{"id":12,"date":"2022-01-10T21:41:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T21:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/join.unitedpma.org\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2023-02-10T21:12:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T21:12:22","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/join.unitedpma.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tUPMA Grows &#038; Protects Postal Leadership Careers\n\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<h3> Tools to Fast-track Career Development<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3> Professional Representation When You Need it Most<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3> For all EAS and those aspiring to lead<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/join.unitedpma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Illustration-1.png\" alt=\"UPMA Grows &amp; Protects Postal Leadership Careers\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"502\" width=\"630\" title=\"Illustration-1\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>Join before December 31, 2023 and receive your first year <strong>FREE<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedpma.org\/membership\/current-membership-offers\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYES! 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You get the support and guidance of strong, career Postal Service leaders. Got a question? Ask &#8217;em. Need an introduction, you&#8217;ve got it. These members share what a difference UPMA has made in their lives and careers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I never had been a Manager. I had no experience with any USPS programs or running a manual office. My new office had a rural carrier, with the mail count looming in one month. Thankfully, the neighboring Postmasters on both sides of me were members of our organization and took me under their wings. They taught me to fly&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85\" style=\"width: 79px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85\" src=\"https:\/\/join.unitedpma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-17.png\" alt=\"Wendy Spears\" width=\"69\" height=\"69\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wendy Spears, Postmaster, Gales Ferry, CT<strong>15 year Member<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When I started thinking about membership, I realized how my membership in UPMA has impacted not only my worklife, but my personal life, as well. 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