postalnews.com: September 2007

Sunday, September 30

Could a federal 'Do Not Mail' list be on the way?
Scripps Howard News Service Comment
Carriers can cross lawns
Monroe (WI) Times Comment
Dancing mailman retires
Kennebec Journal Comment
Saturday, September 29
Private mailbox provider offers email, text notification
Little Elm (TX) Journal Comment
Postmaster runner-up tied to phony e-mails
Miami Herald Comment
Friday, September 28
Sting nets contract carrier
Madras (OR) Pioneer Comment
FedEx Ground Gives Up Contractor Model in California
FedEx Watch Comment
Postal protest brings changes
Queens (NY) Courier Comment
Connecticut postal worker 'set for life'
Lottery Post Comment
Local APWU president charged with mail theft
Northwest Florida Daily News Comment
Union Raises Concerns Over Instructions for Managers Regarding Weingarten Rights
APWU Industrial Relations Comment
California community going postal over USPS plans
Orange County Register Comment
Thursday, September 27
AFL-CIO: stop postal outsourcing 'bandwagon'
Press release Comment
Residents of Texas town fighting to get post office of their own
San Antonio Express News Comment
Postal worker faces trial for stealing movie coupons
Pensacola News Journal Comment
Commentary: USPS must reform its measures to manage the rate reform
DMNews.com Comment
Wednesday, September 26
Probation given to postal supervisor for stealing from mail
Peoria Journal Star Comment
NALC Contract Implementation Dates Set
1.4 percent general increase and $686 cash payment on Oct. 19,
back pay on Nov. 30
NALC web site Comment
Postal Service racks up $5.4B deficit in ’07
Federal Times Comment
Brooklyn clerk guilty in 65G heist
{click here for an earlier story)
NY Daily News Comment
OIG Issues Audit Reports
- Marina P&DC AMP
- Bronx P&DC AMP
- San Francisco ISC Mail Condition Reporting
- Margaret Sellers P&DC Internal Controls On Clock Rings
Comment
Arizona postal complaints reach congressman
Arizona Republic Comment
It's back in line for post office users
Salisbury (MD) Daily Times Comment
Tuesday, September 25
House to hold hearings on rate increase impact
Postcom.org Comment
35-Pound Medical Waste Mail Packages Approved
Occupational Health & Safety Comment
Postmaster ordered to pay up
Vail Daily News Comment
Major expansion planned for Providence post office
Providence Journal Comment
Monday, September 24
Texas rural carrier convicted on mail theft charges
Press release Comment
Anthrax drill is met with relief and skepticism
Boston Globe Comment
Sunday, September 23
No more Maury at the PO
Fayetteville Observer Comment
USPS to stop mail delivery to remote Outer Banks community
Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot Comment
Saturday, September 22
Appeals Court Overturns Postal Worker's Conviction for Tossing $400K in Mailing Statements
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Comment
Morgan P&DC gets makeover to save birds
New York Times Comment
Davis introduces bill to promote rehiring of retirees
Federal Computer Weekly Comment
County frustrated with USPS dealings in Eagan
This Week Comment
Postal Service prepares to move P&DC out of downtown Boston
Boston Globe Comment
Former Chattanooga postmaster indicted
KSWO TV Lawton, OK Comment
Mailers Technical Advisory Committee issues service standards recommendations
Postcom.org Comment
Friday, September 21
PO'd at the PO: People protest poor accessibility at the old post office
Port Townsend (WA) Leader Comment
Thursday, September 20
Postmaster Indicted on Embezzlement, Child Pornography Charges
Charleston (WV) Gazette Comment
Postal worker fired for "excessive" military leave
"Richard Erickson of Fort Myers, Fla., was fired from the U.S. Postal Service for what his termination letter says was excessive use of military leave."
Marine Corps Times Comment
Canada Post: Deliver advertising, or else
Globe and Mail Comment
USPS Responds to Inquiry Regarding Medical Evidence for Absences of Three Days or Less
APWU Industrial Relations Comment
Information Regarding Missing USPS Laptops Containing Personal Data of Employees
APWU Industrial Relations Comment
Union Vows to Fight On At DHL in Eastern PA
APWU News Comment
Postmaster General Champions Value of Mail on National Broadcast
Press release Comment
Wednesday, September 19
PRC sets hearings on service standards and measurements
Federal Register Comment
3 generations have walked the same Montpelier postal route
Barre Montpelier Times Argus Comment
Tennessee Postal Worker To Plead Guilty Of Stealing Prescriptions
The Chattanoogan Comment
Tuesday, September 18
New Hampshire postman nabbed for theft
Nashua Telegraph Comment
Monday, September 17
Postal workers didn't deliver, but still got paid
Grand Rapids Press Comment
The unvarnished truth: post office mural gets fresh look
Natick (MA) Bulletin and Tab Comment
Postal Service, State Police Investigate Burned Tractor-Trailer
KTHV TV Little Rock Comment
USPS Stops Brooklyn Post Office’s Charity To Send Packages to Troops
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Comment
Sunday, September 16
Thieves ransack mailboxes in Ventura
Ventura County Star Comment
More to delivering the mail than putting letters in boxes
Marshalltown (IA) Times-Republican Comment
Saturday, September 15
Cops stamp out thieves in postal truck robbery
NY Daily News Comment
Prunes led to post office evacuation in Georgia
Atlanta Constitution Comment
Blind woman, 82, rescued from fire by neighbor, postal worker
Newsday Comment
Friday, September 14
Dawn Tisdale, PRC Vice Chair, to step down in November
Former letter carrier's retirement leaves an open Democratic seat on the PRC.
Press release Comment
Mechanicsville (MD) postal workers cover a lot of distance to move mail
SoMdNews.com Comment
Fleas keep mail carriers away in Massapequa
News12 TV Long Island Comment
Robber hits Georgia Post Office
McDuffie Mirror Comment
Mansfield postal union fears work will be moved after flood cleanup
Mansfield (OH) News Journal Comment
Watsonville postman saves the day, twice
Santa Cruz Sentinel Comment
Thursday, September 13
What happened to the idea of bringing retirees back as retail associates?
Ask President Burrus, APWU web site Comment
This is only a test
Boston carriers to rehearse emergency delivery plans
West Roxbury Transcript Comment
Bees Stick It To U.S. Post Office
WTOL-TV Toledo Comment
Wednesday, September 12
Carjacker Steals Mail Truck
KPHO TV Phoenix Comment
Direct Mailers Organize To Fight Anti-Junk Mail Forces
Editor & Publisher Comment
Letter Carriers Union Endorses Hillary Clinton
NALC Press Release Comment
Court Modifies Ruling Prohibiting Contract Post Offices From Promoting Religion
Religion Clause Blog
click here to read the court's ruling Comment
Postal Worker Killed in Accident
WPVI TV Philadelphia Comment
West Virginia woman in fight for home mail delivery
Parkersburg News and Sentinel Comment
Postal employee resigns after investigation into mail theft
San Luis Obispo County Tribune Comment
Tuesday, September 11
Letter carrier contract ratified by 9-1 margin
NALC Homepage Comment
Case of the missing gift cards: Mail carrier is stung
The Oregonian Comment
Laptop Stolen in May Contained Postal Workers' Personal Info
WSMV TV Nashville Comment
Monday, September 10
Postal service curbs deliveries
Mankato (MN )Free Press Comment
Neither bombs nor bullets stop Baghdad's postmen
Reuters Comment
NALC: Where we stand
Postal Record Comment
Man finds a lot of mail under some bushes
KTRK TV Houston Comment
Sunday, September 9
Former postal worker gets 64 years for murdering wife
Murderer sought to restart affair with co-worker
Department of Justice press release Comment
Saturday, September 8
Post offices offering cash prizes to APC customers
Greensboro News-Record
(note: you can also enter the contest without visiting an APC by clicking here) Comment
Postal employee uses training to save stabbing victim
Orangeburg (SC) Times and Democrat Comment
Friday, September 7
Postal workers assail candidate over anti-anthrax cream
Times of Trenton Comment
A pair of guilty pleas in postal robberies
Beaufort (SC) Gazette Comment
Pennsylvania Post Office Near-Total Loss After Blaze
WJAC TV Johnstown Comment
For-Profit 'Crusade' Against Junk Mail
New York Times Comment
Thursday, September 6
U.S. Postal Service Relies on Siemens for Mail Sorting Equipment
TMCnet.com Comment
Postal Service on hunt for mail tubs
Great Falls Tribune Comment
Postal Driver Dies At Dulles Center
Washington Post (updated) Comment
Thieves hit drive through collection box in California town
Press release Comment
Congressional recess over- GOP Senate hopes fading
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter Comment
Wednesday, September 5
APWU raises sick leave documentation question
APWU's Greg Bell questions requiring a doctor's note for absences of less than three days from employees not on the restricted SL list.
APWU letter via 21CPW's "Postal Attendance Terrorism" page. Comment
Are Postal Inspectors covered by FLSA overtime provisions?
District Court says no, Appeals Court tells it to think again...
Morelaw.com
click here for the full opinion in .pdf format Comment
Ask President Burrus: Why not one united postal union?
APWU News Comment
New Haven "Hashthrax" Update
Overreaction to white powder "incident" proves costly
Wired Danger Room Blog Comment
Arsonist torches collection box
Canton (OH) Repository Comment
Back Pay for Some Reservists Going Back to 1980?
FedSmith.com
also: Court Guidance for Agencies on Use of Military Leave by Agencies Comment
Pit bull attacks letter carrier in California
Orange County Register Comment
Tuesday, September 4
UPS said to reach deal to withdraw from Teamsters pension plan
Pensions & Investments
and, according to Postcom.org, that clears the way for a contract agreement between the union and UPS. Comment
Monday, September 3
Your postman may be a pastor
Orlando Sentinel Comment
Rural carrier faces trial for abandoning mail
Greenville (SC) News Comment
Commentary: Service performance measurement
Gene Del Polito commentary for Postcom.org Comment
Monster data theft infected gov jobs site
Reuters via Silicon.com Comment
Faces of Labor: Mailman
Kennebec (ME) Journal Comment
Sunday, September 2
Man charged with threatening postmaster
Wenatchee (WA) World Comment
Saturday, September 1
Ex-postal clerk gets probation and fine
Mobile Press-Register Comment
Fake mailman raiding Chicago mailboxes?
WLS TV Chicago Comment
Postal worker cleared in dog BB shooting
Greenville (SC) News Comment
Traditional Mail Trucks Could Become History
WIZM La Crosse Comment

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