Friday, May 30

Postal Workers to Protest at Staples Annual Meeting

postalnews blog

USPS Northeast Area facilities manager gets 3 1/2 years in prison for bribery

postalnews blog

AFL-CIO Endorses Staples Boycott

postalnews blog

Western NY Postmaster sentenced to probation for stealing $14,000

postalnews blog

Village Post Offices — are they worth it for the USPS?

Linns Stamp News

Colorado letter carrier sentenced for stealing mail

postalnews blog

Postal CSI: Preventing crime by mail

WUSA TV Washington

New Jersey man convicted of stealing PO money orders

Torrington CT Register Citizen

Two Western NY sisters plead guilty to stealing postal funds

postalnews blog

Reed Hastings: Netflix "Mispredicted" Online Transition

Deadline.com

Pensacola mail truck towed from mud

Pensacola News Journal

Mailboxes in the Keys have personality

KeysNet

Thursday, May 29

Tennessee postal worker charged with stealing mail for 3 years

postalcrime.com

USPS celebrates Nevada statehood with Forever Stamp

stamps.postalnews.com

California postal worker charged with workers’ compensation fraud

postalnews blog

UK: Elvis’ tooth goes missing in postal mix up

postalnews.co.uk

37th Los Angeles Postmaster Takes Helm

FedSmith.com

American Family Association Will Not Touch Harvey Milk Stamps For Fear Of Catching Gay Cooties

Wonkette

LLV catches fire in Ohio

postalnews blog

Massachusetts man charged with smashing mail truck windows with bat

Lawrence Eagle Tribune

IG encourages USPS to follow private sector lead- and cut worker benefits

Federal News Radio

POW-MIA flag flown upside down at Florida post office

WINK TV Fort Myers FL

Wednesday, May 28

Ed Show Video: GOP’s latest attempt to destroy the postal service

MSNBC

Cresco, Texas business owners rally against USPS CBUs

Cresco Times

Video: Cash swiped from mailed cards in Georgia

postalnews blog

Issa will investigate PO tree trimming bird deaths because government workers watch pornography on the job

postalnews blog

APWU: Clerk Craft Negotiates New Customer Care Center

APWU News

The homophobic history of the Post Office

Vox

Believe it or not: Republicans want USPS to finance highway repairs

postalnews blog

Two Congressmen Talk The Troubled USPS

NPR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook

Updated with USPS response: USPS has second thoughts about “delivery can be as late as 10pm” tweet

postalnews blog

Tuesday, May 27

Facebook page set up to demand justice for dog killed by letter carrier

Justice for Maxwell

Chicago: Mail Found Dumped in North Park Trash, Inspector General Investigating

DNAinfo.com Chicago

New Hampshire Teachers Union Joins ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ Campaign

APWU News

Deutsche Post aims to be global No.1 in parcel delivery by 2020

Reuters

Video: San Antonio apartment dwellers complain about mail problems

postalnews blog

Local postal worker delivers lobbying message to Washington

St. Joseph MO News-Press

Neopost acquires shipping software provider SPSI

postalnews blog

USPS Northeast Area facilities manager faces sentencing for bribery

Associated Press

Thursday, May 22

Video of today’s “Postal Innovation” hearing

postalnews blog

Update: Montgomery pleads guilty to robbery, murder of Henning postal workers, will avoid death penalty

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Brooklyn PO supervisor charged with stealing thousands of dollars worth of baseball cards from the mail

postalnews blog

Video: How Congress is Intentionally Bankrupting the Postal Service

postalnews blog

PRC Issues New Rules Governing Advisory Opinions

Direct Marketing News

Amazon plans to revamp its U.S. shipping network

Supply Chain Quarterly

POStPlan postponed: 3,200 postmasters get a reprieve

Save the Post Office

Business owners not happy about "ugly" community mailbox units

Cresco TX Times

Ain’t no party like a White House stamp club party

Washington Post

Written testimony provided to today’s House subcommittee hearing

postalnews blog

Summary of testimony given at today's House subcommittee hearing

Postcom

Scammers claim to be USPS officials to get personal info

KOKI TV Tulsa

Royal Mail rattles investors with warning of rising competition

Reuters

APWU: Committee Passes Controversial Issa Bill

APWU News

Cluster Box Bill Stirs Hope for Postal Reform

Direct Marketing News

Wednesday, May 21

Rolando: Lawmakers should fix what they broke, not break what’s working

National Association of Letter Carriers

Ohio letter carrier accused of attempted sex crime against woman on his route

Cleveland Plain Dealer

OIG: Massachusetts plant consolidation led to big increase in mail delays, loss of revenue

postalnews blog

Snail mail? Sometimes the USPS is faster than the internet...

iDrive wants you to sync your files through the postal service
Gigaom

Live video of today's Issa Committee hearing on USPS

Committee on Oversight & Government Reform

Postcom: mailers back Issa bill

Postcom

Royal Mail to trial Sunday deliveries, expanded window hours

The Independent

NYC Post office opens late with no clerks while customers wait in line

New York Post

Postal Service, union in confrontation over mail service at Staples stores

"Donahoe would like to expand the program to all 1,500 Staples stores"
Boston Globe

Video: Dimondstein Discusses Postal Finances on The Ed Show

postalnews blog

West Virginia letter carrier admits selling drugs on the job

Associated Press

Video: Snail mail getting slower?

ABC Chicago I-Team Report

Speaking for the Postal Service's Best Customers

Direct Marketing News

Tuesday, May 20

TV station airs video of Clinton, Miss. USPS supervisor throwing parcels on to truck

postalnews blog

NAPS statement on Issa proposal to end door to door delivery

postalnews blog

Video: Staples stock slumps as strip malls march toward extinction

Breakout

USPS Mail Carriers Are Also Collecting Crucial Housing Data

CityLab

Most Canadians Want To Keep Door-To-Door Delivery

CUPW

In-house analytics tool maps fraud at USPS

Government Computer News

USPS files appeal brief contesting “irrational” PRC decision

postalnews blog

NLRB says USPS has to provide APWU with details on UPS contracting deal

The Chief

Is eBay telling sellers not to use the USPS?

EcommerceBytes

Monday, May 19

Issa to propose yet another postal bill

NAPUS

Fort Worth letter carrier accused of killing customer's dog with a rock

Fort Worth Star Telegram

Mayor, congressional delegation write to oppose New Bedford post office closing

New Bedford Standard Times

PBI: Why Pitney Bowes Is Trading Higher Today

InvestorPlace

Video: Linns Monday Morning Brief for May 19

Linns Stamp News

FedEx Hike in Ground Rates Could Boost Business for USPS

Forbes

Editorial: Postal prognosis

"Casual observers may be excused for regarding the USPS as a basket case... Take away that prepaid benefits mandate and the Postal Service currently runs an operational profit."
Providence Journal

How Email Enslaves Us

Wall Street Journal

NY postal worker’s cat video wins grand prize on ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’

postalnews blog

Insects in the mail: Let the buyer beware

Boston Globe

Britain's longest-serving postmistress retires at 83

BBC News

Friday, May 16

Mississippi father and son indicted for stealing USPS equipment

postalnews blog

Blackout doesn't stop mail delivery in South Bend

South Bend Tribune

Video Update: Winter Haven woman receives WWII letter 69 years later

postalnews blog

Protests prompt postal service to scrap plan to move Houston's Southmore Station

Houston Chronicle

USPS says GSA can’t call an old post office the “Old Post Office”

postalnews blog

Guam: “finally, someone in Washington is listening” to mail complaints

postalnews blog

Texas contractor charged with theft of $478K worth of USPS equipment

postalnews blog

Video: Florida USPS supervisor charged with drug smuggling

postalnews blog

Amazon Prime becoming the standard for convenience in shopping

Newark Star Ledger

Tax Court tells claimant he should have used USPS to file appeal

postalnews blog

Thursday, May 15

Alert letter carrier stops runaway truck in Wisconsin Dells

Portage Daily Register

USPS throws a little tantrum, then files exigent revenue report

postalnews blog

New Data: Postal Rate Increase has led to Dramatic Drop in Magazine Mail Volume and Revenue Loss for USPS

Software & Information Industry Association

Video: Postmaster General’s State of the Business message for employees

postalnews blog

Bay area post offices close early, send customers to Staples

APWU News

CNN TV personality Jake Tapper not happy with how USPS phones are set up

postalnews blog

USPS: smoking ban includes electronic cigarettes

postalnews blog

FedEx Price Change Will Pose Challenge for Ecommerce Shippers

EcommerceBytes

Rolando: A void at the top gives PMG free rein- Bush appointees still dominate USPS board

NALC Postal Record

Letter carrier injured in Port St. Lucie FL crash

WPBF West Palm Beach

Monmouth NJ P&DC to close in September

21st Century Postal Worker

Wednesday, May 14

Mail mystery: Muskegon post office looking for family to open World War II-era letter

Muskegon Chronicle

Congressman says USPS should not use fire as a “pretext” to close Carlstadt NJ PO

postalnews blog

APWU Q&A About May 23 Retirement Incentive Payment

APWU News

Postal Service Releases Top Dog Attack City Rankings: Houston is #1

postalnews blog

Former franchise owners say UPS tells employees to lie, overcharge customers

New York Post

Grand Rapids postal inspectors find nearly $16,000 concealed inside stuffed animal

Grand Rapids Press

Annual anthrax drill held at Peoria PO

Peoria Journal Star

Every day is Labor Day

Interview with APWU President Mark Dimondstein
Boise Weekly

Despite financial troubles, Postal Service hiring full time workers in Central New York

CNYcentral.com

Another day, another digital mail startup…

postalnews blog

Tuesday, May 13

Two men charged with stealing containers worth $2.2 million from USPS

postalcrime.com

Pennsylvania postmaster accused of mail theft

WJAC TV

Warning issued on card “skimmers” at USPS self-service kiosks

postalnews blog

Another digital document service bites the dust

postalnews blog

In Cortez FL, no mail delivery is no problem

Sarasota Herald Tribune

Pittsburgh: Mail Problems Persist, Some Ends Up In Garbage

KDKA Pittsburgh

IG: Postal Service can leverage big data for efficiencies, new products

FierceGovernmentIT

Dayton postal worker allegedly stole 1,000 DVDs

WHIO.com

Guam delivery debacle now involves Election Commission

KUAM

Friday, May 9

Who said “all we need from Congress is help with restructuring our retiree health benefit plan”? Pat Donahoe!

postalnews blog

Rolando: Results reconfirm the steady improvement in USPS finances

National Association of Letter Carriers

USPS Records Q2 Loss of $1.9 Billion- but without PAEA, it would be showing a profit

postalnews blog

Former Western NY postmaster sentenced for office thefts

Buffalo News

Time to privatize your job?

Federal News Radio

Tree trimmer apologizes for Oakland baby bird fiasco

San Francisco Chronicle

Rural Carriers Feel They’re ‘Sitting Ducks’ for Wrecks

West Bend (OH) News

Disasters Pose Challenges to Postal Services but Also Opportunities for Risk Management

Brookings Institution

Amazon Should Make the Postal Service Its Own Personal Courier

Wired

Wednesday, May 7

Post office tree trimming turns into baby bird wood chipper massacre in Oakland

postalnews blog

Plea rejected for postal worker who stole cards with cash

KCCI Des Moines

Maryland high school student arrested for mailing poop to vice principal

Salisbury MD Daily Times

Darrell Issa cancels another “markup” hearing

postalnews blog

Pension application backlog falls in April

Federal Times

Australia Post boss floats user-pays mail delivery

postalnews blog

Wilkes-Barre: Last respects for a co-worker

USPS News Link

USPS responds to concerns over home delivery on Guam

postalnews blog via KUAM

Postal service opens new Village Post Offices in Kansas City Libraries

KSHB.com

Video: Is the USPS a “safe” way to ship marijuana?

postalnews blog

Tuesday, May 6

Manhattan: Ten USPS employees charged with workers comp fraud

postalcrime.com

Video: Detroit postal worker faces workers comp fraud charges

postalcrime.com

Residents of Panama City FL Neighborhood Just Want Their Mailbox Fixed

postalnews blog

Atlanta postman robbed at gunpoint while delivering mail

postalnews blog

Unions urge NO vote on latest Issa bill

APWU News

USPS responds to PETA circus stamp protest

postalnews blog

Royal Mail Says No Pay Rise for CEO Moya Greene- she'll have to make do on just $2.1 million a year!

postalnews.co.uk

USPS truck spills load in Denver

7NEWS Denver

West Palm Beach: Man scams post office out of $40,000

postalcrime.com

Video: Letters from USPS cause confusion on Guam

postalnews blog

Video: Postal worker injured in South Florida crash

postu.be

Monday, May 5

Postal Workers to Canada Post: Turn It Around By Creating New and Better Services

CanadaPostNews.com

Jamesport NY postmaster arrested on larceny, other charges

Riverhead Local

Canada Post reports operating loss of $269 million in 2013 as Transaction Mail volumes erode

CanadaPostNews.com

Virginia postal worker gets jail time for embezzlement

postalcrime.com

PETA responds to USPS Circus Poster stamps with Circus-Reality stamps

stamps.postalnews.com

Postal Service, lawmakers clash over improving finances

Federal Times

USPS Issues Vintage Circus Posters Forever Stamps

postalnews blog

Video: Linns Stamp News Monday Morning Brief for May 5

postalnews blog

Canada Post’s Chopra Pushes Online Carts Over Letters

CanadaPostNews.com

Alibaba’s e-commerce head has a plan to save post offices around the world

Quartz

Google and Amazon launch same-day delivery in L.A. area

Los Angeles Times

Real People: After 40 years, postman looks forward to quiet life

Burlington NC Times News

Letter carriers' food drive is Saturday

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Thursday, May 1

Canada Post preparing for half as much mail, CEO says

CBC News

Mail today, gone tomorrow:

The U.S. Postal Service’s bizarre decision to sell beloved old buildings (paid for by taxpayers) to raise quick cash has created angst across the country
Seattle Times

Amazon Same-Day Delivery Arrives In San Francisco And Dallas, With Expanded Ordering Hours

TechCrunch

Portland OR postal worker hurt when arm gets caught in machinery

KOIN Portland

California man could face federal charges in mail truck carjacking

Modesto Bee

USPS Tries Tweeting and Pinning Its Way to Success

EcommerceBytes

Video: Sketch Released in Florida Postal Worker Assault

postalcrime.com

Video: Postal frustration lingers for residents of KS town without post office

postalnews blog

Mailman suing driver who hit his truck, launched him into tree

Portsmouth NH Herald

This Is What Real Postal Privatization Looks Like

Businessweek