Friday • September20

Smart Business Moment

Political Bumper Stickers

So Many Bumper Stickers, So Little Time

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Political Bumper Stickers

So Many Bumper Stickers, So Little Time

Displaying a partisan political bumper sticker is political activity, but a Postal Service employee may park his or her personal vehicle with one standard size bumper sticker or magnet in a postal lot or garage without violating the Hatch Act.
If a Postal Service employee uses his or her personal vehicle for postal business, he or she must cover the partisan political bumper sticker or remove the magnet during the time the vehicle is used for postal business.

A postal parking lot full of vehicles with partisan political bumper stickers may offend some of our customers. Keeping your political views to yourself is smart business.

Contact the Ethics Office (ethics.help@usps.gov) for more information about the Hatch Act.

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Work Environment

Do Your Part

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Work Environment

Do Your Part

Keep smiling.
Keep a positive attitude, be polite, and smile.

It creates a better work environment for everyone.

And that’s smart business.

Smart Safety Moment

Facility security

Follow the Inspector’s advice for keeping our facilities safe .

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Facility security

Follow the Inspector’s advice for keeping our facilities safe .

Wear your ID and question strangers who aren’t wearing a postal ID.
Ensure government license plates, such as USPS or General Services Administration plates, are properly affixed to vehicles.
Perform vehicle inventories daily and document the results.
Remove keys from vehicles and lock the doors when vehicles aren’t in use.
Immediately report any missing postal assets such as uniforms, IDs, vehicles and keys.
Keep facility doors closed and make sure locks work.

Everyone is responsible for keeping postal facilities and vehicles safe and secure. For additional information, read Pub 266, Blueprint for Facility Security.

And that’s smart safety!

For additional information or guidance, contact your safety office.

Alternate safety moment

Handwashing

It’s like a do-it-yourself vaccine.

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Handwashing

It’s like a do-it-yourself vaccine.

There are five simple steps to effective hand-washing. Wet. Lather. Scrub. Rinse. Dry. Regular hand-washing is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick and prevent the spread of germs to others.

Take these steps to help protect yourself and others.

And that’s smart safety!

For additional information or guidance, contact your safety office.

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