postalnews.com: September 2009

Wednesday, September 30

Bill containing USPS financial relief provision passes Senate
... resolution "now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature"
Federal Times Comment
Texas: Postal Worker Delivering Mail Robbed
KSAT San Antonio Comment
USPS lost $721 million in August
Year to date loss is $6.3 billion with one month left to report
postalnews blog Comment
Carrier loses both legs after car slams into him while sorting mail at back of van
WWL TV New Orleans Comment
USPS Steps Up Mail-Processing Consolidation
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Feds as a Political Force
Federal News Radio Comment
Rural Carrier Pleads Guilty To Mail Theft
KERO Bakersfield Comment
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 Comment
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 Comment
Tuesday, September 29
Earth Class Mail and BankServ Enable Electronic Check Deposit Directly from Postal Mail
Press release Comment
Post office wrong target for conservatives
Baltimore Sun Comment
Does the USPS have any silly workplace rules?
USPS OIG Blog Comment
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 Comment
Monday, September 28
Fed employee health premiums up 8.8% in 2010
Federal Times Comment
USPS branch closures unlikely to affect DM
DM News Comment
Post office driver injured in NJ crash
Cumberland County News Comment
Connecticut Woman Who Killed Mail Carrier Released From Prison
Hartford Courant Comment
Online services let cities bypass the mailbox
San Francisco Chronicle Comment
Bronx Community Awaits Word on Fate of Botanical Station Post Office
New York Times Comment
Sunday, September 27
Clerk excessed to carrier craft is fired when she fails driving test
Postal Employee Network (.pdf file) Comment
Saturday delivery to disappear after 2010 elections?
Kiplinger Business Resource Center Comment
Mailman's ZZZZZIP code
Carrier caught napping?
New York Post Comment
The Fight Over Your Flexible Spending Account
New York Times Comment
Saturday, September 26
PRC chairman seeks "national conversation on the future of mail"
Postal Regulatory Commission Comment
PRC posts witness statements from field hearings in Ohio and the Bronx
Postal Regulatory Commission Comment
Postal service to relocate mail processing to Syracuse from Binghamton
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin Comment
House Grants Postal Service 1-Year Reprieve – Senate to Act Next Week
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin Comment
Friday, September 25
House passes stopgap funding bill that includes financial relief measure for USPS
APWU News Comment
Opinion: Don't cut the postal service- to try to save it
Newsday Comment
Postal carrier pleads guilty to stealing mail from customers
Toledo Blade Comment
Postal Relief? How About No More Congressional Thievery?
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Retirement Incentive: Today's the Deadline!
Offer had 22,000 takers as of yesterday morning
APWU News Comment
The End of the Monopoly
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
NAPS Legislative & Regulatory Update September 24, 2009
NAPS via Postcom.org Comment
No retirement incentive for Postmasters, EAS or Carriers?
postalnews blog Comment
OWCP Recipients Cannot Keep Retirement Incentive
APWU News Comment
Thursday, September 24
House Senate panel approves USPS financial relief measure
Associated Press Comment
Postal worker couldn't join Army, so he rode the rails during WWII
Mansfield (OH) News Journal Comment
U.P.S. to Begin Testing Direct Marketing Service
New York Times Comment
Letter carrier pleads guilty to stealing mail
Minneapolis Star Tribune Comment
New Jersey: District Manager's secretary pleads guilty to theft of gift cards meant for employee awards
Vineland Daily Journal Comment
Postal workers protest South Florida Post Office closings
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Comment
Incentive Available to Employees Seeking Disability Retirement
APWU News Comment
Grassley proposal would end federal health benefits plan
Government Executive Comment
How health care reform might affect the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program
Federal News Radio Comment
Congress Targets FSA Tax Break
Federal News Radio Comment
Wednesday, September 23
DMA to shift focus to digital and considers name change
Marketing Direct Comment
Locals say letter carrier is no cat thief
Huntington Beach (CA) Independent Comment
Donohoe cautions managers on unpaid overtime for Postmasters
NAPUS Breaking News Comment
Postal workers irked by decision to forbid them from mentoring
Warwick (RI) Beacon Comment
Ohio: Postal manager gets 22 months in prison for taking kickbacks from suppliers
Cleveland Plain Dealer Comment
APWU: Postal Fact & Faction Flyer
APWU News Comment
Postal workers may get Census duties
WTVT Tampa Comment
APWU Addresses Concerns About Incentive Offer
"To date, fewer than 21,000 employees have applied for the incentive or expressed interest..."
APWU News Comment
Tuesday, September 22
Union, Management Reach Settlement on Individual Retirement Counseling
APWU News Comment
Postal worker helps track down hit-and-run suspect
Salem (OR) Statesman Journal Comment
PMG to speak at National Press Club October 8
Press release Comment
Carrier delivers heroics – twice
Warren (OH) Tribune Chronicle Comment
Should the Postal Service Eliminate Sunday Mail Processing Operations?
USPS OIG Blog Comment
Junk mail delivers a sense of satisfaction
Chicago Tribune Comment
Will FSS discounts fall flat?
Rag Content Comment
Former postal worker admits to stealing more than $30,000 in Netflix DVDs
Springfield (MA) Republican Comment
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 Comment
Monday, September 21
Catalog Mailers’ Postal Battle Not Just About Rates
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
Postal worker admits swiping Best Buy rewards, buying $200k in goods
Minneapolis Star Tribune Comment
Metro Blames Post Office for Expired Mail Service
Washington Post Comment
Can the Flats Sequencing System Be Fixed?
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Post office could shift Salinas mail processing to San Jose
Salinas Californian Comment
Contract carrier given probation for mail theft
Rapid City Journal Comment
Letter to the Editor: Problems at Post Office start at the top
Fargo Forum Comment
Sunday, September 20
Iowa Postmaster sentenced to 18 months in prison for embezzlement and bankruptcy fraud
KWWL Waterloo IA Comment
Saturday, September 19
Postmaster General: Six-Day Mail Delivery Doesn't Make Sense
US News and World Report Comment
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) Comment
Slain mail carrier remembered as friendly, responsible
Cleveland Plain Dealer
see also: Vigil for Murdered Postal Carrier Comment
Friday, September 18
USPS offers $100,000 reward for Visalia mail bomber
CBS47.tv Comment
Ohio letter carrier who was shot on route has died
Fox8.com Comment
More Florida postal employees being paid to do nothing
WBBH TV Fort Myers Comment
Mailhandlers win RI-399 arbitration award on SPBS jobs
APWU grievance "denied in all respects"
Mailhandlers Union web site (.pdf file) Comment
Deja vu all over again for Industry (CA) processing center
San Gabriel Valley Tribune Comment
Minneapolis Postal Worker Admits to Stealing Mail
KSTP TV - Minneapolis Comment
More on "Operation Graphic Hand"
Intelligence gathering (including "hippie" sightings!) and plans for military involvement in the 1970 postal strike
Governmentattic.org (.pdf file) Comment
PRC approves first class mail incentive program
... but criticizes USPS for insufficient analysis, delays in providing data
Postal Regulatory Commission (.pdf file) Comment
Insurance is no guarantee that a shipping service will pay a claim
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Comment
Thursday, September 17
A Light at the end of the Tunnel
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Oklahoma postal worker indicted for money order fraud
Poteau (OK) Daily News Comment
Letter carrier shot in Ohio
Dayton Daily News Comment
PMG Addresses Current Climate, Lays Foundation for Future Growth
USPS News Release Comment
Wednesday, September 16
Senate is next for HR 22
APWU News Comment
Post office may move Lima operations to Toledo
Lima News Comment
Picket at Green Bay Post Office
WGBA TV Green Bay Comment
Florida Carrier Charged with Mail Theft
WCTV Tallahassee Comment
Oregon postal worker admits theft of more than $150,000
The Oregonian Comment
Mailer gets 52 months in prison for scamming the Postal Service out of $350K
WCAX TV Burlington VT Comment
U.S. Postal Service is master of its (.mobi) domain
Domain Name Wire Comment
Retirement counseling settlement allows counseling on the clock
NALC Contract Administration Comment
Tuesday, September 15
House Passes HR 22 USPS Stopgap Relief
NAPS Legislative Update Comment
Shot Postal Worker Thrilled To Resume Route
WRTV Indianapolis Comment
House may vote on postal relief bill this afternoon
Congress Matters Comment
Lynch won't run for Kennedy's Senate seat
Chair of House postal subcommittee had been expected to enter race
Randolph Herald Comment
Postal Service to probe Dexter dog spray case
Bangor Daily News Comment
Ex-W.Va. postmaster pleads guilty to theft charge
Charleston Daily Mail Comment
Jackson Delivery and Distribution Center Processing Operations Moving to Lansing
WILX TV Lansing MI Comment
Postal Service plans to alter Montana mail sorting
Great Falls Tribune Comment
Monday, September 14
Burrus: Advocates of Postal ‘Reform’ Attempt to Misdirect the Public’s Attention
APWU News Comment
336 Clerks to be involunarily reassigned in San Francisco bid cluster
APWU (.pdf file) Comment
Maine postal worker pepper-sprays dog, child
Bangor Daily News Comment
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. Comment
Sunday, September 13
'Lost' in the mail
West Side uproar over 'canceled' carrier
New York Post Comment
Re-creating delivery of mail by balloon
fwdailynews.com Comment
Plea deal likely to keep Loveland ex-postal worker in federal prison
The Coloradoan Comment
Saturday, September 12
PRC schedules field hearings on on USPS Retail Network Optimization Plan
Press release (.pdf file) Comment
GOP escalates attack on Postal Service
NALC Legislation and Political Action Comment
Maryland: Former post office clerk gets 3 years in jail for embezzlement
Carroll County Times Comment
Wisconsin post office outfits colleagues for free
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram Comment
House to Vote Soon on Postal Relief Bill
APWU News Comment
FedEx Sees "Modest Recovery"
Journal of Commerce Comment
Short time deadline looms for federal Long Term Care
Federal News Radio Comment
Friday, September 11
DC Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Stamps
Associated Press Comment
Illinois: Palatine postal center could lose jobs to Carol Stream
Daily Herald Comment
Lawmakers must help revive a mail service on life support
Providence Journal Comment
Visalia mail bomb mystifies investigators
Fresno Bee Comment
Postal worker indicted in theft
Daytona Beach News-Journal Comment
Retirement, Separation Incentive Interpretations Document Updated
APWU News Comment
APWU: Dispute Over Reassignment of Non-Bargaining-Unit Employees To Bargaining-Unit Positions Appealed to Arbitration
APWU - Industrial Relations Comment
Thursday, September 10
Arkansas postal worker pleads guilty to falsifying records
Harrison (AR) Daily Times Comment
FedEx to use USPS parcel return service
USPS News Link Comment
USPS: Leglislative Relief or Bust?
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
Orlando: thieves used stolen mail to steal identities
WDBO Orlando Comment
OIG recommends contracting out more custodian jobs
USPS OIG (.pdf file) Comment
End of local postmark would also mean loss of jobs
Study looks at shifting outgoing mail to Oshkosh
Green Bay Press-Gazette Comment
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 Comment
Employees question closing of Boston University PO
The Daily Free Press Comment
Q&A on FLSA status changes for Postmasters
League of Postmasters Comment
Postal Service deems Louisville parade signs a mistake
Boulder Daily Camera Comment
Contractor pleads guilty to stealing mail
McAllen (TX) Monitor Comment
Alabama: Flats processing to move from Huntsville to Birmingham
Huntsville Times Comment
Postal service delivered mail bomb that injured Visalia office worker
Visalia Times-Delta Comment
Tuesday, September 8
Colorado parade goers say postal trucks advocated politics
Associated Press Comment
Postal employees picket Racine WI post office
Racine Journal Times Comment
Save the Postal Service
Burlington County (PA) Times Comment
Moving to Cleveland
Relocation vs. layoffs for postal employees
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Paid to do nothing
11,000-plus postal workers idle at any given time
Federal Times Comment
Charlotte APWU wins $1.7 million settlement in casual case
Charlotte Area Local APWU Comment
Monday, September 7
Not the Retiring Kind
As 99th Birthday Approaches, Lexington Park Man Reflects on Life of Work, Faith
Washington Post Comment
Sunday, September 6
Cyncar v Potter FMLA Class Action Update
postalflame.org Comment
Saturday, September 5
The Unofficial Guide to Flats Sequencing
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Friday, September 4
Double Standard On Sick Leave???
Federal News Radio Comment
Questions and Answers on Retirement Incentive Program
APWU Comment
GSA Delivers Federal Shipping Contract to UPS
Press release Comment
"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 Comment
How USPS Could Bypass Congress on Saturday Delivery
Dead Tree Edition Comment
New Direct Mail to Web API Integrates Social Media Features
Press release Comment
Thursday, September 3
Letter carriers honored for heroic, humanitarian acts
Seattle Times Comment
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 Comment
Managing the Workforce
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Post Office’s Trimmed Hit List Shows Cost-Cut Roadblocks
Bloomberg.com Comment
University takes junk out of dorm mail
The Daily Pennsylvanian Comment
Jury indicts 2 Postal Service workers
Amarillo Globe-News Comment
FERS Flu Cure A Dead Duck?
Federal News Radio Comment
Retirement, Separation Incentives: Unanswered Questions, Excluded Employees
APWU Burrus Update Comment
Wednesday, September 2
Getting a bill in the mail will now cost you
Minneapolis Star Tribune Comment
APWU President Burrus responds to WSJ editorial
Wall Street Journal Comment
Former DPMG Mike Coughlin responds to Wall Street Journal editorial
Postcom.org Comment
Fewer Post Offices Targeted for Closure
Washington Post Comment
USPS releases list of retail units under review for consolidation
List narrowed to 413
USPS press release Comment
US Postal Service loses $865 million in July
postalnews blog Comment
Delaware postal worker credited with saving customer’s life
Dover Post Comment
Singing postman remembers his route fondly
Hudson (NJ) Reporter Comment
Trucker gets probation for stealing 35G from USPS
Philadelphia Daily News Comment
Postal employees fight Toledo closures
Fox Toledo Comment
An Unhealthy Postal Prognosis
The Big Fat Marketing Blog Comment
Tuesday, September 1
Lieberman: I'll Try To Save Post Offices
New Haven Independent Comment
Current and Scheduled USPS Facility Closures Listing
USPS.com Comment
Letter Carrier Hospitalized After Dog Attack
WCMH TV Columbus Comment
As consumers slow down, FedEx and UPS adapt
Associated Press Comment
Michigan carrier accused of hoarding 20,000 pieces of mail
Detroit News Comment
FedEx & UPS challenged by USPS flat rates
BloggingStocks Comment

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