postalnews.com: August 2010

Tuesday, August 31

Ex-postmaster pleads guilty to stamps theft
postalnews blog Comment
Former USPS Vice President found guilty of assaulting plant manager
postalnews blog Comment
Full Service vs Basic Intelligent Mail
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Lawmakers probe MetLife's FEGLI life insurance program
Washington Post Comment
NALC: How You Can Help Save Saturday Delivery
NALC web site Comment
Marketing Mail in a Competitive Market
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Alabama man charged with stalking postal worker
Anniston Star Comment
Window Book Offers White Paper on Implementing Intelligent Mail Full-Service
Press release Comment
National Guard Testing Air at Greenwood SC Post Office
WSPA TV Spartanburg Comment
“Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal” to be screened at Florida film festivals
Press release Comment
USPS moving Dundee-area (IL) operations to Carpentersville
Chicago Daily Herald Comment
Monday, August 30
Will FedEx Target Certain ‘Custom’ers for Rate Increases?
Big Fat Marketing Blog Comment
Pennsylvania truck company owner charged with stealing postal funds
Press release Comment
Having Problems with Your Time and Attendance Records? The OIG Wants to Hear From You.
USPS OIG Blog Comment
League President: Delivery Unit Optimization being implemented "at break neck speed"
postalnews blog Comment
The Recovery and the Post
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Canada Post: no mail delivery when carriers call in sick?
CBC News Comment
Letter carrier lends a helping hand
WDTN TV Dayton Comment
APWU Convention Wrapup
Laborindy blog Comment
Online Sellers: Beware the Shrinking Postage Label
Auction Bytes Comment
Sunday, August 29
Derek McLoughlin continues working for troops overseas from the West Nyack post office
White Plains Journal News Comment
Video coverage of last week's APWU Convention
postalnews.tv Comment
How a postal clerk became one of the "greatest art collectors of our time"
Cherry Hill NJ Courier-Post Comment
Oshkosh postal workers plan rally
Fond du Lac Reporter Comment
Jackie Strange, first female Deputy PMG, publishes memoirs
Press release
see also: Women in the U.S. Postal System at the National Postal Museum - Comment
US shoppers place trust in traditional channels- like direct mail
Warc News Comment
Saturday, August 28
Ohio postmaster gets probation for embezzlement
Lorain Chronicle-Telegram Comment
Postmasters ask OIG to investigate USPS manipulation of Pay for Performance
postalnews blog Comment
Friday, August 27
Florida window clerk stole cash from sales, deputies say
TCPalm.com Comment
Contractor admits role in Postal Service bribery scheme
Press release Comment
Editorial: Ending Saturday mail delivery saves money, makes sense
Detroit News Comment
Man sentenced to 25 years without parole in letter carrier kidnapping
postalnews blog Comment
Louisiana contract carrier pleads guilty in veterans' medication sting
New Orleans Times Picayune Comment
Ex-Houston letter carrier faces mail theft charge
Houston Chronicle Comment
APWU Vows to Escalate Fight To Preserve Postal Service
APWU News Comment
No-bid contracts got 'short shrift' at Postal Service
Washington Times Comment
Oklahoma City Postal Worker Attacked by Dog, Dog's Owner
KOTV Tulsa Comment
Bicyclist cited after collision with postal truck in Boise
Idaho Statesman Comment
Thursday, August 26
APWU Convention video highlights- show three
Part 1 - Part 2
postalnews.tv Comment
Potter Knew of Bernstock's Sole-Source Contracts
Dead Tree Edition
Read the Washington Times article, and click here for more on Bernstock at our blog - Comment
USPS loses $764 million in July
postalnews blog Comment
USPS July Preliminary Financials: Oh the Questions They Raise
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
New Pitney Bowes Mail Presort Facility to Open in Jacksonville, Florida
Press release Comment
USPS tries for more service with fewer offices
Federal News Radio Comment
APWU Convention pays tribute to Burrus, rejects dues increase
APWU News Comment
Wednesday, August 25
Collection box stolen from California post office
Sanger Herald Comment
OSHA Cites Kansas City Kansas Postal Center
KMBC Kansas City Comment
Florida primary: More in Pinellas County voted by mail than in person
St. Petersburg Times Comment
Are the Postal Service's Earnings Forecasts Too Optimistic?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Govdelivery and Zumbox Introduce “Digital Postal Mail Solution” for Local, State and Federal Government
Press release Comment
Despite uproar in East Derry NH, postmaster will be transferred
Manchester Union Leader via Derry Ink News Comment
My Post Office Says It Won't Accept Packages From Other Zip Codes
The Consumerist Comment
Sentiment builds to replace Healdsburg post office
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Comment
Job Security Dominates Clerk Discussions at APWU Convention
postalnews blog Comment
Woman gets probation after stealing from contract PO
Duluth News Tribune Comment
APWU Delegates Take to the Streets: Save Saturday Service!
APWU News Comment
Comparing the USPS with Fed Ex
Dayton Daily News Comment
Assault charges filed in post office beating
WHP TV Harrisburg Comment
Tuesday, August 24
APWU Convention Highlights: Show #2
postalnews.tv Comment
Priority Mail Added as Service Option for Tobacco Shipments to APO/FPO/DPO Destinations
postalnews blog Comment
Leaving the Mailstream: Verizon
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Video: APWU Convention Highlights Day One
Part 1 - Part 2
postalnews.tv Comment
Marketers brace for paper cost increase
DMNews Comment
Solution for USPS debt?
Audio: interview with Lorie Nelson, Director of Financial Reporting, USPS OIG
Federal News Radio Comment
APWU to rally against delivery cuts
Post & Parcel Comment
Opinion: Hey Congress, Stop Wasting Time Naming Post Offices
AOL News Comment
Detroit cop remains in critical condition after collission with mail truck
Detroit News Comment
Burrus State of the Union Address: ‘Our Union is Alive and Strong’
APWU News Comment
Monday, August 23
NC Postmaster Tells PRC That USPS Must Re-Evaluate Its Management Culture to Face Challenges Ahead
Postal Regulatory Commission Comment
A Story About a Postal Story
Big Fat Marketing Blog Comment
Pueblo postal worker loses appeal of mail theft sentence
Leagle.com Comment
From Anthrax to Allium : Views from a New York Postal Facility's Green Roof
Scientific American Comment
Why extending tax cuts for the wealthy could hurt USPS and the mailing industry
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Poll says most Brits oppose privatizing Royal Mail
Press Association Comment
Will the Post Office Be Stamped Out In 10 Years?
Philadelphia Magazine Comment
Would ending Saturday mail delivery hasten the decline of rural communities?
Public News Service Comment
Lost in the mail: Wrong woman signs for $5,000 ring | ring, signs, city - News - WaltonSun.com
Walton (FL) Sun Comment
The Definition of the Postal Market
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Sunday, August 22
Wheeling Mail Runs On Time
Wheeling WV News-Register Comment
Oshkosh postal workers fight to keep operation
Green Bay Press Gazette Comment
Saturday, August 21
Dog attack stops mail delivery
WMUR Manchester NH Comment
Editorial: Foot traffic: Residents must support post office
Bluefield WV Daily Telegraph Comment
Mail carrier struck by lightning in Missouri
St Louis Post-Dispatch Comment
Friday, August 20
This Week In Postal Podcast: Does Leo Raymond think the mailing industry should unionize?
(Some readers have had problems downloading the podcast, so we've included a "listen online" button to our blog post- the original download link is also included)
Postcom.org via postalnewsblog.com Comment
PRC to begin deliberations on exigent rate request September 9
postalnews blog Comment
OSHA proposes $350,000 in fines against USPS for electrical hazards at Portsmouth, NH, mail processing facility
postalnews blog Comment
Time to give Wilt his postal due
Philadelphia Inquirer Comment
Post office's tote boxes would be a top seller
Augusta Chronicle Comment
Alaska letter carrier pleads guilty to theft
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Comment
Driver unharmed after USPS truck burns, then melts
KGO TV San Francisco
see also: LLV Fire Problem? - Comment
UPS Employee Pleads Guilty To Mail Theft - WGNO
WGNO TV New Orleans Comment
Marion OH Carrier Investigated For Stealing Mail
WCMH TV Columbus Comment
Thursday, August 19
USPS wants former CFO to explain himself
postalnews blog Comment
Operations at Donnybrook ND (pop. 90) PO suspended for lack of staffing
Minot Daily News Comment
Mailhandlers union: Collins is wrong about PAEA
postalnews blog Comment
Drivers sue FedEx over contractor status
Reuters Comment
Shifting landscapes: What's happening in the print industry
USPS News Link Comment
Senator Mikulski Tours Easton Mail Facility
WBOC-TV Salisbury MD Comment
Is Direct Mail Really Dead?
PromotionWorld Comment
Mail delivery disputes can be frustrating
Yuma Sun Comment
APWU Local fights to keep jobs in Oshkosh
Oshkosh Northwestern Comment
Mural returns to post office
Franklin LA Sun Comment
Wednesday, August 18
Why the Exigent Rate Case Should Not be Approved
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Western NY letter carrier accused of selling drugs
WIVB TV Buffalo Comment
Mailers say oversized, overpaid workforce is big contributor to USPS financial woes
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Processing Center Fined $225K For Safety Violations
WHIO Dayton Comment
Former Minto ND postmaster sentenced for theft
Grand Forks Herald Comment
Kentucky postal workers charged with embezzlement
Corbin KY Times Tribune Comment
OIG says USPS is overfunding FERS retirements, too
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Chief Financial Officer thinks Susan Collins is clueless?
postalnews blog Comment
What does Warren Buffett know about the future of the USPS?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Postal Service lays out plan to move two Stamford offices
Stamford Advocate Comment
Study to look at consolidating Zanesville mail processing
Zanesville Times Recorder Comment
Mail Collection Box Stolen in North Phoenix
Arizona Republic Comment
Tuesday, August 17
USPS: New Tool To Measure Service Delivery
USPS News Link Comment
Newspapers oppose rate request (except for the part about new discounts!)
postalnews blog Comment
Wiring May Have Triggered Healdsburg Post Office Fire
KTVU San Francisco Comment
Editorial: Closing Bellvale PO is the right decision
Middletown NY Herald Times Record Comment
Protest for Disabled Access Turns Violent at Post Office
The Kittanning (PA) Paper Comment
Monday, August 16
USPS Seeks “Competitive Edge” for Standard Mail Parcels
postalnews blog Comment
Envelope manufacturers tell PRC rate hike would set bad precedent, endanger USPS’s future
postalnews blog Comment
Election season guidelines for federal workers
Federal News Radio Comment
APWU: Last COLA under current contract = $0.00
APWU - Industrial Relations Comment
APWU Urges Members to Boycott “Voice of the Employee” Surveys
APWU News Comment
Arson ruled out in Healdsburg CA post office fire
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Comment
Privatizing the Post
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Residents still hoping to rescue post office
Middletown NY Times Herald-Record Comment
OPM says federal employees get paid 22% less than private sector workers
Federal News Radio Comment
$79.99 Million Contract Awarded to Siemens for PARS Updates
postalnews blog Comment
APWU DC local official indicted on bribery charges
Washington Examiner Comment
Sunday, August 15
No more door-to-door mail delivery in new subdivisions
Yuma AZ Sun Comment
USPS products now available at Office Depot
postalnews blog Comment
Oklahoma City mail delivery continues despite power outage
The Oklahoman Comment
Fire guts Healdsburg CA Post Office
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Comment
Saturday, August 14
Good News, Bad Practices on Intelligent Mail Assessments
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Oklahoma postal worker pleads guilty to stealing drugs being mailed to veterans
Tulsa World Comment
Former New Orleans Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Mail
postalcrime.com Comment
Pit bulls' owners are charged in attack on mailman
Minneapolis Star Tribune Comment
43-year Riverside mailman a throwback to different era
Riverside CA Press Enterprise Comment
Prosecutor: clerk accused of embezzlement was videotaped
Pueblo CO Chieftain Comment
How About A Drug-Sniffing, Meter-Reading, Photo-Taking, Bug-Spraying Postal Service?
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Friday, August 13
PRC posts transcripts of exigent rate case hearings
- Tuesday: Joseph Corbett, USPS Chief Financial Officer
- Wednesday: Stephen J. Masse, USPS Vice President, Finance and Planning
- Thursday: Frank Neri, Manager of Processing Operations; James M. Kiefer, a pricing economist for the USPS
Comment
PRC Commands Center Stage While Congress In Recess
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin Comment
Postal Service strives to maintain a deep bench for executive jobs
Government Executive Comment
Burrus: “Postal Workers Will Not Settle for Less”
APWU News Comment
Rethinking the Mailbox Monopoly
Postal Journal Comment
PRC to hold Briefing Monday on $50 Billion Discrepancy Identified In USPS Pension Payments
postalnews blog Comment
Could a retail slowdown help mail advertising?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Customers urge Postal Service to go digital
DMNews Comment
Gregory Peck, the Civil War and Owney the Postal Dog to be featured on 2011 stamps
postalnews blog Comment
Printers Head to D.C. to Block Postal Hike
postalnews blog Comment
NALC Convention Chronicle Day Three
NALC Comment
Thursday, August 12
Letter Carrier Sentenced to 25 Months For Stealing Over $130,000 in US and DC Treasury Checks from Mail
postalnews blog Comment
PostCom: Neri tells PRC USPS isn’t sure about its “flats strategy”
postalnews blog Comment
Connecticut OIC Who Engaged in Money Order Kiting Scheme is Sentenced
postalnews blog Comment
League tells USPS to fill 3,000 Postmaster vacancies
postalnews blog Comment
Arbitration Board finds USPS violated Randolph-Sheppard Act at Chicago P&DC
postalnews blog Comment
UPS Makes It More Convenient to Return Goods- Using the USPS
postalnews blog Comment
Congressman Lynch opposes 5 day delivery, backs online mail choice program
postalnews blog Comment
It was 40 years ago today...
Nixon signs postal reform bill: stamps go to 8¢, workers get 8% raise Comment
USPS to Struggling Publications: Take a Hike
In These Times Comment
Why Does USPS Make Retiring Difficult When It Has So Many Excess Employees? Tough Question #5
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Will Zanesvile Postal Operation Merge With Columbus?
WHIZ TV Zanesvile OH Comment
Wednesday, August 11
Postal Carrier Arrested in Mail Thefts
NBC Washington Comment
New Jersey bulk mailer admits $4.5 million scam
Cliffview Pilot Comment
NALC Convention Chronicle Day Two
NALC
click here for the Flickr photo feed Comment
PostCom: Update From Today’s PRC Rate Case Hearing
postalnews blog Comment
NY Congressman Calls on USPS to Take Immediate Action to Ensure Willow Post Office Remains Open
postalnews blog Comment
Slow growth ahead for direct marketing, report says
"hampered by... the expected reduction in Postal Service delivery and increased postal rates"
DMNews Comment
West Virginia postmaster pleads guilty to embezzling from post office
Charleston Daily Mail Comment
Ex-Mail Carrier Lived Large Off False Disability Claim
WFTV Orlando Comment
Think outside the P.O. box: Postal Service should serve public’s need
Bluefield (WV) Daily Telegraph Comment
Tuesday, August 10
Postal employee admits to massive mail theft
KUSA TV Denver Comment
NALC Convention Chronicle Day One
NALC (.pdf file) Comment
Postcom: USPS tells PRC it needs rate hike even if it gets billions from Congress
postalnews blog Comment
Would fixing the retiree health issue "solve" the liquidity problem?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Mail carrier killed after being struck by oncoming car
KTRK TV Dallas Comment
Philadelphia APWU Prez responds to "Franklin Would Be Ashamed" column
Philadelphia Daily News read the original column Comment
Rolando Pledges Increased Letter Carriers’ Push to Retain Nationwide Saturday Mail Delivery
postalnews blog Comment
Is the Postal Service facing "bankruptcy?"
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Monday, August 9
USPS files 10-Q Quarterly Financial Report
PRC web site Comment
Postcom: USPS admits lack of analysis in rate case
postalnews blog Comment
Collins tells PRC exigent rate increase would violate postal reform law
postalnews blog Comment
Postal worker accused of stealing gift cards from mail
Washington Examiner Comment
The History of Saturday Mail Delivery
USPS.com Comment
APWU: While Congress is on Recess in August, Urge Reps to Support Crucial Postal Bills
APWU News Comment
Postal service can't blame volume for its problems
Madison Daily Leader Comment
PRC sets schedule for exigent rate case hearings this week
postalnews blog Comment
Standard Mail increase is fiscal Q3 bright spot for Postal Service
DMNews Comment
Should Internet retailers print catalogs?
"The US Postal Service is encouraging e-retailers to turn to print catalogs to raise revenue. Our experts debate whether they should expand their reach to print or stay ‘green'"
DMNews Comment
Going Anti-Postal
"When mail carriers go bad, it's not always in a hail of gunfire."
Cleveland Scene Comment
Sunday, August 8
Delivering secrets..
fromUKtoUSwithlove Blog Comment
Boston post office hit with $357K in safety fines
Boston Herald Comment
Saturday, August 7
How to save the US Postal Service
DMNews Comment
This Week In Postal Podcast: "Congress Made Us Do It!"
Postcom.org Comment
USPS CFO Presentation on Quarter 3 Financials
PRC web site Comment
OIG Audit on PostalOne! Outage
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Postal Service seeks $4 billion waiver on upcoming retiree health fund payment
Federal Times Comment
In Closing 5 Locations, Quad/Graphics Sticks With Its 'Mega-Plant' Strategy
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Friday, August 6
Department of Labor Files Motion to Consolidate USPS Electrical Safety Charges
APWU News Comment
Charges dismissed against postal worker accused in supposed workman's comp scam
WOIO TV Cleveland Comment
AFL-CIO Adopts Resolution to Save Saturday Service
postalnews blog Comment
Does the USPS think it has the PRC "over a barrel" on the rate increase?
postalnews blog Comment
Experts say ending Saturday mail will harm small town America
Fort Scott (KS) Tribune Comment
Gunmen Target Post Offices In Atlanta
WXIA TV Atlanta Comment
USPS may be unable to make "trust fund" payment
Federal Times Comment
Thursday, August 5
PRC thanks public for input on Saturday delivery
Over 12,000 comments received
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service Ends Third Quarter with $3.5 Billion Loss
Press release Comment
Affordable Mail Alliance says USPS makes false claims about finances
Press release Comment
Why are USPS finances worse than expected?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
USPS may consolidate Syracuse area delivery units
Little Falls NY Evening Times see also: Consolidating Delivery Units at Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Broker Roundtable: What effect is the U.S. Postal Service's upcoming rate hike likely to have on business?
DIRECT Comment
USPS board expected to announce larger than expected loss for third quarter
Washington Post Comment
Is Vogel next in line to be Postmaster General?
postalnews blog via Postcom.org Comment
Saturation mailers- USPS’s problem isn’t mismanagement- it’s PAEA’s trust fund requirement
postalnews blog Comment
PRC will consider motion to dismiss exigency rate increase
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service explains why it treats Gamefly and Netflix differently
Hacking Netflix Blog Comment
Letter carrier accused of mailing dud pipe bombs to represent himself
WBBM Chicago Comment
Upstate NY postmaster demands mail box move
PM tells paper he has authority to order move, but can't reveal source?
Hornell Evening Tribune Comment
Wednesday, August 4
Seattle letter carriers to picket Thursday
Puget Sound Business Journal Comment
OIG criticizes USPS employee suggestion program as slow, not transparent
Preliminary reviews average 2.2 years: target is 7 days...
postalnews blog Comment
Do Congress and the Postal Regulatory Commission agree on the USPS's ability to request an "exigent" rate increase?
Mailing Systems Technology Comment
Mailbag snatched from California carrier
San Diego Union Tribune Comment
Norton Urges USPS Stamp Committee to Honor Members Killed in 2001 Anthrax Attack
APWU News Comment
Over 8,700 Letter Carriers Heading to Anaheim for 67th Biennial NALC Union Convention
Press release Comment
Postage Increases Will Hurt USPS in the Long Run
Linda A. Woolley, Executive vice president of government affairs for the DMA, in The Huffington Post Comment
Tuesday, August 3
OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations in Boston
Total fines now stand at $3.7 million
APWU News Comment
Major Mailers Make Billions, But Demand Postal Worker Pay Cuts
APWU News Comment
Zumbox introduces second generation paperless postal system
Press release Comment
Carrier convicted of stealing money from the mail says he just wanted to talk to some Postal Inspectors
(He got his wish! But the conviction still stands...
postalnews blog Comment
Chaffetz’s biggest donors: postal unions
Salt Lake Tribune Comment
Do Postal Execs Want To Lose Money on Periodicals? Tough Question #4 For USPS
Dead Tree Edition Comment
USPS Fights Back vs. Motion to Dismiss Rate Hike
DIRECT Comment
Vogel Named USPS Mailing and Shipping Services President
Press release Comment
Massachusetts mailman charged with dealing drugs on route
Gloucester Times Comment
Monday, August 2
Green Bay to Keep Postal Distribution Center
WBAY-TV Green Bay Comment
Former USPS Chief Financial Officer: Eliminating Saturday Delivery Is Not Necessary
postalnews blog Comment
U.S. Postal Inspection Service Launches Employee Security Initiative
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Regulatory Commission reschedules monthly public session to tomorrow at 11 AM
(The public session had previously been scheduled for Wednesday)
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Postal worker tired of seeing baby birds die during shipment
KLRT TV Little Rock via postalnews.tv (click here for text link) Comment
That’s Bull!
Rapper '44 cent' goes postal on 5 day delivery...
postalnews.tv Comment
Many unruffled by proposed postage increase
Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice Comment
Bernstock Just Won't Go Away
Dead Tree Edition Comment
6 cities to train mail carriers to dispense anti-terror drugs
USA Today Comment
Getting it there fast and cheap
"For a consumer occasionally shipping packages, especially small ones, the U.S. Postal Service is often your best choice for price and convenience"
Chicago Tribune Comment
Sunday, August 1
Postal worker gets prison time for trashing more than 3,000 pieces of mail
Mobile Press-Register Comment
Of the late-night sorts
Postal workers sift and send until well after midnight to help deliver the mail
Santa Clarita (CA) Valley Signal Comment
The Post Office Wants You To Know They Caught The Thief Who Stole Your Shirt
The Consumerist Comment
Prosecutors to seek life imprisonment for Wytheville Post Office gunman
WSLS Roanoke Comment
Editorial: Postal Service cannot survive as is
Lompoc Record Comment
Illinois mail carrier saves woman's life
Peoria Journal Star Comment

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