Thursday, July 31

Video: Criminals target cluster mailboxes around Albuquerque

"A USPS supervisor told Action 7 News there have been numerous reports of people breaking into cluster mailboxes and package mailboxes this week." (So much for the security of cluster boxes?)
KOAT Albuquerque

New Retail Experience for USPS by GrandArmy

(Translation: the new signs and boxes...)
Brand New

Two Romanians will be deported after convictions for postal kiosk card skimming

postalnews.com

Vandals burglarize California post office

Lompoc Record

Wyoming woman imprisoned for fishing checks out of collection boxes

postalcrime.com

Sailor Shares Successful Mail Recovery Center Experience

good.postalnews.com

New York letter carrier accused of eavesdropping

WWNY TV Watertown NY

All the Post Office Needs Is a Little Repackaging

Direct Marketing News

Indiana Man Claims Self-Defense For Hitting Mailman

WBIW Bedford IN

South Carolina mail processing center set to close, could cause delays

"One of the big effects is that mail will go from a 1 to 3 day delivery"
WMBF Myrtle Beach/Florence SC

For Alabama postal worker, honesty the best policy

Alexander City (AL) Outlook

Monday, July 28

Texas Man Arrested for Sending Hundreds of Hoax White Powder Letters

postalcrime.com

Columbus IN man arrested for assaulting letter carrier

WCSI Radio Columbus Indiana

Video: Linns Stamp News Monday Morning Brief for July 28

stamps.postalnews.com

Why Are Postal Workers Boycotting Staples?

The Nation

West Virginia PMR sentenced to probation for embezzlement

postalcrime.com

Door Slamming on Home Mail Delivery?

Target Marketing

Are Shippers Responsible for Legality of Goods They Transport?

U.S. Case Against FedEx Involves Controlled Substances
Wall Street Journal

North Dakota PMR admits stealing from post office

postalcrime.com

USPS Says Click N Ship Technical Issues Are Over

EcommerceBytes

Sunday, July 27

Oklahoma postal worker collapses on the job from intense heat exhaustion

postalnews.com

Tiny New Hampshire post office a part of town fabric

Concord Monitor

A USPS Worker Called 911, and Then His Bosses Called Him a Terrorist

Businessweek
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USPS removes 39 collection boxes in Rockford IL

Rockford Register Star

USPS seeks RIF Czar

postalnews.com

Former Dallas CEO says he has few regrets after losing verdict

Dallas Morning News

West Virginia PMR admits theft of postal funds

postalcrime.com

Will Labor Solidarity Save the Post Office?

Huffington Post

Ralph Nader to Speak at Berkeley Post Office

Berkeley Daily Planet

Feds say Bellmawr NJ postal worker sold pirated DVDs

Camden Courier Post

Friday, July 25

NALC Video: Network News Covers the 1970 Postal Strike

postu.be via NALC

NALC Video: 125 Years of Delivering for America

A documentary that celebrates the history of the National Association of Letter Carriers, founded in 1889.
postu.be via NALC

Man charged for crash into New Bern NC post office

WCTI TV New Bern NC

A tale of postal woes continues

PAEA co-author turned high priced lobbyist Tom Davis on the "crisis" he helped create
Linns Stamp News

Postal Service Revenue Rising: Bernie Sanders addresses NALC Convention

postalnews.com

Contract Postal Unit Robbed in West Virginia

WBOY TV

Two held in Massachusetts maibox break-ins

Gloucester Times

2 men steal master key from North Miami postal worker

WPLG Miami

EDDM Does Not Mean Elastic Demand Direct Mail

WhatTheyThink Economics & Research blog

Last politically appointed postmaster to retire

postalnews.com

Rep. Richmond Introduces Bill to Expand USPS to Include Basic Financial Services

Press release

Video: Maryland Letter Carrier Admits To Stealing Over 20,000 Pieces Of Mail

postalcrime.com

Video: Ed Schultz address NALC Convention

postu.be

NALC Convention Updates

postalnews.com via twitter

APWU Convention Updates

postalnews.com via twitter

Thursday, July 24

Mail truck and minivan collide spreading mail across Duluth roadway

KBJR TV Duluth

City, state, federal officials will fight plan to send Lexington mail to Louisville, Knoxville

WKYT TV Lexington KY

APWU Convention video: OUR Walmart and Fight for 15

postu.be

Disgraced postal inspector was a drug dealer too, feds say

postalcrime.com

New Hampshire postmaster charged with embezzling funds from local PTO

postalcrime.com

Wheeler Bros. Awarded $2.9 Million LLV Shelving Contract

postalnews.com

NALC Convention Video: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) greets NALC

NALC News

Editorial: Make sure residents aren't left holding mailbag

"Technology is forcing many businesses like the Postal Service to adapt for survival, but customers shouldn't suffer as a result."
South Bend Tribune

Tuesday, July 22

APWU Convention Video: Postal Union Alliance

APWU News

Multi-convicted felon arrested for Missouri PO robbery

KRCG Jefferson City

OIG finds “growing problem” with carriers working after dark in Capital District

postalnews.com

Cluster box thefts under investigation in Texas

KVUE Austin

APWU Convention Video: ‘Dump the Postmaster General!’

postu.be

Competition from Amazon delivery vans hits Royal Mail revenue

postalnews.co.uk

USPS Click N Ship Causing Major Headaches for Sellers

EcommerceBytes

All aboard! Former Railway Post Office (RPO) car to get new home in Missouri

Joplin Globe

Postal workers plan protest at Staples in Chicago's Loop

Chicago Tribune

Tennessee man sentenced in counterfeit postage scheme

postalcrime.com

Monday, July 21

Billy Hayes, UK postal union president, addresses the APWU Convention

postalnews.com

Family goes without mail for months- problem solved once the TV cameras show up

KDKA Pittsburgh

Former Dallas CEO Bill Moore loses 25 year court battle with postal inspectors

Dallas Morning News

APWU Convention Video: Standing Up, Fighting Back – Stop Staples

APWU News

APWU National Convention Gets Underway

APWU News

Illinois carrier claims she was attacked by dogs

Madison Record

Video: Linns Stamp News Monday Morning Brief for July 21

postu.be

Could 3D Printing Save the Postal Service?

Brookings Institution

How the USPS Can Save $75 Billion Without Cutting Services

Quad/Graphics Leading Change blog

Carpenters to picket letter-carriers' convention

Philadelphia Inquirer

Investor says collapse of postal deal shows how vulnerable Staples is

Seeking Alpha
see also: Why Staples Stock Has Plummeted 30% This Year at Motley Fool

Price adjustments make USPS parcel shipping more competitive

eyefortransport.com

Saturday, July 19

After 25-year fight, ex-Dallas CEO's $231 million suit against USPS goes to a jury

Dallas Morning News

North Dakota postmaster admits fraud

postalcrime.com

North Dakota postmaster plans to plead guilty in postal fraud

Associated Press

Dimensional Weight Pricing: What FedEx and UPS’s Recent Move to DIM Pricing Means for Retailers

"this is the most dramatic increase in shipping costs we’ve seen in 15 years"
Newgistics: The Gist Blog

More than dozen homes in League City TX neighborhood without mailboxes

... USPS promises to fix problem after TV station makes inquiries
KPRC Houston

Rep. Nolan Hears from Concerned Citizens on Closure of Duluth Plant, Blames Prefunding Law

postalnews.com

Winnipesaukee's Mail Boat Is Part Floating Post Office, Part Time Machine

New Hampshire Public Radio

Thursday, July 17

Texas couple plead guilty in theft of over 50,000 pieces of mail

postalcrime.com

Video: Mail delivery stops because carrier can't U-turn (but resumes after TV news crew shows up)

WINK-TV Fort Myers

Video: Elizabeth Warren makes the case for postal banking

postalnews.com

Video: Darrell Issa Discusses Proposal for Financial Services at the Post Office

postalnews.com

Bad Data, Penalties as a Revenue Stream, and the USPS One Way Street

Intelisent Postal Affairs Blog

Six-day mail clears major hurdle

NALC News

Texas post office cutting hours in half amidst outcry

Austin Statesman

Video: Why there’s a cryptic puzzle in the post

As a hobby, it is esoteric and rather British: setting puzzles for postmen.
postalnews.co.uk

Amazon Sunday delivery: Key facts to know as USPS rolls out service nationally

GeekWire

USPS rescinds curbside delivery order in Ohio neighborhood

Youngstown Vindicator

Video: Postal Workers trying to keep cool during summer

postu.be

Wednesday, July 16

Texas Woman Sentenced to 18 years in prison for sending ricin letters

postalcrime.com

Thank Unions For Stopping The Scheme To Replace The Post Office With Staples

Huffington Post

Crash injures Ohio rural carrier

Bellefontaine Examiner

Darrell Issa’s postal embarrassment: Momentum builds for cheap banking option

Salon

Feds say Ohio letter carrier stashed thousands of pieces of stolen mail in his house

Columbus Dispatch

Video: Postmaster General’s State of the Business message for employees July 16 2014

postu.be

“Letter carrier” tops list of endangered jobs

postalnews.com

Congressman makes late pitch to save Duluth postal center

Duluth News Tribune

North Carolina rural carrier helps customers put out fire

good.postalnews.com

New Hampshire driver accused of hitting mailman fights lawsuit

Portsmouth Herald

More stolen mail found in Arkansas

Northwest Arkansas Online

Residents: Hey postmaster, this Uptown station needs a real fix

New York Daily News

Tuesday, July 15

Netflix quietly switches to five day delivery

postalnews.com

PMG tells postal workers “The Staples relationship has been good for our business”

USPS News Link

Postal Board Nominees Would Hand Rate-Setting Authority to USPS

Direct Marketing News

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

National Association of Letter Carriers

Postal Reform - Laying the Cards on the Table

Quad/Graphics Leading Change blog

Mail irregularities at Cape Girardeau MO processing center

KZIM Cape Girardeau

Will Massachusetts Political Candidates Boycott Staples?

Boston Magazine

Post office orders residents of Ohio town to install curbside mail boxes

Youngstown Vindicator

USPS has employee arrested for terrorism after he reports carbon monoxide leak

KMOX St Louis

At BOG confirmation hearing, Kennedy warns against further USPS service cuts

WPRO Providence

Vermont town wonders about this week's postal meetings

WPTZ Plattsburgh

New Mexico postal worker sentenced to probation for defrauding USPS

Silver City Sun-News

Monday, July 14

USPS and Staples to end retail outsourcing program

postalnews.com

Mail carrier arrested for DUI after crashing USPS truck

KOKH Oklahoma City

First-Class Mail Volumes: Facts and Fiction

The Berkshire Company's Trends in Print and Mail blog

Florida letter carrier saves stroke victim

USPS News Link

Video: Linns Stamp News Monday Morning Brief for July 14

stamps.postalnews.com

Fact checking the Postmaster General

PMG "seeks to bamboozle postal employees"
National Association of Letter Carriers

South Dakota reps want more information on USPS plant closings

Huron SD Plainsman

North Carolina rural carrier comes to the aid of elderly customer

Moore County Pilot

Infographic: The Truth About Saturday Delivery

Delivering for America

Concerns over Eureka CA mail sorting operation move

Eureka Times-Standard

Saturday, July 12

Video: State investigating “noose” found in Worcester MA post office

postalnews.com

Newspapers' confidence in USPS wavering

Commentary by David Bordewyk, General Manager, South Dakota Newspaper Association
Rapid City Journal

Will Congress deliver postal reform?

Commentary by Jay Killackey, Executive VP of the National Association of Postal Supervisors.
Federal Times

California postal worker dies in crash on her way home from work

KFSN TV Fresno

Editorial: The problem with efficiency

"Why then, when a solution to the Postal Service’s debt presents itself, does Congress not bring that to a vote?"
Waynesboro News Virginian

Rural carrier EMA to rise to 75 cents on July 12

Ruralinfo.net Postal News

USPS vehicle overturns in Lakewood NJ crash

Asbury Park Press

Friday, July 11

Six-Day Delivery Continues to Be Ground Zero

eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin (.pdf file)

California man sentenced to prison for destroying mail boxes, stealing mail

postalnews.com

What If USPS Offered Banking Services? A Proposal for Zero-Cost Economic Stimulus Gains Steam

Uprising Radio

Illinois mail handler fired after ignoring Hatch Act to run for Congress- twice

postalnews.com

Editorial: Amazon, Postal Service partnership points in right direction

The Oregonian

Postal Museum displays anthrax artifacts in new exhibit

Linns Stamp News

Nebraska letter carrier found not guilty of theft

Lincoln Journal Star

APWU: Maintenance Craft Settles Dispute on Custodial Staffing; Will Convert More Than 3,150 PSEs

APWU News

Royal Mail sale cost UK taxpayers £1 billion

The Guardian

Wednesday, July 9

Your P.O. Box Just Got More Expensive

National Journal

Issa claims he has veto power over six day delivery legislation

Congressman tells GOP colleagues that only he can approve postal legislation
APWU News

Newspaper vendor arrested for stealing mail at Rossville GA post office

Northwest Georgia News

Robot Postal Workers Invade San Francisco

CMS Wire

Panel tell USPS to give more public access to taxpayer financed mural in Massachusetts post office

Somerville Journal

Embarrassed by travel card abuse, USPS cuts credit limit for infrequent travelers to $1

postalnews.com

Editorial: What if Google ran the post office?

Roanoke Times

Rolando: PMG Donahoe was behind move to increase pre-funding requirement

the PMG is "so obsessed with cutting Saturday delivery that he can no longer think straight"
NALC Postal Record via postalnews.com

Video: Florida mail carrier mishandling packing caught on camera

WJXT Jacksonville

Former Reagan Budget Director Could Return to Postal Board

Direct Marketing News

Tuesday, July 8

USPS makes it into the Top 10! (most expensive discrimination lawsuit settlements of 2013)

Inside Counsel

PASS it on: New equipment improves package processing

USPS News Link

Low-Wage Villains of the Week: USPS and Staples

AFL-CIO Now

Postlandia

"Our founding fathers recognized the value of a postal network that enabled the unobstructed exchange of ideas."
Even Kalish for the Pennsylvania Gazette (Evan writes the "Going Postal" blog)

The Fate Of Rural Post Offices

KHAS TV Hastings NE

Senate committee to consider nominees to USPS Board

postalnews.com

USPS responds to video showing postal worker tossing parcels into ravine

Huffington Post

2 hurt after car plows into Chesapeake VA post office

WVEC Norfolk - Hampton Roads

San Antonio postal customers locked out of their mail

KENS TV San Antonio

California man gets prison sentence in conspiracy to steal mail for fraud

Modesto Bee

Newspapers say USPS is raising prices while degrading service

postalnews.com

President Obama encourages letter writing

USPS News Link

Monday, July 7

Woman crashes vehicle into Oshkosh Post Office

The Northwestern

Updated Information on the July 8th LAC Posting for Impacted Postmasters

League of Postmasters

Sticky mailbox scam strikes Westchester County NY

The Journal News

Massachustts teachers join Staples boycott

American Federation of Teachers

Amazon quietly rolls out Sunday delivery in Seattle and Portland; Coming soon to Bay Area, Boston and more cities

GeekWire

Another LLV goes up in flames, but rural carrier saves mail

USPS News Link

Real World Economics: The USPS, a bypass and a little history

St Paul Pioneer Press

Video: Rooftop fire shuts down south Vegas post office

KVVU TV

PRC Reviews USPS FY 2013 Performance Goals and FY 2014 Plan

Postal Regulatory Commission

Video: Linns Stamp News Monday Morning Brief for July 7

Linns Stamp News

Postal Service has spent $190,000 on unopened office

Scranton Times-Tribune

Why the Postal Service Should Offer Banking Services

Elizabeth Warren in US News

The Postal Service Should Not Offer Banking Services

Richard Hunt, CEO of the Consumer Bankers Association in US News

Republican Senator pushing USPS to keep Minot ND plant open

Press release

Google set to enter the local delivery market nationwide

postalnews.com

Saturday, July 5

Thursday, July 3