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July 15 (Reuters) – A gun rights lobbying group is suing the U.S. Postal Service in a bid to overturn its nearly 100-year-old ban on mailing handguns, arguing that the law wasn’t contemplated when the country’s founders drafted the 2nd Amendment in the U.S. Constitution. Gun Owners of America and the Gun Owners Foundation filed … Read more
The inspector general charged with overseeing the federal government’s dedicated HR agency is warning that the system undergirding the U.S. Postal Service’s new employer-sponsored health benefits program could fail as a result of the Trump administration’s hiring freeze and efforts to drastically reduce the size of the federal workforce. The Postal Service Health Benefits Program, … Read more
The Postal Service Health Benefits program faces “critical resource issues” and the OPM has not ensured that the underlying system “will remain fully staffed, supported and funded” in light of OPM’s downsizing and reorganization, an inspector general audit has said. OPM further does not have “a contingency plan to ensure continuity of operations for the … Read more
The American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, membership has ratified a new three-year labor contract with USPS that will run through Sept. 20, 2027. Highlights of the agreement include annual general wage increases, semi-annual cost-of-living adjustments, measures designed to assist with postal support employee recruitment and retention, and continued operational flexibility through the use of postal … Read more
USPS is currently rolling out a new online job application experience, which will only accept applications for the positions below from the new website, USPS Careers (jobs.usps.com): Applicants must use the new USPS Careers website to search, and apply for the following jobs: Mail Handler Assistant City Carrier Assistant PSE Mail Processing Clerk PSE Sales and Services/Distribution Associate … Read more
The NRLCA will be sponsoring two events celebrating the 250th anniversary of the USPS in Jefferson County, WV, the birthplace of Rural Free Delivery. Join us in person or via livestream on Thursday, July 24 and/or Friday, July 25. Delivering America: The History and Impact of Rural Free Delivery This panel will explore how Rural … Read more
Rural Carrier David Wyman was recently delivering mail in Auburn, ME, when he heard persistent banging coming from a customer’s house. Wyman approached the home and saw the man on the floor inside. The 94-year-old customer had fallen down several steps in the foyer and had lost consciousness until he heard Wyman’s USPS delivery vehicle … Read more
Photo by Stephanie McCabe on Unsplash The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day or July 4th—has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. On July 2nd, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days later delegates … Read more
Prior to vacating the U.S. Capitol for an abbreviated July 4th Recess, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act, by a vote of 218-214 and sent it the President for his signature. The White House announced the bill signing will occur late tomorrow afternoon. NAPS allies in the Senate and House … Read more
On July 1, with Vice President JD Vance breaking a 50-50 tie, the Senate passed the controversial budget reconciliation bill. (Three GOP senators voted with all the Democratic senators to oppose the underlying bill.) Prior to floor consideration, all the provisions that would have negatively impacted the U.S. Postal Service and its employees, as well … Read more