Presenting the NALC 2017 National Hero of the Year Award is NALC President Fredric Rolando. Accepting the award is Johnstown, Pennsylvania Branch 451 letter carrier Matt Lamb who rushed into a burning house before going to the backyard and telling a man to jump out the window into his arms.

Getting a Vermont Teddy Bear in the mail is like no other experience. It allows the person sending the bear to connect at a very intimate level with the person receiving the bear. The United States Postal Service is the last person to touch that package before the customer receives it.

Photo: Grahn, Kentucky Post Office 41142, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Photos of new LLV being tested. •(Swipe Left)• #USPS #postalproud #postalservice #mailmanproblems #mailmanlife #mail #maillady #mailwoman #mailman #mailbox #mailcarrier #ccalife #cca #regular #swings #outgoing #incoming #parcels #package #boxes #expressmail #prioritymail #firstclass #wedeliver #ifitfitsitships #nalc #? […]

Roseanne is a retired USPS employee with an extensive background in USPS retirement, disability retirement, OWCP, EEO, Labor Relations and HR. She conducts individual and group counseling and is able to comprehensively discuss the pros and cons of employees who are on OWCP, disability retirement and regular retirement. Roseanne will be happy to answer your […]

Photo: Dixie, Washington Post Office 99329, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Is there anything more American than the stars and stripes, blue skies and a Post Office™? Thanks for sharing @kyleread! #usps A post shared by US Postal Service (@uspostalservice) on Oct 3, 2017 at 9:12am […]

Photo: Limekiln, Pennsylvania Post Office 19535, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife #postoffice #afterhours A post shared by Abi S (@catchingthespeakerseye) on Sep 30, 2017 at 2:04pm PDT Winter is coming… Thanks for the shot @ccole1939 #washme #roaddirt #winteriscoming #llv #postalvehicle #usps #ifitrunstakeit A post shared by […]

ANNIHILATION by Jeff Vandermeer. Plot: Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; the second expedition ended in mass suicide; the third expedition in a hail of gunfire as […]

The Postal Service is preparing to extend the rated lifespan of its LLV delivery vehicles from 30 to 32 or 33 years, because some LLVs were manufactured in 1987 and their service life ends this year. Previously, in 2009, the Postal Service extended the service life of LLVs from 24 years to 30 years. But […]

Photo: Kinzers, Pennsylvania Post Office 17535, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife When #kenthemailman decides it's time to hang up his mail bag. ????? #bestmailcarrierever #usps #unitedstatespostalservice #penpals #snailmail #sendmoremail #sendlovesendletters #snailmailrevolution A post shared by Amanda (@letterletter) on Sep 28, 2017 at 7:35am PDT Treats for […]

Photo: Yorklyn, Delaware Post Office 19736, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife #rp @abcworldnewstonight – OVER THE LINE? A @uspostalservice mail carrier is under investigation after he was caught on home surveillance pepper-spraying a pair of dogs a dozen times during a package pickup; the homeowner says […]

Photo: Radiant, Virginia Post Office 22732, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Rob Day #1096daysofmondarys #sept26 #usps #working #millionmileclub #igotorob #heeeee A post shared by smondary81 (@smondary81) on Sep 26, 2017 at 5:27pm PDT When I'm not riding my bike, I'm rollin the red, white & blue! […]

Photo: Two Dot, Montana Post Office 59085, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Where's my order? #GetRichSlowCo #?? #USPS #? #? #PinGame #MailManProblems #NoDaysOff #Outgoing #Incoming #PriorityMail #Mail #MailMan #MailLady #WeDeliver #IfItFitsItShips #PinGameStrong #LapelPin #PinsOfIG #Pinstagram #GetRichSlow A post shared by @getrichslowco on Sep 22, 2017 at […]

Photo: Pocopson, Pennsylvania Post Office 19366, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Mr. Jackson making sure we get the mail post-Irma. It's a #USPS thing. A post shared by Michele Eddy Harris (@micheleharris55) on Sep 21, 2017 at 1:13pm PDT #postoffice #usps #mailman #fayettevillenc #govermentemployee #hardatwork work […]

Photo: Gardena, California Post Office 90247, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Posting letters from tiny Post offices — woot! woot! #usps #mailmorelove #writeon #travelingpostalclub #writemoreletters #postbox A post shared by Molly Meng & Anne Baumgartner (@thetravelingpostalclub) on Sep 20, 2017 at 5:36pm PDT in the eye […]

Photo: Ridge Farm, Illinois Post Office 61870, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Caption this photo! ⬇️ #USPS #postalproud #postalservice #mailmanproblems #mailmanlife #mail #maillady #mailwoman #mailman #mailbox #mailcarrier #ccalife #cca #regular #swings #outgoing #incoming #parcels #package #boxes #expressmail #prioritymail #firstclass #wedeliver #ifitfitsitships #nalc #? #? #✉️ #? […]

The USPS OIG recently investigated the Bay Valley District concerning city carriers working past 6PM. Here is what the OIG found: Background Strong consumer demand for goods purchased over the Internet has driven growth in the package market despite otherwise declining mail volume. This growing package segment provides the U.S. Postal Service an opportunity to […]

Photo: Yoder, Colorado Post Office 80864, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife 6 tubs of orders waiting to be picked up by my fabulous postal person! I love that she will pick the bins up off of my front porch and drop me off empty bins in […]

Photo: Puunene, Hawaii Post Office 96784, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Who's the fliest mailman in the hood.. Verndiddy the fliest mailman in the hood Is it true. Mhhhhmmmmmm. He is he is he issssssss. Lol.. #swag #style #stylish #likes #swagger #mailman #mailmanproblems #mailmanlife #photooftheday #usps […]

Photo: Tyro, Kansas Post Office 67364, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. @postallife Dear #usps, this actually doesn't fit in my #mailbox. But thanks for crushing everything and leaving it out in the rain instead of walking 20 ft to my porch. #uspsfail #lazy #rude A post shared […]

NALC’s Nalcrest retirement community in Polk County, Florida sustained damage from Hurricane Irma and is currently without power, reports Nalcrest Happenings in a recent Facebook post: (Credit: Nalcrest Happenings)