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COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN THROUGH JANUARY 12, 2021:

With record setting hurricanes and wild fires, plus other personal catastrophes throughout the country, UPMAs support of Postal Employees Relief Fund (PERF) continues to assist our employees. The Postal Employees' Relief Fund (PERF, CFC No. 10268) provides financial support to postal employees who encounter undue hardship or whose homes are damaged or destroyed by natural disasters. Grant money assist homeowners and renters alike help with deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses that insurance claims don't cover, and to assist with replacement of lost property and temporary housing. The charity is run by the four postal employee unions and the two management organizations, whose members support PERF through voluntary donations. Retirees can make donations through OPM annuity using the attached CFC Retiree Pledge Form.   Active employees may pledge using EIN instead of Social Security number with the USPS Employee Pledge Form. Direct donations are also accepted by mailing to the NEW address: Postal Employees' Relief Fund, P.O. Box 41220, Fredericksburg, VA 22404-1220. The PERF Code for CFC is:  10268

PMG Dejoy announcement 8/18/2020

I want to assure all Americans of the following:
  
• Retail hours at Post Offices will not change.  
• Mail processing equipment and blue collection boxes will remain where they are.
• No mail processing facilities will be closed. 

Open the following link for PMG Dejoy's entire statement

PMG Dejoy announces non-bargaining hiring freeze effective August 15, 2020

USPS restructured
PMG announces three operating units

In an effort to operate in a more efficient and effective manner and better serve customers,
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy today announced a modified organizational structure for the
U.S. Postal Service.
The new business organizational structure is focused on three operating units and their core
missions:
• Retail and Delivery Operations — Accept and deliver mail and packages efficiently with a
high level of customer satisfaction. This organization will be led by Kristin Seaver.
• Logistics and Processing Operations — Process and move mail and packages efficiently
to the delivery units, meeting determined standards. This organization will be led by David
Williams.
• Commerce and Business Solutions — Leverage infrastructure to enable commerce
growth. This organization will be led by Jakki Krage Strako.

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NEW POSTMASTER GENERAL NAMED: 
The Postal Service Board of Governors has selected Louis DeJoy to serve as the nation's 75th Postmaster General, effective June 15. DeJoy, a business executive with more than 35 years of experience, previously served as chairman and chief executive officer of New Breed Logistics. He has spent decades collaborating with USPS, Boeing, Verizon, Disney, United Technologies and other public and private companies to provide supply chain logistics, program management and transportation support.
"Louis DeJoy understands the critical public service role of the United States Postal Service, and the urgent need to strengthen it for future generations," said Robert M. "Mike" Duncan, chair of the Board of Governors. "The board appreciated Louis' depth of knowledge on the important issues facing the Postal Service and his desire to work with all of our stakeholders on preserving and protecting this essential institution."
With a 35-year career in the logistics business, DeJoy said he has "worked closely" with the Postal Service for decades. "Having worked closely with the Postal Service for many years, I have a great appreciation for this institution and the dedicated workers who faithfully execute its mission," DeJoy said. "I look forward to working with the supporters of the Postal Service in Congress and the administration to ensure the Postal Service remains an integral part of the United States government. Postal workers are the heart and soul of this institution, and I will be honored to work alongside them and their unions. It will be an incredible honor to serve as Postmaster General, and I commit myself to upholding the Postal Service's cherished role in our nation."   5/8/20

Good Morning!                                                                                               3/20/2020

In looking at all of the reports that are coming out and all of the changes and closures that businesses throughout the country are making, I have made a decision that we will be taking steps to protect those of us that work here at the national office.    As of tomorrow, March 21, 2020, the national office will remain open, but we will have limited staff on site.    Normally, there will be one person on site during normal business hours, Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM with varying times for lunch breaks, of course.    The remainder of the staff, including me, will be teleworking and will be available on our cell phones, or via email if you need to reach us.   So, if you call the national office and do not get an answer, you can either leave a message, or you can reach out to us via cell phone numbers, or email, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.   At this time, we have no way of knowing how long this will last, but we will send out messaging and keep up to date postings on the website as the situation changes.

NOTE: The best way to communicate with us, will be via email.

Thanks,
Dan

Daniel M. Heins
National President
United Postmasters and Managers of America
8 Herbert Street
Alexandria, VA 22305
Office: 703-683-9027

     Ohio brought it home today in Uncasville, Connecticut. We bid the UPMA National Convention 2021 to be held, at Kalahari in Sandusky,  Ohio. We competed against Orlando, Florida. We took it by a long shot. 464 to 1065! It is very exciting. 

     We want to thank everyone who participated in the bid. It was a lot of work but Ohio UPMA really came through. Special thanks to Fran Brown and her husband. Fran is the Senior Sales Manager at Kalahari. She and her husband Steve were there the entire convention and worked very hard to help Ohio.

Ohio has alot of work to do in preparing for this. Please reach out to Lou Stuckey at 419-215-2227, stuckey31@msn.com, or Mari Beth Kirkland at 440-821-4667, mari_kirkland@yahoo.com, to assist with Ohio National 2021. 

                                                               Way to go O-H-I-O                                        8/1/19