Is the escrow requirement unconstitutional?

Cary Baer commentary for DMNews.com

New CFO brings outside perspective

DMNews.com

APWU, Teamsters both on ballot at DHL

Wilmington News Journal

USPS settles Trenton anthrax travel grievance for $5.3 million

Trenton Metro Area Local APWU
full text of the agreement

APWU: Get Ready for Arbitration

APWU News

Colorado Springs Carriers File Complaints with Union

KRDO TV Colorado Springs-Pueblo

Indiana supervisor sentenced for theft

Indianapolis Star

Delivery companies ready for holiday peak

DMNews.com

USPS streamlines NSA rules

DMNews.com

Postcom: "The E.N.D. is not near"

Employee Appreciation Day Food in Biohazard Refrigerator?

PostalMag.com

USPS: 20 Billion pieces of mail expected from now ’till Christmas

Press release

Colorado postal workers having trouble keeping up

KOAA TV Colorado Springs/Pueblo

Postcom: Remove CASS issues from rate case

DMNews.com

Heavy reading arrives in the mail

Philadelphia Daily News

BOG sets agenda for next week’s meeting

Press release

Don’t shoot the mailbox!

postalnews blog

USPS plans holiday season kickoff at National Postal Museum

postalnews blog

Crash Kills Postal Truck Driver

WDIV TV Detroit

Mail a valued part of the day for troops in Iraq

Dayton Daily News

Neighborhoods welcome old-fashioned mailboxes

Grand Rapids Press

Pensacola won't be consolidated

Pensacola News Journal

Postal change draws complaints from Alaskans

Anchorage Daily News

Contract nurse indicted for defrauding USPS

DOJ Press release

Postman delivers holiday meals

San Gabriel Valley (CA) Tribune

Flexible Spending Account Calculator

postalnews blog

Remote Control Mail: Check Your Postal Mail on the Web

Techcrunch

Postal worker carries on

'Retire' not in vocabulary after 50 years of service
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Dog owner charged with assault of postman

Toledo Blade

USPS 'Preliminary' Annual Report

(Adobe .pdf document)
USPS.com

League lists items for HQ/Postmasters consultations

League of Postmasters News

APWU: Contract Talks to Resume After Thanksgiving Weekend

APWU News

Negotiations continuing with all four unions

From Postcom.org: "The U.S. Postal Service and its four largest unions have agreed to extend contract negtiations to 3 p.m. today in hopes of reaching negotiated settlements."

GAO- Transforming USPS Business Model a Priority for New Congress

postalnews blog

APWU: As Deadline Passes, Parties Agree to Continue Talks

APWU News

Massachusetts death linked to earlier Vermont accident

Springfield Republican
click here for the Valley News article describing the Vermont incident

Kitty Hawk Wins $29 million contract for holiday postal air network

postalnews blog

Arbitrator upholds APWU challenge to revised M-47

21st Century Postal Worker

Senate committee confirms USPS governors, PRC chair

DMNews.com

Is your mail late? No answer from USPS

Greeley (CO) Tribune

Late mail deliveries worry Tempe postal customers

East Valley (AZ) Tribune

Burrus: Contract Agreement 'Possible'

APWU News

Postal Carrier Arrested

WANE TV Fort Wayne IN

Columnist: USPS 'stupidly' bans ZIP code books

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

Illinois carrier wins $7 million Lotto prize

Rockford Register Star

Conservative Post

CanadaPost Worker Facing Disciplinary Action After Refusing to Deliver Homophobic Pamphlet
The Dominion

Mail Handler Contract Update: Union submits economic proposals

The Mail Handler Update

Emery settles USPS suit for $10 million

postalnews blog

Final Delivery for Carrier Couple

WPVI TV Philadelphia

Union rep speaks out on post office carbon monoxide incident

Suffolk (VA) News Herald

APWU: Contract Deadline Looms

APWU News

USPS Looking at sites for new Milwaukee P&D

The Capital Times

UPS raises 2007 rates for ground, air

MarketWatch

'The Parting on the Left is Now the Parting on the Right'

- Confirmation Hearing Touches on Communication and Service
- Postal Reform Still Breathing
eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter

Tornado causes heavy damage to Montgomery AL Post Office

postalnews blog

DMA: Postal Reform Unlikely to Come Up for November Vote

multichannelmerchant.com

Postal Employee Charged With Opening Packages Containing VA Medication

The Chattanoogan

Postmaster General gets the last word

PMG praises carrier who rescues animals along route
Muncie Star Press

Stamp with ballot may be a fake 'Jenny'

Sarasota Herald Tribune click here for video report
Smithsonian asks for `historic' ballot stamp
Fake or not, curator wants Inverted Jenny
South Florida Sun Sentinel

Postal Service ends fiscal year in the hole

Federal Times
or, if you prefer:
Postal Service ends fiscal year in the black
Syracuse Post Standard

Postal Service Ends Year With Record Revenue But High Fuel Costs Boost Expenses; Positive Productivity Trend Continues

Press release
Update: click here to download the presentation given to the BOG by CFO H. Glen Walker

APWU: Talks Continue at Discouraging Pace

APWU News

Update: Sioux City OIG report online

(via postcom.org)
Original Sioux City Journal article
Grassley: OIG found "sufficient evidence supporting consolidation" Harkin: wait for GAO review
Sioux City Journal

Democrats unlikely to shift course on DM issues

DMNews.com

A Lame-Duck Revival for Postal Service Overhaul?

Washington Post

Israeli delegation blocked from U.N. postal conference

International Herald Tribune

Updated postal network could expand global trade, says WTO head

DMNews.com

Hershey Kiss stamp spurs KFC to request similar publicity

Chicago Sun-Times

NAPS argues for more flexibility in setting EAS ‘core goals’

postalnews blog

Study Health-Plan Options Carefully This Open Season

Washington Post

Undercover video shows Boston letter carriers smoking pot on the clock

Fox 25 Boston (requires Macromedia Flash)

APWU Announces Negotiations Hotline

The toll-free number is 800-992-APWU (or 800-992-2798).
APWU News

Tonight’s “Cold Case” may sound familiar…

postalnews blog

Inspection Service (?!) selling Segway scooters

Postal Bulletin
(also in this week's Bulletin: the assets of the old Philadelphia P&D will be sold in an online auction on December 12)

Postal worker loses plea to wear fun neckties

Anchorage Daily News

Florida Postmaster cleared of wrongdoing

Jackson County Floridan

Maine post office shut amid investigation

Bangor Daily News

Man Wanted In Thwarted Post Office Attack

KPRC TV Houston

Battle Creek: Business goes on after 28 letter carriers are suspended

Battle Creek Enquirer

APWU Headquarters Celebrates ‘Great Day for Democracy’

APWU News

Fatality probed at postal center

Springfield Republican
- Information on "Glad Hand" locks
- Driver instructions for use of locks

Half-million dollar stamp used to mail ballot??

Seattle Times

Virginia post office evacuated for carbon monoxide

Suffolk News Herald

Earthquake Hits US Capitol With Lingering Aftershocks

eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter

Update: Vermont APWU and USPS Differ Over Safety

White River Junction Valley News (link corrected)

Accident kills Massachusetts postal worker

Springfield Republican

Michigan post offices under scrutiny for election mail delays

WOOD TV Grand Rapids

Alabama postal employee charged with theft

Shelby County Reporter

Canada Post: U.S. retailers reaching Canadians at holidays

DMNews.com

Postcom: say goodbye to HR 22

postalnews blog

USPS publishes new rules for postage meters

Federal Register

UPS Growth Strategy Works But Must Improve Logistics -CEO

Dow Jones

Election Day Post-Mortem For Marketers

Marketing Daily

Mail Handlers: USPS submits laundry list of harsh contract proposals

Mail Handler Contract Update

NAPS: Postal Reform Hinges on a Potentially Cooperative Lame Duck Session

postalnews blog

Newark postmark due to be canceled

End of the world to some, 'Who cares?' to others.
Newark Star Ledger

Campaign mailers spelled overtime for letter carriers

North County (CA) Times

The Congress Woman from UPS is GONE!!

NAPUS Election Night 2006 Blog

Editorial: Maine officials should have attended postal center's celebration

Portland Press Herald

UPS prepared for holiday shipping surge

DMNews.com

Political fliers plucked from trash, sent Postal Service plays it safe and delivers tossed mailers after campaigner's inquiry

Fremont (CA) Argus

USPS Board to meet next week in DC

postalnews blog

APWU Presents Economic Proposals; Burrus Assails ‘Lack of Progress’ in Talks

APWU News

EBay proves virtual gold mine for Postal Service

Rocky Mountain News

Colorado Springs Post Office apologizes for poor downtown service

postalnews blog

Maine Senators Urge PMG To Address Concerns Raised By Postal Workers` Union In Scarborough

postalnews blog

Political mail reaches ‘phenomenal’ levels with current election cycle

The Ledger Independent, Maysville, KY

APWU: Contract Talks Take a Discouraging Turn

APWU News

Congressmen ask GAO to study USPS, other agency's progress in bio-threat detection

Federal Times

NAPUS: Vote – Then Join NAPUS On Election Night 2006

eNAPUS Legislative Bulletin
(note: we'll be carrying the NAPUS blog feed on our election 2006 page, along with feeds from the Washington Post and other sources.)

Bush nominates Blair to head Postal Rate Commission

postalnews blog

Post Office May Cut Wait to Be on Stamp

Associated Press

Study finds spam more annoying than 'junk' mail

Science Daily
click here to read the complete paper.

Undelivered mail draws political heat

Tri-Valley (CA) Herald

USPS encourages mailers to use electronic documentation

DMNews.com

NALC: USPS Makes Regressive Proposals; Stalls Serious Contract Negotiations

NALC Bulletin

USPS employment stats show fewer clerks and city carriers, more mail handlers and rurals

postalnews blog

Connecticut supervisor guilty in theft of postal funds

postalnews blog

Letter carrier gets 3 years in prison for stealing rare gold coin

Wilmington (DE) News Journal

Protest dampens mail plant event

Portland Press Herald
- Postal Union Protests Maine Distribution Center Grand Opening
Snowe, Collins, Allen Refuse To Cross Picket Line
WMTW TV
click here for video coverage

Junk Mail Is Alive and Growing

New York Times

USPS CFO: Delaying rate case costs USPS $450 million each month

DMNews.com

Mailers given another chance to comment on USPS mailing standards

DMNews.com

Postal driver charged in fatality

Worcester Telegram

Commentary: Neither rain nor gloom of night should stop this sale

Tacoma News Tribune

Going postal over a letter

New York Daily News

Postal Remedy: New, Lighter Papers

Catalog Success

Red tag alert: Political campaign mailings on the rise

USPS News Link Extra

APWU Urges Members: ‘Get Out the Vote!’

APWU Legislative Department web site

The USPS is a Government Corporation: So What?

Murray Comarow commentary for the National Academy of Public Administration

Ex-postal carrier gets probation for stealing $100,000 in checks

Wilmington (DE) News Journal

USPS Blacklists Air America?

FAIR via postalmag.com"'Please see below for a complete list of all advertisers requesting that NONE of their commercials air within Air America programming.' The list, totaling 90 advertisers, includes some of largest and most well-known corporations advertising in the U.S.: Wal-Mart, GE, Exxon Mobil, Microsoft, Bank of America, Fed-Ex, Visa, Allstate, McDonald's, Sony and Johnson & Johnson. The U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Navy are also listed as advertisers who don't want their commercials to air on Air America." Click here to view the original memo.

USPS revises rules for mailing hazardous materials

Federal Register