postalnews.com: November 2012

Friday, November 30

Post offices open Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve
Most Will Close Early, Collection Box Mail May Be Collected Early
postalnews blog Comment
Video: USPS takes part in Boise tree-lighting ceremony...
KIFI TV Idaho Falls Comment
Nonprofitpostal: Just how intelligent does nonprofit and small business mail need to be?
Nonprofit postal blog Comment
Incentive Revocation Date Extended for California Motor Vehicle Employees
APWU News Comment
New GAO reports provide further evidence that cuts to FECA benefits are unfair
Senator Daniel Akaka press release Comment
Number of empty chairs on Postal Service board increasing
Federal Times Comment
Congress Acts on Meaningful Postal Legislation (Just Kidding)
Courier Express and Postal Observer Comment
Not-So-Nonprofit Mailer May Face Reduced Fine
Courthouse News Service Comment
Jacksonville postal workers win million dollar Powerball prize
WTEV TV Jacksonville Comment
Video: Congress not moving on USPS bill
postalnews blog Comment
NJ truck-cleaning firm paying $500,000 in penalties for illegally dumping dirty water from USPS vehicles
Associated Press Comment
Petaluma postal consolidation plans pushed back
Petaluma Argus-Courier Comment
Thursday, November 29
USPS Awards Northrop Grumman New Contract Despite Lawsuit
postalnews blog Comment
NALC: Update on lame-duck postal legislation
NALC e-Activist Network Comment
USPS announces “Sealed With Love” Forever stamp
postalnews blog Comment
Shots fired at postal van in Alabama
WBRC TV Birmingham Comment
Inspectors investigating attempted robbery, assault at Nebraska PO
Imperial Republican Comment
Why is yet another newspaper demonizing postal workers?
New Hampshire Labor News Comment
USPS Underestimates How Many Employees Will Take the Money and Run, Poll Says
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Postal Service wins key ruling in fight with workers over Eagan locker sizes
Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal Comment
Wednesday, November 28
FERS Employees May Be Eligible for Annuity Supplement
APWU News Comment
Montana mail carrier back at work after crash
Montana Standard Comment
Fatal shooting at Ormond FL post office a suicide, official says
Daytona Beach News-Journal Comment
Manufacturing Emergencies: An open letter to the PRC on post office suspensions
Save the Post Office Comment
What's At Stake For The Printing Industry Without Postal Reform
Printing Impressions Comment
Thieves like postal vehicle batteries
Selma Enterprise Comment
Video: PMG Says “We’re facing our own fiscal cliff”
CBS News via postalnews blog Comment
Politicking Leads To Profitable October for USPS
Dead Tree Edition Comment
TSP board: Don’t worry about the G Fund as debt ceiling looms
Government Executive Comment
Feds to weigh death penalty options in murders of Henning postal workers
Memphis Commercial Appeal Comment
Detroit man admits to counterfeiting U.S. Postal Service checks
Detroit Free Press Comment
Postal Worker Previously Charged with Mail Theft Now Charged With Identity Theft
Press release Comment
Tuesday, November 27
Postal Service gets anemic response to EAS early retirement offer
Federal Times Comment
APWU employees face decision
Incentive offer deadline is next Monday
postalnews blog Comment
New Report: CEOs Pushing Social Security Cuts are Sitting on Massive Retirement Funds While Underfunding Worker Pensions
Institute for Policy Studies Comment
It’s About Time For Your Print Advertising To Be More Social
RGB Social Comment
Union Urges Obama, Congress to Address Morale at Federal Agencies
Press release Comment
Let the Patient Live
Pitney Bowes VP responds to “The Postal Service Should Go… Now” column
Pitney Bowes Newsroom Comment
Do's and don'ts for holiday gift giving at federal agencies
Federal News Radio Comment
Mail carrier, and her mail, survive plunge into creek
The Missourian Comment
Ailing U.S. Postal Service Tries to Avoid Twinkie’s Fate
Bloomberg Comment
Postal Reform: How Long Must Publishers Wait For Congress to Deliver?
Publishing Executive Comment
Monday, November 26
APWU Expands Electronic Grievance Pilot
APWU News Comment
Canada Post reports pre-tax loss of $75 million in the third quarter
Press release Comment
In tiny places, rural post offices are big
Fort Myers News-Press Comment
A holiday love letter to the U.S. post office
Santa Fe New Mexican Comment
USPS Announces Emancipation Proclamation 150th Anniversary Forever Stamp
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service cuts could affect state's mail-in voting
Seattle Times Comment
November Communities and Postal Workers United Newsletter
"BEWARE ! The lame duck can cripple the starving eagle!" cpwunited.com Comment
Sunday, November 25
HuffPo’s Token Tea Partier: “The Postal Service Should Go… Now”
postalnews blog Comment
APWU Excessing Out of Installation Arbitration Award
postalnews blog Comment
Greeting Card Association Releases 2012 Christmas Card Figures, Trends
postalnews blog Comment
The Hidden Benefit of Postal Service Retirement
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Saturday, November 24
Man Throws “Bomb” Over Keys Post Office Counter, Is Arrested
CBS Miami Comment
USPS losses expected to decline- but you won’t read about it in the news media
postalnews blog Comment
Friday, November 23
$15,000 USPS buyout so far attracts 20,000-plus workers
Federal Times Comment
Congressmen tell White House: Federal employees have already paid their share towards debt reduction
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Ready to Deliver on Record Spending Cyber Monday
postalnews blog Comment
Catalog volume falls, but trend is flattening
Portland Press Herald Comment
Postcard mailed in 1943 finally delivered
Elmira Star-Gazette Comment
Thursday, November 22
Sen. Carper hopeful for postal reform compromise
WDDE Delaware's NPR News station Comment
The story of Thanksgiving comes to life on postage stamps
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Burrus: What Did We Do?
Burrus Journal Comment
Video: Fire reveals lost love letters from 1908
postalnews blog Comment
Save Some Green on Black Friday with USPS Shipping
Press release Comment
Wednesday, November 21
New technologies key to Postal Service revitalization
Federal News Radio Comment
USPS offers no answers for why post office may close
WFXL TV Albany GA Comment
USPS hiring freeze hurts veterans, postal workers say
People's World Comment
Tuesday, November 20
Miami: postal worker robbed
WPLG Miami Comment
Virginia mail carriers win harassment claim
Hampton Roads Daily Press Comment
Rates for Standard Mail Flats Might Go Up Even Higher in 2013
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
Newspapers oppose forced ‘full-service’ mail tracking barcodes proposal
KYPress Online Comment
Retirement Counseling
APWU News Comment
Video: Lansing postman, 80, has faithfully delivered his route for 56 years
postalnews blog Comment
Some Village Post Offices Disappointed With Lack Of Business
Indiana Public Media Comment
Obama’s union allies work to pull negotiations over ‘fiscal cliff’ to the left
The Hill Comment
Thanksgiving Letter from PMG Pat Donahoe
postalnews blog Comment
We’re Already Paying,’ Federal, Postal Worker Groups Remind Congress
APWU News Comment
Postal Service Sets Productivity Records, Still Faces Deficit Because of Congress
AFL-CIO Now Comment
Catalogs still piling it on
"It's pretty simple: catalogs work"
Marketplace Comment
Employees work together to save a life
postalnews blog Comment
Federal-Postal Coalition: No Federal Workforce Pay Cuts for ‘Fiscal Cliff
FedSmith.com Comment
Congress Is Fixin' To Fix the Postal Service
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Postal embezzler gets probation for making meth at her home
Watertown NY Daily Times Comment
Monday, November 19
Kentucky postal worker indicted for stealing mail
WYMT Hazard KY Comment
An Easy Task for Congress: Save the Post Office
The USPS is not “broke.” It was broken by Congress. And it should be fixed by Congress.
The Nation Comment
Police: Postal employee stole $49,000 worth of items, sold half on eBay
WHEC TV Rochester NY Comment
Whatever happened to letters? Email just isn't the same
The Telegraph Comment
Staten Island mail carriers hailed as superheroes of the storm
Staten Island Advance Comment
Washington: mailman 'snaps' at island driver
Bainbridge Island Review Comment
How Congress Plans to Pass USPS Reform in the Lame Duck Session
Courier Express and Postal Observer Comment
Sunday, November 18
Nothing stays these couriers: Postal workers deliver during Sandy
Save the Post Office Comment
Lawmakers scramble to finish postal service fix
The Hill's On The Money Comment
Michigan carrier in critical condition following traffic accident
Detroit Observer Comment
Ed Schultz video: USPS in danger of collapse thanks to GOP politicians
MSNBC via postalnews blog Comment
Saturday, November 17
Network Rationalization Update, with detailed schedule of changes
Save the Post Office Comment
POStPlan becomes a reality: Hours cut at hundreds of offices today, thousands more after the holidays
Save the Post Office Comment
Tennessee Carrier Killed In Head On Crash
WTVF Nashville Comment
USPS releases updated network consolidation list
National Postal Mail Handlers Union Comment
NALC: Misguided compromise proposal misses the mark
National Association of Letter Carriers Comment
Friday, November 16
Standard Mail Proposed Rates Rejected by PRC
intelisent Postal Affairs Blog Comment
PRC approves most postal rate hikes
Press release Comment
USPS Loss, Hostess Bankruptcy Due To Greedy Unions?
The Inquisitr Comment
Postal Bill in Lame Duck Session? Déjà vu All Over Again!
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin Comment
NALC: OPM valuation of the USPS FERS pension fund surplus is wrong
postalnews blog Comment
NALC: USPS FY2012 report shows "crisis" is political, not financial
postalnews blog Comment
Lieberman and Issa Talking Compromise on Postal Reform
Courier Express and Postal Observer Comment
Columnist suggests “nationalizing” the USPS (who does he think owns it now??)
postalnews blog Comment
Despite $15.9 billion loss, U.S. Postal Service execs see boost in pay
Washington Times Comment
FTC sues firm that advertised postal jobs
Arizona Daily Star Comment
Response to Buyout Offer Better Than USPS Expected
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Thursday, November 15
20,000 postal clerks take a buyout
Federal Times Comment
If the USPS Is In Trouble, Why Did Mailing Industry Stocks Rise Sharply?
Courier Express and Postal Observer Comment
One lobbyist replaces another as USPS Board Chairman
postalnews blog Comment
USPS “lost” $15.9 Billion in FY 2012- 70% of it due to PAEA
Press release Comment
More on the FERS surplus: do the math!
postalnews blog Comment
Western NY postal worker sentenced for thefts
Associated Press Comment
USPS proposes pay cuts, end to layoff protection for mail handlers
postalnews blog Comment
New Poll: How Many Postal Workers Will Take the USPS/APWU Buyout Incentive?
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Wednesday, November 14
So what happened to the FERS surplus?
postalnews blog Comment
Letter carrier admits stealing benefits
WIVB TV Buffalo Comment
Kicking Can on Postal Service No Option as Financial Chasm Looms
Bloomberg Comment
New marketing chief helps USPS practice what it preaches
Federal News Radio Comment
Hurricane Sandy Challenges Postal Operations
intelisent Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Video: Two plead guilty to kidnapping, robbing California postal worker
postalnews blog Comment
Tuesday, November 13
Projected USPS FERS Pension Surplus Shrinks as Rates Fall
Businessweek Comment
Dilapidated, rat-infested Knox NY post office closed
Albany Times Union Comment
Postal Heroes Archive - November 2012
USPS News Link Comment
Video: Upside down post office flag blamed on “kids” (or maybe right wing wackos?)
postalnews blog Comment
APWU Lawsuit Prompts USPS to Postpone MVS Subcontracting in CA
postalnews blog Comment
Video: USPS stops delivering to Texas couple after letter carrier knocks down their mailbox
postalnews blog Comment
Pitney Bowes struggles to deliver amid declining mail volumes
The Globe and Mail Comment
Monday, November 12
Issa holds out hope for postal reform this Congress
Government Executive Comment
Clarkson NY PO flies flag upside down on Veterans Day
Customer told postal employees about it on Thursday, but no one fixed it...
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Comment
Video: Portland OR postal workers protest cuts
KGW TV Portland Comment
Holler for help: There's no stopping emergency suspensions | Save the Post Office
Save the Post Office Comment
Fired postal worker faces sentencing for assaulting Hartford Postmaster
Associated Press Comment
USPS Delivering Holiday Hints to 140 Million
postalnews blog Comment
Syracuse woman robbed; suspects caught after postman gives chase
Syracuse Post Standard Comment
Federal employee bills on plate of lame duck Congress
Washington Post Comment
Superstorm Sandy's Seven Lessons About Print Media
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Sunday, November 11
Louisiana rural carrier killed in crash
Lafayette Daily Comet Comment
Mail, money and murder - Jamaica postal service under pressure as scammers move in
Jamaica Gleaner Comment
Postal service cracks down on mailbox thefts
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Comment
Saturday, November 10
Fired Nevada postmaster seeks back pay
Elko Daily Comment
FedEx Facebook app allows users to send packages to friends
intomobile.com Comment
Online Merchants Again Pursue Same-Day Delivery Service
New York Times Comment
Editorial: Postal cutbacks hard but necessary
Omaha World-Herald Comment
Friday, November 9
USPS back up and running in most of New Jersey
Newark Star-Ledger Comment
NY postmaster sent to prison for embezzlement
postalnews blog Comment
Postal reform bill unlikely to pass this year
Federal Times Comment
USPS to Resume Global Shipping of Packages with Lithium Batteries
Press release Comment
Rockaway Mailman Rick Gold Killed in Storm and Mourned on His Route
The Daily Beast Comment
Video: Mail carrier accused of walking by man’s body to deliver mail
postalnews blog Comment
NALC: Election victory just the beginning
National Association of Letter Carriers Comment
Suspect in iPhone thefts has his bail revoked
Boston Globe Comment
Purple Heart Medal Forever Stamp Honors Veterans’ Sacrifices
postalnews blog Comment
Thursday, November 8
Massachusetts Postal Worker Charged with Theft of iPhones
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Forecasts Record Holiday Shipping Surge
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Announces Moratorium on DUO and POStPlan Implementation
postalnews blog Comment
Postal History: Delivering the Hope Diamond
National Postal Museum Comment
Michigan postal worker electrocuted, falls 16 feet, taken to hospital with minor injuries
Jackson MI Citizen Patriot Comment
Letter carrier happy to see end of election season
Missoula Independent Comment
USPS to discontinue obscure coupons that fueled original Ponzi scheme
postalnews blog Comment
Burrus: We Won
Burrus Journal Comment
Video: No More Political Mail!
postalnews blog Comment
Wednesday, November 7
POStPlan Implementation: 5,600 offices under review, hours to be reduced at 500 on Nov 17
Save the Post Office Comment
FSS Is Saving Big Bucks, USPS Claims
Dead Tree Edition Comment
APWU Celebrates Obama Victory
APWU News Comment
No new buyouts on Postal Service horizon
Federal News Radio Comment
OPM makes dent in retirement backlog as claims continue rolling in
Federal News Radio Comment
Get ready for FEHB open season
postalnews blog Comment
Judge freezes assets of company that advertises phony postal job opportunities
Associated Press Comment
How postal politicians fared last night
postalnews blog Comment
Colin named acting Eastern Area VP
postalnews blog Comment
Tuesday, November 6
USPS Urges Sandy Evacuees to Provide New Address for Alternate Delivery
postalnews blog Comment
Postal delivery returns to the Rockaways
Connecticut Post Comment
Rochester NY ET pleads guilty to mail theft and tampering
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Comment
Sandy leaves some Social Security recipients high and dry
Reuters Comment
U.S. border parcel drop-off centres face stricter enforcement
CBC News Comment
Monday, November 5
Unions cool to Senate postal bill, but give to its backers
The Hill's On The Money Comment
USPS demands $394 million from Northrop in contract lawsuit
Federal Times Comment
Gopost pilot program expands to more locations
postalnews blog Comment
Mail Truck Stolen from Fargo ND Found in Grand Forks
KVLY/KXJB - Fargo/Grand Forks Comment
Man gets 71 months in prison for mailing 5.6 million items without postage
postalnews blog Comment
How to Survive Free Shipping This Holiday Shopping Season
eCommerce Bytes Comment
A stormy election year proves the worth of Oregon's vote-by-mail system
The Oregonian Comment
Sandy Swamps Post Office and Other Shippers
LiveScience Comment
USPS reform possible, but Congress must act soon
Federal Times Comment
VIDEO: Alabama Mail carrier’s vehicle bursts into flames
postalnews blog Comment
Sunday, November 4
The Desk: Problems with sweaty mail and rain-soaked packages
The Oregonian Comment
Protesters rally to save mail center
Eugene OR Register Guard Comment
Saturday, November 3
One of Sandy’s victims: a Staten Island postal worker
postalnews blog Comment
Charges fly in Oregon secretary of state race over rules for ballots lacking postage
The Oregonian Comment
Hurricane Sandy and USPS Efforts to Recover - How Mailers Can Help
intelisent Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Lack of postmark could invalidate absentee ballots in Iowa
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Comment
Post-storm mail service finds new ways to deliver
Asbury Park Press Comment
Video: Ballots delivered without proper postage raises questions in Oregon
postalnews blog Comment
USPS says Northrop should be on the hook for contract overruns
Federal News Radio Comment
Friday, November 2
Video: USPS may bill local board of elections for absentee ballot postage confusion
postalnews blog Comment
USPS in ‘emergency’ mode to deliver ballots from states hit by Sandy
Government Executive Comment
California letter carrier headed to trial for alleged groping
Victorville CA Daily Press Comment
Postal workers take 'extraordinary measures' to deliver mail after Sandy
Federal News Radio Comment
Postal Service acknowledges Birmingham absentee ballot problem
CBS 42 Birmingham, AL Comment
U.S. Postal Service Cures Holiday Headaches with Free Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes
Press release Comment
Deluge of mailings a nuisance for Ohioans
But experts say mail is the best way to get messages to stick in voters’ minds
Columbus Dispatch Comment
Ban on overseas lithium battery shipping likely to end soon
Stars and Stripes Comment
Greeting cards vs. social media
Highlands Today Comment
Postal workers consider buyout
Akron Beacon Journal Comment
Congress ties Postal Service into knots
Remapping Debate Comment
Earthscapes Stamps Jigsaw Puzzle: A Perfect Holiday Gift
postalnews blog Comment
Thursday, November 1
Sandy delays NALC contract arbitration hearings
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Postal carrier displays Obama sign in mail truck
KPRC TV Houston Comment
How the Postal Service foundered: Parceling out the responsibility
Save the Post Office Comment
Postal Service to Cut Trucker Jobs on Flimsy Environmental Pretext
Labor Notes Comment
Delays in Florida voters receiving absentee ballots likely due to bar code issue
Palm Beach Post Comment
Connecticut letter carrier attacked by customer
Waterbury Republican American Comment
USPS set to expand use of lobby assistants and self-service kiosks
postalnews blog Comment
Postmaster General urges quick action in lame duck session
Federal News Radio Comment

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