NAPS Update: Postal Service Suffers Three Stinging Defeats

postalnews blog

Statement of Postmaster General on PRC Ruling, Fully Paying Retiree Health Benefit Mandate

Press release

Five postal workers, three others indicted for mail theft in Alabama

postalnews blog

DMA praises PRC decision as a ‘job saving’ action

Press release

Senator Carper statement on PRC decision to deny rate increase

Press release

Senator Collins applauds PRC decision to deny postal rate increase

Press release

Breaking News: PRC Denies USPS Rate Increase Request

postalnews blog

Postal rate hike request denied

Washington Post

NALC: GOP hostility kills prefunding legislation, aided and abetted by misguided USPS priorities

postalnews blog

Postal Service close to going broke

Washington Post

News outlets get the facts wrong on USPS

postalnews blog

California Mailman Injured After Dog Mauling

KTVU San Francisco

Is J.C. Penney Nuts?

The Big Fat Marketing Blog

Daytona postal facility gains allies

Daytona Beach News-Journal

Missing a piece of mail? It might have ended up with one Palo Alto resident

San Jose Mercury News

U.S. Postal Service going "pink" Friday

Saginaw News

DEA: Postal workers in Puerto Rico shipped drugs through the mail

Associated Press

The Postal Service Should Default on its Retiree Healthcare Obligation

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

PRC to announce decision on postage rate hike request tomorrow at 11AM

postalnews blog

OIG: Postal service not sustainable under PAEA

postalnews blog

Gig Harbor WA mailman charged with opening letters

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

West Virginia: Unions foresee delays in mail if consolidations proceed

Charleston Daily Mail

What if the Postal Service runs out of money?

PMG cancels press briefing, said to be "huddling with aides as he determines what to do"
Washington Post

Video: More on USPS sweetheart deals for former execs, poor employee morale

Ed O'Keefe of the Washington Post on TBD via postalnews.tv

Judge denies jail release for postmaster accused of sex-trafficking

Kansas City Star

Oklahoma postmaster pleads guilty to stealing $642,808

KOTV Tulsa

Time Runs Out on Short Term Postal Fix

eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin

Letter carrier goes “beyond the call of duty” to check on customer

postalnews blog

Congressional gridlock? Not for (renaming) post offices!

Washington Post

Senator Collins’ remarks on USPS finances from yesterday’s Senate session

postalnews blog

Fake USPS Emails Distribute Trojan Downloader

Softpedia

J.C. Penney to Quit Catalogs

Print CEO

Reading PA postal facility could be consolidated

Reading Eagle

Connecticut postal workers under investigation for theft

Waterbury Republican-American

Carjacking in New Haven ends with kids found safe by letter carrier

New Haven Register

New Postal Reform Bill Could Affect Shipping Wine

On Reserve

Closing USPS area and district offices could save $894m, states audit

... but USPS insists consolidating areas would cost money?
Post & Parcel

IRS to stop mailing income tax forms

Washington Post

Making “Sorry We Missed You” a Thing of the Past?

USPS OIG Blog

Let them Eat Cake... The USPS version..

Rural Mail Carrier Postal News

What hiring freeze? USPS announces fall “recruiting events” on campus!

postalnews blog

How to keep junk mail from arriving in your (snail) mailbox

Ars Technica

Senator Collins questions “unbelievable” perks for postal executives

Press release

Audit: Ex-Postal Service execs return as private contractors, make more money

Washington Post
see also: Ex-postal executives return for high-pay contracts Washington Times

USPS FY 2010 loss is already $7.7 billion with one month to go

postalnews blog

Mother and son team get prison terms for stealing mail

Belleville (IL) News Democrat

Netflix looks at U.S. streaming-only plan

San Francisco Chronicle

Don’t Blame ‘Overpaid Postal Workers' for Rising Periodicals Costs

Dead Tree Edition

Congressman, city want more information on Oshkosh plant closing

Fond du Lac Reporter

Post office accused of making special deal for political fliers

KATU TV Seattle

He's no mainstream mailman

Boat operator among rare breed that still deliver to island postal customers
Watertown (NY) Daily Times

If you can't mail it, what's the point?

Magic Valley (ID) Times News

OPM says changing USPS/CSRS funding is up to Congress

postalnews blog

This Week in Postal Podcast for September 24, 2010

Postcom.org via postalnews blog

Dozens of ex-postal officials got generous no-bid deals, report says

Washington Post

No deal yet on USPS retiree health payment

Federal Times

Don't politicize the Postal Service - Burrus responds to Issa column

Washington Times

NALC issues activist alert on Carper reform bill

NALC eActivist Network

Senator Carper's Bill: D.O.A

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Which Way will PRC Rule in Exigent Postal Rate Case?

multichannelmerchant.com

Editorial: Carper plan would help stabilize US Postal Service

Wilmington (DE) News Journal

Washtucna post office remains closed 5 months after mold was discovered

KXLY Spokane

Right wing lobbying group publishes “Postal Freedom Index”- Socialist Sweden is #1!?

postalnews blog

Congressman blasts USPS for study on Lufkin processing plant

KTRE TV Lufkin TX

Police arrest suspect sought in July postal worker shooting

Shreveport Times

OIG says USPS should cut as many as 32 districts, halve or eliminate area offices

postalnews blog

Sen. Carper Introduces "Comprehensive" Postal Service Act

postalnews blog

Postal Service reform bill to be unveiled

Washington Post

Child injured in postal service truck accident

Detroit News

Study to look at moving postal jobs from Alexandria LA to Shreveport

Alexandria Town Talk

Susan Collins: Rate hikes won't help Postal Service

Politico

Cleveland clerk indicted for mail theft

postalnews blog

Three post office branches in KC area to cease operation Nov. 19

Kansas City Star

Study: Close main Daytona post office

Daytona Beach News-journal

USPS Out Of Regular Mail, Only Fancy Mail Left

The Consumerist

NALC President responds to Darrell Issa “taxpayer bailout” column

postalnews blog

Darrell Issa was in favor of postal “bailout” before he was against it

postalnews blog

U.S. Postal Service considering moving Lufkin TX processing plant

KTRE TV Lufkin TX

Missing Vacation Mail Mystery Solved -- Sort Of

KPRC Houston

Public Input Sought in Postal Consolidation Plan for Beckley WV

WVNS-TV Beckley WV

Ex-postmaster pleads guilty to stealing

Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune

NALC responds to recent media attacks on postal workers

NALC News

You knew it was coming- GOP congressman says USPS wants “bailout”

postalnews blog

Honey, They Shrunk Our FSA!

Federal News Radio

Alabama: Train hits postal truck killing 64-year-old driver

Mobile Press Register

California postal worker accused of sexual battery while delivering mail

Victorville Daily Press

Postal workers, customers worry about plans to close Huntington WV plant

Huntington WV Herald Dispatch

Wichita Falls P&D Annex being studied for consolidation

Wichita Falls (TX) Times Record News

League: Action Needed to Oppose Efforts to Close Small Rural Post Offices

postalnews blog

Philadelphia letter carrier accused of storing mail at home

Associated Press
(note: this is the same letter carrier who disappeared in April, and turned up again in June, after the stashed mail had been found)

5-Day Delivery? What About 3-Day?

USPS OIG Blog

Cape Girardeau postal workers picket to save Saturday delivery

Southeast Missourian
(see also this amazing "fact" in the comments for this story...)

Could FedEx be Beating USPS and UPS in Expanding the use of its Retail Network?

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Senate confirms nomination of Biden aide to Board of Governors

postalnews blog

The Small Parcel Oligopoly

Seeking Alpha

NAPUS Attorney tells PMs USPS is run by bean counters, computers pose risks

NAPUS Convention Wrap-up

Why Tablet Based Newspapers and Magazines will Succeed

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Marylanders Frustrated By Post Office Hours

WJZ TV Baltimore

USPS postpones Tupelo consolidation

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

Post Office Truck Driver Tied Up, Robbed; Three Suspects Sought

Kitsap (WA) Sun

Marlborough MA mailman risks life on the job

MetroWest Daily News

Foreclosure means change of address for Post Office

Mansfield OH News Journal

New Study – Discontinuing Paper Statements Can Damage Customer Relationships

Hellmail.co.uk

GOP mail group wears 2 hats

Washington Post

Mail Missing After Placing 'Vacation Hold'

KPRC Houston

Collision with mail carrier's vehicle leaves man in critical condition

Pratt (KS) Tribune

OMB nominee says he would address USPS pension overpayment

Federal Times

FedEx Earnings - Implications for the USPS

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

GOP strategist says USPS is staffed by "unskilled Nigerians" who "should be driving cabs"

Mediaite

USPS sued for more than $1 million after truck hits vehicle

Louisiana Record

FEHBP Premiums, Co-Pays Going Up

Federal News Radio

“Your Other Address”: USPS launches PO box marketing test

postalnews blog

Postal worker accused of stealing gift cards, medicine from mail

Clarksville TN Leaf Chronicle

What Can Brown Do For You? Annoy You With Its New Marketing Campaign

TheStreet

Alaska Senator Murkowski supports Saturday delivery in PRC testimony

postalnews blog

Postal worker celebrates 100th birthday

TBD.com Washington

Postal Service challenges OSHA citations at Portsmouth NH facility

Foster's Daily Democrat

FedEx profits up (thanks in part to USPS)

postalnews blog

Postmaster General Addresses Need for Fundamental Change

USPS Press release

USPS won't re-open California PO that burned

Fire does what postal officials couldn't do before — permanently close the facility
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Hours, pay may change for local letter carriers, postal workers

Desert Dispatch (CA)

Mysterious Packages Show Up At Boston Office

WBZ TV Boston

Local postal jobs at stake, union says

Beckley WV Register-Herald

Post office mural gets a shine

Yellow Springs OH News

Book review: The The Englishman Who Posted Himself and Other Curious Objects

The New Yorker

iPhone Shuts Down Louisiana Post Office, Highway

KATC TV Lafayette

California letter carrier convicted on mail theft charges

Press release

Former NH District Mgr running last in council primary

Fosters Daily Democrat

Car strikes mail truck, letters litter street

Portsmouth (NH) Herald

Chicks Die After Post Office Delivery

WJXT Jacksonville

Minnesota letter carrier pleads guilty to theft

Press release

Postal service to introduce new “Critical Mail” product

postalnews blog

How Does the Postal Service Discourage Early Retirement? Let Me Count the Ways

Dead Tree Edition

Magazine Readership Off Sharply Among Affluent

Advertising Age

PRC Upholds Linkage in First-Class Mail Discounts

PRC Press Release

Dependent Children Join FEHBP

Federal News Radio

Cops: Man flashed Greensboro (IN) post office workers

Muncie Star Press

Hoyer: Feds shouldn't look for lower health premiums anytime soon

Federal Times

Woman pleads guilty to mail thefts

Part of a gang that stalked mail trucks
Central Valley (CA) Business Times

Woman Getting Hundreds Of Pieces Of Mail- Family Suspects ID Theft

KOAT TV Albuquerque

Crawford Technologies and Zumbox Partner to Deliver Digital Postal Mail for Large Mailers and Print Service Providers

Press release

Postal Pundit Says Unions Will Surely Blast USPS Efforts To Reduce Labor Costs

postalnews blog

OIG: Congress Faces a Decision

USPS OIG Blog

Postal service continues carrier pickup expansion

postalnews blog

Postal worker gets 5 years probation for dumping 371 pieces of mail

Mobile Press Register

Postal Service Begins Rural Letter Carrier Contract Negotiations

Press release

Listen live to Postal Regulatory Commission hearing on 5 day delivery

Postal Regulatory Commission: Home page

Post office closing residents upset

Mount Airy NC News

Editorial: No Saturday mail delivery is a bad idea

Longmont CO Times-Call

Board of Governors to meet in closed session next week

postalnews blog

Got weird mail? Tell the Postal Service

Albany Times Union

USPS financial relief (but not 5 day delivery) on the Congressional to-do list

Washington Post

Increased competition in International Parcels

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Case against Plattsburgh NY letter carrier moves to higher court

Plattsburgh Press-Republican

Many hold onto the a dying art — letter writing

Florida Times-Union

Editor's Note: An Exigent Postal Matter

Catalog Age

New York window clerk gets two months for workers comp fraud

Press release

September 11, 2001- the day after...

League: Proposed legislation could make it easier to close post offices

postalnews blog

U.S. District Court Upholds Post Office Ban on Petitioning on Interior Postal Sidewalks

Ballot Access News

Miami woman arrested in change of address fraud case

Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel

Postal Service consolidation uproots workers

Government Executive

Ballots to be Mailed in Election of APWU Officers

postalnews blog

Postal Service Charts Course for Sustainable Future

Press release

Pushing the Envelope – with Envelopes – in a Digital World - postalnews blog

Press release

Royal Mail to be privatized or sold

The Guardian

Missouri postmaster accused of keeping woman as sex slave

Press release

Postal workers owe $283 million in back taxes

Government Executive

Texas Postal Employee Indicted

Press release

Former Oregon postal worker gets 18 months for stealing money orders

The Oregonian

West Jersey P&DC will stop handling mail later this month

Newark Star Ledger

Baton Rouge postal worker shot while delivering mail

WAFB TV Baton Rouge

Privatizing the Post Office

"...if the postal service were allowed to account for its pensions the same as anyone else, it would be in fine financial shape and there'd be no talk of killing off Saturday service"
(or an "exigent" rate case...)
Mother Jones

Gamefly to Netflix: ‘I know you are, but what am I?’

postalnews blog

Benefits, Retirement on the Chopping Block?

Federal News Radio

A Decade of Postal Mismanagement Is Costing Publishers and Catalogs

Dead Tree Edition

Letter carrier is grateful for what she’s got

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Several postal service uniforms stolen, beware of impostors

WIS TV Columbia SC

OIG: USPS takes Congress’s word for how much franked mail it sends

postalnews blog

Priority Mail ads don't fit cost audit

Washington Times

APWU Denounces USPS Attempts to 'Work the Refs'

Says Contract Negotiations Are Ill-Served by Public Misstatements
APWU News

Rate Case Update

American Catalog Mailers Association Journal (.pdf file)

Top 50 Mailers of 2010

Fifth annual listing of top mailers as measured by volume
Target Marketing

PRC to begin deliberations on postal rate hike tomorrow

postalnews blog

Kentucky postal employee sentenced to probation for failing to deliver mail

postalnews blog

Office Depot offers 50% off mailing any one USPS package today only

postalnews blog

Postal Hucksters: How Marketing Overlords Ruined the Charm of my Local Post Office

Guernica

Postal Service Plans More Life for Long Life Vehicles

Press release

USPS Updated FSS Deployment Information

USPS National Customer Support Center

USPS, APWU await arbitration ruling in move to close Philadelphia L&DC

Gloucester County Times

Hey, Postal Service: “What’s the Big Deal?”

Press release from the Affordable Mail Alliance

Closing Post Offices or Cutting Hours

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Letter carriers deliver their message

Protest of postal cutbacks highlights parade
Buffalo News

Car crashes into parked tractor trailer at Rochester L&DC

WHEC Rochester

91 Year old letter carrier "may retire someday"

CNN

Editorial: The Postal Service has a strong case for union concessions

Washington Post

Greenwood SC Post Office set to reopen today

Office was closed for a week due to fumes
Greenwood Index Journal

New hours at the post office put residents in bind

Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Dual-purpose building houses last Delaware post office of its kind

Wilmington (DE) News Journal

Valpak stays relevant in the digital age

OnMilwaukee.com

Understanding discontinued service retirement – Ask The Experts - Federal Retirement

Federal Times

For Labor Day: The Strike That Couldn’t Happen

APWU video history of the 1970 Postal Strike
postalnews.tv

Mother Teresa Honored on U.S. Stamp

Press release

Not properly vetted?

Postal worker claims he never heard of the Hatch Act until after he won election
Blount Today

Heat May Affect Your Mail Order Meds

WXIA Atlanta

Kentucky Dog Owners Upset About Postal Problems

WKRC-TV Cincinnati

Netflix: What is Driving It Out of the Mail?

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Rural carriers union files national level grievance on National Reassessment Process (NRP)

Ruralinfo.net

Montana Social Security checks lost in the mail

Bozeman Daily Chronicle

San Diego letter carrier found guilty of mail theft

San Diego Union-Tribune

Binghamton PO faces $8,000 in OSHA fines

Binghamton NY Press & Sun-Bulletin

Car crashes into Ohio post office

Newark Advocate

Cape Coral FL postal workers not amused by "poop" cake baked by their manager

WZVN Fort Myers FL

Western New York state retirement checks may have been lost in the mail

Webster Post

This Week in Postal Podcast Sept. 3, 2010

postalnews blog via Postcom.org

Rural Carrier Union prevails in retaliation case involving academy instructor

Rural Mail Carrier Postal News

Three Goofs: How USPS Undercut Its Case for Exigent Rate Increases

Dead Tree Edition

Affordable Mail Alliance: Don’t Allow the USPS to Continue Costly Business Practices

Press release

USPS video introducing the electric LLV

(the first time around- in 2000!)
postalnews.tv

Unions and the U.S. Postal Service

News flash: right wingers don't think postal workers should be allowed to organize...
National Review Online

Texas contract carrier arrested for mail theft

postalnews blog

Lima Ohio postal workers get transfer paperwork

postalnews blog

Car crashes into Walnut Creek CA Post Office

San Francisco Chronicle

Neighbors, businesses steamed over San Rafael postal route changes

Contra Costa Times

Mail carrier delivers help along the way

Champaign (IL) News-Gazette

Video: APWU-USPS 2010 Contract Negotiations – Opening Session

postalnews.tv

NALC agrees with Mail Handlers: Collins is misinterpreting PAEA

postalnews blog

Postal Service Labor Negotiations: Heading Towards Arbitration

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Saginaw postal office official says moving work could eliminate 200 regional jobs

Saginaw News

Netflix Adds Polish With Apple Deal

Wall Street Journal

Postman Convicted of Stealing Mail

XETV San Diego Tijuana

Workers picket outside of Oshkosh post office

Oshkosh Northwestern

Postal Service seeks key concessions as contract talks open with largest union

Washington Post

Bedbugs put stop on mail delivery

Detroit News

OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations at Cincinnati BMC

APWU News

U.S. Postal Service Seeks to Pare Full-Time Workforce in Talks With Union

Bloomberg

Postal Service Begins Labor Contract Negotiations

postalnews blog

All rural carrier postings, bids and awards now available online

postalnews blog

APWU contract negotiations begin today

postalnews blog

Netflix says Gamefly seeks special treatment from USPS- warns of reduced mailings if Gamefly wins

postalnews blog

Milwaukee Postal Worker Robbed

WTMJ Milwaukee

Saginaw postal workers set for 'informational picket'

Saginaw News

Post Office seeks Phoenix retailers

Phoenix Business Journal