postalnews.com: January 2009

Saturday, January 31

The "perfect mailstream"- from the customer's point of view
Postcom.org Comment
DHL Ending Deliveries- USPS Targets Customers
WHIO TV Dayton Comment
Friday, January 30
Mailers Council reacts to USPS deficit projection, 5-day delivery proposal
Press release Comment
Postal Apocalypse Now
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Newsletter Comment
Blaming the Post Office's Problems on the Media
Washington Post Federal Eye Comment
Experts See Dim Future for USPS
Fox News Comment
Five-Day Mail Delivery? Not So Fast
Washington Post Comment
Young: "no plans to eliminate six-day delivery"
NALC Press release Comment
Idaho postal worker saves elderly woman
Deseret News Comment
2 ex-Oklahoma postal workers sentenced
The Oklahoman Comment
Thursday, January 29
Senators balk at proposal to cut back mail delivery days
Federal Times Comment
Postal Service May Cut Deliveries
Washington Post
... and for a completely different take on the news, check Wonkette... Comment
Man charged in sexual assault of letter carrier
Everett (WA) Herald Comment
A smarter, smaller Postal Service?
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Letter Carrier Saves Mail from Burning Delivery Truck
WFMZ-TV Allentown PA Comment
Wednesday, January 28
Key points made by participants in today's hearing
Postcom Comment
PMG's prepared statement for today's hearing
Key points:
- will seek to open talks with unions to "create needed levels of workforce flexibility"
- forecasts first "year-to-year revenue decline since 1946"
- will ask Congress to repeal six day delivery requirement
- seeks end to pre-funding retiree health benefits
via Intelisent.com
Click here to view the hearing video when it becomes available. Comment
USPS Area offices to reduce staffing levels
postalnews blog Comment
Senate sub-committee to hear from PMG, PRC Chair, GAO on USPS finances
The hearing is scheduled for 2:30 PM EST click the link for the webcast
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Comment
Georgia supervisor pleads guilty to embezzlement
Florida Times Union Comment
Union, Postal Service differ on cutting job hours
Philadelphia Daily News Comment
Postal worker critical after falling on ice
The Oklahoman Comment
San Gabriel Valley's postal hub could cut service
Whittier Daily News Comment
Tuesday, January 27
Judge may rule on Bridgeport equipment moves by Thursday
Connecticut Post Comment
PMG Potter to Address Worsening USPS Finances Wednesday
NAPS Update Comment
Connecticut AG: Don’t put kid’s pics on photo stamps
Press release Comment
Monday, January 26
HQ shakeup: CFO replaced, Sales and Marketing Departments to merge
USPS News Link Comment
Contract COLA: 0%
NALC News Comment
Cutting corners, other USPS plans
APWU News Comment
USPS to study consolidating Industry (CA) P&DC
San Gabriel Valley Tribune Comment
Sunday, January 25
Will the USPS Ask for a Second Postage Increase?
DIRECT Comment
Saturday, January 24
DMA, coalition of publishers and associations, urge postal relief
BtoB Magazine Comment
APWU heads to court to try to prevent moving Bridgeport jobs to Stamford
Bridgeport News Comment
Significant Changes Expected; Sacrifices Must Be Shared, Burrus Says
APWU News Comment
It's curtains for the window envelope
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Friday, January 23
Lessons Learned: Revisiting the Anthrax Attacks
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center press release Comment
Cher lobbying Postal Service for Sonny stamp
Palm Springs Desert Sun Comment
Letter carrier charged in theft
Detroit News Comment
Thursday, January 22
Pitney Bowes is a bright spot in Calif. job scene
Greenwich Time Comment
Postal worker pleads guilty to stealing gift cards
Arizona Republic Comment
Mental treatment ordered for postal worker guilty of fraud
Associated Press Comment
Man gets 2 years for assaulting pregnant mail carrier for pot package
Atlanta Journal Constitution Comment
Rumor has it that the rumors were wrong…
postalnews blog Comment
Wednesday, January 21
Contract carrier steals cash and DVD's from mail
Associated Press Comment
Postal Rate Expected to Increase 4 Percent
Folio Comment
Postal service moving jobs out of downtown Bridgeport post office
Bridgeport (CT) News Comment
Mail-hoarding carriers uncommon but embarrassing
Associated Press Comment
Tuesday, January 20
Woman turns junk mail into art
KRQE YV Albuquerque Comment
Pot, Postal Service -- A Bad Combination
NBC Chicago Comment
Postal Hike Capped At 3.8% Average
NonProfit Times Comment
Monday, January 19
Postal Stimulus Initiative
also: Playing Defense – Again, White House and the Congress Filling Slots
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin Comment
Don’t Knock the Post Office
Matthew Yglesias for Think Progress Comment
Sunday, January 18
Postal Service Cuts Off SRO Tenants; Defies State and Local Law
BeyondChron.org Comment
Letter carrier to be sentenced for mail theft
Alton (IL) Telegraph Comment
Saturday, January 17
Burrus addresses postal rumors
APWU News: Burrus Update Comment
Postal costs to go up less than 4% -- maybe
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Friday, January 16
NAPS Prez Sees Racism in USPS Absence Policy on Inauguration Day
PostalMag.com Comment
Pennsylvania PMR indicted for embezzling money orders
Press release Comment
Earth Class Mail wants online delivery to be part of Universal Service Obligation
Earth Class Mail Blog Comment
Post office says military vet owes $3,000 for time spent in service before he can retire
Flint Journal Comment
PCES Getting Older, Not Staying Longer, GAO says
FederalDaily.com Comment
Thursday, January 15
Postal service to move sorting work out of Canton to Akron
Akron Beacon Journal Comment
Wednesday, January 14
Letter carrier loses job after going to shot fiance's side
Greenville News
Update: USPS relents, says it won't fire her after all Associated Press Comment
USPS, Management Associations meet on NPA issues
postalnews blog Comment
Federal Workers Delaying Retirement Because of Economic Crisis
Washington Post Comment
Low-tech identity theft: it's in your mailbox
Connecticut Post Comment
How USPS Will Deal With Inauguration Day in DC
DCist Comment
Bulk Mail Entry Units to be upgraded
USPS News Link Comment
City Council to examine options after Postal Service loses 6,500 newletters
Wisconsin State Journal Comment
Tuesday, January 13
Mansfield (OH) post office again faces mail shift
Mansfield News Journal Comment
Tiny Washington town ( pop. 200) will keep post office
Bellingham Herald Comment
Postal history lessons
University of Washington Professor Richard B. Kielbowicz has published a collection of his papers on postal history and policy. Most have electronic versions available for download. And for something completely different, check out Molly Wright Steenson's research project on Postal services and pneumatic tube systems in the late 19th and early 20th century. Comment
Monday, January 12
Mail call
Technology, availability alter how mail is sent, received
Vicksburg Post Comment
Sunday, January 11
Former DHL customers turn to USPS
Louisville Courier-Journal Comment
Saturday, January 10
Post office feline sparks cat fight in small Alabama town
KARE TV Minneapolis - St Paul Comment
Missing Social Security Checks A ‘Wake-Up Call’
SSA pushes direct deposit
Tyler (TX) Morning Telegraph Comment
Website charging for "info" on USPS Jobs
KTVX TV Salt Lake City Comment
Friday, January 9
Philadelphia P.O. design doesn't deliver, either
Philadelphia Inquirer Comment
New postal delivery routes worry city business owners
Middletown (CT) Press Comment
Postal Service will study consolidating Wilkes-Barre distribution facility
Wilkes Barre Citizens' Voice Comment
Kentucky Postmaster Charged With Identity Theft
KYPost.com Comment
USPS, Capital One dispute remains in discovery after six months
DMNews Comment
Mail carrier to thief: Take that, you dog
Cincinnati Enquirer Comment
Thursday, January 8
For the post office: snow, rain. and now gloom of recession
TIME Comment
USPS seeks contractors for "Secured Destruction of Undeliverable As Addressed Mail"
Federal Business Opportunities Comment
The Unofficial Guide to Flats Sequencing
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Social Security checks missing in Texas
KLTV 7 News Tyler Comment
Georgia PMR gets jail for taking funds
Florida Times Union Comment
California postal worker indicted for allegedly opening letters, stealing cash
Associated Press Comment
Declining Volume, Killing the Messenger, Excessive Discounts
APWU Burrus Update Comment
"Goin' Postal" CEO Goes Postal On Fire Marshal
Pasco (FL) Tribune Comment
Wednesday, January 7
Postal routes get updates, adjustments
Contra Costa (CA) Times Comment
Thieves target collection boxes
Wilson County (TX) News Comment
Hundreds of gift cards “lost” at the post office
WHAS TV Louisville Comment
Appeals Court Favors APWU in Latest Round of AMS Dispute
APWU News Comment
Tuesday, January 6
Snow's gone, but some FedEx, UPS delivery complaints remain
... customer says postal workers were "the real heroes of the storm"
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Comment
Postal Service Sees Less Mail In Slumping Economy
National Public radio Comment
The year that lies ahead
Gene Del Polito commentary for Mailing and Technology Systems Comment
Monday, January 5
Postal Service set for big shift
Some routes, delivery times will change
Detroit Free Press Comment
Sunday, January 4
Major Changes for USPS in 2009?
Tom 's Blog at Postalmag.com Comment
Smoking mail brings out bomb squad
Cincinnati Enquirer Comment
Saturday, January 3
Alcohol issue addressed: Small town to keep post office
Abilene Reporter-News Comment
Maine’s mail marathon
Bangor Daily News Comment
Friday, January 2
Extension for finalizing route adjustment packages
NALC Comment
Iowa letter carrier lauded for helping elderly woman
Southwest Iowa News Comment
Hearing Held In Postmaster’s Death
Wheeling (WV) News-Register Comment
Letter carrier questions motives of Hatch Act probe
Pine Bluff (AR) Commercial Comment
Thursday, January 1
Michigan: Ex-mail carrier expected to plead to federal charge
Livingston (MI) Press & Argus Comment
Idaho: Postal workers weathering tough conditions
Bonner County Daily Bee Comment

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