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Postal Service employees can show their support for heart health awareness by sporting scarlet on National Wear Red Day, Friday, Feb. 7. The event takes place each year on the first Friday of February, which is American Heart Month. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States, … Read more
Abilene Christian University is offering Postal Service employees a 10 percent discount on tuition. The discount is available for all online programs. The university’s Dallas campus, which offers the online programs, was recently added to the list of higher education institutions that offer tuition discounts to USPS employees. The university’s website has more information.
Yesterday the Postal Regulatory Commission issued its Advisory Opinion on the Postal Service’s Delivering for America plan. The Commission found that the DFA has significant problems, especially in rural areas, and it urges the Postal Service to reconsider the DFA.
Rural Carrier Connie Durbin was recently delivering mail to a residence in Stanford, KY, when she heard a cry for help. The Postal Service employee walked around the home and found a customer lying in a steep ditch under his riding lawn mower, which had rolled over during a turn. The man had been trapped … Read more
The delegates at the 2018 National Convention passed a binding resolution stating, “That a week during the year be designated as Relief Carrier Appreciation Week.” The NRLCA National Board has designated the first full week in February (February 1-7, 2025) as “Relief Carrier Appreciation Week.” We ask that you join us in showing our hard-working … Read more
The Act was signed into law on January 5, 2025. The Act ends the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). These provisions reduced or eliminated the Social Security benefits of over 3.2 million people who receive a pension based on work that was not covered by Social Security (a “non-covered pension”) because … Read more
The phrase “going postal,” which means to become uncontrollably angry, appeared as a slang term in American English in the 1990s. It emerged after a spate of shootings at post offices carried out by employees who were angry about their working conditions. The first recorded use of the term came in 1993, when a Florida … Read more
Amazon’s expansion of its delivery network into rural areas is replacing the United States Postal Service (USPS) as its last mile delivery service and threatening the livelihoods of rural carriers. The e-commerce giant has extended its reach into smaller markets and rural areas, a move that has significant economic implications for rural carriers and raises … Read more
On January 28, 2025, Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA), along with Rep. Connolly (D-VA), Rep. LaLota (R-NY) and Rep. Garbarino (R-NY), introduced H. Res. 70, a House Resolution expressing the sense of the House that the Postal Service should remain an independent establishment of the Federal Government and not be subject to privatization. You can find … Read more
The Social Security Administration said Friday that under its current budget, it could take more than a year to adjust benefits and pay all retroactive benefits under the Social Security Fairness Act, and explained how many recipients would actually be covered under the new law. “SSA’s ability to implement the law in a timely manner … Read more