PITTSBURGH, PA — The U.S. Postal Service recently welcomed employees to an event celebrating the opening of the Pleasant Hills Sorting & Delivery Center (SDC). The special event offered employees a first look at the Postal Service’s latest investments to improve the employee experience and provide the community and surrounding regions with faster, more reliable service under its transformation and modernization strategies.

The modernized Pleasant Hills SDC is a culmination of the cultural change permeating throughout the Postal Service, focused on innovation, collaboration, problem-solving and competition. USPS facility investments across the state continue to make workplaces safer, more engaging spaces to work.

Investments to transform and modernize local facilities like the Pleasant Hills SDC are a core tenet of its 10-year strategic plan. As the Postal Service continues its path toward financial sustainability and high operating performance, these investments not only enhance operational precision and delivery efficiency but also prioritize a better working environment for its employees, ensuring a safer and healthier workplace.

At every level and across every operation, USPS is transforming into a more efficient, high-performing logistics and delivery enterprise supported by a dedicated workforce of nearly 640,000 men and women nationwide. Throughout its aggressive facility investments aimed at making service more reliable and affordable across the state, the Postal Service has emphasized the safety and wellbeing of its more than 10,000 employees in the state.

As it works to become the nation’s end-to-end carrier of choice, USPS has committed more than $18.9 billion aimed at revitalizing its delivery networks and national infrastructure.

These inspiring changes are part of more than $40 billion in strategic investments aimed at transforming and modernizing the organization. Upgrades across Pennsylvania and the nation continue to put the Postal Service on a positive trajectory and create a high performing, financially stable organization capable of providing the American public with the world-class service they expect and deserve.

For more information on the Postal Service’s remarkable progress under its ambitious 10-year strategic plan, please visit usps.com.

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