USPS: Maui fires – Post Office closed in Lahaina, HI

August 21, 2023 All USPS employees on Maui have been accounted for after wildfires engulfed large swaths of the Hawaiian island this month, the worst natural disaster in the state’s history. Seven postal workers lost their homes, and the homes of two others were damaged. The town of Lahaina — once the capital of the…

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Western PA Postal Workers: A World Turned Upside Down

Imagine this – life is going along in a very routine manner. Then out of the blue, you are ordered out of your home by the authorities and relocated to another locale. The authorities justify their actions because of a pending disaster. Several days later you are released from custody into a world never seen…

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Deadline extended – PERF special solicitation now ends Oct. 13

The Postal Employees’ Relief Fund (PERF) has been designated as the charity to receive contributions from USPS employees in a special solicitation through Oct. 13, giving employees more time to offer aid to co-workers affected by the recent hurricanes. In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, voluntary donations to PERF can help fellow…

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Western PA Postal Workers Solidarity Committee Responds to Hurricane Harvey

August 30, 2017 The Committee was convened in an unscheduled meeting today to discuss and consider the effects that hurricane Harvey has had and is having on our sisters and brother post office workers and retirees in the affected areas of Texas and Louisiana. It was noted that the national unions have publicized their reaction…

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