Wednesday, April 30

Is a Prospect Rate in the Cards for Catalogers?

Direct Marketing News

Postal watchdog files complaint against USPS for reducing hours at post offices

Save the Post Office

USPS CIO Cochrane's Proposition for Catalogers

Direct Marketing News

Lifesaving Queens letter carrier honored as hero

New York Daily News

Outbox redux: whiz kids whine that USPS broke their shiny new startup

postalnews blog

Vanishing Americana: More than just the mail at the Mottville NY post office

Syracuse Post Standard

Missouri mail handlers union local president indicted on embezzlement charges

postalcrime.com

Connecticut window clerk faces assault charge

Hartford Courant

Post Office Piles on Shift to Low Wage Economy with Staples Deal

Next New Deal

Paper Social Security Statements Are Back

Money Talks News

California Federation of Teachers Votes to Boycott Staples over “Dirty Deal” with USPS

postalnews blog

Tuesday, April 29

Federal-Postal Coalition Launches Facebook Campaign to Showcase #FedServiceDreams

postalnews blog

Save the US Postal Service, Not Just the Buildings

LA Progressive

Save our post offices from service cuts

Commentary by Mail Handler Union President John Hegarty for The Hill

Mailers Ask Court to Deny USPS Motion

Direct Marketing News

National Review thinks postal workers should earn less than they did 36 years ago- and be grateful…

postalnews blog

Don't Mess with Package Delivery, Say USPS Customers

EcommerceBytes

Postal Service faces potential leadership void as executives near retirement

Washington Post

US Postal Service strikes News delivery again

Tri-County News (Ohio)

Monday, April 28

Staples Delivers First Blow for Postal Privatization

Motley Fool

Red, White and Blue Forever Stamps Unfurled

stamps.postalnews.com

Video: Linns Stamp News Monday Morning Brief for April 28

stamps.postalnews.com

Secret negotiations threaten public services in 50 countries (including the US)

"...the agreement could hinder future governments from delivering vital public services, such as health care, child care, and postal services"
National Union of Public and General Employees of Canada

Wanderful Media Raises $14.5 Million Bringing Newspaper Circulars To Mobile Phones

TechCrunch

Postal Service makes improvements in Bismarck, across the busy Bakken

Bismarck Tribune

Postscript: Architect of USPS Banking Proposal Speaks Out

American Banker

Taxpayers pick up Congress' tab for more than snail mail

Omaha World-Herald

Thursday, April 24

Should the U.S. Postal Service be privatized?

USPS "shouldn't be privatized surreptitiously with no opportunity for the public to weigh in. Unfortunately, that's what's happening."
Newsday

Video: PMG’s State of the Business Message for Employees

postalnews blog

Issa’s latest bill would let USPS mandate centralized delivery, allow anyone to put stuff in your mailbox

postalnews blog

CWU: Strikes (and the threat of more strikes) pay off for UK postal workers

Agreement calls for up to 7.3% pay hike over three years
postalnews.co.uk

USPS responds to "bamboozled" Hoboken EDDM customer's complaint

Jersey Journal

$10,000 offered for info in Milwaukee post office robbery

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Fire Rips Through New Jersey Post Office

NBC New York

Your daily mail tossing video: Raleigh NC

postalnews blog

APWU Nurses Approve Contract

postalnews blog

The Postal Service isn’t being privatized - Fact?

Intelisent Postal Affairs Blog

Wednesday, April 23

Man charged with groping Ohio letter carrier

Cleveland Plain-Dealer

The US Healthcare System vs The US Postal Service- guess who does a better job?

Medscape

Postal Workers to Protest Privatization at More than 50 Staples Stores in 27 States on April 24

APWU News

Video: PMG discusses the future of the Postal Service

KTVI St Louis via postalnews blog

Owner fined $3,000 after dog bites PA mailman

York Dispatch

Video: The Washington Post's Joe Davidson on Stabilizing the USPS

postalnews blog

Union Blasts Staples-Run Postal Outlets

Wall Street Journal

Where to Stop Staples on April 24: List and map of protest sites

Save the Post Office

Video: Pittsburgh Residents Tired Of Mail Mix-Ups

KDKA TV

APWU: Questions & Answers on Filling Residual Vacancies

postalnews blog

Tuesday, April 22

East St. Louis Post Office Supersivor Pleads Guilty To Stealing Packages

postalnews blog

USPS responds to EcommerceBytes.com letter on tracking complaints

postalnews blog

Kentucky postal worker sentenced for destroying, hiding mail

Evansville Courier & Press

Show of Support for PA Mail Carrier Who Died After Fire

postalnews blog

Senator Announces Postal Service Improvements across North Dakota

postalnews blog

APWU: USPS Scheme Overturned: ‘Rescoring’ of Promotion Exams Violated Contract, Arbitrator Rules

postalnews blog

Like, Share, Tweet: Social Media and the Postal Service

Office of Inspector General

OIG: USPS doesn’t even know how many historic properties it owns

postalnews blog

Monday, April 21

Video: Postal Worker Caught On Cam Throwing Packages

postalnews blog

Round Global Sea Surface Temperatures Forever stamp to be issued tomorrow

postalnews blog

Man charged after hit-and-run involving postal truck

WNEM TV Saginaw MI

Video: Linn’s Stamp News Monday Morning Brief- Jenny locket, Tom of Finland

stamps.postalnews.com

Bamboozled: Postal service customer says he didn't get what he paid for, wants to set up a sting

Newark Star Ledger

Senate postal bill would cut workers’ comp across the government

Washington Post

Postal Service overhaul remains tenuous as Issa considers plans for new bill

Washington Post

Federal report's findings may help save Berkeley's historic post office

The Daily Californian

Rolando: Postal Service isn't as wasteful as critics say- it's a national treasure

Augusta Chronicle

Thursday, April 17

Pennsylvania postmaster sentenced for embezzling post office funds

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Florida letter carrier honored for helping police nab suspect

Bay News 9

USPS backs out of $3 million California post office sale at the last minute

Half Moon Bay Review

West Virginia letter carrier rescues woman from creek

postalnews blog

Advisory council says USPS should stop selling off historic post offices

postalnews blog

South Carolina postal workers intercept mail from fraudulent work-at-home scam

ColletonToday.com

Suspect sought in Milwaukee post office robbery

WITI TV Milwaukee

Video: APWU President discusses Staples deal on The Ed Show

postalnews blog

Is 5-Day Delivery USPS's Way of Saying It's Giving Up on Mail?

Direct Marketing News

Package left by mailman in Chattanooga sets nerves on edge

ChattanoogaTimes Free Press

Wednesday, April 16

Mailers tell appeals court PRC erred by allowing postal rate increase

Highland (CA) Community News

Western NY carrier pleads guilty to destroying mail

Buffalo News

The USPS wants to mine and sell data about your mail

The Daily Caller

Florida postal clerk admits to stealing gift cards

Tampa Bay Times

Video: Robber steals Florida letter carrier’s master key

postalnews blog

Postal Service investigates Long Island mail thefts

Newsday

Mailman finds man and woman dead in bathtub

NY Daily News

A Post Office Lifer's 7-Point Survival Plan for USPS

Direct Marketing News

Florida letter carrier robbed

WSVN-TV Miami Ft. Lauderdale

Wisconsin rural carrier sentenced for stealing mail

postalcrime.com

Winter postal woes tip of iceberg, residents of Chicago neighborhood say

DNAinfo.com Chicago

TV reporter claims PANIC AT THE POST OFFICE! as Salinas PO closes at normal time on tax night (just like it did last year…)

postalnews blog

Tuesday, April 15

Photos: Car knocks over post office van in Raleigh NC

WTVD Raleigh-Durham

USPS introduces same day delivery service in New York City

postalnews blog

How The Postal Service Could Give Its Jobs Away To Staples

Huffington Post

Postal workers alliance sends letter to Issa opposing latest reform proposal

postalnews blog

Audio: Defending & Expanding Public Services with Mark Dimondstein

KBOO Portland OR

Pa. man sues U.S. Govt. over accident with USPS worker

Pennsylvania Record

Mysterious postcard becomes window into past

When a 74-year-old postcard arrived in Butte Falls last year, postal workers were unsure what to make of it...
Medford OR Mail Tribune

USPS Plans to Open Hubs to Retailers Competing with Amazon

EcommerceBytes

Friday, April 11

Harvey Milk Forever Stamp to be Dedicated at White House May 22

postalnews blog

Insights from Postal Vision 2020

Delivering for America

What the Quad/Graphics-Brown Deal Tells Us About U.S. Printing, Publishing, and Postal Services (link corrected)

Dead Tree Edition

Police: USPS mail carrier reportedly kidnapped, robbed in Maple Heights OH by two women (Update: or maybe not?)

newsnet5.com Cleveland

Video: Throwing parcels from a motorcycle in Australia

postu.be

New Mexico man pleads guilty to possessing forged and counterfeited postage stamps

Associated Press

PRC Chair Urges Postal Service to Tap Its Human Capital

EcommerceBytes

Postal Union Chief: Think of USPS as Asset, Not a Cost Center

Direct Marketing News

Alaska: Postmaster couple retire

Seward Phoenix Log

Tuesday, April 8

"Digital Postal Mail" Startup Zumbox is Shutting Down

InfoTrends InfoBlog

Issa embraces White House plan for postal reform

Federal News Radio

Republicans, White House Finally Agree on Something: Postal Reform

Government Executive

Rolando: Postal Service needs real reform

postalnews blog

Netflix DVD-Mailer Rate Upheld by Court in Post Office Suit

Businessweek

OMB Deputy Director testifies at Issa postal reform hearing

postalnews blog

Greeting Card Assn and Rural Carriers Union Issue Joint Statement on Postal Reform

postalnews blog

Darrell Issa continues war against the US Postal Service

Allvoices.com

The Real Reason Postal Workers Don’t Trust Paul Ryan

Businessweek

Quad/Graphics to Acquire Brown Printing Company

postalnews blog

Uber to Launch Bike-Courier Service

Wall Street Journal

Monday, April 7

Postal Service Worker Seen Throwing Package In Drive-By Delivery

CBS Los Angeles

Customer Service at USPS: “Today is Not Your Day”

FedSmith.com

Timing is everything: MSPB braces for involuntary retirement appeals

Federal Times

Tennessee postal couple plead guilty to workers comp fraud

postalnews blog

APWU: Staples Deal Still a Secret — But Hearing Reveals Disturbing Truths

APWU News

Upright Jenny Invert panes found in New York, Wisconsin

Linns Stamp News

Civic group says USPS destroyed or failed to mail dozens of its magazines

New York Daily News

Video: Linns Stamp News Monday Morning Brief for April 7

stamps.postalnews.com

Why UPS Trucks Don't Turn Left

priceonomics.com

US Postal Police at APWU StopStaples Demonstration

postalnews blog

Package may have ignited fire at Raleigh postal facility

WRAL TV Raleigh NC

Why UPS Fired 250 Workers

Business Insider

Friday, April 4

Michigan post office saves man from getting scammed out of thousands

WWMT Kalamazoo

Chicago Postal Workers To Protest Outsourcing of USPS Services to Staples

postalnews blog

Payday loan industry faces imminent extinction

InvestorPlace

Police: Hunt continues for suspect in Arkansas post office burglary

Baxter Bulletin

Letter carrier is among 25 suspects charged in Florida tax refund fraud crackdown

postalcrime.com

Remember Those Late Holiday Packages? Don’t Blame The Carrier, Blame The Retailer

Consumerist

Is mail dead?

Husch Blackwell | The Contractor's Perspective

Video: FedEx driver has a very bad day- but the dogs love it!

postu.be

Holder: Postal Service Mail Used For ‘Shocking’ Amount Of Drug Dealing

CBS DC

Michigan woman pleads guilty in post office trespassing case

Lansing State Journal

Video: PMG responds to Fox News rant on credit card misuse

Fox News

Thursday, April 3

USPS, Postmasters continue talks on POStPLAN implementation

postalnews blog

APWU: PSEs Should Beware of ‘Voice of Employee’ Surveys

APWU News

Video: PMG’s State of the Business Message for Employees

postalnews blog

USPS: Shipper of Choice for Etsy Shop Owner Katie St. John

Delivering for America

Audio: Interview with Jim Cochrane, USPS Chief Information Officer

FederalNewsRadio.com

Kingsbridge Bronx Post Office seeks to right wrongs

The Riverdale Press

Furious residents fear 20-mile round trip to get mail may be permanent

WDAF TV Kansas City

USPS Tells Newspaper: We strictly adhere to rules for sale of historic properties

La Jolla Light

Former Georgia postal worker sentenced to prison for mail thefts

Albany Democrat Herald

The USPS Teams Up With Staples: Taking Good Union Jobs And Turning Them Into Part-Time, Low Wage Jobs

NH Labor News

The U.S. should go back to postal banking

The Crimson White

Wednesday, April 2

UPS Fires 250 Drivers After They Protested A Coworker's Firing

ThinkProgress

House GOP Budget Would Cut Compensation for Postal Workers

postalnews blog

USPS reissues Yes I Do stamp at 2-ounce rate

stamps.postalnews.com

Video: Surveillance of suspects in post office credit card skimming case

postalnews blog

USPS Sets Records Straight on Scanning 'Misinformation'

EcommerceBytes.com

USPS responds to phony travel card story

postalnews blog

No one hires vets like the Postal Service

Madison Capital Times

GOP budget would amount to pay cut for federal employees

Washington Post

Bank on the post office to save America's 'bank deserts'

USPS IG David C. Williams Op-ed for the Los Angeles Times

Chicago Mail Problems Continue, Postal Service Reps Hear Concerns

DNAinfo.com Chicago

Video: Dog Causes Mail Delivery Holdup

Postal Service Dragging Its Feet on Fixing Periodicals

Dead Tree Edition

Georgia rural carrier pleads guilty to taking parcel containing veteran's drugs

Florida Times Union

Amazon Will Now Allow Returns Using Lockers

Wall Street Journal

Tuesday, April 1

APWU: Based on a Falsehood, Ryan Budget Would Plunder Postal Service

postalnews blog

APWU: Tentative Agreement Reached on Nurses’ Contract

postalnews blog

Mail trucks robbed on Chicago's South Side

CLTV

Rural carrier among 3 injured in Alabama crash

WHNT TV Huntsville

Harvey Milk stamp design revealed

Linns Stamp News

Video: Postal services dealing with game-changer as global e-commerce takes flight

World.PostNe.ws

Philadelphia man left unconscious after icy fall at mailbox sues USPS

Pennsylvania Record

Video: One dead in fiery wreck involving USPS truck in Houston

postalnews blog

Postal trucks hog parking spots in Manhattan

New York Post

PRC Directs Postal Service to Address Excessive Discounts

Direct Marketing News

The Great American Post Office Heist: The Story Behind the Story

Save the Post Office

Direct Mail's Dynamic Duo Gird for a Fight on the Senate Floor

Direct Marketing News

Video: Post Office Hour Cuts Upset A Growing North Dakota Town

postalnews blog

USPS tries to spark interest in slow selling “Jenny” stamps

postalnews blog

Fox News personality attacks DOJ for not prosecuting USPS credit card abusers

postalnews blog

USPS says it always intended to make "Set the Record Straight" web site available to the public

Intelisent Postal Affairs Blog

Undervaluing Royal Mail shares costs taxpayer £750m in one day

The Guardian