Postal Pulse survey begins
The next Postal Pulse employee survey will run from Tuesday, Aug. 6, through Friday, Sept. 13. The annual survey allows employees to share observations about their work environments, providing the organization with valuable feedback to make improvements. This year’s survey is being administered by a new vendor, Perceptyx. Beginning Aug ...
USPS seeks employees to appear in holiday ads
The Postal Service is inviting employees to audition for this year’s holiday advertising campaign. Employees who are selected to participate could be featured in TV commercials, print ads and more. No prior acting experience is required. The USPS Employee Casting website has instructions on creating and submitting audition videos and uploading a ...
This rural carrier aided a customer who had tripped over her flowerpots
Rural Carrier Forrest Carrillo was delivering mail to a home in Yountville, CA, when he encountered an older customer on the ground in her garden. The woman, who was unable to lift herself, called out for help when she saw the Postal Service employee. The customer told Carrillo she had ...
Dates for the next Mini Mail Survey Announced
Attention Rural Carriers: The USPS has announced that the next Mini Mail Survey (MMS) will be held August 23-September 6, 2024 ...
Revillo rural carrier gets a big stamp of approval
Brian Sime of Revillo spent his birthday Monday doing what he loves: Driving around the countryside delivering the mail to his friends and neighbors. Sime is the reigning South Dakota's Rural Letter Carrier of the Year. He has driven his mail route around Revillo for more than 35 years. Before ...
Amazon working on quicker deliveries in rural U.S. to rely less on postal service
Amazon.com appears to be expanding its one- to two-day delivery capabilities throughout the U.S. in a move to boost sales in the remote regions of the country and eliminate its reliance on the postal service for parcel delivery in rural areas, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. To reach ...
This rural carrier’s call to 911 saved a pet caught in a home blaze
Rural Carrier Richard Bremini was delivering mail in Gainesville, VA, recently when he spotted smoke coming from a residence. Bremini called 911 and waited. Firefighters found no one inside except a dog, which was rescued. The blaze had started in the attic, causing major damage. According to Gainesville Postmaster Laura ...
2024 NRLCA National Convention Parking Update
Guests who are staying at the Peppermill Resort during National Convention may have received an email concerning parking for Burning Man, a camping and arts event that takes place an hour outside of Reno. Please note that Burning Man event parking will have zero impact on parking for NRLCA convention attendees. The ...
PS Form 3227-R Revision: Rural or Highway Contract Route Carrier Stamp Purchase Order Form
Effective July 2024, the Postal Service™ revised PS Form 3227-R, Rural or Highway Contract Route Carrier Stamp Purchase Order Form, to update the information based on the recent rate increase. The revised edition is dated July 2024. All previous editions of PS Form 3227-R are obsolete and must be recycled. The July ...
There’s a catch in USPS insurance program for Medicare-eligible retirees
Since eligible PSHB participants aren’t required to be enrolled in Medicare Part D — the section of Medicare that provides coverage of prescription drugs — OPM has planned for an option to opt out of the coverage, if a PSHB participant desires. But there is a crucial catch: Medicare-eligible USPS ...
Virtual Seminar on New Postal Service Health Benefits Program to be held Tuesday, July 30
USPS employees may participate in an upcoming virtual seminar on the new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program. The session will be held Tuesday, July 30, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. PSHB — which takes effect in 2025 — is a new, separate program within the Federal Employees Health ...
A new video looks at USPS sorting and delivery centers
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s latest video message focuses on the Postal Service’s new sorting and delivery centers. The centers, also known as S&DCs, combine several delivery units into a single large facility that serves multiple ZIP Codes in a geographic area. S&DCs support the new USPS operational model and are ...
What’s at stake in the contract for US rural letter carriers
At midnight on May 20, the contract between the National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA) and United States Postal Service (USPS) expired. The three-year span of that agreement saw historic sellouts by the union bureaucracy to USPS administrators and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. As part of the sweeping Delivering for America ...
Walnutport, PA rural carrier reflects on 45 years
David Redline had only been out of high school for a year when he learned that the Walnutport Post Office was secking a letter carrier. Redline took the Civil Service exam, a requirement at the time, and soon received a job offer. He accepted. That was more than 45 years ...
FSAFEDS Online Enrollment Functions Temporarily Disabled
The Federal Flexible Spending Account Program (FSAFEDS) has temporarily disabled the enrollment function on its platform because of recent fraudulent activity. FSAFEDS identified a limited number of unauthorized enrollments in health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts, leading to unauthorized and unexpected deductions from affected employees’ pay. Current participants ...