To help mark the release of the Woodstock stamp this week, here are six facts about the landmark 1969 music festival. 1. A dairy farmer saved Woodstock. Festival producers planned to hold the event in Wallkill, NY — near the town of Woodstock, NY — but Wallkill officials changed their minds and passed a law […]
Inderpreet “Indy” Gill recently recited a long-awaited oath to fulfill her dream of U.S. citizenship. The Albany, NY, retail associate became a citizen in the spring after leaving her home in India several years ago to start a new life. “I wanted to jump up and down,” Gill said of becoming a citizen. The freedom […]
The Postal Service will host a career conference this month to allow employees to learn about job opportunities at USPS headquarters and in the field. The conference, the first of its kind, will be held from Saturday, Aug. 17-Sunday, Aug. 18, at the National Center for Employee Development in Norman, OK. The two-day meeting is […]
The “By his side” article about Mail Processing Clerk Frank Facio, who is blind, and his service dog, Garfunkel, was very well written. It’s a reminder that if you have the willpower and determination, you can overcome all obstacles. […]
Rural Carrier Laurance Lawrence was recently servicing a neighborhood delivery and collection box unit at an apartment complex in Lewiston, ME, when a customer collapsed nearby. Lawrence rushed to the man’s side, carried him to his apartment and called 911. Paramedics soon arrived and took the customer to a hospital. Local Officer in Charge Don […]
The Postal Service is accelerating the use of data-driven analytics to drive results. Mail Condition Visualization (MCV) is the latest super-charged module from Informed Visibility designed to improve operations and enhance mail visibility. MCV is now the organization’s official system of record for mail processing conditions. It replaces the Mail Condition Reporting System (webMCRS), which […]
Teamwork award. The Postal Service recently recognized the team of employees who oversaw communications for last year’s peak delivery season. The team managed the USPS Holiday Newsroom site and produced news releases, media advisories, newsletter articles and other materials that helped inform journalists, employees and others about the organization’s peak season efforts. USPS presented the […]
Here’s Link’s latest “News Quiz,” a weekly feature that invites readers to test their knowledge of recent stories. The correct answers appear at the end. 1. Fill in the blank: USPS dedicated the State and County Fairs stamps at the (blank) State Fair. a) North Carolina b) North Dakota c) South Carolina d) South Dakota […]
Bob Wick shot three of the photographs featured on the Postal Service’s new Wild and Scenic Rivers stamp pane. “They’re my smallest enlargements but my biggest thrill,” he said. Wick, a California-based wilderness specialist for the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM), said having his work featured on stamps is “different than having an image […]
I really enjoyed “Lunar knowledge,” the edition of “The List” that highlighted seven tidbits about the moon. […]
Letter Carrier Benjamin Stadler was recently delivering mail to an apartment building in St. Louis Park, MN, when he heard a customer yelling for help. Stadler found the disabled man in his kitchen, where he’d gotten sick and needed assistance to get to his living room. The Postal Service employee reassured the distressed customer and […]
When Bill Vance heard the Postal Service needed a substitute rural carrier in Gowanda, NY, he applied for the job. Soon, he was delivering mail. That was 45 years ago. Vance has been working part-time for USPS ever since. “I never expected it would last this long, but I said, ‘What the heck?’ This is […]
The Postal Service’s career development and learning platform is now available on LiteBlue, which you can access on personal devices. HERO, which launched last year, allows you to manage your career development activities from a single online platform. You can also use HERO to access applications such as PostalEASE, eReassign, eRetire, ePayroll and more. Other […]
The Postal Service wants you to know what to do if an earthquake strikes the area where you live and work. Two recent quakes in central California served as a reminder about the importance of being prepared. The July 4 and July 5 earthquakes, which registered magnitudes of 6.4 and 7.1, respectively, spurred more than […]
To help mark this week’s release of the Military Working Dogs stamps, here are five facts about the nation’s combat canines. 1. There are approximately 2,300 military working dogs currently in service. Canines have been officially supporting American military operations since World War II. Today, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas, the Air Force […]
It brought joy to my heart when I read “Sparking joy,” the article about a young entrepreneur who launched a business that mails historical letters to customers. […]
A rural carrier associate in Riverside, IA, proved earlier this year that Postal Service customers aren’t the only ones who can benefit from the actions of concerned and compassionate employees. Elijah Hoyt was making deliveries on a snowy day in January when he spotted a fawn trapped in a wire fence alongside a road. He […]
During a recent tour of the Luling, LA, Post Office, the St. Charles Parish fire chief struck up a conversation with Customer Services Supervisor Frank Noto Jr. The chief was looking for a low-cost way to deliver the fire department’s newsletter to all residents of the parish. Noto was sure the Postal Service could help, […]
The Postal Service highlights the value of mail to business customers in “Fresh Look,” a new video. The 1-minute, 16-second segment shows how USPS is using innovations like Informed Delivery, Informed Visibility and targeted direct mail to help businesses promote their products and services to consumers. “Fresh Look” also cites research that shows top firms that […]
Here’s Link’s latest “News Quiz,” a weekly feature that invites readers to test their knowledge of recent stories. The correct answers appear at the end. 1. How many passport applications did USPS accept during fiscal 2018? a) 6.8 million b) 8.6 million c) 16.8 million d) 18.6 million 2. How many packages did USPS deliver […]
Rural Carrier Victor Rios was delivering mail in Stuart, FL, in December when he heard a customer yell for help. Rios rushed to aid the man, who had slipped on a doormat at his front door and suffered a head injury. The Postal Service employee called 911 and comforted the customer until paramedics arrived. The […]
“By his side,” the article about Mail Processing Clerk Frank Facio’s determination to work after losing his sight, brought tears to my eyes. He proves there’s no obstacle that can’t be removed. This story is an inspiration for all employees. […]
The Postal Service honored the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing by dedicating two stamps last week. During the July 19 ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, FL, the three astronauts from the moon-landing Apollo 11 mission — Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins — were praised as […]
The Postal Service wants managers, supervisors and others to tell craft employees about Link mobile, the Link site’s mobile-friendly version. Link mobile offers the same content available on Link’s desktop version — including news reports, feature stories and informational videos — but in a format that’s easy to read on smartphones, tablets and other mobile […]
To help mark the arrival of the Sesame Street stamps, here are five facts about the pioneering children’s television series. 1. “Sesame Street” broke barriers from the beginning. Against the backdrop of the civil rights movement and the war on poverty, “Sesame Street” founders Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett had a simple but revolutionary […]
I was impressed with the “Art appreciation” article about Art Doles, the Detroit letter carrier who recently marked the 50th year of his postal career. He has an attitude of gratefulness and encouragement. […]
Rural Carrier Sergio Cobain was delivering mail in Brooksville, FL, in January when he spotted a customer lying on the ground beside a road. Cobain rushed to check on the woman, who was unconscious, and immediately called 911. The Postal Service employee revived the customer, who had fallen, by the time paramedics arrived and took […]
The Carolina Panthers aren’t the only NFL team receiving an assist from the Postal Service this summer. USPS also is helping the Green Bay Packers travel to Canada for a pre-season game next month. It began when Danielle Downing, a retail supervisor at the Green Bay, WI, Main Post Office, was watching a TV news […]
Employees throughout Alabama District learned about new employment opportunities in the Postal Service at a recent career conference. The conference, held in Birmingham, allowed participants to network with district leaders, talk with career development professionals, attend workshops and learn about job openings in other parts of the organization. “This … was an excellent opportunity to […]
The Postal Service has introduced three courses that employees must complete as part of their annual cybersecurity training. The deadline to complete the courses is Tuesday, Aug. 20. Each course provides instructions on how to safeguard postal and consumer data from cyberthreats. Employees who don’t complete the training by the deadline will have limited ACE […]