About this episode

Tina Schmerbach shares her harrowing experience with corruption and neglect within the USPS and NALC, highlighting the impact on mental health in the workplace.

In this episode, retired city letter carrier Tina Schmerbach shares her four-year battle through corruption, cover-ups, harassment, and betrayal inside the USPS and NALC. From local branch failures to national leadership neglect, from Postal Inspectors ignoring threats, to law enforcement, a district attorney, and politicians looking the other way, Tina’s story reveals how broken the system truly is. Backed by receipts—texts, emails, and voicemails—her journey exposes not just neglect of duty, but the devastating impact of dismissing mental health in the workplace. This isn’t just a story. It’s a wake-up call! RESOURCES: FEDUP HQ The official home to the FedUp Podcast & Network of Resources - the gold standard for advocacy, education, & support for federal employees nationwide. www.feduphq.com One-Fed Injury Clinics ONE-FED delivers complete support and expert medical care for federal employees and their healthcare providers. www.onefedowcp.com Shapiro Federal Your trusted legal team for OWCP claims, appeals, personal injury claims, scheduled awards and more. www.injuredfederalworker.com

People in this episode

Host: Ron Speakman

Guest: Tina Schmerbach

Topics covered

• corruption
• postal service
• mental health
• workplace harassment
• systemic failures
• advocacy

Keywords

• corruption
• USPS
• NALC
• mental health
• harassment
• advocacy
• Dubuque
• systemic failures

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USPS, NALC, FEDUP HQ, One-Fed Injury Clinics, Shapiro Federal

Places: Dubuque

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