Thursday, January 2, 2025
Here’s when USPS employees will be paid this year
Our annual calendar shows the 2025 payroll schedule
Postal Service employees will have 26 paydays this year.
The calendar that accompanies this article shows the paycheck dates. Every month will have two paydays, except for January and August, which will have three each.
The 2025 federal holidays that USPS observes are also shown: New Year’s Day (Wednesday, Jan. 1), Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. (Monday, Jan. 20), Washington’s Birthday (Monday, Feb. 17), Memorial Day (Monday, May 26), Juneteenth National Independence Day (Thursday, June 19), Independence Day (Friday, July 4), Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 1), Columbus Day (Monday, Oct. 13), Veterans Day (Tuesday, Nov. 11), Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 27) and Christmas Day (Thursday, Dec. 25).
Additionally, the Postal Service will suspend regular mail deliveries, retail services and administrative office activity on Thursday, Jan. 9, which President Joe Biden has proclaimed as a national day of mourning to honor former President Jimmy Carter.
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USPS has another busy year ahead. Here’s why
New stamps, price changes and marking a major milestone are on the agenda
The Postal Service has another big year ahead in 2025.
Here’s what’s on tap:
• New stamps. The organization has announced more than 15 stamp releases, beginning with Year of the Snake, the latest Lunar New Year release, on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The eagerly awaited Betty White stamp is slated for release on Thursday, March 27.
• Community activities. The Combined Federal Campaign will conclude Wednesday, Jan. 15, while the Stamp Out Hunger food drive will take place on Saturday, May 10.
• Price changes. On Sunday, Jan. 19, USPS is slated to raise prices approximately 3.2 percent for Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express, 3.9 percent for USPS Ground Advantage and 9.2 percent for Parcel Select.
• National Postal Forum. The mailing and shipping industry’s largest annual conference will be held from Sunday, April 27, through Wednesday, April 30, in Nashville.
• A semiquincentennial celebration. Saturday, July 26, marks the 250th anniversary of the nation’s postal system.
The Postal Service will also observe the following federal holidays this year: Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. (Monday, Jan. 20), Washington’s Birthday (Monday, Feb. 17), Memorial Day (Monday, May 26), Juneteenth National Independence Day (Thursday, June 19), Independence Day (Friday, July 4), Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 1), Columbus Day (Monday, Oct. 13), Veterans Day (Tuesday, Nov. 11), Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 27) and Christmas Day (Thursday, Dec. 25).
Off the Clock
Big screen dreams
This Bulgarian-born USPS employee aims for global appeal with his film ‘Brass Band’
My name is Konstantin Stoyanov-Casey and I’m a USPS operations specialist in Philadelphia.
When I’m not on the job, you can find me working on my latest film, “Brass Band,” a kind of Bulgarian version of “La La Land.” I wrote and directed the movie, which is a story about underdogs, friendship and the redeeming power of love. It’s got a lot of humor and a lot of music.
It was filmed in Bulgaria and the United States, so I’m hoping for international appeal.
Right now I’m in postproduction and hope it will be ready soon. Then I’ll send it to festivals for consideration and look for a distributor.
I started with the Postal Service as a mail handler in 2000 and later joined the video department in what was then called Philadelphia District. I always dreamed of being a filmmaker and studied filmmaking in my off hours, eventually graduating cum laude from Temple University.
My experience as a USPS video producer — writing scripts, filming, editing, working with nonactors — really helped in the making of this film. The project is self-financed, just myself and some filmmaker friends in Bulgaria, and I needed to work with a lot of nonprofessionals for budget reasons. I had a lot of experience doing that, thanks to the job.
We made a video with letter carriers running up the “Rocky” steps to inspire postal employees during the pandemic. I thought of that video when I filmed a scene for “Brass Band” in front of the LOVE sculpture, another famous Philadelphia landmark.
Budget cuts put an end to the video department, but that’s the great thing about the Postal Service — there’s always something else you can do.
My wife, Krasimira Stoyanova, is a processing support manager at the Delaware Processing and Distribution Center, and we’re both very proud and happy to be part of the postal family.
“Off the Clock,” a column on Postal Service employees and their after-hours pursuits, appears regularly in Link.
Want to improve your life this year?
Experts suggest making goals specific and realistic
As a new year begins, many Postal Service employees are focused on exercising more and eating healthier.
But wellness is about more than fitness and diet — it can also mean saving more money, working on your career development or being more social at work or off the clock.
To help you meet your goals — whether they are health, financial, social or career — the USPS Health and Wellness team suggests taking a “SMART” approach.
According to wellness experts, this means setting goals that are:
• Specific: Make your goals concrete and detailed by writing them down.
• Measurable: How will you know that you met your goal?
• Achievable: Can your goal be accomplished in the proposed timeframe?
• Realistic: Do you have the resources needed to achieve your goal?
• Timely: When is the targeted date of completion?
The MyHR website’s Wellness at USPS page has more information on health, financial, social and career wellness.
Milestones
Appointments and awards
Here’s a look at recent USPS announcements
• Kiara Boyd was named Vashon, WA, postmaster. She previously served as the Duvall, WA, postmaster.
• Kristie M. Floyd was named Hoquiam, WA, postmaster. She previously served as a McCleary, WA, retail associate.
• Terence F. Flynn, grievance arbitration general counsel, retired after seven years with the Postal Service.
• Chanan S. Jian was named field safety and health manager. He previously served as safety manager.
• Billy L. Mayes was named the Dallas Regional Transfer Hub’s plant manager. He previously served as plant manager at the Northwest Arkansas Processing and Distribution Facility in Fayetteville.
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WestPac Area, MN-ND District lead in scanning
A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 97.2 percent during the week ending Dec. 27, down 0.33 percent from one week earlier.
The data was collected Jan. 2.
WestPac led the four areas with a rating of 97.65 percent, while Southern ranked last with a 96.39 percent rating.
Among the 50 districts, Minnesota-North Dakota, part of Central Area, ranked first with a 98.54 percent rating, while Alabama-Mississippi, part of Southern Area, ranked last with an 92.03 percent rating.
Scanning data allows customers to track their mail and packages, which helps USPS deliver excellent service, boost loyalty and drive revenue.
To see the latest data, go to the Informed Visibility website and select “Customer Experience,” followed by “DES 2 Scan Performance.” Postal Service employees must request Informed Visibility access through eAccess.
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Here’s when USPS employees will be paid this year
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USPS has another busy year ahead. Here’s why
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Off the Clock
Big screen dreams
This Bulgarian-born USPS employee aims for global appeal with his film ‘Brass Band’
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Want to improve your life this year?
Experts suggest making goals specific and realistic
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Milestones
Appointments and awards
Here’s a look at recent USPS announcements
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WestPac Area, MN-ND District lead in scanning