postalnews.com: July 2008

Thursday, July 31

FERS Sick Leave Reimbursement Bill Moves Forward in Congress
NAPS Legislative and Regulatory Update
see also: NALC Legislation and Political Action - Comment
Postal Service wants limits on its universal service obligation
Federal Times Comment
Seniors angry about end of postal truck
Asbury Park Press Comment
Ex-postal worker settles lawsuit / He alleged he was fired after complaint of discrimination
San Francisco Chronicle Comment
"Union busting" FedEx CEO on McCain's shortlist for VP?
Press release Comment
Wednesday, July 30
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 Comment
Breaking a town from the center
Vermont town gets its post office back- but for how long?
Boston Globe Comment
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 Comment
Tuesday, July 29
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 Comment
USPS Unable to Justify Outsourcing, GAO Finds
APWU News
text of the GAO report - Comment
Possible pipe bombs found at two PO's in Ohio
Athens Messenger Comment
$50,000 reward in mail carrier hit and run fatality
Corsicana Daily Sun
see also: Evett remembered as loving father, husband Comment
Monday, July 28
Sorting out postal law
Questions for new PRC Commissioner Nanci Langley
DMNews.com Comment
Letter carrier's job inspires son's game
Boston Globe Comment
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 Comment
A Direct-Mail Pioneer Fights Back As His Catalog Business Struggles
Will a move to the web save the day?
Inc.com Comment
Man charged with harassing Syracuse letter carrier
Syracuse Post Standard Comment
Sunday, July 27
Carrier shot with BB gun
Newark (NY) Courier Gazette Comment
Saturday, July 26
500 gallons of fuel stolen from Alaska post office
Fairbanks News-Miner Comment
Alabama Post Office Burglarized And Set On Fire
WRBL TV Birmingham Comment
Carrying the mail helps Continental post extra revenue
Houston Chronicle Comment
Subcommittee Reviews U.S. Postal Service Consolidation Efforts
also: GAO Report on Outsourcing, NJ Congressional Contender
eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter Comment
Friday, July 25
Houston postal worker admits to mail theft
Houston Chronicle Comment
Postal Service seeks flexibility in closing facilities
Government Executive Comment
Mailers respond to Times 'Green' story
Postal2020.com Comment
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 - Comment
EXFC scores hit new high
USPS Press release
and from the NY Times: America’s Nearly Perfect Postal Workers - Comment
Indiana letter carrier indicted
WTHR TV Indianapolis Comment
911 call casts doubt on shooting of Inglewood postal worker
Associated Press
see also KCBS TV, the LA Times, and Inglewood Today - Comment
Thursday, July 24
Mail carrier in Virginia Beach struck by lightning, injured
Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot Comment
Postal carrier robbed, locked in mail truck for hours
Opelika-Auburn (AL) News Comment
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 Comment
Burrus Addresses Letter Carriers Convention
APWU News Comment
Postal Service Takes Lead In Going Green
NPR's All Things Considered Comment
Postman, neighbor help save woman’s life
WSYR TV Syracuse Comment
Intelligent Mail Barcode requirement to be postponed until November 2009?
Postcom.org Comment
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 Comment
Wednesday, July 23
Verifone wins $10 million contract for USPS credit/debit card terminals
Press release Comment
In Your Shoes: Reporter dons mail carrier's bag
Hanover (PA) Evening Sun Comment
NALC Convention Chronicle Day 2 (.pdf)
click here for Day 1
NALC web site Comment
Direct Mail Tries to Go Green. No, Really
New York Times Comment
UPS says profit down 21% in second quarter
Akron Beacon Journal Comment
Mail carrier hurt in wreck
Corsicana (TX) Daily Sun Comment
Man sues USPS over wife's death
WIBA Madison WI Comment
VERA, Network Realignment and Universal Service
NAPS Legislative Update Comment
Tuesday, July 22
Mailbox move?
Potential change upsets Fort Dodge residents
Fort Dodge (IA) Messenger Comment
Postal Workers Barred From Carrying Doggie Treats
WCCO TV Minneapolis Comment
Monday, July 21
Letter Carriers Union Endorses Obama, Approves Motion by ‘Honorary Member’ Hillary Clinton
NALC Press Release Comment
Postal Worker Shot and Killed by Police
KTLA TV Los Angeles Comment
Secular and Cyclical Trends in the USPS
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Mailman seeks comfort in kilt
Boston Globe Comment
Sunday, July 20
Udall Takes Postal Service to Task: Rash of Customer Complaints Reported
Albuquerque Journal Comment
Postal Worker Held-up At Gunpoint
KGTV San Diego Comment
Postal worker given probation for stealing $20 from birthday card
Quad City (IA) Times Comment
Postal worker derails reshipping scam
Mobile Press Register Comment
Saturday, July 19
Former post office clerk sentenced in counterfeit scheme
Central Valley (CA) Business Times Comment
Suspect arrested in W.Va. post office killing
Associated Press Comment
PMG names two new VPs
Press release Comment
Hearing scheduled on USPS Network plans
House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia Comment
Gas prices fuel postal experiment
Centennial carriers walking more in effort to cut gas costs
Rocky Mountain News Comment
Recycling service welcomes hazardous materials into the mail system
Birmingham News Comment
Friday, July 18
Mail carrier charged in credit card case
St Louis Post Dispatch Comment
Postal worker indicted for FMLA fraud
Asbury Park Press Comment
Jumping in the lake part of a day's work for letter carrier
Akron Beacon Journal Comment
Postal service uses more walking routes
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Comment
Thursday, July 17
USPS releases details of voluntary early retirement offer
USPS News Link Comment
APWU Sues Bush Over Failure to Appoint USPS Advisory Council
APWU News Comment
Three postal employees face pot accusations
Omaha World Herald Comment
3 year old Child Hit by Mail Truck
WCBD TV Charleston SC Comment
Wednesday, July 16
Burrus to VER-Eligible Employees: ‘DON’T GO’
APWU News Comment
Delivery problem delays unemployment checks
Peoria Journal Star Comment
Residents hope to dump cluster mailboxes
Naperville Sun Comment
Post office seeks to trim Sandusky mail carrier routes
Sandusky Register Comment
Tuesday, July 15
Some say postage is due on Kilroy's stamp
Wilmington (DE) News Journal Comment
Monday, July 14
Clinton to Address Letter Carriers’ Convention
NALC Press Release Comment
Post office reduces lobby hours to cut costs
Bay City (MI) Times Comment
Flood-damaged mail remains in limbo
Fond du Lac (WI) Reporter Comment
Former Maine postmaster guilty of stealing funds
Bangor Daily News Comment
Saturday, July 12
Mailman Marijuana Investigation
KMTV Omaha Comment
Burrus: Employees Would Be Best Served by Postponing Early-Out Decisions
APWU News Comment
Live From MeritDirect: USPS Wants Quality over Quantity
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
Commission Completes Hearings On Universal Service – Report Next
eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter Comment
Friday, July 11
84-year-old Florida man clocks out as most experienced letter carrier in America
Naples Daily News Comment
Denver postal workers tired of violence in workplace
KUSA TV Denver Comment
Young: We don't need another five day delivery study
NALC Comment
Postmasters want in on VERA
Letter from NAPUS, League Presidents Comment
Anti Junk Mail Campaigner Also Uses It
New York Post Comment
Thursday, July 10
Trespassing latest in Chiefland postal dispute
Levy County (FL) Journal Comment
Ohio, pilots fight deal to let UPS fly DHL packages
Atlanta Journal Constitution Comment
No air conditioning turns post office into sauna
Canton Repository Comment
Two Pittsburgh postal workers accused of wrongdoing
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Comment
Oklahoma postal worker admits credit card theft
Associated Press Comment
Wednesday, July 9
APWU Meets with USPS, Seeks Bargaining Over Early-Outs
APWU News Comment
Sketch of "suspect" in PO robbery released

Rock Hill (SC) Herald Comment
Mail Carrier Among Dozens Arrested in Gang Crackdown
KTLA TV Los Angeles Comment
NCR to provide new POS terminals at 16,000 post offices
Press release Comment
20,000 postal clerks, mail handlers may get early retirement
Federal Times Comment
NALC's Young addresses Early Out "rumors"
NALC Comment
Tuesday, July 8
Electronic Bill Pay Gains At Paper’s Expense, But Growth Is Slowing
Digital Transactions Comment
Burrus: High Gas Prices Are No Justification for Five-Day Mail Delivery
APWU News Comment
Post Office clamps down on community beautification
Humble (TX) Tribune Comment
Cleveland Hopkins airport post office may close
Cleveland Plain Dealer Comment
Monday, July 7
APWU grieves shift of weekend operations in Colorado
Aspen Daily News Comment
Hidden camera crew trails 'contracted' letter carrier
Workday Minnesota Comment
Saturday, July 5
Sacramento clerk accused of stealing $38,000 in cash
Central Valley (CA) Business Times Comment
Friday, July 4
APWU, USPS to Meet Over Possible 'Early Out' Offer
APWU News
more details from ruralinfo.net
OPM's rules for VERAs (OPM web site) Comment
USPS issues request for proposals on contracting out BMC network
Federal Business Opportunities (pdf file) see also the Mailhandlers Union web site Comment
Thursday, July 3
Postal Service plans to overhaul delivery network, close facilities
Federal Times Comment
Appropriations Bill Includes Five-Day-Delivery Study
also: “Father of Postal Reform” Urges PRC to Protect Universal Service
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter Comment
Trio strikes back against post office
Postal clerks are in their fifth week of unemployment after complaining about their boss
Chiefland (FL) Citizen Comment
Logan, Iowa postal workers back on job
Logan Herald Observer Comment
Louisiana woman admits guilt in check thefts
Baton Rouge Advocate Comment
Florida carrier caught with undelivered mail
Palm Beach Tribune Comment
Wednesday, July 2
Pennsylvania Postal Workers Honored For Bug Discovery
KYW TV Philadelphia Comment
Mail theft suspects lead police on high speed chase
Los Angeles Daily Breeze Comment
Frugality is a virtue, but Postal Service takes it too far
Tacoma News Tribune Comment
Postal worker in Houston admits to mail theft
Houston Chronicle Comment
Updated: North Carolina postmaster charged with sex offense
Kannapolis Independent Tribune
Tuesday, July 1
Nonprofit mailers preparing now to battle holiday season
NonProfit Times Comment
Potter to catalogers: "You got hammered"
DMNews Comment

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