postalnews.com: May 2010

Monday, May 31

Opinion: Sick leave is a job benefit, not a privilege
Federal Times Comment
Postal Service cancels its Paterson NJ veterans ceremony
Bergen Record Comment
Sunday, May 30
USPS Signs Tri-Lateral Shipping Alliance with eBay GC and China Post
Platform Established for Lightweight Goods Ordered by U.S. Consumers
Press release Comment
Audio: Special Delivery- Baby Chicks By Mail
NPR's Weekend Edition Comment
Locals protest postal cutbacks in Connecticut town
Torrington Register Citizen Comment
Saturday, May 29
Search continues for postal worker's killer
Opelika-Auburn (AL) News Comment
Missing Priority Mail Bags Found
KECI TV Missoula MT Comment
Friday, May 28
Postal figures foggy, union responds to Lima plant closure
Delphos Herald Comment
USPS Updates Multiple Systems Over the Holiday Weekend
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Postcom's “This Week In Postal” podcast for May 28 2010
Postcom via postalnewsblog Comment
Two Illinois Postal Workers Charged with Unemployment Benefits Fraud
Southtown Star Comment
League of Postmasters President on Postal Legislation and Closing Post Offices
"... it is an established fact that closing the 10,000 smallest post offices would save only about a half of one percent of the Postal Service’s operating budget"
National League of Postmasters - Presidents Message Comment
Pennsylvania Post Office Robbed
KYW TV Philadelphia Comment
Appeals court rules against USPS employee in FMLA case
Employee alleged violations of FMLA and Rehabilitation Act
Leagle.com Comment
Canada Post CEO to run Royal Mail
Post & Parcel
also: Union welcomes Greene appointment Comment
Thursday, May 27
Former postal worker gets time served in workers comp fraud
Billings Gazette Comment
In e-mail age, still nothing like a handwritten letter
CNN Comment
Business or Public Good: It's Not Just about Saturday Delivery
Urban Institute Comment
USPS to close Lima plant, move processing to Toledo
postalnews blog Comment
Postal carrier says stuck accelerator sent SUV through store window
Manchester Union Leader Comment
Columbus GA mail processing moving to Macon
USPS press release Comment
OIG: USPS wasted $35 million sending first class mail via FedEx
postalnews blog Comment
USPS "has become a deadbeat" in NYC
Two condo boards slap liens on Post Office
New York Post Comment
Postmaster General’s Collection Comes to the Smithsonian - postalnews blog
Press release Comment
Wednesday, May 26
Up in Smoke: More on the Providence Post Office Drug Raid
Includes undercover surveillance video
WPRI TV Providence Comment
Houston letter carrier charged with stealing Netflix DVDs
Press release Comment
Q&A with the U.S. Postal Service on Providence PO drug raid
WPRI TV Providence Comment
Report: Authorities looking into whether USPS money was used to buy drugs for cycling team
New York Times Comment
Alabama postal manager, OIC indicted for theft
Birmingham News Comment
NY Letter carrier accused of selling marijuana to cop while on his route
White Plains NY Journal News Comment
Tuesday, May 25
USPS made $76M profit in April (before $458M retiree health charge turned it into a loss)
postalnews blog Comment
South Florida Collection Boxes Disappearing
NBC Miami Comment
No more boat mail on Saranac Lake
Adirondack Daily Enterprise Comment
Burrus Criticizes Exclusion of Postal Unions from OIG Workshare Audit
APWU News Comment
Wife pleads for return of missing Philadelphia letter carrier
Philadelphia Daily News Comment
Court throws out APWU Address Management Systems specialist arbitration award
Leagle.com Comment
Bismarck postal worker sues for harassment
Grand Forks Herald Comment
USPS realignment means expanded roles for two star players
DC Velocity Comment
5-day delivery would be postal death knell
Modesto Bee Comment
Historic California post office facing closure
KFSN TV Fresno Comment
Customer stuck with counterfeit money from the post office
Los Angeles Times Comment
Quad/Graphics Has Quarterly Loss, Eyes Plant Shutdowns
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Monday, May 24
California postal worker pleads guilty to stealing prescription drugs from the mail
Redding Record Searchlight Comment
Can the Postal Service Further Consolidate the Area and District Administrative Office Structure?
USPS OIG Blog Comment
Retired Detroit letter carrier charged with stealing mail
Thousands of pieces of undelivered mail from the early 1990s found in trash bags
Detroit News Comment
New York post office worker told not to wear mask while cleaning asbestos floor tiles
Mesothelioma News Comment
At Pitney Bowes, Constant Reinvention
Wall Street Journal Comment
Texas postal carrier admits stealing mail
KCBD TV Lubbock Comment
How will cutting Saturday mail affect direct mail operations?
BtoB Magazine Comment
Yahoo Looks To Direct Mail Partner To Help it Crack Local Ad Markets
paidContent Comment
Sunday, May 23
Tennessee Postmaster Held Hostage After Armed Robbery
The Chattanoogan Comment
Florida: Postal employee stable after crash
Ocala Star-Banner Comment
Five-Day Delivery Campaign Driving Away Businesses, APWU Says
Federal Daily Comment
Saturday, May 22
Westchester NY letter carrier admits stealing mail
White Plains Journal News Comment
FSS Througputs 9% Below Plan, USPS Official Says
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Kentucky postal worker sentenced to a year in jail for mail theft
DOJ Press release Comment
Postal Workers Arrested in Providence Post Office Drug Bust
WPRI TV Providence Comment
Friday, May 21
Shipping Companies Post Revenue Gains
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
Confirm competition ahead?
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Pilfering Postwoman Charged In Westchester
NBC New York Comment
NALC: Settlement reached on medical records
Follows union lawsuit to stop coercion when investigators seek information; tougher restrictions for OIG agents, postal inspectors
NALC News Comment
USPS clerk sentenced for stealing $19K
WISH TV Inidianapolis Comment
Two cent increase for first class mail set for January?
Kiplinger Comment
TE carrier can't make deadline, dumps mail
Gary IN Post-Tribune Comment
Fairbanks postal worker charged with theft
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Comment
Thursday, May 20
Recognizing Progress: The 1938 Celebration of Airmail Week
Huffington Post Comment
Memphis Public Hearing On Cutting Saturday Deliveries
WPTY TV Memphis Comment
Maryland Senators Call for Public Information Meetings on Fate of Easton Plant
postalnews blog Comment
Liquor, drugs smuggled by mail to Alaska villages
Associated Press Comment
Wednesday, May 19
A Pig with Lipstick… Is Still a Pig
"The cause of the Postal Service’s dire financial condition is the PAEA. Those responsible for its passage must accept responsibility for the current state of affairs."
APWU News Comment
APWU Urges PRC To Save Saturday Delivery at Memphis Field Hearing
APWU News Comment
Highlights of Dallas Hearing on Five-Day Delivery
postalmag.com Comment
Creating better value in direct mail
DMNews Comment
DMA to conduct webinar on USPS sustainability and the exigent rate case
Direct Marketing Association Comment
Is direct mail on its deathbed?
DMNews Comment
USPS announces realignment of shipping, tracking service groups
postalnews blog Comment
Postman delivers help in emergency
Pittston (PA) Dispatch Comment
Pitney Bowes spent $210,000 on lobbying in 1st quarter
Hartford Courant Comment
Carrier, mail handler join Pony Express 150th anniversary ride
USPS News Link Comment
Tuesday, May 18
World's most expensive stamp expected to sell for up to £5 million
The Telegraph Comment
Minivan Crashes Into Mississippi Post Office
WAPT Jackson Comment
New Stamp Series Offers Customer Convenience
postalnews blog Comment
Many protest proposal to end Saturday mail delivery at postal hearing in Dallas
Dallas Morning News Comment
NYC: Van Wyck Expressway opens after mail truck fire
WABC TV Comment
Neither rain nor sleet, or your lawn ...
Port Huron Times Herald Comment
Saturday mail-service hearing scheduled in Memphis tomorrow
Memphis Commercial Appeal Comment
Monday, May 17
Postal Service’s Woes Impact Netflix
Trefis.com Comment
Postal Service To Discuss Cutbacks In Dallas
KTVT Dallas Comment
An exigency rate increase is not justified
Gene del Polito commentary for Mailing Systems Technology magazine Comment
Don’t count the mail out in a digital multichannel universe
Post & Parcel Comment
Pony Express lives on as link to the Wild West
Los Angeles Times Comment
Pittsburgh postal worker indicted on mail theft charges
postalnews blog Comment
Denver post office still closed three months after shutting for renovations
Denver Post Comment
Postal worker recognized for assisting snake bite victim
Wilkes Barre Citizens Voice Comment
Postal employee charged with destroying mail
postalnews blog Comment
Sunday, May 16
Post office built in 1910 faces closure
Fresno Bee Comment
Saturday, May 15
"Mastermind" of postal robbery had insider knowledge
Taft CA Midway Driller Comment
Post office is a miracle at your door
Spokane Spokesman Review Comment
Mail carrier accused of repeated thefts
Plattsburgh Press-Republican Comment
Friday, May 14
Congressman: New documents show wage theft in New Hampshire post offices continues
postalnews blog Comment
Connecticut OIC pleads guilty to misappropriation of funds
Torrington Register Citizen Comment
California postal worker sentenced for stealing prescription drugs from mail
postalnews blog Comment
Investigators Find 20,000 Pieces Of Undelivered Mail In Mailman's Philadelphia Home
KYW TV Philadelphia Comment
Closing of Historic Rural Post Office Would Be Disastrous
Daily Kos Comment
Special Delivery
Letter carriers don't just protect your mail -- they save lives
Harrisburg Patriot-News Comment
A man who put his stamp on postal bargains
Lysander Spooner undercut the government's price for delivering mail.
Philadelphia Inquirer Comment
Thursday, May 13
Alaska: USPS plans for new bypass mail hubs
Cordova Times Comment
Pittsburgh mail processing center to handle more mail
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Comment
Postal Soldiers prepare to set up shop
Fort Dix Public Affairs Comment
Feds: Postal worker stole IDs on route
Atlanta Journal Constitution Comment
Big, little postal clients plead to keep Saturday service
Sacramento Bee Comment
Burrus: USPS Postage Discounts Are Illegal, Self-Defeating
APWU News Comment
Wednesday, May 12
Testimony at today's congressional hearing on postal worksharing discounts
Postcom.org Comment
Bernstock resigns
postalnews blog Comment
NALC asks: if Saturday deliveries go, will Tuesday be next?
postalnews blog Comment
Periodicals Are Profitable for USPS, Publishing Exec Testifies
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Time Warner Backs U.S. Postal Service’s Saturday Cut
Bloomberg Comment
Postmaster arrested for seeking sex with 13 year old girl on Craigslist from USPS computer
NorthWest Cable News Comment
Alert Postman Credited With Helping Resident
WMUR TV Manchester Comment
Jury convicts Texas mail handler for theft
Midland Reporter Telegram Comment
Postal Service Moves Closer to Energy, Fuel Reduction Goals
postalnews blog Comment
Tuesday, May 11
USPS Leaves Confirm Customers Hanging Once Again
Postal Affairs Blog
followup: Confirm reprieve Comment
South Dakota rural carrier pleads guilty to theft of mail
Press release Comment
"The Price is Right, or is it? An Examination of USPS Workshare Discounts and Products that Do Not Cover Their Costs"
House Subcommittee hearing tomorrow starting at 2PM. Comment
PRC to study Postal Service's overall value
DMNews Comment
Postal workers oppose five-day week at hearing
Las Vegas Review Journal Comment
Postal service outlines possible Saturday cuts at Las Vegas meeting
Las Vegas Sun Comment
New FERS Accrued Unused Sick Leave Ruling in Effect
Postal Bulletin Comment
Monday, May 10
OSHA fines USPS processing center in Bedford Park, Ill., $210,000 for willful safety violations
Press release Comment
Postmaster General John Potter leads a cry for retrenchment
"By fall, the Postal Service won't have enough money to make payroll, Potter predicts."
Washington Post Comment
PRC hearing today in Las Vegas on five day delivery
Las Vegas Review Journal Comment
Post Offices try "Zip lines" to speed up service
WISN TV Milwaukee Comment
Plea bargain delivered to ex-mail carrier
Muncie Star Press Comment
New York window clerk pleads guilty to disability fraud
Oswego Palladium-Times Comment
Sunday, May 9
Woman runs post office from her home
Clearfield (PA) Progress Comment
Mail carriers happy to collect spam
Colorado Springs Gazette Comment
Saturday, May 8
This Week In Postal podcast
Weekly podcast with Postcom's Gene Del Polito and Jessica Lowrance, and MFSA's Leo Raymond. (mp3 audio file) Comment
Postal Populism Amid Governmental Distrust
also: Sen. Ron Wyden Introduces “Vote-By-Mail” Legislation, Van Hollen Bill Would Extend FEHBP Coverage to 26 Year Olds in 2010
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter Comment
Ohio USPS employee guilty of workers comp fraud
Press release Comment
FSS Machines Shuffled Again -- But Do They Work?
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Letter Carriers’ Food Drive is Today
Press release Comment
3 men involved in Florida post office robbery
WSVN-TV Miami Comment
Friday, May 7
Thousands of Pieces of Stolen Mail To Be Returned
KCAU TV Sioux City Comment
Contract carrier gets prison for illegal benefits
Collected disability while getting paid "under the table" to deliver mail
Billings Gazette Comment
Bellingham WA man who threatened post office workers pleads guilty
Tacoma News Tribune Comment
Postal Service semi crashes, burns
Omaha World-Herald Comment
'Letter-stash' mail carrier pulls a 'Seinfeld'-esque stunt
New York Post Comment
Postal truck rolls over toddler in Illinois
Chicago Sun-Times Comment
Car crashes into Texas post office; 5 hurt
Houston Chronicle Comment
Thursday, May 6
Minnesota rural carrier indicted for stealing money, gift cards from mail
Press release Comment
USPS Reports $1.6 Billion Loss for 2nd Quarter
Bloomberg Comment
OSHA hits USPS with $217K fine for safety violations in Denver
"The APWU expects more safety violations to be issued by OSHA in the coming weeks."
APWU News Comment
Kew Gardens fights to keep post office branch open after lease expires
New York Daily News Comment
Senator calls on USPS to reconsider closing Ohio MTESC
Press release Comment
Postal consolidation: Some Jackson postal work goes to Memphis
Jackson (TN) Sun Comment
Wednesday, May 5
Cops: Fired postal worker tried to kill ex-boss
San Francisco Chronicle Comment
NALC wins arbitration over National Reassessment Process for injured workers
NALC Arbitration award (.pdf file via Google Docs) Comment
Can We Please Unlink IMB and Tracking?
Mailing Systems Technology Comment
Goldway calls USPS $238 billion loss estimate an “unsubstantiated figure with no connection to reality”
"USPS is presenting dire forecasts to scare Congress into allowing the USPS to do the things it has wanted to do for years, such as moving to 5-day delivery, closing retail services" Postcom.org via postalnews blog Comment
One Year Later, USPS Looks Into Gamefly Complaint
Slashdot Comment
NALC: Memorandum signed on Joint Alternate Route Adjustment Process
NALC via postalnews blog Comment
Former Houston Post Office Worker Pleads Guilty to Theft
postalnews blog Comment
Safety problems go beyond Providence plant
The Providence Journal Comment
Badger enters new frontier at Milwaukee post office
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Comment
Postal Jobs Canceled
Wheeling WV News-Register Comment
How Michigan could save the Saturday mail
Detroit Free Press Comment
Postal Service Plans Move for Panama City Distribution Center
WMBB TV Panama City FL Comment
Tuesday, May 4
Postal Service finds 2,000 missing Social Security checks
Charlotte Observer Comment
Flooding prompts Kentucky post office closings
Business First of Louisville Comment
APWU Files National Dispute Over USPS Failure to Bargain Over Safety and Ergonomic Issues
APWU Industrial Relations Comment
OSHA Cites USPS for "Willful" Safety Violations; Says Agency Knowingly Endangered Employees
APWU News Comment
Branches ready to 'Bust a Billion' in 18th NALC national food drive
NALC 'Stamp Out Hunger' National Food Drive Comment
Phony Deficit Projections Mask Management’s Real Goal
APWU President Bill Burrus in the American Postal Worker magazine Comment
NLRB Settlement on Information Requests Concerning Ergonomics & Tour 2 Consolidation
APWU - Industrial Relations Comment
Congressmen seek new study on Marysville consolidation
Chico (CA) Enterprise Record Comment
USPS consolidation with Grand Rapids will cut about 40 jobs from Oshtemo Township site
Kalamazoo Gazette Comment
Social security checks missing in Charlotte
Charlotte Observer Comment
Spokane City Council rejects 'Do Not Mail' concept
Spokane Spokesman Review Comment
Jacksonville Postal Workers Picket Against Proposed Cutbacks
WJXT TV Jacksonville Comment
Monday, May 3
Standing Tall- Then and Now
NALC Postal Record magazine (.pdf file) Comment
Four Dallas-Fort Worth postmen are sex offenders, TV show to report
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Comment
Optimizing the Postal Service Network and 6-day Delivery
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Postal Service Scores a Win with Walmart
Dead Tree Edition Comment
The Magic Date
What's the best date to retire in 2010?
Government Executive Comment
Pushing the envelope: How the Penny Black delivered democracy, romance and 'stamp mania'
The Independent Comment
Sunday, May 2
Mailman saves woman from fire
Buffalo News Comment
News Story Changes Post Office's Plans
WSET TV Lynchburg VA Comment
Kissimmee postal employee pistol-whipped during attempted robbery
Orlando Sentinel Comment
Concerned mail carriers credited with saving elderly customer's life
Muskegon Chronicle Comment
Saturday, May 1
This Mail Was Ripe With Possibilities
Yes, you can mail a banana...
postalnews blog Comment
U.S. Postal Service's Animal Rescue stamps too cheap a deal at 20 for 44 cents
Fort Myers News-Press Comment
USPS faces $500K in fines for safety violations in Providence
"The Postal Service ignored long-established safety standards and knowingly put its workers in harm’s way"
Providence Journal Comment
Is the Postal Service bluffing?
Rag Content Comment

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