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This landmark legislation represents a significant victory for public safety officers and government employees, as it repeals the unfair Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) in the Social Security Code. Stay tuned as we celebrate this historic moment!
A National Day of Observance has been declared to honor the death of former President, Jimmy Carter. The Postal Service will suspend regular mail deliveries, retail services and administrative office activity on Thursday, January 9, 2025.The Postal Service will continue to accept and process volume dropped by commercial mailers at mail processing facilities. There will … Read more
President Joe Biden on Sunday issued a proclamation on Carter’s death, ordering American flags to be flown at half-mast for 30 days. He also marked Jan. 9, 2025, as a National Day of Mourning. All Postal Service facilities should fly the U.S. flag at half-staff to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29. … Read more
Our annual year in review post is up and live and ready for you to read. Hope you enjoy looking back on 2024. Click below to read the review
The following chart lists the 2025 pay periods. For the convenience of timekeepers, each biweekly pay period appears as two separate weeks, with the beginning and ending dates indicated for each week. The leave year always begins the first day of the first full pay period in the calendar year. The 2025 leave year begins … Read more
“It’s the first time in my life I can say I love what I do,” says Daniel Campos, a mail carrier in Hollister, CA. When Campos first transitioned from a retail job to his part-time USPS position, he said, he felt like he didn’t know what he was getting himself into. He worked his way … Read more
I saw him up ahead in the fading light of an early December evening – an older gentleman was waiting at his mailbox. Informed by no more than my one year’s experience as a mail carrier, I suspected that he was most likely impatiently waiting for his tardy newspaper. So I braced myself, prepared to … Read more
The so-called “Regional Transportation Optimization” plan will cut the number of times USPS visits rural post offices to pick up outgoing mail. This will inevitably cause even more delays for folks in rural America. I’ve written the Postmaster General to let him know this is a terrible idea. In fact, it’s downright shameful. These changes … Read more
UPDATE: On Saturday, December 21, the Senate passed the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), legislation that would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), by a vote of 76-20. Thank you to our members who contacted their senators in support of this legislation! The bill now heads to President Biden … Read more
TSP will continue its normal daily operations in the event of a lapse in appropriations. As a reminder, agencies should not submit Form TSP-41, Notification to TSP of Nonpay Status, if a participant has been furloughed (or their paychecks delayed) due to a lapse in appropriations. Participants should be referred to the tsp.gov/shutdown page for additional information in … Read more