postalnews.com: November 2008

Sunday, November 30

Blue Cross/Blue Shield Christmas Gift to Federal Employees: Surprise, We’re Cutting Your Benefits!
Press release Comment
Pittsburgh carrier gets probation in thefts
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Comment
Saturday, November 29
Postmaster's retirement ends small town's mail
WTOC TV Savannah Comment
Does "postal dust" cause lung disease?
WTVD TV Raleigh NC Comment
Does Post Office Hide its Lower-Cost Services?
NBC Washington via postalnews.tv Comment
Friday, November 28
PMG earned $857,459 in FY 2008, will get $1.35 million retirement bonus
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Delivery Operations cost containment strategies
From last week's MTAC meeting
Letter Carrier Connection - Comment
How does the PMG’s compensation compare?
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Seeks "Next Generation Mail Processing Technologies"
Federal Business Opportunities Comment
Swedish PMG says he will work for free
Associated Press Comment
Thursday, November 27
Sarasota plant could be closed
Sarasota Herald Tribune Comment
Wednesday, November 26
Feds say Detroit mail handler stole phones
Chicago Tribune Comment
Will direct mail remain a top channel?
DMNews Comment
Direct mail volume from banks on the rise
DMNews Comment
Tuesday, November 25
APWU Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Over Elimination of Tour 2
APWU News Comment
UPS, FedEx battle Post Office for parcels
Florida Shipper Comment
Addressing direct-mail deliverability and anti-marketing initiatives
Interview with the PRC's Nanci Langley
BtoB Magazine Comment
What ails the mail? Businesses cite lateness
Meriden (CT) Record Journal Comment
Cinder blocks thrown through windshields of 5 postal trucks
Orange County Register Comment
Monday, November 24
Blue Mailboxes Disappearing
NPR's All Things Considered Comment
Bronx Consolidation Plan – Finally – ‘Not Approved’
APWU News Comment
Sunday, November 23
Problems Plague U.S. Flex-Fuel Fleet
Most Government-Bought Vehicles Still Use Standard Gas
Washington Post Comment
Something Old, Something New for the Postal Community
also: Postal Trust Fund Relief to Wait, USPS Nominee McGowan is Heard
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter Comment
Saturday, November 22
Mailman fails to deliver, becomes local hero
Los Angeles Times Comment
Postal Service Goes After DHL Shipping Business With Ad Campaign
Bloomberg Comment
Postal service could be forced to shorten hours
KMOV TV St Louis Comment
Friday, November 21
Pennsylvania: Rural carrier dies in crash
Reading Eagle Comment
Post office closed when pick-up truck hits it
Ithaca (NY) Journal Comment
Buying One Stamp? Get In Line!
New York Times Comment
Union decries conditions for postal workers
KOB TV Albuquerque click here for video from postalnews.tv - Comment
Chattanooga postal's remote encoding center to close in April 2009
Chattanooga Times Free Press Comment
Stakeholders Urge Congress to Give USPS Legislative Relief
APWU News Comment
Direct mail biggest charity complaint in UK
Precision Marketing Comment
Rural mail carrier's car catches on fire
The News of Cumberland County (NJ) Comment
Thursday, November 20
Union Members to Gather for Obama Inauguration
APWU News Comment
Mailman assaulted in Virginia Beach
WVEC TV Hampton Roads VA Comment
From today's MTAC meeting: "Unprecedented route adjustment process targets 9,200 routes
Postcom.org Comment
Former mail carrier pleads guilty to delay, destruction of mail
Jamestown (ND) Sun Comment
Legislative change sought by USPS- not a bailout
National League of Postmasters Comment
Smaller Postal Price Hikes?
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Wednesday, November 19
Rural carriers withdraw from QWL-EI
Rural mail carrier news Comment
Maine postal worker pleads guilty to card thefts
Brunswick Times Record Comment
Mailman charged with DWI
KFSM TV Fort Smith AR Comment
Mail Carrier Charged With Smoking, Delivering Crack
WISN TV Milwaukee Comment
US Postal Service To Honor Mail Carrier Hero
WFMY TV Greensboro Comment
Judgment day arrives for 'Mailman Steve'
Raleigh News and Observer Comment
USPS Denies Existence of Program to Eliminate Tour 2
APWU News Comment
Tuesday, November 18
Ex-Postmaster Sentenced For $53,000 Theft
KCTV Kansas City Comment
Picketers oppose Postal Service merging Olympia,Tacoma plants
The Olympian Comment
UPS Won't Forecast Holiday-Shipping Volumes
Wall Street Journal Comment
New Slim-jim Standards Nearly in Sight
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
Bush’s Lame-Duck Labor Department to Implement Onerous FMLA Rule Changes
APWU News Comment
Bookspan Parent Firm Trims Staff, Possibly Mail
DIRECT Comment
Monday, November 17
Mail thief sentenced to prison
Mobile Press Register Comment
Postal Service investigates PMG's VIP mortgage
Associated Press Comment
Another IMB Delay?
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Next up for bailout? USPS
Federal Times Comment
Interim Route Adjustment Data Instruction Guide
lettercarrierconnection.com Comment
Sunday, November 16
Postmasters once core of vast patronage system
Bloomington (IL) Pantagraph Comment
Beware of scams involving U.S. Postal Service jobs
Los Angeles Times Comment
New Bush Rules Narrow Family Leave for Workers
AFL-CIO NOW BLOG Comment
Saturday, November 15
Obama names transition team lead for postal issues
Change.gov Comment
NAPS/USPS November Consultative Meeting Minutes
Minutes of meeting held November 12 Comment
Postal Workers Picket In Maine
WCSH TV Portland Comment
300 mailboxes to vanish in Louisville
Louisville Courier-Journal Comment
"Tour compression" begins at Trenton P&DC
Trenton Metro Area APWU Local Comment
Friday, November 14
Postal Stimulation
More on the USPS proposal to lessen the impact of advance funding of retiree health benefits
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin Comment
2 sentenced for $67,000 postal theft
KATC TV Lafayette LA Comment
USPS Moves Up Parcel Rate Hike to Offset $2.8 Billion Loss
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
USPS Chief Financial Officer's Presentation to the BOG
via Postcom.org Comment
The Future is Now, USPS Seeks to Realign Its Retiree Health Benefit Obligations
also: Leadership Changes of Postal Oversight Committees Possible
National Association of Postal Supervisors Legislative and Regulatory Update Comment
Thursday, November 13
USPS Seeks "Residual Mail Processing Sources"
"The new system will replace the current manual distribution processes of sorting letter and flat rejects or non-automation compatible mailpieces."
Federal Business Opportunities Comment
USPS Lost $2.8 Billion in FY 2008
USPS News Release Comment
Mail Delivery Dilemma in Connecticut
WVIT TV Hartford Comment
Postal worker honored for helping shooting victim
Baton Rouge Advocate Comment
Letter carrier fired after mail dumped in the desert
Hesperia (CA) Star Comment
Should the USPS stop one delivery day?
DMNews.com Comment
Wednesday, November 12
Election results could mean change for the USPS
National Association of Postal Supervisors Legislative Newsletter Comment
RCA pleads guilty to stealing credit cards from mail
Press release Comment
USPS wants software to help procurement
Federal Computer Week Comment
Massachusetts postal worker busted for selling oxycodone
Lynn Daily Item Comment
Tuesday, November 11
Carrier Optimal Routing presentation
Outlines procedure for reducing the number of carrier routes using COR Minor Route Adjustment process rather than traditional route inspections
Letter Carrier Connection.com Comment
Sorting Through a Sickness
"Nationwide, hundreds of postal employees say they're ill with what they call severe, mysterious, respiratory problems..."
WLS TV Chicago Comment
Monday, November 10
Chicago meeting notes
postalnews blog Comment
New mass-mail rules require more-frequent database scrubs
Crain's Detroit Business Comment
The Earnings Warning Hiding in Your Mailbox
Motley Fool Comment
Shiloh mayor upset with postmaster
The News of Cumberland County (NJ) Comment
Orting corrals post office into branding
Tacoma News Tribune Comment
Sunday, November 9
Expect Less Junk in the Mail As Marketers Continue Cutbacks
Washington Post Comment
Postal worker sent home for wearing Obama T-shirt
WLBT TV Jackson (MS) Comment
Saturday, November 8
Contract mail carrier accused of stealing customer's dog
WRAL TV Raleigh Comment
Two Boston postal workers charged in drug conspiracy
Press release Comment
More details on interim route adjustment process
NALC3825.com via lettercarrierconnection.com (.pdf file) - Comment
Friday, November 7
Prison for Odessa carrier over undelivered mail
Associated Press Comment
Suspension of mail delivery after fatal shooting triggers outrage
Maarina del Rey (CA) Argonaut Comment
Former New Jersey NALC officer pleads guilty to stealing union funds
Newark Star Ledger Comment
Knee-Jerk Reaction
DIRECT's Larry Riggs doubts privatizing BMCs will "will contribute to the good of mailers let alone the public at large"
Big Fat Marketing Blog Comment
Thursday, November 6
Presidential elections have Postal consequences
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter Comment
ZIP, the post office is gone
Practically overnight, dispute leaves folks in lurch
Middletown (NY) Times Herald Record Comment
Confusion Reigns Over Intelligent Mail Barcodes
Multichannel Merchant Comment
Burrus Hails Election Results as Signifying ‘The System Has Changed’
APWU News
Letter Carriers’ Union President Young Applauds Obama Election
NALC Press release
Victory for Obama is Win for Working Families!
Mailhandlers Union Comment
Union Requests Documentation Of Supervisors Performing Bargaining Unit Work in Small Offices
APWU News Comment
Wednesday, November 5
If postal facility opens, neighbors fear clogged, noisy roads
SouthmilwaukeeNOW.com Comment
Alternate route adjustment training presentation
Letter Carrier Connection Comment
TSP funds continued slide in October
Government Executive Comment
Management associations complain to BOG over "degradation" of consultative process
NAPUS Comment
OIG probe closes contract PO in Oregon
Forest Grove News Times Comment
Tuesday, November 4
Mailing options taking toll on USPS
Prescott Daily Courier Comment
Postal worker loses job over illegal disclosure
Elmira (NY) Star-Gazette Comment
Postage-due political mailings spark 'chaos'
San Antonio Express News Comment
Monday, November 3
Postal Service to keep Sioux City mail center open
Chicago Tribune Comment
Mailers Council warns USPS not to harm business partners for the sake of revenue
Press release Comment
Ex-postal worker sentenced for assaults
Anchorage Daily News Comment
Saturday, November 1
E-Mail Greener Than Mail? Measuring Proves Elusive
Hartford Courant Comment
13,000 pieces of mailfound in van of former contract carrier
Santa Cruz Sentinel Comment
Delivering mail goes electric with T3 vehicle
Ocala (FL) Star-Banner Comment
Letter carrier gets 5 months for stashing mail
Indianapolis Star Comment

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