Effective December 31, Tom Blum, Vice President of Labor Relations,will retire from the Postal Service, after 46 years of exemplary federal service.
Tom began his career with the Postal Service in 1982 as a Mail Handler in Philadelphia, PA and has held a variety of assignments in Labor Relations and Labor Law, including more than 16 years as the managing counsel for the Southern Area Law Office, as well as numerous other positions where he gained experience in all facets of Labor Relations.
In addition to his postal career, Tom also served his country in the United States Air Force.Tom was appointed to the Vice President of Labor Relationships in January 2023, and he served in this role for ten months prior to his appointment.In this role, he was responsible for Labor Relations activities to ensure employee strategies are aligned with the Delivering for America plan.
He was responsible for the implementation of policies, programs and standards governing labor-management relations, bargaining and non-bargaining compensation and benefits, and workplace environment and employee assistance programs.Tom also led contract negotiations and the pay constitution process with our employee organizations.
Over the last two years, Tom has played an integral role in leading the workforce repositioning efforts in support of Network Transformation.Tom’s expertise and engagement with Operations leadership and our employee organizations led to the successful repositioning of our employees as we activated the first Regional Processing and Distribution Centers, Local Processing Centers, and Sorting and Delivery Centers.