The Melrose, FL Post Office to be Dedicated to Pamela Jane Rock
NORTH FLORIDA — The Post Office in Melrose, FL will soon bear the name of one of its own. In a 10 a.m. ceremony to be held Aug. 26, 2024, at the office at 859 North State Road 21, the building will be dedicated as the Pamela Jane Rock Post ...
Postal Service Honors Argos Rural Carrier Tim Overmyer for 32 Years of Dedicated Service
ARGOS, IN – As part of the United States Postal Service "For the Long Haul" initiative, we are proud to celebrate Tim Overmyer, a dedicated rural carrier who has faithfully served the Argos community for 32 years. Tim’s unwavering commitment and exceptional service have made him a beloved figure in the ...
Postal Service Ignoring Heat Risks to Mail Carriers, Investigation Finds
Internal records show the U.S. Postal Service has tried to get workers out of air-conditioned offices. The allegations come one year after the agency was accused of falsifying heat-training records CLIMATEWIRE | The email went out shortly after a dangerous heat dome in July had smothered upstate New York. A U.S ...
Congressman Greg Casar Leads 75+ Members of Congress to Demand USPS Protect Workers from Extreme Heat
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28), and 74 other Members of Congress are calling on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to immediately implement the nation’s first-ever federal heat rule, recently proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Letter carriers have reported ...
NRLCA and USPS Sign MOU Allowing Regular Rural Carriers to Volunteer to Work on Sundays and Provide Assistance on other Rural Routes
Due to continued staffing challenges in rural delivery operations, the Postal Service and the NRLCA have signed the attached MOU regarding two temporary modifications to the USPS-NRLCA National Agreement. Beginning Saturday, August 24, 2024 and continuing through Friday, February 21, 2025, regular rural carriers may volunteer to work on Sunday ...
NRLCA President Maston’s Interview with Fox 5 News DC on the Protect Our Letter Carriers Act
Don Maston, President of the National Rural Letter Carrier Association, emphasized the urgency of modernizing postal security measures. "The arrow keys are just old-school technology, and we’re living in a new environment these days," Maston said. He highlighted a recent audit by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, which found that ...
A carrier helped a motorist with a flat tire — then received praise on social media
Rural Carrier Dennis Bergsbaken was driving recently in Pulaski, WI, when he spotted a car with a flat tire. He safely pulled over to assist the motorist and then went on his way. Later, the driver took to a local Facebook page to thank the Postal Service employee for going ...
Postal Service Honors Crawfordsville Rural Carrier Douglas Horlacher for over 25 Years of Dedicated Service
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN – As part of the United States Postal Service "For the Long Haul" initiative, we are proud to celebrate Douglas Horlacher, a dedicated rural carrier who has faithfully served the Crawfordsville community for over 25 years. Doug's unwavering commitment and exceptional service have made him a beloved figure in ...
Mail carriers find job security, social satisfaction with their work
Both Bryce Shanklin and Sherry Bowland are dog people, so the old trope about dogs having it out for the mail carrier does not necessarily apply. The pair work at the United States Postal Service Brentwood Carrier Annex, Shanklin full-time and Bowland as a rural carrier assistant. In fact, seeing ...
Take a look at the Postal Service’s new fleet
In a new video, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy discusses the Postal Service’s upgraded delivery fleet, which begins rolling out this year. The video also features comments from Jocelyn Freitas, senior fleet operations specialist; Michael Bacon, the Atlanta Vehicle Maintenance Facility manager; Atlanta Postmaster Falonda Woods; and letter carriers Yoaly Munguia ...
This rural carrier relies on a ferry to deliver part of his route
My name is Larry Wilson and I’m a rural carrier in Tompkinsville, KY. After I pick up mail and packages from the local Post Office and load my postal vehicle, I board the Cumberland River Ferry to reach 43 of the 465 delivery points on my route. I ride almost ...
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 ...