3/5/26 – Today NAPS President Ivan Butts addressed the recent Memorandum of Understanding between the USPS and UPMA over the scope of UPMA representation. In a letter to Michael Elston, USPS Vice President, Labor Relations, President Butts said: USPS purports to “voluntarily” recognize UPMA as “the representative of non-supervisory, non-managerial employees” in the Postal Service. […]
March 7, 2026 Mr. Ivan Butts National President UPMA United Postmasters and Managers of America National Association of Postal Supervisors 1727 King Street, Suite 400 Alexandria, VA 22314 Dear Mr. Butts, I am writing to express my profound disappointment regarding the characterization of our organization contained in your March 5th public statement. In that statement […]
SANTA ANA, California – 3/7/26 – A United States Postal Service (USPS) supervisor pleaded guilty today to stealing approximately $284,000 in checks and up to $40,000 in other items – including gold and collector-type currency such as a Confederate $10 bill – from the U.S. mail. Joivian Tjuana Hayes, 36, of Compton, who was a […]
Thank you for the opportunity to share my thoughts with this congressional panel. I speak on behalf of the approximately 47,000 postal supervisors, managers, and postmasters represented by the National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS). NAPS will promote several supervisory- and managerial-specific bills during our upcoming legislative conference in less than two weeks. These include […]
3/6/26 – Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01), and Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Postal Service Caucus, convened a roundtable with leaders from postal unions to discuss how the caucus can support them in protecting postal workers and improving mail delivery for constituents. “Prompt and reliable mail and package […]
3/6/206 – APWU President Jonathan Smith attended a Congressional Postal Service Caucus Roundtable discussion with postal union leaders on Thursday, March 5, at the U.S. Capitol. Postal labor leaders briefed members of Congress on the pressing issues they are facing and discussed ways to improve the Postal Service. The Congressional Postal Service Caucus is a […]
What: An event 250 years in the making. The U.S. Postal Service will release commemorative stamps honoring 25 individuals whose actions helped shape the outcome of the American Revolution. The pane of 25 Forever stamps includes portraits of individuals arranged in five rows of five. Ethel Kessler, an art director and designer for USPS, and […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – 3/3/26 – A former Postal Employee living in Springfield, Mo., area, was sentenced for his burglary of a local post office building and theft of mail matter. Zachary M. Walker, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips to 12 months and 1 day imprisonment for his burglary of a local […]
3.2.2026 – David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS TORRES ORTIZ, 25, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. According to […]
There are laws that apply while you work for USPS and after you leave 3/3/2026 – The Postal Service is reminding employees that federal ethics laws place certain restrictions on them while working at USPS — and after they leave the organization. Here are some important rules to keep in mind: • Employees working on […]