postalnews.com: December 2013

Tuesday, December 31

Ed Schultz video: Darrell Issa just doesn’t like government agencies that work (like the USPS!)
postalnews blog Comment
USPS testing mobile POS technology
postalnews blog Comment
Christmas Delivery Fiasco Shows Why Amazon Wants Its Own UPS
Wired Comment
An Unlikely Star of the Holiday-Shipping Season: The U.S. Postal Service
Businessweek Comment
Postal vehicle, car collide in New Jersey
Hunterden County Democrat Comment
Monday, December 30
APWU: UPS Christmas Debacle Shows Why We Need a Public Postal Service
APWU News Comment
LLV burns at NJ post office
The Alternative Press Comment
Pa. stamp collector's trip to NY post office pays off with valuable 'Jenny' reissue
Syracuse Post-Standard Comment
Stamp-price hike to 49 cents won't bother some in region
Fitchburg Sentinel Comment
PBS Newshour video: Is the postal service going the way of the pony express?
PBS via postalnews blog Comment
Video: Michigan letter carrier hailed as hero for detecting gas leak
postalnews blog Comment
Sunday, December 29
Video: Bold Thieves Stealing Entire NDCBUs In California
postalnews blog Comment
Bob Greene: Root for the Postal Service to survive
CNN Comment
The plot thickens: An OIG solicitation, the Palmer Square Post Office, and the CBRE-LCOR connection
Save the Post Office Comment
Letter: FedEx and UPS failed at holiday package delivery: why no congressional investigation?
Boulder Daily Camera Comment
Inside the UPS Christmas meltdown
MarketWatch Comment
Saturday, December 28
UPS and FedEx Ruin Christmas and Prove Republicans Wrong
KBET Las Vegas Comment
Congress is being bribed to kill the Postal Service. Even though they do a better job than FedEx or UPS
bluntandcranky Comment
Video: West Seattle woman and friends deliver thanks to USPS workers
West Seattle Blog Comment
Update 2013: Western Montana rural post offices see hours cut
The Missoulian Comment
Friday, December 27
Standard Mail slows down: USPS requests an advisory opinion on load leveling DSCF mail
Save the Post Office Comment
Alabama postal workers indicted for stealing money orders
postalnews blog Comment
Why the Postal Exigent Increase Is a Mistake
Direct Marketing News Comment
PMG thanks employees for “banner” holiday season
postalnews blog Comment
The Ample Evidence Behind a Christmas Shipping Surge
Businessweek Comment
Postal workers file complaint over late deliveries
Fort Worth Star Telegram Comment
HQ Issues Clarification on POStPlan Re-evaluations of Level 18 Offices
NAPUS via postalnews blog Comment
Thursday, December 26
UPS Glitches Could Boost U.S. Delivery Competition
New York Times Comment
'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 Comment
Video: USPS ‘Santa’ makes surprise deliveries on Christmas morning
postalnews blog Comment
No sex assault in California postal worker’s death; Authorities talk to person of interest
Colusa Sun-Herald Comment
Wednesday, December 25
A behind the scenes look at the busiest shipping day of the year
WPTV West Palm Beach Comment
UPS backlog means missing Christmas gifts; Amazon responds
CNN Comment
The Demise of Direct Mail? PRC Approves 4.3% Exigent Increase
Direct Marketing News Comment
PRC grants rate increase but for less than two years
Save the Post Office Comment
Postal carrier, war vet enjoys delivering holiday cheer with mail on Christmas Eve
WCPO Cincinnati Comment
Bergen County Blue Law won't stop Amazon Sunday delivery
Bergen Record Comment
Tuesday, December 24
UPS says it underestimated holiday volume- hopes to deliver most delayed Christmas parcels on Thursday
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Postal workers make a magical delivery to a Tampa family
postalnews blog Comment
PRC approves exigent rate increase- but only temporarily
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service’s million dollar fortune teller featured in Senator Coburn’s “Wastebook”
postalnews blog Comment
USPS releases November financial statement: Status quo
Save the Post Office Comment
USPS to require cremated remains to be shipped via express mail
postalnews blog Comment
Mailman delivers Christmas cheer
Harrison Press Comment
Saving the USPS
EBN Online Comment
Thank a postal worker this holiday
John Nichols in The Capital Times Comment
Online Sellers Contend with Slow Mail and Snatched Packages
EcommerceBytes Comment
Monday, December 23
Burglary reported at Indiana PO
Michigan City News Comment
APWU tells members to report delayed mail to the PRC
APWU News Comment
Stamp dealer offers $15K for “right side up” Inverted Jenny sheets
stamps.postalnews.com Comment
Postal van crashes with car in downtown Jacksonville
Florida Times Union Comment
Reminder: Most post offices will close at noon Christmas Eve and New Years Eve
postalnews blog Comment
WSJ: Rampant Returns Plague E-Retailers
Wall Street Journal via postalnews blog Comment
Gloom of night not stopping Quincy IL letter carriers
Quincy Herald-Whig Comment
Editorial: Snail Mail’s Retreat in Canada
New York Times Comment
Video: USPS carriers forge through Sunday snow to deliver packages - postalnews blog
postalnews blog Comment
Despite proposed merger, Teterboro post office remains busy for the holiday season
Bergen Record Comment
Sunday, December 22
Pushing the envelope on Christmas cards; holiday greetings not what they used to be
New Bedford Standard-Times Comment
Boston Police provide additional details on letter carrier shooting
postalcrime.com Comment
The PRC decides the rate case: What's in Santa's bag for the mailers?
Save the Post Office Comment
Video: Reward offered for man who shot postal contract driver in Georgia Friday night
postalcrime.com Comment
Video: Overstuffed Houston area mailboxes have postal customers concerned
postalnews blog Comment
Trying to clear a way for postal legislation
The Hill Comment
Canada Post’s secret plan to get lazy seniors some fresh air
CanadaPostNews.com Comment
Saturday, December 21
Postal frustrations mar holidays in Alaska town
Alaska Dispatch Comment
Family still awaiting answers in murder of postal worker
Rock Hill Herald Comment
Georgia: Postal worker in critical condition after being shot by a robber after dark
postalnews blog Comment
A Look Back- 1930: St. Louis postal clerks wade through mountains of Christmas mail by hand
St Louis Post-Dispatch Comment
Update: Two Men Questioned In U.S. Postal Worker Shooting In Boston
WBZ Boston Comment
NJ letter carrier charged with theft again
postalcrime.com Comment
California: Fake postal worker steals parcels out of PO
postalnews blog Comment
Boston letter carrier delivering after dark shot in mail robbery attempt
WCVB Boston Comment
Any Error in Your Mailing Address Could Send Your Package to Post Office Hell
LA Weekly Comment
Car crashes into Ohio PO for the third time in 2 years
WEWS Cleveland Comment
Judge tells convicted mail theft: “Don’t disappoint me”
postalcrime.com Comment
Friday, December 20
Why does Royal Mail have so few female letter carriers?
Financial Times Comment
Video: Package theft plagues holidays
postalnews blog Comment
South Bend mail center closing on hold
South Bend Tribune Comment
NAPUS: Postal Service Announces Favorable Change to Performance Evaluation Systems (PES) Ratings for FY2013
postalnews blog Comment
Video: A postal customer’s fight with the mail carrier leads to a stand off and no mail
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Connecticut postal worker smells chemical odor, passes out
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Postal workers become Santa’s helpers
postalnews blog Comment
Neither rain, snow nor, in this case, online shopping ...
Postal Service delivers packages on two Sundays to handle holiday rush
Chicago Tribune Comment
Plan would end mail delivery on Saturday if volume drops
Portland Press Herald Comment
Mag publishers await outcome of USPS rate hike request
New York Post Comment
Dothan AL Post Office cited by OSHA
Dothan Eagle Comment
Thursday, December 19
Video: Neighborhood Grinches Stealing Packages From Homes
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Store named ‘Goin’ Postal’ opens- in Royal Oak
postalnews blog Comment
San Francisco letter carrier robbed
postalcrime.com Comment
Video: Fight to save the USPS from extinction
APWU President Dimonstein talks with Ed Schultz on MSNBC Comment
Louisiana man guilty in assault, robbery of postal employee
Baton Rouge Advertiser Comment
IPC Global Postal Industry Report shows revenue increase in 2012
postalnews blog Comment
Convicted criminal hired to run North Carolina post office
postalnews blog Comment
Update: Postal worker arrested for robbing Manhattan post office at knifepoint
NY Daily News Comment
Texas: two carriers plead guilty to failing to deliver mail
Amarillo Globe-News Comment
Video: Postal Service investigating outside theft as cause of missing mail in Dallas suburb
postalcrime.com Comment
Wednesday, December 18
Virginia letter carrier pleads guilty to stealing gift cards, drugs
Roanoke Times Comment
Modesto post office murals shipped to Virginia
Modesto Bee Comment
APWU: Using Postal Drivers Can Save Money, Secure Jobs
APWU News Comment
Relocation, relocation, relocation: The new M.O. for closing post offices
Save the Post Office Comment
Postal worker catches twin baby boys tossed from a burning third-floor apartment in Bronx
NY Daily News Comment
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. to Acquire Valassis
Press release Comment
Postal Reform Bill — “Wait Til Next Year!”
NAPUS Comment
Canadians tell Lisa Raitt no more postal cuts
CanadaPostNews.com Comment
Postal Service Price Hikes? Return to Sender
Roll Call Opinion Comment
Michigan postal worker robbed while out delivering packages
Ypsilanti Courier Comment
Indiana Postal Worker Charged With Theft
WIBQ Terre Haute Comment
Harlem USPS supervisor accused of robbing co-workers at knifepoint
New York Post Comment
Oregon PSE charged with mail theft
Lebanon Express Comment
How USPS Is Like an Airline, and Why That Matters
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Tuesday, December 17
Senate Panel Postpones Consideration of Postal Bill
APWU News Comment
What The US Can Learn From Canada Ending Door-To-Door Mail Delivery
WBUR Boston: Here & Now Comment
USPS airs another holiday commercial featuring postal employees
postalnews blog Comment
USPS tests outsourcing parcel sortation to UPS
postalnews blog Comment
The cheapest overnight shipping for Christmas? USPS
MSN Money Comment
Video: Storm leaves slick conditions for postal workers
postalnews blog Comment
OSHA cites USPS for heat related death of Massachusetts letter carrier
WCVB Boston Comment
Western NY letter carrier accused of dumping mail
WHAM Buffalo Comment
Monday, December 16
The plot to kill the U.S. Postal Service
San Francisco Chronicle Comment
Houston: Mail carrier robbed by 2 armed suspects
KHOU Houston Comment
Tennessee: Postal Employee Suspended for Mail Theft
WTVC Chattanooga Comment
Seven arrested at USPS protest in Springfield OR
Eugene Register-Guard Comment
APWU Files Amended Complaint with PRC; Union Alleges Network Consolidation Causing Significant Mail Delays
APWU News Comment
Canada Post yanks “permanent” stamps in advance of big price hike
CanadaPostNews.com Comment
Video: Postal Service works on Sunday to clear holiday backlog
postalnews blog Comment
Editorial: To save USPS, end pre-funding, not home delivery
Buffalo News Comment
Sunday, December 15
Direct Marketers Look for Quick Passage of a Law to Curb Patent Trolls
Direct Marketing News Comment
Postal Service expects busy Monday
Lincoln, NE Journal Star Comment
Canada gets cluster-boxed: Why it can’t happen here
Save the Post Office Comment
Saturday, December 14
Mansfield NJ woman accused of drunkenly assaulting mailman, police say
Newark Star Ledger Comment
Video: Police Say Woman Armed With Screwdriver Broke Into Mailboxes, Took Mail
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Holiday Ads Have Never Really Delivered the Goods
Adweek Comment
Reminder: Stamps.com and the US Postal Service aren't the same thing
Subscription fees catch some by surprise
consumeraffairs.com Comment
Unions concerned about postal workers' safety
Baltimore Sun Comment
With holiday mail rush in full swing, Janesville postal worker makes the magic happen
Minneapolis Star Tribune Comment
Getting the mail after dinner? You're not alone
USPS spokesman: "We’ve been short-staffed"
St Louis Post-Dispatch Comment
Friday, December 13
Postal Markup - Third Try a Charm?
also: Budget Agreement — A Bittersweet Pill
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin Comment
New Jersey post office evacuated after woman crashes Volvo into it
Newark Star Ledger Comment
Three Suspects Charged With Mail Tampering in Maryland
WBFF Baltimore Comment
Burglar lures elderly woman out of house by posing as postal worker
WPMI Mobile Comment
Packages damaged and employees evacuated in fire at New Jersey BMC
Associated Press Comment
Snow-delayed mail has Corvallis postal customers fuming
Corvallis Gazette Times Comment
Thursday, December 12
Issa Applauds Canada Post for Ending Door to Door Delivery
postalnews blog Comment
Jacksonville carrier allegedly took $33K from postal customers
WTLV Jacksonville Comment
Vermont: Contract carrier accused of assaulting postmaster acquitted
Valley News Comment
Oregon letter carrier admits mail thefts
postalnews blog Comment
The Postal Service tries to pull a fast one in Harlem
Save the Post Office Comment
Meyers Named Acting VP Government Relations and Public Policy
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Police search for suspect in Florida postal worker robbery
postalcrime.com Comment
Hazmat teams called after postal worker falls ill
Orange County (CA) Register Comment
U.S. Postal Service expects busiest mailing, delivery days next week
Kansas City Star Comment
USPS shifts into high gear for holiday shipping season
Longview News-Journal Comment
Wednesday, December 11
NALC: Budget negotiators reject Saturday delivery cut, unfairly target future federal employees
postalnews blog Comment
Canada Post to end door to door delivery in five years
CanadaPostNews.com Comment
Holidays highlight the value of rural U.S. Post Offices
Prairie du Chien WI Courier Press Comment
Video: PMG optimistic, sees more staffing cuts, 7 day package delivery in ZIPs that can “support” it
postalnews blog Comment
Video: A look into Boise’s mail processing plant
postalnews blog Comment
Texas actress pleads guilty for ricin-laced letter sent to Obama
Reuters Comment
NALC announces creation of network to address safety issues
National Association of Letter Carriers Comment
Tuesday, December 10
NAPS Statement on Budget Committee Proposal to Cut Retirement Benefits
National Association of Postal Supervisors Comment
Mail Carrier Thwarts Theft Of Packages
WNEP Scranton Comment
APWU: Budget Negotiators Threaten Postal, Federal Pay, Benefits
APWU News Comment
Oregon postal worker arrested on mail theft charges
Albany Democrat-Herald Comment
Congress prepares to stick it to federal workers again
Washington Post Comment
IG rejects excuse for postmasters who performed poorly in Business Connect
FierceGovernment Comment
Cocaine and acetaminophen mixture found in Wichita post office parking lot
Wichita Eagle Comment
New Mail-Sorting Process Causing Unnecessary Delays in Ketchikan
SitNews Ketchikan Comment
Postal Worker Hospitalized After Boy, 13, Crashes Into Mail Truck In Sister’s Pickup
CBS Los Angeles Comment
Mailagra.ms turns your Instagram photos into postcards
postalnews blog Comment
Monday, December 9
Feds’ Tension Over Possible Pension Changes Escalates
Government Executive Comment
The USPS is under attack, again.
Unite Blue Comment
Harlem's College Station post office may be sold and "relocated"
Save the Post Office Comment
NALC: Budget deal could threaten future of USPS, cut letter carriers’ pay
postalnews blog Comment
They’ll go postal in Brooklyn
Locals lament impending PO moves
NY Daily News Comment
Royal Mail Agrees to 9 Percent Staff Pay Rise Over Three Years
postalnews blog Comment
USPS says impact of recession necessitates above-inflation price rise
Post & Parcel Comment
Disruptions: At Your Door in Minutes, Delivered by Robot
New York Times Comment
Tip leads to recovery of suspected stolen mail
Everett WA Herald Comment
Neither snow nor rain … well, sometimes snow
Bloomington letter carriers deliver on Sunday after storm disrupts Saturday deliveries
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Animal attacks on mail carriers prompt more curbside service in Wichita
KAKE TV Wichita KS Read more » Comment
Sunday, December 8
The last mile: Carriers still key in technology-driven postal service
Janesville WI Gazette Comment
Mail carriers struggle to make their appointed rounds
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Comment
The spies who never came in from the cold: is the government tracking your mail?
Newark Star Ledger Comment
Looking forward: Ten reasons to think twice about Metro Post
Save the Post Office Comment
Berkeley making the rounds to save its historic post office
Los Angeles Times Comment
Customer and employee rights when USPS solicits customers to change to centralized delivery
National Association of Letter Carriers Comment
Saturday, December 7
Video: In Alabama town, snail mail comes by boat
USA Today Comment
USPS Hunting for Space for Two Ousted Brooklyn Post Offices
DNAinfo.com New York Comment
Video: Houston homeowner says postal worker threw Christmas package over fence
postalnews blog Comment
Politicians somehow think ending Saturday mail delivery will help the federal budget?
postalnews blog Comment
Post office to process mail, deliver packages in northern Ohio next two Sundays
WEWS TV Cleveland Comment
Video: Postal workers in Texas stick to routine amid wintry mix
postalnews blog Comment
(US)PS I love you: It's time to save this institution
Bakersfield Californian Comment
Friday, December 6
Police Arrest Avon CT Postal Worker on Voyeurism Charges
Avon, CT Patch Comment
Retirement Claims Processed Nosedives in November
Government Executive Comment
FedEx Ground to Increase Rates by 4.9%
postalnews blog Comment
Letter carriers don headlamps for after dark deliveries
Harrisburg Patriot-News Comment
Unions concerned about postal workers' safety
Baltimore Sun Comment
Video: USPS Locates, Delivers Man’s Remains To Brother
postalnews blog Comment
Wisconsin postal worker gets probation for stealing drugs from mail
Grand Forks Herald Comment
Thursday, December 5
NALC and USPS agree new MOU on CCA temporary assignments to other post offices
postalnews blog Comment
Juneau postal clerks brought in to help with Skagway mail
Anchorage Daily News Comment
Two Men Charged With Stealing Mail From Postal Truck in Chicago
DNAinfo Comment
Nickelodeon And USPS Team Up For SpongeBob Mailpants
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Sen. Tammy Baldwin talks postal reform at Quad/Graphics
postu.be Comment
US post offices will have shortened hours, early collections on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve
postalnews blog Comment
Video: ‘Mail delivery broke’ in Indiana
postalnews blog Comment
Wednesday, December 4
NALC and USPS agree new MOU on overtime lists
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Accused Of Losing Man’s Cremated Remains
CBS New York Comment
Watertown NY postal contractor jailed for stealing pain-killers intended for military veterans
Syracuse Post-Standard Comment
Berkeley might use zoning measure to kill PO sale
Wall Street Journal Comment
Postal elves asked to stop answering letters to Santa
Auburn Plainsman Comment
USPS budget problems leave facilities in disrepair
FierceGovernment Comment
$50K Reward Offered in Letter Carrier Robbery
NBC 7 San Diego Comment
Post office becomes hub after tornado
Pekin IL Daily Times Comment
Video: PMG’s State of the Postal Service Message
postu.be Comment
Video: USPS continues to throw Imagination Library books in trash
postalnews blog Comment
Federal health insurance costs may vary substantially by plan
Federal Times Comment
New York man gets probation for stealing $33,000 in postal money orders
Syracuse Post-Standard Comment
Pathways to postal reform
Worcester Telegram & Gazette Comment
Tuesday, December 3
Shining the light on NSAs
Save the Post Office Comment
USPS Rolls Out Same-Day Delivery Service in New York
EcommerceBytes.com Comment
Why increasing feds' retirement contributions may not help cut the deficit
Federal News Radio Comment
Survey: Free shipping more important to consumers than fast shipping
Chain Store Age Comment
Keeping Postage Public
The United States Postal Service’s manufactured fiscal crisis need not lead to the end of the public postal system.
Jacobin Comment
Decision on Postal Rate Hike Could Be A Holiday Downer
Adweek Comment
Monday, December 2
UPS Praises Postal Service's Improvements, But Not Its Rate Hikes
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Postal Groups Call for End to After-Dark Mail Deliveries
Government Executive Comment
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 Comment
USPS lashes out at PRC in rate case filing
postalnews blog Comment
Sculptor of Las Vegas Statue of Liberty sues USPS for copyright infringement
stamps.postalnews.com Comment
Web site offers guide to USPS Operation Santa opportunities for volunteers
Press release Comment
Sunday, December 1
Video: Funeral held in Rock Hill SC for slain postal worker
postalnews blog Comment
It's Sunday and the Postman Cometh: Mysteries of the Amazon deal, continued
Save the Post Office Comment
Video: Postman for America’s longest mail route drives 187 miles a day
postu.be Comment
Mailers fight against postal rate hike
The Hill Comment
Maryland police renew efforts, but slaying of postman still unsolved
Rock Hill Herald Comment
North Carolina postal worker injured in accident
Greensboro News-Record Comment
Troubled postal service is branching out
Worcester Telegram & Gazette Comment

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