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The Social Security Administration is warning beneficiaries that those receiving their benefits via paper checks could see their payments disrupted as the agency implements a Trump administration deadline to wean the federal government off of paper checks by Sept. 30.

As previously mentioned, NAPS received notification from the USPS announcing plant rankings and staffing implementation

The Postal Service should only be permitted to raise postage rates annually, the National Newspaper Association told the Postal Regulatory Commission.

He proudly served as a mail carrier in Kenton for 35 years and often shares stories from his days delivering mail.

A follow-up audit of the Atlanta Regional Processing and Distribution Center shows $16.1 million in questioned costs, including $8 million in unauthorized overtime, a report said.

Susan Barnhart has something in common with Bob Hope, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, and police officers and soldiers who’ve died in the line of duty. A post office has been named for her.

USPS has informed NALC that due to a testing issue, implementation of advanced annual leave provisions for city carrier assistants (CCAs) and part-time flexibles (PTFs), which was scheduled for July 12, 2025 (Pay-Period 16-2025), has been delayed to Aug. 19, 2025 (Pay Period 19-2025).

Please find enclosed a copy of two new Memoranda of Understanding (pdf) that expands annual leave benefits for the 2026 leave year.

Membership of another postal union approved their collective bargaining agreement, as the U.S. Postal Service faces new leadership that could revamp recent modernization efforts that have been heavily criticized. 

South Dakota’s Postal Workers Union Chapter President Todd West said there is still some concern, but they are also hopeful as Steiner gets closer to assuming office.

The Social Security Trust Fund is now projected to reach its tipping point in 2033. That means there won't be enough money to pay current and future benefits at today's rates. What might that mean for retiring federal employees as they consider when to draw social security and when to withdraw from their TSP accounts?