Friday, October 28

Pasco postal carrier plucked gift cards from mail, feds say

St. Petersburg Times

Post office employee convicted of money-swap scam

San Francisco Chronicle

APWU Launches Petition Drive to Save America’s Postal Service

postalnews blog

eBay petition asks Congress to “support online businesses by providing relief to USPS”

postalnews blog

PMG to the mailing industry: "We're here to stay."

USPS.com

Police say check scammers stole $500K from post office

CBS New York

Manasota FL postal facility will remain open

postalnews blog

Robber costs postal worker his job?

Fox Toledo

Higher postage doesn’t have to hurt small business

Associated Press

Thursday, October 27

Postal workers say military post office make money and should stay open

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Postal Workers Fire Back on Pensions

CNBC

USPS declares an "open door" policy on taping PO closure meetings

Save the Post Office

GDP and the Postal Market

Courier Express and Postal Observer

USPS to Sell 2011 White House Christmas Ornament

postalnews blog

Former head of Richmond postal credit union to serve one year for stealing more than $50,000

Richmond Times-Dispatch

NY postal worker admits stealing mail

Buffalo News

NY contractor pleads guilty to embezzling postal service funds

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

USPS files final rule on new procedures for PO staffing and closings

League of Postmasters via postalnews blog

Pennsylvania Rural Carrier Killed In Crash With Truck

WTAE Pittsburgh

Colorado congressmen meet with PMG on PO closings

Press release

Friday, October 21

Union wins arbitration ruling in fight with Canada Post

CTV News

Ross pushes “bailout” claim on Fox News

postalnews blog

Dennis Ross gets it wrong again

postalnews blog

GAO report ignores the obvious

postalnews blog

Out of Thin Air: New Numbers on Declining Mail Volumes

"Someone please give Phil Herr at the GAO a Xanax..."
Save the Post Office

On the Hit List: Newark, NJ post offices

Going Postal

DC Postal workers mark 10 years since anthrax attacks

Washington Post

Burrus Responds: Not Giving Up on 6-Day Delivery

Dead Tree Edition

Coin worth $379,500 goes missing at Illinois PO

CoinWorld

USPS publishes new rules on employee use of social media

USPS.com

Wednesday, October 19

Mailers Getting Cold Feet About Postal Service Cuts

Dead Tree Edition

Analysis: UPS, FedEx poised to gain from USPS pain

Reuters

October 2001 Anthrax Attacks: Remembering Postal Heroes

American Postal Worker Magazine

Congressman Ross still can’t handle the truth

postalnews blog

Is the Postal Service Worth Saving? More "Incredible Ignorance" from the Wall Street Journal

Courier Express and Postal Observer

USPS, Help! Send Trays!!! (or at least have a Plan B)

Postal Affairs Blog

CSRS retirees get 3.6% COLA in January, FERS 2.6%

postalnews blog

Federal Times article exposes the Big Lie about “unfunded” federal pensions

postalnews blog

OSHA and the USPS: How Government Fails to Deliver on Worker Safety

Truthout

Postal workers fired up about changes in Dayton

WDTN TV Dayton

Trenton P&DC marks tenth anniversary of anthrax attacks

Press release

Impact of USPS First-Class Mail Rate Increase on Retailers

eCommercebytes

Why Mailers Support Radical Downsizing of the Postal Service

Dead Tree Edition

Postal Worker Reunites Owner with Dog after Crash Caused by Suspected Drunk Driver

KSPR Springfield MO

Is it time to update the Hatch Act?

Washington Post

Tuesday, October 18

Super committee gets mixed messages on USPS

Government Executive

First class postage to increase by a penny in January

Press release

Memphis truck company admits taking postal service for $100,000 ride

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Ex-postal worker accused of assaulting Hartford Postmaster

NBC Connecticut

Postcom: USPS expected to announce price increase today

postalnews blog

California Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud & Workers’ Comp Fraud

postalnews blog

Mayor: City not told about post office hearing

Lawrence MA Eagle Tribune

A Conflict of Visions: The Pension Dispute, Periodicals Mail, and the Great Postal Debate

Save the Post Office

Kucinich issues statement of support for USPS workers

Press release

Post office closings could put an end to some Kansas towns

Salina Journal News

EquaShip Starts Challenging FedEx, UPS with Big Discounts for the 'Little Guy'

Xconomy

Anderson mom sends pumpkins by mail

Anderson SC Independent Mail

Monday, October 17

USPS announces holiday mailing dates, flat rate discount for overseas military mail

postalnews blog

Dennis Ross claims trust fund is “pure fantasy”

postalnews blog

APWU Video: Fighting for Our Lives

postalnews blog

America's postal situation needs clear-headed thinking

Gene Del Polito commentary for Postcom

Another postal worker robbed at gunpoint in North Miami

WSVN TV Miami

Postal Reform after the House Committee Markup

Courier Express and Postal Observer

'Privateers' prepare to plunder post office

Ithaca Journal

Postal Union Turns to Wall Street for Advice

New York Times

Lawmakers inch closer to compromise over Postal Service rescue plan

The Hill's On The Money

Legislation could allow Postal Service to use its own money

Easton (MD)Star Democrat

Friday, October 14

Revolt in Virginia Hollow Complicates Postal Service Survival

Businessweek

Issa overrules majority of House members, refuses to allow vote on Lynch bill

House Panel Approves Postal ‘Destruction’ Bill
APWU News

House Republicans stick to partisan line over USPS crisis

Post & Parcel

Oversight Dems ask “Super Committee” to end accounting gimmick that helped cause USPS financial “crisis”

postalnews blog

The GOP’s War on the Postal Service Rages On

Ed Schultz on MSNBC

Postal Study Is Bad News For Publishers

Dead Tree Edition

Rhode Island postal worker charged with stealing cash from greeting cards

postalnews blog

NYC postal worker charged wth stealing drugs from mail

New York Post

Ex-postal worker admits illegally opening package, leafing through book at sorting facility

Bangor Daily News

The post office chronicler

Washington Post

Thursday, October 13

Guffey to Appear on ‘The Ed Show’ on MSNBC tonight at 10

postalnews blog

OIG: GAO is wrong on CSRS funding

postalnews blog

Video: Issa’s “bailout” talk is “right wing fear mongering garbage”

Ed Schultz on MSNBC

Idaho letter carrier pleads guilty to theft

Press release

USPS not pleased with overpayment report

The Hill's On The Money

Cummings: Save the Postal Service Through Innovation

Roll Call Opinion

Summary of comments from this morning's Issa committee meeting

Postcom.org

GAO Report on USPS/CSRS pension funding

postalnews blog

The Postal Service isn’t owed a big refund, GAO says

Washington Post

NALC responds to GAO report

Daily Caller via postalnews blog

Story on GAO report ignores the OTHER $50 billion

postalnews blog

Family Personally Delivers Party Invitations, Gets Charged Postage Anyway

TIME

Postal Service's 'welcome kit' raises privacy concerns

Washington Times

Michigan rural carrier suffers head injury in crash

Mt Pleasant Morning Sun

Wednesday, October 12

Want to save your post office? Read this how-to book

Communities use pamphlet's tips to keep their post offices in business
Orlando Sentinel via Postalmag.com
Link to the Post Office Red Book -

Postal “reform” fight shows how corrupt our legislative process has become

postalnews blog

Don't It Always Seem to Go...

The assault on the US Postal Service
Daily Kos

West Virginia delegation urges USPS to consider impact of plant consolidations on WV jobs

Press release

Unions join VoteVets.org to oppose GOP attacks on USPS

Issa bill would eliminate 26,000 veterans' jobs
postalnews blog

Alaska going postal over Issa plan to "reform" USPS

POLITICO

After four months, Senator still waiting for PMG to answer one simple question

How many times has the USPS reversed a PO closing after hearing from the public?
Arkansas News

Workers' comp costs Postal Service more than it should, IG finds

Federal Times

Beautiful Post Office: Milton, PA

Going Postal

Tuesday, October 11

House Committee to Vote on Issa Bill

APWU News

PMG talks to NYC postal workers

postalnews blog

Urgent Call to Action: Save First-Class Mail

Worley Dervish Blog

Delivering Postal Service Reform – By Darrell Issa

National Review via postalnews blog

Coming Soon to the USPS? Rock Bottom Postal Wages in 6 Easy Steps

Postal Sanity

Mailing List Broker Roundtable: USPS Finances and Direct Mail

Chief Marketer

Mailbox Bomb Shakes Albuquerque Neighborhood

KOAT Albuquerque

How Netflix went wrong: Qwikster was good for company, not the customer

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial: Postal Service conundrum

Plattsburgh Press-Republican

Please Mr. Postman, Look and See, If There's a Six-Pack in Your Bag For Me

Dead Tree Edition

Haste Makes Waste: The Hidden Cost of Closing Post Offices

Save the Post Office

Monday, October 10

Congressman would set 62 as minimum retirement age for federal workers

Press release

Scientists Dispute F.B.I. Closing of Anthrax Case

New York Times

DVDs Will Be Staying at Netflix.com

postalnews blog

Wounded Knee Post Office Under Siege, Citizens Fear Losing a Critical Service

Indian Country Today

Editorial: Free the post office

New Britain CT Herald

Presentation: USPS Financial Future

RIBBS via postalnews blog

5 Day Delivery FAQs

multichannelmerchant.com

Hallmark CEO: Cutting Saturday Delivery No Answer to Postal Dilemma

National Newspaper Association

Postmaster General "eager" to cut health benefits for workers and retirees

Washington Post

APWU/USPS Q&A on NTFT jobs

postalnews blog

Friday, October 7

The Internet Myth: Why Email Isn't Killing Snail Mail

Save the Post Office

APWU: Postal workers have the right to speak out against service cutbacks

postalnews blog

How will USPS network changes affect printers, pre-sorters and mailing houses?

Courier Express and Postal Observer
also from cepobserver: Impact of the New USPS Network on Service to the Mailing Industry -

Police: Mailman beat up for not loaning cellphone to teen

Stamford Advocate

Story Corps: Mary Morris remembers her husband Thomas, who died in the 2001 anthrax attack

StoryCorps.org via postalnews blog

Twisted government accounting behind Postal Service woes

MSNBC

Bipartisan Support for Bill to Save Post Offices

KTVZ Bend

Florida Postal Supervisor Guilty of Mail Theft Gets Federal Prison Time

First Coast News

Mail contractor's truck suspected in hit-and-run that killed woman

KATU TV Portland OR
see also the Oregonian -

USPS posts notices for potential closures at 38 Montana offices

Billings Gazette

Hiring freeze helped soften hit of USPS reorganization

Federal Times

Thursday, October 6

Postal Service District Manager: Employees Need to Be Re-educated

North Carolina Letter Carrier Activist

“Real” Darrell Issa now posting fake tweets

postalnews blog

Postal Service Faces Cuts in the Face of Manufactured Fiscal Crisis

Uprising Radio

Union Challenges Proposed Changes to USPS Service Standards

APWU News

APWU, USPS Establish Alternative Dispute Resolution Guidelines

APWU News

Congressman Issa Goes Postal

Huffington Post

NAPUS & League Presidents Request Meeting with USPS HQ to Discuss RIF Avoidance Strategies

postalnews blog

Postal Service Stops Delivering To Bronx Building Due To Leaky Pipe

CBS New York

Tree falls onto mail truck

North County Times (CA)

Twitter silences “fake” Darrell Issa

postalnews blog

Wednesday, October 5

USPS tells employees they’re not allowed to campaign against service changes

21st Century Postal Worker via postalnews blog

Why the Postal Service Exists

Courier Express and Postal Observer

Vegliante says FEHBP gives employees too many options

Federal News Radio

Baucus Introduces Bill to Aid Cash-Strapped Postal Service, Keep Remote Rural Offices Open

Press release

Former PMR sentenced to probation for money order embezzlement

postalnews blog

Baucus says USPS hasn’t kept its word on closing Montana post offices

Press release

Little People Paying for Big Postal Service Problems

Salem AR News

New Post Office Ad Backfires in at Least One Case

The Atlantic

Postal Workers Rally In Buffalo

WGRZ Buffalo

Idle Sioux City postal workers to earn millions

Des Moines Register

The Case for the Post Office

Huffington Post

Tuesday, October 4

USPS could help 73m ‘unbanked’ people into digital economy

Post & Parcel

“USPS” on twitter: we know where you live ….

postalnews blog

Rural carriers miss a paycheck because of USPS "glitch"

KARE TV Minneapolis - St Paul

Why does the mainstream media give Darrell Issa a free pass?

postalnews blog

Closing rural post offices would hurt businesses

Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin

Rep. Lynch: Postal bill has support

(Co-sponsor count: Lynch 222 Issa 1 (Yes, just Dennis!)
Quincy MA Patriot Ledger

Apple's postal greeting card app sends shares of card makers tumbling

Associated Press

Former postal worker is charged with stealing Netflix videos, gift cards

postalnews blog

Two Massachusetts Postal Employees Charged With Selling Drugs While On Duty

postalnews blog

Congressional offices confront an increasing amount of mail

Washington Post