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NRLCA – Payment Adjustments Related to Enactment of H.R. 1

The NRLCA has been notified by the Postal Service of adjustments related to enactment of H.R. 1, known as the OBBB, that will appear as “multi-pay period adjustments” in paychecks received 12/5/2025. The USPS has stated the adjustments will only result in increases in payments of varying amounts to...

Does a flexible spending account make sense for you?

Flexible spending accounts, or FSAs, can help Postal Service employees reduce their taxable income and save on yearly health or dependent care costs like copays, prescriptions, over-the-counter medications and childcare costs. Inspira Financial is the organization’s FSA program administrator. The 2025 maximum carryover amount is $660. This means that if employees...

Fly flags at half-staff to honor National Guard specialist

President Donald Trump has ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff to honor West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, who was fatally shot Nov. 26 in Washington, DC. Flags should be flown at half-staff until sunset on Thursday, Dec. 4. Additionally, USPS facilities that are open Sunday, Dec. 7, are required to fly the...

Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network

Amazon has long been the Postal Service’s top customer, providing more than $6 billion in annual revenue to the agency in 2025. Amazon is preparing to expand its nationwide delivery network and give up its long-standing partnership with the U.S. Postal Service, according to three people with knowledge of the...

250 Years of Service: The Postal Service’s Enduring Commitment to Connecting Service Members and Loved Ones

Photo: Sailors sort boxes during a mail call aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Arabian Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan D. McLearnon) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service highlights its long and proud history of ensuring a vital connection between American service members and...

Check out these USPS-themed products for your holiday needs

USPS-licensed toys, apparel, home décor and collectibles are available from the online Postal Store and other retailers this holiday season. Here’s an overview: Fun for little ones. There’s still time to send letters to the North Pole. The Dear Santa: Letter-Writing and Holiday Fun Kit for Kids ($24.95) is new this season and...

Regional Transportation Optimization ends evening collections at nearly 12,000 post offices

Over the past two years, the Postal Service has been quietly eliminating the evening collection of mail at thousands of post offices. Rather than going out the same day to a processing center, mail, packages, and Priority items sit overnight in the back of the office, waiting to be...

2025 – 2026 – New Guarantee Year provisions important to rural carriers

There are certain rural carrier provisions that happen around the new Guarantee year and the end of the year.   Pay close attention to anything highlighted, or you may end up being surprised. Guarantee Year The new Guarantee year starts on October 4th, 2025 Carriers are paid overtime for all hours actually worked...

26-year-old U.S. Postal Service mail truck driver (RCA) killed in two-vehicle crash near Kountze

KOUNTZE, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatal crash involving a U.S. Postal Service truck that happened Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and State Highway 327 in Hardin County. On Wednesday morning, DPS identified the driver of the postal service truck...

USPS worker dies at troubled Palmetto mail facility

PALMETTO, Ga. — A United States Postal Service worker died at the Palmetto mail facility, USPS confirmed with 11Alive on Monday. It’s unclear how the employee died, but USPS said that the person was a mail handler assistant at the Palmetto Processing & Distribution Center. “The Postal Service is deeply saddened...

USPS employees can accept a book as a gift

The Postal Service is reminding employees that they can accept gifts of books and other informational materials from outside sources — under certain conditions. Informational materials are writings, recordings, documents, records or other items that are educational or instructive. They are not primarily created for entertainment, display or decoration, and...

2025 Pay Dates and Leave Year

The following chart lists the 2025 pay periods. For the convenience of timekeepers, each biweekly pay period appears as two separate weeks, with the beginning and ending dates indicated for each week. The leave year always begins the first day of the first full pay period in the calendar year....

When Online PSHB Enrollment Fails: A Backup Plan for Postal Employees

For many USPS employees, this Open Season has been less about choosing a health plan and more about wrestling with technology. The intended path once you’re ready to make a change to or enroll in a plan is to start on LiteBlue, move into the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB)...

NEW: 2026 Rural Carrier Benefit Plan (RCBP) Premiums and Coverage Details

Did you know the Rural Carrier Benefit Plan (RCBP) is the only plan dedicated to rural letter carriers, annuitants, and their families? Membership is restricted to members of the NRLCA. The RCBP has been providing superior service to rural letter carriers nationwide for more than 60 years. With RCBP, you could save on your...

USPS electric vehicle fleet behind schedule with $3B in taxpayer funds spent — and only 612 trucks built

WASHINGTON — The US Postal Service’s promised all-electric fleet is still woefully behind schedule, with more than $3 billion in taxpayer funding out the door and just 612 of the expected 35,000 battery-powered delivery trucks built, according to a letter sent to Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and obtained by The Post. Former President...

Tentative Scheduled Dates for Salary Adjustments Agreed to in the 2024-2027 National Agreement

The Postal Service has affirmed the tentative scheduled dates provided to the NRLCA for salary adjustments agreed to in the 2024-2027 National Agreement. All dates listed below are according to Postal Service programming projections. Salary Increases The stop gap or general wage increases of 1.3% for regular carriers and 2.3% for leave...

OPM Announces Faster, Paperless Options for Federal Retirees

Washington, DC — The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today announced two new online tools designed to make retirement services faster, and easier for federal retirees. These improvements are part of OPM’s broader effort to modernize its Retirement Services operations and enhance the customer experience through expanded self-service options....
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