Wednesday, August 31
Hurricane may delay married TSP participants' loans, withdrawals
Government Executive
Keeping Direct Mail Out of Katrina's Wake
MultiChannel Merchant
USPS Employee Emergency Hotline Number
Employees in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina can call the USPS Emergency Hotline Number for updates on facilty closings. The nationwide toll free number is 1- 888-EMERGNC (1-888-363-7462)
Report: $51 million in 'casual in lieu of' settlements in Philadelphia, Wilmington
21st Century Postal Worker Message Exchange
Tuesday, August 30
Walsh resigns from BOG
Postcom reports that John Walsh has resigned from the USPS Board of Governors.
Monday, August 29
Saturday, August 27
Commentary: Turf Wars and the New Mail at the Postal Service
'The problem with CD/DVD mail is that the rules, designed to ensure that mail pieces claiming discounted rates can be processed on letter sorting machines, are useless in evaluating CD mail designs. Most CD/DVD mailers that comply with letter processing regulations are not compatible with letter processing equipment.'
Postvcom.org
Postvcom.org
Friday, August 26
Thursday, August 25
Ex-postal worker's discrimination case dismissed by judge
Scranton Times-Tribune
Wednesday, August 24
Postal service truck catches fire, mail destroyed
Walker County (GA) Messenger
Changing tomorrow's politics to defend universal postal services
UNI World Congress
Tuesday, August 23
NALC's Young Addresses NRLCA Convention in Minneapolis
NALC Bulletin
White Paper: Remote Shopping: Role of Mail, Catalogs and the Internet
Elena Diakova, manager of strategy projects at Pitney Bowes
DMNews.com
DMNews.com
Side by Side Comparison of House and Senate Postal Reform Bills
Congressional Research Service report via Postcom.org
Monday, August 22
Sunday, August 21
Connecticut aims to protect postal workers from dog attacks
Associated Press
Saturday, August 20
Poultry sent through Postal Service a threat to state flocks
Winston Salem Journal
Friday, August 19
DHL crashes the party
'... the integrated carrier has elbowed its way to a 6 percent share of the domestic parcel business...'
Logistics Management
Logistics Management
American Airline Employees Charged With Mail Theft
WFOR TV Miami
Thursday, August 18
Strasser: Current Reform Bills Would Be 'Disastrous' for USPS
DMNews.com
... and there is more on Strasser's comments at Postcom.org.
... and there is more on Strasser's comments at Postcom.org.
USPS releases June and July Financials
'Total Mail Volume for July, FY 2005 was 227 million pieces or 1.4% under SPLY. First-Class Mail volume declined by 394 million pieces or 5.0%. Standard Mail volumes, at 164 million pieces or 2.2% over SPLY, continue to be positive primarily because of the increasing strength of direct marketing channels. Additionally, Periodicals were 13 million or 1.8% over SPLY.
'Year-to-date, Total Mail Volume is 2.6% or 4.5 billion pieces over SPLY. Over 2.4 billion of the 4.5 billion pieces increase occurred in November 2004. The most significant mail volume increase over SPLY for YTD is in the lower revenue-per-piece Standard Mail category, which increased 4.5 billion pieces or 5.7%. YTD, First-Class Mail volume is 0.1% less than SPLY generating $391 million or 1.3% less revenue than SPLY.'
USPS.com
'Year-to-date, Total Mail Volume is 2.6% or 4.5 billion pieces over SPLY. Over 2.4 billion of the 4.5 billion pieces increase occurred in November 2004. The most significant mail volume increase over SPLY for YTD is in the lower revenue-per-piece Standard Mail category, which increased 4.5 billion pieces or 5.7%. YTD, First-Class Mail volume is 0.1% less than SPLY generating $391 million or 1.3% less revenue than SPLY.'
USPS.com
Wednesday, August 17
Tuesday, August 16
USPS proposes new standards to reduce periodicals costs
Federal Register
Monday, August 15
Local postal workers to take complaints to Washington
Port Arthur (TX) News
Sunday, August 14
USPS Pocket Change Please
Bush is willing to spend almost $300 billion in porkbarrel projects, but won't give the USPS back it's own money because of 'adverse budget impacts'?
e-NAPUS Legislative Newsletter
e-NAPUS Legislative Newsletter
Friday, August 12
Postal Service beefs up instruction on handling suspicious mail
Government Executive
Australia Post Acquires PrintSoft
Australia Post Partners to Bring Hybrid Mail to the US
Press release
Press release
Thursday, August 11
CNN probe finds weak link in air security
'... for three straight days, outside Chicago's busy O'Hare International Airport, at the U.S. Postal Service Chicago International/Military Service Center, CNN found gates unlocked and wide open, and open containers left at the side of the road.'
CNN
CNN
Ex-carrier gets probation for keeping 2,200 letters
Chicago Tribune
Wednesday, August 10
Scammers Target Postal Service Job Seekers
KOAT TV Albuquerque
What's the USPS got up its sleeve?
Gene Del Polito commentary for DIRECT
Tuesday, August 9
GAO urges training about suspicious mail
Associated Press
Click here to view the GAO report
Click here to view the GAO report
RPW numbers updated
The RPW (Revenue, Pieces and Weight) reports posted last week have now been updated with year to date data. The link above is for the Adobe .pdf version- click here for a .csv version that can be opened in Excel.
Monday, August 8
League Convention Update
PMs hear from Day, Tisdale, Galligan, and more.
League of Postmasters News Briefs
League of Postmasters News Briefs
Sunday, August 7
Bins of undelivered mail in storage unit
Ukiah (CA) Daily Journal
Burrus on Postal Reform: A Long Way From Those Early, Rosy Days
APWU Burrus Update
Saturday, August 6
USPS releases June Financial Results
The USPS had a net loss of $75 million in June, but year to date income is still positive at $1.7 billion. The growth in revenue at 1.7% above the prior year still falls far short of the 4% growth in expenses however. Click here for the .pdf version, or here for the Excel version.
Friday, August 5
The Senator from Hallmark
What does $10,000 buy you in Washington these days? Senator Kit Bond, apparently.
E-NAPUS Legislative Newsletter
E-NAPUS Legislative Newsletter
Neighbors want to acquire Postal Service's Marina Processing Center
Del Rey (CA) Argonaut
Suspected postal skimmer quits Florida office
Bradenton Herald
We Can't Get There From Here
Postcom's Kate Muth on the postal reform deadlock.
Postcom.org
Postcom.org
Thursday, August 4
White House plan missing Senate stamp of approval
Government Executive
Quarter 3 Mail Volumes Released
Revenue, Pieces and Weight data for the three month period ending June 30 show total mail volume increasing by 2.4%, or about 2 billion pieces. Standard mail accounted for half of the increase, while first class mail rose only slightly. First class single piece volume dropped 4%, while first class presort rose by the same amount. Priority, Express and package services all showed healthy increases over the prior year. (As of early this morning, Fiscal Year to Date RPW data has not been posted on the USPS RPW site.)
Wednesday, August 3
USPS Board: Without Reform, Rate Increase in 2007
DMNews.com
Click here to read the statement by BOG Chair James Miller
Click here to read the statement by BOG Chair James Miller
Postal Service may deliver drugs in case of pandemic, official says
Associated Press
Deal to move postal reform in Senate hits snag
Postcom reports that agreement had been reached between the White House and Senate Republicans to move the postal reform bill on Friday, but that a 'hold' by Senator 'Kit' Bond (R-MO) sank the effort.
Tuesday, August 2
USPS Board of Governors Meeting Highlights
USPS Link Online
Postal services, GATS, and your job
NALC Postal Record (Adobe .pdf file)
On-duty postman arrested for drunk driving
Barron (WI) News-Shield
DM Attorney Leads Fight Against Do-Not-Mail Bills
DMNews.com
Monday, August 1
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