Tuesday, August 31
Former USPS Vice President found guilty of assaulting plant manager
postalnews blog
Lawmakers probe MetLife's FEGLI life insurance program
Washington Post
NALC: How You Can Help Save Saturday Delivery
NALC web site
Marketing Mail in a Competitive Market
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Alabama man charged with stalking postal worker
Anniston Star
National Guard Testing Air at Greenwood SC Post Office
WSPA TV Spartanburg
USPS moving Dundee-area (IL) operations to Carpentersville
Chicago Daily Herald
Monday, August 30
Will FedEx Target Certain ‘Custom’ers for Rate Increases?
Big Fat Marketing Blog
The Recovery and the Post
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Online Sellers: Beware the Shrinking Postage Label
Auction Bytes
Sunday, August 29
Derek McLoughlin continues working for troops overseas from the West Nyack post office
White Plains Journal News
How a postal clerk became one of the "greatest art collectors of our time"
Cherry Hill NJ Courier-Post
Jackie Strange, first female Deputy PMG, publishes memoirs
Press release
see also: Women in the U.S. Postal System at the National Postal Museum -
see also: Women in the U.S. Postal System at the National Postal Museum -
Saturday, August 28
Ohio postmaster gets probation for embezzlement
Lorain Chronicle-Telegram
Friday, August 27
Contractor admits role in Postal Service bribery scheme
Press release
Louisiana contract carrier pleads guilty in veterans' medication sting
New Orleans Times Picayune
Ex-Houston letter carrier faces mail theft charge
Houston Chronicle
No-bid contracts got 'short shrift' at Postal Service
Washington Times
Bicyclist cited after collision with postal truck in Boise
Idaho Statesman
Thursday, August 26
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 -
Read the Washington Times article, and click here for more on Bernstock at our blog -
USPS July Preliminary Financials: Oh the Questions They Raise
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
USPS tries for more service with fewer offices
Federal News Radio
Wednesday, August 25
Collection box stolen from California post office
Sanger Herald
OSHA Cites Kansas City Kansas Postal Center
KMBC Kansas City
Florida primary: More in Pinellas County voted by mail than in person
St. Petersburg Times
Are the Postal Service's Earnings Forecasts Too Optimistic?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Despite uproar in East Derry NH, postmaster will be transferred
Manchester Union Leader via Derry Ink News
My Post Office Says It Won't Accept Packages From Other Zip Codes
The Consumerist
Sentiment builds to replace Healdsburg post office
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Job Security Dominates Clerk Discussions at APWU Convention
postalnews blog
Woman gets probation after stealing from contract PO
Duluth News Tribune
Assault charges filed in post office beating
WHP TV Harrisburg
Tuesday, August 24
Leaving the Mailstream: Verizon
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Solution for USPS debt?
Audio: interview with Lorie Nelson, Director of Financial Reporting, USPS OIG
Federal News Radio
Federal News Radio
Monday, August 23
NC Postmaster Tells PRC That USPS Must Re-Evaluate Its Management Culture to Face Challenges Ahead
Postal Regulatory Commission
From Anthrax to Allium : Views from a New York Postal Facility's Green Roof
Scientific American
Why extending tax cuts for the wealthy could hurt USPS and the mailing industry
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Poll says most Brits oppose privatizing Royal Mail
Press Association
Will the Post Office Be Stamped Out In 10 Years?
Philadelphia Magazine
Would ending Saturday mail delivery hasten the decline of rural communities?
Public News Service
The Definition of the Postal Market
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Sunday, August 22
Oshkosh postal workers fight to keep operation
Green Bay Press Gazette
Saturday, August 21
Editorial: Foot traffic: Residents must support post office
Bluefield WV Daily Telegraph
Mail carrier struck by lightning in Missouri
St Louis Post-Dispatch
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
Postcom.org via postalnewsblog.com
PRC to begin deliberations on exigent rate request September 9
postalnews blog
Post office's tote boxes would be a top seller
Augusta Chronicle
Alaska letter carrier pleads guilty to theft
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Driver unharmed after USPS truck burns, then melts
KGO TV San Francisco
see also: LLV Fire Problem? -
see also: LLV Fire Problem? -
UPS Employee Pleads Guilty To Mail Theft - WGNO
WGNO TV New Orleans
Marion OH Carrier Investigated For Stealing Mail
WCMH TV Columbus
Thursday, August 19
Operations at Donnybrook ND (pop. 90) PO suspended for lack of staffing
Minot Daily News
Mailhandlers union: Collins is wrong about PAEA
postalnews blog
Shifting landscapes: What's happening in the print industry
USPS News Link
Senator Mikulski Tours Easton Mail Facility
WBOC-TV Salisbury MD
APWU Local fights to keep jobs in Oshkosh
Oshkosh Northwestern
Wednesday, August 18
Why the Exigent Rate Case Should Not be Approved
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Western NY letter carrier accused of selling drugs
WIVB TV Buffalo
Former Minto ND postmaster sentenced for theft
Grand Forks Herald
Kentucky postal workers charged with embezzlement
Corbin KY Times Tribune
OIG says USPS is overfunding FERS retirements, too
postalnews blog
USPS Chief Financial Officer thinks Susan Collins is clueless?
postalnews blog
What does Warren Buffett know about the future of the USPS?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Postal Service lays out plan to move two Stamford offices
Stamford Advocate
Study to look at consolidating Zanesville mail processing
Zanesville Times Recorder
Mail Collection Box Stolen in North Phoenix
Arizona Republic
Tuesday, August 17
Wiring May Have Triggered Healdsburg Post Office Fire
KTVU San Francisco
Editorial: Closing Bellvale PO is the right decision
Middletown NY Herald Times Record
Protest for Disabled Access Turns Violent at Post Office
The Kittanning (PA) Paper
Monday, August 16
USPS Seeks “Competitive Edge” for Standard Mail Parcels
postalnews blog
Election season guidelines for federal workers
Federal News Radio
APWU: Last COLA under current contract = $0.00
APWU - Industrial Relations
Arson ruled out in Healdsburg CA post office fire
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Residents still hoping to rescue post office
Middletown NY Times Herald-Record
OPM says federal employees get paid 22% less than private sector workers
Federal News Radio
$79.99 Million Contract Awarded to Siemens for PARS Updates
postalnews blog
APWU DC local official indicted on bribery charges
Washington Examiner
Sunday, August 15
Oklahoma City mail delivery continues despite power outage
The Oklahoman
Fire guts Healdsburg CA Post Office
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Saturday, August 14
Good News, Bad Practices on Intelligent Mail Assessments
Postal Affairs Blog
Former New Orleans Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Mail
postalcrime.com
Pit bulls' owners are charged in attack on mailman
Minneapolis Star Tribune
43-year Riverside mailman a throwback to different era
Riverside CA Press Enterprise
Prosecutor: clerk accused of embezzlement was videotaped
Pueblo CO Chieftain
Friday, August 13
PRC Commands Center Stage While Congress In Recess
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin
Postal Service strives to maintain a deep bench for executive jobs
Government Executive
Could a retail slowdown help mail advertising?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Thursday, August 12
PostCom: Neri tells PRC USPS isn’t sure about its “flats strategy”
postalnews blog
Connecticut OIC Who Engaged in Money Order Kiting Scheme is Sentenced
postalnews blog
League tells USPS to fill 3,000 Postmaster vacancies
postalnews blog
UPS Makes It More Convenient to Return Goods- Using the USPS
postalnews blog
It was 40 years ago today...
Nixon signs postal reform bill: stamps go to 8¢, workers get 8% raise
Will Zanesvile Postal Operation Merge With Columbus?
WHIZ TV Zanesvile OH
Wednesday, August 11
New Jersey bulk mailer admits $4.5 million scam
Cliffview Pilot
NALC Convention Chronicle Day Two
NALC
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PostCom: Update From Today’s PRC Rate Case Hearing
postalnews blog
Slow growth ahead for direct marketing, report says
"hampered by... the expected reduction in Postal Service delivery and increased postal rates"
DMNews
DMNews
West Virginia postmaster pleads guilty to embezzling from post office
Charleston Daily Mail
Ex-Mail Carrier Lived Large Off False Disability Claim
WFTV Orlando
Think outside the P.O. box: Postal Service should serve public’s need
Bluefield (WV) Daily Telegraph
Tuesday, August 10
Would fixing the retiree health issue "solve" the liquidity problem?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Mail carrier killed after being struck by oncoming car
KTRK TV Dallas
Philadelphia APWU Prez responds to "Franklin Would Be Ashamed" column
Philadelphia Daily News read the original column
Is the Postal Service facing "bankruptcy?"
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Monday, August 9
Postcom: USPS admits lack of analysis in rate case
postalnews blog
Postal worker accused of stealing gift cards from mail
Washington Examiner
Postal service can't blame volume for its problems
Madison Daily Leader
PRC sets schedule for exigent rate case hearings this week
postalnews blog
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
DMNews
Going Anti-Postal
"When mail carriers go bad, it's not always in a hail of gunfire."
Cleveland Scene
Cleveland Scene
Sunday, August 8
Boston post office hit with $357K in safety fines
Boston Herald
Saturday, August 7
In Closing 5 Locations, Quad/Graphics Sticks With Its 'Mega-Plant' Strategy
Dead Tree Edition
Friday, August 6
AFL-CIO Adopts Resolution to Save Saturday Service
postalnews blog
Experts say ending Saturday mail will harm small town America
Fort Scott (KS) Tribune
USPS may be unable to make "trust fund" payment
Federal Times
Thursday, August 5
PRC thanks public for input on Saturday delivery
Over 12,000 comments received
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Postal Service Ends Third Quarter with $3.5 Billion Loss
Press release
Why are USPS finances worse than expected?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
USPS may consolidate Syracuse area delivery units
Little Falls NY Evening Times see also: Consolidating Delivery Units at Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Is Vogel next in line to be Postmaster General?
postalnews blog via Postcom.org
PRC will consider motion to dismiss exigency rate increase
postalnews blog
Postal Service explains why it treats Gamefly and Netflix differently
Hacking Netflix Blog
Upstate NY postmaster demands mail box move
PM tells paper he has authority to order move, but can't reveal source?
Hornell Evening Tribune
Hornell Evening Tribune
Wednesday, August 4
Seattle letter carriers to picket Thursday
Puget Sound Business Journal
OIG criticizes USPS employee suggestion program as slow, not transparent
Preliminary reviews average 2.2 years: target is 7 days...
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Mailbag snatched from California carrier
San Diego Union Tribune
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
Tuesday, August 3
OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations in Boston
Total fines now stand at $3.7 million
APWU News
APWU News
Zumbox introduces second generation paperless postal system
Press release
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
postalnews blog
Do Postal Execs Want To Lose Money on Periodicals? Tough Question #4 For USPS
Dead Tree Edition
Vogel Named USPS Mailing and Shipping Services President
Press release
Massachusetts mailman charged with dealing drugs on route
Gloucester Times
Monday, August 2
Green Bay to Keep Postal Distribution Center
WBAY-TV Green Bay
U.S. Postal Inspection Service Launches Employee Security Initiative
postalnews blog
Postal Regulatory Commission reschedules monthly public session to tomorrow at 11 AM
(The public session had previously been scheduled for Wednesday)
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Video: Postal worker tired of seeing baby birds die during shipment
KLRT TV Little Rock via postalnews.tv (click here for text link)
That’s Bull!
Rapper '44 cent' goes postal on 5 day delivery...
postalnews.tv
postalnews.tv
Many unruffled by proposed postage increase
Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice
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
Chicago Tribune
Sunday, August 1
Postal worker gets prison time for trashing more than 3,000 pieces of mail
Mobile Press-Register
Of the late-night sorts
Postal workers sift and send until well after midnight to help deliver the mail
Santa Clarita (CA) Valley Signal
Santa Clarita (CA) Valley Signal
Editorial: Postal Service cannot survive as is
Lompoc Record
Illinois mail carrier saves woman's life
Peoria Journal Star
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