Postal worker gets maximum sentence for stealing 11,000 packages

Denver Post

Contract Talks Approach Deadline; USPS Extends Bidding

APWU News

Will Carper Help Save USPS?

Big Fat Marketing Blog

Wisconsin postal worker charged with mail theft

postalnews blog

Audio: Federal News Radio Interview with outgoing PMG Jack Potter

Federal News Radio

OIG Intelligent Mail Report and Recommendations

Postal Affairs Blog

Wallingford KY Post Office finances under scrutiny

Maysville Ledger-Independent

California letter carrier celebrates 50 years on the job

North County Times

Holiday advertising: print still important, but losing ground to online, broadcast media

postalnews blog

Congressman Blasts Process for Moving Oshkosh Plant, Requests Audit

postalnews blog

Twin Falls Mail Carriers Brave The Cold

KMVT Twin Falls ID

Mail truck catches fire in Billings

KRTV Great Falls

Mail truck flips, closes Interstate 10 ramp in Louisiana

New Orleans Times Picayune

Mail Thefts Worry Wichita Residents

KARE TV Wichita

Postal Inspectors Investigate How Sensitive Mail Ended Up In Charlotte Man's Hands

WSOC TV Charlotte

OSHA levies $46,200 in proposed penalties against US Postal Service in Des Moines, Iowa

postalnews blog

APWU Contract Negotiations Resume

APWU News

Postal Service IG examines cyber incident data

Nextgov

USPS Getting Ready for the Most Wonderful Time of Year

postalnews blog

Holidays are no vacation for postal workers

Thibodaux LA Daily Comet

Obama proposes wage freeze for “all civilian federal employees”

Freeze does not apply to USPS
postalnews blog

Retired postmaster: Closing post offices more harm than good

Letter to the Editor, Norwich CT Bulletin

A destination to avoid when sending holiday packages

St Louis Post-Dispatch

West Virginia Residents Demand Postmaster General Reopen Post Office

Wheeling News-Register

Postcom calls on mailers to engage Congress on CSRS over-payments

Postal Affairs Blog

Residents turn out for letter carrier's retirement

Chicago Sun-Times

High Costs and Lack of Training Are Barriers To Intelligent Mail

Dead Tree Edition

The real facts and figures behind the Postal Service

National League of Postmasters President Mark Strong in the Federal Times

Audits: U.S. Postal Service spent too much on FedEx

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Packages left on porch like presents for thieves

Columbus Dispatch

Audio from this week’s NPR series “Snail Mail Struggles”

postalnews blog

Songs We Love: Going Postal

National Public Radio

Stimulating stimulus

75th Anniversary of WPA and its legacy of murals
Chicago Sun-Times

Imagine A Saturday Without Mail

National Public Radio

When You Care Enough To Send ... An E-Card

National Public Radio

Incoming Postmaster General Taking Over Mail Service in Disarray

Fox News

The Loss Of Its Post Office Changes W.Va. Town

National Public Radio

Editorial: Let Postal Service adapt

York Dispatch

USPS “hiring top legal talent” in appeals court battle with PRC

postalnews blog

Editorial: Postal prescription

Nation's mail service should have freedom to cope with change
Columbus Dispatch

Post Office Cuts Cause Economic, Emotional Blow

National Public Radio

Postal supervisors protest staffing cuts as peak volume season arrives

postalnews blog

Postal service starts new fiscal year in the black

postalnews blog

HQ announces expiration of EAS pay package

Consultations on new agreement to follow resolution of APWU contract
postalnews blog

USPS to tie pay, bonuses to finances

Washington Times

Postal service disputes union claims of delayed mail in Illinois

Chicago Daily Herald

Netflix a Fast-Growing Rival to Hollywood and Cable

New York Times

The Postal Service's Soft Hands

The American Prospect

University of Oregon post office closure process may have violated the law

Oregon Daily Emerald

OIG says USPS used 7 million hours of unnecessary carrier OT in 2009

postalnews blog

OIG Reviews Full Service Intelligent Mail Program Customer Satisfaction

postalnews blog

Postal Service Criticized at Meeting on Oshkosh Mail Facility

WBAY-TV Green Bay

Postal Service continues rate case appeal

"PRC simply... punted the Postal Service’s entire financial crisis to Congress"
Fedline - The Federal Times Blog

Jury finds APWU officer guilty of theft of union funds

Press release

Postal Service fined for SoCal safety hazards

San Jose Mercury News

Rural carriers reject USPS proposal for wage freeze, benefits cuts

Federal Times

Integrated Plan(s) for Financial Self Sufficiency

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

APWU Negotiations: Contract Extended to Dec. 1

APWU, USPS to Continue Talks on Nov. 29
APWU News

Texas letter carrier pleads guilty to stealing mail

Press release

New Integrated Financial Plan Needed

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

NALC: USPS statement on contract negotiations full of “spin and distortions”

NALC News

Canada Post carriers protest new delivery method

Company says system is "tried and true in the US"
Global News Winnipeg

Fear still grips Tennessee town a month after post office slayings

Associated Press

Editorial: Postal Service choice betrays Oshkosh

Oshkosh Northwestern

Family wins lawsuit against Postal Service

Athens GA Banner Herald

Rural Vermont post offices could be slated to close

Vtdigger.org

Letter carrier featured on “This American Life”

NALC News

Postal Service Labor Negotiations Fact Sheet

postalnews blog

MTAC Presentation on Five-Day Delivery Transition Management Status

postalnews blog

Season’s Greenings from the USPS

USPS Press release

Mailers express dissatisfaction with USPS at Innovation Symposium

postalnews blog

Netflix adds streaming only option in US, raises price on mailed DVD subscriptions

postalnews blog

Pennsylvania carrier indicted for obstructing mail

postalnews blog

Editorial: Let the post office change its business

Hampton Roads Virginian Pilot

Mail Time: Day starts early for local postal workers

Beatrice NE Daily Sun

APWU Contract: Facing a Tradeoff

iCourier, Express, and Postal Observer

USPS Speeds Up FSS Start-Ups

Dead Tree Edition

Rural carrier contract talks reach impasse - postalnews blog

Press release

APWU Negotiations: Contract Extended to Nov. 23; Union, USPS to Continue Talks

APWU News

APWU Negotiations Update: Bargaining Continues as Contract Deadline Nears

APWU News

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!)

Mail test finds delivery unaffected by Olivehurst sorting facility's closure

Marysville CA Appeal-Democrat

This Week in Postal Podcast from Postcom.org

postalnews blog

Postal service says carrier acts disrupting mail service are rare

Chillicothe OH Gazette

Opinion: To save Postal Service, modernize

Senator Tom Carper at Politico.com

It's in the mail ... finally

Candidate's campaign mailings reach homes weeks after election
Attleboro (MA) Sun Chronicle

Details slim as public hearing nears on Oshkosh mail consolidation to Green Bay

Oshkosh Northwestern

Congressman pushes Postal Service for Healdsburg meeting

Santa Rosa CA Press Democrat

USPS celebrates success of priority mail flat rate boxes

postalnews blog

Michigan Postal Worker Saved By Coworkers

WDIV Detroit

Missing Walmart coupons land postal supervisor in hot water

Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Video: Relatives of Slain Postal Workers Speak Out

postalnews.tv

USPS says customers are “mere commenters”, have no right to intervene in rate case appeal

postalnews blog

APWU Contract Update – Guffey: USPS Will Have to Do Better

APWU News

Postal Service considers customer experience improvements

Direct Marketing News

NAPUS Expresses Outrage Over Retention Bonuses for USPS Executives

NAPUS

NALC: In reality, the USPS lost $500 million, not $8.5 billion in 2010

NALC News

Louisiana postal cpntractor given 6-month prison sentence in federal mail theft case

New Orleans Times

Former Hingham letter carrier defends posting video

Quincy Patriot Ledger

Postal Service to transfer 35 Milwaukee metro area jobs

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

USPS may move its Victoria mail processing to Corpus Christi

Victoria (TX) Advocate

Negotiations Update: Union Pushes for Job Security

APWU News

USPS study finds consolidation could save money, eliminate Saginaw positions

Saginaw News

OSHA proposes $287K in fines against USPS in Bluefield, W.Va., for exposing workers to electrical hazards

Press release

Illinois letter carrier pleads guilty to stealing mail

Mt. Vernon Register-News

The Social Value of Mail

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Retiring postmaster general gets another big payday amid financial crisis

Washington Times

Sticky Mail Boxes Raise Theft Concern

WSB Atlanta

Judge orders Akron postal worker to repay nearly $15,000 in fraud case

Akron Beacon Journal

Third mail collection box stolen in Phoenix

KTVK TV Phoenix

Update: Postal trainee loses job after he's caught trashing mail

Columbus Dispatch

Message to Congress: The USPS is NOT Bankrupt

AmericaPost

Pay for Performance Showing Up

USPS HR Chief gets a 25% bonus every year regardless of job performance
postalnews blog

Former Alabama postal worker gets five years probation in money order scheme

Birmingham News

Guffey: ‘Real Efforts’ to Reach Agreement Begin

APWU News

Jack Potter's $5.5 million golden parachute

Washington Post

New residents threatened with loss of mail delivery if they don't put up curbside mailboxes

WTLV Jacksonville FL

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

USPS releases FY 2010 Annual Report

PRC web site (.pdf file)

Millionaire Postal Executives Are Underpaid, Consultant Says

Dead Tree Edition

Letter Carrier Seen Throwing Away Mail

WBNS TV Columbus Ohio

Could Possible U.S. Postal Bankruptcy Derail Netflix?

Home Media

Business coalition calls for electrification of USPS vehicles

postalnews blog

APWU says USPS "not serious about negotiating"

APWU News

Video: Former postal worker talks about customer’s racial tirade

postalnews.tv

Share Your Cherished Mail

National Public Radio

Online Postage Company Isn’t Just Mailing It In

Los Angeles Business Journal

Letter carrier goes above and beyond to help elderly customer

Pocono Record

Excessing: A Delicate Balancing Act

American Postal Worker Magazine

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

City manager says Oshkosh plant closing may be politcally motivated

Oshkosh Northwestern

USPS starts moving equipment from Lake Charles to Lafayette

KPLC TV, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Meet the Volvo-Driving Racist Mailman Harasser

Gawker

USPS admits Lima consolidation not going as planned

postalnews blog

Letter carrier wasn’t fired over alleged attack, officials say

Boston Globe
also: Racist rant haunts actress Boston Herald -

How Quickly Can the Postal Service Implement a Rate Increase?

Dead Tree Edition

Retirement planning: Medicare Questions

Government Executive

Postal Service to manage losses with more workforce cuts

Government Executive

Issa to Push for Postal Service Changes

New York Times

BOG honors Potter

USPS Press release

Carper reacts to “historic” USPS losses

postalnews blog

USPS announces $8.5 billion loss for FY 2010

postalnews blog

FedEx SmartPost to Drive Busiest Day in FedEx History on December 13

postalnews blog

Share Your Cherished Mail

NPR

Couple claims harassment by postal inspectors over Henning murders

WMC-TV Memphis

APWU Rank and File Bargaining Committee Arrives in Washington, DC

APWU News

Postal Worker Secretly Films Customer's Racist Rant

Gawker

Postal worker convicted of opening students' mail

Chicago Tribune

Test sought of greeting cards including postage

Washington Post

Residents not so keen on new postal service

Lake Placid News

USPS Action Delays Announcement of New Postal Rates

Dead Tree Edition

Minnesota rural carrier injured in rollover while delivering mail

St Cloud Times

Missouri postmaster sentenced to probation for misappropriating postal funds

Press release

Oklahoma postal worker gets probation for stealing veterans' meds from mail

Tulsa World

How Does Walmart Offer Free Shipping?

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Should Direct Mail Still Be Part of Your Marketing Mix?

Marketing Insights

NYC letter carrier charged with selling cocaine from mail truck

postalnews blog

NALC Launches "Leave the Light On for Your Letter Carrier" campaign

KPTV Portland

USPS Bulk Mail Verification Issues?

Postal Affairs Blog

Upcoming DMM Change: Attachments on Letter-size Mail

DMM Advisory

Burrus: Carper Bill Needs Major Modifications

APWU News

Postmaster General Honors Burrus at the Bargaining Table

APWU News

Mail collection box stolen off Phoenix street

KTAR TV Phoenix

PostalOne! still having problems- Day 3

postalnews blog

Mail carrier guilty of disclosing confidential info

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Postal Worker Among Ex-Marines Busted for Allgedly Selling Assault Weapons to Gangs

Sale took place at postal facility
Los Angeles

Washington man pleads guilty to assaulting postal carrier

Everett (WA) Herald

Beyond Mail: U.S. Postal Service Delivers Hope Through Its Marrow Donor Program

postalnews blog

Postal worked convicted of opening envelopes

St Louis Post-Dispatch

Three Detroit metro post office branches to close

Detroit Free Press

Postal Workers Frustrated by Secrecy of Oshkosh Facility Study

WBAY-TV Green Bay

Interview: Ruth Goldway, chairman of the PRC

Direct Marketing News

Postal Carrier Pegs Bank Robbers

WPRI TV Providence

What's Next? Chaos!

(But that's a good thing!)
Mailing Systems Technology

Amid changes on Capitol Hill, Postal Service faces uncertain future

Government Executive

Postal Service studies consolidation of Huntsville facility with Birmingham

Huntsville Times

PostalOne! Woes Continue for a Second Day

Postal Affairs Blog

California pair indicted in workers comp fraud

Over $300K in phony charges to transport injured postal workers alleged
postalnews blog

Elmira City Council appeals to postal service

Elmira Star Gazette

USPS To Put Downtown Yankton SD Facility Up For Sale

Yankton Press & Dakotan

USPS recommends consolidating Oshkosh mail processing

WLUK TV Green Bay

Interest builds in potential for USPS switch to electric vehicles

Post & Parcel

Thankful quest ends in success

Cyclist tracks down postal worker who rescued her
Roanoke Times

USPS Launches revamped website for direct mail marketers

USPS News Link

Postal contract worker arrested on racketeering charge, 21 counts of theft

Tallahassee Democrat

California letter carrier delivers through adversity

USPS News Link

Appeals Court upholds mailhandler's removal in Last Chance case

Leagle.com

Opinion: Postal priority?

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Bicyclist Killed by Mail Truck on Long Island

Long Island Press

Editorial: Modernizing Postal Service well worth it

Lafayette IN Journal and Courier

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

Vermont postmaster gets probation in mail case

Associated Press

US News to stop publishing hardcopy magazine

Poynter Online

When building a post office builds a sense of community

Staunton (VA) News Leader

Firs, angel herald holiday season on stamps

Sacramento Bee

North Pole postal worker questioned over missing mail

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

GOP Tidal Wave Will Impact USPS, Postal Issues

NAPS Election Update

Update on lawsuit regarding guns on postal premises

No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money

Going postal: A history of parcel bombs

Sending explosives through the post has a long and murky history
The Economist

Louisiana postal worker charged with misappropriation of funds

Press release

FEHBP plans have wide range of flexibility and cost

Government Executive

Video: Canada Post union president talks about the future of the service

postalnews.tv

Canada Post union president talks about the future of the service

postalnews.tv

‘Tis the Season and the Postal Service Message is Simple(r)

USPS Press release

Appeals Court grants USPS request for expedited consideration of rate case appeal

postalnews blog

Postal Affairs Blog responds to Kearney's comments on penalties as a revenue stream

Postal Affairs Blog

Excess transportation and processing capacity drive USPS DSCF incentives

postalnews blog

How the elections may hit your TSP fund

Federal News Radio

Attitude Check in Henning, Tennessee After Double Murders

WPTY Memphis

Royal Mail trials evening deliveries

Marketing Week

Florida community plans "Rib Off" to support letter carrier stricken with cancer

Pensacola News Journal

Man sentenced for robbing postal carrier

Charleston SC Post and Courier

Carriers picket Long Beach post office

Long Beach Press-Telegram

Small-town and rural post offices targeted

Macon Telegraph

USPS VP Kearney says postal service doesn’t see mailer penalties as a revenue stream

postalnews blog via Postcom.org

Amazon.com pays $1.5M to settle U.S. Postal Service investigation

TechFlash

APWU President Refutes “Unrealistic” View of the USPS

APWU News

PostCom to Congress and the White House: “End this travesty”

postalnews blog

USPS Jerry-Rigs Amazon Package To Your Mailbox

The Consumerist

Health benefits open season begins Monday

postalnews blog

OPM to boost interim annuities for new retirees

Federal Times

USPS 'Honors' Sen. Byrd With Plant Consolidations

Dead Tree Edition

APWU Says It "Must Fight for Our Future" in Wake of Tough Congressional Elections

APWU News

Ex-APWU official admits embezzling up to $200K from organization

Newark Star Ledger

There's a new sheriff in town

eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin

Issa: “There are too many postal workers, too many post offices”

postalnews blog

Hits and Misses in Parcel Pricing

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Management Proposes “Equal Work For Less Pay”

POSTAL-iNDY.COM

Postcom podcast: Potential value-added uses of USPS’s vehicle fleet

Postcom via postalnews blog

US Postal Service seeks temporary holiday workers in Austin

KVUE TV Austin TX

Rolando: Touted benefit of Carper's bill really a flaw

Wilmington (DE) News Journal

Postal Service Prices Last Mile Aggressively in 2011

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

U.S. Postal Service Announces Shipping Prices for 2011

Press release

USPS: Incentive Programs Included in PRC Filing

Press release

Royal Mail profits plunge as letter volume drops

Hellmail

Is Advertising Mail Dying or Are New Uses Replacing Old?

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

PRC to meet tomorrow at 11AM ET

postalnews blog

USPS emloyee alert: report mail from Yemen to inspectors

postalnews blog

Federal pay and benefits could change with new Congress

Government Executive

APWU: USPS Wage, Benefit Proposal Is An Insult to Postal Workers

APWU Burrus Update

Your mail on an electric delivery cart: Postal Service goes greener

Christian Science Monitor

Where do CFC donations go? Not always where you think

Federal Times

Abandoning the mail

Direct Marketing News

Direct mail gains new potency as online marketing evolves

Direct Marketing News

'You've Got Maelstrom'

Dealing with HR challenges at the USPS
Human Resource Executive

Board of Governors sets agenda for meeting next Thursday

postalnews blog

Mail-in ballots change long traditions

Santa Maria (CA) Times