postalnews.com: June 2010

Wednesday, June 30

Vineland NJ Letter carrier fired for "spending the day" with his postmaster- she keeps her job...
New Jersey US District Court decision Comment
Helping out a Postal employee in a time of need
Federal News Radio Comment
Independent review says USPS is owed at least $50 billion for CSRS overpayment
postalnews blog Comment
Alabama District Manager killed in suspected murder-suicide
WSFA 12 News Montgomery Comment
Taking “Stock” of Bernstock
Big Fat Marketing Blog Comment
Bernstock scandal results in big changes to USPS contracting rules
Federal Times Comment
OIG confirms Bernstock abused his position
Federal Times
see also the Washington Post: "Bernstock's tenure coincided with record financial losses for the USPS"
click here to download the full report Comment
Former Ohio Letter Carrier Charged with Theft
postalnews blog Comment
Alabama postal worker indicted for stealing mail
Ft. Payne AL Times-Journal Comment
North Carolina post office tangles with stamp snafu
Office runs out of stamps- USPS spokesman: "customers should have been directed to other locations where the desired stamps were available"
Rocky Mount Telegram Comment
Despite promises, residents say Olivehurst consolidation is delaying their mail
Marysville Appeal-Democrat Comment
Tuesday, June 29
Massachusetts postal workers busted for buying and selling drugs
WFXT TV Boston Comment
New web site touts coalition of "virtually all" the USPS's most important customers in opposition to an exigent rate increase
AmericaPost.com Comment
PostCom: UPS just cut its districts in half- what about the USPS?
postalnews blog Comment
Union: Huntington WVl facility could lose 55 jobs
Huntington Herald Dispatch Comment
Eagan OSHA citations bring total USPS fines to $2.7 million this year
postalnews blog Comment
Seneca seller wins stay of new U.S. law on mailing tobacco
Buffalo News Comment
Will mural set sail after post office sale?
Greenwich (CT) Time Comment
Opinions voiced at Buffalo hearing on Saturday mail delivery
Buffalo News Comment
One year later, postal workers are still using "Porta-Johns"
"The toilets... work properly except when it rains, said Carl Walton, spokesman for the USPS"
Daily Advance Comment
Oldest U.S. Postal worker in nation to retire
Riverside (CA) Press Enterprise Comment
Monday, June 28
OSHA proposes $430,000 in fines against USPS for electrical hazards at Maine mail processing facility
postalnews blog Comment
USPS confirms Haney as Cap Metro Area VP, Jordan Small takes over Northeast
postalnews blog Comment
Should Stamp Vending Machines Be Brought Back?
USPS OIG Blog Comment
Audio: USPS OIG official talks about the $75 billion CSRS overpayment
Federal News Radio Comment
USPS posts $642M loss for May, mostly due to “trust fund” charge
USPS still showing a fiscal year profit before trust fund charge
postalnews blog Comment
Funding retiree healthcare in the Private Sector
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Should The Post Office Stamp Out Saturday Delivery? Hearing today in Buffalo
WBEN NewsRadio 930 Buffalo Comment
Post office protesters hit the street in Michigan
hometownlife.com Comment
Unions plan "5 Day No Way" protests in Southern Oregon on July 1
Rogue Valley Independent Media Center Comment
Jackson TN outgoing postal sorting ships to Memphis this week
Jackson Sun Comment
This Week in Postal podcast for June 25
Postcom.org via postalnews blog Comment
Sunday, June 27
Toronto man sees letter carrier passed out on street, runs for ~~help~~ his camera
postalnews blog Comment
Saturday, June 26
Saturday mail fever
Los Angeles Times Comment
Postal Service Proposes Mobile Fueling of its Vehicles
postalnews blog Comment
A bias for scamminess at Stamps.com?
Seth Godin's blog Comment
Postal Worker Picks up Suspected Pipe Bomb
CBS News Comment
USPS Sends Your Package 5,586 Miles To Travel 120
The Consumerist Comment
California post office supervisor pleads guilty to theft
Press release Comment
Postmasters Call For Pension and Health Care Funding Accuracy
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin (.pdf file) Comment
US Postal Service or US Postal Business?
Congress.org Comment
USPS Has a Long History of Seeking Five-Day Delivery to Cure Financial Woes
postalmag.com Comment
Friday, June 25
West Jersey P&DC will be closed; Edison center losing jobs
345 employees to be reassigned
Newark Star Ledger Comment
USPS shouldn't be forced to pre-fund retiree benefits
Letter to the Editor of the Washington Post by Tom Kiley of the Economic Policy Institute Comment
Michigan Postal Workers Picket
WWJ Detroit Comment
Postal Worker Stole 150 Credit Cards From Mail
Press release Comment
Mailers plan coalition to fight postal rate increase
DMNews Comment
Thursday, June 24
Haney appointment to Cap Metro post worries employees
postalnews blog Comment
Postal unions offer alternative to five-day schedule
Federal News Radio Comment
Sen. Coburn Tries to Pull a Fast One
APWU News Comment
USPS Fined $77,500 For Electrical Hazards At Portland, OR Mail Facility
postalnews blog Comment
Illinois Congressman Pushes to Save Aurora Postal Jobs
Press release Comment
Rural mail customers decry potential loss of Saturday mail delivery
Rapid City Journal Comment
How you can help save Saturday delivery
NALC web site Comment
A chance for Congress to acknowledge its role in postal crisis
"Programs approved by this august body have helped push the Postal Service to the brink of financial disaster."
Washington Post Comment
USPS will see pushback from industry, unions on delivery day reduction
Government Executive Comment
Burrus Testimony: USPS Can and Must Expand the Services It Offers
APWU News Comment
NYC Postal Workers Rally to Keep Saturday Mail Service
Epoch Times Comment
Election probe: Feds visit post office
Lincoln WV Journal Comment
Wednesday, June 23
The New Class Warfare: Conservatives attack federal workers for having decent pay and benefits
The Nation Comment
Comments made at today's Joint Congressional Hearing
Postcom has a summary of the testimony at today's joint Congressional hearing on the future of the USPS Comment
USPS News Link article on lightning safety doesn’t mention carrier who died
postalnews blog Comment
San Francisco BMC: 85 postal workers forced to choose between relocation and losing jobs (Video)
KTVU San Francisco Comment
FMLA Leave Expanded to More Parents And Children
postalnews blog Comment
OIG: Fixing CSRS Overpayment and pre-funding requirements would “fully fund” pension and retiree health benefits
postalnews blog Comment
Postal workers say goodbye to mail carrier killed by lightning strike
KSDK St. Louis Comment
Six mailers accused of stealing $18.6 million from postal service
Press release Comment
Postal Service desperate for good ideas to end run of bad news
Washington Post Comment
Tuesday, June 22
Postal worker injured in two-vehicle accident in Pennsylvania
Postal driver ejected from LLV, suffers head injury
Easton PA Express-Times Comment
Click-N-Ship Labels: Is USPS alienating customers, just to keep delivery scores up?
Postal Sanity Comment
Risky, and without Reward
Is the Full Service Intelligent Mail project out of control with risks far greater than suggested benefits?
Mailing Systems Technology Comment
Springfield NJ postal worker arrested for stealing money from greeting cards
New Jersey Local News Service Comment
Man kills dog that attacked mailman
Florida Times Union Comment
Businesses plead for Saturday mail service
Chicago Tribune Comment
More To Paper Mail Than Discount Promotion
"Traditional mail is increasingly one of the least-regulated marketing channels, and can be used to capture opt-in permission for other, more restricted mediums such as e-mail or mobile."
Big Fat Marketing Blog Comment
Wildfire hampering some Flagstaff mail deliveries
KSWT Yuma AZ Comment
Yuba County mulls appeal on postal move
Chico (CA) Enterprise Record Comment
Postal truck fleet takes a hit from Wisconsin storm
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Comment
Monday, June 21
Michigan man pens book on his postal career
Tri-County Times
(click here to download the first 4 chapters in .pdf format) Comment
Judge denies California county's bid to halt mail facility closure
Marysville Appeal-Democrat Comment
That Was Quick!
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Postal “Storm” Ahead For Catalogers?
Big Fat Marketing Blog Comment
Appeals Court sustains firing of postal employee for use of profanity under "zero tolerance" policy
Second Circuit Cort of Appeals (.pdf file) Comment
Why the First Mile Matters
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
USPS to improve competitive position for some PO boxes
USPS News Link Comment
CVS, Medco Fight U.S. Postal Cuts on Delayed Drug Deliveries, Higher Costs
Bloomberg Comment
Postal union leader questions 'company' motive for consolidation : Elburn Herald
Elburn (IL) Herald Comment
Sunday, June 20
Bernstock Gone But Not, Um, Quite Gone
Dead Tree Edition
(Note: Bernstock may still be on the USPS web site, but don't look for Jerry Lane!) Comment
Plonkey shares sales strategies
The Oklahoman Comment
Saturday, June 19
Senators ask for field hearings in Hawaii and Alaska on proposal to reduce mail delivery to five days a week
postalnews blog Comment
Mail carrier's family wants answers in fatal dog attack
KFMB San Diego Comment
USPS among brands seeking summer film magic with Toy Story 3
DMNews Comment
Postal workers to protest cuts in service
Orlando Sentinel Comment
Editorial: Congress needs to let the Postal Service reduce its costs
Washington Post Comment
Friday, June 18
“This Week in Postal” podcast from Postcom for June 18
postalnews blog via thisweekinpostal.info Comment
California county may sue USPS over Olivehurst plant closure
Riverside (CA) Appeal-Democrat Comment
Full Service IMb and Piece Tracking-False Claims and Confusion
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Former Oklahoma postmaster gets probation
Wagoner Tribune Comment
"Having their say: customer and employee views on the future of the US Postal Service"
Congressional hearing set for Wednesday, June 23
United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs Comment
The Smartest Fed Investors? Letter Carriers!
Federal News Radio Comment
Jerry Lane assault case continued until August 26
postalnews blog Comment
Tim Haney to replace Jerry Lane as Cap Metro Area VP
postalnews blog Comment
Ex-postmaster pleads not guilty to stealing
Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune Comment
PostCom: With inflation under 1%, why are we discussing a 4-8% rate increase?
postalnews blog Comment
Former OIC charged with obstructing mail in Vermont
Rutland Herald Comment
Postal Worker Charged With Stabbing Supervisor At JFK Mail Facility
NBC New York Comment
Thursday, June 17
Louisiana: 7 Postal Workers Charged With Mail Crimes
WDSU New Orleans Comment
Purple Heart stolen by burglars back with Connecticut family thanks to postal worker
WTNH TV New haven Comment
Florida couple who worked for USPS found dead in suspected double-suicide
WBBH TV Fort Myers FL Comment
How Smart Post Makes FedEx More Profitable
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
USPS To Give Publishers a Break on Ride-Alongs
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Burrus: 'This will not be a giveback contract'
APWU News Comment
Woman pleads guilty to taking money from Duluth post office
Duluth News Tribune Comment
GAO: USPS making progress on network realignment
postalnews blog Comment
OIG: USPS could save $342 million by replacing some vehicles instead of repairing them
postalnews blog (and see also Broken mail trucks cost the Postal Service millions at the Washington Post) Comment
Old Glory not so at Texas PO
Hays Free Press Comment
Wednesday, June 16
Maryland postmaster targeted by complaints
USPS survey found 90% of employees have witnessed harassment- Employee: "your classic bully" USPS: an "excellent manager."
Maryland Gazette Comment
Hundreds speak out on Easton post office plan
Salisbury (MD) Daily Times Comment
Former Forksville (PA) postmaster pleads guilty to stealing money
Williamsport-Sun Gazette Comment
Postal worker found dead in trash was slain
San Francisco Chronicle Comment
Lightning strike kills letter carrier in Missouri
St Louis Post-Dispatch Comment
PRC Prehearing Conference on exigent rate increase set for 10 AM EDT today
Live audio stream will be available at the PRC web site Comment
2 postal workers get probation for stealing mail, 3rd pleads guilty to taking cash
Mobile (AL) Press-Register Comment
Donahoe: USPS Focus Remains On Reducing Workhours
postalnews blog Comment
Tuesday, June 15
California postal worker gets six months jail for stealing mail, gifts
Orange County (CA) Register Comment
Postal worker admits stealing money, lying about robbery
Detroit News Comment
Missing Postal Worker's Body Found At Dump
KTVU San Francisco Comment
USPS OIG Auditing Early Distribution of Employee Paychecks
USPS OIG web site Comment
National Newspaper Association Continues Support For Six-Day Mail Delivery
Press release Comment
Miscommunication with post office cited for 12,500 late ballots
Riverside (CA) Press Enterprise Comment
Appeals Court Uphold Removal of Postal Manager For Falsifying Timecard
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit via Leagle.com Comment
OIG Report: Postal Service’s Progress In Reducing Workhours
USPS OIG web site (.pdf file) Comment
OSHA cites postal service in Baton Rouge
... proposed penalties totaling $97,500
WXVT-TV Baton Rouge Comment
Monday, June 14
Post offices for sale in Connecticut
Stamford Advocate Comment
Board Of Governors Chairman Remarks On USPS Need To Act Like A Business
postalnews blog Comment
Post office murals open to the public again after years in hiding
Springfield (OH) News-Sun (click here to view images of the murals) Comment
Commentary: Postal Service needs makeover, not to be shunted aside as obsolete
Portland Press Herald Comment
Sunday, June 13
Labor dispute allowed postal employees to get paid for doing nothing
Columbus Dispatch Comment
If mail days are numbered, so are jobs: Rural carriers say they depend on Saturdays
Press of Atlantic City Comment
California postal worker killed in apparent dog attack
North County Times Comment
Stamped-product hub in Binghamton helps replace jobs void left by other post office consolidations
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin Comment
Delivery to continue at 100-year-old Kaweah Post Office
Visalia Times-Delta Comment
Saturday, June 12
Postal Blues: Suspension leaves Long Lake residents feeling railroaded
Aberdeen SD News Comment
Oregon postal worker injured when truck is struck, knocked over along route
The Oregonian Comment
Neighbor, postal worker help catch burglary suspect
Orange County Register Comment
USPS’s Susan Plonkey on Fixing the Postal Service
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
Whte House withdraws nomination of Paul Steven Miller to USPS Board of Governors
postalnews blog Comment
Friday, June 11
Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Treasury Checks from Mail
postalnews blog Comment
Dangerous Territory
Is USPS playing favorites with some Mail Service Providers at the expense of others?
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
USPS Board to meet in closed session in Louisville June 21 and 22
postalnews blog Comment
Postcom: USPS won’t get OK from Congress for 5 day delivery
postalnews blog Comment
Cap Metro AVP Jerry Lane leaves Postal Service after assault allegation
Dulles Plant manager Kathleen J. Michaels has filed assault charges against AVP Jerry D. Lane after an argument apparently turned violent
Washington Post Comment
Stolen mailbox lands Ohio man court
Fremont News-Messenger Comment
Postman, Convicted Child Molester Resigns
KSBW TV Salinas CA Comment
Battle Over Maryland Postal Facility Continues
WBOC TV Salisbury MD Comment
Postal Painter: Longtime mail carrier finding a second career
Fall River MA Herald News Comment
Thursday, June 10
National Envelope Company files for bankruptcy
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Maine letter carrier gets probation in mail theft case
Bangor Daily News Comment
USPS says Summer Sale could generate a billion new mailpieces
USPS News Link Comment
Dirty Post Office Gets Complaints
KSAT San Antonio Comment
The Social Benefits of Cataloging
"Catalogs Bring A Variety of Good to Americans"
American Catalog Mailers Association (.pdf file) Comment
USPS Follies: comments on the OSHA fines
"Just stop risking people's lives, and you'll save an awful lot of money!"
Gather.com Comment
Reaping the Rewards of Intelligent Mail
Billing & OSS World Comment
Royal Mail's privatisation: how it might happen and what it could mean for Royal Mail
The Telegraph Comment
Wednesday, June 9
Stolen loot leads to post office robbery suspect
Pottstown PA Mercury News Comment
Postal Service, 'Toy Story 3' team up
Washington Post Comment
Tennessee's oldest postmaster dies at 88
Shelbyville Times-Gazette Comment
OSHA fines USPS nearly $300,000 for exposing workers to electrical hazards at Pittsburgh facility
Press release
more: USPS Follies Comment
Comments to PRC Favor 5-Day Delivery
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Updated: Postal worker shot; suspect dead after chase
Monroe (LA) News Star Comment
New Zealand Post considers delivering mail every other day
stuff.co.nz Comment
Tuesday, June 8
OSHA cites 2 Philadelphia Postal Service sites
another half million in fines...
Philadelphia Inquirer Comment
OIG Says Workshare Audit Will Include Union’s Views
APWU News Comment
Hernandez named Acting Sales VP
postalnews blog Comment
Stamps.com Announces USPS Shipping Integration With Popular Zen Cart Shopping Cart
Press release Comment
Tampa tops in donations during Postal Service food drive
Tampa Tribune Comment
Orrtanna PA Post Office to close
Gettysburg Times Comment
Monday, June 7
Former Postal Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft
postalnews blog Comment
Arbitrator Limits Supervisor’s Contact With Carriers
postalnews blog Comment
Pharmacist pleads guilty to defrauding USPS health insurance providers
Press release Comment
Memphian hopes to deliver message to USPS
Woman campaigns against end to Saturday mail service
Memphis Commercial Appeal Comment
Postal plan could bring overflow crowd to Bloomfield Hills meeting
Detroit Free Press Comment
Postal Service newcomers feel pain of racial slurs in Iowa
Des Moines Register Comment
Play delivered out of ‘Dead Letter Office’
Chicago Sun Times Comment
Sunday, June 6
Postal Service Chooses "Un-Intelligent" Mail
Why do Postal Service officials sing the praises of the Intelligent Mail barcode and then not use it on their own mailings?
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Saturday, June 5
Laid off postal worker goes on highway rampage
Tampa Tribune Comment
Merchants prepare for possible postal cuts
DMNews Comment
Osceola post office loses carriers, patronage slips
South Bend Tribune Comment
Friday, June 4
USPS Cited for Fourth Set of Safety Violations
Total is over a million dollars since last month
APWU News Comment
Postmasters Call Upon Congress to Pass Postal Retirement Accuracy Bill
Also: Exigent Rate Case to Be Filed Soon, and NAPUS Engaged for November Elections
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin Comment
Woman Gets Trapped Inside Michigan Post Office
WJBK TV Detroit Comment
The Postal Limbo Rock
"The Postal Service is an operationally driven organization that has been driven by its own internal operational and engineering desires rather than responding to the needs of its customers."
Rag Content Comment
Theft case against Massachusetts mailman is continued
Quincy MA Patriot Ledger Comment
Direct mail volume up 16% in Q1 as insurance leads comeback
DMNews Comment
Postal Service set to enforce tobacco ban
Rules that will go into effect June 29 leave Seneca Nation firms with no wiggle room
Buffalo News Comment
Former Royal Mail chief earned £2.43m ($3.6m) last year despite strikes
Personnel Today Comment
Investigators: Post Office robber ‘armed and dangerous’
Montgomery Media (PA) Comment
Thursday, June 3
Long Island Post Office's au naturel lawn turns heads
Mayor: "I know they’re hurting financially- but, jeez, get a goat"
Southampton Press Comment
Ex-mail carrier gets probation for embezzlement
Pueblo Chieftain Comment
Fight to Save Saturday Service Approaches Important Milestone
APWu News Comment
Omaha district office moves in to former AMF building to save on rent
Nebraska.tv Comment
Postal Worker Arrested in Robbery of Northeast Houston Post Office
KRIV TV Houston Comment
Maryland Senators, Congressman, call USPS report on Eastern Shore plant “unacceptable”
"This is a violation of the public trust"
Press release Comment
Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Stealing and Cashing More Than $41,000 In Money Orders
KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul Comment
Through a glass darkly
How will the PRC handle the exigent rate increase proposal?
Gene Del Polito commentary for Postcom Comment
Wednesday, June 2
Video: Delivering Hope: FDR and Stamps of the Great Depression
Interesting video: the National Postal Museum exhibit on FDR closes this coming Sunday
Smithsonian National Postal Museum via postalnews.tv Comment
PMG Names Susan Plonkey Acting President of Mailing and Shipping Services
Postcom via postalnews blog Comment
MailPro for May/June 2010 posted at USPS.com
MailPro - Volume 4 Number 3 - May/June 2010 Comment
No adverse action in postal worker’s case
Nashua Telegraph Comment
USPS may move Aurora IL processing to Bedford Park
Fox Valley Villages Sun Comment
Same-sex partners of federal workers can start applying for benefits next month
Washington Post Comment
Bicyclist injured after head-on with postal truck
Nevada Valley (CA) Union Comment
Tuesday, June 1
Is Moya Greene Royal Mail’s Hired Gun for Privatization?
Big Fat Marketing Blog Comment
Advent of the iPad: Apple will take a bite out of direct mail volumes
Postal Sanity Comment
Physical Mail Still Preferred by Many
ZDNet Comment
Making the Case for Direct Mail Marketing
Quick Printing Magazine Comment
Audio: Postal Service works to deliver reforms
Interview with USPS vice president for product visibility and operational performance Jim Cochrane
FederalNewsRadio.com Comment
Post Office, Woman At Odds Over Dogs
WDIV TV Detroit Comment
California Senate candidate swaps TV ads for direct mail
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Comment
Bulk rate change ruffles businesses
Lima News Comment

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