Ed Schultz video: Darrell Issa just doesn’t like government agencies that work (like the USPS!)

postalnews blog

USPS testing mobile POS technology

postalnews blog

Christmas Delivery Fiasco Shows Why Amazon Wants Its Own UPS

Wired

An Unlikely Star of the Holiday-Shipping Season: The U.S. Postal Service

Businessweek

Postal vehicle, car collide in New Jersey

Hunterden County Democrat

APWU: UPS Christmas Debacle Shows Why We Need a Public Postal Service

APWU News

LLV burns at NJ post office

The Alternative Press

Pa. stamp collector's trip to NY post office pays off with valuable 'Jenny' reissue

Syracuse Post-Standard

Stamp-price hike to 49 cents won't bother some in region

Fitchburg Sentinel

PBS Newshour video: Is the postal service going the way of the pony express?

PBS via postalnews blog

Video: Michigan letter carrier hailed as hero for detecting gas leak

postalnews blog

Video: Bold Thieves Stealing Entire NDCBUs In California

postalnews blog

Bob Greene: Root for the Postal Service to survive

CNN

The plot thickens: An OIG solicitation, the Palmer Square Post Office, and the CBRE-LCOR connection

Save the Post Office

Letter: FedEx and UPS failed at holiday package delivery: why no congressional investigation?

Boulder Daily Camera

Inside the UPS Christmas meltdown

MarketWatch

UPS and FedEx Ruin Christmas and Prove Republicans Wrong

KBET Las Vegas

Congress is being bribed to kill the Postal Service. Even though they do a better job than FedEx or UPS

bluntandcranky

Video: West Seattle woman and friends deliver thanks to USPS workers

West Seattle Blog

Update 2013: Western Montana rural post offices see hours cut

The Missoulian

Standard Mail slows down: USPS requests an advisory opinion on load leveling DSCF mail

Save the Post Office

Alabama postal workers indicted for stealing money orders

postalnews blog

Why the Postal Exigent Increase Is a Mistake

Direct Marketing News

PMG thanks employees for “banner” holiday season

postalnews blog

The Ample Evidence Behind a Christmas Shipping Surge

Businessweek

Postal workers file complaint over late deliveries

Fort Worth Star Telegram

HQ Issues Clarification on POStPlan Re-evaluations of Level 18 Offices

NAPUS via postalnews blog

UPS Glitches Could Boost U.S. Delivery Competition

New York Times

'Worst Christmas ever' as UPS, FedEx don't deliver

(If this happened to the USPS we'd be told this proves it should be privatized!)
Detroit Free Press

Video: USPS ‘Santa’ makes surprise deliveries on Christmas morning

postalnews blog

No sex assault in California postal worker’s death; Authorities talk to person of interest

Colusa Sun-Herald

A behind the scenes look at the busiest shipping day of the year

WPTV West Palm Beach

UPS backlog means missing Christmas gifts; Amazon responds

CNN

The Demise of Direct Mail? PRC Approves 4.3% Exigent Increase

Direct Marketing News

PRC grants rate increase but for less than two years

Save the Post Office

Postal carrier, war vet enjoys delivering holiday cheer with mail on Christmas Eve

WCPO Cincinnati

Bergen County Blue Law won't stop Amazon Sunday delivery

Bergen Record

UPS says it underestimated holiday volume- hopes to deliver most delayed Christmas parcels on Thursday

postalnews blog

Video: Postal workers make a magical delivery to a Tampa family

postalnews blog

PRC approves exigent rate increase- but only temporarily

postalnews blog

Postal Service’s million dollar fortune teller featured in Senator Coburn’s “Wastebook”

postalnews blog

USPS releases November financial statement: Status quo

Save the Post Office

USPS to require cremated remains to be shipped via express mail

postalnews blog

Mailman delivers Christmas cheer

Harrison Press

Saving the USPS

EBN Online

Thank a postal worker this holiday

John Nichols in The Capital Times

Online Sellers Contend with Slow Mail and Snatched Packages

EcommerceBytes

Burglary reported at Indiana PO

Michigan City News

APWU tells members to report delayed mail to the PRC

APWU News

Stamp dealer offers $15K for “right side up” Inverted Jenny sheets

stamps.postalnews.com

Postal van crashes with car in downtown Jacksonville

Florida Times Union

Reminder: Most post offices will close at noon Christmas Eve and New Years Eve

postalnews blog

WSJ: Rampant Returns Plague E-Retailers

Wall Street Journal via postalnews blog

Gloom of night not stopping Quincy IL letter carriers

Quincy Herald-Whig

Editorial: Snail Mail’s Retreat in Canada

New York Times

Video: USPS carriers forge through Sunday snow to deliver packages - postalnews blog

postalnews blog

Despite proposed merger, Teterboro post office remains busy for the holiday season

Bergen Record

Pushing the envelope on Christmas cards; holiday greetings not what they used to be

New Bedford Standard-Times

Boston Police provide additional details on letter carrier shooting

postalcrime.com

The PRC decides the rate case: What's in Santa's bag for the mailers?

Save the Post Office

Video: Reward offered for man who shot postal contract driver in Georgia Friday night

postalcrime.com

Video: Overstuffed Houston area mailboxes have postal customers concerned

postalnews blog

Trying to clear a way for postal legislation

The Hill

Canada Post’s secret plan to get lazy seniors some fresh air

CanadaPostNews.com

Postal frustrations mar holidays in Alaska town

Alaska Dispatch

Family still awaiting answers in murder of postal worker

Rock Hill Herald

Georgia: Postal worker in critical condition after being shot by a robber after dark

postalnews blog

A Look Back- 1930: St. Louis postal clerks wade through mountains of Christmas mail by hand

St Louis Post-Dispatch

Update: Two Men Questioned In U.S. Postal Worker Shooting In Boston

WBZ Boston

NJ letter carrier charged with theft again

postalcrime.com

California: Fake postal worker steals parcels out of PO

postalnews blog

Boston letter carrier delivering after dark shot in mail robbery attempt

WCVB Boston

Any Error in Your Mailing Address Could Send Your Package to Post Office Hell

LA Weekly

Car crashes into Ohio PO for the third time in 2 years

WEWS Cleveland

Judge tells convicted mail theft: “Don’t disappoint me”

postalcrime.com

Why does Royal Mail have so few female letter carriers?

Financial Times

Video: Package theft plagues holidays

postalnews blog

South Bend mail center closing on hold

South Bend Tribune

NAPUS: Postal Service Announces Favorable Change to Performance Evaluation Systems (PES) Ratings for FY2013

postalnews blog

Video: A postal customer’s fight with the mail carrier leads to a stand off and no mail

postalnews blog

Video: Connecticut postal worker smells chemical odor, passes out

postalnews blog

Video: Postal workers become Santa’s helpers

postalnews blog

Neither rain, snow nor, in this case, online shopping ...

Postal Service delivers packages on two Sundays to handle holiday rush
Chicago Tribune

Plan would end mail delivery on Saturday if volume drops

Portland Press Herald

Mag publishers await outcome of USPS rate hike request

New York Post

Dothan AL Post Office cited by OSHA

Dothan Eagle

Video: Neighborhood Grinches Stealing Packages From Homes

postalnews blog

Video: Store named ‘Goin’ Postal’ opens- in Royal Oak

postalnews blog

San Francisco letter carrier robbed

postalcrime.com

Video: Fight to save the USPS from extinction

APWU President Dimonstein talks with Ed Schultz on MSNBC

Louisiana man guilty in assault, robbery of postal employee

Baton Rouge Advertiser

IPC Global Postal Industry Report shows revenue increase in 2012

postalnews blog

Convicted criminal hired to run North Carolina post office

postalnews blog

Update: Postal worker arrested for robbing Manhattan post office at knifepoint

NY Daily News

Texas: two carriers plead guilty to failing to deliver mail

Amarillo Globe-News

Video: Postal Service investigating outside theft as cause of missing mail in Dallas suburb

postalcrime.com

Virginia letter carrier pleads guilty to stealing gift cards, drugs

Roanoke Times

Modesto post office murals shipped to Virginia

Modesto Bee

APWU: Using Postal Drivers Can Save Money, Secure Jobs

APWU News

Relocation, relocation, relocation: The new M.O. for closing post offices

Save the Post Office

Postal worker catches twin baby boys tossed from a burning third-floor apartment in Bronx

NY Daily News

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. to Acquire Valassis

Press release

Postal Reform Bill — “Wait Til Next Year!”

NAPUS

Canadians tell Lisa Raitt no more postal cuts

CanadaPostNews.com

Postal Service Price Hikes? Return to Sender

Roll Call Opinion

Michigan postal worker robbed while out delivering packages

Ypsilanti Courier

Indiana Postal Worker Charged With Theft

WIBQ Terre Haute

Harlem USPS supervisor accused of robbing co-workers at knifepoint

New York Post

Oregon PSE charged with mail theft

Lebanon Express

How USPS Is Like an Airline, and Why That Matters

Dead Tree Edition

Senate Panel Postpones Consideration of Postal Bill

APWU News

What The US Can Learn From Canada Ending Door-To-Door Mail Delivery

WBUR Boston: Here & Now

USPS airs another holiday commercial featuring postal employees

postalnews blog

USPS tests outsourcing parcel sortation to UPS

postalnews blog

The cheapest overnight shipping for Christmas? USPS

MSN Money

Video: Storm leaves slick conditions for postal workers

postalnews blog

OSHA cites USPS for heat related death of Massachusetts letter carrier

WCVB Boston

Western NY letter carrier accused of dumping mail

WHAM Buffalo

The plot to kill the U.S. Postal Service

San Francisco Chronicle

Houston: Mail carrier robbed by 2 armed suspects

KHOU Houston

Tennessee: Postal Employee Suspended for Mail Theft

WTVC Chattanooga

Seven arrested at USPS protest in Springfield OR

Eugene Register-Guard

APWU Files Amended Complaint with PRC; Union Alleges Network Consolidation Causing Significant Mail Delays

APWU News

Canada Post yanks “permanent” stamps in advance of big price hike

CanadaPostNews.com

Video: Postal Service works on Sunday to clear holiday backlog

postalnews blog

Editorial: To save USPS, end pre-funding, not home delivery

Buffalo News

Direct Marketers Look for Quick Passage of a Law to Curb Patent Trolls

Direct Marketing News

Postal Service expects busy Monday

Lincoln, NE Journal Star

Canada gets cluster-boxed: Why it can’t happen here

Save the Post Office

Mansfield NJ woman accused of drunkenly assaulting mailman, police say

Newark Star Ledger

Video: Police Say Woman Armed With Screwdriver Broke Into Mailboxes, Took Mail

postalnews blog

USPS Holiday Ads Have Never Really Delivered the Goods

Adweek

Reminder: Stamps.com and the US Postal Service aren't the same thing

Subscription fees catch some by surprise
consumeraffairs.com

Unions concerned about postal workers' safety

Baltimore Sun

With holiday mail rush in full swing, Janesville postal worker makes the magic happen

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Getting the mail after dinner? You're not alone

USPS spokesman: "We’ve been short-staffed"
St Louis Post-Dispatch

Postal Markup - Third Try a Charm?

also: Budget Agreement — A Bittersweet Pill
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin

New Jersey post office evacuated after woman crashes Volvo into it

Newark Star Ledger

Three Suspects Charged With Mail Tampering in Maryland

WBFF Baltimore

Burglar lures elderly woman out of house by posing as postal worker

WPMI Mobile

Packages damaged and employees evacuated in fire at New Jersey BMC

Associated Press

Snow-delayed mail has Corvallis postal customers fuming

Corvallis Gazette Times

Issa Applauds Canada Post for Ending Door to Door Delivery

postalnews blog

Jacksonville carrier allegedly took $33K from postal customers

WTLV Jacksonville

Vermont: Contract carrier accused of assaulting postmaster acquitted

Valley News

Oregon letter carrier admits mail thefts

postalnews blog

The Postal Service tries to pull a fast one in Harlem

Save the Post Office

Meyers Named Acting VP Government Relations and Public Policy

postalnews blog

Video: Police search for suspect in Florida postal worker robbery

postalcrime.com

Hazmat teams called after postal worker falls ill

Orange County (CA) Register

U.S. Postal Service expects busiest mailing, delivery days next week

Kansas City Star

USPS shifts into high gear for holiday shipping season

Longview News-Journal

NALC: Budget negotiators reject Saturday delivery cut, unfairly target future federal employees

postalnews blog

Canada Post to end door to door delivery in five years

CanadaPostNews.com

Holidays highlight the value of rural U.S. Post Offices

Prairie du Chien WI Courier Press

Video: PMG optimistic, sees more staffing cuts, 7 day package delivery in ZIPs that can “support” it

postalnews blog

Video: A look into Boise’s mail processing plant

postalnews blog

Texas actress pleads guilty for ricin-laced letter sent to Obama

Reuters

NALC announces creation of network to address safety issues

National Association of Letter Carriers

NAPS Statement on Budget Committee Proposal to Cut Retirement Benefits

National Association of Postal Supervisors

Mail Carrier Thwarts Theft Of Packages

WNEP Scranton

APWU: Budget Negotiators Threaten Postal, Federal Pay, Benefits

APWU News

Oregon postal worker arrested on mail theft charges

Albany Democrat-Herald

Congress prepares to stick it to federal workers again

Washington Post

IG rejects excuse for postmasters who performed poorly in Business Connect

FierceGovernment

Cocaine and acetaminophen mixture found in Wichita post office parking lot

Wichita Eagle

New Mail-Sorting Process Causing Unnecessary Delays in Ketchikan

SitNews Ketchikan

Postal Worker Hospitalized After Boy, 13, Crashes Into Mail Truck In Sister’s Pickup

CBS Los Angeles

Mailagra.ms turns your Instagram photos into postcards

postalnews blog

Feds’ Tension Over Possible Pension Changes Escalates

Government Executive

The USPS is under attack, again.

Unite Blue

Harlem's College Station post office may be sold and "relocated"

Save the Post Office

NALC: Budget deal could threaten future of USPS, cut letter carriers’ pay

postalnews blog

They’ll go postal in Brooklyn

Locals lament impending PO moves
NY Daily News

Royal Mail Agrees to 9 Percent Staff Pay Rise Over Three Years

postalnews blog

USPS says impact of recession necessitates above-inflation price rise

Post & Parcel

Disruptions: At Your Door in Minutes, Delivered by Robot

New York Times

Tip leads to recovery of suspected stolen mail

Everett WA Herald

Neither snow nor rain … well, sometimes snow

Bloomington letter carriers deliver on Sunday after storm disrupts Saturday deliveries
postalnews blog

Video: Animal attacks on mail carriers prompt more curbside service in Wichita

KAKE TV Wichita KS

The last mile: Carriers still key in technology-driven postal service

Janesville WI Gazette

Mail carriers struggle to make their appointed rounds

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

The spies who never came in from the cold: is the government tracking your mail?

Newark Star Ledger

Looking forward: Ten reasons to think twice about Metro Post

Save the Post Office

Berkeley making the rounds to save its historic post office

Los Angeles Times

Customer and employee rights when USPS solicits customers to change to centralized delivery

National Association of Letter Carriers

Video: In Alabama town, snail mail comes by boat

USA Today

USPS Hunting for Space for Two Ousted Brooklyn Post Offices

DNAinfo.com New York

Video: Houston homeowner says postal worker threw Christmas package over fence

postalnews blog

Politicians somehow think ending Saturday mail delivery will help the federal budget?

postalnews blog

Post office to process mail, deliver packages in northern Ohio next two Sundays

WEWS TV Cleveland

Video: Postal workers in Texas stick to routine amid wintry mix

postalnews blog

(US)PS I love you: It's time to save this institution

Bakersfield Californian

Police Arrest Avon CT Postal Worker on Voyeurism Charges

Avon, CT Patch

Retirement Claims Processed Nosedives in November

Government Executive

FedEx Ground to Increase Rates by 4.9%

postalnews blog

Letter carriers don headlamps for after dark deliveries

Harrisburg Patriot-News

Unions concerned about postal workers' safety

Baltimore Sun

Video: USPS Locates, Delivers Man’s Remains To Brother

postalnews blog

Wisconsin postal worker gets probation for stealing drugs from mail

Grand Forks Herald

NALC and USPS agree new MOU on CCA temporary assignments to other post offices

postalnews blog

Juneau postal clerks brought in to help with Skagway mail

Anchorage Daily News

Two Men Charged With Stealing Mail From Postal Truck in Chicago

DNAinfo

Nickelodeon And USPS Team Up For SpongeBob Mailpants

postalnews blog

Video: Sen. Tammy Baldwin talks postal reform at Quad/Graphics

postu.be

US post offices will have shortened hours, early collections on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve

postalnews blog

Video: ‘Mail delivery broke’ in Indiana

postalnews blog

NALC and USPS agree new MOU on overtime lists

postalnews blog

USPS Accused Of Losing Man’s Cremated Remains

CBS New York

Watertown NY postal contractor jailed for stealing pain-killers intended for military veterans

Syracuse Post-Standard

Berkeley might use zoning measure to kill PO sale

Wall Street Journal

Postal elves asked to stop answering letters to Santa

Auburn Plainsman

USPS budget problems leave facilities in disrepair

FierceGovernment

$50K Reward Offered in Letter Carrier Robbery

NBC 7 San Diego

Post office becomes hub after tornado

Pekin IL Daily Times

Video: PMG’s State of the Postal Service Message

postu.be

Video: USPS continues to throw Imagination Library books in trash

postalnews blog

Federal health insurance costs may vary substantially by plan

Federal Times

New York man gets probation for stealing $33,000 in postal money orders

Syracuse Post-Standard

Pathways to postal reform

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Shining the light on NSAs

Save the Post Office

USPS Rolls Out Same-Day Delivery Service in New York

EcommerceBytes.com

Why increasing feds' retirement contributions may not help cut the deficit

Federal News Radio

Survey: Free shipping more important to consumers than fast shipping

Chain Store Age

Keeping Postage Public

The United States Postal Service’s manufactured fiscal crisis need not lead to the end of the public postal system.
Jacobin

Decision on Postal Rate Hike Could Be A Holiday Downer

Adweek

UPS Praises Postal Service's Improvements, But Not Its Rate Hikes

Dead Tree Edition

Postal Groups Call for End to After-Dark Mail Deliveries

Government Executive

Video: Amazon unveils futuristic plan- Delivery by drone

postalnews blog
... on the other hand-
Amazon to deliver by drone? Don't believe the hype
The Guardian

USPS lashes out at PRC in rate case filing

postalnews blog

Sculptor of Las Vegas Statue of Liberty sues USPS for copyright infringement

stamps.postalnews.com

Web site offers guide to USPS Operation Santa opportunities for volunteers

Press release

Video: Funeral held in Rock Hill SC for slain postal worker

postalnews blog

It's Sunday and the Postman Cometh: Mysteries of the Amazon deal, continued

Save the Post Office

Video: Postman for America’s longest mail route drives 187 miles a day

postu.be

Mailers fight against postal rate hike

The Hill

Maryland police renew efforts, but slaying of postman still unsolved

Rock Hill Herald

North Carolina postal worker injured in accident

Greensboro News-Record

Troubled postal service is branching out

Worcester Telegram & Gazette