Monday, August 27

USPS offers early out to 3,300 EAS employees affected by organizational changes

postalnews blog

Burrus: Opposing Views

Burrus Journal

USPS deletes talk of honoring living persons on stamps from its web site

postalnews blog

Canada Post Group of Companies reports pre-tax loss of $10 million in the second quarter

Canada.PostNe.ws

PostCom: Postal customers are the real “cash cows”

postalnews blog

Postal Service again gets more time for reply to Northrop lawsuit

Federal Times

GOP platform calls for privatizing USPS

postalnews blog

Trouble ahead: The PRC gives POStPlan a green light

Save the Post Office

10 Things the Postal Service Won't Tell You

"the Postal Service has been a kind of cash cow for the federal government for the last 40 years"- Ruth Goldway
Smartmoney

Tuesday, August 14

Video: Postmaster General booed at rural carrier convention

postalnews blog

What can Brown do for you? Congressman Ryan's UPS Express

Save the Post Office

The U.S. Postal Service: Is there hope?

"... it’s worth remembering that at this time a year ago, USPS officials were predicting that the agency would be broke by now."
Federal Times

Video: Paul Ryan legislative record: he renamed a post office once

postalnews blog

Another postal employee accused of stealing

Tucson News Now

Joe DiMaggio’s stamp creates confusion, does it show him batting left-handed?

Yahoo! Sports

Congress flees as the post office sinks

San Francisco Chronicle

Postal worker answers letter asking for help

WAGA Atlanta

Friday, August 10

How to save the U.S. Postal Service

Washington Post

Burrus calls APWU agreement “the worst contract in the history of collective bargaining”

postalnews blog

Arbitrator: APWU workers who are excessed to, or who transfer to other crafts could lose layoff protection

APWU News

Snailmail Photos To Friends With Facebook’s New Postcards Feature

TechCrunch

Postal Service posts a $5.2 gazillion loss, begs to be put out of its misery

Save the Post Office

Will Verizon’s New Pricing Plan Affect USPS Mobile Bar Code Promotion?

Courier Express and Postal Observer

Burrus: APWU plans $40K retirement incentives for some officers

postalnews blog

‘Crisis of confidence' as USPS posts $5.2B quarterly loss

Federal News Radio

Pick a number, any number! (USPS “losses” double overnight!)

postalnews blog

Wednesday, August 8

EBay tests same-day delivery with big retailers

Reuters

British union leader addresses USPS mail handler's convention

Billy Hayes – The Blog
Communications Workers Union

Rural postal cuts stir up concerns

Smith River’s long-time clerk stages protest
Crescent City CA Triplicate

Postal Inspectors help unravel $7 billion Ponzi scam

postalnews blog

Retired postmaster: cell phones brought change

Columbus NE Telegram

US newsstand sales of magazines fall nearly 10 percent in 1st half of 2012

Associated Press

PostScan Mail, Inc: New Service Contributes to the “Paperless” Society

Press release

The Media Default: Postal Coverage Falls Short

Gone Postal

Tuesday, August 7

Be wary of talk about privatizing post office

Los Angeles Times

The Road to POStPlan: Breaking down the postmaster retirement numbers

Save the Post Office

Houston honors letter carrier for saving two children from burning home

Houston Chronicle

PostalOne Issues Continue

intelisent Postal Affairs Blog

Cash woes spur USPS to consider stopping FERS payments

Federal Times

Editorial: Congress has the U.S. Postal Service hogtied

Los Angeles Times

1 pleads guilty in killing of Fla. mail carrier

Associated Press

Video: USPS Says It Won’t Deliver to New Student Housing Complex

postalnews blog

Editorial: Postal Service needs a break

The Olympian - Olympia WA

7 Reasons the GOP Might Be Starving USPS of Cash

Dead Tree Edition

Monday, August 6

Retirement claims tick up, but OPM continues cutting backlog

Federal News Radio

Several thousand postmasters call it quits

Federal Times

Baltimore: Main post office annex closed for carbon monoxide leak

Baltimore Sun

Retired postal service workers fret over agency's future

Bay News 9 St Petersburg

Boehner admits postal “crisis” is phony

postalnews blog

Duluth letter carrier to be honored for heroism at accident scene

Duluth News Tribune

Editorial: The USPS needs help from an unhelpful Congress

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Postal Road Warrior" Delivers to Rural Oregon

Public News Service

Historic Santa Monica Post Office in Jeopardy

Santa Monica Lookout

Going Postal: Road Trip 2012: Chapter 3; Old and New, Part I

Going Postal (link corrected)

Analysis: Do-little Congress earns disapproval of 80% of Americans

This Congress has excelled, however, in two areas- renaming post offices, and taking vacations...
Detroit Free Press

Friday, August 3

House of Representatives Defaults!

eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin (.pdf format)

By Default or Design: The Demise of the Postal Service

Save the Post Office

Arbitrator closes record in postmaster hours dispute

postalnews blog

Why FedEx And UPS Want The Postal Service To Survive

Minyanville's Wall Street

California Couple Indicted For Workers’ Comp And Bankruptcy Fraud

postalnews blog

Do We Still Need Universal Postal Service?

Mother Jones

Postal Service Challenges Have Plenty of Answers

firedoglake.com

Why Mail Matters: It Works Better for Local Advertisers

Courier Express and Postal Observer

Former Gov. Kaine: Attacks on federal employees ‘revolting’

Federal Times

Thursday, August 2

APWU Update on Retirement Incentives

APWU News

Rural carrier killed when truck hit by tractor trailer

WALB TV Albany GA

Phased Retirement Approved for Postal, Federal Employees

APWU News

Post Office Privatization Is Probably a Huge Real Estate Deal

Andrew Reinbach in The Huffington Post

Harte Hanks Projects Weak Demand for USPS Delivered Products

Courier Express and Postal Observer

Fork in the Road for POStPlan

Save the Post Office

Burrus: APWU Board witholds agreement on retirement incentives

postalnews blog

Postal cutbacks hurt rural outposts the most

USA Today

60 House Bills to Name Post Offices, Zero To Fix Mail Service

ABC News