Thursday, June 30
Who's Who in the Great Postal Service Debate
Save the Post Office
Postal Service cancels execs' bonuses, performance awards
Federal Times
NAPS: Issa “reform” bill “dangerously misguided
postalnews blog
Catalogers Applaud PMG’s View on Exigent Rates
The Big Fat Marketing Blog
Employee commits suicide at Waukegan IL post office
Chicago Sun Times
Wednesday, June 29
Jacksonville postal worker given probation for stealing gift cards
Florida Times Union
Daytona postmark lives on, despite processing center closure
Daytona Beach News Journal
Alabama postal worker indicted for mail theft
postalnews blog
Postal worker says mail being destroyed unnecessarily
Lansing State Journal
Private mailbox providers weigh in on USPS 5 day delivery plans
Associated Mail & Parcel Centers blog
Arkansas congressman questions USPS public hearing process
Fort Smith City Wire
Mailman meme
San Diego letter carrier captures fleeting Internet fame
San Diego City Beat
San Diego City Beat
Texas mailbox bomber gets 7 years in prison
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Congressman Ross bases “bailout” claim on TV critic’s column
postalnews blog
PMG on tour to build support for Postal Service changes
Washington Post
Tuesday, June 28
Is Congressman Dennis Ross spreading misinformation on Facebook?
postalnews blog
More on postal legislation introduced by Issa and McCain
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin
Postal Service spent thousands on pro sports tickets, auditors say
Washington Post
USPS imposes new limits on promotional salary increases
postalnews blog
Mobile Barcode Promo Glitch for Drop Ship Mail
Postal Affairs Blog
USPS: Special Mail Processing of 'Hot' Publications To End Friday
Dead Tree Edition
Postal Service driver attacked after mail truck's mirror hits boy
Lewiston (ME) Sun Journal
Congressman Ross: If I let USPS stop prefunding, will postal workers forswear taxpayer “backstop”?
Twitter via postalnews blog
Monday, June 27
CNBC’s Kudlow: Let Google deliver the mail!
CNBC via postalnews blog
Lawmakers work to prevent need for USPS "bailout"
(Fair enough! After all, the same lawmakers created the "need" for a bailout in the first place...)
The Hill
The Hill
Rural letter carriers union contributed $20,000 to Issa campaign
Updated: NALC, APWU, NAPS, Mail Handlers, Postmasters also gave money to Issa
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Is Privatization Worse for Labor than the Issa/Ross bill?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Loma Linda postal workers file religious discrimination charges
Redlands Daily Facts
Sunday, June 26
Isa's bill: A Creditor's Plan for The Postal Service
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Iowa mayors join forces to fight post office closures
Des Moines Register
Saturday, June 25
Friday, June 24
PC Mag Columnist: Turn Email Over to the USPS
John C. Dvorak | PCMag.com
NALC calls Issa bill "draconian", "misguided"
NALC Activist Alert
Postcom’s ‘This Week in Postal’ podcast
postalnews blog via thisweekinpostal.info
NAPS: no, we DIDN'T lose our tax-exempt status!
postalnews blog
USPS expands Facebook presence - or does it?
postalnews blog
Thursday, June 23
ABM says Issa bill could spell 20% rate increase on periodicals
postalnews blog
Five in Detroit VMF bribe case could plead guilty
... and still no charges against contractor who bribed them?
Associated Press
Associated Press
Issa Introduces Postal Reform Act
Law would reduce employee benefits, create postal "BRAC" commission, allow collective bargaining agreements to be invalidated
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
PMG says suspension of FERS payments won’t affect employees
USPS News Link
Is Postal Compensation too Low? In Manning, ND It Is.
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Video: Letter Carrier Tackles Accused Burglar in Wilkes-Barre
postalnews blog
PRC’s Goldway on FSS, The ACD filing and Catalog Elasticity
multichannelmerchant.com
Catalogs Big Part of Mail: USPS Inspector General
multichannelmerchant.com
League of Postmasters presentation explains PSE hiring process
postalnews blog
Wednesday, June 22
Representative Ross indicates that Issa/Ross bill will have no change in retiree payments
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer:
NALC statement regarding USPS position on FERS
postalnews blog
CNN gets USPS pension funding story backwards
postalnews blog
Issa repeats claim that refunding USPS overpayments is a “bailout”
postalnews blog
USPS suspends employer contributions to FERS
USPS FERS account has $6.9 billion surplus
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
USPS Everywhere Locator Not Up to Snuff.
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
FedEx Earnings and SmartPost and Parcel Select
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Issa postal bill in the wings?
also: Is your congressman on HR 1351?
NAPS Legislative Update
NAPS Legislative Update
Lost mailbox keys stymie Postal Service deliveries
Las Vegas Sun
Tuesday, June 21
US digital mail providers in push to attract consumers
Post & Parcel
An End to the Postal Service's Wall Street Journal Subsidy?
Dead Tree Edition
Guilty plea expected in Detroit postal bribery case
Associated Press
Editorial: What's with all the Postal Service secrecy?
Sioux City Journal
Union: Tories’ Back-To-Work Legislation Rewards Canada Post
Press release
Postal maintenance worker arrested on child porn charges
postalnews blog
Monday, June 20
Post offices in tornado stricken Alabama continue recovery
USPS News Link
What do USPS Trademark Applications Tell About the Future?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
US Postal Service isn't lobbying for a bailout
Letter to the Editor of the Anchorage Daily News from Chris Crutchfield, Alaska state chairman, NALC
More Royal Mail managers facing the axe in snap cull
The Independent
Sunday, June 19
USPS closes post office without telling landlord
Riverside (CA) Press Enterprise
USPS delivers referendum fliers after election is over
Chico Enterprise Record
Saturday, June 18
Jetpack mailmen: yet another way the future let us down
(No, it isn't news, I just love the illustration!)
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io9
Judge denies bid to halt closure of Akron postal branch
Akron Beacon Journal
Former Indiana letter carrier charged with workers comp fraud
postalnews blog
USPS adds info on lateral transfers to RIF FAQs
postalnews blog
Former APWU local president indicted on embezzlement charge
postalnews blog
Friday, June 17
Congressman voices opposition to proposed Las Cruces NM consolidation
postalnews blog
USPS needs “incubation space” to address digital challenge
Post & Parcel
TV critic bombs in his "postal" premiere
How misleading is the Miami Herald's Glenn Garvin commentary on the USPS? Let's count the ways
National Association of Letter Carriers
National Association of Letter Carriers
How many post offices does the country really need?
Save the Post Office
USPS Honors American Scientists on new “forever” stamp
postalnews blog
Florida letter carrier finds big-city drama on rural route
Palm Beach Post
Senator Tester questions USPS consolidations in Montana
Press release
Matter of Mail Delivery at SRO Hotels Is Stuck in Court
New York Times
NDP vows to hold up Canada Post back-to-work legislation
Montreal Gazette
Psychologist, 2 postal workers charged in million dollar fraud scheme
postalnews blog
Google reveals what it would do running the Postal Service
Post & Parcel
Thursday, June 16
Postal Service needs more digital, less regulation: PostalVision 2020
Direct Marketing News
House Republicans demand faster cost-cutting at USPS
Post & Parcel
Canada Post Prepared to Discuss Its “Fair Offer” With CUPW
postalnews blog
Postal Service must find market opportunities: PostalVision 2020
Direct Marketing News
Wednesday, June 15
ACMA Head Hamilton Davison : Don’t Rule Out Exigent Postal Rate Hike
multichannelmerchant.com
Michigan postal worker accused of stealing Vicodin from mail
Detroit Free Press
Ross Hearing on Postal Infrastructure begins at 1:30PM EDT
House Oversight Committee web site (includes prepared testimony and link to live video stream)
Bothell WA mailman stole gift cards, gets probation
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Could Canada Post Just Stay Shuttered?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Canada Post shuts down urban operations nationwide
Press release
Taxpayer bailout for NASA contractor's pension fund?
New York Times
Tuesday, June 14
ID Theft Suspect Says She Had Help Inside Post Office
WSB Atlanta
Akron taking USPS to court over PO closing
Akron Beacon Journal
Canada Post workers hit the picket lines in Montreal and Toronto
postalnews blog
Monday, June 13
Guffey to Testify on USPS Network Before Ross Subcommittee
postalnews blog
Postal Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Mail Theft
WJXT Jacksonville
Impact of the CPC strike on the Canadian Economy
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Linn’s: Vegas Liberty undetected for more than two years
postalnews blog
UPS Introduces Service for Returning High-Value Products
Press release
Lobbying the Postal Service Is a Multimillion-Dollar Business
Dead Tree Edition
Sunday, June 12
Three armed robbers hold up Lakewood WA post office
Tacoma News Tribune
USPS stands by 5 day savings claim, criticizes PRC opinion
postalnews blog
UPS CEO: “Clearly, there’s a role for the post office”
postalnews blog
Thieves cash in on snail mail even as less of it is delivered each year
Detroit Free Press
Saturday, June 11
PRC Chairman says PO closings may be illegal
postalnews blog
USPS reviews security procedures following mail theft
Hawaii News Now
Prison time for former post office employee
Moultrie (GA) Observer
New Mexico letter carrier accused of embezzlement applies for diversion
Silver City Sun-News
Friday, June 10
Canada Post: 48-Hour Strike in Red Deer to Begin Tonight
postalnews blog
CUPW: Canada Post Rejects Union’s Offer to Suspend Strike Action
postalnews blog
$1 million worth of stolen USPS equipment recovered in California
USPS News Link
NAPS loses tax exempt status for failure to file returns
NAPUS, League, APWU and NALC locals also make IRS list
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Privatization is Not Free
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
USPS wants to close downtown Joliet post office
City officials criticize USPS tactics
Chicago Herald News
Chicago Herald News
Postal officials grilled about processing proposal in Las Cruces
Las Cruces NM Sun-News
Postal inspectors raid Anaheim business
Orange County Register
Thursday, June 9
Appeals Court slams PRC’s “slapdash” decision in Bubblewrap case
postalnews blog
VSE and Wheeler Bros Win USPS Contract to “Repower” LLVs
postalnews blog
Canada Post Strike Continues Across the Country
Press release
Wednesday, June 8
Direct mail marketing bouncing back with economy
Medill Reports Chicago
Retiree/Social Security COLAs Next Target?
Federal News Radio
One Million Downloads: Milestone for USPS iPhone App
Press release
Locals offer fiery defense of Twin Falls mail center
USPS ponders closure in light of dwindling cash flow
Twin Falls ID Times-News
Twin Falls ID Times-News
First class: Pioneering postal worker retires
Springfield IL State Journal-Register
Washington Post launches another attack on USPS
postalnews blog
Injured Postal Worker Fights For Medical Benefits
WSB Atlanta
Tuesday, June 7
Canada Post: Calgary and Edmonton to Strike Tonight
Canada.PostNe.ws
Adventist Postal Carriers Claim Religious Discrimination
Loma Linda Patch
Pawlenty calls for privatizing USPS
postalnews blog
see also CEP Observer
see also CEP Observer
Appeals court upholds 33 year prison sentence for bulk mail clerk in fraud case
Mount Pleasant MI Morning Sun
Palm Springs postal worker suspected of mail theft
Palm Springs Desert Sun
Postal workers concerned about consolidation, job losses
Northwest Cable News
Monday, June 6
Moncton and Victoria next targets in Canada Post strike
Canada.PostNe.ws
APWU: Doomsday news stories ignore real cause of USPS financial woes
postalnews blog
Missouri postmaster guilty in $3.8 million fraud case
postalnews blog
Turnover at the Postal Regulatory Commission.
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
More details on Postmaster Relief (PMR) termination letters
League of Postmasters
Despite its failings, Canada Post is worth saving
Montreal Gazette
Post offices fade along with Minnesota's small towns
St Paul Pioneer-Press
Sunday, June 5
Hartford letter carrier pleads guilty in identity theft case
postalnews blog
Ohio Rural Carrier Associate indicted for mail theft
Press release
Burrus: time for a “healthy” retirement incentive for clerks?
postalnews blog
Vermont postal worker guilty of embezzlement
Burlington Free Press
Saturday, June 4
CUPW Negotiations Bulletin: Important Issues for Our Future
postalnews blog
USPS Workforce Has More Gray Hairs Than the Fortune 500
Dead Tree Edition
USPS worker charged with attempting to steal mail
Associated Press
Two Texas letter carriers indicted for workers comp fraud
Press release
Friday, June 3
NAPUS: USPS told “many” PMRs their jobs are being terminated
postalnews blog
Canada Post CUPW Negotiations Continue, Hamilton on Strike Next
postalnews blog
Binghamton residents plead for 3 neighborhood post offices
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
No jail likely for thieving Seattle mailman
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Appeals Court upholds conviction of bulk mail tech who stole $428K
Bay City (MI) News
Thursday, June 2
USPS response to collectors: buy stamps from Kansas City
Linn's Stamp News
Alabama APWU Local President Indicted for Embezzlement
Press release
Canada Post, union meet on strike’s eve
Halifax Chronicle Herald
Vehicle Maintenance Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Press release
Salinas mail processing center to close
Monterey County Herald
Postal supervisor accused of stealing giftcards
KRCG Jefferson City MO
Wednesday, June 1
Burrus asks “Will The Post Office Survive?”
postalnews blog
Junk Journalism and the Bogus Postal Statistic
Dead Tree Edition
Postal worker accused of unlawfully opening packages
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
USPS searches for more advertising mail
Direct Marketing News
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