FERS Sick Leave Reimbursement Bill Moves Forward in Congress

NAPS Legislative and Regulatory Update
see also: NALC Legislation and Political Action -

Postal Service wants limits on its universal service obligation

Federal Times

Seniors angry about end of postal truck

Asbury Park Press

Ex-postal worker settles lawsuit / He alleged he was fired after complaint of discrimination

San Francisco Chronicle

"Union busting" FedEx CEO on McCain's shortlist for VP?

Press release

Gas station employee charged $87K to USPS using Voyager card numbers

"the station submitted 815 separate charges for payment by the USPS, representing about 12 percent of the total charges for the Houston district"
KPRC Houston

Breaking a town from the center

Vermont town gets its post office back- but for how long?
Boston Globe

Former Sioux Falls postmaster files discrimination lawsuit

"Kim Pritchard says she was passed over for promotions because she is white and a woman."
Sioux Falls Argus Leader

Young: Carrier VERA not likely until next year

"Young, who is in close contact with USPS on the issue, emphasized that if there is an “early out” offer to city letter carriers, it would be limited and not likely to occur before 2009."
NALC News

USPS Unable to Justify Outsourcing, GAO Finds

APWU News
text of the GAO report -

Possible pipe bombs found at two PO's in Ohio

Athens Messenger

$50,000 reward in mail carrier hit and run fatality

Corsicana Daily Sun
see also: Evett remembered as loving father, husband

Sorting out postal law

Questions for new PRC Commissioner Nanci Langley
DMNews.com

Letter carrier's job inspires son's game

Boston Globe

Editorial: Rocking the mail boat

"Summer residents of Sutton Island (Maine) have lost their special private postal service, and there may be a moral to the story."
Bangor Daily News

A Direct-Mail Pioneer Fights Back As His Catalog Business Struggles

Will a move to the web save the day?
Inc.com

Man charged with harassing Syracuse letter carrier

Syracuse Post Standard

Carrier shot with BB gun

Newark (NY) Courier Gazette

500 gallons of fuel stolen from Alaska post office

Fairbanks News-Miner

Alabama Post Office Burglarized And Set On Fire

WRBL TV Birmingham

Carrying the mail helps Continental post extra revenue

Houston Chronicle

Subcommittee Reviews U.S. Postal Service Consolidation Efforts

also: GAO Report on Outsourcing, NJ Congressional Contender
eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter

Houston postal worker admits to mail theft

Houston Chronicle

Postal Service seeks flexibility in closing facilities

Government Executive

Mailers respond to Times 'Green' story

Postal2020.com

Testimony from yesterday's hearing on the USPS Network Plan

House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia
click here for the text of the USPS plan -

EXFC scores hit new high

USPS Press release
and from the NY Times: America’s Nearly Perfect Postal Workers -

Indiana letter carrier indicted

WTHR TV Indianapolis

911 call casts doubt on shooting of Inglewood postal worker

Associated Press
see also KCBS TV, the LA Times, and Inglewood Today -

Mail carrier in Virginia Beach struck by lightning, injured

Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot

Postal carrier robbed, locked in mail truck for hours

Opelika-Auburn (AL) News

GAO: Data Needed to Assess the Effectiveness of Outsourcing

"The [Postal] Service does not have a comprehensive mechanism for measuring results, including any actual savings; therefore, it could not provide information on the effectiveness of its outsourcing."
Government Accountability Office

Burrus Addresses Letter Carriers Convention

APWU News

Postal Service Takes Lead In Going Green

NPR's All Things Considered

Postman, neighbor help save woman’s life

WSYR TV Syracuse

Intelligent Mail Barcode requirement to be postponed until November 2009?

Postcom.org

House hearing on USPS network plans set for 2 PM today

(Live webcast of the hearing will be available at the above link, along with chairman and witness statements)
House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia

Verifone wins $10 million contract for USPS credit/debit card terminals

Press release

In Your Shoes: Reporter dons mail carrier's bag

Hanover (PA) Evening Sun

NALC Convention Chronicle Day 2 (.pdf)

click here for Day 1
NALC web site

Direct Mail Tries to Go Green. No, Really

New York Times

UPS says profit down 21% in second quarter

Akron Beacon Journal

Mail carrier hurt in wreck

Corsicana (TX) Daily Sun

Man sues USPS over wife's death

WIBA Madison WI

VERA, Network Realignment and Universal Service

NAPS Legislative Update

Mailbox move?

Potential change upsets Fort Dodge residents
Fort Dodge (IA) Messenger

Postal Workers Barred From Carrying Doggie Treats

WCCO TV Minneapolis

Letter Carriers Union Endorses Obama, Approves Motion by ‘Honorary Member’ Hillary Clinton

NALC Press Release

Postal Worker Shot and Killed by Police

KTLA TV Los Angeles

Secular and Cyclical Trends in the USPS

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Mailman seeks comfort in kilt

Boston Globe

Udall Takes Postal Service to Task: Rash of Customer Complaints Reported

Albuquerque Journal

Postal Worker Held-up At Gunpoint

KGTV San Diego

Postal worker given probation for stealing $20 from birthday card

Quad City (IA) Times

Postal worker derails reshipping scam

Mobile Press Register

Former post office clerk sentenced in counterfeit scheme

Central Valley (CA) Business Times

Suspect arrested in W.Va. post office killing

Associated Press

PMG names two new VPs

Press release

Hearing scheduled on USPS Network plans

House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia

Gas prices fuel postal experiment

Centennial carriers walking more in effort to cut gas costs
Rocky Mountain News

Recycling service welcomes hazardous materials into the mail system

Birmingham News

Mail carrier charged in credit card case

St Louis Post Dispatch

Postal worker indicted for FMLA fraud

Asbury Park Press

Jumping in the lake part of a day's work for letter carrier

Akron Beacon Journal

Postal service uses more walking routes

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

USPS releases details of voluntary early retirement offer

USPS News Link

APWU Sues Bush Over Failure to Appoint USPS Advisory Council

APWU News

Three postal employees face pot accusations

Omaha World Herald

3 year old Child Hit by Mail Truck

WCBD TV Charleston SC

Burrus to VER-Eligible Employees: ‘DON’T GO’

APWU News

Delivery problem delays unemployment checks

Peoria Journal Star

Residents hope to dump cluster mailboxes

Naperville Sun

Post office seeks to trim Sandusky mail carrier routes

Sandusky Register

Some say postage is due on Kilroy's stamp

Wilmington (DE) News Journal

Clinton to Address Letter Carriers’ Convention

NALC Press Release

Post office reduces lobby hours to cut costs

Bay City (MI) Times

Flood-damaged mail remains in limbo

Fond du Lac (WI) Reporter

Former Maine postmaster guilty of stealing funds

Bangor Daily News

Mailman Marijuana Investigation

KMTV Omaha

Burrus: Employees Would Be Best Served by Postponing Early-Out Decisions

APWU News

Live From MeritDirect: USPS Wants Quality over Quantity

multichannelmerchant.com

Commission Completes Hearings On Universal Service – Report Next

eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter

84-year-old Florida man clocks out as most experienced letter carrier in America

Naples Daily News

Denver postal workers tired of violence in workplace

KUSA TV Denver

Young: We don't need another five day delivery study

NALC

Postmasters want in on VERA

Letter from NAPUS, League Presidents

Anti Junk Mail Campaigner Also Uses It

New York Post

Trespassing latest in Chiefland postal dispute

Levy County (FL) Journal

Ohio, pilots fight deal to let UPS fly DHL packages

Atlanta Journal Constitution

No air conditioning turns post office into sauna

Canton Repository

Two Pittsburgh postal workers accused of wrongdoing

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Oklahoma postal worker admits credit card theft

Associated Press

APWU Meets with USPS, Seeks Bargaining Over Early-Outs

APWU News

Sketch of "suspect" in PO robbery released

Rock Hill (SC) Herald

Mail Carrier Among Dozens Arrested in Gang Crackdown

KTLA TV Los Angeles

NCR to provide new POS terminals at 16,000 post offices

Press release

20,000 postal clerks, mail handlers may get early retirement

Federal Times

NALC's Young addresses Early Out "rumors"

NALC

Electronic Bill Pay Gains At Paper’s Expense, But Growth Is Slowing

Digital Transactions

Burrus: High Gas Prices Are No Justification for Five-Day Mail Delivery

APWU News

Post Office clamps down on community beautification

Humble (TX) Tribune

Cleveland Hopkins airport post office may close

Cleveland Plain Dealer

APWU grieves shift of weekend operations in Colorado

Aspen Daily News

Hidden camera crew trails 'contracted' letter carrier

Workday Minnesota

Sacramento clerk accused of stealing $38,000 in cash

Central Valley (CA) Business Times

APWU, USPS to Meet Over Possible 'Early Out' Offer

APWU News
more details from ruralinfo.net
OPM's rules for VERAs (OPM web site)

USPS issues request for proposals on contracting out BMC network

Federal Business Opportunities (pdf file) see also the Mailhandlers Union web site

Postal Service plans to overhaul delivery network, close facilities

Federal Times

Appropriations Bill Includes Five-Day-Delivery Study

also: “Father of Postal Reform” Urges PRC to Protect Universal Service
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter

Trio strikes back against post office

Postal clerks are in their fifth week of unemployment after complaining about their boss
Chiefland (FL) Citizen

Logan, Iowa postal workers back on job

Logan Herald Observer

Louisiana woman admits guilt in check thefts

Baton Rouge Advocate

Florida carrier caught with undelivered mail

Palm Beach Tribune

Pennsylvania Postal Workers Honored For Bug Discovery

KYW TV Philadelphia

Mail theft suspects lead police on high speed chase

Los Angeles Daily Breeze

Frugality is a virtue, but Postal Service takes it too far

Tacoma News Tribune

Postal worker in Houston admits to mail theft

Houston Chronicle

Updated: North Carolina postmaster charged with sex offense

Kannapolis Independent Tribune

Nonprofit mailers preparing now to battle holiday season

NonProfit Times

Potter to catalogers: "You got hammered"

DMNews