Longtime postal worker Berchtold officially retires
Except for a brief three-month stint in Manteca for some on the job training, Joe Berchtold spent his entire career with the U.S. Postal Service right where he wanted to: in Escalon
Month: January 2025
UPS and USPS SurePost relationship comes to an end, as NSA expires
On January 1, the SurePost relationship between Atlanta-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider UPS and the United States Postal Service (USPS) officially came to an end
USPS Pending Route Adjustment File
This Excel sheet details route adjustments for January 2025 thru February 2025
NALC statement on the Los Angeles wildfires
NALC continues to stand with our members affected by the wildfires in the Los Angeles area. These fires have devastated communities. Homes have been destroyed. A number of our members have been displaced from evacuation zones
Postal Service Launches Twelve New Sorting and Delivery Centers
The Postal Service™will launch twelve new sorting and delivery centers (S&DC) around the nation on February 22, 2025.
This ethics attorney works to ensure USPS remains among the country’s most trusted agencies
A lot of what we do is provide guidance to postal employees regarding ethics rules and other federal compliance matters. On any given day, I might give structured training, assist with processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and decide FOIA administrative appeals
USPS employees are barred from certain types of outside work
The Postal Service wants employees to know they can have second jobs, but there are certain types of employment that are not permitted.
Lunar New Year stamp arrives Jan. 14
The Postal Service will release Year of the Snake, the sixth in the current Lunar New Year series of stamps, on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Postal Police Officer Association describes mail theft as an epidemic amid decreased patrolling
Mail theft is on the rise across the country and here in the metro. However, did you know the U.S. Postal Service has a police force?
A small staff among hundreds of packages
When the USPS Big Sky Post Office opened in July 2024, the Montana Postal Workers Union, a branch of the American Postal Workers Union representing about 400 USPS employees across the state, recommended hiring three clerks and a postmaster.