postalnews.com: July 2013

Wednesday, July 31

Berkeley mayor files appeal with the PRC to stop the closure and sale of his city’s historic post office
Save the Post Office Comment
Four Print-Related Giants That Have Defied Bankruptcy Predictions
Dead Tree Edition (link corrected!) Comment
Video: USPS “In Priority We Trust” campaign backfires
postu.be Comment
California post offices hit by rash of burglaries
Hollister Free Lance Comment
Amarillo PO closed because staff can't open safe
Amarillo Globe-News Comment
Editorial: Postal plan an affront to rural America
Floyd County (KY) Times Comment
Reward offered for driver who hit biking postal worker
KOIN Portland OR Comment
House Bill On Post Office Unfair To Rurals, Critics Say
Moapa Valley (NV) Progress Comment
Video: Illinois letter carrier reacts to USPS possibly eliminating door-to-door service
postu.be Comment
Tuesday, July 30
Hard Road Ahead for Postal Reform Bill
Direct Marketing News Comment
San Diego letter carrier injured in vicious pit bull attack
San Diego Union Tribune Comment
Best way to send your digital files to the cloud? The postal service.
GigaOM Comment
Video: Maryland Town Struggles to Save its Post Office
postu.be Comment
Topeka police searching for suspect in robbery of post office employee
Topeka Capital-Journal Comment
The National Postal Museum is 20!
National Postal Museum Blog Comment
Gretna gears up to save the post office, again
Save the Post Office Comment
Video: Postal workers on a mission to find bone marrow match
WYMT TV Hazard KY Read more » Comment
New Orleans postal worker sues over occupational asbestos exposure
Louisiana Record Comment
Alabama Letter Carrier Convicted of Disability Fraud
postalcrime.com Comment
Washington state postal worker faces probation after stealing mail
Issaquah Press Comment
Monday, July 29
Postal Inspectors in retaliation suit press on after Justice Departmant gives up
The Blog of Legal Times Comment
CBS Evening News Video: Congress proposes changes to Postal Service
postu.be Comment
USPS to use Facebook gimmick to unveil March on Washington 50th Anniversary stamp
postalnews blog Comment
Senate panel approves Tester study of rural mail service changes
postalnews blog Comment
Should Amazon buy the Royal Mail?
Tamebay Comment
Los Alamitos CA Post Office Told to Clean Up Its Act
Los Alamitos-Seal Beach, CA Patch Comment
Video: Postal inspectors discover bank scheme that stole $34 million
postalcrime.com Comment
Postal Service reduces hours at post office, then cites declining revenue to close it
Save the Post Office Comment
Sunday, July 28
In rain, heat or snow, post offices seek new ideas
Agence France Presse Comment
Video: USPS promotes Priority Mail “rebranding”
postalnews blog Comment
Korean War memorial artist says Postal Service owes him
USA Today Comment
Berkeley: Activists camp at historic post office after rally
San Jose Mercury News Comment
Saturday, July 27
Occupation of Portland OR post office thwarted
postalnews blog Comment
No end in Climax: The temporary suspension of the post office goes on and on
Save the Post Office Comment
Western NY postmaster placed on leave after probe
Buffalo News Comment
Mom-daughter pair charged in Kentucky post office burglaries
WLWT Cincinnati Comment
Beleaguered Postal Service still impresses
Waco Tribune Comment
Minnesota postal worker pleads guilty to theft
Grand Forks Herald Comment
Friday, July 26
Killing the Post Office on the Altar of Privatization. Our Commons on the Auction Block.
Daily Kos Comment
IT contractor sentenced to 1 year for bribing USPS official
postalcrime.com Comment
Topeka letter carrier robbed while on route
Topeka Capital-Journal Comment
Darrell Issa's Got a Plan to Put the Postal Service in a Death Spiral
The Nation Comment
Editorial: Are proposed USPS savings worth the cost?
Ending something as enduring and universal as door-to-door delivery strikes at the noun that ends this agency’s name — service.
Gadsden Times Comment
10 fascinating facts on the Postal Service’s birthday
Constitution Daily Comment
Vigil scheduled Saturday for retired postal worker found slain at Warwick RI City Park
Providence Journal Comment
Mail Handlers React to Latest Version of Congressman Issa’s Postal Reform Legislation
postalnews blog Comment
Western NY postmaster admits thefts
postalcrime.com Comment
Thursday, July 25
League says Issa’s bill endangers rural mail service
postalnews blog Comment
Overstaffed USPS still hiring managers, video producers, “social media specialists”… and casuals
postalnews blog Comment
Are Shrinking Unions Making Workers Poorer?
(Editors note: well DUH!)
The Atlantic Comment
Scrimping Consumers Take a Bite Out of UPS' 2Q Earnings
DailyFinance Comment
Political piranhas cut funds, then criticize performance
The Columbian (Clark County WA) Comment
Issa committee approves Issa postall bill on party-line vote
The Hill's On The Money Comment
Partisan Issa Postal Bill Moves to Floor
NAPUS Comment
Wednesday, July 24
NALC statement on postal bill mark-up session
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Changes May Affect Catalog Delivery
Multichannel Merchant Comment
Notes from today's Issa committee postal reform bill "markup" session
Postcom Comment
Darrell tweets a whopper
Issa's twitter "math"
postalnews blog Comment
California mailman arrested after erratic behavior
Long Beach Press-Telegram Comment
Maine letter carrier sues to stop NALC dues deduction (with a little help from the folks who brought you Wal-Mart)
postalnews blog Comment
Cummings: No Dem votes expected for Issa postal plan
The Hill's On The Money Comment
USPS could close Midland TX distribution facility
Midland Reporter-Telegram Comment
USPS got what bargained for in Lance Armstrong, his lawyers say
Reuters Comment
South Dakota post office temporarily closed because of mold
Associated Press Comment
Rhode Island Mail Carrier Pleads Not Guilty To Tossing Mail
East Greenwich, RI Patch Comment
Tuesday, July 23
Mailing industry group endorses Issa postal “reform” bill
Press release Comment
Rhode Island Postal Worker Due in Court for Discarding Mail
WPRI Providence Comment
West Virginia woman seeking half a million from USPS after slipping on ice in PO lot
West Virginia Record Comment
Issa committee to vote on bills that target federal workers
Washington Post Comment
USPS's Picture Perfect Branding for Mailers
Direct Marketing News Comment
Postal Service moving away from at-your-door delivery
CNN Money Comment
Seven Lessons for Publishers from the Boston Bomber Cover Controversy
(not postal, strictly speaking, but it's the best take I've seen on the recent Rolling Stone hysteria...) Dead Tree Edition Comment
Monday, July 22
Defending The Postal Office And Fighting Misinformation With Facts
NALC President Fred Rolando responds to an Investor's Business Daily editorial Comment
APWU Urges ‘No’ Vote on ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Bill
postalnews blog Comment
Trial testimony targets former postal worker's comp claims
Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME Comment
Reforming the USPS- by naming some more post offices?
postalnews blog Comment
Robbery at Falls Church, Virginia Post Office
postalnews blog Comment
Colorado: Delays reported since mail sorting moved
Aspen Daily News Comment
Sunday, July 21
USPS delivering aggravation in Waco
Waco Tribune Comment
NAPUS: Postal Headquarters Meets With Management Associations
postalnews blog Comment
HR 2748 Postal Reform Act of 2013 AKA Ultra-Wealthy Congressmen Destroying The USPS
NH Labor News Comment
Postal worker injured in Arizona traffic accident
KNXV TV Phoenix Comment
Alaska: Contract postal worker charged with drug possession, mail theft
Anchorage Daily News Comment
Obstacles remain in House efforts to revamp struggling Postal Service
The Hill Comment
Saturday, July 20
Video More heat for letter carriers- GPS
postalnews blog Comment
After almost 2 months, still no action on University of Chicago fraternity's racist mail "prank"
Chicago Sun-Times Comment
House committee to debate postal overhaul bill Wednesday
Federal Times Comment
PMG will visit North Dakota next month to address service issues
postalnews blog Comment
Greeting Card group responds to Issa’s latest postal bill
postalnews blog Comment
Man to serve 70 months for anthrax and bomb threats
The (New London CT) Day Comment
Friday, July 19
Federal agents investigate alleged mail theft in Oak Ridge TN
Oak Ridge Today Comment
USPS loses to Amazon.com on .Mail domain dispute
Domain Name Wire Comment
Video: Michigan USPS to review safety procedures after pit bull attacks
postu.be Comment
Video: Dayton area carriers collapse in the heat and fear discipline
postu.be Comment
Judge rejects plea deal for ex-Post Office worker
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Comment
The Postal Service moves forward on selling the historic post offices in Berkeley and the Bronx
Save the Post Office Comment
Operators of Postal Jobs Scheme Banned from Selling Employment Services
postalcrime.com Comment
Rhode Island CCA letter carrier charged with tossing mail into dumpster
postalcrime.com Comment
Nebraska window clerk charged with theft of postal funds
postalcrime.com Comment
WWII and Postal Veteran Set To Retire After 61 Years
FedSmith.com Comment
Thursday, July 18
Wisconsin postal worker charged with mail theft
Wisconsin State Journal Comment
Video of yesterday’s Issa committee hearing on postal reform
postu.be Comment
House Committee Tees Up Postal Legislation for Vote
NAPUS Comment
Mail bound for Lima damaged in truck fire
Lima News Comment
Boston: USPS Contractor Employee Sentenced to 51 Months for Stealing Credit Cards from the Mail
postalcrime.com Comment
Legacy at risk: The OIG audits the Postal Service’s disposal of historic properties
Save the Post Office Comment
The Postmaster General Takes Issa to Task
Direct Marketing News Comment
Congress Gets Serious About Saving the Post Office (Finally)
Businessweek Comment
Video: Blocked doors stir concern at Florida post office
postu.be Comment
Wednesday, July 17
NJ letter carrier sent to prison for smuggling cocaine through the mail
postalcrime.com Comment
PMG Urges Congress to Fix USPS Business Model to Address Marketplace Realities
USPS Press release Comment
Video: Bins of mail left on the side of the road in Phoenix
postu.be Comment
Summary of testimony at today's Issa committee hearing
Postcom.org Comment
Cummings Introduces Legislation to Return USPS to Profitability
postalnews blog Comment
Canada Post worker fired by mail after OT complaints
CBC News Comment
APWU, Mail Handlers Plan August Actions to Push Postal Reform
postalnews blog Comment
Fire at Postal Museum Put Out Quickly
Roll Call Comment
Video: Customers say mailboxes at Florida post office are often full
postu.be Comment
Postal delays lead to losses for bulk mailing customers
Kilgore News Herald Comment
USPS to test cross-border e-commerce returns service
Post & Parcel Comment
Relocating the Dana Point post office: What's the point?
Save the Post Office Comment
Labor Dept. argues for single benefit rate for workers' compensation
FierceGovernment Comment
Will changes in service standards reduce cash on hand for businesses? (No)
postalnews blog Comment
Tuesday, July 16
Guffey to Testify Before House Committee
postalnews blog Comment
NALC tells members- lots going on in DC this week!
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Possible job consolidation for postal workers in Amarillo
postu.be Comment
Postal service HR secretary faces disability fraud charge
Newsday Comment
Greeting card industry says USPS can be saved without cutting Saturday delivery
postalnews blog Comment
Monday, July 15
Can the House Reach Bipartisan Agreement on Postal Reform?
Government Executive Comment
Police Investigating Letter Carrier Assault
CBS St. Louis Comment
Finance and Planning VP Masse to leave USPS
postalnews blog Comment
Mail is not dead, but we must innovate and diversify to stay relevant
USPS VP Gary Reblin talks about the future of direct mail marketing
Direct Marketing Association of Washington Comment
Audit: Postal workers doubled salary in overtime
KCCI Des Moines Comment
ND man sentenced to 30 months in post office break-in
Associated Press Comment
New e-commerce strategies threaten UPS
Reuters Comment
USPS Wants to Help Dispose of Obsolete Personal Materials
eCommerce Bytes Comment
Sunday, July 14
This privatisation of the Royal Mail would be a national disaster
"The Royal Mail must remain in British ownership and remodelled like Germany's Deutsche Post"
Will Hutton in the Guardian Comment
Contract letter carrier arrested on drug charges
postalcrime.com Comment
Connecticut postal worker threatened by man brandishing bat
Norwalk Reflector Comment
Will sale of postal buildings benefit senator?
Reno Gazette Journal Fact Checker Comment
Saturday, July 13
Portland OR APWU: Unjust removals overturned! 8 PSE’s returned to work!
APWU Portland Oregon Area Local Comment
Video: Lake Geneva’s mailboat jumpers just keep going
postu.be Comment
13 Norfolk postal workers informed jobs are ending
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot Comment
Friday, July 12
Western NY letter carrier admits stealing $400,000 from elderly, wheelchair bound customer
postalcrime.com Comment
USPS publishes updated benefits changes for same-sex couples
postalnews blog Comment
Bidders line up for Siemens postal machines unit
Reuters Comment
Canada Post workers allege OT claims punished
CBC News Comment
San Francisco Post Offices Ending Sunday Retail Hours
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Large Mail Theft Ring Disassembled By Medford Oregon PD & USPS
postalcrime.com Comment
Postal Service told to work more with business
Inspector general urges more public-private partnerships
Baltimore Sun Comment
Three girls accused in Texas postal worker attack
Beaumont Enterprise Comment
Officials: KY “Intense Arousal” gel caused post office evacuation
postu.be Comment
Employee actors wanted for USPS advertising campaign
postalnews blog Comment
To End Abuses of Workers, the Senate Must End Abuses of the Filibuster
The Nation Comment
Thursday, July 11
DOL suspends USPS access to workers comp data over employee privacy concerns
postalnews blog Comment
Paradise Screwed: The Fernandina Beach post office to close August 10th
Save the Post Office Comment
Video: Cash accidentally put in mail returned
A college student was shocked when the U.S. Postal Service returned the $400 she’d accidently placed in the mail.
USA Today via postu.be Comment
UPS worker stole iPad, gave it to his daughter for Christmas
A UPS security officer "told police that UPS is experiencing a high volume of claims due to thefts of Apple devices"
Worcester Telegram Comment
Kansas City KS postal worker charged with stealing drugs from the mail
postalcrime.com Comment
PMG promises to improve ND Oil Patch mail delivery
Dickinson Press Comment
Roadblocks to Full Service IMb - Educational Gaps?
The postal service's "award winning website" provides "embarrassingly bad information"
intelisent Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Can a Privatized British Postal Service Avoid a Train Wreck?
Businessweek Comment
Forever Stamps Feature New England Coastal Lighthouses
postalnews blog Comment
Indiana postal worker charged with mail theft
postalcrime.com Comment
Wednesday, July 10
Williamsport loses its mail processing facility; late mail now the norm
Harrisburg Patriot-News Comment
House Democrat’s New Postal Reform Bill Finds Some Common Ground
Government Executive Comment
PA postal worker arrested after confronting cop in PO lobby
postalcrime.com Comment
Federal judge: USPS violated man's rights by banning gun from parking lot
Denver Post Comment
San Francisco postal worker on disability busted hawking Domino's pizzas
San Francisco Examiner Comment
USPS won’t be floating an IPO any time soon, says a half-baked commentary in Forbes
postalnews blog Comment
Audit: Postal Service overtime costs topped $3.5 billion last year
Federal Times Comment
Why the Post Office Matters and Why Corporate America Is Stealing It
The Contributor Comment
Changes coming to COD service
postalnews blog Comment
Bipartisan bill seeks to limit rural post office closures
Grand Island (NE) Independent Comment
Postal-service staff reductions cut into customer service
Orlando Sentinel Comment
Tuesday, July 9
The 2 Supreme Court Cases That Could Put a Dagger in Organized Labor
The Atlantic Comment
Mail carrier's widow worries about heat, workers
The widow of a letter carrier who died after being overcome by heat wants the public to be aware and alert of the people who have to work on hot days. KMBC Kansas City Comment
Postcom: Issa set to move on postal “reform” bill?
postalnews blog Comment
Georgia: USPS nurse admits she forged her license
Associated Press Comment
2 Employees Hospitalized Following Possible Chemical Spill at Guntersville AL PO
WHNT TV Huntsville Comment
Video: Denver “one man crime wave” includes mail truck hijacking
postu.be Comment
Unusual Route for Postal Workers Union Money
A federal PAC of a union has acted as a pass through for $125,000 of union treasury funds to be used for independent expenditures by a Democratic super PAC.
Roll Call Comment
USPS Clears up Questions about Priority Mail Insurance
eCommerce Bytes Comment
Monday, July 8
Video: APWU Renews TV Ad Campaign
postu.be Comment
Mailman Discovers Shocking Case Of Animal Cruelty In Southwest Philadelphia
CBS Philly Comment
OSHA opens investigation into death of Massachusetts postal worker who collapsed in the heat
Boston Globe Comment
How The Post Office Sells Your New Address To Anyone Who Pays (And The Little-Known Loophole To Opt Out)
Forbes Comment
Pennsylvania couple sue USPS over injuries suffered in crash with postal vehicle
Pennsylvania Record Comment
NJ letter carrier still in ICU after collapsing at wheel Friday
Cliffview Pilot Comment
After 72 years, NJ postmaster puts up road block to mail delivery at summer camp
Newark Star Ledger Comment
Surveys will decide fate of rural NH post offices
Manchester Union-Leader Comment
Sunday, July 7
Massachusetts letter carrier dies after collapsing during delivery
Wife believes intense heat may have been factor
WCVB TV Boston Facebook comments - Comment
Police: Postman charged with DUI after crashing mail truck
Chicago Tribune Comment
Video of last week’s Portland OR anti-privatization demonstration
postu.be Comment
Man jailed after smashing glass doors at WA post office
Peninsula Daily Comment
Saturday, July 6
USPS Expanding Village Post Office Network
CSP Daily News Comment
Long-awaited coal miner stamp due in August
postalnews blog Comment
Mixed reviews for post office relocation plans in Massachusetts city
Lynn Daily Item Comment
Mailman: Fix pre-funding mess to save USPS
Everett WA Daily Herald Comment
Bomb squad blasts suspicious package at Springfield OH post office
Springfield News-Sun Comment
Yuba City postal worker: 2 charged with assault not involved
Marysville CA Appeal-Democrat Comment
Friday, July 5
Postal Service to La Jolla: Sorry, the dismantling must go on
Save the Post Office Comment
Burrus accuses Guffey of “blatantly” untrue statement on PAEA
postalnews blog Comment
Montgomery postal worker found guilty of identity theft, fraud and embezzlement
postalcrime.com Comment
Some post offices closing at noon today
postalnews blog Comment
Burrus says he’ll endorse a candidate for APWU President
postalnews blog Comment
Audio: Reporter Explains the Program That Lets the Post Office Scan All Envelopes
postalnews blog via WNYC Comment
NALC and APWU to push for banking services at post offices
postalnews blog Comment
Thursday, July 4
The Post Office During the Civil War
Ithaca Times Comment
Postal Service Beats Antitrust Claims In Label Suit
Law360 Comment
Five protesters arrested at private airport mail facility in Portland OR
postalnews blog Comment
Wednesday, July 3
Postal Service needs centralized system to manage public-private partnerships
FederalNewsRadio.com Comment
U.S. Postal Service Logging All Mail for Law Enforcement
New York Times Comment
Postal worker's case may drag on despite jury verdict
Waterbury Republican American Comment
Video: Husband gets 4 year prison sentence in 2010 slaying of Alabama District Manager
postu.be Comment
Pickup times at mailboxes getting earlier
Toledo Blade Comment
Man arrested for stealing scale from post office
WCSI Columbus Indiana Comment
Behind-the-scenes works salvages 350,000 pieces of mail after truck crashes into river
Des Moines Register Comment
Oklahoma man pleads guilty to assaulting postal worker who sprayed repellent on dogs
Tulsa World Comment
Tuesday, July 2
UK union to take postal privatisation protest to London banks
Reuters Comment
Letter Carriers set up fund for member killed on the job
Workday Minnesota Comment
Letter carrier injured in New Jersey crash
Cliffview Pilot Comment
Pregnant Suspect Indicted for Mailing Ricin to Obama
Government Executive Comment
Monday, July 1
Video: Florida post office evacuated over eucalyptus oil leak
postu.be Comment
OSHA and USPS agree on multi-million dollar safety settlement
postalnews blog Comment
USPS to See Real Time Tracking in All Locations by Years End
Multichannel Merchant Comment
Charges pending against Delaware man in crash that killed postal worker
Salisbury Daily Times Comment
Minnesota postal worker pleads guilty to stealing funds from PO
postalcrime.com Comment
The ZIP Code Turns 50
TIME Comment
The USPS in the Digital Age
Direct Marketing News Comment

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