postalnews.com: April 2014

Wednesday, April 30

Is a Prospect Rate in the Cards for Catalogers?
Direct Marketing News Comment
Postal watchdog files complaint against USPS for reducing hours at post offices
Save the Post Office Comment
USPS CIO Cochrane's Proposition for Catalogers
Direct Marketing News Comment
Lifesaving Queens letter carrier honored as hero
New York Daily News Comment
Outbox redux: whiz kids whine that USPS broke their shiny new startup
postalnews blog Comment
Vanishing Americana: More than just the mail at the Mottville NY post office
Syracuse Post Standard Comment
Missouri mail handlers union local president indicted on embezzlement charges
postalcrime.com Comment
Connecticut window clerk faces assault charge
Hartford Courant Comment
Post Office Piles on Shift to Low Wage Economy with Staples Deal
Next New Deal Comment
Paper Social Security Statements Are Back
Money Talks News Comment
California Federation of Teachers Votes to Boycott Staples over “Dirty Deal” with USPS
postalnews blog Comment
Tuesday, April 29
Federal-Postal Coalition Launches Facebook Campaign to Showcase #FedServiceDreams
postalnews blog Comment
Save the US Postal Service, Not Just the Buildings
LA Progressive Comment
Save our post offices from service cuts
Commentary by Mail Handler Union President John Hegarty for The Hill Comment
Mailers Ask Court to Deny USPS Motion
Direct Marketing News Comment
National Review thinks postal workers should earn less than they did 36 years ago- and be grateful…
postalnews blog Comment
Don't Mess with Package Delivery, Say USPS Customers
EcommerceBytes Comment
Postal Service faces potential leadership void as executives near retirement
Washington Post Comment
US Postal Service strikes News delivery again
Tri-County News (Ohio) Comment
Monday, April 28
Staples Delivers First Blow for Postal Privatization
Motley Fool Comment
Red, White and Blue Forever Stamps Unfurled
stamps.postalnews.com Comment
Video: Linns Stamp News Monday Morning Brief for April 28
stamps.postalnews.com Comment
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 Comment
Wanderful Media Raises $14.5 Million Bringing Newspaper Circulars To Mobile Phones
TechCrunch Comment
Postal Service makes improvements in Bismarck, across the busy Bakken
Bismarck Tribune Comment
Postscript: Architect of USPS Banking Proposal Speaks Out
American Banker Comment
Taxpayers pick up Congress' tab for more than snail mail
Omaha World-Herald Comment
Sunday, April 27
Mailman Caught in Philadelphia Crossfire
NBC 10 Philadelphia Comment
Small towns in Iowa adjusting to reduced postal hours
Sioux City Journal Comment
Sign written in crayon announces Iowa post office closure
Sioux City Journal Comment
Saturday, April 26
Video: Springfield MO police, letter carrier describe knifepoint ordeal
KSPR TV Springfield MO Comment
People vs. Computers: What's the Best Way To Fix Bad Mailing Addresses?
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Postal Service stands to lose if Amazon tackles the last mile
The Oregonian Comment
Meet The Real Amazon Drones
Delivery Amazon Style: work 80 hours a week, no overtime, no benefits, no workers comp, no union...
Huffington Post Comment
Colorado letter carrier honored as community hero for helping stroke victim
KMGH TV Denver Comment
Joint replacement surgery prolongs letter carrier's career
Ottawa IL Times Comment
Postal manpower
Letter to the Edtor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Comment
Friday, April 25
USPS Marketing Chief's speech raises eyebrows
"Manabe’s speech appears to be at odds with 'key aspects' of the USPS’s privacy policy"
Linns Stamp News Comment
Amazon Testing Its Own Parcel Delivery Network
Techcrunch Comment
USPS Files Motion to Delay Exigency Reporting
Direct Marketing News Comment
Letter Carrier Assaulted & Robbed in South Florida
postalcrime.com Comment
Police investigate grisly discovery of severed rabbit heads in Western Massachusetts mailboxes
Springfield Republican Comment
Photos: Workers protest Postal Service’s deal with Staples
Washington Post Comment
Old Ladies' Journal Sent to the Home
Dead Tree Edition Comment
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 Comment
Video: PMG’s State of the Business Message for Employees
postalnews blog Comment
Issa’s latest bill would let USPS mandate centralized delivery, allow anyone to put stuff in your mailbox
postalnews blog Comment
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 Comment
USPS responds to "bamboozled" Hoboken EDDM customer's complaint
Jersey Journal Comment
$10,000 offered for info in Milwaukee post office robbery
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Comment
Fire Rips Through New Jersey Post Office
NBC New York Comment
Your daily mail tossing video: Raleigh NC
postalnews blog Comment
APWU Nurses Approve Contract
postalnews blog Comment
The Postal Service isn’t being privatized - Fact?
Intelisent Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Wednesday, April 23
Man charged with groping Ohio letter carrier
Cleveland Plain-Dealer Comment
The US Healthcare System vs The US Postal Service- guess who does a better job?
Medscape Comment
Postal Workers to Protest Privatization at More than 50 Staples Stores in 27 States on April 24
APWU News Comment
Video: PMG discusses the future of the Postal Service
KTVI St Louis via postalnews blog Comment
Owner fined $3,000 after dog bites PA mailman
York Dispatch Comment
Video: The Washington Post's Joe Davidson on Stabilizing the USPS
postalnews blog Comment
Union Blasts Staples-Run Postal Outlets
Wall Street Journal Comment
Where to Stop Staples on April 24: List and map of protest sites
Save the Post Office Comment
Video: Pittsburgh Residents Tired Of Mail Mix-Ups
KDKA TV Comment
APWU: Questions & Answers on Filling Residual Vacancies
postalnews blog Comment
Tuesday, April 22
East St. Louis Post Office Supersivor Pleads Guilty To Stealing Packages
postalnews blog Comment
USPS responds to EcommerceBytes.com letter on tracking complaints
postalnews blog Comment
Kentucky postal worker sentenced for destroying, hiding mail
Evansville Courier & Press Comment
Show of Support for PA Mail Carrier Who Died After Fire
postalnews blog Comment
Senator Announces Postal Service Improvements across North Dakota
postalnews blog Comment
APWU: USPS Scheme Overturned: ‘Rescoring’ of Promotion Exams Violated Contract, Arbitrator Rules
postalnews blog Comment
Like, Share, Tweet: Social Media and the Postal Service
Office of Inspector General Comment
OIG: USPS doesn’t even know how many historic properties it owns
postalnews blog Comment
Monday, April 21
Video: Postal Worker Caught On Cam Throwing Packages
postalnews blog Comment
Round Global Sea Surface Temperatures Forever stamp to be issued tomorrow
postalnews blog Comment
Man charged after hit-and-run involving postal truck
WNEM TV Saginaw MI Comment
Video: Linn’s Stamp News Monday Morning Brief- Jenny locket, Tom of Finland
stamps.postalnews.com Comment
Bamboozled: Postal service customer says he didn't get what he paid for, wants to set up a sting
Newark Star Ledger Comment
Senate postal bill would cut workers’ comp across the government
Washington Post Comment
Postal Service overhaul remains tenuous as Issa considers plans for new bill
Washington Post Comment
Federal report's findings may help save Berkeley's historic post office
The Daily Californian Comment
Rolando: Postal Service isn't as wasteful as critics say- it's a national treasure
Augusta Chronicle Comment
Sunday, April 20
Our historic post offices should not be for sale, period!
Daily Kos Comment
Giving away the store: The Postal Service discounts the mail
Save the Post Office Comment
Review: New TV series about Dead Letter Office is "inoffensive, tedious pabulum with forced postal humor"
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Comment
Yesteryears: When it came to making post office a welcoming place, veteran clerk delivered
Charlottesville Daily Progress Comment
Protesters use postcards to oppose Postal Service's use of private trucking
The Oregonian Comment
Saturday, April 19
Maine PMR pleads guilty to theft of postal funds
postalnews blog Comment
Kansas: 17 rural families have gone without mail service for five years
Salina Journal Comment
To Increase Productivity, UPS Monitors Drivers' Every Move
Planet Money : NPR Comment
How Are BAIN Capitol, The Staples CEO, and The USPS All Connected?
NH Labor News Comment
Video: Thieves Targeting South Florida Mailboxes for Tax Refunds
postalnews blog Comment
USPS responds to wing-nut hysteria over ammo “hoarding”
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Worker Allegedly Fished During $334K Disability Fraud
KTUU TV Anchorage Comment
Friday, April 18
Video: Mail Pallets Fall Off Truck On Hollywood Boulevard
postalnews blog Comment
Woman sentenced for mailing letters threatening to bomb Minnesota post offices. Again.
Minneapolis Star Tribune Comment
Guam: postal changes leave some without mail
Pacific Daily News Comment
California's only river route floats Delta mail carrier's boat
Contra Costa Times Comment
Kentucky postal worker pleads guilty to federal drug and theft charges
postalcrime.com Comment
Thursday, April 17
Pennsylvania postmaster sentenced for embezzling post office funds
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Comment
Florida letter carrier honored for helping police nab suspect
Bay News 9 Comment
USPS backs out of $3 million California post office sale at the last minute
Half Moon Bay Review Comment
West Virginia letter carrier rescues woman from creek
postalnews blog Comment
Advisory council says USPS should stop selling off historic post offices
postalnews blog Comment
South Carolina postal workers intercept mail from fraudulent work-at-home scam
ColletonToday.com Comment
Suspect sought in Milwaukee post office robbery
WITI TV Milwaukee Comment
Video: APWU President discusses Staples deal on The Ed Show
postalnews blog Comment
Is 5-Day Delivery USPS's Way of Saying It's Giving Up on Mail?
Direct Marketing News Comment
Package left by mailman in Chattanooga sets nerves on edge
ChattanoogaTimes Free Press Comment
Wednesday, April 16
Mailers tell appeals court PRC erred by allowing postal rate increase
Highland (CA) Community News Comment
Western NY carrier pleads guilty to destroying mail
Buffalo News Comment
The USPS wants to mine and sell data about your mail
The Daily Caller Comment
Florida postal clerk admits to stealing gift cards
Tampa Bay Times Comment
Video: Robber steals Florida letter carrier’s master key
postalnews blog Comment
Postal Service investigates Long Island mail thefts
Newsday Comment
Mailman finds man and woman dead in bathtub
NY Daily News Comment
A Post Office Lifer's 7-Point Survival Plan for USPS
Direct Marketing News Comment
Florida letter carrier robbed
WSVN-TV Miami Ft. Lauderdale Comment
Wisconsin rural carrier sentenced for stealing mail
postalcrime.com Comment
Winter postal woes tip of iceberg, residents of Chicago neighborhood say
DNAinfo.com Chicago Comment
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 Comment
Tuesday, April 15
Photos: Car knocks over post office van in Raleigh NC
WTVD Raleigh-Durham Comment
USPS introduces same day delivery service in New York City
postalnews blog Comment
How The Postal Service Could Give Its Jobs Away To Staples
Huffington Post Comment
Postal workers alliance sends letter to Issa opposing latest reform proposal
postalnews blog Comment
Audio: Defending & Expanding Public Services with Mark Dimondstein
KBOO Portland OR Comment
Pa. man sues U.S. Govt. over accident with USPS worker
Pennsylvania Record Comment
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 Comment
USPS Plans to Open Hubs to Retailers Competing with Amazon
EcommerceBytes Comment
Monday, April 14
Man who robbed Louisiana postal worker sentenced to 24 years in prison
Opelousas Daily World Comment
Deadly Letters: Connecticut Woman, 94, An Unlikely Victim Of 2001 Anthrax Mail Attacks
Hartford Courant Comment
California letter carrier arrested for Workers’ Comp fraud
postalnews blog Comment
Video: Linns Stamp News Monday Morning Brief
USPS April Fools joke backfires
postalnews blog Comment
Second suspect under arrest in Virginia mailbox break-in case
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star Comment
Why not add banking to the postal service?
Philadelphia Daily News Comment
Netflix Postal Advantage Comes to an End
Courthouse News Service Comment
Sunday, April 13
Tax returns go from post office to digital
USA Today Comment
Lower Pay Rates Are Boosting USPS's Finances
Dead Tree Edition Comment
ACHP to report on disposal of historic post offices this week; the sales go on
Save the Post Office Comment
Oregon: Mail carrier’s lawsuit claims husky attacked
Eugene Register Guard Comment
Saturday, April 12
Investors fear further Royal Mail sale as lock-up expires
postalnews.co.uk Comment
Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive May 10
postalnews blog Comment
Maine Congressman Calls on Boehner to Bring Postal Reform Legislation to the Floor
postalnews blog Comment
Postal worker retires after 61 years
Man who started by sorting mail on trains ends a long, successful run
Chicago Tribune Comment
Consumers Expect the USPS to Deliver
Direct Marketing News Comment
Who’s winning the shipping war?
Stamps.com infographic Comment
Goldway Says USPS Dissed Mailers With Load Leveling
Direct Marketing News Comment
Friday, April 11
Harvey Milk Forever Stamp to be Dedicated at White House May 22
postalnews blog Comment
Insights from Postal Vision 2020
Delivering for America Comment
What the Quad/Graphics-Brown Deal Tells Us About U.S. Printing, Publishing, and Postal Services (link corrected)
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Police: USPS mail carrier reportedly kidnapped, robbed in Maple Heights OH by two women (Update: or maybe not?)
newsnet5.com Cleveland Comment
Video: Throwing parcels from a motorcycle in Australia
postu.be Comment
New Mexico man pleads guilty to possessing forged and counterfeited postage stamps
Associated Press Comment
PRC Chair Urges Postal Service to Tap Its Human Capital
EcommerceBytes Comment
Postal Union Chief: Think of USPS as Asset, Not a Cost Center
Direct Marketing News Comment
Alaska: Postmaster couple retire
Seward Phoenix Log Comment
Thursday, April 10
Long Island CCA sold marijuana from mail truck, police say
Newsday Comment
UPS re-hires 250 drivers who were axed for work stoppage
NY Daily News Comment
Columbia SC postal worker admits to stealing Secret Service counterfeits, buying drugs
The State Comment
Postal Service is profitable, doesn't need to cut services
Marshfield WI News-Herald Comment
USPS: “Load leveling” starts today
postalnews blog Comment
Wednesday, April 9
Why Republicans Love Obama's Post Office Plan
Businessweek Comment
California man arrested after run-in with postal employee
Marysville Appeal-Democrat Comment
APWU: USPS Needs Real Reform – Not More Austerity
postalnews blog Comment
Arson fire disrupts service at Texas post office
Fort Worth Star Telegram Comment
Letter: This might explain why Postal Service is hurting
Des Moines Register Comment
Condo residents targeted by mail thieves twice in 1 month
KOMO Seattle Comment
Finally, a Direct Mail Feelgood Story
Direct Marketing News Comment
Tuesday, April 8
"Digital Postal Mail" Startup Zumbox is Shutting Down
InfoTrends InfoBlog Comment
Issa embraces White House plan for postal reform
Federal News Radio Comment
Republicans, White House Finally Agree on Something: Postal Reform
Government Executive Comment
Rolando: Postal Service needs real reform
postalnews blog Comment
Netflix DVD-Mailer Rate Upheld by Court in Post Office Suit
Businessweek Comment
OMB Deputy Director testifies at Issa postal reform hearing
postalnews blog Comment
Greeting Card Assn and Rural Carriers Union Issue Joint Statement on Postal Reform
postalnews blog Comment
Darrell Issa continues war against the US Postal Service
Allvoices.com Comment
The Real Reason Postal Workers Don’t Trust Paul Ryan
Businessweek Comment
Quad/Graphics to Acquire Brown Printing Company
postalnews blog Comment
Uber to Launch Bike-Courier Service
Wall Street Journal Comment
Monday, April 7
Postal Service Worker Seen Throwing Package In Drive-By Delivery
CBS Los Angeles Comment
Customer Service at USPS: “Today is Not Your Day”
FedSmith.com Comment
Timing is everything: MSPB braces for involuntary retirement appeals
Federal Times Comment
Tennessee postal couple plead guilty to workers comp fraud
postalnews blog Comment
APWU: Staples Deal Still a Secret — But Hearing Reveals Disturbing Truths
APWU News Comment
Upright Jenny Invert panes found in New York, Wisconsin
Linns Stamp News Comment
Civic group says USPS destroyed or failed to mail dozens of its magazines
New York Daily News Comment
Video: Linns Stamp News Monday Morning Brief for April 7
stamps.postalnews.com Comment
Why UPS Trucks Don't Turn Left
priceonomics.com Comment
US Postal Police at APWU StopStaples Demonstration
postalnews blog Comment
Package may have ignited fire at Raleigh postal facility
WRAL TV Raleigh NC Comment
Why UPS Fired 250 Workers
Business Insider Comment
Sunday, April 6
Why do so many cars crash into post offices?
Save the Post Office Comment
Postal workers protest Staples pilot program
WGN Chicago Comment
Songbird Stamps Take Flight
stamps.postalnews.com Comment
Saturday, April 5
Chicago District Manager responds to anti-outsourcing protest
Chicago Sun-Times Comment
California letter carrier’s attention to detail helps customer
postalnews blog Comment
Driver injured after crash into Oregon post office
The Oregonian Comment
Mail delivery in Pittsburgh neighborhood is spotty at best
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Comment
Brooklyn woman receives letters after 45 years
Brooklyn Daily Comment
Friday, April 4
Michigan post office saves man from getting scammed out of thousands
WWMT Kalamazoo Comment
Chicago Postal Workers To Protest Outsourcing of USPS Services to Staples
postalnews blog Comment
Payday loan industry faces imminent extinction
InvestorPlace Comment
Police: Hunt continues for suspect in Arkansas post office burglary
Baxter Bulletin Comment
Letter carrier is among 25 suspects charged in Florida tax refund fraud crackdown
postalcrime.com Comment
Remember Those Late Holiday Packages? Don’t Blame The Carrier, Blame The Retailer
Consumerist Comment
Is mail dead?
Husch Blackwell | The Contractor's Perspective Comment
Video: FedEx driver has a very bad day- but the dogs love it!
postu.be Comment
Holder: Postal Service Mail Used For ‘Shocking’ Amount Of Drug Dealing
CBS DC Comment
Michigan woman pleads guilty in post office trespassing case
Lansing State Journal Comment
Video: PMG responds to Fox News rant on credit card misuse
Fox News Comment
Thursday, April 3
USPS, Postmasters continue talks on POStPLAN implementation
postalnews blog Comment
APWU: PSEs Should Beware of ‘Voice of Employee’ Surveys
APWU News Comment
Video: PMG’s State of the Business Message for Employees
postalnews blog Comment
USPS: Shipper of Choice for Etsy Shop Owner Katie St. John
Delivering for America Comment
Audio: Interview with Jim Cochrane, USPS Chief Information Officer
FederalNewsRadio.com Comment
Kingsbridge Bronx Post Office seeks to right wrongs
The Riverdale Press Comment
Furious residents fear 20-mile round trip to get mail may be permanent
WDAF TV Kansas City Comment
USPS Tells Newspaper: We strictly adhere to rules for sale of historic properties
La Jolla Light Comment
Former Georgia postal worker sentenced to prison for mail thefts
Albany Democrat Herald Comment
The USPS Teams Up With Staples: Taking Good Union Jobs And Turning Them Into Part-Time, Low Wage Jobs
NH Labor News Comment
The U.S. should go back to postal banking
The Crimson White Comment
Wednesday, April 2
UPS Fires 250 Drivers After They Protested A Coworker's Firing
ThinkProgress Comment
House GOP Budget Would Cut Compensation for Postal Workers
postalnews blog Comment
USPS reissues Yes I Do stamp at 2-ounce rate
stamps.postalnews.com Comment
Video: Surveillance of suspects in post office credit card skimming case
postalnews blog Comment
USPS Sets Records Straight on Scanning 'Misinformation'
EcommerceBytes.com Comment
USPS responds to phony travel card story
postalnews blog Comment
No one hires vets like the Postal Service
Madison Capital Times Comment
GOP budget would amount to pay cut for federal employees
Washington Post Comment
Bank on the post office to save America's 'bank deserts'
USPS IG David C. Williams Op-ed for the Los Angeles Times Comment
Chicago Mail Problems Continue, Postal Service Reps Hear Concerns
DNAinfo.com Chicago Comment
Video: Dog Causes Mail Delivery Holdup
Read more » Comment
Postal Service Dragging Its Feet on Fixing Periodicals
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Georgia rural carrier pleads guilty to taking parcel containing veteran's drugs
Florida Times Union Comment
Amazon Will Now Allow Returns Using Lockers
Wall Street Journal Comment
Tuesday, April 1
APWU: Based on a Falsehood, Ryan Budget Would Plunder Postal Service
postalnews blog Comment
APWU: Tentative Agreement Reached on Nurses’ Contract
postalnews blog Comment
Mail trucks robbed on Chicago's South Side
CLTV Comment
Rural carrier among 3 injured in Alabama crash
WHNT TV Huntsville Comment
Harvey Milk stamp design revealed
Linns Stamp News Comment
Video: Postal services dealing with game-changer as global e-commerce takes flight
World.PostNe.ws Comment
Philadelphia man left unconscious after icy fall at mailbox sues USPS
Pennsylvania Record Comment
Video: One dead in fiery wreck involving USPS truck in Houston
postalnews blog Comment
Postal trucks hog parking spots in Manhattan
New York Post Comment
PRC Directs Postal Service to Address Excessive Discounts
Direct Marketing News Comment
The Great American Post Office Heist: The Story Behind the Story
Save the Post Office Comment
Direct Mail's Dynamic Duo Gird for a Fight on the Senate Floor
Direct Marketing News Comment
Video: Post Office Hour Cuts Upset A Growing North Dakota Town
postalnews blog Comment
USPS tries to spark interest in slow selling “Jenny” stamps
postalnews blog Comment
Fox News personality attacks DOJ for not prosecuting USPS credit card abusers
postalnews blog Comment
USPS says it always intended to make "Set the Record Straight" web site available to the public
Intelisent Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Undervaluing Royal Mail shares costs taxpayer £750m in one day
The Guardian Comment

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