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The Postal Service has released this year’s Veterans Day video honoring employees who have served, or are serving, in the military. The video includes remarks from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy; Carroll Harris, a deputy chief inspector for the Postal Inspection Service and a retired U.S. Marine colonel; and Martin Mieras Jr., a USPS military program … Read more
Lawmakers in the House finally seem set to pass legislation to repeal two controversial tax provisions that affect some federal retirees’ annuity benefits, despite an attempt this week to derail the vote. Last September, Reps. Garret Graves, R-La., and Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., obtained the 218 signatures required for a discharge petition to force a floor vote on … Read more
Background The U.S. Postal Service’s Mobile Delivery Device – Technology Refresh (MDD‑TR) is a handheld mobile scanning device used by Postal Service employees to improve real-time delivery scanning capabilities. As a part of the Delivering for America plan, the Postal Service committed to modernizing the MDD‑TRs to improve employee efficiency, increase security of mail and package delivery, and … Read more
Veterans Day, a national holiday that honors people who have served in the armed forces, is Monday, Nov. 11. The holiday originated as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919, marking the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a … Read more
This Election Day, we want to thank the 655,000 hardworking men and women of the U.S. Postal Service for the tremendous job they have done during the 2024 election season, culminating in today’s all-out effort to ensure every ballot is counted. Rural carriers play a crucial role in ensuring’s the nation’s mail-in ballots are collected … Read more
Last week, President Maston traveled to Florida with Executive Committeeman Bethany Small to meet with rural carriers to obtain first-hand accounts of the challenges and devastation caused by the unprecedented back-to-back hurricanes. Along with Florida 2&3 DR Natasha Patterson, they travelled to St. Petersburg, Treasure Island, and Tampa and toured several communities that have been … Read more
2025 contribution limits — The Internal Revenue Code places specific limits on the amount that you can contribute to employer-sponsored plans like the TSP each year. See how the contribution limits have changed. New in 2025: higher catch-up limit for ages 60, 61, 62, and 63 Beginning January 1, 2025, participants age 60, 61, 62, and 63 … Read more
Rodney Price (left) shakes hands with Postmaster Rob Cracraft (right) after he presents him with a appreciation award for 33 years of service Bethany, MO: People living on the rural routes serviced by the post office will see a new face after Halloween. After 33 years of service, Rodney Price has chosen to retire.
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — A Pasco County postal worker is being hailed as a Halloween hero. It comes after she jumped into action to help a child choking on a piece of candy. “Honestly, it’s almost surreal, because I was not at all thinking. It just was pure drive. I wanted to make sure that … Read more
Workers are battling an overhaul of the U.S. Postal Service that would cost thousands of jobs and slow the mail for half the country. In the name of efficiency, a letter mailed within Cheyenne, Wyoming, would travel to Denver and back. And if you miss a package, your local post office would no longer have … Read more