Post Office Default - The Post Office Is Still Ours. The Post Office Is Dying.

Esquire

USPS Default: The Postal Service can’t pay its bills anymore. It’s time to privatize it.

Matt Yglesias says eliminate universal service, and tell postal workers to expect "grim" working conditions...
Slate

APWU, OSHA Investigate Employee Death at Detroit NDC

APWU News

APWU Settles Lawsuit on Retirees’ Debts

APWU News

In Dubious Battle: The Postal Service, Congress, and Verizon go at it

Save the Post Office

Valassis (formerly ADVO) Introduces New Couponing App on Facebook

Press release

USPS Needs an Urban/Suburban Post Office Plan Too

Courier Express and Postal Observer

Deutsche Post: 400 million euros invested in letter mail network

World.PostNe.ws

Wisconsin man banned from post office as part of threat sentence

La Crosse Tribune

It’s D-Day for the Post Office

"Not since the debt crisis has there been such an avoidable fiscal mess."
Joe Nocera in the New York Times

Manchester NH postmaster is moving to Maine

Manchester Union Leader

GOP continues vendetta against public sector workers with tax delinquent bill

postalnews blog

Discontinuances discontinued: Where have all the closures gone?

Save the Post Office

Pre-funding aside, USPS could run low on cash this October

postalnews blog

NALC statement on USPS “default”

postalnews blog

USPS statement on retiree health benefits payment

Press release

Congress Struggles to Deliver Solution to Postal Problem It Created

AllGov

Looming Postal Service default shakes mailers' confidence

Reuters

Major USPS financial system upgrade starts next week

postalnews blog

Regulatory Thinking Constricts Rational USPS Pricing

Courier Express and Postal Observer

Indicted Ozarks postmaster said he was "set-up"

KSPR TV Springfield MO

Post office sale is a surrender to corporate interests

The Daily Californian

Women’s 4x100m freestyle relay claim Australia’s first gold medal and stamp

Aus.PostNe.ws

USPS to contract out California Motor Vehicle Services, eliminate over 700 jobs

739 APWU Drivers/Dispatch Clerks in California to be involuntarily reassigned
postalnews blog

APWU seeks to drop no-layoff clause- for its own employees

postalnews blog

Hawaii: Chemical exposure sends USPS worker to hospital

Hawaii News Now

Double Trouble: DUOed & lease expiring

Save the Post Office

Maryland man called himself 'Joker,' planned mass shooting at Pitney Bowes mail facility, police say

Baltimore Sun and WUSA TV via postalnewsblog.com

Post offices could expand rural services

Kentucky New Era

Up to $50,000 offered for info on assault of postal carrier

Wilmington DE News Journal

Lady Bird Johnson to be recognized on commemorative Forever stamp

postalnews blog

Mail carrier saves Iowa woman from heat stroke

Sioux City Journal

Missouri postmaster charged in elaborate conspiracy scheme

KSPR TV Springfield MO

Nevada contract PO closes without notice

KRNV Reno

Kearny NJ plant evacuated after bomb threat

Jersey Journal

No Peter Orszag, Let's NOT Privatize the US Postal Service

"The chutzpah of a former OMB director turned Citigroup profiteer"
Common Dreams

Retiring Postmaster says POStPlan is a step towards eliminating universal service

Mark Jamison PRC filing via postalnews blog

NALC Convention Chronicles Day 4

National Association of Letter Carriers

Video: Man Stabbed Inside Md. Post Office

WUSA TV Washington

Mail carriers call for financial fix

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Weapons cache leads to arrest of Hawaii postal worker

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Economy May Slow Stamps.com’s Growth

Los Angeles Business Journal

Is the Growth of Parcel Delivery Accelerating?

Courier Express and Postal Observer

APWU: Congress’ Failure Pushes USPS to Brink of Default

APWU News

APWU, USPS Agree on Implementation of Das Award

APWU News

The Annexation of the Post Office

Save the Post Office

Video: Postman’s widow says he died on his route from heat exhaustion

postalnews blog

Carrying more mail, Delta adds sorting system

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Michigan letter carrier busted on surveillance camera, accused of stealing Express Mail packages

postalnews blog

Florida woman's lost remains finally reach destination

Tampa Bay Online

USPS tries again to find someone to build a smaller FSS

postalnews blog

Former Brooklyn postman makes it big with his unofficial postal service clothing line worn by 30,000 workers

New York Daily News

Postal Workers Rally for Supervisor Who Says Suspicious Spill Ruined His Health

WUSF Tampa

USPS Program Pushes QR Etiquette and M-Commerce But Discourages Marketing

MediaPost

Massachusetts man charged with gun threat against postal worker

Taunton Daily Gazette

New Hampshire letter carrier indicted on sex assault charges

Manchester Union Leader

Bailout architect/beneficiary says privatize USPS

As OMB chief, Orszag bailed out Citibank- now they pay him millions
postalnews blog

Citizens Rally to Save the Berkeley Post Office

Save the Post Office

Letter carrier requires surgery after pit-bull attack

Galesburg, IL Register-Mail

USPS transfers clerk to Skagway, Senator celebrates

postalnews blog

Spanish bank seeks to profit from USPS service cutbacks

postalnews blog

Postal Service closing 3 plants in Indiana

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

NALC Convention Chronicles Day 2

National Association of Letter Carriers

USPS wants to add density threshold for bound printed matter

postalnews blog

Postal legislation on the back burner while congressmen focus on their stamp collections

Washington Post

Montana postal worker sentenced to house arrest for $14,000 theft

postalnews blog

UPS: E-commerce masking concerns over B2B slowdown

Post & Parcel

NDP stands against the privatisation of Canada Post

Canada.PostNe.ws

What the post office could be

Save the Post Office

USPS Launches Express Mail Padded Flat Rate Envelope

Press release

UPS, FedEx cooperating with law enforcement on Aurora movie massacre probe

ScrippsNews

United Parcel Service Earnings Report Has Good News for the USPS

Courier Express and Postal Observer

Postal Service On Edge: What Would A World Without Mail Look Like?

Huffington Post

NALC Convention Chronicles Day 1

national Association of Letter Carriers

Another mail truck catches fire

Charleston WV Gazette

Editorial: Snail Mail in an Election Year

"a 34th vote against the health care law is more likely to stir the House leadership than any obligation to modernize the nation’s mail delivery"
New York Times

Postal truck overturns in two-vehicle crash

Livingston MI Daily

GOP Sets Postal Service On Fire and Demands They Put Themselves Out

policymic.com

National Association of Letter Carriers holds pivotal national convention in Minneapolis

NALC Press release

Did USPS policy changes help VMF fraudsters?

postalnews blog

APWU/USPS Joint Contract Interpretation Manual Now Available

APWU News

Royal Mail to issue next day Gold Medal stamps to honor UK winners at Olympics

postalnews.co.uk

Video: Carper on CNBC calls for House to act on postal reform

postalnews blog

New Jersey letter carrier accused of stealing mail

Burlington County Times

Year of wishful thinking: The Market Research on Network Rationalization

Save the Post Office

Mail service could crash and burn

Philadelphia Imquirer

DYMO Endicia Says USPS May Keep Saturday Package Delivery

eCommerceBytes

Pair Of Peacocks Call Ohio Post Office Home

WBNS TV Columbus

On the Road: Going Postal 2012, Part I

Going Postal

Thousands of Letter Carriers gather for national convention

Workday Minnesota

September Mail Count – What will happen and what could happen

Ruralinfo.net

Shooting Suspect Built Arsenal by Mail Order, Police Say

Wall Street Journal

Arbitrator orders Los Angeles DM to apologize for failing to act against abusive supervisor

postalnews blog

Revised POStPlan list with APOs

Save the Post Office

Shooting Tragedy Strikes APWU Family

APWU News

Plastic Vehicles Deliver Massive Weight Savings for UPS

Design News

Landmark post office canceled in Sacramento shift

Modesto Bee

Man charged in 2010 killing of Henning postal workers is mentally retarded, defense lawyer says

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Post office flags at half-staff through July 25

USPS News Link

Man who spat in face of postal clerk pleads guilty to assault on federal worker

Bangor Daily News

EU regulators broaden probe into UPS, TNT deal

Reuters

Mailbox rivals complain at “unfair” USPS PO Box service upgrades

Post & Parcel

How Congress is killing the Post Office

"Congress requires the Post Office to make inordinately huge pension-plan payments, for reasons which nobody can really understand."
Reuters

Health insurance increase means a pay cut for APWU members in 2013

Burrus Journal

Judge irked by slow pace of postal shooting case

Associated Press

Ofcom extends Royal Mail price cap to protect vulnerable consumers

postalnews.co.uk

Virginia to stop accepting sales tax returns by mail

postalnews blog

Letter carrier who was pinned between vehicles thankful for Good Samaritans

KIRO TV Seattle

The Postal Service is struggling, but not because of the mail

NALC President Fred Rolando in the Washington Post

Video: Mail being stolen from Bakersfield PO boxes

postalnews blog

NAPUS: More POStPlan clarifications

NAPUS

Kentucky postal worker charged with theft, forgery

WKYT Lexington

The Wall Street Journal can’t count?

postalnews blog

Postal Service problems continue into the summer

CNN

Court Hearing In Henning Post Office Shootings

WTVF Nashville

Stamp revives the Williams-DiMaggio rivalry

Boston Globe

USPS on Right Track with Fall QR Code Promo

The Big Fat Marketing Blog

Pennsylvania postmaster faces trial on alleged $28,000 theft from PO

Easton Express-Times

Postal Service Set to Default on Billions in Health Payments

New York Times

Guffey Blasts House Leaders

APWU News

USPS Planning 2012 Holiday Mobile Shopping Promotion

Direct Mail Discounts for Online Merchants Timed for Cyber Monday
Press release

Sad story of lost money has happy ending thanks to post office

Salem OR Statesman Journal

Video: Another letter carrier seriously injured while working from the back of his vehicle

KIRO TV Seattle

Moving process under way at Utica post office facility

Utica Observer-Dispatch

Postal Service says 'all options' on the table for mail airlift

USPS belt-tightening could hit home in Memphis big-time...
Memphis Commercial Appeal

FedEx Fights UPS to Keep $1 Billion Postal Service Deal

Businessweek

Don't degrade postal services: NALC President responds to USA Today editorial

USA Today

NAPS: House GOP Leaders Give Postal Reform the Cold Shoulder

postalnews blog

Fuzzy math from USA Today

postalnews blog

Editorial: House finds time for political grandstanding, but not for postal reform

USA Today

Mail carriers deliver in sweltering heat, appreciate kind gestures from customers

Grand Rapids News

Contractor needed for Flats Sequencing System (FSS) relocations

postalnews blog

A day with Mr. Day: Cross-examining POStPlan at the PRC

Save the Post Office

FedEx faces potential loss of U.S. Postal Service business, company warns

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Maryland postal worker pleads guilty to stealing cash, checks

Washington Examiner

Who Owns OUR Post Office?

Berkeley Daily Planet

Possible Romney VP pick Pawlenty favors eliminating USPS

postalnews blog

Report: Post office closing appeals skyrocket

Federal Times

Video: USPS official allegedly helped company obtain contracts fraudulently

postalnews blog

All Signs Point to Amazon Offering Same-Day Delivery

multichannelmerchant.com

Congressman Sends Letter to PMG Demanding Answers Over Proposed Closing and Consolidation of Bayside NY Post Office

Press release

Federal Times Editorial: Congress’ inaction on Postal Service default disgraceful: Issa and Boehner guilty of “contempt”

postalnews blog

NAPUS: GOP throws in the towel on postal reform

postalnews blog

Relocating Redmond: A promise the Postal Service didn't deliver

Save the Post Office

Owner of pit bull that attacked Kalamazoo letter carrier pleads not guilty to dog attack charge

Kalamazoo News

USPS to make simplified address direct mail trial permanent

Post & Parcel

Postal carrier arrested for sexually abusing woman, girl

Victorville (CA) Daily Press

Texas postal worker gets six month sentence for thefts

San Antonio Express-News

Burrus: After All Of The Grandstanding, Issa Has Chickened Out On Postal Reform

Burrus Journal

Mail carrier-biting dog's owner charged

WOOD TV Grand Rapids

The Trentonian - Baby alligator escapes from box at Trenton P&DC

The Trentonian

Knife in the back: More tales of emergency suspensions

Save the Post Office

USPS default likely on August 1- don’t blink or you’ll miss it!

postalnews blog

Rhode Island mail handler to be sentenced in card theft

Associated Press

Video: Collection Box Target Of Thieves ‘Phishing” Scam

KTVT Dallas Fort Worth

Post office customers may see box shock

Orange County Register

USPS newsletter touts advertising campaign that backfired?

postalnews blog

Video: BOG nominee Stephen Crawford’s confirmation hearing

postalnews blog

NALC Video: Say goodbye to your letter carrier

postalnews blog

APWU: USPS Submits Updated List of New Maintenance Jobs

APWU News

Mailers Mixed on November USPS QR Code Promo

Chief Marketer

New Jersey's last politically appointed postmaster hanging it up after 48 years

Bergen Record

Amazon same-day delivery: How the e-commerce giant will destroy local retail

Slate Magazine

Pick a number, any number…

Newspaper thinks USPS has lost $905 billion?
postalnews blog

Video: Mail delivery continues despite truck fire

KVOA TV Tucson

Confirmation hearing for Stephen Crawford set for 2:30 today

C-SPAN

Daily iPad App: Owney: Tales from the Rails captures a piece of American history

The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Mailhandlers Union Brief Challenges USPS Network Changes

postalnews blog

Initial briefs on Network Rationalization: The parties weigh in with the PRC

Save the Post Office

House not expected to vote on postal reform before taking another vacation

The Hill

Congressman Issa Takes Aim At The USPS And Saturday Delivery

New Hampshire Labor News

Another mail truck bursts into flames

Arizona Daily Star

South Carolina woman accused of mail theft

Georgetown Times

Feds: Doctor Attacked Mailman For Spraying Dog

The Smoking Gun

Fatal accident at Iowa USPS plant under investigation

Des Moines Register

Durbin: PMG Should Prove Cost Savings Before Closing Plants

postalnews blog

Issa accuses PMG of foot-dragging on cost cuts

The Hill

Letter carriers respond to fictional bioterror attacks

Washington Post

Postal reform hinges on House action

Government Executive

Former letter carrier sentenced to probation for trashing mail

Columbus Dispatch

Zumbox Secures $10 Million Series C Financing for Digital Postal Mail System

postalnews blog

Is the USPS using its rulemaking authority to give itself a competitive advantage over private mailbox providers?

intelisent Postal Affairs Blog

Arbitrator upholds firing of Canada Post worker for offensive Facebook posts

postalnews blog

Video: New mail carriers working without a uniform

WLFI TV Lafayette IN

Oregon letter carrier finds note that leads police to two dead people

KATU TV Portland OR

Mailers tell Congress to back off on 5 day delivery, plant closings

The Hill

Bank robber goes postal in Queens

Wears uniform to 2 heists
NY Daily News

POSTPlan Implementation – PMR Opportunity FAQ

postalnews blog
see also: Coming soon to a post office near you: The POStPlan implementation schedule at Save the Post Office

Popularity of mobile payments doubles

postalnews blog

Heat suspected in deaths of mailed chicks

Louisville Courier-Journal

Valassis survey: Grocers still use print, but see more social, digital advertising in the future

postalnews blog

NJ postal worker being investigated for mail fraud

Gloucester County Times

Editorial: Tying the hands of the Postal Service

Denver Post

Mail-theft suspect in custody

Stockton Record

Are postal workers “putting off” retirement?

postalnews blog

Editorial: Access - Part time post office is wrong for rural communities

Fayetteville Observer

Driver dies after accident at Iowa postal facility

Des Moines Register

OopsPlan: The Postal Service forgets to count PMRs

Save the Post Office

USPS Reform Appears Pushed Back At Least Another Week

Courier Express and Postal Observer

Driver hospitalized after rig accident at Iowa postal facility

Des Moines Register

OPM continues to whittle away at pension backlog

Federal Times

West Palm Beach branch post office is on ‘emergency suspension’

Customer thinks USPS is "playing games" with closure process...
Palm Beach Post

Pentagon to begin online delivery of US mail

Federal News Radio

Video: You never moved, but your mail did: Is the USPS protecting customers from fraud?

KHOU TV Houston

USPS fighting back against the network insider threat

Federal News Radio

USPS: Postmaster, mail handler buyout offers attract thousands of takers

Federal Times

Congress Keeps Free Mail While Pushing U.S. Postal Cuts

Bloomberg

Letter to the Editor: USPS delivered- the electric company didn't

Washington Post

When Will House Take Up H.R. 2309? Post Office Closing Commission Flawed!

eNAPUS Legislative & Political Newsletter

Romney Working To Eliminate The US Postal Service

New Hampshire Labor News

Even Before Processing Centers Close, Postal Service Is Said to Be Declining

New York Times
see also: NYT Misrepresents Losses at Postal Service

Rural letter carriers’ contract concessions follow APWU precedent

Federal Times

Issa targets six-day provision in appropriations bill

NALC News

USPS' 'Safeguards' Have Been Running Amok For 3 Decades

Dead Tree Edition

Lawmakers press Postal Service to delay Pasadena facility closure

Pasadena Sun

Postal Service gets more time to respond to Northrop Grumman lawsuit allegations

Federal Times

Ted Williams leads Joe DiMaggio in stamp popularity race

postalnews blog

Rural contract arbitration results announced

postalnews blog

Postal Worker Accused Of Stealing Cash, Gift Cards From Mail, Stuffing Them In Underwear

WBNS-TV Columbus, Ohio

A slice of success- Every Door Direct Mail sells pizzas for Domino

postalnews blog

NALC applauds Supreme Court victory for Obama health plan

postalnews blog

Scenic American Landscapes Stamped Cards Available Today

postalnews blog

Video: Despite early reports Waco USPS center will remain open

KXXV TV Waco

Rogue drug sellers relying more and more on USPS

Krebs on Security

Eureka! The Postal Service finds gold in California

Save the Post Office

Video: Mail-grabbing dog draws USPS ire

WOOD TV Grand Rapids

Mail delivery continues in storm's aftermath

Lynchburg News & Advance

OSHA settles whistleblower complaint against USPS contractor

postalnews blog

Video: Houston mailman helps kids escape burning home

postalnews blog

Arbitrators to decide terms of three postal union contracts

Federal Times

APWU: POStPlan in Direct Conflict with National Agreement

APWU News

Arbitrator Das Sustains APWU Grievance on Denial of Retreat Rights; Dispute Over Assignment of Unassigned Regulars to NTFT Schedules Denied

APWU News

USPS Board not so sure about living people on stamps

postalnews blog

Delivering the Future

Government Executive

Editorial: Maine islands at risk

Post offices play a key role in keeping Maine’s islands sustainable
Bangor Daily News

Audio: A New Reality For Rural Post Offices

National Public Radio

Kalamazoo letter carrier attacked by pit bull joins push for stronger dog controls

Kalamazoo Gazette

Union: Impact of 2011 Canada Post strike and lockout much exaggerated - postalnews blog

Canada.PostNe.ws