NPMHU: PMG Megan Brennan Shows Appreciation in Royal Palm P&DC

October 31, 2018 Postmaster General Megan Brennan held several town hall meetings with the mail handlers and all other postal employees at the Royal Palm P&DC in Opa Locka, Florida. The Postmaster gave her thanks and respectful appreciation for the valuable work performed by all during the horrific and dangerous week of October 22nd in…

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USPS: In 1964, a Post Office was open on Oct. 32

October is one of the seven months that has 31 days. Except for the year when it had 32 days — at one Post Office in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. That office was the Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, branch of the Honolulu Post Office, which was located on an island of the same name….

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Elimination of the APWU NE Region Coordinator Position

“Sisters and Brothers, last Tuesday, I sent out the explanation below of APWU President Mark Dimondstein’s intention to propose the eliminate the Northeast Region Coordinator position upon the retirement of Coordinator John Dirzius at the end of this year. I have received many emails and phone calls at this point from Local Officers, all opposing…

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USPS: 5 spooky TV and movie addresses

To help get you in the mood for Halloween, here’s a look at five eerie addresses from TV shows and movies. 1. 1313 Mockingbird Lane. Herman, Lily, Grandpa, Eddie and Marilyn — the family on the 1964-66 sitcom “The Munsters” — lived in a multi-level Victorian home at this address in Mockingbird Heights, a fictional…

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USPS Employees reminded of Hatch Act rules – No endorsements

The Postal Service wants employees to know about the Hatch Act’s rules on misusing their government positions. The Hatch Act is a law that prohibits postal and other federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity while on duty, while wearing a uniform, while on federal property, or while inside a federal vehicle. Under the…

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Lawsuit seeks to nullify APWU Cleveland Local’s election of officers

On September 28, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, the Department filed suit against the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 72 (located in Cleveland, Ohio). The lawsuit seeks to nullify the union’s April 29, 2018 regular election of officers. The complaint alleges that the union…

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Suspicious packages arrest: PMG praises employees, law enforcement

Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan is praising USPS and Postal Inspection Service employees and calling for continued vigilance following the Oct. 26 arrest of a suspect in connection with the suspicious packages sent to high-profile figures this week. Brennan issued the following statement: Over the past week, the men and women of the U.S. Postal…

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USPS looking to hire 200 local employees in Reno Area

October 25, 2018 RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – The US Postal Service is looking for more than 200 employees in Reno, Sparks, Carson City, Truckee and South Lake Tahoe. Recruiters will be on-hand to guide prospective employees from the application process to on-the-spot interviews at a hiring event for three days at the Reno Main Post…

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