What is the USPS Blue Book?

Mail an individualized annuity estimate based on a projected retirement date provided by the employee; Schedule and provide telephonic individual pre-retirement counseling; Mail a packet of information (usually called the ‘blue book’) of forms and guidance.

How do I get my blue book from USPS?

Request retirement paper work (Blue Book) from Shared Services (1-877-477-3273 Option 5) six months prior to planned retirement date. Fill out retirement application (Blue Book). If you need assistance or are confused by any decisions you have to make you can contact the Union Office for assistance.

What kind of retirement does the USPS have?

Today, most postal employees are eligible to participate in one of two federal retirement benefit programs: The Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), which provides benefits for most workers hired before 1984. The Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS), which covers all workers hired after 1984.

What happens to USPS employees who retire before June 3, 2011?

Current USPS retirees and employees who retired before June 3, 2011, will not be impacted by this announcement and there will be no negative impact on future postal employees’ retirement. While the matter is under consideration, it is our hope that the issue will be resolved as quickly as the law allows.

Is the US Postal Service suspending FERS contributions?

The United States Postal Service recently announced that it will immediately suspend payment of the employer portion of the contributions for all Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) retirements. The Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) was not included in the announcement and will not be affected.

When did the United States postal service stop delivering Saturday mail?

In February 2013, the USPS announced that in order to save about $2 billion per year, Saturday delivery service would be discontinued except for packages, mail-order medicines, Priority Mail, Express Mail, and mail delivered to Post Office boxes, beginning August 10, 2013.

How many employees does the United States postal service have?

It was elevated to a cabinet-level department in 1872, and was transformed by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 into the United States Postal Service as an independent agency. The USPS, as of 2019, has 469,934 career employees and 136,174 non-career employees.