The National Postal Mail Handlers Union is joining with the Distilled Spirits Council, other Postal Unions, and brewers and distillers for a day of acting on July 19 to request members of Congress cosponsor the USPS Shipping Equity Act, H.R. 3287/S. 1663. As this legislation overturns Prohibition Era regulations, the USPS will be able to meet the demands customers to ship directly from producers and will generate $190 million annually for the Postal Service. Please use this link to contact your Representative and Senators to sign onto the USPS Shipping Equity Act: https://www.spiritsunited.org/campaign/41521/ Be Aware of the Hatch Act
All NPMHU members are encouraged to take part in the political process, however, you must remain aware of the restrictions on political activities that are imposed by the Hatch Act. While postal and federal employees are allowed to participate in a wide range of political activities, no political activity can be done while on postal property or on postal time and ".gov" email accounts cannot be used to register. For more information and further guidance on the Hatch Act, please visit the NPMHU website.