June 12, 2024 The Postal Service is reminding employees that the Privacy Act of 1974 applies to collecting, using and maintaining personal information. If a USPS business initiative involves any personally identifiable information, team members should contact the Postal Service’s Privacy and Records Management Office to determine whether the act’s provisions apply. Here are some points about the Privacy…
June 4, 2024 The Postal Service wants employees to understand — and follow — the rules on political activities under the Hatch Act. The law prohibits federal workers — including USPS employees — from engaging in partisan political activity while on duty, while wearing a uniform, while on government property or while inside a vehicle…
May 30, 2024 The Postal Service is reminding employees to abide by the Hatch Act as Election Day nears. The Hatch Act is a law restricting the partisan political activity of civilian, executive branch employees of the federal government, including USPS employees. Under the law, political activity is defined as any action directed toward the…
April 3, 2024 USPS wants employees to remember that there are rules for engaging in outside activities that conflict, or appear to conflict, with their official Postal Service duties. Under the USPS Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct, employees: • May not work in any capacity for an entity that delivers matter that could otherwise be…
February 28, 2024 The federal government has rules against nepotism in the workplace — and the Postal Service wants employees to remember them. Under the rules, USPS employees cannot hire, supervise or promote a relative, which is defined as a spouse, parent, child, sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew, in-law, stepparent, stepsibling or half sibling….
February 1, 2024 The Postal Service wants employees to remember they have a duty to conserve and protect government property — including USPS vehicles. The organization’s vehicles should not be used: • To commute between home and work; • To go on vacation; • To transport unauthorized persons such as a child, relative or friend;…
From: Charlie Cash <CCash@apwu.org> Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 Subject: Letters regarding talking to the Media Union Family, With all the good work many of you are doing out in the field on educating the public and getting the media to pay attention to the Mail Processing Facility Reviews, we are seeing more postal employees…
November 28, 2023 It’s the season of giving — and of ethics reminders about gift exchange among Postal Service employees. A gift is considered anything that has monetary value. Items not considered gifts include food and drink that are not part of a meal (soft drinks, doughnuts and the like) and items intended for presentation,…
