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On April 1, 2025, the Postal Service will begin implementing the Regional Transportation Optimization (RTO) initiative. The RTO will discontinue the end-of-day collections at most post offices, leaving outgoing mail and packages to sit overnight in a back room, waiting to be picked up the next morning when mail is dropped off for delivery. This … Read more
The Trump administration is digging further into federal employees’ union activities, according to a memo the Office of Personnel Management published Thursday evening. OPM is asking agencies to submit information on federal employees’ use of “official time” — or on-the-clock hours that go toward union-related work such as negotiating contracts or resolving employee disputes. OPM is also … Read more
Updates on Reported Attempts to Dismantle and Privatize the Postal Service Congressional Democrats Letter to President Trump (click to read letter) “We write to you with grave concern for the future of the United States Postal Service (Postal Service), one of our nation’s most essential and trusted institutions. Your reported efforts to dismantle the Postal Service … Read more
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) – U.S. Postal Service employees should not get distracted after reports last week President Donald Trump could unilaterally seize control of the agency, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in a video seen by Reuters on Thursday. DeJoy told the Postal Service’s 640,000 employees that the agency was created by a federal … Read more
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has proposed that United States Postal Service (USPS) workers take on the responsibility of conducting the national census. Why It Matters Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has overseen sweeping reforms to the federal government. He said earlier this month that Lutnick was going to look at the USPS, and has … Read more
President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered federal agencies to work with Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to prepare for mass layoffs, a memo released on Wednesday declared. However, the letter also mentions exemptions, hinting that only a few departments are off DOGE’s radar for now. It further noted that Trump has ordered a … Read more
Newly published service standards will mean improved service reliability nationwide, with no changes to the current five-day service standard window for First-Class Mail. The Postal Service projects at least $36 billion in savings over 10 years from transportation, mail processing, and real estate cost reductions. Washington, DC – The United States Postal Service today announced refined … Read more
The American postal system was born of revolution. On July 26, 1775, about three months after the first clash between American Colonists and British soldiers in Massachusetts, Colonial leaders established a postal system and named Benjamin Franklin its leader — the postmaster general. The leaders knew a postal system would be crucial to the war … Read more
Social Security beneficiaries impacted by the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset may begin receiving their one-time retroactive payments as soon as this week. The Social Security Administration has significantly shortened its timeline to start distributing benefit payments to public sector workers whose Social Security benefits have been impacted by WEP and GPO. … Read more
In his latest video message for employees, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy discusses recent developments involving the Postal Service. He also offers an update on the Delivering for America plan and thanks employees for their contributions to the organization. The video, released Feb. 25, is available on Link and other postal websites and will be shown … Read more