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

Four Print-Related Giants That Have Defied Bankruptcy Predictions

Dead Tree Edition (link corrected!)

Video: USPS “In Priority We Trust” campaign backfires

postu.be

California post offices hit by rash of burglaries

Hollister Free Lance

Amarillo PO closed because staff can't open safe

Amarillo Globe-News

Editorial: Postal plan an affront to rural America

Floyd County (KY) Times

Reward offered for driver who hit biking postal worker

KOIN Portland OR

House Bill On Post Office Unfair To Rurals, Critics Say

Moapa Valley (NV) Progress

Video: Illinois letter carrier reacts to USPS possibly eliminating door-to-door service

postu.be

Tuesday, July 30

Hard Road Ahead for Postal Reform Bill

Direct Marketing News

San Diego letter carrier injured in vicious pit bull attack

San Diego Union Tribune

Best way to send your digital files to the cloud? The postal service.

GigaOM

Video: Maryland Town Struggles to Save its Post Office

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Topeka police searching for suspect in robbery of post office employee

Topeka Capital-Journal

The National Postal Museum is 20!

National Postal Museum Blog

Gretna gears up to save the post office, again

Save the Post Office

Video: Postal workers on a mission to find bone marrow match

WYMT TV Hazard KY

New Orleans postal worker sues over occupational asbestos exposure

Louisiana Record

Alabama Letter Carrier Convicted of Disability Fraud

postalcrime.com

Washington state postal worker faces probation after stealing mail

Issaquah Press

Monday, July 29

Postal Inspectors in retaliation suit press on after Justice Departmant gives up

The Blog of Legal Times

CBS Evening News Video: Congress proposes changes to Postal Service

postu.be

USPS to use Facebook gimmick to unveil March on Washington 50th Anniversary stamp

postalnews blog

Senate panel approves Tester study of rural mail service changes

postalnews blog

Should Amazon buy the Royal Mail?

Tamebay

Los Alamitos CA Post Office Told to Clean Up Its Act

Los Alamitos-Seal Beach, CA Patch

Video: Postal inspectors discover bank scheme that stole $34 million

postalcrime.com

Postal Service reduces hours at post office, then cites declining revenue to close it

Save the Post Office

Friday, July 26

Killing the Post Office on the Altar of Privatization. Our Commons on the Auction Block.

Daily Kos

IT contractor sentenced to 1 year for bribing USPS official

postalcrime.com

Topeka letter carrier robbed while on route

Topeka Capital-Journal

Darrell Issa's Got a Plan to Put the Postal Service in a Death Spiral

The Nation

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

10 fascinating facts on the Postal Service’s birthday

Constitution Daily

Vigil scheduled Saturday for retired postal worker found slain at Warwick RI City Park

Providence Journal

Mail Handlers React to Latest Version of Congressman Issa’s Postal Reform Legislation

postalnews blog

Western NY postmaster admits thefts

postalcrime.com

Wednesday, July 24

NALC statement on postal bill mark-up session

postalnews blog

USPS Changes May Affect Catalog Delivery

Multichannel Merchant

Notes from today's Issa committee postal reform bill "markup" session

Postcom

Darrell tweets a whopper

Issa's twitter "math"
postalnews blog

California mailman arrested after erratic behavior

Long Beach Press-Telegram

Maine letter carrier sues to stop NALC dues deduction (with a little help from the folks who brought you Wal-Mart)

postalnews blog

Cummings: No Dem votes expected for Issa postal plan

The Hill's On The Money

USPS could close Midland TX distribution facility

Midland Reporter-Telegram

USPS got what bargained for in Lance Armstrong, his lawyers say

Reuters

South Dakota post office temporarily closed because of mold

Associated Press

Rhode Island Mail Carrier Pleads Not Guilty To Tossing Mail

East Greenwich, RI Patch

Friday, July 19

Federal agents investigate alleged mail theft in Oak Ridge TN

Oak Ridge Today

USPS loses to Amazon.com on .Mail domain dispute

Domain Name Wire

Video: Michigan USPS to review safety procedures after pit bull attacks

postu.be

Video: Dayton area carriers collapse in the heat and fear discipline

postu.be

Judge rejects plea deal for ex-Post Office worker

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

The Postal Service moves forward on selling the historic post offices in Berkeley and the Bronx

Save the Post Office

Operators of Postal Jobs Scheme Banned from Selling Employment Services

postalcrime.com

Rhode Island CCA letter carrier charged with tossing mail into dumpster

postalcrime.com

Nebraska window clerk charged with theft of postal funds

postalcrime.com

WWII and Postal Veteran Set To Retire After 61 Years

FedSmith.com

Thursday, July 18

Wisconsin postal worker charged with mail theft

Wisconsin State Journal

Video of yesterday’s Issa committee hearing on postal reform

postu.be

House Committee Tees Up Postal Legislation for Vote

NAPUS

Mail bound for Lima damaged in truck fire

Lima News

Boston: USPS Contractor Employee Sentenced to 51 Months for Stealing Credit Cards from the Mail

postalcrime.com

Legacy at risk: The OIG audits the Postal Service’s disposal of historic properties

Save the Post Office

The Postmaster General Takes Issa to Task

Direct Marketing News

Congress Gets Serious About Saving the Post Office (Finally)

Businessweek

Video: Blocked doors stir concern at Florida post office

postu.be

Wednesday, July 17

NJ letter carrier sent to prison for smuggling cocaine through the mail

postalcrime.com

PMG Urges Congress to Fix USPS Business Model to Address Marketplace Realities

USPS Press release

Video: Bins of mail left on the side of the road in Phoenix

postu.be

Summary of testimony at today's Issa committee hearing

Postcom.org

Cummings Introduces Legislation to Return USPS to Profitability

postalnews blog

Canada Post worker fired by mail after OT complaints

CBC News

APWU, Mail Handlers Plan August Actions to Push Postal Reform

postalnews blog

Fire at Postal Museum Put Out Quickly

Roll Call

Video: Customers say mailboxes at Florida post office are often full

postu.be

Postal delays lead to losses for bulk mailing customers

Kilgore News Herald

USPS to test cross-border e-commerce returns service

Post & Parcel

Relocating the Dana Point post office: What's the point?

Save the Post Office

Labor Dept. argues for single benefit rate for workers' compensation

FierceGovernment

Will changes in service standards reduce cash on hand for businesses? (No)

postalnews blog

Friday, July 12

Western NY letter carrier admits stealing $400,000 from elderly, wheelchair bound customer

postalcrime.com

USPS publishes updated benefits changes for same-sex couples

postalnews blog

Bidders line up for Siemens postal machines unit

Reuters

Canada Post workers allege OT claims punished

CBC News

San Francisco Post Offices Ending Sunday Retail Hours

postalnews blog

Video: Large Mail Theft Ring Disassembled By Medford Oregon PD & USPS

postalcrime.com

Postal Service told to work more with business

Inspector general urges more public-private partnerships
Baltimore Sun

Three girls accused in Texas postal worker attack

Beaumont Enterprise

Officials: KY “Intense Arousal” gel caused post office evacuation

postu.be

Employee actors wanted for USPS advertising campaign

postalnews blog

To End Abuses of Workers, the Senate Must End Abuses of the Filibuster

The Nation

Thursday, July 11

DOL suspends USPS access to workers comp data over employee privacy concerns

postalnews blog

Paradise Screwed: The Fernandina Beach post office to close August 10th

Save the Post Office

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

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

Kansas City KS postal worker charged with stealing drugs from the mail

postalcrime.com

PMG promises to improve ND Oil Patch mail delivery

Dickinson Press

Roadblocks to Full Service IMb - Educational Gaps?

The postal service's "award winning website" provides "embarrassingly bad information"
intelisent Postal Affairs Blog

Can a Privatized British Postal Service Avoid a Train Wreck?

Businessweek

Forever Stamps Feature New England Coastal Lighthouses

postalnews blog

Indiana postal worker charged with mail theft

postalcrime.com

Wednesday, July 10

Williamsport loses its mail processing facility; late mail now the norm

Harrisburg Patriot-News

House Democrat’s New Postal Reform Bill Finds Some Common Ground

Government Executive

PA postal worker arrested after confronting cop in PO lobby

postalcrime.com

Federal judge: USPS violated man's rights by banning gun from parking lot

Denver Post

San Francisco postal worker on disability busted hawking Domino's pizzas

San Francisco Examiner

USPS won’t be floating an IPO any time soon, says a half-baked commentary in Forbes

postalnews blog

Audit: Postal Service overtime costs topped $3.5 billion last year

Federal Times

Why the Post Office Matters and Why Corporate America Is Stealing It

The Contributor

Changes coming to COD service

postalnews blog

Bipartisan bill seeks to limit rural post office closures

Grand Island (NE) Independent

Postal-service staff reductions cut into customer service

Orlando Sentinel

Tuesday, July 9

The 2 Supreme Court Cases That Could Put a Dagger in Organized Labor

The Atlantic

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

Postcom: Issa set to move on postal “reform” bill?

postalnews blog

Georgia: USPS nurse admits she forged her license

Associated Press

2 Employees Hospitalized Following Possible Chemical Spill at Guntersville AL PO

WHNT TV Huntsville

Video: Denver “one man crime wave” includes mail truck hijacking

postu.be

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

USPS Clears up Questions about Priority Mail Insurance

eCommerce Bytes

Monday, July 8

Video: APWU Renews TV Ad Campaign

postu.be

Mailman Discovers Shocking Case Of Animal Cruelty In Southwest Philadelphia

CBS Philly

OSHA opens investigation into death of Massachusetts postal worker who collapsed in the heat

Boston Globe

How The Post Office Sells Your New Address To Anyone Who Pays (And The Little-Known Loophole To Opt Out)

Forbes

Pennsylvania couple sue USPS over injuries suffered in crash with postal vehicle

Pennsylvania Record

NJ letter carrier still in ICU after collapsing at wheel Friday

Cliffview Pilot

After 72 years, NJ postmaster puts up road block to mail delivery at summer camp

Newark Star Ledger

Surveys will decide fate of rural NH post offices

Manchester Union-Leader

Wednesday, July 3

Postal Service needs centralized system to manage public-private partnerships

FederalNewsRadio.com

U.S. Postal Service Logging All Mail for Law Enforcement

New York Times

Postal worker's case may drag on despite jury verdict

Waterbury Republican American

Video: Husband gets 4 year prison sentence in 2010 slaying of Alabama District Manager

postu.be

Pickup times at mailboxes getting earlier

Toledo Blade

Man arrested for stealing scale from post office

WCSI Columbus Indiana

Behind-the-scenes works salvages 350,000 pieces of mail after truck crashes into river

Des Moines Register

Oklahoma man pleads guilty to assaulting postal worker who sprayed repellent on dogs

Tulsa World