... resolution "now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature"
Federal Times
Wednesday, September 30
Texas: Postal Worker Delivering Mail Robbed
KSAT San Antonio
USPS lost $721 million in August
Year to date loss is $6.3 billion with one month left to report
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
USPS Steps Up Mail-Processing Consolidation
Dead Tree Edition
Union: Binghamton postal workers given little time to decide on filing for early retirement
"By the time the meeting was over, they had 15 minutes to submit their paperwork..."
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Mail set to take the long way home
A Postal Service cost-cutting tactic will move the processing of some Las Vegas mail to Phoenix
Las Vegas Sun
Las Vegas Sun
Tuesday, September 29
Xerox and the Future of Mail
ACS deal sends a strong message regarding what "the document company" thinks about the future of printed documents...
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Monday, September 28
Post office driver injured in NJ crash
Cumberland County News
Connecticut Woman Who Killed Mail Carrier Released From Prison
Hartford Courant
Online services let cities bypass the mailbox
San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday, September 27
Clerk excessed to carrier craft is fired when she fails driving test
Postal Employee Network (.pdf file)
Saturday delivery to disappear after 2010 elections?
Kiplinger Business Resource Center
The Fight Over Your Flexible Spending Account
New York Times
Saturday, September 26
PRC chairman seeks "national conversation on the future of mail"
Postal Regulatory Commission
PRC posts witness statements from field hearings in Ohio and the Bronx
Postal Regulatory Commission
Postal service to relocate mail processing to Syracuse from Binghamton
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
House Grants Postal Service 1-Year Reprieve – Senate to Act Next Week
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin
Friday, September 25
Postal Relief? How About No More Congressional Thievery?
Dead Tree Edition
Retirement Incentive: Today's the Deadline!
Offer had 22,000 takers as of yesterday morning
APWU News
APWU News
The End of the Monopoly
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
NAPS Legislative & Regulatory Update September 24, 2009
NAPS via Postcom.org
No retirement incentive for Postmasters, EAS or Carriers?
postalnews blog
Thursday, September 24
House Senate panel approves USPS financial relief measure
Associated Press
Postal worker couldn't join Army, so he rode the rails during WWII
Mansfield (OH) News Journal
U.P.S. to Begin Testing Direct Marketing Service
New York Times
Letter carrier pleads guilty to stealing mail
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Postal workers protest South Florida Post Office closings
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Grassley proposal would end federal health benefits plan
Government Executive
How health care reform might affect the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program
Federal News Radio
Wednesday, September 23
DMA to shift focus to digital and considers name change
Marketing Direct
Locals say letter carrier is no cat thief
Huntington Beach (CA) Independent
Donohoe cautions managers on unpaid overtime for Postmasters
NAPUS Breaking News
Postal workers irked by decision to forbid them from mentoring
Warwick (RI) Beacon
Ohio: Postal manager gets 22 months in prison for taking kickbacks from suppliers
Cleveland Plain Dealer
APWU Addresses Concerns About Incentive Offer
"To date, fewer than 21,000 employees have applied for the incentive or expressed interest..."
APWU News
APWU News
Tuesday, September 22
Postal worker helps track down hit-and-run suspect
Salem (OR) Statesman Journal
Carrier delivers heroics – twice
Warren (OH) Tribune Chronicle
Former postal worker admits to stealing more than $30,000 in Netflix DVDs
Springfield (MA) Republican
USPS manuals available online
Employee & Labor Relations Manual (ELM), Interim Internal Purchasing Guidelines (IIPG), Postal Operations Manual (POM), Administrative Support Manual (ASM) (all .pdf files)
PRC web site
PRC web site
Monday, September 21
Catalog Mailers’ Postal Battle Not Just About Rates
multichannelmerchant.com
Postal worker admits swiping Best Buy rewards, buying $200k in goods
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Metro Blames Post Office for Expired Mail Service
Washington Post
Post office could shift Salinas mail processing to San Jose
Salinas Californian
Contract carrier given probation for mail theft
Rapid City Journal
Sunday, September 20
Saturday, September 19
Postmaster General: Six-Day Mail Delivery Doesn't Make Sense
US News and World Report
OIG faults FSS test performance
"the system failed to meet key performance parameters... we believe deploying FSS machines to additional sites is premature"
USPS OIG web site (.pdf file)
USPS OIG web site (.pdf file)
Slain mail carrier remembered as friendly, responsible
Cleveland Plain Dealer
see also: Vigil for Murdered Postal Carrier
see also: Vigil for Murdered Postal Carrier
Friday, September 18
More Florida postal employees being paid to do nothing
WBBH TV Fort Myers
Mailhandlers win RI-399 arbitration award on SPBS jobs
APWU grievance "denied in all respects"
Mailhandlers Union web site (.pdf file)
Mailhandlers Union web site (.pdf file)
Deja vu all over again for Industry (CA) processing center
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Minneapolis Postal Worker Admits to Stealing Mail
KSTP TV - Minneapolis
More on "Operation Graphic Hand"
Intelligence gathering (including "hippie" sightings!) and plans for military involvement in the 1970 postal strike
Governmentattic.org (.pdf file)
Governmentattic.org (.pdf file)
PRC approves first class mail incentive program
... but criticizes USPS for insufficient analysis, delays in providing data
Postal Regulatory Commission (.pdf file)
Postal Regulatory Commission (.pdf file)
Insurance is no guarantee that a shipping service will pay a claim
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Thursday, September 17
A Light at the end of the Tunnel
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Oklahoma postal worker indicted for money order fraud
Poteau (OK) Daily News
PMG Addresses Current Climate, Lays Foundation for Future Growth
USPS News Release
Wednesday, September 16
Oregon postal worker admits theft of more than $150,000
The Oregonian
Mailer gets 52 months in prison for scamming the Postal Service out of $350K
WCAX TV Burlington VT
U.S. Postal Service is master of its (.mobi) domain
Domain Name Wire
Retirement counseling settlement allows counseling on the clock
NALC Contract Administration
Tuesday, September 15
House Passes HR 22 USPS Stopgap Relief
NAPS Legislative Update
Shot Postal Worker Thrilled To Resume Route
WRTV Indianapolis
House may vote on postal relief bill this afternoon
Congress Matters
Lynch won't run for Kennedy's Senate seat
Chair of House postal subcommittee had been expected to enter race
Randolph Herald
Randolph Herald
Postal Service to probe Dexter dog spray case
Bangor Daily News
Ex-W.Va. postmaster pleads guilty to theft charge
Charleston Daily Mail
Jackson Delivery and Distribution Center Processing Operations Moving to Lansing
WILX TV Lansing MI
Postal Service plans to alter Montana mail sorting
Great Falls Tribune
Monday, September 14
336 Clerks to be involunarily reassigned in San Francisco bid cluster
APWU (.pdf file)
Maine postal worker pepper-sprays dog, child
Bangor Daily News
Audio: Postcom podcast
Join PostCom President Gene Del Polito and Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Ruth Goldway in a discussion of various postal questions and issues.
Sunday, September 13
'Lost' in the mail
West Side uproar over 'canceled' carrier
New York Post
New York Post
Saturday, September 12
PRC schedules field hearings on on USPS Retail Network Optimization Plan
Press release (.pdf file)
GOP escalates attack on Postal Service
NALC Legislation and Political Action
Maryland: Former post office clerk gets 3 years in jail for embezzlement
Carroll County Times
Wisconsin post office outfits colleagues for free
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
Short time deadline looms for federal Long Term Care
Federal News Radio
Friday, September 11
DC Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Stamps
Associated Press
Lawmakers must help revive a mail service on life support
Providence Journal
APWU: Dispute Over Reassignment of Non-Bargaining-Unit Employees To Bargaining-Unit Positions Appealed to Arbitration
APWU - Industrial Relations
Thursday, September 10
Arkansas postal worker pleads guilty to falsifying records
Harrison (AR) Daily Times
Orlando: thieves used stolen mail to steal identities
WDBO Orlando
OIG recommends contracting out more custodian jobs
USPS OIG (.pdf file)
End of local postmark would also mean loss of jobs
Study looks at shifting outgoing mail to Oshkosh
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Wednesday, September 9
Federal Employee Unions Could Help Lynch in Contest for Kennedy's Senate Seat
Lynch's mother was a postal clerk and he once bragged during a House hearing that 17 members of his extended family either work for or retired from the USPS
Washington Post
Washington Post
Employees question closing of Boston University PO
The Daily Free Press
Q&A on FLSA status changes for Postmasters
League of Postmasters
Postal Service deems Louisville parade signs a mistake
Boulder Daily Camera
Contractor pleads guilty to stealing mail
McAllen (TX) Monitor
Alabama: Flats processing to move from Huntsville to Birmingham
Huntsville Times
Postal service delivered mail bomb that injured Visalia office worker
Visalia Times-Delta
Tuesday, September 8
Colorado parade goers say postal trucks advocated politics
Associated Press
Postal employees picket Racine WI post office
Racine Journal Times
Moving to Cleveland
Relocation vs. layoffs for postal employees
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Paid to do nothing
11,000-plus postal workers idle at any given time
Federal Times
Federal Times
Charlotte APWU wins $1.7 million settlement in casual case
Charlotte Area Local APWU
Monday, September 7
Not the Retiring Kind
As 99th Birthday Approaches, Lexington Park Man Reflects on Life of Work, Faith
Washington Post
Washington Post
Sunday, September 6
Saturday, September 5
Friday, September 4
"Letter harriers": Post office transfers workers to seven hour commutes
"They just want to make it impossible for these poor people to get to work so they'll quit"
New York Post
New York Post
How USPS Could Bypass Congress on Saturday Delivery
Dead Tree Edition
New Direct Mail to Web API Integrates Social Media Features
Press release
Thursday, September 3
Letter carriers honored for heroic, humanitarian acts
Seattle Times
Contract Mail Carrier Doing More than Just Delivering Packages
"... stealing prescription drugs from the mail, snorting drugs while on the job and carrying a gun"
WSAZ TV Charleston WV
WSAZ TV Charleston WV
Managing the Workforce
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Post Office’s Trimmed Hit List Shows Cost-Cut Roadblocks
Bloomberg.com
University takes junk out of dorm mail
The Daily Pennsylvanian
Retirement, Separation Incentives: Unanswered Questions, Excluded Employees
APWU Burrus Update
Wednesday, September 2
Getting a bill in the mail will now cost you
Minneapolis Star Tribune
APWU President Burrus responds to WSJ editorial
Wall Street Journal
USPS releases list of retail units under review for consolidation
List narrowed to 413
USPS press release
USPS press release
US Postal Service loses $865 million in July
postalnews blog
Singing postman remembers his route fondly
Hudson (NJ) Reporter
Trucker gets probation for stealing 35G from USPS
Philadelphia Daily News
Tuesday, September 1
Lieberman: I'll Try To Save Post Offices
New Haven Independent
Letter Carrier Hospitalized After Dog Attack
WCMH TV Columbus
As consumers slow down, FedEx and UPS adapt
Associated Press
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