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Rural Carrier Angela Darnell was delivering mail in Trafalgar, IN, recently when she heard someone yelling for help. She got out of her vehicle and found an older woman lying on the ground. The customer had fallen backward while pulling weeds in her yard and couldn’t get up. Darnell couldn’t lift the customer by herself, … Read more
The next Postal Pulse employee survey will run from Tuesday, April 8, through Friday, May 16. The annual survey allows employees to share observations about their work environments, providing the organization with valuable feedback to make improvements. This year’s survey will be administered by Perceptyx, which also administered the Postal Pulse survey in 2024. Beginning … Read more
Last week, NRLCA President Don Maston joined APWU – The American Postal Workers Union President Mark Dimondstein and National Association of Letter Carriers President Brian Renfroe for a discussion at the National Press Club on to best protect and preserve the future of the U.S. Postal Service.
Maybe a book of “Forever” stamps isn’t such a good investment. A rumored privatization effort would split the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) into two parts while jettisoning some services, raising prices and spinning off some assets. It had been thought that Trump’s hand-picked postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, was one of those plotting a top-to-bottom shake-up … Read more
Rural Carrier Kerry Honrath was recently delivering mail in Pulaski, WI, when she saw a vehicle roll across the four-lane state highway she was traveling. Honrath safely pulled over and parked her vehicle on the shoulder. She checked for oncoming traffic and ran to check on the other vehicle’s driver. The Postal Service employee found … Read more
March 27, 2025 On behalf of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA), I want to thank Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) for his leadership in introducing a bipartisan Senate resolution (S. Res 147) to protect the United States Postal Service (USPS) from privatization. We also deeply appreciate the bipartisan support from his fellow lead sponsors … Read more
Rural carriers from across the country joined together with members of the APWU, NALC, and NPMHU on Tuesday, March 25 during the NRLCA Legislative Seminar for a Rally to Protect the U.S. Postal Service from Privatization. News articles: After DeJoy’s Departure, Postal Unions Vow to Fight Any Effort to Upend USPS (Government Executive) After … Read more
American Postal Workers Union President Mark Dimondstein, National Association of Letter Carriers President Brian Renfroe and National Association of Rural Letter Carriers President Donald Maston spoke at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on March 25, 2025.
Employee groups at the U.S. Postal Service are raising concerns that the departure of the mail agency’s chief executive could signal the Trump administration is hoping to upend its operations or privatize it entirely, promising to fight against any such efforts. Louis DeJoy stepped down as postmaster general on Monday, just weeks after saying he … Read more
On Monday, March 24, 2025, USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced it would be his last day serving as Postmaster General at the U.S. Postal Service. USPS released the following statements from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and USPS Board of Governors Chair Amber McReynolds: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy After nearly five years as America’s 75th … Read more