March 15, 2023 The Postal Service is reminding employees they may not run for partisan office. A partisan election is one in which any candidate in the race represents a political party. This Hatch Act rule applies to partisan elections at the federal, state and local levels. It also applies to employees who are on…
February 15, 2023 The Postal Service would like to remind employees that federal anti-nepotism rules apply at USPS. Employees are forbidden to directly or indirectly appoint, employ, promote or advance a relative. Advocating for such actions on behalf of a relative is also prohibited. A spouse, parent, child, sibling, aunt, uncle, first cousin, niece, nephew,…
August 12, 2022 The Postal Service is holding Ethics Awareness Week from Aug. 15-19 to educate employees about the importance of conducting themselves with integrity. Postal employees hold positions of public trust. The organization is routinely voted as the most trusted government organization. “Losing the public’s trust affects the business because postal customers have the…
