USPS is committed to being a safe workplace

USPS is committed to cultivating a positive and safe work environment for all employees.

March 16, 2026 The Postal Service is reminding employees that it has a zero-tolerance policy regarding workplace threats and violence. The organization is committed to cultivating a positive and safe work environment that’s free of threats, intimidation, bullying and violence for all employees. To help fulfill this commitment, a threat assessment team is available to … Read more

USPS OIG Report: Postal Service’s Workplace Violence Prevention Program

Our objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Postal Service’s Workplace Violence Prevention Program from fiscal year 2022 through 2024.

USPS OIG Report: Retail & Customer Service Operations Efficiency

We made five recommendations to address the issues identified in the report, and Postal Service management agreed with all five.

“Leave My Leave Alone” – article by APWU WR Coordinator Gonzalez

You earn leave, it’s yours! Pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Articles 3,5,10,19 management must comply with the leave regulations outlined in Chapter 510 of the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM). Far too often, managers ignore or misapply those rules. Here are some common misapplications that must be challenged: THREE ABSENCES IN 90 … Read more

USPS OIG Report: First-Line Supervisor Recruitment and Retention

Objective First-line supervisors play a critical role in any organization and influence productivity, quality, and employee morale. In the U.S. Postal Service, first-line supervisors significantly contribute to accomplishing Postal Service goals, including ensuring customers receive quality service and their mail and parcels on time and in good condition. For the purposes of our work, we … Read more

USPS OIG Report: First-Line Supervisor Resources

Objective Postal Service first-line supervisors oversee the day-to-day operations that drive services and delivery of mail to the public. As such, they significantly contribute to ensuring customers receive quality service and receive mail and parcels on time and in good condition. For our audit, a first-line supervisor is defined as the first layer of management … Read more