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USPS and NRLCA Sign MOU on Territorial Route Adjustments

The United States Postal Service (USPS) and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding establishing procedures for rural routes receiving territorial adjustments, including adjustments to relieve overburdened routes, consolidations of one or more routes in an office, and the creation of new routes ...

USPS has a new flexible spending accounts administrator

A flexible spending account may be a good option for Postal Service employees who wear eyeglasses, visit the dentist more than twice a year, or have other needs. Flexible spending accounts, or FSAs, allow employees to set aside money on a pretax basis to pay for health care and dependent ...

USPS Operation Santa Launches Online Catalog Santa’s Gift Shoppe Powered by Toys“R”Us

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is announcing the debut of an online e-commerce catalog for the fulfillment of gifts: Santa’s Gift Shoppe, an online option developed exclusively for USPS Operation Santa letter adopters, powered by Toys“R”Us, just in time for the start of the program’s first day of letter ...

Amazon delivery tweaks among USPS’ peak season preparations

The U.S. Postal Service will change how it handles Amazon packages during the upcoming holidays to prevent overload at its processing hubs, Deputy Postmaster General Douglas Tulino said during the agency’s board of governors meeting Thursday. To improve efficiency, Postal Service operations at the ZIP code level will handle Amazon ...

US Postal Service Warns It Must Continue Cost Cuts or Risk Bailout

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Postal Service said on Thursday it must continue to cut costs and boost revenue or risks requiring a government bailout to help the organization avoid financial collapse. USPS reported on Thursday a net loss of $9.5 billion for its fiscal year ending Sept. 30, a $3-billion ...

U.S. Postal Service Recommends New Competitive Prices for 2025

Postal Service continues to offer a great value for shipping with our reliable service to the American people. Pricing actions part of balanced approach under “Delivering for America,” the Postal Service’s 10-year plan for achieving financial sustainability and service excellence. Rate changes will support the $40 billion of investments in ...

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley Urges USPS Nominees to Protect Rural Mail Delivery

November 15, 2024 - On Thursday in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) nominations hearing for the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Val Demings, William Zollars, and Gordon Hartogensis on their commitment to combatting rural mail delivery issues. Senator Hawley confronted ...

Here’s a sneak peek at next year’s stamps

The Postal Service has announced many of the stamps it will release in 2025: • Allen Toussaint, the 48th entry in the Black Heritage series will honor the virtuoso pianist, singer, songwriter, composer, arranger and producer; • American Vistas, two presorted standard stamps depicting stylized, minimalist scenes of mountains and a beach ...

Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program page on Ruralinfo.net

We have gathered the top links and information to make everything easy to find on the new PSHB plan ...

This tool allows you to compare health plans

To help Postal Service employees compare health plans during this year’s open season, the organization offers access to Checkbook’s Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees. The online guide has information about all plans available through the new Postal Service Health Benefits Program. Employees can use the comparison tool to find ...

U.S. Postal Service Reports Fiscal Year 2024 Results

Reduced controllable loss by $434 million Operating revenue increase of $1.4 billion to $79.5 billion due to strategic price increases and continued growth in our Shipping and Packages category Transportation expense reductions of $1.3 billion, reflecting continued progress of network optimization Release of Delivering for America 2.0 - Fulfilling the Promise highlighting our key ...

2025 TSP Contribution Limits

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced the contribution limits for 2025: Limit Name 2025 Limit 2024 Limit Elective Deferral Limit (IRC § 402(g)) $23,500 $23,000 Catch-up Contribution Limit (participants ages 50-59, and age 64 and over) (IRC § 414(v)) $7,500 $7,500 Catch-up Contribution Limit (participants ages 60, 61, 62, ...

UPDATE: H.R. 82, The Social Security Fairness Act Passes House

UPDATE: On Tuesday, November 12, the House passed the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), legislation that would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), under a suspension of the rules by a 327-75 final vote (suspension of the rules requires a 2/3 majority vote) ...

Here are some important things to know this open season

The Postal Service wants employees to know about some important changes concerning the open season benefits enrollment period that began this week. Here’s a rundown: • The new flexible spending account (FSA) program will be administered by Inspira Financial and will include health care, dependent care and limited-purpose flexible spending ...

NEW VIDEO: From the President’s Desk, November Bargaining Update

In this new video, President Don Maston provides an update on collective bargaining between the NRLCA and USPS ...

NRLCA ACTION ALERT: The Social Security Fairness Act is Scheduled for a Vote TODAY!

H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, is scheduled for a vote THIS evening, November 12. Contact your representative ASAP and ask them to vote "Yes" on H.R. 82.  After an attempt to derail H.R. 82 while Congress was in recess, an agreement has been reached that will allow H.R. 82 ...

Open Season is here

Open season, the once-a-year opportunity for Postal Service employees to make changes to their health coverage or choose a new plan, begins Monday, Nov. 11, and concludes Monday, Dec. 9. This year’s options will include the Postal Service Health Benefits Program (PSHB), a new, separate program within the Federal Employees ...