Join our Postal Brothers and Sisters Nationwide to Protect the Postal Service and Our Jobs!
NRLCA Members: On Thursday, March 20, the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) is holding a National Day of Action to say, “Hands Off Our Public Postal Service!” On Sunday, March 23, local branches of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) are holding rallies across the country to say, "Hell ...
Man to be sentenced in Mars Hill attempted murder, postal vehicle carjacking of rural carrier Teresa Ramsay
ASHEVILLE - The man who pleaded guilty in attempted murder and carjacking of a mail vehicle in connection with the shooting of a Madison County resident in the face will be sentenced this week. Jaden Garay, 25, of Weaverville, was federally indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice in October 2023 after the Sept ...
This rural carrier rescued a customer injured on the grounds of a vacant assisted living facility
Rural Carrier Joshua Toomey was delivering mail in Corydon, IN, recently when he heard someone yelling. The Postal Service employee looked around to see who it was. After some time, a voice piped up, “Mailman!” Toomey continued investigating and found a man who had tipped over in his motorized scooter ...
Budzinski Leads 159 Members in Letter to President Trump on USPS Privatization
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led 159 members of Congress in a letter to President Trump expressing concern over his proposal to fire the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) Board of Governors and merge the Postal Service into the Department of Commerce. The members write, “Any attempts ...
Daylight saving time begins this weekend
Daylight saving time returns Sunday, March 9, at 2 a.m. In areas where the change is observed, clocks should be set ahead one hour Saturday, March 8, at bedtime. Standard time will resume Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2 a.m ...
Postal Reform Can’t Leave Rural Americans Behind
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is at a crossroads, facing critical decisions about its leadership, operations, and long-term strategy. Major changes that could change the trajectory of the agency may be looming on the horizon and questions remain about whether it will continue on its current path — particularly ...
NC Postal worker(RCA)dies in Dobbins Heights wreck
DOBBINS HEIGHTS — A local postal worker died following a crash over the weekend, according to the N.C. State Highway Patrol. Troopers say the wreck happened around 2:15 p.m. Sunday, March 2 when the postal worker, who was traveling south on Channie McManus Drive failed to stop at the stop ...
USPS has added more stamps to its 2025 lineup
The Postal Service has announced several more stamp releases for 2025: • Boston 2026 Stamp Show, two intaglio-printed stamps with images highlighting the special role of Boston in the American Revolution, to commemorate the Boston 2026 World Expo stamp show; • U.S. Army 250th, to salute 250 years of the ...
Elon Musk says Post Office, Amtrak should be privatized
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk, who is advising President Donald Trump on plans to radically shrink the U.S. government said Wednesday that the U.S. Postal Service and passenger railroad Amtrak should be privatized. “I think logically we should privatize anything that can reasonably be privatized,” Musk said ...
USPS employee suspected of killing coworker shoots self in Seattle after police pursuit
SEATTLE — Following a swift investigation into the deadly shooting of a United States Postal Service worker Tuesday in Tukwila, authorities say the suspect – another USPS employee – has shot and killed himself. Officers responded to the shooting report just before 4 p.m. at the USPS distribution center located in ...
Postal employee dead after a shooting at the USPS Processing and Distribution Center in Tukwila
TUKWILA, Wash. — A postal employee is dead after a shooting at the USPS Processing and Distribution Center in Tukwila. Around 4 p.m., Tukwila Police and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service responded to calls of a shooting at the USPS Processing and Distribution Center, located at 10700 27th Avenue South ...
Understanding the new USPS service standards and how they apply to your ZIP Code
On April 1, 2025, the Postal Service will begin implementing the Regional Transportation Optimization (RTO) initiative. The RTO will discontinue the end-of-day collections at most post offices, leaving outgoing mail and packages to sit overnight in a back room, waiting to be picked up the next morning when mail is ...
Trump administration questions federal employees’ use of official time for union activities
The Trump administration is digging further into federal employees’ union activities, according to a memo the Office of Personnel Management published Thursday evening. OPM is asking agencies to submit information on federal employees’ use of “official time” — or on-the-clock hours that go toward union-related work such as negotiating contracts or resolving ...
NRLCA – Updates on Reported Attempts to Dismantle and Privatize the Postal Service
Updates on Reported Attempts to Dismantle and Privatize the Postal Service Congressional Democrats Letter to President Trump (click to read letter) "We write to you with grave concern for the future of the United States Postal Service (Postal Service), one of our nation’s most essential and trusted institutions. Your reported efforts ...
US Postal Service chief urges employees not to get distracted after Trump takeover rumors
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) – U.S. Postal Service employees should not get distracted after reports last week President Donald Trump could unilaterally seize control of the agency, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in a video seen by Reuters on Thursday. DeJoy told the Postal Service’s 640,000 employees that the agency ...
US Postal Workers Could Take Over Census
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has proposed that United States Postal Service (USPS) workers take on the responsibility of conducting the national census. Why It Matters Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has overseen sweeping reforms to the federal government. He said earlier this month that Lutnick was going to look ...