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Friday, February 17

• APWU: USPS Five-Year Plan Is Doomed to Fail
  APWU News
• The Postal Service Business Plan: the Result of Choosing a Government Business Model
  Courier Express and Postal Observer
• Proposed pension contribution hike is latest foray into federal worker pockets
  Washington Post
• New Jersey letter carrier charged with drunk driving in mail truck
  Ridgewood, NJ Patch
• USPS may resort to buyouts, early retirements in aggressive downsizing
  Federal Times
• Postal Service Warns It Could Lose $18 Billion a Year
  Citing Losses, Postal Service Seeks Higher Stamp Prices
  New York Times
• USPS Uses Wedding Stamps to Encourage Mail Invitations
  New York Times
• Video: USPS mechanic finds Jesus on mail truck in Houston
  postalnews blog
• 100-Year-Old Photos of People Delivering Mail
  Mental Floss

  Thursday, February 16

• NALC reacts to USPS ‘business plan’ announcement
  NALC News
• USPS Plan would eliminate 155,000 jobs, raise stamp price to 50 cents
  postalnews blog
• The plant consolidation plan: 35,000 jobs lost, and "no significant impact"?
  Save the Post Office
• APWU Update: Congress Refuses to Tax the Rich, But New Postal, Federal Workers Must Pay
  APWU News
• USPS redesigning mail processing network based on area hubs
  Post & Parcel
• Man who held Wisconsin letter carrier hostage gets 15 years in prison
  Appleton Post Crescent
• Closing of postal centers could cause trouble with mail ballots
  Ventura County Star
• State rep. says USPS is withholding study on closing Queens plant
  NY Daily News
• NY letter carrier sentenced for stealing drugs and cash from mail
  postalnews blog
• Rapid Renovation of Post Office Destroyed by Fire Wins Mellon Award for Excellence
  postalnews blog

  Wednesday, February 15

• Senate to Vote on Public Service Pension Tax On Friday
  NAPUS
• USPS Plans to Implement Consolidations As Soon As Moratorium Ends
  APWU News
• Congress Refuses to Tax the Rich But Postal, Federal Workers Must Pay
  APWU News
• The Selling of the Venice Post Office: More than a touch of evil
  Save the Post Office
• Former Ann Arbor Postal Service worker convicted of taking cash, lap dances as bribes
  Associated Press
• PostCom: USPS to launch PR blitz around its updated business plan
  postalnews blog
• Post Office contractor sentenced for hiding mail
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
• Increase to pension contributions part of tentative tax cut deal
  Federal News Radio
• Tales of UPS’s Missing and Broken
  New York Times
• NAPS: Obama Budget Would Help the Postal Service, Hurt Postal Workers
  also: Democratic Senators Urge Improvements in Postal Bill
  National Association of Postal Supervisors
• Audio: “Tiny works of art…” US Postal Service Stamps by Roman Mars
  Soundcloud via postalnews blog
• Michigan letter carrier alerts woman and fire department to SUV blaze
  Holland Sentinel

  Tuesday, February 14

• NALC contract update: mediator appointed
  NALC News
• Saving the Postal Service: 27 Senators call for “significant improvements” in USPS reform bill
  Press release
• USPS Statement on White House budget: PMG thanks President for recognizing need for reform
  postalnews blog
• Shop Talk: A new reality for political direct mail
  Campaigns & Elections
• Special Report: Towns go dark with post office closings
  Reuters
• Congressman Hinchey Leads 111 House Members Against Post Office Closures
  Press release
  see also:APWU applauds effort to halt PO closings -
• Letters by the thousands travel to tiny Texas town
  Odessa American
• Video: Decision to close Albany GA processing plant may come sooner
  WFXL TV Albany GA
• Business Mailers Rankled by Obama Call to End Saturday Delivery
  Businessweek
• New Hampshire letter carrier dies on the job
  Portsmouth Herald
• Plea change hearing set for ex-Post Office worker
  Hattiesburg (MS) American

  Monday, February 13

• NALC President reacts to Obama 5 day delivery proposal
  NALC News
• Sen. Sanders and Rep. Cummings Call for Reform of Postal Service Pre-Funding Schedule
  Press release
• Obama Urges End to Saturday Mail Delivery
  Bloomberg
• USPS paid out $28 million in arbitration awards in 1st quarter
  postalnews blog
• “Four Flags” stamps to debut next week
  postalnews blog
• National Insurance Group switches most customer communications to Zumbox digital postal mail
  Press release
• Valentine's post office faces closure
  UPI
• Love stamp: Do you see fettuccine or gymnastic ribbons?
  Colorado Springs Gazette
• Presentation from last week’s webinar on network optimization
  postalnews blog

  Sunday, February 12

• Pitney Bowes shares slump on outlook
  MarketWatch
• Editorial: McCaskill's Post Office Proposal
  The Missourian
• Open Season on the Federal Public Service?
  Also: "Senate Postal Bill Stalled for Now" and "Retiree Costs Fully Funded in 21 years"
  eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin
• Appeals court upholds removal of letter carrier who told customer he was being investigated
  Leagle.com

  Saturday, February 11

• USPS awards $50 million contract for “Next Generation Retail Software” to Escher Group
  postalnews blog
• Native and Rural Communities Face Devastating Post Office Closures
  Huffington Post

  Friday, February 10

• The spin doctors examine Post Office financials for Q1: “The patient is a goner”
  Save the Post Office
• USPS fallout: Dems seek to treat bills as paid once they are postmarked
  The Hill
• Don't like "junk" mail? There's an app for that!
  Lifehacker
• USPS 1st Quarter Volumes and Revenues Better than Forecast
  Courier Express and Postal Observer
• Video: Explain it to me, GOP
  "How does cutting my pay and benefits create jobs?"
  American Federation of Government Employees via postalnews blog
• Postal trouble could harm FedEx
  Analyst: Government may need to renegotiate lucrative contract
  Memphis Commercial Appeal
• The Postal Service Just Lost $3.3 Billion: Blame Congress
  The Atlantic
• NALC: Congress turns $200M USPS profit into $3.2B loss
  NALC News

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