Pittsburgh is the birthplace of Unionism (Homestead) and the movement is still alive and kicking here.  We believe that communication is the key to a successful Union and a local website for letter carriers is an excellent way to communicate, inform and hopefully inspire the next generation of activists. The national website at www.nalc.org is an excellent source of information concerning national issues. The goal of this website however is to…

This page lists the opening, closing and ‘award effective’ dates for all 2026 carrier vacancy bid cycles within the installation of Pittsburgh, PA.

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Editorial by City Carrier Jonathan Belvin, Penn Hills, PA Post Office I’ve been on my route for about three years now, and aside from the lack of actual bathrooms, the stairs, hills, dogs, and people, it’s pretty decent. The best thing about it is that I have almost as many vacant houses as occupied ones. […]

According to the National Agreement, full-time regular carriers have bidding rights. Some of the newly-converted CCAs in the Pittsburgh Installation have been experiencing problems submitting bids through the www.liteblue.usps.gov website and phone bidding at 1-800-222-2415.  To avoid these problems, a PS Form 1717a needs to be printed, completed and faxed to Customer Service Support at 1(650)578-3845 […]

CCAs Using Personally-Owned Vehicles (POV) to Perform Work: According to Question 77 of the CCA Questions and Answers (M-01833), CCAs are not eligible for Driveout agreements when using their own Personally-Owned Vehicles while delivering a route. However, it does not mean they should not be compensated at all, PS Form 8048 should be filled out and […]

US Postal Service Federal Credit Union is available for all your banking and financing needs. They are conveniently located within the GMF. You can reach them directly at: US Postal Service Federal Credit Union1001 California AvePittsburgh, Pa 15290 1-800-877-7328 Ext 5002, 5003, 5010 https://www.uspsfcu.org