Management
USPS Board Nominees Vow to Protect Agency but Offer Little Expertise on Postal Issues
Board of governor appointees offered few details, say they have a lot to learn about Postal Service operations.
Management
Pressure for USPS Funding Ramps Up as Budget Outlook Worsens
Postal Service also clashes with local officials over how to protect workers.
Workforce
USPS Tests New Ways to Protect Employees From Coronavirus
Agency is seeking to ensure safety as many of the 17,000 workers it has quarantined return for duty.
Management
GovExec Daily: Postal Leadership and Financial Issues
Michael Plunkett joins the podcast to examine the financial troubles and management changes at USPS.
Management
USPS Board Again Loses Its Quorum Amid Further Leadership Turmoil
Turnover in the top ranks comes as House Democrats renew push to give cash-strapped Postal Service financial relief.
Management
USPS Sees Revenue Increase in Second Quarter, Warns Worst Is Yet to Come
Census mailing and package increases helped the Postal Service, but the agency says the bottom will soon fall out.
Management
New Postmaster General Met With Tepid Response From Mailers, Employees
Outsider appointment comes just days after postal board’s most experienced member resigned in protest.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The State of the Postal Service
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss the future and funding of USPS in the time of the pandemic.
Management
Americans Support Postal Service Bailout, Polls Show
Trump has said he would oppose any effort to provide financial assistance to the cash-strapped agency.
Workforce
Viewpoint: Save the Postal Service
Trump’s personal hostility has merged with long-standing conservative antipathy to endanger a vital civic institution.
Workforce
Unsanitized Bathrooms and Working While Sick: Postal Workers Flood OSHA With Coronavirus Complaints
As more than 1,200 USPS workers test positive for COVID-19, employees file allegations about unsafe conditions.
Workforce
Postal Workers Say USPS Isn’t Telling Them When Colleagues Test Positive for COVID-19, Despite Promising To
The CDC says people who have been exposed to COVID-19 should quarantine. Many postal workers say they have no way of knowing if that’s them.
Management
USPS Requests $75B in Emergency Funds to Keep Agency Alive
Without congressional intervention, Postal Service would "run out of cash" this fall.
Workforce
Postal Workers Increasingly Concerned the Agency Isn't Protecting Them From Coronavirus
"I am putting [my grandmother's] life in danger every day I go to work," one employee said.
Workforce
With Dozens of Confirmed Coronavirus Cases, USPS Launches New Measures to Protect Employees
Congress floats major cash injection as employees remain concerned for their safety.
Workforce
The Postal Service Fired Thousands of Workers for Getting Injured While Delivering and Processing Your Mail
USPS forced out 44,000 workers who got injured on the job. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the effort, part of a five year program, violated the law. But the Postal Service has fought its workers’ claims since 2007.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Proposes $97 Billion USPS Savings Package, Including Pay and Service Cuts
Plan would "restore solvency" to the cash-strapped agency, White House says.
Management
USPS Revenue Continued to Slide During the Holiday Season
Postal Service keeps slashing work hours to reduce costs as controllable losses grow.
Pay & Benefits
House Votes to End Controversial USPS Payments for Future Retirees' Health Care
Postal Service applauds effort, but says more steps are needed to avoid financial collapse.
Workforce