postalnews.com: October 2012

Wednesday, October 31

Video: NALC Letter Carrier Heroes of the Year
postalnews blog Comment
No mail? Post Office announces plans for Social Security checks
Philadelphia Inquirer Comment
Armed teens rob Texas post office
Houston Chronicle Comment
USPS begins cleaning up after Sandy
USPS News Link Comment
Rural letter carriers union still supports Issa??
postalnews blog Comment
Direct Mail Isn't Junk Mail
IWCO's Speaking Direct Blog Comment
DM expert calls Valassis NSA a 'Forest Fire' for newspapers
NetNewsCheck Comment
Postal Service Board of Governors to Meet Nov. 15
CFO Briefing Follows Open Session Meeting
postalnews blog Comment
Postal workers plan rally at Darrell Issa’s office this afternoon
postalnews blog Comment
Citizens need to come to defense of Postal Service
Eugene OR Register-Guard Comment
The Money and Groups Behind Postal Reform
Influence Alley Comment
Sandy’s impact felt at postal facilities from Massachusetts to Virginia
postalnews blog Comment
The Power of Mail
Election Season Mail Trends | Neopost USA Comment
Tuesday, October 30
Postal employees fight replacement by contractors
Federal Daily Comment
USPS aims to deliver mail in DC after Hurricane Sandy
Federal News Radio Comment
Letter Carrier Union President. Alarmed By Surge In Attacks On Carriers
CBS Miami Comment
USPS Letter Carriers Advised to Use Their Discretion
NBC4 Washington Comment
Monday, October 29
Postal union political spending up this election
Federal Times Comment
Postal service: Mail-in ballots will be fine
Washington Post Comment
How to Save the U.S. Postal Service Through Innovation
The Atlantic Comment
Storm related info for USPS customers and employees
postalnews blog Comment
End the postal crisis: Congress needs to fix the problem it has worsened
"The Postal Service's debt is spiraling out of control because of ill-conceived laws passed by Congress."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Comment
Sandy: Long Island post offices plan early deliveries, early closings
postalnews blog Comment
USPS plans to deliver in South Jersey despite Sandy (update: or maybe not...)
Press release Comment
FedEx cancels some mail transportation as Sandy approaches
postalnews blog Comment
Special retirement supplement and military buyback – Ask The Experts
Federal Times Comment
Sunday, October 28
Video: Florida postal worker attacked
postalnews blog Comment
Sentencing Tuesday for postal worker who assaulted Hartford PM
Associated Press Comment
Saturday, October 27
Florida postal worker sentenced for stealing from mail
South Florida Sun Sentinel Comment
DPMG responds to latest Washington Post attack on USPS
Washington Post Comment
Video: Montana Voters Still Waiting for Absentee Ballots
postalnews blog Comment
First "Village" Post Office in Northern New England Opens
Rutland Herald Comment
New York man’s Facebook claim a fraud, postal inspectors say
Associated Press Comment
Friday, October 26
Eastern Area VP Jordan Small to retire
postalnews blog Comment
APWU Retirement Incentive Offer Mailing Error
APWU News Comment
Video: Political mail expected to surpass 2 billion pieces delivered
postalnews blog Comment
Reeling agencies hit by rising fuel prices
Federal Times Comment
Cost of Metered Mail May Go Down
postalnews blog Comment
NAPUS Requests Review of FLSA Status for Recently Upgraded Level 18 Postmasters
NAPUS Comment
Former USPS official sent to prison for operating $6 million truck-lease scam
postalnews blog Comment
Thursday, October 25
Postal Service, IG at odds on whether top exec’s $306K compensation package exceeded legal cap
"...the officer received a $61,250 performance bonus last year..." Federal Times Comment
Postal Service loses Freedom of Information lawsuit
Federal Times Comment
Man Admits Biting Postal Worker
WHAM Rochester Comment
Pitney Bowes Forms New Global E-commerce Business Group
postalnews blog Comment
‘Six Degrees of Savings’: U.S. Postal Service Plans Half-Dozen Mailing Promotions for 2013
postalnews blog Comment
Alabama Letter Carrier Indicted in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Conspiracy
postalnews blog Comment
Wednesday, October 24
Postal Service veteran Frank Neri dies
USPS News Link Comment
Hearing Set on APWU Request For Injunction On Subcontracting Motor Vehicle Jobs
APWU News Comment
Mail Handler contract arbitration begins
postalnews blog Comment
Unmailed political literature found in mailboxes
Marshfield WI News-Herald Comment
Blotter: Woman Tells Mail Carrier, 'Post Office is Going to Get a Bullet,' After Late Delivery
Tinley Park, IL Patch Comment
Video: Colorful statement from country’s tiniest post office
postalnews blog Comment
Return to sender? Presidential campaigns, allies hit swing-state voters with mail ad barrage
Washington Post Comment
Labor shortage impacting North Dakota postal stations, officials confirm
Tioga Tribune Comment
Postal Service work and Social Security – Ask The Experts
Federal Times Comment
United Parcel Service reports 56% drop in third-quarter profit
Los Angeles Times Comment
Tuesday, October 23
USPS Employee Fired for Excessive Absences and Suspensions — or Was It Discrimination?
Human Resources Journal Comment
Does Lance Armstrong owe the USPS a couple million dollars?
postalnews blog Comment
Goldway: No imminent cash crunch at USPS
Federal Times Comment
US direct mail giant urges rethink on Standard Mail pricing
Post & Parcel Comment
How Much Does Charles Lane Get Paid to Complain About Being Unable to Compete With the Post Office?
Business Insider Comment
Video: Postal Worker Recovering After Being Pinned by SUV
postalnews blog Comment
Two Significant Changes to FERS
FedSmith.com Comment
Video: USPS places bet on political mail that talks, says MailPOW
postalnews blog Comment
It was hissing and gassy … and at the post office
Seattle Times Comment
Monday, October 22
Lady Bird Johnson to be Featured on Forever Stamp
postalnews blog Comment
Derogatory and threatening Facebook postings about supervisors justified Canada Post employee's firing
HRinfodesk Comment
Google Says It's Not Teaming with USPS on Same-Day Delivery
eCommerce Bytes Comment
FedEx: Record Holiday Volume to be Driven by E-Commerce
(... and much of it delivered by the USPS...)
postalnews blog Comment
Cutbacks looming at Niagara County’s smallest post offices
Buffalo News Comment
Burrus: What Does It Take?
Burrus Journal Comment
Sunday, October 21
Postal Worker a Suspect in Making Felony False Statements Regarding Dog Attack
Dunwoody, GA Patch Comment
"Octomom" Accuses USPS Worker of Spying on Her
Gather Comment
USPS 'in death spiral,' worker says
Wilkes-Barre PA Citizens' Voice Comment
Video: Texas police won’t file charges against unlicensed driver who severely injured letter carrier
postalnews blog Comment
Saturday, October 20
Video: Neighbors frustrated their mail all of a sudden stopped
postalnews blog Comment
Dog that attacked postal carrier euthanized for rabies testing
Wilmington News Journal Comment
Holiday Postmark Available In Santa Claus
WIBC Indianapolis Comment
Post office closing draws protest
Albany (GA) Herald Comment
OIG finds no fault in Torrington Post Office probe
Torrington Register Citizen Comment
Friday, October 19
Police Reports: Postal Worker Cuts Corners to Finish Route on Time
Brookfield, WI Patch Comment
Tipping point? Forbes magazine now gets half of its revenue from digital
MediaPost Comment
Illinois carrier sues couple over dog bite
Madison/St. Clair Record Comment
NY postal worker admits stealing prescriptions
Associated Press Comment
The Truth About The Postal Service's 'Fiscal Cliff'
And why the private sector needs the USPS to survive... Minyanville's Wall Street Comment
Ecommerce driving changes in delivery options
Global Supply Chain Insights Comment
Date stamped on N. Topeka mail center closing
Topeka Capital-Journal Comment
8 Questions About Newsweek's Future
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Thursday, October 18
Law firm hires postal veterans to open postal practice
postalnews blog Comment
NALC: No “fiscal cliff” for USPS
postalnews blog Comment
APWU: Employees Should Receive Incentive Offers by Oct. 22
postalnews blog Comment
Delaware letter carrier attacked by dogs dies
Wilmington News Journal Comment
Burrus: APWU contract was a "gift to large mailers"
Burrus Journal Comment
Newsweek magazine to stop printing, go all-digital
Reuters Comment
Falling in love: It pays to go postal
Federal News Radio Comment
Newspaper group finds bright spot in USPS rate filing
Newspaper Association of America Comment
New Jersey letter carrier charged with stealing $20,000 coin shipment
Clifton Journal Comment
Michael Thompson's stamp collection is utterly unique
Erie Times-News Comment
Wednesday, October 17
Officials discover 4,500 vote-by-mail ballots delayed at San Jose post office
San Jose Mercury News Comment
APWU Files Suit To Stop Motor Vehicle Subcontracting in California
postalnews blog Comment
Mail destroyed as USPS truck burns
Galveston TX Daily News Comment
73-year-old contractor employee gets probation in USPS gas-card case
Associated Press Comment
NYPD: Suspect impersonates Postal Service employee
Brooklyn Daily Comment
USPS to Test Same-Day Delivery in San Francisco
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
U.S. Postal Service hits borrowing limit for first time
Reuters Comment
Judge sides with state campaign agency in dispute with USPS
Modesto Bee Comment
Tuesday, October 16
The Real Loser in the Lance Armstrong Scandal: the Postal Service
US News Comment
Absentee ballot postage confusing Ohio voters
WCPO TV Cincinnati Comment
Seizing MTE: Carrier’s tip leads to large recovery
postalnews blog Comment
Navigating the New USPS: 4 keys to profitable direct mail in 2013
Target Marketing Comment
Surplus to Requirements
Why the USPS has overfunded its FERS pension obligations
USPS OIG Blog Comment
Video: USPS cuts operating hours
WRCB TV Chattanooga via postalnews blog Comment
Monday, October 15
USPS' 2013 rate increases would hit e-merchants hard but spare high-volume Priority Mail users
DC Velocity Comment
Pushing the envelope? Religious image stamps part of holiday tradition
Catholic News Service Comment
Burrus: Casual Control
Burrus Journal Comment
Direct mail still a force in campaigns
Washington Post Comment
USPS makes Every Door Direct Mail permanent
postalnews blog Comment
Confusion, Misinformation Could Hinder USPS's Early-Retirement Push
Dead Tree Edition Comment
A bid to make Owney famous again
All Over Albany Comment
Sunday, October 14
Video: What it takes to keep those catalogs coming
Face the Facts USA via postalnews blog Comment
Saturday, October 13
Beleaguered Postal Service Looks To Ad Industry For Help
Advertising Age Comment
Massachusetts postal worker gets 8 months in prison for selling cocaine on the job
postalnews blog Comment
Friday, October 12
USPS to test same day delivery service
postalnews blog Comment
Rural carrier's mail truck catches fire in Missouri
KFVSTV Cape Girardeau Comment
Pricey election bails out Postal Service
CNN Money Comment
Olympic Gold Medalist to Dedicate Santa and Sleigh Forever Stamps
postalnews blog Comment
Georgia letter carrier hospitalized, facing charges in collision
Augusta Chronicle Comment
Merchants to Be Squeezed by Postage Rate Increase in January
eCommerce Bytes Comment
Pennsylvania postal worker charged with theft
Hazleton PA Standard Speaker Comment
USPS Issues Holy Family Forever Stamp
postalnews blog Comment
Thursday, October 11
USPS Announces New Prices and Services for 2013
Press release Comment
USPS price change filing imminent?
postalnews blog Comment
U.S. Postal Service Stamped in Lance Armstrong Doping Report
Wall Street Journal Comment
Maine postal clerk admits embezzlement
Kennebec Journal Comment
Chances of Postal Reform This Year: Slim and None
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Video: USPS says Columbus Day backed up mail, explains other late deliveries
WTVR Richmond via postalnews blog Comment
Fresh New Look for Cardstore by American Greetings
Press release Comment
Wednesday, October 10
Maryland Rural Carrier Convicted of Making False Statements to Obtain Disability Benefits
postalnews blog Comment
Doping report provides some free (but unwanted!) publicity for USPS
Federal Times Comment
APWU Challenges Plan To Transfer Time & Attendance Work
postalnews blog Comment
APWU: Incentive Letters to be Sent Beginning Today
postalnews blog Comment
Maine mailboxes fill up as political fliers go postal
Lewiston Sun Journal Comment
Cuts to strip many area rural post offices of experienced hands behind counter
Fargo-Morehead Forum Comment
Mother Opossum and Babies Rescued from Mail Truck Engine
Clearwater, FL Patch Comment
Birthday turns into busted day for girl who robbed letter carrier
Eunice LA News Comment
Tuesday, October 9
Kansas postal supervisor charged with battery, placed on admin leave
Topeka Capital-Journal Comment
USPS agrees to convert 6,000 PTF carriers to full time, hire 3,400 TEs
postalnews blog Comment
Government isn't the problem- politicians are the problem
An unfair hand dealt to U.S. Postal Service
Detroit Free Press Comment
Burrus: Them And Us
Burrus Journal Comment
UPU to push for postal efficiency and connectivity
Post & Parcel Comment
Need stamps? Post office tells customers to look elsewhere!
Read more » Comment
Monday, October 8
NJ letter carrier injured after being ejected from truck
Mahwah, NJ Patch Comment
Canada Post, union reach agreement on tentative contract
UPI Comment
Sunday, October 7
Social media among threats to greeting card makers
Columbia Missourian Comment
Nebraska rural carrier, 59, killed in crash
Columbus Telegram Comment
Postal Service offers reward for information about robbery suspects
WKMG TV Orlando Comment
Take the Money and Run, Burrus Tells Postal Workers
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Saturday, October 6
Burrus: Last Chance Buyout?
Burrus Journal Comment
Yonkers post office employee charged with mail theft
The Journal News Comment
USPS Heightens Awareness for Employees with Disabilities
Press release Comment
Ignorance, incompetence, favoritism, bullying, and obsession: Just another day at the Post Office
Save the Post Office Comment
Video: PO Boxed Out- Discussion on the future of the USPS
From HuffPost Live: participants include retired Postmaster Mark Jamison
postalnews blog Comment
Friday, October 5
Portrait of the Artist as a Postman
The Waco postal worker who designs Hermes scarves...
CNBC read the original story in Texas Monthly Comment
Maryland Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mail
postalnews blog Comment
A Lame-Duck Congress: Shaken Not Stirred?
eNAPUS Legislative Update (.pdf file) Comment
Postal Service Expects 15,000 to 20,000 Buyouts
The Oregonian Comment
Postal Van Hit and Run Sends Car Rolling 30 Feet
Talk of the Sound
Read more » Comment
Thursday, October 4
Video: Future of U.S. Postal Service
postalnews blog Comment
Town's love of its PO unrequited by USPS
Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette Comment
Senator Carper gets the facts wrong on USPS finances
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Offers New Stamp Collecting Products
postalnews blog Comment
Wednesday, October 3
Washington window clerk charged with mail theft
Sequim Gazette Comment
St. Louis letter carrier robbed at gunpoint
KSDK TV St. Louis Comment
NALC Launches Election 2012 Site
National Association of Letter Carriers Comment
Postal Service adding temp workers for Christmas
Tacoma News Tribune Comment
Ohio mail processing clerk charged with mail theft, assault
WBNS-TV Columbus Comment
Thinking of taking the latest Postal Service buyout?
A reporter would like to talk with you...
Federal Times Comment
Tuesday, October 2
30 Eastern Connecticut post offices to have hours cut
Norwich Bulletin Comment
New Jersey letter carrier charged with thefts from mail
Gloucester County Times Comment
APWU, USPS Negotiate Retirement Incentive
Employees to Receive $15,000 in Two Installments
postalnews blog Comment
POST Plan meetings: Over 1500 scheduled already, more coming
Save the Post Office Comment
Five-Day Delivery and Reduced USPS Service Standards Could Face Legal Barrier
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Burrus: Congrats!
Burrus Journal Comment
Video: Mail carrier charged with animal cruelty after allegedly pepper-spraying dog
postalnews blog Comment
Monday, October 1
Mail handlers will fight USPS decision on AFCS-200 jobs
postalnews blog Comment
Veterans’ Dilemma
"The agreement that veterans must accept appointment to all PSE vacancies to maintain their veteran status is a travesty"
Burrus Journal Comment
The PRC's Advisory Opinion on Network Rationalization: Death Knell for the Postal Service?
Save the Post Office Comment
PRC Chairman Goldway offers a separate view on USPS service cutbacks
postalnews blog Comment
Cool Stamps Feature Ultra Light to Satellite Views of Earth
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Preserving Rural Post Offices
KIMT TV Mason City Iowa Comment
Ron Bloom: A Reality Check on Postal Service Finances
Huffington Post Comment

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