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Open Season 2025: Invest in You. Your Benefits, Your Choice: November 10 – December 8

October 16, 2025

Dear Employees, Open Season is here! This is your once-a-year opportunity to make changes to your Postal Service™ bene\uFB01ts. Open Season begins on November 10, 2025, and ends on December 8, 2025. In this packet you will find: n All the resources you need to help you navigate the changes and learn about your options for the … Read more

2025 Christmas period for rural carriers begins Saturday, December 6, 2025

October 16, 2025

The 2025 Christmas period for rural carriers begins Saturday, December 6, 2025 (Week 2, Pay Period (PP) 26–2025), and ends Friday, December 26, 2025 (Week 2, Pay Period 01-2026). During this period, certain timekeeping and pay rules apply. Timekeepers, including postmasters, supervisors, and other employees responsible for rural carrier time and attendance recording, must become … Read more

Employee shot outside U.S. Postal Service facility in Henrietta, NY

October 16, 2025

Henrietta, N.Y. — Police are looking for a suspect after a U.S. Postal Service employee was shot in the parking lot of the agency’s main Rochester facility on Jefferson Road in Henrietta early Thursday. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office responded to the facility around 12:40 a.m. for a report of a person shot. Deputies found … Read more

NRLCA National Board Designates October 19-25, 2025 National Steward Recognition Week

October 15, 2025

The NRLCA National Board has designated the week of October 19-25, 2025 as “National Steward Recognition Week.” We hope you will join us in showing our stewards at every level that their dedication and commitment do not go unnoticed. Let us praise our stewards at least as often as we criticize and remember that they … Read more

Support Letter Carrier Anthony Santoro’s Road To Recovery After Being Shot

October 10, 2025

Sadly, on Friday, October 3, 2025, while in the duties of his job, City Letter Carrier Anthony Santoro’s life was forever changed by the cowardice act of one individual, who, without cause, shot Anthony in the face while Anthony delivered the mail. RELATED

She goes the extra mile for her customers

October 10, 2025

No one was more surprised than Jolena Kees to learn she has one of the nation’s longest delivery routes. Kees, a Grayson, KY, rural carrier, drives 135 miles each workday to serve 479 delivery points. The Postal Service recently named Kees’ route one of the nation’s longest, a list released last month to help mark the organization’s 250th … Read more

Chuck Grassley Details Investigation Into USPS Hiring Sex Offenders To Deliver Mail

October 9, 2025

During remarks on the Senate floor Thursday, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) provided updates on his investigation into the USPS hiring registered sex offenders to deliver mail.

Federal and postal workers to see double-digit health care premium increases again next year

October 9, 2025

Enrollees in the new Postal Service Health Benefits Program, which replaced the U.S. Postal Service’s previous insurance offerings last fall, will see their premiums increase by 11.3% on average next year, a slightly larger increase from 2025’s 11.1% rate hike. The government’s share of PSHB premiums will increase 8.0% on average in 2026. Per biweekly … Read more

Four rural carriers receive recognition for saving lives

October 9, 2025

A USPS employee in Blaine, WA, has received the top hero of the year award from the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association for saving a customer from a vicious dog attack. On the day of the attack, Rural Carrier David Hamilton was heading back to the local Post Office after completing his deliveries when he … Read more

U.S. Postal Service to Observe Columbus Day, Oct. 13

October 7, 2025

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will observe Columbus Day on Monday, Oct. 13. Post Office locations will be closed in recognition of the federal holiday. Only Priority Mail Express items will be delivered on the holiday, and regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Tuesday, Oct. 14. While Post Offices will be … Read more