will have three each. To print the calendar, click the image, then select “Download” under the […]
Three stamp releases will be part of this year’s price changes, the Postal Service announced Jan. 5. Barns, four 36-cent postcard stamps; Brush Rabbits, a 20-cent additional ounce stamp; and Castillo de San Marcos, a $7.95 Priority Mail stamp, will be available beginning Jan. 24, when the price changes take effect. The Barns stamps, announced […]
Here’s a look at some recent changes in the USPS leadership ranks: • Jim Friedman, the Northeast Area Law Office’s managing counsel, announced he’ll retire Feb. 1 after 40 years with the Postal Service. • Shawn M. Patton, the Manchester, NH, Processing and Distribution Center’s senior plant manager, retired Dec. 31 after 33 years with […]
To help mark the start of the 117th Congress, which began Jan. 3, here’s a look at five stamps honoring notable lawmakers. 1. Rep. Shirley Chisholm. In 1968, Chisholm (1924-2005), a New York Democrat, became the first African American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where she served until 1983. She also sought […]
City Carrier Assistant Miguel Tobias was recently delivering mail in Racine, WI, when he spotted a customer in trouble: He saw through a window at the woman’s residence that was she was lying on the floor and apparently could not get up on her own. Tobias immediately called 911 and assured the customer that help […]
Luck often seems to be on Joseph Clark’s side. Surrounded by friends and family, the mail expeditor celebrated 67 years of federal service — including two years with the Navy and 65 years as a postal worker — during a recent ceremony at the Columbus, OH, Processing and Distribution Center. Clark, who joined the Post […]
The Postal Service will be busy all year long in 2021. The organization has planned more than 15 stamp releases this year, beginning with Love 2021 on Thursday, Jan. 14. Other early releases will include August Wilson (Thursday, Jan. 28), a Black Heritage stamp honoring the acclaimed playwright; Year of the Ox, the latest Lunar […]
A San Diego carrier technician’s conversation with a customer on his route resulted in $30,000 in new estimated annualized revenue for the Postal Service. Daniel Galvan was delivering mail to a pizza restaurant one day when he met the owner, Sunil Gakhreja. Galvan used the opportunity to tell Gakhreja that he could use Every Door […]
During the coronavirus pandemic, and especially during the holidays, one’s personal social media accounts can be an important way to connect. But USPS wants all workers to remember that it’s best to avoid posting images of postal workplaces online. One reason is that such photos or videos may contain information that isn’t meant for public […]
Link is looking back at the year in “Heroes’ Corner” with a countdown of the five most-viewed articles. Coming in at No. 2 is “Oh, babies!” — the story of Brittany Buck. The Hartford, MI, city carrier assistant was delivering mail when she came upon two toddlers, clothed only in soiled diapers, in the middle […]
The Postal Service released a post-election analysis outlining the steps it took to deliver a historic number of ballots and Election Mail volume. “Throughout the 2020 election, the Postal Service faced unprecedented challenges, but the commitment of our 644,000 men and women to deliver the nation’s ballots securely and in a timely manner never wavered, […]
During the final week of December, Link is reviewing the most memorable stories of 2020. Here are 10 favorites: 1. “We stood our ground.” Every Postal Service employee has a story — and Gail Etienne-Stripling’s is part of history. The Tulsa, OK, mail processing clerk was 6 years old in 1960 when she and two […]
In 2020, Postal Service employees didn’t just deliver the mail. They brought happiness, celebration and some good news for Mother Earth. Roxbury, NY, Postmaster Jim Hull, a volunteer EMT, started a pandemic tradition with fire truck parades to honor birthdays, graduations and holidays. Hull plans to continue the flashing lights and joyful noise “until everything […]
“Everything around us just changed but the mailman came every day.” Those words could describe the reality of most anyone in 2020, but Thea Westfall was explaining the comfort and joy her 2-year-old son, Julius, felt at the daily arrival of the Philadelphia family’s letter carrier, Jody Forte. The toddler would array his toy mail […]
It was a summer of innovation for the Postal Service. To better achieve operational excellence and fiscal stability, the organization established three business units: Retail and Delivery Operations, Logistics and Processing Operations, and Commerce and Business Solutions. “This organizational change will capture operating efficiencies by providing clarity and economies of scale that will allow us […]
Letter Carrier Scott Backer was recently making deliveries in a Clawson, MI, neighborhood when he noticed an older customer doing yardwork near her driveway. After Backer put the woman’s mail in the box on her front porch, he turned to wave at her and saw that she was lying on the ground. The Postal Service […]
Bravo, Postal Service, for the holiday TV commercial featuring Broadway star Leslie Odom Jr. singing “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” Odom has a beautiful voice. I cannot wait to see him on stage someday. […]
The Postal Service is reminding facilities that it is eliminating ORM-D, a classification marking specifically used for hazardous materials carried by ground transportation. ORM-D, which means “other regulated material,” refers to a limited quantity of a hazardous material that meet certain USPS requirements and present a limited hazard during transportation due to its form, quantity […]
How do you make sure your holiday package reaches that special someone and stays out of the hands of thieves? In a new public service announcement, the Postal Inspection Service recommends using USPS special services such as Signature Confirmation and Registered Mail to ensure proper delivery of your seasonal cargo. Signature Confirmation helps ensure accurate […]
Here’s a look at some recent changes in the USPS leadership ranks: • Maged S. Aziz, the Houston Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager, was named acting Philadelphia District manager. • Terry Flynn, a lawyer at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC, was named the labor law group’s senior litigation counsel. • Fort Myers, FL, Postmaster […]
This is the 200th edition of “The List” since the column’s 2017 debut. To mark the occasion, here are 10 facts from previous editions. 1. Abraham Lincoln and Harry S. Truman are the only Postmasters who have been elected president (so far). In 1833, when he was 24, Lincoln was appointed Postmaster of New Salem, […]
Letter Carrier Peter Mellerski was delivering mail one day last winter in Tonawanda, NY, when he spotted an older customer in distress: The coatless man was sitting in snow outside his home, his hands bloody after he’d fallen while retrieving his newspaper. Mellerski rushed to aid the customer, who was disoriented by the accident, and […]
I thought that was Broadway star Leslie Odom Jr. singing “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” in the Postal Service’s holiday TV commercial! I’m a fan. He’s a great talent. […]
Postal Service employees across the nation are going the extra mile to help customers send seasonal cheer to loved ones in the military who can’t be home for the holidays. In Durand, IL, a USPS retail associate, Hilary Deppe, stepped in when a local school district decided to suspend its annual holiday care package program […]
This year, people are ordering more merchandise online than ever before, resulting in millions of USPS package deliveries each day. Postal inspectors are offering tips on how to prevent these parcels from becoming targets of theft during the holiday season. In a new public service announcement, the Inspection Service encourages customers to customize their package […]
USPS is offering savings on Visa gift card purchases at select Post Offices this month. From Dec. 19-Jan. 1, customers and employees will receive $3.95 off the purchase fee of Visa gift cards valued at $100. Variable load gift cards are excluded. No coupon is needed. […]
The Eagleville, PA, Post Office celebrated last month’s Customer Connect Day by honoring two carriers whose leads have resulted in almost $892,000 in new revenue for the Postal Service. Customer Connect Day took place on Nov. 17 and focuses on the joint program between USPS and the National Association of Letter Carriers that encourages carriers […]
Letter Carrier Joseph McDonald III was recently delivering mail in a La Grange, IL, neighborhood when he noticed a customer mowing grass in a nearby yard. Suddenly the man’s toddler daughter raced out of their home, running straight toward a busy intersection. Realizing instantly that her dad wouldn’t be able to reach her in time, […]
To help you get ready for Kwanzaa, here are five things to know about the pan-African holiday. 1. Kwanzaa was created in 1966. Maulana Karenga, a professor of Africana studies at California State University, established Kwanzaa in 1966 as a cultural celebration of African heritage and family. From the beginning, Kwanzaa has been a time […]
Here’s a look at some recent changes in the USPS leadership ranks: • Julie Batchelor, enterprise access infrastructure manager, was named endpoint technology manager. • Angela Dyer, business acceptance solutions director, was named acting computer operations manager. • Kristin Solomon-Fish, threat operations manager, was named information technology performance achievement manager. […]