That catchy “Holiday Ready” campaign is well underway, but the marketing team isn’t done with its talent search. For example, a spring campaign directed at business customers is right around the corner. The spots will explain why businesses should use the Postal Service as their preferred shipper and will reinforce Delivering for America initiatives underway. […]
When you see stories of carriers carrying on after a disaster, like those highlighted in the “Sense of normalcy” and “Postal family” videos, it makes you proud of your fellow postal workers. As the one customer in the video said: When you see the mail delivered, it’s the first step toward getting back to normal. […]
Letter Carrier Richard Moller was recently delivering mail in Fort Walton Beach, FL, when a terrified customer approached him for help. The woman had been out for an evening run and was being chased by a stranger who was verbally harassing her and throwing rocks at her. Moller calmed and comforted the customer until police […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.32% percent during the week ending Nov. 18, down 0.18% from one week earlier. The data was collected Nov. 23. WestPac led the four areas with a rating of 96.58 percent, while Southern ranked last with a 95.93 percent rating. Among […]
The Postal Service wants customers to know it is “Holiday Ready” to deliver their Cyber Monday purchases this year. Online purchases on the Monday after Thanksgiving are expected to hit $11.2 billion, marking the busiest day of the season, according to projections from market researcher Adobe Analytics. In a Nov. 23 news release, USPS reminded […]
Do you understand the four types of health plans available to Postal Service employees? They are: Health maintenance organizations, or HMOs, which provide care from in-network physicians and hospitals located in particular geographic or service areas; Preferred provider organizations, or PPOs, which offer fee-for-service plans that allow you to choose physicians, hospitals and other health […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.41 percent during the week ending Nov. 11, down 0.16 from one week earlier. The data was collected Nov. 16. Central led the four areas with a rating of 96.65 percent, while Southern ranked last with a 96.14 percent rating. Among […]
The USPS Corporate Library will host webinars on using Lexis, an online research database available through the library’s Subscription Databases page, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, and Wednesday, Nov. 30. The three sessions will be conducted by LexisNexis Government Solutions and are open to all employees: Tuesday, Nov. 29, 1 p.m. EST: “Conducting Business and Financial […]
The Postal Service’s USPS Zone members now have a new option for sharing postal content on their social media networks. The USPS Zone app is available for download in the USPS AppStore on all USPS-issued mobile phones. It’s also available in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play. USPS Zone members can use the app […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.47 percent during the week ending Nov. 4, down 0.16 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected Nov. 9. Central led the four areas with a rating of 96.79 percent, while Southern ranked last with a 96.33 percent rating. […]
The Postal Service wants employees to remember that relocation expense requests submitted after Nov. 18 will be processed for payment after Jan. 2, 2023. This deadline will ensure that the organization has adequate time to record and report all relocation expenses for 2022 tax purposes. Employees should refer any questions to their relocation counselor or […]
The latest video in the Postal Service’s series on the Hurricane Ian recovery efforts shows how employees and customers are pulling together in the aftermath of the storm. “We’ve had customers, we know them by name. We know their kids, we know their dogs. You really take it personally and it hurts. … You feel […]
The Postal Service is reminding employees that extraordinary measures related to the handling of Election Mail remain in place through Nov. 29. The organization released a General Election Extraordinary Measures Memorandum in September that outlines specific actions to be undertaken in support of the timely delivery of Election Mail. The memorandum includes appendices providing specific […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.54 percent during the week ending Oct. 28, down 0.42 from one week earlier. The data was collected Nov. 2. Central led the four areas with a rating of 96.69 percent, while WestPac ranked last with a 96.39 percent rating. Among […]
Webinars and question-and-answer sessions on health benefits, selecting the right plan and navigating open season will be available for Postal Service employees on the VFairs platform. The webinars will be recorded and will be available for playback an hour after the presentation. The VFairs platform is available 24/7, so you can virtually visit booths, download […]
A new video shows how the Postal Service is restoring a sense of normalcy in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. “He brought us mail yesterday and I was surprised because our mailbox is gone,” Fort Myers, FL, small-business owner John Terlep says in the segment. The one-minute video, which USPS released last week on social […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.87% percent during the week ending Oct. 21, down 0.19% from one week earlier. The data was collected Oct. 26. Southern led the four areas with a rating of 96.92 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with a 96.83 percent rating. Among […]
Employees who telework from a state different than that of their assigned duty station must use PostalEASE to choose which state’s taxes are withheld. These employees should use the State Tax Module in PostalEASE to select state tax withholding based on their remote work location. This new PostalEASE option also comes with a responsibility: Dual-state […]
The latest issue of The Eagle magazine, which reports on the progress of Delivering for America initiatives, has been mailed to USPS employees’ homes. This edition highlights the Postal Service’s preparations ahead of peak season, including efforts to orchestrate processing, transportation and delivery operations. Other articles focus on the organization’s important role when disaster strikes […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.97 percent during the week ending Oct. 14, up 0.05 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected Oct. 19. Central led the four areas with a rating of 97.17 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with a 96.84 percent rating. […]
The Wellness team is hosting the first webinar in a three-part series about cancer on Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. EDT. Nearly 40 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetimes. Many people are supporting someone with the illness. This first session will address signs, symptoms, risk factors and […]
The Postal Service will issue a new Hanukkah Forever stamp on Oct. 20. Hanukkah is a Jewish celebration that can fall anywhere from late November to late December in the modern calendar. In 2022, it begins at sundown on Dec. 18 and ends on Dec. 26. The eight-day observance is a commemoration of events that […]
The Postal Service is providing employees with guidance to ensure the proper handling and timely delivery of Election Mail. The organization has published three employee memorandums outlining practices and policies to be followed. The documents — 2022 General Election Mail Preparedness Memorandum, 2022 General Election Extraordinary Measures Memorandum and 2022 Guidance on Postmarking Ballots — […]
The Combined Federal Campaign’s cause of the week is ending poverty. According to the Census Bureau: The U.S. poverty rate in 2020 was 11.4 percent, up a full percentage point from 2019 and the first increase after five consecutive annual declines. U.S. poverty rates for children under 18 rose from 14.4 percent in 2019 to […]
The Postal Service will honor employees who have served in the military with a special certificate of appreciation to mark Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The certificates are signed by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and will be mailed to employees’ homes. Additionally, the organization will release a video on Nov. 8 that features remarks from DeJoy […]
The Postal Service is releasing its latest Forever stamp, Women Cryptologists of World War II, on Oct. 18. The stamp’s mysterious image shows code characters superimposed on a recruitment poster for WAVES, or Women Accepted for Volunteer Service, part of the U.S. Naval Reserve. The code displayed on the stamp was a cipher used by […]
The Department of Labor predicts that information technology and cybersecurity will be among the fastest-growing and best-paying job sectors over the next decade. As one of the largest organizations in the nation, the Postal Service must stay on the cutting edge of developments in these fields to detect and deter the thousands of security risks […]
Albert Dangelantonio Jr., a rural carrier associate, was recently delivering mail in Bridgewater, CT, when he saw an older customer take a spill while walking two dogs. Dangelantonio stopped to check on the man and found him to be disoriented and bleeding profusely. The Postal Service employee immediately called 911 and remained on the scene […]
“Display of affection,” the article about a woman who decorated her home with sentimental postcards to honor her late father, shows how she found a beautiful way to stay connected to him. What a wonderful nation of people we serve. […]
Postal Service employees can participate in an upcoming webinar on preparing for retirement. The session, “Retirement 101,” will be held Oct. 20 at noon EDT. An Aetna representative will conduct the webinar, which will cover how retirement benefits work, including tools and resources to help employees plan for changes. Participants must register before the event […]