Advo Falls After Valassis Sues to Rescind Acquisition

Bloomberg

Federal Times calls on Potter to act on Jaffer case, or step down

postalnews blog

The wedding's off? Valassis accuses Advo of fraud

DMNews.com

New Web site will be one-stop shop for Postal Service HR info

Federal Times

The Postal Conundrum

Postal analyst Murray Comarow presents a "Morbidity and Mortality" assessment of the USPS
Postcom.org

Woman who killed letter carrier accused of assaulting her own daughter

Hartford Courant

Praying postal carrier helps save a woman's life

Florida Times Union

Junk Mail Weighs on Their Minds

John Kelly column in the Washington Post

Charleston REC Expanding

WWVA TV Bluefield WV

Postal Worker Accused Of Tossing, Damaging Customer's Boxes

KITV Honolulu

Mail Bonding: Neighbors Hate to See the Blue Boxes Go

Los Angeles Times

Mail Thief Hits Post Office Truck

KOLD TV Tucson

NALC Seeks 'Fair' Wage Increase Young Optimistic About Reaching a Settlement

NALC Press release

Burrus: The Union’s Role in Management, Mailer Issues

APWU News

Inspector General's report on Azeez Jaffer

The redacted version of the IG's report on accusations of financial and personal misconduct against former postal PR exec Azeez Jaffer. The report was the basis for the recent Federal Times story on Jaffer.

Mailers Council Wants At Least 90 Days Before Rate Increases

DMNews.com

Report Says Postal Service Gains U.S. Air Market Share

DMNews.com

PRC Says OK To Capital One NSA Extension

DMNews.com

Contractor stole "thousands of items" from mail to sell on eBay

Kane County (IL) Chronicle

Netflix spawns a mailbox full of imitators

Boston Globe

Burrus responds to Del Polito

Letter from APWU President Bill Burrus to Postcom President Gene Del Polito
Postcom.org

Postal service to close Fayetteville REC

Fayetteville Observer

Diverse Stamps Planned For 2007, Honoring Stewart, Fitzgerald, Longfellow, Disney And More

CBS News

Postal Carrier Injured In Drive-By Shooting

KNBC TV Los Angeles

Mailings contained cornstarch

Scranton Times-Tribune

Couple says carrier withheld delivery on purpose

Jackson (MI) Citizen Patriot

Postal worker gets over five years in prison for mail theft

KRIS-TV Corpus Christi

The Price Of Being Obstreperous

"There is no such thing as a free lunch... unless the APWU chooses a different view of the world, one day there may be no lunch at all."
Gene Del Polito commentary for Postcom.org

APWU Bargaining Set to Begin Aug. 29

APWU News

Automated Mail Stream Under Assault

Postcom.org

Unemployment checks lost in the mail in Illinois

Marion Daily Republican Online

Mail thefts reported from collection boxes

Bakersfield Californian

2006 Mailhandlers Contract Negotiations Begin

Statement of NPMHU President John Hegarty
NPMHU web site

Iniguez to retire

USPS News Link

Carrier saves mail from truck fire

Asbury Park Press

Sticky 1-cent stamp issue should be resolved soon

Syracuse Post-Standard

Arizona post office shut down, evacuated

Mohave Daily News

Royal Mail Says Pricing in Proportion Program Runs Smoothly On Day 1

DMNews.com
(And for more from the British press, take your pick: Rage at new PO charges, or Mail rage fails to materialise as prices alter; or read the Times' leader, which imagines Postman Pat's reaction to the whole affair...)

The Case of the Pilfered Pallets

The USPS is running low on pallets...
Material Handling Management

IG: Jaffer lived high life on USPS dime

Federal Times via USA Today

How realistic is 'going postal'?

"Twenty years after letter carrier Michael Bigler and his peers were shot, some call the danger overstated."
Associated Press

Redlands powder incident target of inquiry

"...employees claim a top supervisor at the Postal Service's facility responded to the Aug. 3 incident by testing the powder with her bare fingers before concluding it was flour and ordering employees back to work."
San Bernardino County Sun

South Jersey aids injured letter carrier

Cherry Hill Courier Post
(Donations to the Maureen DePrince Benefit Fund are being collected by the Atlantic City Firefighters Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 413, Northfield 08225.)

Philadelphia postal workers rally over job cuts

Philadelphia Daily News

What's up with the APWU?

"What you hear from the APWU is NO...NO...NO! The last time I heard that kind of communication it came from a niece who was two-years old."
Gene Del Polito comemntary for DIRECT

Direct mail delivers

American Printer

Postal Service to Begin Contract Negotiations With Its Four Largest Unions

First Time New Contracts Negotiated Separately With All Four Unions Simultaneously
Press release

NAPUS Hotline

Issues covered: modifications to the Appalachian District PRO program, POS problems and their affect on Mystery Shopper scores, PMRs doing craft work, and more.
NAPUS web site

APWU Delegates Address Frustration Over Craft Jurisdictional Issues

Also: delegates approve resolution seeking merger of Mail Handlers Union
APWU Convention Bulletin

Threatening To Go Postal, Retired Postal Worker Arrested

KOLD TV Tuscon

Late mail and other postal concerns addressed by Connecticut postmaster

Middletown Press

Mail stolen from three postal trucks in San Diego

San Diego Union-Tribune
see also the video report at NBCSanDiego.com

Google Teams With Valpak

Washington Post

Young Warns That Contracting Out Mail Delivery Could Weaken Nation's Defense Against Terrorism

Press release

Philly postal workers to rally over distribution center troubles

Associated Press

Letter carrier's friends plan for recovery

Gloucester County (NJ) Times

Post office seems to be delivering on promises

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Postal-job offers too good to be true

The Tennessean

APWU, USPS Reach Agreement on Transfer Opportunities

APWU News

Letter carriers unhappy with new procedures

Worcester Telegram

Southeast Area VP Bill Brown retiring

USPS News Link

USPS sends confusing signals on service standards

Kate Muth commentary for Postcom.org

Appeals Court says postal inspectors went too far in search

California Appellate Report

USPS posts June Financials

postalnews blog

Postal employee will go to prison for not charging bulk-mail shippers

Anchorage Daily News

Charity that gets lost in the mail

Boston Globe

Collins wants anti-smoking provision out of postal bill

Government Executive

Colorado: Proposed change in distribution has postal union out of sorts

Glenwood Springs Post Independent

USPS Rapped on Performance Reporting

DMNews.com

Downtown offices wait for the mail

New postal procedure frustrating in Worcester
Worcester Telegram

APWU: Olympia, Tacoma and Everett Mail May Move to Seattle

postalnews blog

Lose the attitude

Reaction to yesterday's 'Tale of Two Post Offices' column
WFED Federal News Radio

FedEx set to expand Kinko's retail network

Financial Times via MSNBC.com

Mailman's delivery leads to his arrest

Newark Star Ledger

Waxman Wants to Know Why Snail Mail's So Slow

Los Angeles Times

GI free postage bill a mixed bag

Gloucester County (NJ) Times

Mickey’s got mail

'Mickey Barnett proved far less controversial to the U.S. Senate than he has to some fellow NM Republicans.'
Joe Monahan via postalnews blog

Postal Service tests Flat Sequencing System

NALC Postal Record

The Post Office Gets a New CFO

CFO Magazine

Sen. Collins Introduces Legislation To Stop Tobacco Shipments Through the Mail

DMNews.com

A Tale Of Two Post Offices

WFED Federal News Radio

Bush nominates Democrat to BOG

postalnews blog

USPS wins appeal in trademark case

postalnews blog

L.A. mail delayed for six days, says report

LA Daily News
see also the Mail Condition Report that led to this story, the letter from Congressman Waxman demanding an investigation, and what we think this story says about the meaning of service.

Senate Confirms 5 Postal Nominees Before Recess

also: Postmasters to Be Briefed by the Postal 4 At NAPUS Convention
eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter

Latest threat to music industry: the postal service?

ZDNet UK News

Union, Management Agree to Restore Retirement Counseling

APWU News

Postal workers rally to keep Bloomington jobs

Indianapolis Star

NAPUS lists issues for August consultations with HQ

NAPUS Hotline

Postal employee discrimination complaints drop

Federal Times

Invensys Controls exec is new USPS CFO

USPS News Link

Snail mail: 90,000 bills sat 3 weeks in truck in Tennessee

Detroit Free Press

Postal Service Feels the Heat Over Consolidation Plans

Washington Post

Postal workers managing in heat

Marion (IN) Chronicle Tribune

Day Sees "Diminishing" Odds Of Postal Reform Passing

DMNews.com

USPS Working to Keep Fuel Costs Down, CFO Tells Mailers

DMNews.com

DMers in shock over proposed parcel rate hike

Gene Del Polito commentary for DIRECT

Bravo Says Four-State Barcode Will Be Mandatory for Automation Discounts

DMNews.com

Postal Service Drops Plans to Consolidate Illinois Facility

More on the Rockford decision from the APWU. See also 'Rockford gets to keep postmark' from the Rockford Register Star, and click here for our own humble opinion.

Bronx Mail Workers Fear USPS Will Move Processing To Manhattan

NY1

Postal Service Finds a Friend in the Internet

New York Times

Uncertainties Surround Flat Sorters, Make-Up Rules

DMNews.com

Congressman Introduces Bill to Stop Postal Service Circumvention of Veterans' Preference Laws

NAPS Legislative Update

FedEx, US Postal Service renew delivery deal

Washington Post

Postal worker remains in critical condition

Press of Atlantic City
earlier story: Driver faces assault charge in hit-run that maimed postal carrier