How should Postal Service pay be set?

USPS OIG Blog

Direct mailers sponsor survey on 5-day mail delivery

Lehigh Valley Postal Customer Council

Management Approaches to Restructuring

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Dispute Over Sunday Premium When on Administrative Leave Appealed to Arbitration

APWU - Industrial Relations

APWU Rebuts Myths About the US Postal Service

APWU News

Postal Buyouts, What's Next?

Federal News Radio
(and on the lighter side, check out the Onion's "man on the street" reaction to the buyout offer...)

Envelope gimmicks: Juicing up the impact of direct mail

BtoB Magazine

Former Pueblo postal worker indicted

Pueblo Chieftain

Downtown Arlington (TX) post office may face cancellation

Fort Worth Business Press

More Florida postal workers being paid to sit around

KeysNet.com

Two charged with stealing $120,000 in money orders

Washington Examiner

Many post offices closing early Friday

Gloucester County (NJ) Times

Editorial: Postal Service clams up over Kalamazoo consolidation plan

USPS spokesperson "has required the Gazette to file a Freedom of Information Act request in writing for each and every question we would like to ask"
Kalamazoo Gazette

America’s Class War: Who Is Winning?

APWU American Postal Worker Magazine

Postal Service Plans to Update Its Closure List

Washington Post
see also the letter sent to the PRC yesterday

As Internet Booms, the Postal Service Fights Back

New York Times

As recession wears on, mail gets a little lighter

Peoria Journal Star

Congressman says Kalamazoo plant won't be closing

Kalamazoo Gazette

Lehigh Valley postal workers get a job security boost

Imminent closing of Wilkes-Barre distribution center means more mail here, less likelihood of a similar fate
Allentown Morning Call

How To Hit The 2010 Retirement Trifecta

Federal News Radio

NAPS- all "impacted" EAS employees expected to be placed in jobs

National Association of Postal Supervisors

The Big Lie: Postal Arbitrators as the Cause of the USPS Crisis

APWU Burrus Update

Former upstate NY postmaster pleads guilty to theft

Canandaigua Daily Messenger

Tucson man stole $29K worth of plastic USPS bins

Arizona Daily Star

New law would ban mail order cigarettes

Salamanca (NY) Press

Employee Incentives Paid to Postal Management as of June 2009: $47 million

Letter Carrier Connection (.pdf file)

Few Likely to Step Up for USPS Employee Buyout Offer

multichannelmerchant.com

Old Chicago post office site goes for $40 million to anonymous buyer

Chicago Tribune

OIG OKs elimination of convention leave for Postmasters

USPS OIG web site (.pdf document)

Man hit by postal truck in Connecticut

Norwich Bulletin

Wilkes-Barre Plant to Close

Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

The Case FOR Postal-Style Healthcare

US News

USPS is paying employees to do nothing

Key West Citizen

Mail woman attacked; Southgate man charged

Detroit Free Press

How the U.S. Postal Service Is Saving Millions Through Energy Efficient Retrofitting

Fast Company

Judge allows Massachusetts rural carrier's suit to continue

Judge finds evidence of a "campaign of harassment"
MetroWest Daily News

Mail truck hits toddler in Utah

Deseret News

Family Feud: Caught In The Crossfire

Federal employee unions disappointed with some Obama policies
Federal News Radio

One local U.S. Postal Service employee accepts buyout

(slow news day in Naples yesterday?)
Naples Daily News

What the postal service left out of the early retirement deal

Dead Tree Edition

Former El Paso postman sentenced for worker's comp scam

KDBC TV El Paso

NAPUS asks for buyouts for Postmasters

NAPUS prez says he asked for incentives in May, was told USPS couldn't afford it... "apparently funds are now available..."
NAPUS

USPS offers $15,000 retirement incentive to clerks and mailhandlers

Moratorium on excessing until October 9
USPS Newslink
See also this from the APWU

As recession wears on, the mail's a little lighter

Associated Press

USPS offers incentives; will you take them?

Buyouts come five months after PMG said buyouts were not realistic: "Our employees would love some kind of a windfall, but the fact is, we can’t afford to"
Federal Times

NALC: No buyouts for carriers

"complements of... carriers remain more closely aligned with the Postal Service’s needs... new early-out programs should reduce the number of postal employees in other crafts excessed to the city carrier craft in the months ahead."
NALC

Fire chars mail truck

Forsyth (GA) News

Zumbox raises $8 million to fund paperless postal service

National rollout set for later this year
Press release

Man arrested after bomb threat at Utica area post office

Syracuse Post-Standard

Former postal employee pleads guilty to lesser charge

Rochester (NY) Democrat & Chronicle

Advertising Delivery: A Governmental Function?

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Snail mail slowdown

Houston Chronicle

Hawks a Problem for Mail Carriers

SaskatoonHomepage.ca

Postal official addresses concerns about Dallas Main Post Office at town hall meeting

WFAA TV Dallas

Gamefly seeks to force USPS to disclose details of Netflix deal

postalnews blog

Downtown Greensboro delivers for its carrier

Greensboro News & Record

Operation Graphic Hand: Nixon sends the Army in to move the mail

Postal history- the Army's after action report on the 1970 postal strike and the decision to use troops to sort and deliver mail
Governmentattic.org

Burrus: Can We Help the Postal Service?

APWU Magazine

Fighting Contract Postal Units

APWU Magazine

Unions oppose 5-day delivery, other proposals to cut USPS costs

Federal Times

TSP Millionaires

Washington Times

It's not 1994 Anymore (or 1984 for that matter)

Why bashing the USPS in the health care debate doesn't make any sense
Open Left see also Salon -

Small post offices wondering if fate is sealed

Los Angeles Times

Declining Volumes Lead to FSS Expansion

Dead Tree Edition

Post office closings may seal an era

Daily Breeze

New Haven: Driver seriously injured in collision with postal truck

New Haven Register

Report says 5,216 rouites have been eliminated by Interim Adjustment Process

lettercarrierconnection.com
more information on the MIARAP program is available at the NALC Local 3825 web site

Jogger hit, killed by postal service truck

Boston Globe

Postal worker pleads guilty to destroying mail

Miami Herald

Editorial: US Postal Service Needs to Cut Back and Make Changes

Wall Street Journal

The Postal Service and the Federal Budget

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Story in Mailers’ Publication Pointedly Misses the Point About Postal Salaries

APWU News

USPS Assailed for Airing Ads During Bigot’s TV Broadcasts

APWU News

USPS updates FSS deployment plans

USPS News Link

Kalamazoo mail processing may be moved

Kalamazoo Gazette

Employee at private mailbox provider stole credit cards from mail

Portsmouth NH Herald

Postal Workers 'Excessed' to a 120-Mile Commute

Manhattan to Montauk
East Hampton Star

N.J. post office workers preparing for possible closures

Newark Star Ledger

Court nixes religious displays in postal station

Reuters

Postal and NYC Workers Accused of Running Gambling Ring

New York Times City Room Blog

OIG agents with search warrants raid West Oakland CA P&DC

San Jose Mercury News

Meet the New PRC Chairman, Ruth Y. Goldway

multichannelmerchant.com

Residents of Florida town told of delayed, moldy mail

Gainesville Sun

PMG responds to President's comments on USPS

USPS News Link Extra

Public sends message: Don't close post office

Pensacola News Journal

Texas postal employee indicted for mailing marijuana

DOJ Press release

USPS Station and Branch Closures: ‘Short-Sighted’ Strategy Will Mean Long-Term Damage

APWU News

Winning in Turbulance

Lessons for the USPS?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Postal Service moving workers

Berkshire (MA) Eagle

Post office reopens one day after crash

Vineland (NJ) Daily Journal

Postal Workers Say Sorting Switch Will Slow Mail

WRTV Indianapolis

Postal Service Bankruptcy

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

USPS still advertising on Glenn Beck Show as other companies yank spots

BNET Advertising Blog

Less junk mail: Good for you, bad for economy

CNN Money

Donahoe: the current USPS business model is “not sustainable.”

USPS News Link

Snailmailr: send physical mail from the web

Download Squad

Chicagoans rally for letter carrier facing dismissal

Chicago Sun Times

Kentucky postal employee admits to mail theft

WFIE TV Evansville

Reader’s Digest Plans Bankruptcy Filing

New York Times Media Decoder Blog

Plunge in Credit-Card Mailings Slows

Brandweek

Deflation Will Keep Postal Rates In Check -- Maybe

Dead Tree Edition

Editorial: U.S. Postal Service needs express delivery of help

Newsday

Lawsuit-filing postman loses latest round

Waterbury Republican-American

Pushed to brink, U.S. mail continues cutbacks

Kansas City Star

Battle brewing over junk mail

Chicago Tribune

Postal Workers Protest Proposed Cuts

WBNS TV Columbus OH

The Postal Service's Bid for Deliverance

The deficit-burdened agency asks Congress to consider new jobs for carriers, such as drug delivery, that utilize their 'last mile' advantage
BusinessWeek

USPS plans to conslidate CFS units in Western Area

postalnews blog

U.S. Postal Service Fights for Survival

US News and World Report

NAPUS Hotline for August 14

NAPUS

NAPS letter expresses "disappointment" in Obama remarks on USPS

National Association of Postal Supervisors

League of Postmasters President responds to Obama comment on USPS

National League of Postmasters - Presidents Message

Opening the mailbox (to other carriers)

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Mailbox Explodes in Northeast DC

WTTG TV Washington

Editorial: Postal Service mission remains vital in the digital age

St Louis Post-Dispatch

Postal Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $600,000 Worth of Stamps

Washington Post

Postal carrier driven to, from and around route because of drunk driving arrests

KOAA TV Colorado Springs

Letter carriers respond to GOP "smear" letter

NALC News

USPS staffing down 5.7% from a year ago

... but staffing reductions haven't reduced costs
postalnews blog

The Postal Service's Early-Retirement Snafu

Dead Tree Edition

Postal disservice

Consumers kept in dark about change of plan
Watertown (NY) Daily Times

Direct Mail May Fall 10% This Year

Brandweek

Scenic Route: Couple navigate four-wheel-drive beach to deliver mail

Winston-Salem Journal

Postal poverty

As the world changes, the U.S. Postal Service must change with it
Spartanburg (SC) Herald-Journal

New PRC chairman will "emphasize the needs of the average citizen mailer as opposed to the business mailers"

Santa Monica Daily Press

People Magazine to honor postal heroes

USPS News Link

USPS will offer 20% discount on presort first class mail from Oct 1 to Dec 31

Postal Regulatory Commission web site

Arbitrator Issues Decision in ELM 13 Dispute

APWU - Industrial Relations

APWU files dispute over district consolidations

APWU - Industrial Relations

Ex-letter carrier accused of opening mail agrees to plead guilty

Tampa Tribune

Global Postal Monitoring System Goes Live

RFID Journal

First class: Postal Service will leave its mark as it fades into history

Bergen Record

Post Office Vandalized With Obama 'Joker' Posters

WFTV Orlando

Otisfield mail box to remain

Lewiston (ME) Sun Journal

Postal truck hit from behind, mail secured

Payson (AZ) Roundup

Burrus: USPS Rate Policies Add to Fiscal Woes

APWU News

The President and the Postal Service

Washington Post

Watertown mail processing will move to Syracuse

WWTI TV Watertown NY

Three injured in traffic accident; Mail carrier charged

Georgetown (SC) Times

USPS Five-Day Delivery Will Not Impact Direct Mail Catalogers

Arandell Corporation Blog

PRC public forum on workshare methodologies to be broadcast live on web at 1PM today

Postal Regulatory Commission

Dear John: Your post office is closing

Shipping businesses anticipate more customers with Postal Service changes
St Louis Suburban Journal

Tough going for the U.S. Postal Service

Cutbacks are coming, but how many people care?
Morris County (NJ) Daily Record

Thousands of pieces of mail damaged in flooding; many destroyed

WAVE 3 TV Louisville

Number of mail routes in Muncie to be reduced

Muncie Star Press

Enough with the Nazis- time for a beer?

Postcom notes that APWU President Bill Burrus didn't tell his members how many of their jobs would be lost should the USPS implement an exigent rate hike. The item goes on to remind readers (correctly) that Burrus once referred to mailers as "vermin", in a 2006 article entitled "Our Struggle". Postcom not so subtly points out the title's similarity to Hitler's "Mein Kampf"- "My Struggle".

We've been critical of Burrus in the past for his vilification of mailers, but to his credit, he doesn't appear to have taken the bait this time around. Last time we checked, Del Polito and Burrus both represented groups that rely on the USPS for their economic survival. It would be nice if they could put aside their differences for now, and concentrate on what they agree on.

Anyone want to order up a couple beers?

Fixing the Mail: Neither Snow nor Rain nor…Red Ink?

BusinessWeek

Opt Me Out! The USPS Needs an Overhaul

Tech Broiler | ZDNet.com

US Postal Service faces protest over cutbacks

The Guardian

How Should the Postal Service Sell Its Products?

USPS OIG Blog

S.1507 Update: Vote Delayed on Bill to Undermine Pay and Benefits; Grassroots Action Campaign Extended

APWU News

Netflix should buy the US Postal Service

David Strom’s Web Informant

Mailbox ‘edict’ has residents in huff

New Haven Register

Salt Lake City airport postal facility could close by Oct. 1

Salt Lake Tribune

Direct mailers make seniors a special target

Kansas City Star

Carrier arrested after ditching vehicle

Denton (TX) Record Chronicle

Ohio: Clerk, MVS Driver, Supervisor indicted for workers comp fraud

DOJ Press Release

Is it time to rethink ailing post offices? Some suggestions

Detroit Free Press

Over the top? Postcom prez compares APWU's Burrus to Nazi

Postcom.org
Update: looks like Gene's given his choice of words a rethink- the Nazi references have been removed from his essay and the Postcom home page. Read the essay here, and read about Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies here.
Update #2: A reader points out that Gene Del Polito first floated the "Big Lie" label in reference to Bill Burrus in a commentary written for DIRECT magazine in 2002. "As we know from history, spreading untruths is part of the world's legacy from the 1930s. Back then, telling the “big lie” was an important part of the tactical game used by Europe's most infamous demagogues as a means for coming into and staying in power."

Probe of contract post office closes with no charges filed

Youngstown (OH) Vindicator

Fixing the Postal Service

>Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Postal union seeks support to fight possible downsizing at Kilmer P&D

Central New Jersey Courier News

Postal union seeks support to fight possible downsizing at Edison facility

Postal union seeks support to fight possible downsizing at Edison facility | mycentraljersey.com | MyCentralJersey.com

The Postal Service May Be Headed the Way of the Pony Express

New York Times

Let’s Outsource the Post Office - Executive Suite Blog - NYTimes.com

"Just kidding … sort of..."
Joe Nocera's Executive Suite blog for the New York Times

UPS Employees Say They Were Forced to Lobby Against FedEx

Washington Post

Clunker Cash – Postal Pity

eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin
see also this week's NAPUS Hotline -

Postal truck catches fire in Wisconsin

WKOW TV Madison

Watching the (Federal) Workforce

Three lawmakers have gained new prominence with federal employee issues.
Government Executive

Goldway named chair of PRC

Press release

Zanesville: Postal jobs staying put

Zanesville Times Recorder

Barrier to Postal Service Downsizing Is Being Ignored

Very few eligible employees taking early retirement
Dead Tree Edition

Generational shift blamed in Postal woes

Baltimore Sun

GAO: Postal Service in financial disarray

The Hill
read the GAO report "Restructuring Urgently Needed to Achieve Financial Viability" -

Give-and-Take On the Coburn Amendment

APWU News

Senate Bill Would Destroy Collective Bargaining

Burrus: Amendment Assesses 'A Tax on Postal Workers'
APWU News

US Postal Service Seeks OK To Enter New Lines Of Business

Dow Jones

Senators Fret Over Postal Service’s Finances

New York Times

OSHA proposing$58,000 in fines against Eau Claire's Processing Center

WEAU TV Eau Claire

Testimony from today's Senate subcommittee hearing

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs : Hearings

Potter Seeks ‘Fundamental Restructuring’ Of Postal Laws

USPS News Link

The USPS in Crisis: Senate Subcommittee Hearing Today at 10 AM

United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs
Watch the hearing on CSPAN. CSPAN live stream link.

Postal Service Faces Gloom Of Economy

National Public Radio (audio)

Tobin to leave BOG for post in Department of Education

Press release

No Exigent Rate Case—For Now

multichannelmerchant.com

Postal Worker Hospitalized After Dog Attack

CBS 4 Miami

Charleston Letter Carrier pepper sprays robber

WCBD T Charleston SC

Summary of today's Board of Governors meeting

- Jack Potter will remain PMG "for many more years to come."
- Financial presentation
PostCom

USPS will pay managers for environmental performance

Federal News Radio

$2.4 billion loss for USPS in third quarter

Washington Post
see also the USPS press release

Editorial: America needs a smaller Postal Service

Roanoke Times

Postal Service going the way of phone booths

Baltimore Sun

Seattle postal worker charged in theft; $208, 307 check deposited

Seattle Times

Postal Service May Close 14 (Not 53) Branches in New York City

New York Times

Post office responds to criticism, returns to longer hours

Morristown (NJ) Daily Record

Letter carrier charged with drug dealing on route

Carrier's brother is Minneapolis Chief of Police
St Paul Pioneer Press

Can the Postal Service Still Afford Periodicals?

Dead Tree Edition

Odd: Postal Service Offers Yard Grooming Tips

consumerist.com

Going Part-Time Into Retirement

Federal News Radio

The Patient is not Dead

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Ex-postal worker allegedly took gift cards

Louisville Courier-Journal

PRC website fails to deliver?

Wichita Independent Examiner

Thieves Use Postal Service To Steal Identity

WFTV Orlando

Anthrax case not closed: Panel reviews Bruce Ivins, mail probe

USA Today

Privatization may solve the USPS's money problems

Fortune

With Volume Down, Shipping Discounts Abound

multichannelmerchant.com

Editorial: Take fast action to save U.S. mail

San Antonio Express-News

Mail Truck And Pickup Collide In Bethlehem PA

WFMZ TV Allentown

Contract Mail Carrier Snags Traffic Signal, Snarls Ensue

Cape May County Herald

Detroit: Bulk mail facility faces drastic changes

Southgate MI News Herald

The Challenge of Retail

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Board of Governors meets in closed sessions today and tomorrow

Federal Register

Passionate little town seems ready to secede again

Proposed post office closing prompts protests
Grass City (CA) Union

‘Junk mail’ deliveries drop off

Tallahassee Democrat

Sun City paves the way for postal workers of the future

KNXV Tv Phoenix

Kucinich Demands Thorough Analysis of Cleveland Post Office Consolidation Review

Press release

USPS closings could leave 14 million square feet of retail space vacant

CoStar Group

Grand jury indicts Indiana letter carrier

South Bend Tribune

Seeing past the gloom to a brighter tomorrow

NALC President's Message

ABM: Elimination of Saturday delivery 'inevitable'

BtoB Magazine