What’s Wrong …and What Can Be Done

APWU President's Viewpoint, American Postal Worker magazine

Postal Service may close New Castle PA mail center

Associated Press

Staten Island Residents Sound-Off On USPS Plan At Public Hearing

NY1 News

The state of the postal service: You've got (no) mail

The Economist

Catalog Tracker: Mailings Scarce in February, E-mails Up

multichannelmerchant.com

Jobs won't leave even if mail is sorted off Staten Island, postal workers told

Staten Island Advance

Iowa town sees end to post office impasse

Des Moines Register

Mail carriers aim to collect 1 million pounds of food

Las Vegas Sun

Woman pleads not guilty to bomb threats at Minnesota post offices, newspaper

St Paul Pioneer Press

Postal carrier pleads guilty to burglary, possessing stolen property

San Diego Union-Tribune

USPS CFO, COO provide updates at MTAC meeting

- volume forecast lowered to 180 billion pieces
- volume and revenue trends continue downward
- standard volume down 20% in Q2
Postcom.org

USPS Joins MasterCard Easy Savings Program

"5 percent rebate for shipping services purchased online at the Postal Service website"
Press release

Residents grumble about North Port post office

Sarasota Herald Tribune

Chicago will have last 24-hour post office in U.S.

Chicago Tribune

Queens mail could get rerouted to Brooklyn

Queens Courier

New Slim-Jim Standards to Kick In May 11

multichannelmerchant.com

Don't close main Palm Beach post office, callers tell mayor

Palm Beach Daily News

Dallas NALC Local has appealed 2,100 grievances in the last 6 months

NALC Lone Star Branch newsletter via Postalmag.com

25 chicks left at post office rescued

Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Swine Flu Guide for Federal Workers

Washington Post Federal Eye

Online Postage Tools Can Save You Time and Money

PC World

Letter to the Editor: A novel way for Postal Service to cut costs

Mansfield (OH) News Journal

Another Delay for Intelligent Mail?

Dead Tree Edition

Texas Post Office robberies connected

The (Brazoria County TX) Facts

Postal Service interested in selling historic Palm Beach post office

Palm Beach Daily News

Kentucky Postal Worker Sentenced In Federal Court

WBKO TV Bowling Green KY

Court Favors APWU In Latest Round of AMS Dispute

APWU News

Mail Carrier Indicted On Mail Theft Charges

KMGH TV Denver

Letter carrier/robber sentenced

Bradenton Herald

Contract Driver Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft

WOWK-TV Huntington WV

Appeals Court reverses MSPB on "zero tolerance" removal

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

The OIG Wants to Know How You Feel about Sick Leave

USPS OIG Blog

Georgia man sentenced in beating of mail carrier

Macon Telegraph

Senate to Consider Legislation Giving Sick Leave Credit to FERS Retirees

APWU News

In SoHo, They Hate the Post Office But Don’t Want to Lose It

New York Times

"Lost" New Deal murals turn up in USPS office

Philadelphia Inquirer

Four seriously injured in crash with postal truck

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Netflix: Kiosks Will Be No.1 Competitor, Future of Video Is Social

"believes there is still a lot of growth in its rental by mail business... doesn’t believe that a streaming-only subscription would drive as big a shift away from DVDs as people think"
NewTeeVee.com

Liberating the Postal Service

Commentary for Postcom.org by A. Lee Fritschler, Professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, former Chairman of the PRC (.pdf file)

Postal service truck hits sheriff’s deputy

Rockford (IL) Register Star

PostCom podcast on the upcoming National Postal Forum

featuring PostCom President Gene Del Polito, NPF executive director Mike Genick, and the Postal Service's Alixe Johnson
PostCom.org

Boston postal worker arrested after driving, crashing mail truck without a license

Blast Magazine

Federal Court Orders Postal Service To Reconsider Mailing of Illegal Animal Fighting Magazines

Humane Society of the United States

Debate over mail delivery continues in Elko

Elko (NV) Daily Free Press

Man attempts to rob South Bend mail carrier

South Bend Tribune

Former postal employee indicted for workers comp fraud

Glens Falls (NY) Post Star

As volume of mail decreases, Postal Service drops collection boxes

South Bend (IN) Tribune

This week's NAPUS Hotline

NAPUS web site

Woman Indicted in Post Office Threats

KAAL TV Austin MN

A mid fiscal year assessment

PRC Chairman Dan Blair's "A Word From the Chairman"
Postal Regulatory Commission web site

Murray Comarow responds to "Georg Jensen"'s "The Imminent Death of the U.S. Postal Service?"

Postcom.org

USPS seeks contractors to electrify LLVs

Federal Business Opportunities

Will Vehicle Cuts Really Help USPS?

The Big Fat Marketing Blog

Post office's blue boxes not safe at night

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Gamefly: we’d like the same deal Netflix has!

postalnews blog

Postal Worker Accused Of Stealing Mail

KETV Omaha

City Wanted Post Office Building for Free — or for a Fee

Kitsap (WA) Sun

Congressman Calls for GAO Audit On Closing Florida Mail Center

Lakeland (FL) Ledger

APWU: Our Battles Over ‘Tour Compression’ Initiatives

APWU Maintenance Divison

USPS ‘Clarifies’ Some Early-Retirement Deadlines

APWU News

More bad numbers ahead for USPS

Federal Times: Fedline blog

PostCom: Rural carriers to fight "Summer Sale"?

Postcom.org

DMA's Jerry Cerasale on the Proposed USPS 'Summer Sale'

Target Marketing

PRC to host briefing on "Postal Product Innovation and New Opportunities for Postal Commerce"

Federal Register

Feds to end some newspaper, magazine subscriptions since "most publications can be found online"

Associated Press

Victims say more was taken than just mail in theft scheme

They say they have a difficult time trusting the Postal Service
Muncie (IN) Star Press

U.S. Postal Service taps optimization software to slash transportation costs

Green IT - InfoWorld

USPS Unveils Further Details on 'Summer Sale' DMA Provides Update on Current Outline

Direct Marketing Association

Mail Monster: Carrier Rifles Through Mail, Pockets Anything With Monetary Value

WOIO TV Cleveland

Chrysler pitches electric minivans for mail carriers

Detroit Free Press

Letter carrier charged with theft of mail

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

UPS May Say Revenue Fell for Only Second Time on Shipping Slump

Bloomberg

New Jersey postal worker accused of using stolen credit card info to steal $7,500

New Brunswick Courier News

Authorities say Muncie trio makes mail theft a family affair

Muncie (IN) Star Press

Detroit Letter Carrier Robbed

WDIV Detroit

83 Year Old Carrier Gets Safe Driving Award

MyNC.com

APWU Initiates Dispute Over USPS Failure to Furnish Notice of Changes to PS Form 1723

APWU - Industrial Relations

USPS to reduce fleet by 10,000 vehicles

to reduce costs, help environment...
USPS News Link

APWU publishes PowerPoint slideshow to promote HR 22

APWU News

BookSwim: Netflix for books?

CNET News

Omaha Post Office Robbers Caught

WOWT TV Omaha

Post office juggling routes

Lafayette (IN) Journal and Courier

Postal contract carrier accused of theft

McAllen (TX) Monitor

Mail carrier signs, seals and delivers 50 years of service

Bakersfield Californian

APWU-Led Consolidation Protests Gather Steam, Gain Public Support

APWU News

Authorities searching for Jacksonville post office gunman

Man terrorized employees, customer during robbery attempt
Florida Times Union

USPS looking for supplier for standardized ID cards

Federal Business Opportunities

Mail Bans, Postal Woes

Graphic Arts Online
in the same issue: "National Postal Forum: Key Event" -

New Deal art filled post offices

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Going Postal

The Imminent Death of the U.S. Postal Service?
The American Interest Magazine

Collection box stolen on Tax Day recovered in Sun City

KVOA News 4, Tucson, Arizona

WV Congressman Pushes Resolution to Maintain Six-Day Mail Service - Huntington News Network

Huntington News Network

Man held for trial in beating, robbery of Pennsylvania letter carrier

Philadelphia Daily News

Postcom reader: “Summer sale” raises lots of issues

Postcom.org via postalnews blog

Q&A on rural route adjustments effective next Saturday

Rural Carrier Updates (.pdf file)

Illinois rural carrier dies in accident on route

Bureau County (IL) Republican

USPS ends Associate Supervisor Program (ASP)

NAPUS Hotline

Florida ongressman calls for review of plan to cut local postal jobs

Bradenton Herald

UPS, DHL end negotiations over $1 billion contract

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Netflix Subscribers See Red Over Cracked Blu-ray Discs

"It almost looks like Netflix doesn't want to deal with the problem and they are pushing people to complain about the postal system"
Wired

APWU Local Shows Support for H.R. 22 at New York City Rally

APWU News

The Facts and Fictions of Online Shipping Costs

>E-Commerce Times

The Limitations of USPS Delivery Confirmation

Auctioncope

Collection box stolen in Arizona

Sun City Daily News-Sun

Mailman accused of not delivering bulk business mail, political flyers

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Postal worker threw away mail because it was printed on inferior paper

KARE TV Minneapolis St Paul

Post office robber, asssailant sentenced

WVTM TV Birmingham

Mail Moves America Update

Postcom.org

SF City Attorney Threatens Discrimination Lawsuit Against USPS

Fog City Journal

Postcom runs the numbers for summer postage discount program

DIRECT

Commentary: First-Class Inefficiency

Forbes

Postal employee and conspirator indicted in scheme to steal over $682,000 in stamps

DOJ Press release

Tax Day lines dwindle at post office

Boston Globe

Late Tax Returns, Angry Tax Payers After Post Office Closes

WOWK-TV Charleston WV

Tulsa postal protest battles closure

The Oklahoman

NY Postal Union Protests Cutbacks and Closings

Epoch Times

James A. Farley Post Office to close 24-hour window

New York Daily News

Burrus: ‘Summer Sale’ Will Discount Our Future

APWU News

Catalog Mailers Like Mailing Discount, Probably Won’t Use It

Media Buyer Planner

Mailers Like Postal Discount Idea, Balk at Timing

DIRECT

Public meeting held to discuss Zanesville consolidatiion plans

Zanesville (OH) Times Recorder

Editorial: Last-minute filers will find post offices closed tonight

"U.S. Postal Service gets a thumbs down for not staying open late tonight"
Greensboro (NC) News-Record

Voluntary Early Retirement update

NALC Latest News

Despite rally, Postal Service planning to move some processing off Staten Island

Staten Island Advance

Making NPA Changes at Mid-year

League of Postmasters Advocate magazine (.pdf file)

Summer Postal Rate Rollback May Make Big Mailers Big Winners

DIRECT Magazine

DMM Advisory: May 11 Price Change – Updated Price List, New MailPro Available

click here for the price list, or here for MailPro
DMM Advisory

Users face bulk mail blues

Advertiser bemoans costly slow delivery...
Buffalo News

Video: Effort to stop junk mail meets resistance

WVTM TV Birmingham

Newspaper asks: Would stopping mail on Saturdays hurt your business?

Sacramento Bee

Nashville man convicted of robbing postal worker

The Tennessean

Acting VPs named for Network Operations and Delivery & PO Operations

postalnews blog

Leveraging Postal Service Purchasing Power to Generate Revenue

USPS OIG Blog

Stamped Over Relocation Program

Human Resource Executive Online

USPS changes insurance claims processing

AuctionBytes

Ask President Burrus: Did the Postal Service really give our payroll records to the newspapers?

APWU web site

USPS, ACMA Comment on Summer Catalog Mail Sale

multichannelmerchant.com

Trade mag meeting hears "grim news" from USPS

Audience Development

Pacific Grove postman still delivering at 78

Monterey Herald

Post Offices Won’t Stay Open Until Midnight On Tax Day

WFPL Louisville

Some rural carriers not happy about "Summer Sale"

ruralinfo.net

Mailing systems rivals Neopost, Pitney Bowes share industry, home state

Greenwich Time

Pinehurst Post office hours cause emotional mail storm

Fayetteville Observer

Spam Replacing Postal Junk Mail?

Slashdot

Problem Solver: Is it smart for an online business to use direct mail?

DMNews

Texas RCA sentenced to prison for mail and identity theft

Press release

DMA statement on proposed USPS 'Summer Sale'

DMA web site

NAPUS Hotline

... cancelling cleaning contracts, employee organization presidents meet with BOG and more...
NAPUS

Your next bank: The Postal Service?

Federal Times

Fowl Play? Michigan mail carriers dealing with agressive turkeys

Grand Haven Tribune

USPS Playing "Let's Make A Deal"

Dead Tree Edition

DMM Advisory: Intelligent Mail® Services Weekly Update

USPS DMM Advisory

Flint postal workers protest move to process Saturday mail in Pontiac

Flint Journal

Fixing the Financial Woes of the Post Office

Brief audio report from WTOP Washington

Valpak franchises opening up

DMNews.com

Reservists Pay Safety Net

also- more on "FERS flu" remedy...
Federal News Radio

USPS tells NAPS information on RIF still not ready

NAPS/USPS April Consultative notes
see also: "NAPS to 'fully exercise our consultative rights under Title 39' on RIF issues"

More executive changes at USPS HQ

USPS News Link
see also Postcom's summary of yesterday's announcements -

Postal Service Launches 'The Simpsons' Stamps

Washington Post

Postal Service to slash carrier routes

Federal Times

Post office praises hero

Carrier checked on woman to find she had fallen
Coeur d'Alene Press

West Virginia Postal Worker to Face Federal Charges

WTRF-TV Charleston

Postal carrier to be tried on 9 charges

Detective: Man took gift cards and cash
San Diego Union-Tribune

Postmaster indicted in theft of $106,500

Middletown (NY) Times Herald Record

Study considers consolidation for Zanesville

Zanesville Times Recorder

USPS publishes new rules for insurance claims

Federal register

NALC, USPS agree to new interim route adjustment process

NALC web site (.pdf file)

Columnist: Can't deliver a good defense for junk mail

Los Angeles Times see also Gene Del Polito's response -

Postal Service looks to consolidate city carrier routes

USPS & NALC "could reach an agreement... as early as this week to consolidate letter carrier routes in the face of dropping mail volume"
Federal Times

'Postal positions' ads won't deliver on promises of a job

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Lakeland Mail Center: No Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Snow

Lakeland (FL) Ledger

Senators Ask Postal Service to Reconsider WV REC Closing

Metronews Charleston (WV)

Postal consolidation faces stiff opposition

Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

Postal worker arrested on mail theft charges

WSYR Syracuse

Mail Shenanigans in Maryland county council election?

"Navarro’s campaign is alleging that a supervisor of a Silver Spring post office branch has been blocking their direct mail in the special election"
Maryland Politics Watch

DMM Advisory: Final rule on letter sized booklets to be published this week

Implementation postponed until Sept. 8, 2009
DMM Advisory (see also the April DMM Update, issued yesterday)

Organizational changes and VERA timelines updated

USPS News Link Extra (note that links in the story only work on the USPS internal network- click here for the external VERA site)

Get to the Post Office early on Tax Day

Late night service on tax night is no more
Virginia Gazette

Post office to cut operating hours at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

Cleveland Plain Dealer

No delivery for postcard deemed "obscene"?

New York Post (You can click here to see the postcard) -

Global postal sector feeling the pinch, but financial crisis not all doom and gloom

Report from last week's Universal Postal Union conference
postalnews blog

HR 22: APWU Asks Members to Contact Congress

APWU News

Small post offices: A dying breed?

Middletown (NY) Times Herald Record

30 postal workers picket to save Winchester jobs

Winchester (VA) Star

Mail used to come on Sunday

Belleville (IL) News-Democrat

Postal Deficit Grounds Wilderness Mail

NPR's Morning Edition (audio available after 9AM ET)

Smiles, Frowns, Upside Downs

... curious excerpts from the USPS glossary of postal terms
Schott’s Vocab Blog - New York Times

MSPB upholds firing of mailhandler for poor attendance- lack of prior discipline not an issue

Merit Systems Protection Board via PEN

Postal Relief Bill Support Hits 252

also: PRC Issues Compliance Determination and Keeps Tabs on Postal Suspensions
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin

Flats Sequencing Hits Some Bumps

Dead Tree Edition

Delivering the Mail Moment

There's more to the mail than bills...
FedSmith.com

If health insurance companies ran the postal service...

Kansas City Star Midwest Voices

Tulsa postal closure defies customer survey results

The Oklahoman

Providence: Postal Service to trim 30 admin jobs across region

Providence Journal

NAPUS Hotline

NAPUS

USPS Agrees to Slow Down District Consolidations

NAPS Legislative Update
note: from the NAPS web site- "The USPS provided NAPS with a copy of a revised timeline on April 2, 2009. NAPS has not agreed with all of the elements of the latest timeline and continues to pursue its consultative rights on this reorganization and downsizing."

Postcom: Shoenfeld out as VP for Shipping and Mailing Services

"PostCom has learned that Mailing Services vice president David Shoenfeld no longer works for the Postal Service." Shoenfeld, a 20 year FedEx employee before joining USPS, was "responsible for the growth and development of all postal mailing products, including First-Class Mail, advertising mail and Parcel Post. These products produce nearly 90 percent of all Postal Service revenue".
Postcom.org

HQ Agrees to "make changes in the timeline for District consolidations and other EAS impacts"

click here for the revised timeline
National Association of Postal Supervisors

Teabags in the mail?

USPS News Link

Midland (OH) residents fight for post office

Wilmington News Journal

Editorial: Postal disservice

Decision to move jobs lacks public openness
Bradenton Herald

USPS to market test LTL-like services

... plan would make use of excess capacity in postal network
Logistics Management

Woman charged with punching out Yonkers postal worker

MidHudsonNews.com

USPS Closing Three REC Centers, 1,490 Jobs Lost

Associated Press
see also this report from WSAZ TV Charleston WV

PRC Chairman Blair: Next Postal Rate Hike: Less than 1%?

multichannelmerchant.com

Is it time for the USPS to price Business Reply as a bulk service?

Gene Del Polito commentary for Postcom.org and click here for two more suggestions from Gene

Postal service plans to cut Idaho backcountry airman's route

Idaho Press-Tribune

Mail Moves America: Workers and Small Business Oppose San Francisco's Job- Killing Do Not Mail Proposal

Mail Moves America release via Postcom.org

Study: Relocation of Winchester (VA) mail sorting would save $1.5 million

Winchester Star

Louisiana TE Carrier pleads guilty to mail theft

Press release

Missouri postmaster is charged with stealing $42,375 from PO

KYTV Springfield MO

Politically Direct: Economic Pinch Impacts US Postal Service

Direct Marketing Association

Albany (OR) post office paying $10K a month for storage

Albany Democrat-Herald

House Approves Bill to Give Sick-Leave Credit to FERS Retirees

APWU News

Small Parcel Shippers Shocked by USPS Rate Hike

multichannelmerchant.com

Editorial: Congress must let Postal Service change

Rapid City Journal

Iowa Post Office to Close its Doors

KAAL TV

State employee information lost in the mail

Baltimore Sun

Three Manhattan POs to close?

New York Post

Postal Service Confirms Closure of Lakeland Processing Center

Lakeland (FL) Ledger

San Francisco Passes First ‘Do Not Mail’ Resolution in Nation

Press release

The Simpsons get postage stamps

BBC News

Elko: Delivery not delayed by changes: Spokesman says local letters to be sorted here — except for Saturdays

Elko (NV) Daily Free Press

Letters’ link soon to be lost?

Worcester Telegram