American Postal Workers Union

FILE - A USPS employee works outside post office in Wheeling, Ill., Dec. 3, 2021. A government watchdog said says the U.S. Postal Service's environmental evaluation used for purchases of next-generation delivery vehicles relied on some false assumptions. Jill Naamane from the Government Accountability Office told the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday that the analysis used to determine the mix of gas- and electric-vehicles overstated maintenance costs of electric vehicles and relied on gas prices that don’t reflect the current reality. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

USPS sees ‘massive turnover’ in non-career workers as union protests short-staffing

The Postal Service says it’s getting operations on the right track after years of pandemic-related challenges. But the American Postal Workers Union…

Federal Report

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FILE - In this July 31, 2020, file photo, letter carriers load mail trucks for deliveries at a U.S. Postal Service facility in McLean, Va. A U.S. judge on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide. The judge called them

USPS vows no layoffs in its ongoing network consolidation effort

Workforce

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USPS reform law sought to ease financial burdens. A year later, what’s changed?

Workforce

FILE - A worker carries a large parcel at the United States Postal Service sorting and processing facility Nov. 18, 2021, in Boston. Congress would lift onerous budget requirements that have helped push the Postal Service deeply into debt and would require it to continue delivering mail six days per week under bipartisan legislation that approached House approval Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

USPS tightens online security after fraudsters steal employees’ paychecks

Pay

Mail handler Rolanda Ramos sorts through mail at the United States Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005. Today is the busiest delivery day of the year for the postal service, according to Jim Larkin of the USPS, who estimates approximately 15 million pieces of mail being shipped. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

USPS flags more than 200 sites where it plans to consolidate delivery functions

Agency Oversight

Associated Press

USPS pulls plug on prior impact studies as latest consolidation plan comes into focus

Workforce

Postal unions demand USPS ramp up hiring to address understaffing

Hiring/Retention

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2020 file photo, postal workers load their mail delivery vehicles at the Panorama city post office in Los Angeles. The Nov. 3 election will test California's commitment to voting by mail as the nation's most populous state will offer fewer in-person polling places hoping it will convince more people to cast ballots from the safety of their mailboxes during a pandemic. If it doesn't work, the state could see long lines and frustrated voters on Election Day compounded by coronavirus protocols that will make voting in person slower in a year expected to draw a big turnout. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Postal workers reminded they cannot profit from speeches, articles or books about official duties

Federal Newscast

USPS, postal union defends check-cashing pilot despite lack of customers

Management

‘We rocked it.’ How USPS pulled off delivering 380 million COVID-19 tests

Workforce

USPS reform bill offering ‘much-needed reset’ on its finances passes Senate

Agency Oversight

An update from the Postal union at center of the test kit delivery program

A gambit by the Biden administration to mail COVID test kits to every household, has highlighted a part of the Postal Service most people don’t see. The…

Unions

Parcels jam a conveyor belt at the United States Postal Service sorting and processing facility, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Boston. On the busiest days, about 170,000 packages are processed at the facility. Last year's holiday season was far from the most wonderful time of the year for the beleaguered U.S. Postal Service. Shippers are now gearing up for another holiday crush.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

USPS sees more on-time holiday deliveries, despite surge in COVID-19 quarantines

The improved performance is a positive sign for USPS management. However, the latest COVID-19 quarantine figures indicate USPS will continue to contend…

Agency Oversight

Postal carrier Josiah Morse delivers mail and packages, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Portland, Maine. The U.S. Postal Service's stretch of challenges didn't end with the November general election and tens of millions of mail-in votes. The pandemic-depleted workforce fell further into a hole during the holiday rush, leading to long hours and a mountain of delayed mail. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

USPS outlines $8B infrastructure investment in 2022 as sign of ‘bright future’

Agency Oversight

But union officials, members of the public and USPS officials are pushing back on the direction of USPS leadership.