Suit alleges “widespread and systematic intrusions” into employee medical records by USPS, OIG
APWU News
Tuesday, March 31
Postal worker saves resident from fire
Ferndale (MI) Mirror
Postal Service to shift mail processing to Tampa; 59 jobs affected
Bradenton Herald
Union official: Local postal service slips
Elko (NV) Daily Free Press
Monday, March 30
APWU Urges Locals with DBCS Machines to File OSHA Complaints
APWU - Industrial Relations
Southwest Area wasted $9 million using FedEx instead of cheaper alternatives
USPS OIG report (*.pdf file)
Former postmaster pleads guilty to embezzelment charges
KSDK TV St. Louis
Video: Fiscal Stability of U.S. Postal Service
PRC Chair Dan Blair appearance on CSPAN's Washington Journal
postalnews.tv (alternative link here)
postalnews.tv (alternative link here)
Mold forces rural Missouri post office to close
Fort Mill (SC) Times
Bigger Buyouts = Fewer Employees
"The issue is what would it take to get you to go?"
Federal News Radio
Federal News Radio
Sunday, March 29
Neither Recession Nor Debt Nor Credit Crunch
Audio: brief interview and phone in segment with PRC Chair Dan Blair on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show
Vets want Purple Heart stamp to be 'forever'
Cincinnati Enquirer
Saturday, March 28
Postal worker calling it quits at age 79
Champaign (IL) News-Gazette
March Madness on Capitol Hill – Postal Style
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin
NAPS Urges USPS to Cut Top Management Ranks
NAPS Legislative & Regulatory Update
Alaska bypass mail center, workers may move to Denver, officials say
Alaska Journal of Commerce
Friday, March 27
Postal Worker Seriously Injured in Parma (NY) Accident
WHAM TV Rochester
Maine Soldier/Postal Worker Killed In Iraq Is Being Honored In Baghdad
WCSH TV Portland (ME) click here for video -
Study: Wilkes-Barre consolidation would save millions
Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice
Postal Service offers $100,000 reward for Minnesota bomb threats
Associated Press
Comics for troops program hurt by postal rates
Boston Herald
House Oversight Sub-Committee Hearing video archive
Videos of Wednesday's House Oversight hearing on USPS finances
postalnews.tv
postalnews.tv
Postal penalties? Nobody knows.
What if the USPS doesn't make the $5 billion contribution to RHBTF?
Federal Times
Federal Times
Connecticut letter carrier pleads guilty to theft
Danbury News Times
Postal inspectors investigating parcel tracking notices in mailboxes
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Thursday, March 26
Paid Parental Leave For Federal Employees Moving Forward
FedSmith.com
Chaffetz questions postmaster general's sweet home deal
Salt Lake Tribune
Arbitrator Rescinds ELM 546 Changes Agreed to in APWU-USPS 2006 MOU
Changes dealt with "Limited Duty and Rehabilitation Assignments Within APWU Crafts Involving Workers from Other Crafts."
APWU Industrial Relations Dept. web site
APWU Industrial Relations Dept. web site
Letter Mailers Want Same Postal Break as Catalogers
multichannelmerchant.com
Oakland APWU petitions Congress to investigate USPS
Oakland APWU web site (.pdf file)
The Biggest Loser: the postal service
"Like the human contestants [on the reality show], the USPS needs to downsize to stay in the game and stay alive."
Federal News Radio
Federal News Radio
Postmaster defends compensation, wants help on deficits
Government Executive
In Special Delivery to Lawmakers, U.S. Postmaster Signals SOS
Washington Post
Teamsters respond to FedEx "blackmail" threat
Memphis Business Journal
Finding the Postal Service's Yellow Brick Road
Commentary by Postcom's Jessica Lowrance and Gene Del Polito
update: the Yellow Brick Road gets rockier every day- see this postscript -
update: the Yellow Brick Road gets rockier every day- see this postscript -
Wednesday, March 25
Call for Help: Postal chief says agency crashing
"Our situation is critical."
Associated Press - click here for the prepared statements of participants at the hearing -
Associated Press - click here for the prepared statements of participants at the hearing -
Live webcast of postal oversight hearing
House Oversight Committee web site
Heads to roll at Headquarters??
"PostCom has learned that postal staff at headquarters have been told it would be a good idea if they 'spiffed up' their resumes. An ax could fall on more than a few heads."
Postcom.org
Postcom.org
USPS to Face Tough Questions from Congress
NAPS Legislative & Regulatory Update
Former postal worker sentenced
He was opening other people's mail
WLUC TV Marquette MI
WLUC TV Marquette MI
NALC: Postal workers latest victims of economic crisis
Federal News Radio
House subcommittee hearing on postal finances today at 10 AM
Press release
Boulder County post offices adjust to declining volumes
Boulder Daily Camera
Tuesday, March 24
National VER Offering July 31, 2009
"ALL EMPLOYEES except Electronic Technicians (ET); Maintenance Mechanics, Mail Processing Equipment (MPE); Part-time Postmasters"
liteblue.usps.gov
liteblue.usps.gov
USPS and the Economic Gloom
USPS COO Pat Donahoe interview on Federal News Radio this morning (8 minute .mp3 file)
Will City Delivery Route Consolidation Benefit the USPS?
USPS OIG Blog
Postmaster General to face Congress over compensation
Government Executive
Postal Service Cuts, Chief's Compensation Getting Closer Look
Washington Post
Father says postal worker unfairly told son to remove turban for passport photo
Dallas Morning News
Monday, March 23
Early retirement offer will cover city carriers
NALC web site
Web site displays postal employees' salaries
courierpostonline.com via postalmag.com
Mail Piece Redesign: Is the goal to reduce processing costs or mandate the use of envelopes?
"The Postal Service has never made the connection between their policies, customer
reaction to those policies and mail volume."
Todd Butler commentary for Postcom.org
reaction to those policies and mail volume."
Todd Butler commentary for Postcom.org
Postal worker charged in theft of $600K in stamps
... which were then sold on eBay
WTOP Washington
WTOP Washington
Drilling Down - Recession Takes Toll on Direct Mail Ads
New York Times
USPS spent $78 million on relocations in 2008
$37.9 million spent on home purchase/lease program
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Sunday, March 22
City of Long Beach may oppose postal closure
Long Beach (CA) Press-Telegram
More than a mailman to struggling customers
Letter carrier stays attune to weight residents are under
Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press
Saturday, March 21
Postmaster at the center of small-town life
Ottawa (IL) Times
NAPS 2009 Legislative Issues Brief
National Association of Postal Supervisors (.pdf file: if it doesn't open automatically, right-click the link and select "save link as" or "save target as" to save the file to your computer and open manually) -
Pepper spray prevents injury in dog attack on mail carrier
Des Moines Register
New Hampshire congressional delegation urges USPS to reconsider closing NH/VT district office
Senator Judd Gregg press release
U.S. Postal Service offering early retirement to 150,000 workers
Los Angeles Times
Hands off Staten Island's Manor Road P.O., Schumer tells Postal Service
Staten Island Advance
Friday, March 20
Press release on today’s announcement of USPS organizational changes
postalnews blog
BOG sets three day closed meeting starting March 30
postalnews blog
APWU Files Dispute Over USPS Failure to Create Bargaining Unit Jobs at Greensboro HRSSC
APWU - Industrial Relations
Mail carrier aids fallen tree trimmer
Woodland (CA) Daily Democrat
USPS seeks contractors for Change of Address program
Federal Business Opportunities
Dog bites postal carrier near eye
KYTV Springfield MO video via postalnews.tv
Thursday, March 19
Mail handlers union receives notification of pending BMC network changes
NPMHU web site (.pdf file)
Get angry? or just laugh...
What's a customer to do when the USPS asks you for inspiration?
Cary Baer commentary for Postcom.org
Cary Baer commentary for Postcom.org
Is the Postmaster General Overpaid?
Paper by Murray Comarow for the National Academy of Public Administration
Flying through his route
Letter carrier has a few tricks to get through his daily eight-mile trek
Evansville Courier Press
Evansville Courier Press
APWU takes CPU and maximization disputes to arbitration
APWU - Industrial Relations
Click here for details of the CPU appeal, or here for the maximization dispute.
Click here for details of the CPU appeal, or here for the maximization dispute.
USPS seeks vendors for Mystery Shopper Program
Federal Business Opportunities
Wednesday, March 18
NALC President responds to retired postal exec's anti-union commentary
Text of former SE Area VP David Bakke's letter to the Wall Street Journal, and NALC President Bill Young's response
NALC News
NALC News
Staten Island's postmark could become thing of past if mail is rerouted
Staten Island Live
Woman Has Trouble Getting Insurance Money From Postal Service
WSOC TV Charlotte
Tuesday, March 17
Post office delays new stamps, citing weak economy
Associated Press
Postal carrier called a hero
Rescues woman trapped in burning house
Fox 59 Indianapolis
Fox 59 Indianapolis
Appeals court upholds manager’s demotion for violating contract
Failure to provide information to union cost USPS $28K
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Jury convicts bulk mail clerk in fraud case
Employee conspired with mailer who was also convicted
Saginaw News
Saginaw News
Modernizing Mailings
New regulations drive adoption of new software, and co-mail initiatives
Graphic Arts Online
Graphic Arts Online
Alaska bypass mail rate increase reduced
Anchorage Daily News
Monday, March 16
Early outs again?
League President Addresses VER, Rural counts, NPA/PFP, Legislative Issues and PMG Potter’s pay
National League of Postmasters - Presidents Message
National League of Postmasters - Presidents Message
Reducing the Junk-Mail Footprint
Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
Trimming shipping costs with the Postal Service
FedSmith.com
Sunday, March 15
Lack of handicapped access at Taunton post office disturbs disabled
Brockton Enterprise
ID theft soaring as woes worsen
"Most of the investigators who deal with identity theft in the Utah Attorney General's Office no longer get mail delivered to their homes..."
Deseret News
Deseret News
Post office keeps its workers coming back
USPS "has several employees who still are working well into their 80s and 90s, including a 90-year-old custodian in Queens and an 89-year-old letter carrier in Birmingham"
South Jersey Courier-Post
South Jersey Courier-Post
Editorial: 'Closed, come back in an hour and 15'
Schenectady Gazette
Saturday, March 14
Is the Direct Mail Well Drying Up?
Audience Development's Direct Mail Blog
Changes at post office create problems for customers
WHP TV via postalnews.tv
Online services deliver mail without the paper
Los Angeles Times
USPS is proving to be strong rival in package market
Logistics Management
NAPUS: Job freeze is back on
NAPUS Hotline via postalnewsblog
Friday, March 13
Critics voice concern over Hattiesburg consolidation plans
Hattiesburg American
Editorial: Poke in the eye from the postal service
Frederick (MD) News-Post
Bil Seeks to Create Purple Heart Forever Stamp
WHSV TV Harrisonburg VA
Can Heavier Paper Save Money for Magazine and Catalog Mailers
Dead Tree Edition
Thursday, March 12
Congressman calls for probe of Canton/Akron consolidation plans
Canton Repository
Editorial:Fat paycheck for U.S. postmaster general
Lancaster (PA) New Era
Window clerk pleads guilty to stealing money orders
Helena Independent Record
Commentary: Service shouldn't slip with the higher cost of a stamp
Kansas City Star
When E-Mail Marketing Works And When It Doesn't
Do small businesses still need the post office?
Forbes
Forbes
Intelligent Mail Readiness Alert
"Meeting critical dates this month will determine whether you will be ready for Intelligent Mail Full Service by November 2009."
Window Book press release
Window Book press release
U.S. Postal Service investigation into Amazon continues
Seattle Tech Report
Wednesday, March 11
Detroit APWU sues over involuntary reassignments
Claims union wasn't notified, that light duty carriers continue to do clerk work despite arbitration decisions to the contrary.
US District Court via law360.com
US District Court via law360.com
Post Office Betrays Tenderloin; Buys Mansions for Executives
BeyondChron: San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News
Mailers Council defends PMG's compensation package
Mailers Council press release
Alleged post-office killer tried to cash stamps
San Francisco Chronicle
Mail delays likely as Postal Service cuts routes
Chicago Daily Herald
Clerk: Postal changes will impact voting
Elko (NV) Daily Free Press
Capitol Heights post office cuts hours
Gaithersburg (MD) Gazette
Tuesday, March 10
Follow postalnews.com on Twitter!
We're on Twitter- follow us for news updates, (as well as how to reach us when we have a server outage like we did this morning!)
Postal Service looks to cut jobs and hours
Ventura County Star
HR 22: Refinancing USPS Retiree Health Benefits
Robert J. Brinkmann, Legislative Consultant for the League of Postmasters
Monday, March 9
Tiny Iowa Hill opens its mail just three days a week
Sacramento Bee
USPS seeks "new concepts, business ideas and innovations"
Innovations@USPS
Postal rate increase painful for rural Alaska
Anchorage Daily News
Postal Service closes West Springfield annex
Springfield (MA) Republican
Sunday, March 8
Here's to mail carriers, in snow, sleet, hail...
Boston Globe
Homicide at California Post Office investigated
San Jose Mercury News
Postal Hike To Favor Direct Mailers, Disadvantage Newspapers
Editor & Publisher
and an alternative point of view from Postcom, which represents Direct Mailers -
and an alternative point of view from Postcom, which represents Direct Mailers -
Saturday, March 7
Loveland postal carrier faces federal investigation
Fort Collins Coloradan
More on the SC Postmaster's Million Dollar Mansion
The State (Columbia SC) see also:
- the text of the original CNN report
- CNN video report
- Wanna buy the house? click here!
A Modest Proposal For The United States Postal Service
"To be successful, the USPS needs to bring in new leadership with a renewed focus on service, employee morale, and an efficient operating model."
Mark Fallon, the Berkshire Company
Mark Fallon, the Berkshire Company
Friday, March 6
Mail Moves America Update
fighting "Do Not Mail" laws
Postcom.org
Postcom.org
USPS career employee headcount down 4.4% from a year ago
postalnews blog
Postal service finds missing Social Security checks in upstate NY
Glens Falls Post Star
NALC: Budget won't raise postal workers' benefit contributions
NALC web site
see also the League of Postmasters
see also the League of Postmasters
Thursday, March 5
2 Men Wanted In Ravensdale (WA) Postal Worker Robbery
KIRO TV Seattle
Postal mechanic run over, killed by truck he was servicing
San Diego Union Tribune
Wednesday, March 4
Commentary: Congress has more important things to worry about than Potter's pay
Gene Del Polito commentary for Postcom.org
Arkansas OIC pleads guilty to theft of money from local ministry
DOJ Press release
Reader's Digest considers possible bankruptcy
Brand Republic
Temp letter carrier dumped mail, stole prescription medications
St. Petersburg Times
USPS releases preliminary financial results for January
confirms $1.1 billion YTD loss as volume decline worsens
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
APWU: Dispute Over VER and Severance Pay Appealed to Arbitration
APWU - Industrial Relations
click here for a copy of the appeal documents (pdf file) -
click here for a copy of the appeal documents (pdf file) -
Man sentenced to 13 years for assaulting postal worker
KTAR FM Phoenix
Direct Mail Spending Down in 2008 and Still Falling
Advertising Age
Tuesday, March 3
Pile of personal letters left unattended in post office
WWL TV New Orleans
Post office faces loss of clerks
Springfield (MA) Republican
Obama Blueprint Proposes Postal Employee Benefit Cuts
also: Retiree Equity Bills Introduced
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin
Update: NALC reaction: “We are aware of the problem in the budget. We are working with a friendly administration to resolve it.”
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin
Update: NALC reaction: “We are aware of the problem in the budget. We are working with a friendly administration to resolve it.”
Monday, March 2
Sunday, March 1
Virginia residents fight to keep rural post office
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Study to weigh mail-processing consolidation
Binghamton work could go to Syracuse
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Postal Service, museum in dispute over photos
USPS seeks to charge for use of images of taxpayer funded artworks
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer
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