The Postal Service will release its Mister Rogers stamp Friday, March 23. Here are five facts about the man the stamp honors, Fred Rogers, and his beloved children’s television series, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” 1. Rogers got into television because he didn’t like it. He was displeased with the way the medium addressed children and thought […]
I loved “Go west,” the story about Phoenix Physical Security Specialist Jay Robertson’s ride with the Hashknife Pony Express. […]
Johnston City, IL, City Carrier Assistant Travis Cooper was recently delivering mail when he spotted a house fire. Cooper called 911 and located a garden hose, but seeing no spigot, he attempted to extinguish the flames with bottled water. Neighbors soon emerged from their homes and told Cooper someone was likely inside the residence, so […]
The Postal Service has once again been recognized as the top government agency for multicultural business opportunities. This is the seventh consecutive year USPS has received the top Omni50 Award from Omnikal, a social media and networking organization with more than 2 million members. The annual award recognizes agencies that offer opportunities for small businesses […]
William Gresham has witnessed a lot of changes during his 50-year postal career. The biggest: the increasing importance of package scanning and automation. “It’s made my job easier and really changed everything,” said Gresham, an Atlanta letter carrier. One adjustment he is not a fan of has been the change in work reporting time from […]
To help mark Women’s History Month, here are five facts about Mary Katherine Goddard, the first known woman Postmaster in the United Colonies, the predecessor of the United States. 1. Goddard came from a postal family. She was born in 1738 in New London, CT, where her father, Giles, served as a physician and Postmaster. […]
City Carrier Assistant Naseem Elias was recently delivering mail in Sterling Heights, MI, when he encountered a customer shouting for help. He soon learned that the woman spoke only Arabic, and she desperately needed medical attention for her 9-month-old baby, who wasn’t breathing. Elias, who counts Arabic among five languages he speaks, told the customer […]
I just read “Love at first write,” the article about five famous couples’ love letters. To love and to be loved in such terms actually brought me to tears. […]
Augie Ruiz and Mary Perez were visiting relatives in Illinois at Christmastime in 1965 when they were fixed up on a blind date. They saw the new James Bond movie “Thunderball” and went on a few more dates before Ruiz, a Navy sailor, embarked on his next tour of duty, and Perez boarded a bus […]
The Postal Service dedicated its latest U.S. Flag stamp last week in Fort Lauderdale, FL. South Florida District Acting Manager Timothy Costello, who led the dedication ceremony, noted flag stamps are a longtime USPS tradition. “Since 1957, the Postal Service has produced colorful stamps that celebrate the American flag in all of its beautiful red, […]
The Postal Service wants more business customers to use the Informed Visibility analytics platform. Informed Visibility shows the physical movement of letters and flats in near-real-time. The platform centralizes scanning data and other information from postal facilities and equipment from across the nation. Business customers can use an external application, Informed Visibility Mail Tracking and […]
To mark Presidents Day, here are five facts about a Postmaster who later became a commander in chief: Abraham Lincoln. 1. Lincoln was a youthful Postmaster. The future president was 24 when he was appointed Postmaster of New Salem, IL, in May 1833. He served until the office closed in May 1836. 2. His annual […]
The first time Humboldt, IA, Rural Carrier Associate Kathy Lucero saw a Postal Service customer walking a new puppy one day recently, everything was fine. But when they later crossed paths again on Lucero’s route, a crisis erupted. Two stray pit bulls bolted toward the woman and attacked her puppy, leaving her screaming for help […]
Patty Albert remembers how the Thomas Fire looked — and how it sounded. “I never knew fire had a sound, but it does,” said Albert, an Ojai, CA, rural carrier. “It sounded like 20 freight trains coming at you. It was deafening. It was the loudest roar I had ever heard in my life.” The […]
USPS has announced the recipients of the 2016 Postmaster General Sustainability Excellence Awards. The awards recognize facilities, teams and projects that successfully recycle, conserve energy, reduce consumable waste and save water. The recipients are: Caparra Heights Station in San Juan, PR, where a “green team” is building sustainability awareness through no-cost and low-cost actions Erie, […]
USPS will conduct its next Postal Pulse employee survey from Tuesday, May 1-Friday, June 1. The survey measures engagement — employees’ involvement, enthusiasm and commitment to their work. The Postal Service uses the feedback to improve its workplaces. The survey takes about 5 minutes to complete. Bargaining employees will receive the survey at their home […]
To help mark Valentine’s Day next week, here’s a look at five couples through the ages who used letters to express their love. 1. Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning. The 19th-century poets, whose relationship inspired Barrett’s most famous sonnet (“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.”), exchanged more than 500 letters. In […]
Postal Service customer Judi Gosselin still doesn’t know precisely what caused her to collapse recently in the driveway of her Johnstown, NY, home. But she’s certain of one thing: Nicole Hunt, the letter carrier who came to her aid, is a hero. “Oh my gosh, she saved my life!” Gosselin told The Leader-Herald, a local […]
“Dear John” was a great article about singer John Mayer asking fans to mail him typewritten letters. We need more folks talking about paper and envelopes. […]
You hear a lot about Postal Service employees who have banked years’ worth of sick leave during the course of their careers. What does that actually mean — and how could saving sick leave benefit you? Here are some things to keep in mind: • Conserving leave can help you when you’re sick. By saving […]
A group of New Jersey fifth-graders recently demonstrated the power of mail when they wrote letters to correct a racial injustice from 60 years earlier. In 1957, newlyweds Gilbert and Grace Caldwell were turned away from the Mount Airy Resort in Poconos, PA — the place they planned to spend their honeymoon — because they […]
The Postal Service is inviting employees to participate in National Wear Red Day, which is held annually to raise awareness of heart disease. This year’s National Wear Red Day is Friday, Feb. 2. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States, accounting for approximately 1 in […]
Link marked African-American History Month last year by looking at notable African-American postal workers from the 19th century. Here’s a look at some 20th-century pioneers. 1. Christopher Scott. In 1961, this 38-year postal veteran from Los Angeles was appointed as deputy to the assistant Postmaster General for transportation, making him the highest-ranking African-American in the […]
It was love of family — not love of country music — that brought Paul Gallegos Sr. to Las Vegas on a fateful day last fall. The Lakewood, CA, letter carrier’s wife and three grown sons convinced him to join them for the Route 91 Harvest Festival, the outdoor concert where a gunman opened fire […]
“‘I’m a new woman!’” was a fantastic story. […]
A new video explains how PS Form 3849 has been updated with a simpler format with additional instructions for letter carriers, retail associates and customers. Postal Service employees are required to leave the redesigned form, now called We ReDeliver for You!, when they are unable to deliver packages and other mailpieces. The 1-minute, 30-second segment shows […]
Sometimes being a city letter carrier is about more than delivering mail and packages. Customer Connect, a joint program between USPS and the National Association of Letter Carriers, encourages carriers to identify sales opportunities for the organization. Here’s what you should know: • Customer Connect leverages relationships. The program encourages carriers to talk to business […]
Letter Carrier Donald Gray recently brought help and hope to two older Postal Service customers while delivering mail in Walton, NY. Gray first heard a tapping noise at a woman’s house and soon spotted her hand touching a front window. He investigated, saw that she was collapsed on the floor, and heard her faintly say […]
I loved the “Unexpected path” profile Stephanie Smith. Most Postal Service employees don’t realize that the Postal Inspection Service has a forensics lab — our very own “CSI” unit. […]
The Postal Service price changes that were approved last fall will take effect Sunday, Jan. 21. The changes will raise Mailing Services product prices approximately 1.9 percent, while most Shipping Services product prices will increase an average of 3.9 percent. The First-Class Mail single-piece Forever stamp price will increase 1 cent to 50 cents. Here […]