Ben Franklin was a man of unmatched vision and foresight. The US Postal Service is a quasi-Federal entity that was established and protected under a constitutional Amendment. We are the last line of supply and communication in the event of an apocalypse. We touch the lives and households of every single family in the nation….
National Postal Worker Day on July 1st recognizes postal workers all across the nation. The day encourages us to show our appreciation. Thank the numerous men and women who work consistently and diligently to deliver all of our mail. These employees suffer some of the harshest working conditions, yet continue to persevere six days a…
I had a conversation with an acquaintance who was talking about how government could afford to trim the fat, âas proven by the shutdownâ. The guy went on using the USPS as an example by saying that a Post Office is open 8 hours during the week and only 4 on Saturday… proof! LOL… yes,…
By Andrew Soergel – December 17, 2015 Future employment prospects look bleak for government employees, manufacturers and postal carriers, according to a report issued Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bureau’s biennial Occupational Outlook Handbook, which was released Thursday and offers a glimpse into how the government expects America’s ever-changing labor market to…
August 27, 2015 Out of 5,200 postal workers in Western New York, three new employees are bad apples and The News runs a front page story titled, âPostal workers behaving badly.â Youâve got to be kidding! I represented letter carriers on the job for nearly 30 years and Iâve never seen a more dedicated and…
Union Greetings Brothers & Sisters, As we prepare to enter Phase 2 of our Contract Action Campaign I believe, as I am sure you will, that we begin by expressing our appreciation of our fellow co-workers and Americaâs postal workers. Let me first say Happy National Postal Workersâ Day (July 1) and thank you for…
Click Here for FLICKR Photos: Workers Rally at Postal HQ as Postmaster General Donahoe Resigns (via Brother Joe Piette, NALC Retiree) Postal Headquarters officials kept an overflow crowd in the lobby as beleaguered Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe finally resigned on Nov 14. Chanting for over an hour, the boisterous crowd eventually held a rally outside,…
