Statement from NRLCA President Don Maston on the Postal Service Suspension of Employer FERS Contributions April 9, 2026 – The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) was informed on short notice of the Postal Service’s decision, approved by the Board of Governors, to temporarily suspend USPS employer retirement contributions to FERS. Let me be clear: […]
NALC President Brian L. Renfroe released the following statement: 4/9/26 – Today, the Postal Service announced it will temporarily pause employer contributions to the defined benefit portion of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) account through the end of the fiscal year. This pause has no immediate impact on any current or future retired letter […]
Washington, DC – 4/9/26 – The Postal Regulatory Commission today issued Order No. 9504, which grants the Postal Service a multi-year waiver to address its deteriorating financial condition. To use the waiver, the Postal Service simply must provide advance notice to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commission. The financial impact of the waiver in […]
4/8/26 – APWU-represented employees covered by the 2024-2027 National Agreement received the retroactive payments owed to them in their April 10 paychecks. These include members of the Clerk, Maintenance, Motor Vehicle Service, Operating Services, and Material Support Crafts. Employees will see the retroactive payments listed on their paychecks as multiple “adjustments.” To fully understand the […]
NPMHU: 4/9/26 – Please find enclosed copies of the Mandatory Stand-Up Talk and FERS Action – Frequently Asked Questions/Talking Points (pdf) regarding the USPS Board of Governor’s decision to temporarily suspend the Postal Service’s employer contributions for Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) annuities. The suspension is effective April 10. According to the Postal Service, this action is […]
4/8/26 – Marvell Trevenski Jackson, Jr., age 26, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Brian A. Jackson to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and theft of mail, announced U.S. Attorney Kurt L. Wall. According to admissions made as part of his guilty plea, between at least July 2023, and continuing […]
LITTLE ROCK— 4/7/26 – Christopher Juan Sheard will spend the next 121 months in federal prison for the armed robbery of a postal employee. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down today by United States District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky. A Superseding Information […]
Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN). NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 4/7/26 – JODY HARRIS (“HARRIS”), age 33, a resident of Orleans Parish, was sentenced on March 10, 2026 by U.S. District Judge Darrel James Papillion to 144 months, three (3) […]
BOSTON – 4/7/26 – A former United States Postal Service (USPS) employee was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for the theft of mail and theft of government funds. Michael Murray, 38, of Lynn, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 30 months’ probation. Murray was also ordered to […]
Internal derangement and rotator cuff tears of the right and left shoulders, lumbosacral strain, and dorsal muscle strain of the back resulting from an injury — any medical doctor would declare this patient unable to perform labor-intensive work, especially that of a Postal Service employee. Add to that PTSD, depression, and chronic pain stemming from […]