Tuesday, April 30
Lawmaker Wants USPS to Bring You Your Booze
Government Executive
Pitney Bowes Misses Earnings Estimates; Cuts Dividend
Courier Express and Postal Observer
A phony postal crisis threatens rural mail service
The American Reporter
Postal privatisation and the zero-hour workers' nightmare
The Guardian
Monday, April 29
NAPS survey reflects rising job anxiety, frustration with Congress
National Association of Postal Supervisors
Congresswoman Angered over Postal Service’s Official Notice Wallingford Processing Center Will Close Early
"Hundreds of middle class jobs will be lost"
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Op-Ed: Unjust pre-funding of benefits is killing the postal service
Washington Examiner
Sunday, April 28
Man pleads guilty to burglarizing post office
Fargo, ND Forum
Saturday, April 27
Former letter carriers union official sentenced
Piitsburgh Tribune-Review
Former Postal Carrier Heads to Federal Prison for Workers Comp Fraud
postalnews blog
Wallingford Postal Processing Center to Close in September
NBC Connecticut
Friday, April 26
Updated list of letter carrier vacancies available for transfer opportunities now available
National Association of Letter Carriers
Thursday, April 25
People going postal over Manhattan PO closure plan
The Villager
More “rebranding”: Express Mail becomes “Priority Mail Express”
postalnews blog
Canada Post says it owns the phrase ‘postal code’
Ottawa Citizen
Congressman launches White House postal petition
The Hill's On The Money
Mail collection boxes to be blocked for Nashville marathon
Associated Press
Wednesday, April 24
Carper: Postal Reform on Obama’s desk by July 4?
Courier Express and Postal Observer
The Postal Service Hires a Cop to Bust Down the Digital Door
Direct Marketing News
Internet Pioneer Vint Cerf Imagines the Postal Service of the Future
eCommerce Bytes
Video: Residents of Jersey shore town want USPS to rebuild PO damaged by Sandy
News 12 New Jersey
Tuesday, April 23
FedEx signs new 7 year contract with USPS worth $10.5 billion
postalnews blog
UPS Expands Customized Delivery Options
Customers can opt out of USPS "last mile" delivery (for a fee)
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Courier Express and Postal Observer
Forget About Email and Learn the History of the Zip Code
National Journal
Email Pioneer Says the United States Postal Service Must Survive
Direct Marketing News
Woman tries to steal San Francisco postal worker’s mail
San Francisco Examiner
U.S. Postal worker robbed in Birmingham
WVTM-TV Birmingham, AL
Postal Service to Move Ahead with Sale of Berkeley Post Office
Berkeley, CA Patch
Letter Carriers’ Annual Food Drive Set for May 11 Throughout Nation
postalnews blog
Monday, April 22
Employee Resource Management VP to leave USPS
postalnews blog
Postal Vision 2020 looks at the future of "postal services" and sees privatization
Save the Post Office
Donahoe: Postal Service bailout looms if Congress doesn't act quickly
Federal News Radio
Des Moines mailman who stole from mail to buy pot gets probation
The Highline Times
Direct mail is dead. Long live direct mail!
Sarasota Herald Tribune
Sunday, April 21
Mail delivery suspended after pellet-gun shooting
Riverside CA Press-Enterprise
New Postal Incentive Could Backfire for Mailers
Dead Tree Edition
Saturday, April 20
Senators press postal regulator on travel
The Hill's On The Money
Powder scare at USPS facility caused by baby formula
Chicago Sun-Times
USPS issues updated five year business plan
about.usps.com (Adobe .pdf file)
Friday, April 19
Rolando: PMG’s Press Club speech paints improved financial picture
postalnews blog
Text of Postmaster General's National Press Club Address
The National Press Club
Postal workers in marathon bomber manhunt areas told to stay home
postalnews blog
Thursday, April 18
Postal Service Checks Employee Health After Ricin Scare
Wall Street Journal
NALC’s Rolando testifies at oversight hearing
postalnews blog
USPS under fire for reaction to ricin threat
WTOP Washington
5 arrests in Salem, Ore., postal closure protest
San Francisco Chronicle
Wednesday, April 17
Issa blasts USPS management at hearing
The Hill's On The Money
Postal carrier makes lifesaving delivery
Nordonia Hills OH News Leader
USPS Retaining Saturday Mail is a Pyrrhic Victory for Publishers
postalnews blog
USPS mailer sent to La Jolla merchants raises suspicions
La Jolla Light
Postal Service's finances in the spotlight
The Hill's On The Money
Ricin Detected in Letter Sent to Senator Roger Wicker
New York Times
Tuesday, April 16
PMG asks supervisors to renegotiate salaries- NAPS says no thanks
postalnews blog
Postal Worker Allegedly Steals Customer's iPhone
Dearborn, MI Patch
News flash: USPS Warns it might run out of cash soon
postalnews blog
The Worst Postal System in the World, Except . . .
Dead Tree Edition
Monday, April 15
Twenty Minutes at the PRC: Postal workers protest the plant consolidations
Save the Post Office
Congress Refuses to Allow USPS to Fix Its Budget Woes
"Darrell Issa (R-CA) has been fighting to cripple the USPS under the guise of 'reform' for years."
The Nation
The Nation
Mail call: Congress ignores the pleas of the Postal Service
Staten Island Advance
West Virginia: Two pitbulls shot after attacking postal worker, city police say
Charleston Gazette
Barstow woman's mail-forwarding gig possibly fraudulent
Victorville Daily Press
Editorial: Mailing it in: Congress must be helpful with the Postal Service
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sunday, April 14
Saturday, April 13
Oklahoma postmaster confuses customers with third letter regarding curbside delivery
... even though he says he "no longer cares whether people in this neighborhood put up curbside mailboxes"
Norman Transcript
Norman Transcript
Binding the nation together: Berkeley and the Bronx join forces to save the post office
Save the Post Office
Kalamazoo postal worker charged in home invasion
WKZO Kalamazoo
When public infrastructure goes private
The USPS "is based on the notion that essential infrastructure should be available to all. But you can kiss that notion goodbye"
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Mixed reaction to Postal Service decision
Salem OR Statesman Journal
Postal Reform Still At Least Several Months Off
Government Executive
Friday, April 12
Thursday, April 11
AFGE official criticizes FEHBP proposals in Obama budget
Press release
Wednesday, April 10
Publishers May Pay To Preserve Saturday Delivery
Dead Tree Edition
Obama Budget Calls for Postage Rate Hike, Other USPS Reforms
Government Executive
‘Congress is Killing the Postal Service,’ Guffey Declares
postalnews blog
Issa “disappointed” USPS Board chose to obey the law
postalnews blog
Highlights of testimony at today's postal subcommittee meeting
Association for Postal Commerce
Tuesday, April 9
Mailing Experts Hit Capitol Hill as Lawmakers Negotiate Postal Reform
Government Executive
Monday, April 8
Mid-Hudson APWU Local files a Complaint with the PRC to halt the plant consolidations
Save the Post Office
Postal board faces tough decision on five-day mail delivery
Federal Times
Postal Service loses money despite customer growth
Denver Post
Sunday, April 7
The Postmaster General clears up some mixed messages
Save the Post Office
Saturday, April 6
New Jersey letter carrier arrested on drug, mail theft charges
Manalapan, NJ Patch
U.S. Postal Service offers reward, releases robbery-try suspect drawing
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Could social media stamp out the post office?
Philadelphia Inquirer
Friday, April 5
Same-Day Delivery: Not Yet Ready for Prime Time
bcg.perspectives
Postal Service to shift Norfolk processing to Richmond
Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot
Thursday, April 4
Delayed delivery: Mail doesn't follow snowbirds south for the winter
Coeur d'Alene Press
Mail carrier is recovering from dog attack in Missouri
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Rude Staff, 'Horrible' Service Plague Bed-Stuy Post Office, Locals Claim
DNAinfo.com New York
Wednesday, April 3
Lawyer: 6 months sufficient in Ohio postal theft
WHIO TV Dayton
We just want our mail: A maximum degree of no postal services in Francitas
Save the Post Office
New Orleans plant not on 2013 closure list
New Orleans Times Picayune
Bronx politicians rally to save landmark Bronx General Post Office targeted for sale
New York Daily News
Editorial: Congress destroys the Postal Service
Hampton Roads Virginian Pilot
Posting profits
Investment opportunities in the postal sector
Investors Chronicle
Investors Chronicle
Tuesday, April 2
APWU VP responds to NAPA privatization report
American Postal Worker via postalnews blog
Starving the Postal Service
The Plot to Privatize Your Mail
Counterpunch
Counterpunch
Call for USPS review of mail products losing $1.5bn a year
USPS lost over a billion dollars on standard flats and periodicals last year
Post & Parcel
Post & Parcel
Boosted by strong market, TSP funds make gains in March
Federal News Radio
Monday, April 1
PRC to analyze impact of changing Saturday mail delivery
Federal News Radio
UPS CEO got $10.7 million in 2012 compensation
Associated Press
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