Sunday, September 30
Commentary: USPS manipulated data, ignored outside advice in network rationalization planning
intelisent Postal Affairs Blog
Defense wants Memphis judge to suppress confession, other evidence in killings of Henning postal workers
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Has USPS Targeted the Wrong Plants for Closure?
Dead Tree Edition
Saturday, September 29
Two mail theft suspects released on bond
Huntington WV Herald Dispatch
Postal regulator questions USPS consolidation efforts
The Hill's On The Money
Friday, September 28
APWU, USPS Reach Agreement on NTFT Schedules
postalnews blog
APWU Clerk Craft Wins Jurisdiction On New AFCS 200 Operator Position
postalnews blog
"Into the Postal Weeds"
New publication for mailers from Postcom. (.pdf format)
UK: Collection Box Neglected For 23 Years Is Finally Emptied
Huffington Post
USPS urges dismissal for postal retail lawsuit
Post & Parcel
Redrawing the Map: A Look at USPS' Network Rationalization Plan
Dead Tree Edition
Editorial: The Wait for Postal Default
... brought to you by "the same people who concocted budgeting by sequester and the fiscal cliff"
New York Times
New York Times
US Postal Service Encourages Voters to Mail Early
postalnews blog
Thursday, September 27
APWU, USPS Sign Agreement on Limited Duty Assignments
postalnews blog
Two Ohio post office employees charged with theft
Ironton Tribune
USPS Employee Argues that His Attention Deficit Disorder is a Disability
humanresourcesjournal.com
USPS Assistant Treasurer pleads guilty to embezzlement
postalnews blog
Nebraska postmaster gets 6 months for embezzlement
Associated Press
Torrington Post Office investigation, prompted by complaints, closed by federal inspectors
Torrington Register Citizen
Postal worker pleads to illegally collecting unemployment
Buffalo News
Wednesday, September 26
Video: USPS recycling policies hypocritical says one big-time shipper
postalnews blog
New York Tries Hand-Delivery to Counter Postal Cutbacks
Advertising Age
Tuesday, September 25
Torrington CT Post Office investigated by OIG
Torrington Register Citizen
USPS: Mobile Barcodes and Direct Mail to Drive Holiday Shopping
postalnews blog
Postal Service to default again (yawn)…
CNN Money via postalnews blog
Mail handlers don’t want to be “guided” by clerks
postalnews blog
Woman Gets Hand Stuck in Mail Chute at Bronx Post Office
DNAinfo.com New York
Full speed ahead for "decimation" of California MVS drivers
also: "Was postal management suppressing the vote?"
APWU Postal Worker West via 21st Century Postal Worker
APWU Postal Worker West via 21st Century Postal Worker
What's up with USPS advertising contracts??
Media Daily News
Monday, September 24
USPS renews contract with ATSG for out-sourced sort facilities
postalnews blog
Carper urges curbs on Postal Regulatory Commission travel
Federal Times
NY Postmaster sentenced to prison, restitution for theft from USPS
postalnews blog
North Dallas residents say goodbye to longtime postman
WFAA TV Dallas
Sunday, September 23
Canada Post mail carrier retires after 61 years on the job
Orangeville ON Banner
Unproductive Congress skips town until November
Salt Lake Tribune
Saturday, September 22
Post Office brings Gopost to Maryland
Annapolis Daily Times
In Praise of the Postal Service
Classic photographs from LIFE magazine
Friday, September 21
Texas postmaster gets 10 years probation for child sex crimes
Abilene Reporter-News
USPS does about face on voter registration materials in lobbies
Visalia Times-Delta
Naperville letter carrier wins humanitarian award
Chicago Tribune
Kansas HCR carrier charged with stealing mail
postalnews blog
Video: Crooks steal mail, packages from US postal worker in Florida
WKNG TV Orlando
Thursday, September 20
Postal driver acquitted in Manhattan cyclist's death
New York Post
Kentucky Postal Worker Arrested On Sex Charge
WLEX TV Lexington, Kentucky
Still delivering after 50 years
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Sexual Battery Case Dismissed Against Florida Postmaster
NorthEscambia.com
Wednesday, September 19
Seeking Revenue, Postal Service Plans to Deliver More Junk Mail
New York Times
Indiana clerk avoids further jail time after skimming $17,000 from USPS
NW Indiana Times
Nevada post ffice arson suspect scheduled for trial in February
Reno Gazette-Journal
Video: Two Years Without Mail, It Ain’t Right!
postalnews blog
D.C. postal carrier charged with mail theft
Washington Examiner
Tuesday, September 18
"Ask a Curator Day” at the National Postal Museum
National Postal Museum
FedEx Growth Continues to Rely on USPS
Courier Express and Postal Observer
New O. Henry stamp gets it somewhat wrong
Asheville Citizen-Times
GSA and Postal Service can improve property management, auditors say
Government Executive
Mailman helps save woman from burning mobile home
Orange County Register
Postal worker pleads guilty to possessing machine gun
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Postal Service Reform Will Be a Lighter Measure, Lawmakers Say
National Journal
Monday, September 17
Video: Colorado postal worker receives artificial heart
postalnews blog
North Carolina plant closing results in delayed mail
Wilkes Journal-Patriot
Letter Carriers Recognized as Heroes of the Year
postalnews blog
eBills are the next generation of handling finances
Joliet Herald News
Consternation and confusion: Putting POStPlan in place
Save the Post Office
The holes that still need filling in the postal reform debate
Gene Del Polito commentary
USPS Management and Privatizers: Reading from the same script
American Postal Worker magazine
Editorial: Make Postal Service a priority
Philadelphia Inquirer
Sunday, September 16
Lawmakers concede Postal Service overhaul unlikely before Nov. election
The Hill's On The Money
Touting the benefits of a neighborhood post office
Westchester Times Herald Record
Saturday, September 15
Congressman Hank Johnson stands up for the USPS
postalnews blog
Illinois postmaster collapses, dies while delivering mail
saukvalley.com
USPS Offers Convenience and Simplicity Just In Time for the Holidays
Order Free Flat Rate Boxes by Dec. 3
Press release
Press release
USPS “could save $1bn” with 40% fewer delivery units
Post & Parcel
Troubled postal service relies on repairs over new buildings
Brownsville Herald
Friday, September 14
Postal driver testifies in hit and run trial
New York Post
Also from the Post: Alan Dershowitz pressured DA to "throw the book at" postal driver
Also from the Post: Alan Dershowitz pressured DA to "throw the book at" postal driver
Veteran postal worker accused of delivering cocaine in Orlando
Orlando Sentinel
Farewell to Courier Express and Postal Observer
Dead Tree Edition
U.S. Post Office to hire 20 mechanics in Arizona
KTAR TV Phoenix
Thursday, September 13
Flags at half-staff in memory of slain Ambassador
postalnews blog
Post office unit opens in Allentown Laundromat
Allentown PA Morning Call
Judge addresses mental exam in postal shooting
Associated Press
John Berthelsen: To save private jobs, Congress should OK postal reform
(John Berthelsen is CEO of Suttle-Straus Inc, a Midwest printing and distribution company)
Madison Capital Times
Madison Capital Times
Wednesday, September 12
Pennsylvania postal employee accused of stealing $21,000
Erie Times-News
Hearing set in West Tennessee postal shooting case
Jackson Sun
Intellectual Property: Buried Treasure on the Postal Platform
Post & Parcel
Tuesday, September 11
Celebrating Master Storyteller O. Henry’s 150th Birthday Anniversary
postalnews blog
POStPlan implementation: The surveys go out, the trouble begins
Save the Post Office
USPS Could Save $1 Billion By Combining Delivery Operations, Study Says
Dead Tree Edition
Postal history: James Cutler’s Revolutionary Mailbox Idea
National Postal Museum
More postal history from Bill Burrus: Full Time Conversion
Burrus Journal
Monday, September 10
Seinfeld's 'Newman,' Sympathizes With Postal Workers
Huffington Post
Is Every Door Direct Mail really a good thing?
intelisent Postal Affairs Blog
Widow's Claim Against Postal Service Revived
Courthouse News Service
Donkey Express: Mules Take Over the Mail
Website offers discounted USPS postage labels paid for with stolen credit cards
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Sunday, September 9
Eight Legislative Days in September: Will the House Act on the USPS?
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Framingham mail carriers mourn one of their own
MetroWest (MA) Daily News
see also the Framingham Patch
Canyon CA postmaster job being eliminated
San Francisco Chronicle
Saturday, September 8
NALC contract arbitration: USPS "offers" no raises, no layoff protection
From the Illinois State Association of Letter Carriers (ISALC) Facebook page via postalmag:"Interest arbitration began on Thursday (Sept 6). The USPS opened by offering a proposal that contained the following: NO raises, NO COLAs, NO Layoff Protection, a 25% TE workforce, and a two-tier wage scale. Yes, brothers and sisters, we are in for a fight."
Postal truck driver faces trial in Manhattan cyclist's death
NY Daily News
USPS OIG says fraud is rampant in federal contracting
Federal Computer Week
An Open Letter to Senator Collins: It's time for a new vision of the Postal Service
Save the Post Office
Postal history: Marguerite Alexander recalls catching mail bags from train
Rochester NY Democrat and Chronicle
Video: Questions raised about dumped mail in Atlanta
postalnews blog
Friday, September 7
Letter Carriers’ Fundraiser for MDA This Sunday
postalnews blog
Duluth letter carrier charged with stealing mail
postalnews blog
Father and son charged in bulk mail fraud scheme
postalnews blog
The End of (Mail) Men: The long and increasingly sharp decline in U.S. postal employment.
Matthew Yglesias in Slate
Santa Monica Churns Out Post Office Closure Appeals
Santa Monica, CA Patch
Video: Cleveland postal carrier discovers smoking package
postalnews blog
NAPUS: Holding Congress Accountable on November 6
postalnews blog
Probation, fine for supervisor who lied about mugging
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Video: Whistling Postman Delivers Daily Mail with Music
WMBD TV Peoria
Thursday, September 6
Q&A: Gary Reblin, VP of domestic products, USPS
Direct Marketing News
ABM: Publishers should budget a 3.5 percent postal increase for 2013
American Business Media
Arizona PMR gets 16 months in prison for forging money orders
postalnews blog
Mississippi postal worker fined $2K for mail theft
Biloxi Sun Herald
Postal Service Trial of '100 Percent Street Time' Fails
Dead Tree Edition
Wednesday, September 5
Letter carrier loses lawsuit claiming hostile work environment led to resignation
Human Resources Journal
Tuesday, September 4
8 Reasons USPS Productivity Is Declining: The Employees Speak Out
Dead Tree Edition
Election season is here: get to know the Hatch Act
postalnews blog
Busting myths about the U.S. Postal Service
Peninsula Clarion
To NSA or not to NSA? The Valassis Question
Save the Post Office
Monday, September 3
USPS to issue new high-denomination stamps in December
postalnews blog
McCaskill touts fight to save rural post offices
Southeast Missourian
Postal service tops “disappearing jobs” list
postalnews blog
Sunday, September 2
Video: Postal worker helps deliver suspect to cops - postalnews
postalnews blog
USPS issues new Purple Heart Medal Forever stamp
postalnews blog
Saturday, September 1
Transfer of work from Bloomington mail processing center underway
Bloomington Pantagraph
U.S. Postal Service Offers ‘Everyday Heroes’ Greeting Cards
Press release
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