postalnews.com: March 2011

Thursday, March 31

OIG says USPS should use part-time routers for most carrier office work
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service Agrees To Big Incentive For Employees Who Join Union
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Mail order ice cream?
New Jersey company uses USPS to ship frozen desserts
Gloucester County Times Comment
APWU’s Guffey to Testify to House Committee
APWU News Comment
New PMG Brings a Refreshing Change to the USPS
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
Reprise for USPS fuel surcharge TV commercial
USPS News Link Comment
Man arrested after allegedly assaulting Oneida NY postal worker
Oneida Dispatch Comment
Zumbox and 3i Infotech partner to push electronic billing
Press release Comment
Accenture Adds Digital Mail to Postal Portfolio
Press release Comment
Minnesota letter carrier indicted for stealing cash and gift cards from mail
Press release Comment
Mail delivery: More facilities on the chopping block
Bluefield WV Daily Telegraph Comment
Wednesday, March 30
Postal Service debuts product sampling service
Direct Marketing News Comment
NAPUS talking to Congress and PRC about USPS post office closing plans
postalnews blog Comment
Could USPS make money from vehicle sensors?
Federal News Radio Comment
2011 Redesign FAQs Updated- Option to retire on April 30 added
liteblue.usps.gov Comment
Almost three years later, new Milwaukee plant still on hold
Oak Creek WI Patch Comment
Lexington Institute tries populist slant for its latest anti-postal rant
postalnews blog Comment
PRC report criticizes USPS pricing, service measurement deficiencies
"For the first time ever, the Commission finds rates not in compliance with the statute."
Press release Comment
PMG Comments On GAO Report on Five-Day Mail Delivery
Press release Comment
Sen. Durbin meets with PMG on Rockford consolidation
Chicago Tribune Comment
Tuesday, March 29
GAO: 5 Day Delivery won’t help without comprehensive restructuring of USPS
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service Proposes Easier Path to Closing Post Offices
Bloomberg Comment
USPS Presents Annual Awards on Postal History
Press release Comment
Postcom’s This Week in Postal podcast for March 28
PostCom via postalnews blog Comment
McCain amendment would make postal workers pay more for health insurance
postalnews blog Comment
Canada Post workers holding strike vote
Toronto Star Comment
Rising paper costs, postal price increases force adjustments for marketers
Direct Marketing News Comment
Post office removes photos of namesake
St Louis Post-Dispatch Comment
Future for USPS employees still unknown
Billings Gazette Comment
Monday, March 28
PRC Publishes List of Suspended Post Offices
postalnews blog Comment
DeMint Wants To Strip All Federal Employees Of Collective Bargaining Rights
ThinkProgress Comment
USPS confirms Stroman will be next Deputy PMG
postalnews blog Comment
USPS posts updated 2011 Redesign FAQs
liteblue.usps.gov Comment
Postal service can't find woman's (legal) marijuana shipment
CNN Comment
Mail theft no small problem
WFTS TV Tampa Comment
Sunday, March 27
USPS Retirement Mess: A Major Barrier To Downsizing
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Anthrax Redux: Did the Feds Nab the Wrong Guy?
Wired Comment
Memphis man sentenced to prison for fraudulent use of USPS gas cards
Press release Comment
Ex-postal employee sentenced to probation for thefts
Pueblo Chieftain Comment
U.S. Postal Service Is ‘Stampin’ at the Savoy
New stamp celebrates Jazz
Press release Comment
USPS could close Helena MT plant
Helena Independent Record Comment
Saturday, March 26
Macroeconomics and the Mailing Industry
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
$50K reward offered after postal worker shot at in Phoenix
KNXV TV Phoenix Comment
USPS still breaking even year to date- until trust fund charges kick in
postalnews blog Comment
Self-sufficiency is a Long Way Away
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Five SC postal workers indicted for fraudulently obtaining uemployment
WMBF TV Myrtle Beach Comment
NALC frustrated by continued delays in complete annuity payments
Federal Times Comment
Friday, March 25
PMG says "there will be no layoffs for Postmasters", denies Washington Post reports
NAPUS via postalnews blog Comment
APWU’s Guffey Defends USPS Viability, Tentative Contract Agreement on CNBC
postalnews blog Comment
Ohio Workers’ Comp Fraud Task Force Targets Postal Contractors
Press release Comment
NAPS issues document to help supervisors and managers affected by restructuring
postalnews blog Comment
Washington Post claims USPS will layoff thousands of postmasters and supervisors
postalnews blog Comment
Gamefly asks PRC to hurry up- postage dispute is eating into its profits
postalnews blog Comment
OSHA cites USPS in Nashville with $50,000 fine for repeat safety hazard
Press release Comment
Retirement Planning: Are Cuts Coming?
Government Executive Comment
Full text of the APWU USPS 2010 Tentative Contract
postalnews blog Comment
Susan Collins reacts to PRC opinion on 5 day mail delivery
Press release Comment
Postal service probing PA carrier who admitted stealing from NALC
Hazleton Standard Speaker Comment
NALC: PRC Refuses to Endorse Five-Day Delivery Plan
"Commission’s findings bolster the NALC campaign to save Saturday service"
Press release Comment
Could Cutting Saturday Postal Service Save Money?
National Public Radio Comment
Thursday, March 24
L.L. Bean stamps out shipping charges
Lewiston Sun-Journal Comment
NALC applauds regulators’ decision on Saturday mail delivery
NALC News Comment
PMG announces details of postal reorganization
Seven districts to close
Press release Comment
Burrus defends his opposition to APWU tentative contract
postalnews blog Comment
PRC issues advisory opinion on ending Saturday delivery
postalnews blog
see also Dead Tree Edition and PMG Reacts To PRC Decision On Five-Day Mail Delivery - Comment
Layoffs at USPS? No- at least not yet…
postalnews blog Comment
Why the April 5th Hearing is Important
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Destroying Government to Save It?
Federal News Radio Comment
Postal workers and consumers express anger at proposal to transfer Flint processing operations
Flint Journal Comment
Here's What Darrell Issa Actually Said -- But Don't Ask What He Meant
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Why Didn't APWU Compensation Go Down?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Wednesday, March 23
USPS announces $20,000 retirement incentive for some management employees
USPS liteblue web site Comment
House Republicans plan to probe APWU contract
Press release
See also Government Executive - Comment
Video: PMG addresses NAPS Legislative Training Session
postalnews blog Comment
Fired 19 years ago, former postal worker keeps filing appeals
postalnews blog Comment
IT Disruptions at USPS - Business Customer Gateway Down
Postal Affairs Blog
update: service restored - Comment
Iowa lawmakers ask PMG to reconsider Sioux City move
postalnews blog Comment
Appeals to stop Daytona, Lake Mary postal merger fail
Daytona Beach News-Journal Comment
When your neighbor is the federal government
Philadelphia Daily News Comment
Gay spouses and government benefits
Washington Post
Is Darrell Issa Getting Cold Feet About Postal Service Downsizing?
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Tuesday, March 22
Henning Postal Workers Killed For $63
Fox Memphis Comment
APWU Contract ballots to be mailed April 8, due back May 11
APWU News Comment
Tentative APWU Agreement Available Online
APWU News Comment
Challenge To USPS Ban On Firearms Dismissed
No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money blog Comment
USPS shares America's pain at the pump
USPS News Link Comment
USPS defends policy for workers with DUI
KSL TV Salt Lake City Comment
Minnesota postal employee pleads guilty to stealing cash
Associated Press Comment
Indiana postal worker arrested for stealing prescription drugs from veterans
WTHR TV Indianapolis Comment
Monday, March 21
Is Arbitration Better for the Postal Service?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Compensation Comparison Chart
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
APWU Officers Say, ‘Vote YES!’
APWU News Comment
Republican bill would eliminate federal pensions for new hires
postalnews blog Comment
Queens letter carrier helps save a life
Queens Chronicle Comment
Is the APWU Contract a Union Giveaway?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Utah postal effort to help carriers with DUIs under scrutiny
Salt Lake Tribune Comment
Editorial: Congress is Postal Service's biggest roadblock to success
Federal Times Comment
The postal contract: Return to sender
Editorial in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, which is owned by the billionaire right wing ideologue Richard Mellon Scaife Comment
Sunday, March 20
Texas police investigate fake postal minivan
ABC News Comment
No rain, sleet or snow, but mail goes missing
Chicago Tribune Comment
Comparable Wages?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Saturday, March 19
Darrell Issa thinks maybe we should just get rid of the USPS altogether?
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Considering consolidations at four Kansas facilities
Hutchinson News Comment
PostalOne! reports to be down for three days next week?
Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Mail thefts hit 300 in Queens
YourNabe.com Comment
Friday, March 18
Mail Carrier Accused Of Raping Girl He Met Along Route
WBNS TV Columbus OH Comment
APWU Sets Briefings on Tentative Agreement
APWU News Comment
PRC Set to Advise On Five-Day Delivery
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
Burrus tells APWU members new contract would “turn back the clock”
"I would vote No."
postalnews blog Comment
Are Tax Refunds a Bailout to Taxpayers?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
USPS Pension Puzzle (revisited)
Federal Times Comment
Is the APWU Eating Its Young?
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Return of billions in pension overcharges tops NAPS legislative agenda
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service again considers moving Sioux City sorting operation
Sioux City Journal Comment
Goldway says corporate CEO's could help USPS push for reform
Bloomberg Comment
Senator Mark Pryor says USPS fails to keep communities informed about PO closures
Press release Comment
Congressman tells PMG Bronx consolidations are unfair, unwise
Press release Comment
Thursday, March 17
Postcom’s This Week in Postal podcast for March 18
postalnews blog Comment
Is the APWU Contract Good for Creditors and Shareholders?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
NALC Standing Tall- Then & Now
More on the 1970 Postal Strike
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Forty-one years ago- the Great Postal Strike
postalnews.tv Comment
Japan Still Accepting International Mail
USPS Press release Comment
Saginaw post office jobs shift to Pontiac began Saturday
Saginaw News Comment
The Postal Network: USPS Trucks Could Monitor Air Quality, Road Conditions and Traffic
Popular Science Comment
Some Questions – and Answers – on the Tentative Agreement
APWU News Comment
APWU Rank-and-File Committee Approves Tentative Contract
APWU News Comment
Texarkana Mail Processing Center to Close
KSLA Shreveport Comment
Hawaii USPS Checks Japan Mail For Radiation
KITV Honolulu Comment
Sales Taxes and the Mailing Industry
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Wednesday, March 16
Armed robbery at Philadelphia post office
Chestnut Hill Patch Comment
Rhode Island man accused of terrorizing mail carrier
Taunton Gazette Comment
Injured Maryland mail carrier buoyed by outpouring from customers
Frederick News-Post Comment
Court faults USPS in firing of decorated Afghan war veteran
Washington Post Comment
Tuesday, March 15
Cato Institute: Restructuring the U.S. Postal Service
postalnews blog Comment
The USPS Must Evolve Its Business Plan
NAPUS conference hears from Del Polito, Brennan
NAPUS.org Comment
The APWU Contract and How the Process Compares
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Police: Postal Workers Targeted In Bronx Robbery Spree
NY1.com Comment
Wisconsin slashing of collective-bargaining rights jars federal unions
Washington Post Comment
Monday, March 14
APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract
APWU News http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
also available: APWU .pdf file and USPS Press Release - APWU Power Point Presentation - NALC Reaction - Comment
Postal Workers, USPS Prove Public Employee Bargaining Works
AFL-CIO NOW BLOG Comment
Does the Treasury owe the US Postal Service $75 billion?
postalnews blog Comment
Editorial: Postal blues
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Comment
USPS cited for non-compliance with Freedom of Information Act
postalnews blog Comment
Sunday, March 13
USPS denies it has reached a contract agreement with APWU
postalnews blog Comment
West Virginia is the Test Case for PMG Donahoe's and Congress's Resolve
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Fire Department responds to postal vehicle fire
Daily Dunklin (MO) Democrat Comment
Editorial: Postmaster general should listen to lawmakers
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Comment
Saginaw post office's jobs shift 'abhorrent,' councilman says
Saginaw News Comment
Saturday, March 12
Report: APWU and USPS reach contract deal?
postalnews blog Comment
Mail carriers often 'eyes and ears' of neighborhoods
Lansing State Journal Comment
Study looking at consolidating Terre Haute, Indy Postal Service processing
Terre Haute Tribune Star Comment
Supermarket trade group asks PRC to stop USPS gift card sales test
postalnews blog Comment
Friday, March 11
Attorneys appointed to represent defendant in Henning postal shootings
Memphis Commercial Appeal Comment
Scam alert: non-USPS websites offering change of address services
postalnews blog Comment
Contract truck driver admits to stealing $300K from USPS using Voyager cards
postalnews blog Comment
California APWU local calls on Obama to name a Democrat to the PRC
postalnews blog Comment
Will 30,000 fewer employees be enough?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
USPS financial plight causes Massachusetts town to consider zoning changes
postalnews blog Comment
Report: Saginaw post office jobs will move to Pontiac
Saginaw News Comment
Bomb Squad Destroys Packages At Jackson MS Post Office
WAPT TV Jackson MS Comment
Safe taken from Pennsylvania post office
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Comment
Appeals Court denies USPS request to dismiss sidewalk petitioning case
Ballot Access News Comment
Georgia postal workers indicted in fund misappropriations
Macon Telegraph Comment
Thursday, March 10
NAPS: The Threat to End Collective Bargaining
National Association of Postal Supervisors Comment
NALC denounces Wisconsin ambush on worker rights
NALC News Comment
Governor’s Attack on Wisconsin Workers Must Serve as a Wake-Up Call
APWU News Comment
Union Files Grievances on Behalf of Drinking Mailmen
Mt. Airy PA Patch Comment
Former postal worker indicted for worker's comp fraud
Utica NY Observer-Dispatch Comment
USPS ordered to pay fees in case of discrimination
Watertown NY Daily Times Comment
Wednesday, March 9
Federal Times: USPS to cut 30,000 this year?
"Exclusive" turns out to be non-story...
postalnews blog Comment
Another Stumbling Block to USPS Self-Sufficiency: Oil Prices
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
APWU members demonstrate at White House
postalnews blog Comment
Utah: ex-postal worker pleads guilty to stealing mail
Deseret News Comment
April trial date set for Kentucky NALC branch president accused of embezzlement
Commonwealth Journal Comment
Dundee postal carrier dies in freak accident while delivering mail
Monroe News Comment
Snail Mail Hasn't Lost Its Power to Boost Troop Morale
New York Times Comment
Tuesday, March 8
Congressman Ross locates FEHB web site (but not the $32/month USPS health plan!)
postalnews blog
click here to see the reactions on Ross's Facebook page Comment
Postmaster General sued by letter carrier for racial discrimination
Southeast Texas Record Comment
Former postal worker pleads guilty to stealing mail, gift cards
Salt Lake Tribune Comment
Chaffetz wants to fire tax delinquent federal employees- but why stop there?
postalnews blog Comment
Pennsylvania postmaster admits stealing funds
Williamsport-Sun Gazette Comment
Flint Mayor says city's mail facility 'needs to stay open to keep jobs in our community'
Flint Journal Comment
No decision yet on Oshkosh, Green Bay postal consolidation
Appleton Post Crescent Comment
Oklahoma postal worker pleads guilty to mail crime
Muskogee Phoenix Comment
New life for Depression-era murals
Oxford OH Press Comment
Jersey City doctor accused of double billing for treating USPS workers pays $2.25 million to settle case with no admission of guilt
Jersey Journal Comment
Plans To Close 3,000 Post Offices Never Existed, USPS Says
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Ashton Kutcher: Has texting killed romance?
"The power of a handwritten letter is greater than ever"
Harper's Bazaar Comment
Text messages to replace stamps in Sweden
The Local.se Comment
Monday, March 7
In rural Alaska communities, postal delivery varies greatly
Cordova Time Comment
Mail's snail pace has senders in Lima area irate
Toledo Blade Comment
USPS study recommends moving Flint mail sorting center
Flint Journal Comment
Letter carrier returns to work after "devastating" stroke
MakeMedicineBetter.org Comment
Post office closings update March 7
postalnews blog Comment
USPS posts FAQ on upcoming organizational changes
Organizational Changes Home LiteBlue.usps.gov Comment
Watchdog: 18 months later, humans prevail over postal automation
St Paul Pioneer Press Comment
Sunday, March 6
Issa still pushing bailout lie
postalnews blog Comment
Guilty plea entered in postal contractor fraud
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Comment
Postcom’s This Week in Postal podcast for March 4
postalnews blog Comment
Saturday, March 5
USPS Overtime on the Rise
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Postal workers rally against closing of mail processing plant in Utica
WKTV TV Utica Comment
Fact and fiction on Fox with Congressman Ross
postalnews blog Comment
Bingaman, Udall question USPS merger study
Las Cruces NM Sun-News Comment
Illinois congressmen write to PMG opposing Rockford consolidation
Press release Comment
Friday, March 4
House Subcommittee Explores Looming Postal Crisis
also: Showdown at the IG Corral, Senator Daniel Akaka to Retiree
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter Comment
Employees at Alabama post office robbed
Enterprise Ledger Comment
SXSW: How the USPS Should Implement Social Media
postalnews blog Comment
USPS has cut over 22,000 career employees in the last 12 months
postalnews blog Comment
Court rules in favor of National Guard vet fired by Postal Service
Federal Times Comment
Thursday, March 3
Florida Postmaster Arrested On Sexual Assault, False Imprisonment Charges
NorthEscambia.com Comment
Postmaster General calls for fixes, not bailouts, for USPS
Post & Parcel Comment
Bronx mail carrier gets two years in jail for selling cocaine out of mail truck
New York Post Comment
Can small businesses offset public sector job cuts? Sure- if you’re looking for a part time job!
postalnews blog Comment
Two First Class Stamps And A Pint Please
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Is Considering Shutting Down Some Operations In Huntsville
WHNT TV Huntsville
see also: Huntsville Hammered By Mail Delays - Comment
Republican congressman introduces resolution to keep 6 day delivery
postalnews blog Comment
US Postal Service sued for patent infringement
Press release Comment
Regulators work overtime on USPS bid to drop Saturday delivery
Post & Parcel Comment
Two First Class Stamps And A Pint Please
postalnews blog Comment
Wednesday, March 2
PRC tells NAPUS it’s too soon to review post office closing plans
postalnews blog Comment
Ross: Never mind pension overpayments- get rid of workers
postalnews blog Comment
Excerpts from today's oversight hearing
Postcom.org Comment
Time for some comic relief: Postal Service Celebrates Another Awesome Day Of Delivering Mail
The Onion Comment
Updated CRS Report: USPS’s Financial Condition- Overview and Issues for Congress
postalnews blog Comment
“Pushing the Envelope: The Looming Crisis at USPS” Hearing scheduled for 1:30 EST today
Includes witness statements, link to live webcast
postalnews blog Comment
Michigan family's dog 'writes' from heaven
(Thanks to local postal workers)
South Bend Tribune Comment
Letter carrier suspected of bicycle theft
KHOU Houston Comment
Employee unions to form coalition about feds
Federal News Radio Comment
Tuesday, March 1
Jury selection begins in West Virginia postal slaying case
WCHS TV Charleston WV Comment
USPS-OIG responds to the OPM-OIG
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Could postal workers and retirees lose their health benefits?
postalnews blog Comment
OPM OIG opposes USPS OIG proposals for financial relief
Press release Comment
Dueling Inspectors General or Revenge of the Creditor
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
OPM: Postal Service proposals could undermine funding of retiree benefits
Government Executive Comment
Congressman calls on PMG to spare Gary IN plant
Press release Comment
Rising paper costs, postal price increases force adjustments
Direct Marketing News Comment
Planned postal rate hike hits marketers, but many remain loyal to mail medium
Direct Marketing News Comment
A little history lesson for Congressman Ross
postalnews blog Comment

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