The Postal Service will release a Christmas stamp this week that features a detail of a 16th-century painting by Italian Renaissance artist Francesco d’Ubertino Verdi, also known as Bachiacca. “Madonna and Child,” an oil painting that dates to the early 1520s, depicts the Virgin Mary embracing a haloed Christ child. Bachiacca (1494-1557) relied heavily on […]
Help wanted. Link wants to hear from Postal Service employees whose lives have been touched by the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). For example, during last year’s campaign, Link highlighted: • Bernice Redden, a Clearwater, FL, customer services supervisor who credits several CFC charities for their help after her son was born with cerebral palsy • […]
World Post Day, an event to raise awareness of the role of postal services in people’s lives, is held each year on Oct. 9. Here are five facts about postal organizations around the globe. 1. USPS is one of the world’s largest posts. The organization handles 47 percent of the world’s mail, delivering more mail […]
Thank you, USPS, for celebrating first responders with the excellent Honoring First Responders stamp. […]
City Carrier Assistant Brian Abeyta was recently driving to work on a rain-slicked canyonside road when a car skidded out of control. The vehicle wound up overturned precariously against a guardrail protecting it from a steep drop. Afraid the car would go over, and with traffic at a standstill, Abeyta rushed to aid the trapped […]
It’s time to say farewell to the Learning Management System (LMS). The HERO learning portal will become the Postal Service’s one-stop shop for employees’ online learning needs, beginning next week. The portal will fully replace LMS, which will no longer be accessible after Sunday, Sept. 30, at 11:59 p.m. CDT. USPS recently announced the transition. If […]
Postal Service employees have helped USPS generate more than $45 million in new revenue for fiscal 2018 through the Submit a Lead program. Submit a Lead allows employees who are not eligible to participate in other lead generation programs — such as Customer Connect, Rural Reach and Clerks Care — to help target new business […]
The Postal Service wants employees to remember the differences between Election Mail and Political Mail. Election Mail refers to mail that allows individuals to participate in the voting process, such as ballots for domestic or international delivery, while Political Mail consists of mailings from registered political candidates, parties and related organizations. There are also different tagging […]
To mark the arrival of the new Honoring First Responders stamp, here are five things you may not know about these public servants. 1. St. Florian is the patron saint of firefighters. Legend has it that before his death in 304 A.D., Florian extinguished a massive fire with only a single bucket of water, saving […]
Rural Carrier Steven Harmer was recently delivering mail in Shingle Springs, CA, when he spotted smoke billowing from a brush fire. Harmer was concerned that the blaze — reportedly caused by a construction crew mishap — threatened a nearby residence, so he immediately drove closer and started honking his horn. A woman who was home […]
The “Playing it safe” article about suspicious $1 money orders was very informative. […]
It was a day to salute real-life heroes. The Postal Service dedicated its Honoring First Responders stamps Sept. 13 in Missoula, MT. The stamp recognizes the firefighters, law enforcement officers and emergency medical professionals who respond to critical situations. “We honor first responders for responding to emergencies, both small and large, that occur every day […]
It’s time to show some more love. This year’s Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), the world’s largest annual charity drive, began Sept. 10 and runs through Friday, Jan. 11. The CFC, led by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), allows the Postal Service and other federal employees to contribute to more than 8,000 charitable organizations. […]
Reminder: If your department is being audited by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) or the Government Accountability Office (GAO), you should contact the USPS Corporate Audit and Response Management (CARM) team. The Postal Service cooperates with OIG and GAO, two independent agencies that review federal spending and performance. However, CARM must coordinate the postal […]
National POW-MIA Recognition Day, which honors those who were prisoners of war and those who are missing in action, is Friday, Sept. 21. Here are five things you may not know: 1. More than 82,000 Americans are missing in action. This figure covers personnel who fought in conflicts dating back to World War II. Approximately half are […]
Oakland, CA, Letter Carrier Nestor Quilates was delivering mail on a spring day in the suburb of Piedmont when he noticed something alarming: Strangers were removing items from the home of a customer he knew was hospitalized. Quilates recorded the license plate number of the suspects’ vehicle and alerted a neighbor, who called police. Officers […]
Link informs employees about the excellent work done throughout our organization. Every time I read it, I am pleasantly surprised. […]
Reminder: If you have questions about your benefits, the Postal Service has answers. You can go online to post your questions and get answers from the Benefits and Wellness team. You can ask about health plans, retirement options, flexible spending accounts, commuter programs and other benefits-related topics. The discussion board is part of the IdeaSMART platform, an […]
Flag notice. National POW-MIA Recognition Day, which honors the sacrifices made by members of the armed forces held as prisoners of war or listed as missing in action, is Friday, Sept. 21. Postal Service facilities are required to display the POW-MIA flag this day. The flag must fly below the U.S. flag, and both flags […]