Editorial: Unthinkable? Not privatising Royal Mail

Privatisation of the mail increasingly looks like a policy without a purpose.
The Guardian

Burrus: You Are Better Than That

What does it take to get postal workers involved in their union?
Burrus Journal

USPS tells Pasco WA area customers to ignore signs on mail collection boxes

Tri-CityHerald

Columbus mail carrier charged with theft

Columbus Dispatch

FBI Reveals Another Round of Suspicious Letters to Obama, CIA

ABC News

New Orleans postal worker pleads to embezzling mail

Thibodaux Daily Comet

Video: PMG’s State of the Postal Service report

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Pennsylvania Postal Worker Accused of Theft Waives Hearing

Abington, PA Patch

'Suspicious' fire destroys S. Oregon post office

KPIC TV Roseburg, OR

Obama Ricin Letter Is Similar to Threats to Bloomberg, Authorities Say

New York Times

Screening mail for biological agents

Washington Post

Relocating the Peter Stuyvesant Post Office: What happened to partnering with the public?

Save the Post Office

Superior letter carrier fined for stealing rebate check

Superior (WI) Telegram

Britain Plans I.P.O. for Postal Service

New York Times

OIG says USPS should hire more part timers, casuals

Federal Times

Police charge former postal clerk with larceny, forgery

The (New London CT) Day

USPS apologizes to bride-to-be (after being shamed by TV news report)

WECT Wilmington, NC

What Would Happen if the Postal Service and FEHBP Part Ways?

Government Executive

Video: Simple postal form can lead to identity theft

postalcrime.com

A Troubling Sign for Tablet Magazines?

Dead Tree Edition

Fun with numbers: The Postal Service is losing $25 million a day, and other spurious memes

Save the Post Office

Sale of Vancouver plant offsets Q1 operating loss for Canada Post

postalnews blog

Another Ricin Incident: Suspicious Letters to NYC, DC Postmarked in Shreveport

postalnews blog

California PO robbed

Riverside Press-Enterprise

Postal inspectors search for Oakland truck robbery suspect

KTVU

True Blue: Brooklyn Heights USPS Mailbox Reveals Curiously Gaudy New Hue

Brooklyn Heights Blog

FSS Postage Pricing Will Affect Magazines, Catalogs, and Printers

Dead Tree Edition

Suspect dressed as postal worker in violent NE Philadelphia home invasion

postalnews blog

One Area in Which Congress Excels: Naming Post Offices

New York Times

Federal Government Loots USPS; Nobody Seems to Notice

postalnews blog

Burrus: How Low Can We Go?

Will the APWU contract lead to more contracting out and lower wages?
Burrus Journal

Some warn Postal Service has less than a year before hitting wall

UPI

Gawker asks “How Doomed Is the U.S. Postal Service?”

postalnews blog

Federal budget crisis? Defense department is hiring bartenders and bowling alley attendants

postalnews blog

How much would 'Unchained CPI' cost you in retirement?

Federal News Radio

The Destruction of the USPS Is Quietly Being Delivered to Madison

blue cheddar blog

Seniors lament loss of mailbox

Pueblo Chieftain

Chrysler to Offer Electric Town & Country Minivans to USPS

Car and Driver

How Johnny Cash Became a Forever Stamp

The Johnny Cash Forever stamp will be issued on June 5
MTV Hive

Postal Service workers warn of mail delays

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Historically Speaking: Franklin was innovative postmaster before becoming Founding Father

Norwich Bulletin

USPS to offer 5% postage discount on samples

BtoB Magazine

Kelso WA letter carrier struck by hit-and-run driver

Longview Daily News

Burrus: Right And Wrong

Burrus Journal

USPS consolidates printing operations in Topeka

postalnews blog

Birmingham postal worker pleads guilty to redirecting packages, including one that contained 11 handguns

postalcrime.com

DOL says USPS underpaid PSEs for overtime work

APWU News

Video: Postal workers pleased with ricin suspect’s arrest

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Kentucky postal worker indicted on embezzling charges

WKYT Lexington

Postal worker offered deal in case involving mail theft

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pennsylvania mail carrier failed to deliver, charged with stealing cash

Deleware County Daily Times

Video: Oklahoma City group trying to turn USPS on to natural gas vehicles

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Rosemarie Fernandez Named Acting USPS Employee Resource Management VP

postalnews blog

Americans Still Like the Postal Service

Government Executive

Gettysburg, Vicksburg Civil War Forever Stamps Issued Today

postalnews blog

Video: Washington state man arrested following ricin scare

postalnews blog

Kansas postal worker faces embezzlement charge

Hutchinson News

Canada Post makes direct pitch for junk mail

Company asks Canadians who have posted "no flyers" signs to take direct mail
Toronto Star

SUV, LLV collide in Rhode Island

Westerly Sun

Postal Service reverses decision to deny direct mail delivery to $300,000 homes

Albany Times Union

Oklahoma Tornado Takes Life of APWU Member

APWU News

Emotions run high at Redlands CA post office meeting

Riverside Press Enterprise

Video: Postal employees say mail delivery will take longer when East Texas plant closes

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Letter pilfering letter carrier to get drug treatment, attorney says

Contra Costa Times

Postal worker sentenced to probation for stealing money from Mobile mail route

Mobile Press-Register

Federal affidavit details shooting death of Coldspring TX postal worker

Eastex Advocate

Arrest Made in Illinois Mail Carrier Robbery Case

Joliet, IL Patch

California Legislature Opposes Sale of Berkeley Post Office

Berkeley, CA Patch

USPS finding new homes for Post Office art

postalnews blog

USPS Semi Crash Destroys Mail

WKJK Louisville

Royal Mail is doing well in the public sector – why privatise it?

(Finally someone asks the obvious question!)
The Guardian

47 Members of Congress Tell PMG: Stop Accelerating Consolidation of Mail Processing

APWU News

Postal workers recovering from Oklahoma tornado

National Association of Letter Carriers

Moore OK postal workers all accounted for; PO suffers extensive damage

NAPUS

Interview: The Postmaster General talks about stamp collecting

StampNews.com

North Texas postal worker facing serious prison time after admitting to stealing $75 in gift cards

Dallas Morning News

Video: Company Promises to Make All Snail Mail Digital

Associated Press via postu.be

Lew taps government retiree pension fund

Federal News Radio

Retiree raise? COLA not a guarantee

Federal News Radio

New York’s Greeley Square Post Office gets a new location: Who knew?

Save the Post Office

Post Office Assures Service Standards At Long Beach Mail Processing Facility Will Remain High

Long Beach Business Journal

Implementing the Right Shipping Strategy

Multichannel Merchant

Burrus:Reform or What?

Burrus Journal

Presentations from the USPS Leadership Forum and MTAC meetings

intelisent Postal Affairs Blog

Oregon's fight for postal jobs

Socialist Worker

Britain's post offices tell Government: 'Don't sell off Royal Mail'

The Telegraph

Deadline moving up for first-class mail

Mankato Free Press

Video: SD town makes do with mobile unit while post office awaits repairs

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Suspect wanted in connection with slaying of postal carrier arrested

KHOU TV Houston

Opposition in the post for Royal Mail sale

Ministers are pressing on with a privatisation challenge that even Thatcher steered clear of
The Independent

FedEx Express extends same-day service to Boston

Boston Herald

Apartment raided in ricin investigation

Spokane Spokesman Review

Injured postal worker's case still unresolved

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

BJ's offensive ad still showing up in mailboxes?

Danbury News Times

Video: Body found in burned out Jeep believed to be missing Texas rural carrier

postalnews blog

How the New NALC/USPS Contract Affects Your Uniform Allowance

postalmag.com

Agreement could set stage for congressional action on postal reform

NAPS Legislative Update

USPS Purchasing Specialist sentenced to 18 months in prison for accepting bribes

postalcrime.com

Video: Mailing illegal drugs

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Bride-to-be's invitations likely among mail destroyed in fire

WECT TV Wilmington, NC

Pasco WA mail center likely will close June 28

Bellingham Herald

A letter carrier's life-saving visit

Cape Cod Times

Ask the Ethicist: Does the Postal Service Owe Me Money?

New York Times

Accused Las Vegas Mailbox Thieves Appear In Court

postalcrime.com

Letter carrier helps rescue elderly woman

NW Indiana Times

Youngstown letter carrier doused with gasoline

Warren OH Tribune Chronicle

Charges dropped in Oregon postal protests

postalnews blog

Video: Mail damaged, destroyed when postal truck catches fire in North Carolina

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Infographic: A World Without the Post Office

NumberSleuth.org

Another Ricin Incident Hits Spokane

postalnews blog

Florida letter carrier gets year in prison for stealing mail

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

USPS Launches Music Icons Series with Stamp Honoring Tejano Trailblazer Lydia Mendoza

postalnews blog

USPS Releases Top Dog Attack City Rankings

postalnews blog

Arizona postal worker assaulted with knife

Arizona Daily Sun

Video: Knee replacements keep postal carrier at job she loves

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Minnesota letter carrier sentenced to probation for mail theft

postalnews blog

Consumers apparently not impressed by new USPS GoPost parcel terminals

Post & Parcel

Apps make it easy to send hard-copy mail from mobile devices

postalnews blog

Video: Mr Postman Our Post Office Is Not For Sale!!!!

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Colorado governor signs mail-ballot and voter-registration bills

Longmont Times-Call

Peoria postal workers stop sex offender's kidnap attempt

Peoria Journal Star

‘Sacred’ ashes of Ancaster mother missing in postal journey to U.S.

Toronto Star

Video: Food donation mistaken as suspicious package at post office

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Burrus: Thanks, But No Thanks

Burrus Journal

Carper & Coburn react to USPS Q2 financial results

postalnews blog

In the ghetto, delivering mail is hazard duty, says former postal carrier

New York Post

Retire?! Are you nuts?

Federal News Radio

Report: Postal operators are expanding into financial services to become self-sufficient and curb their declining profits

postalnews blog

Homeless-pet fund hits postal snag

Athens AL News Courier

Postal union seeks unholy alliance of left and right to block Royal Mail sale

The Observer

Slate “economics correspondent” isn’t so good with numbers

postalnews blog

Postmaster Facing Choice of Flouting Laws to Stem Losses

Businessweek

Post office resumes delivery after Pa. drug deal

Associated Press

NALC Statement on USPS’ Q2 financial report

"The report shows the USPS moving sharply towards breaking even, despite a still struggling economy."
postalnews blog

USPS books $1.9 billion quarterly “loss”- most of it due to PAEA, asks Congress to let it slash health benefits for employees and retirees

postalnews blog

Mailhandlers say no thanks to PMG’s request for more contract givebacks

postalnews blog

The Future of Flats and FSS

Multichannel Merchant

Postal workers’ struggle spreads across the world

Workers World

North Carolina: USPS backtracks on service cutbacks after complaints

WWAY TV Wilmington NC

A Petition That Just Might Save the Post Office

The Nation

Critics blast USPS plan to ship Brooklyn mail to Manhattan first

Time it will take for inter-borough mail to arrive likely to double
NY Daily News

Erie postal worker avoids jail for misusing government credit card

Erie Times-News

Postal workers protest planned closure of Newburgh NY mail facility

MidHudsonNews.com

Sequester, Postal Departures Weigh on Retirement Claims Backlog

Government Executive

PMG paints grim picture of USPS future in speech to mailers

Multichannel Merchant

USPS program promotes mailing of product samples

postalnews blog

The writing on the wall in Reading: The Postal Service pulls a fast one

Save the Post Office

Berkeley gathers forces to save landmark post office

San Jose Mercury News

South Carolina postal worker injured in crash while delivering mail

FOX Carolina 21

Postal truck strikes gas meter, causing traffic snarl

Waco Tribune

Are Federal and Postal Employees Taken For Granted?

National Association of Postal Supervisors

Video: When dogs attack: Letter carriers learn what to do when encountering dangerous dogs

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Post Plan initiative reaches 1-year mark

postalnews blog

Make Mommy Proud: Contribute to the Nation’s Largest Single-Day Food Drive

postalnews blog

Alabama postal worker could face five years in prison for alleged $20 theft

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

NH letter carrier risks his life to save residents feared trapped in burning building

NH Labor News

Lawyer: USPS board members risked “removal” over ending Saturday mail delivery

Federal Times

USPS Backs Off From Price-Hike Gambit

Dead Tree Edition

Defense seeks to ban death penalty for man accused in shootings of Henning postal workers

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Video: Sending out the mail could put you at risk for identity theft

WGME TV Portland

Republicans seek to eliminate Federal Employee Health Benefits Program

eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin (.pdf file)

Give Mom What She Wants

Survey says 94 percent of moms prefer handwritten cards, letters delivered by mail for Mother’s Day
postalnews blog

Blade Runner, Terminator, Minority Report and the deliberate sabotage of the Postal Service

slacktivist

What's Possible for the USPS? - Actually Great Things

Postcom

UK Post Office staff go on strike

BBC News

Oregon: congresswoman tells carriers of need for postal service reform

Daily Astorian

Collection box stolen from California PO

myMotherLode.com

USPS Employee database updated for 2013

Asbury Park Press

Local letter carriers stick together through Postal Service upheaval

Columbia Missourian

Newspapers say plant consolidations are "a recipe for disaster"

National Newspaper Association

What's holding up Pitney Bowes' "Secure Electronic Mail"?

Courier Express and Postal Observer

In bad faith: How the Postal Service is selling the Redlands post office

Save the Post Office

Neighbors, postal worker save man from burning home

WCVB TV Boston

Postal workers too scared to deliver in crime-ridden Brownsville, Brooklyn

New York Post

Video: PMG Pat Donahoe talks to Judy Woodruff

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Where Mail With Illegible Addresses Goes to Be Read

New York Times

Mayor Bates, other officials vow to save downtown Berkeley post office

KTVU San Francisco

Flags for all seasons debut as US postal stamps

Boston Globe

Postal worker honored after run-in with gator

WCSC TV Charleston, SC

Video: Postal Worker Sexually Assaulted In Silver Spring MD

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Ralph Nader: The Plight of the Postal Service

Huffington Post

Lettrs Sends USPS Mail from Your Smartphone

TIME

Upcoming relocation, downsizing of 'Sgt. Riayan A. Tejada Post Office' draws jeers from Postal Workers Union

New York Daily News

Are Americans getting tired of texting?

Texting volume dropped 5% last year
CNET News

New Zealand postal union fights NZ Post plans for three day delivery

postalnews blog

Update: More affected by Abington PA mail thefts

Abington, PA Patch

Video: USPS tells Hannibal MO neighborhood: no delivery until “Moose” the pit bull goes

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New App Brings Back Handwritten Cards: Signed, Sealed, Delivered–All From Your iPad

postalnews blog

Postal vehicle flipped in Georgia crash

Columbia County News-Times

Video: Rural mail carriers violating Florida’s seat belt law

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Contract driver for U.S Postal Service avoids further prosecution in mail thefts

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Berkeley post office activists look at legal strategies

San Jose Mercury News

Postal Reform: What will it take?

Gene Del Polito commentary for Mailing Systems Technology

Congress, FEHBP and ObamaCare

Pay & Benefits Watch - GovExec.com

APWU challenges POStPlan at arbitration hearing

APWU News

Michigan postal worker reaches deal, will avoid jail time

Huron Daily Tribune

Dismantling the legacy: More post office suspensions, relocations, and sales

Save the Post Office

Video: USPS investigating delivery mistakes in a St. Louis County neighborhood

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Man says post office lost his late wife's ashes

WFTV Orlando

USPS: The Next Amtrak?

Direct Marketing News

Congressman criticizes Burbank post office closure plan

Burbank Leader

Video: Owner Of Dog That Attacked Postal Worker Apologizes

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