postalnews.com: November 2010

Tuesday, November 30

Postal worker gets maximum sentence for stealing 11,000 packages
Denver Post Comment
Contract Talks Approach Deadline; USPS Extends Bidding
APWU News Comment
Will Carper Help Save USPS?
Big Fat Marketing Blog Comment
Wisconsin postal worker charged with mail theft
postalnews blog Comment
Audio: Federal News Radio Interview with outgoing PMG Jack Potter
Federal News Radio Comment
OIG Intelligent Mail Report and Recommendations
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Wallingford KY Post Office finances under scrutiny
Maysville Ledger-Independent Comment
California letter carrier celebrates 50 years on the job
North County Times Comment
Holiday advertising: print still important, but losing ground to online, broadcast media
postalnews blog Comment
Congressman Blasts Process for Moving Oshkosh Plant, Requests Audit
postalnews blog Comment
Twin Falls Mail Carriers Brave The Cold
KMVT Twin Falls ID Comment
Mail truck catches fire in Billings
KRTV Great Falls Comment
Mail truck flips, closes Interstate 10 ramp in Louisiana
New Orleans Times Picayune Comment
Mail Thefts Worry Wichita Residents
KARE TV Wichita Comment
Postal Inspectors Investigate How Sensitive Mail Ended Up In Charlotte Man's Hands
WSOC TV Charlotte Comment
Monday, November 29
OSHA levies $46,200 in proposed penalties against US Postal Service in Des Moines, Iowa
postalnews blog Comment
APWU Contract Negotiations Resume
APWU News Comment
Postal Service IG examines cyber incident data
Nextgov Comment
USPS Getting Ready for the Most Wonderful Time of Year
postalnews blog Comment
Holidays are no vacation for postal workers
Thibodaux LA Daily Comet Comment
Obama proposes wage freeze for “all civilian federal employees”
Freeze does not apply to USPS
postalnews blog Comment
Retired postmaster: Closing post offices more harm than good
Letter to the Editor, Norwich CT Bulletin Comment
A destination to avoid when sending holiday packages
St Louis Post-Dispatch Comment
West Virginia Residents Demand Postmaster General Reopen Post Office
Wheeling News-Register Comment
Postcom calls on mailers to engage Congress on CSRS over-payments
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Residents turn out for letter carrier's retirement
Chicago Sun-Times Comment
Sunday, November 28
High Costs and Lack of Training Are Barriers To Intelligent Mail
Dead Tree Edition Comment
The real facts and figures behind the Postal Service
National League of Postmasters President Mark Strong in the Federal Times Comment
Audits: U.S. Postal Service spent too much on FedEx
Memphis Commercial Appeal Comment
Packages left on porch like presents for thieves
Columbus Dispatch Comment
Saturday, November 27
Audio from this week’s NPR series “Snail Mail Struggles”
postalnews blog Comment
Songs We Love: Going Postal
National Public Radio Comment
Stimulating stimulus
75th Anniversary of WPA and its legacy of murals
Chicago Sun-Times Comment
Imagine A Saturday Without Mail
National Public Radio Comment
When You Care Enough To Send ... An E-Card
National Public Radio Comment
Friday, November 26
Incoming Postmaster General Taking Over Mail Service in Disarray
Fox News Comment
The Loss Of Its Post Office Changes W.Va. Town
National Public Radio Comment
Editorial: Let Postal Service adapt
York Dispatch Comment
USPS “hiring top legal talent” in appeals court battle with PRC
postalnews blog Comment
Editorial: Postal prescription
Nation's mail service should have freedom to cope with change
Columbus Dispatch Comment
Post Office Cuts Cause Economic, Emotional Blow
National Public Radio Comment
Postal supervisors protest staffing cuts as peak volume season arrives
postalnews blog Comment
Thursday, November 25
Postal service starts new fiscal year in the black
postalnews blog Comment
HQ announces expiration of EAS pay package
Consultations on new agreement to follow resolution of APWU contract
postalnews blog Comment
USPS to tie pay, bonuses to finances
Washington Times Comment
Postal service disputes union claims of delayed mail in Illinois
Chicago Daily Herald Comment
Netflix a Fast-Growing Rival to Hollywood and Cable
New York Times Comment
Wednesday, November 24
The Postal Service's Soft Hands
The American Prospect Comment
University of Oregon post office closure process may have violated the law
Oregon Daily Emerald Comment
OIG says USPS used 7 million hours of unnecessary carrier OT in 2009
postalnews blog Comment
OIG Reviews Full Service Intelligent Mail Program Customer Satisfaction
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service Criticized at Meeting on Oshkosh Mail Facility
WBAY-TV Green Bay Comment
Tuesday, November 23
Postal Service continues rate case appeal
"PRC simply... punted the Postal Service’s entire financial crisis to Congress"
Fedline - The Federal Times Blog Comment
Jury finds APWU officer guilty of theft of union funds
Press release Comment
Postal Service fined for SoCal safety hazards
San Jose Mercury News Comment
Rural carriers reject USPS proposal for wage freeze, benefits cuts
Federal Times Comment
Integrated Plan(s) for Financial Self Sufficiency
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
APWU Negotiations: Contract Extended to Dec. 1
APWU, USPS to Continue Talks on Nov. 29
APWU News Comment
Texas letter carrier pleads guilty to stealing mail
Press release Comment
New Integrated Financial Plan Needed
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
NALC: USPS statement on contract negotiations full of “spin and distortions”
NALC News Comment
Canada Post carriers protest new delivery method
Company says system is "tried and true in the US"
Global News Winnipeg Comment
Fear still grips Tennessee town a month after post office slayings
Associated Press Comment
Editorial: Postal Service choice betrays Oshkosh
Oshkosh Northwestern Comment
Family wins lawsuit against Postal Service
Athens GA Banner Herald Comment
Monday, November 22
Rural Vermont post offices could be slated to close
Vtdigger.org Comment
Letter carrier featured on “This American Life”
NALC News Comment
Postal Service Labor Negotiations Fact Sheet
postalnews blog Comment
MTAC Presentation on Five-Day Delivery Transition Management Status
postalnews blog Comment
Season’s Greenings from the USPS
USPS Press release Comment
Mailers express dissatisfaction with USPS at Innovation Symposium
postalnews blog Comment
Netflix adds streaming only option in US, raises price on mailed DVD subscriptions
postalnews blog Comment
Pennsylvania carrier indicted for obstructing mail
postalnews blog Comment
Editorial: Let the post office change its business
Hampton Roads Virginian Pilot Comment
Mail Time: Day starts early for local postal workers
Beatrice NE Daily Sun Comment
Sunday, November 21
APWU Contract: Facing a Tradeoff
iCourier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
USPS Speeds Up FSS Start-Ups
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Rural carrier contract talks reach impasse - postalnews blog
Press release Comment
APWU Negotiations: Contract Extended to Nov. 23; Union, USPS to Continue Talks
APWU News Comment
Saturday, November 20
APWU Negotiations Update: Bargaining Continues as Contract Deadline Nears
APWU News Comment
GOP Congresswoman jokes about "shooting up post offices" in House floor speech
NALC News
(Irony alert: Ms. Foxx may not like postal workers, but she's spent over a million taxpayer dollars mailing stuff!) Comment
Mail test finds delivery unaffected by Olivehurst sorting facility's closure
Marysville CA Appeal-Democrat Comment
Friday, November 19
This Week in Postal Podcast from Postcom.org
postalnews blog Comment
Postal service says carrier acts disrupting mail service are rare
Chillicothe OH Gazette Comment
Opinion: To save Postal Service, modernize
Senator Tom Carper at Politico.com Comment
It's in the mail ... finally
Candidate's campaign mailings reach homes weeks after election
Attleboro (MA) Sun Chronicle Comment
Details slim as public hearing nears on Oshkosh mail consolidation to Green Bay
Oshkosh Northwestern Comment
Congressman pushes Postal Service for Healdsburg meeting
Santa Rosa CA Press Democrat Comment
USPS celebrates success of priority mail flat rate boxes
postalnews blog Comment
Michigan Postal Worker Saved By Coworkers
WDIV Detroit Comment
Thursday, November 18
Missing Walmart coupons land postal supervisor in hot water
Corpus Christi Caller-Times Comment
Video: Relatives of Slain Postal Workers Speak Out
postalnews.tv Comment
USPS says customers are “mere commenters”, have no right to intervene in rate case appeal
postalnews blog Comment
APWU Contract Update – Guffey: USPS Will Have to Do Better
APWU News Comment
Postal Service considers customer experience improvements
Direct Marketing News Comment
NAPUS Expresses Outrage Over Retention Bonuses for USPS Executives
NAPUS Comment
NALC: In reality, the USPS lost $500 million, not $8.5 billion in 2010
NALC News Comment
Louisiana postal cpntractor given 6-month prison sentence in federal mail theft case
New Orleans Times Comment
Former Hingham letter carrier defends posting video
Quincy Patriot Ledger Comment
Postal Service to transfer 35 Milwaukee metro area jobs
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Comment
USPS may move its Victoria mail processing to Corpus Christi
Victoria (TX) Advocate Comment
Wednesday, November 17
Negotiations Update: Union Pushes for Job Security
APWU News Comment
USPS study finds consolidation could save money, eliminate Saginaw positions
Saginaw News Comment
OSHA proposes $287K in fines against USPS in Bluefield, W.Va., for exposing workers to electrical hazards
Press release Comment
Illinois letter carrier pleads guilty to stealing mail
Mt. Vernon Register-News Comment
The Social Value of Mail
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Retiring postmaster general gets another big payday amid financial crisis
Washington Times Comment
Sticky Mail Boxes Raise Theft Concern
WSB Atlanta Comment
Judge orders Akron postal worker to repay nearly $15,000 in fraud case
Akron Beacon Journal Comment
Third mail collection box stolen in Phoenix
KTVK TV Phoenix Comment
Update: Postal trainee loses job after he's caught trashing mail
Columbus Dispatch Comment
Tuesday, November 16
Message to Congress: The USPS is NOT Bankrupt
AmericaPost Comment
Pay for ~~Performance~~ Showing Up
USPS HR Chief gets a 25% bonus every year regardless of job performance
postalnews blog Comment
Former Alabama postal worker gets five years probation in money order scheme
Birmingham News Comment
Guffey: ‘Real Efforts’ to Reach Agreement Begin
APWU News Comment
Jack Potter's $5.5 million golden parachute
Washington Post Comment
New residents threatened with loss of mail delivery if they don't put up curbside mailboxes
WTLV Jacksonville FL Comment
Couple Files Complaint Against Postal Inspectors Following Them After Henning Murders
Inspectors have "shut local law enforcement out of the information loop... And some of their procedures are questionable"
WREG TV Memphis Comment
USPS releases FY 2010 Annual Report
PRC web site (.pdf file) Comment
Millionaire Postal Executives Are Underpaid, Consultant Says
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Letter Carrier Seen Throwing Away Mail
WBNS TV Columbus Ohio Comment
Could Possible U.S. Postal Bankruptcy Derail Netflix?
Home Media Comment
Monday, November 15
Business coalition calls for electrification of USPS vehicles
postalnews blog Comment
APWU says USPS "not serious about negotiating"
APWU News Comment
Video: Former postal worker talks about customer’s racial tirade
postalnews.tv Comment
Share Your Cherished Mail
National Public Radio Comment
Online Postage Company Isn’t Just Mailing It In
Los Angeles Business Journal Comment
Letter carrier goes above and beyond to help elderly customer
Pocono Record Comment
Excessing: A Delicate Balancing Act
American Postal Worker Magazine Comment
Sunday, November 14
Towns: Give USPS a viable trust-fund payment schedule
"The Postal Service is now suffering greatly from years of misguided Bush-era policies"
Federal Times Comment
City manager says Oshkosh plant closing may be politcally motivated
Oshkosh Northwestern Comment
USPS starts moving equipment from Lake Charles to Lafayette
KPLC TV, Lake Charles, Louisiana Comment
Saturday, November 13
Meet the Volvo-Driving Racist Mailman Harasser
Gawker Comment
USPS admits Lima consolidation not going as planned
postalnews blog Comment
Letter carrier wasn’t fired over alleged attack, officials say
Boston Globe
also: Racist rant haunts actress Boston Herald - Comment
How Quickly Can the Postal Service Implement a Rate Increase?
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Retirement planning: Medicare Questions
Government Executive Comment
Friday, November 12
Postal Service to manage losses with more workforce cuts
Government Executive Comment
Issa to Push for Postal Service Changes
New York Times Comment
BOG honors Potter
USPS Press release Comment
Carper reacts to “historic” USPS losses
postalnews blog Comment
USPS announces $8.5 billion loss for FY 2010
postalnews blog Comment
FedEx SmartPost to Drive Busiest Day in FedEx History on December 13
postalnews blog Comment
Share Your Cherished Mail
NPR Comment
Couple claims harassment by postal inspectors over Henning murders
WMC-TV Memphis Comment
APWU Rank and File Bargaining Committee Arrives in Washington, DC
APWU News Comment
Postal Worker Secretly Films Customer's Racist Rant
Gawker Comment
Postal worker convicted of opening students' mail
Chicago Tribune Comment
Test sought of greeting cards including postage
Washington Post Comment
Residents not so keen on new postal service
Lake Placid News Comment
Thursday, November 11
USPS Action Delays Announcement of New Postal Rates
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Minnesota rural carrier injured in rollover while delivering mail
St Cloud Times Comment
Missouri postmaster sentenced to probation for misappropriating postal funds
Press release Comment
Oklahoma postal worker gets probation for stealing veterans' meds from mail
Tulsa World Comment
How Does Walmart Offer Free Shipping?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Should Direct Mail Still Be Part of Your Marketing Mix?
Marketing Insights Comment
NYC letter carrier charged with selling cocaine from mail truck
postalnews blog Comment
NALC Launches "Leave the Light On for Your Letter Carrier" campaign
KPTV Portland Comment
USPS Bulk Mail Verification Issues?
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Wednesday, November 10
Upcoming DMM Change: Attachments on Letter-size Mail
DMM Advisory Comment
Burrus: Carper Bill Needs Major Modifications
APWU News Comment
Postmaster General Honors Burrus at the Bargaining Table
APWU News Comment
Mail collection box stolen off Phoenix street
KTAR TV Phoenix Comment
PostalOne! still having problems- Day 3
postalnews blog Comment
Mail carrier guilty of disclosing confidential info
Atlanta Journal Constitution Comment
Postal Worker Among Ex-Marines Busted for Allgedly Selling Assault Weapons to Gangs
Sale took place at postal facility
Los Angeles Comment
Washington man pleads guilty to assaulting postal carrier
Everett (WA) Herald Comment
Beyond Mail: U.S. Postal Service Delivers Hope Through Its Marrow Donor Program
postalnews blog Comment
Postal worked convicted of opening envelopes
St Louis Post-Dispatch Comment
Three Detroit metro post office branches to close
Detroit Free Press Comment
Postal Workers Frustrated by Secrecy of Oshkosh Facility Study
WBAY-TV Green Bay Comment
Interview: Ruth Goldway, chairman of the PRC
Direct Marketing News Comment
Tuesday, November 9
Postal Carrier Pegs Bank Robbers
WPRI TV Providence Comment
What's Next? Chaos!
(But that's a good thing!)
Mailing Systems Technology Comment
Amid changes on Capitol Hill, Postal Service faces uncertain future
Government Executive Comment
Postal Service studies consolidation of Huntsville facility with Birmingham
Huntsville Times Comment
PostalOne! Woes Continue for a Second Day
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
California pair indicted in workers comp fraud
Over $300K in phony charges to transport injured postal workers alleged
postalnews blog Comment
Elmira City Council appeals to postal service
Elmira Star Gazette Comment
USPS To Put Downtown Yankton SD Facility Up For Sale
Yankton Press & Dakotan Comment
USPS recommends consolidating Oshkosh mail processing
WLUK TV Green Bay Comment
Interest builds in potential for USPS switch to electric vehicles
Post & Parcel Comment
Thankful quest ends in success
Cyclist tracks down postal worker who rescued her
Roanoke Times Comment
USPS Launches revamped website for direct mail marketers
USPS News Link Comment
Monday, November 8
Postal contract worker arrested on racketeering charge, 21 counts of theft
Tallahassee Democrat Comment
California letter carrier delivers through adversity
USPS News Link Comment
Appeals Court upholds mailhandler's removal in Last Chance case
Leagle.com Comment
Opinion: Postal priority?
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Comment
Sunday, November 7
Bicyclist Killed by Mail Truck on Long Island
Long Island Press Comment
Editorial: Modernizing Postal Service well worth it
Lafayette IN Journal and Courier Comment
Saturday, November 6
There’s Always Work at the Post Office: African American Postal Workers and the Fight for Jobs, Justice, and Equality
Talk given this afternoon at the National Postal Museum by author Philip Rubio
postalnews.tv
Mail delivery gets stamp of approval after Sun-Times report
Chicago Sun-Times Comment
Vermont postmaster gets probation in mail case
Associated Press Comment
US News to stop publishing hardcopy magazine
Poynter Online Comment
When building a post office builds a sense of community
Staunton (VA) News Leader Comment
Firs, angel herald holiday season on stamps
Sacramento Bee Comment
North Pole postal worker questioned over missing mail
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Comment
Friday, November 5
GOP Tidal Wave Will Impact USPS, Postal Issues
NAPS Election Update Comment
Update on lawsuit regarding guns on postal premises
No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money Comment
Going postal: A history of parcel bombs
Sending explosives through the post has a long and murky history
The Economist Comment
Louisiana postal worker charged with misappropriation of funds
Press release Comment
FEHBP plans have wide range of flexibility and cost
Government Executive Comment
Video: Canada Post union president talks about the future of the service
postalnews.tv Comment
Canada Post union president talks about the future of the service
postalnews.tv Comment
‘Tis the Season and the Postal Service Message is Simple(r)
USPS Press release Comment
Appeals Court grants USPS request for expedited consideration of rate case appeal
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Affairs Blog responds to Kearney's comments on penalties as a revenue stream
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Excess transportation and processing capacity drive USPS DSCF incentives
postalnews blog Comment
How the elections may hit your TSP fund
Federal News Radio Comment
Attitude Check in Henning, Tennessee After Double Murders
WPTY Memphis Comment
Royal Mail trials evening deliveries
Marketing Week Comment
Florida community plans "Rib Off" to support letter carrier stricken with cancer
Pensacola News Journal Comment
Man sentenced for robbing postal carrier
Charleston SC Post and Courier Comment
Carriers picket Long Beach post office
Long Beach Press-Telegram Comment
Small-town and rural post offices targeted
Macon Telegraph Comment
Thursday, November 4
USPS VP Kearney says postal service doesn’t see mailer penalties as a revenue stream
postalnews blog via Postcom.org Comment
Amazon.com pays $1.5M to settle U.S. Postal Service investigation
TechFlash Comment
APWU President Refutes “Unrealistic” View of the USPS
APWU News Comment
PostCom to Congress and the White House: “End this travesty”
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Jerry-Rigs Amazon Package To Your Mailbox
The Consumerist Comment
Health benefits open season begins Monday
postalnews blog Comment
OPM to boost interim annuities for new retirees
Federal Times Comment
USPS 'Honors' Sen. Byrd With Plant Consolidations
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Wednesday, November 3
APWU Says It "Must Fight for Our Future" in Wake of Tough Congressional Elections
APWU News Comment
Ex-APWU official admits embezzling up to $200K from organization
Newark Star Ledger Comment
There's a new sheriff in town
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin Comment
Issa: “There are too many postal workers, too many post offices”
postalnews blog Comment
Hits and Misses in Parcel Pricing
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Management Proposes “Equal Work For Less Pay”
POSTAL-iNDY.COM Comment
Postcom podcast: Potential value-added uses of USPS’s vehicle fleet
Postcom via postalnews blog Comment
US Postal Service seeks temporary holiday workers in Austin
KVUE TV Austin TX Comment
Rolando: Touted benefit of Carper's bill really a flaw
Wilmington (DE) News Journal Comment
Tuesday, November 2
Postal Service Prices Last Mile Aggressively in 2011
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
U.S. Postal Service Announces Shipping Prices for 2011
Press release Comment
USPS: Incentive Programs Included in PRC Filing
Press release Comment
Royal Mail profits plunge as letter volume drops
Hellmail Comment
Is Advertising Mail Dying or Are New Uses Replacing Old?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
PRC to meet tomorrow at 11AM ET
postalnews blog Comment
USPS emloyee alert: report mail from Yemen to inspectors
postalnews blog Comment
Federal pay and benefits could change with new Congress
Government Executive Comment
Monday, November 1
APWU: USPS Wage, Benefit Proposal Is An Insult to Postal Workers
APWU Burrus Update Comment
Your mail on an electric delivery cart: Postal Service goes greener
Christian Science Monitor Comment
Where do CFC donations go? Not always where you think
Federal Times Comment
Abandoning the mail
Direct Marketing News Comment
Direct mail gains new potency as online marketing evolves
Direct Marketing News Comment
'You've Got Maelstrom'
Dealing with HR challenges at the USPS
Human Resource Executive Comment
Board of Governors sets agenda for meeting next Thursday
postalnews blog Comment
Mail-in ballots change long traditions
Santa Maria (CA) Times Comment

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