management failures

USPS: Don’t use a postal credit card for personal expenses

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Misusing a Postal Service-issued credit card is a federal crime. It is also one of the most frequent ethics violations.

March 10, 2026 The Postal Service is reminding employees that Voyager credit cards and GSA SmartPay travel credit cards are USPS property and should not be used for any personal expenses — even if you plan to reimburse the organization for the purchase. Misusing a Postal Service-issued credit card is a federal crime. It is … Read more

Cape Girardeau Postal Worker’s Letter to the USPS OIG: The story has not changed.

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Richard G. Wilson Mail Processing Center, Cape Girardeau, MO

This is the email I sent shortly after the OIG threatened my job, my pension and my freedom to shut me up about an investigation into intentionally delayed mail in Southeast Missouri. I witnessed the truth, I told the truth, Subject: Allegations of Intentional Mail Delay and Withholding at Richard G. Wilson Mail Processing Center, … Read more

USPS reports first-quarter financial results: Net loss for the quarter totaled $1.3 billion

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The Postal Service’s total mail volume was 28.3 billion pieces during the current year’s first quarter.

February 5, 2026 The Postal Service has announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 (Oct. 1-Dec. 31). Here are some highlights: • Revenue. Total operating revenue was $22.2 billion, a 1.2 percent decrease compared with the same quarter the previous fiscal year. First-Class Mail revenue increased 1 percent, while Marketing Mail revenue … Read more

Winter 2026 Edition of the NALC Activist now available

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January 22, 2026 The NALC Activist is a local leadership publication intended for shop stewards, branch officers and all local NALC leaders. This issue reviews grieving management’s OWCP mistakes. Winter 2026 Edition of the NALC Activist: Source: NALC

Statement of APWU President Jonathan Smith on the Death of Postal Worker Nick Acker

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Nicholas Acker

We are calling on postal management to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of Acker’s death and to cooperate fully with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Detroit District Area Local, and the national APWU to ensure such a tragedy never occurs again.

Whistleblower Says USPS Hired a Convicted Sex Offender, Then Gave Him Access to Women’s Restrooms and Personal Information

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The USPS hired a convicted child sex offender, let him deliver mail to family homes, and gave him free access to women’s restrooms and locker rooms, says this female mail carrier, who is blowing the whistle on how the Postal Service has dismissed women’s rights. Click here to read more.

USPS OIG Report: Network Changes – Regional Transfer Hubs

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Our objective was to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the Postal Service’s RTH initiative.