{"id":7878,"date":"2014-06-26T16:06:07","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T21:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=7878"},"modified":"2014-06-26T16:06:07","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T21:06:07","slug":"usps-employee-hotline-gets-new-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2014\/06\/26\/usps-employee-hotline-gets-new-features\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS: Employee hotline gets new features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font: 13px\/16px sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #222222; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">The USPS National Employee Emergency Hotline now has new features, including a more interactive process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 13px\/16px sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #222222; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">The Postal Service uses the hotline during emergencies, such as facilities problems and weather emergencies, to notify employees of closings or late openings. The hotline number \u2014 888-363-EMERGNC (888-363-7462) \u2014 is on the back of employee badges. <a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/usps-employee-emergency-hotline.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7879\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/usps-employee-emergency-hotline.gif\" alt=\"usps-employee-emergency-hotline\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 13px\/16px sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #222222; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">Employees can now dial the hotline and press \u201c5\u201d after entering their ZIP Codes. Their calls will be routed to someone who can verify that the employee is in a safe environment and also can relay employee information to district and area managers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 13px\/16px sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #222222; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">Hearing-impaired employees can use Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) by calling state TRS toll-free numbers. A TRS operator will relay information to the Postal Service on the caller\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 13px\/16px sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #222222; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">A list of the state TRS toll-free numbers is on the Federal Communications Commission\u2019s<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/encyclopedia\/telecommunications-relay-services-directory\" target=\"_blank\"><em>website<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The USPS National Employee Emergency Hotline now has new features, including a more interactive process. The Postal Service uses the hotline during emergencies, such as facilities problems and weather emergencies, to notify employees of closings or late openings. The hotline number \u2014 888-363-EMERGNC (888-363-7462) \u2014 is on the back of employee badges. 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