Friday, October 31
Video: Political mail straining postal service
postalnews.com
Former USPS exec says financial crisis is "over for now"
Linns Stamp News
What's in a name? How the USPS tries to hide its operating profit
NALC Economics blog
Kentucky woman charged with breaking into PO boxes
Harlan Daily Enterprise
Update: Rural carrier dies in Illinois vehicle crash
Chicago Sun-Times
Thursday, October 30
Postal worker killed in vehicle crash near Joliet IL
Chicago Sun-Times
Pundit says USPS snooping increases need for privatization
postalnews.com
Video: Tacoma letter carrier accused of stalking, assaulting women on his route
Tacoma News Tribune
North Carolina postal worker charged with dealing drugs
WRAL Raleigh
Wednesday, October 29
USPS 2014 Holiday Shipping Tips and Deadlines
postalnews.com
GAO: Montana mail service has suffered since 2011 cutbacks
The Missoulian
Is the postal service shooting itself in the foot?
Barton, Vermont Chronicle
Postal Service begins expanding into 1500 Staples
Save the Post Office
USPS should evaluate service slowdowns before closing more plants
Bladen Journal
Snail Mail Gets Slower: Why USPS Is Missing Its Own Mail Delivery Goals
Government Executive
Video: Tireless Ohio Postal Worker Retiring After 58 Years on the Job
WTTE TV Columbus
Tuesday, October 28
APWU, USPS Settle Custodial Subcontracting Dispute
postalnews.com
Carper says USPS slowdown underscores need for reform
postalnews.com
Feds investigating theft of Dayton mail by contractor
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Monday, October 27
Layoffs planned for USPS Potomac MD hotel and conference center
postalnews.com
NALC election results announced
Rolando re-elected by 4 to 1 margin
NALC News
NALC News
So How Are We Really Doing? An analysis of the USPS by Kent Smith
PostalVision 2020
Interview with USPS HR Chief Jeff Williamson
Wisconsin State Journal
Iowa postmaster charged with stealing drugs from mail
postalnews.com
Sunday, October 26
How Fedex is trying to save the business model that saved it millions
"no overtime, no retirement plan, no health-care benefits and only one week of vacation per year"
Washington Post
Washington Post
Saturday, October 25
Kokomo postal workers continue to fight plant-closures
Kokomo Perspective
Campaigns look to more cost-effective direct mail options
Campaigns & Elections
Friday, October 24
UPS Delivers Strong 3Q Results
"Last mile" deliveries by USPS "increased more than 50%"
United Parcel Service
United Parcel Service
Video: Mail theft in Denver caught on camera
postalnews.com
Houston post office saved in rare victory for consumers, activists
Houston Chronicle
Canada converts 100,000 customers to cluster boxes, only 4.9 million to go
Save the Post Office
Postal Service gets green light to test grocery delivery
Federal Times
Pit bull attacks letter carrier in Chicago suburb
Chicago Tribune
Maryland: mail truck hits woman in wheelchair
Waldorf Enquirer Gazette
Thursday, October 23
Free Shipping Is Going to Cost You More
Wall Street Journal
Shandon CA residents say issues with the mail have gotten out of control
New Times San Luis Obispo
Video: Baby found abandoned in SW Houston post office lobby
KPRC TV Houston
Postmaster General Wins Dubious Publishing Honor
Dead Tree Edition
Wednesday, October 22
California teens to prison for mail carrier assault
Marysville Appeal-Democrat
Tuesday, October 21
Canadian firms stamped out of Canada Post community mailbox contract
CanadaPostNews.com
Video: No mail delivery? Get a ferret!
Satire from CBC's Rick Mercer Report
CanadaPostNews.com
CanadaPostNews.com
Video: USPS Apologizes For Declaring Man Dead
WCCO Minneapolis-St. Paul
The election traffic jam in San Francisco mailboxes
San Francisco Chronicle
Monday, October 20
How to Get Away with Destroying America's Postal Heritage
Postal Service Twists the Law to Sell Berkeley's 1914 Main Post Office
Save The Berkeley Post Office
Save The Berkeley Post Office
Rural carriers union restricts access to its web site
Ruralinfo.net Postal News
Sold American: An inventory of USPS disposed properties, 2009-2014
Save the Post Office
Google Loves Print, This We Know, For Its Guidelines Tell Us So
Dead Tree Edition
Sunday, October 19
Saturday, October 18
Pickup Truck Slams Into Needham MA Post Office
Twitter via NECN
USPS should stop marketing "Limited Edition" stamps to collectors
Linns Stamp News
Video: Baby’s life rests in hands of US Postal Service
KXLY Spokane
Missouri: Police say suspicious package was a mail theft device
Rolla Daily News
Friday, October 17
Video: Postal Service Battles Illegal Drug Shipments
postalcrime.com
Ohio rural carrier admits to stealing from mail
postalcrime.com
Thursday, October 16
Federal workers facing tougher time if GOP wins control of the Senate
Washington Post
Unions tell PMG, BOG: Stop Delaying America’s Mail!
postalnews.com
Man indicted over anthrax letter to Tennessee DA’s office
The Tennessean
Video: 30-second, $9K-theft caught on surveillance camera
postalcrime.com
Wednesday, October 15
Next in postal privatization: Goin Postal counters in 2,000 Walmarts
Save the Post Office
PMRs and PMR Annuitants Receive MOU Impact Notice
postalnews.com
Could Amazon plus Uber be the click-and-collect dream delivery combo?
Financial Times
Video: How a letter is sorted and delivered by Royal Mail
The Telegraph
Tuesday, October 14
Customer says Canada Post took 4 days to close unlocked mailbox
CTV Vancouver News
The world's very first floating ZIP code is in Michigan
Michigan Radio
Reward offered in Des Moines stolen mail case
Des Moines Register
Newspaper Subscribers May Be the Unseen Victims in USPS Plant Closings
National Newspaper Association
Google Express expands delivery service to compete with Amazon
Wall Street Journal
Monday, October 13
New Jersey Letter Carrier Ejected From Postal Truck In Three Car Accident
Mahwah, New Jersey Patch
Helping endangered wildlife species one stamp at a time
Farm and Dairy
related story: Species semipostal sales to resume Linns.com
related story: Species semipostal sales to resume Linns.com
Parcel set to deliver for doormen-deprived Manhattanites
Parcels hand delivered when you're home- for "just" $5 each...
New York Post
New York Post
Sunday, October 12
Saturday, October 11
Kentucky rural carrier injured in motor vehicle accident
Kentucky New Era
Money order madness in Philadelphia
"...it appears Hightower is actually the victim of a new money-order scam, courtesy of a USPS employee."
Philadelphia Daily News
Philadelphia Daily News
More than 8,000 San Francisco ballots damaged by USPS sorting equipment
San Francisco Chronicle
Friday, October 10
NALC backs PAEA author Susan Collins for re-election
postalnews.com
APWU’s Dimondstein calls for Donahoe’s resignation
postalnews.com
Video: USPS replacing 10 cluster mailboxes a day in metro Albuquerque
KOB Albuquerque
Thursday, October 9
Mail stolen from Pittsburgh letter carrier's vehicle
"The carrier's personal car was parked on Miller Street and had a postal placard on it when it was vandalized."
WTAE Pittsburgh
WTAE Pittsburgh
9 suspects snared in sticky-mailbox thefts
White Plains Journal News
Supermarket exec nominated to Postal Service board of governors
postalnews blog
Rhode Island postal worker taken to hospital after forklift accident
Providence Journal
Wednesday, October 8
Virginia rural carrier helps victim of neglect
good.postalnews.com
New ZIP codes in Oregon create unexpected headaches for some
The Oregonian
PRC rule lays out USPS unfair competition complaint process
FierceGovernment
Tuesday, October 7
Feds Will Pay 3.8 Percent More Toward Health Care Premiums in 2015
"Postal employees will face much more dramatic increases, and will contribute an average of 18.7 percent more toward their premiums next year. OPM officials said the bargaining process has caused the employee share to go up."
Government Executive
Government Executive
Video: Postal worker attacked by dogs in Schenectady
postalnews.com
Postal inspectors looking man in Seattle mail thefts
KIRO TV Seattle
Minnesota USPS service cuts called 'mindless,' 'nonsensical'
Business North
Death Penalty Sought for Postal Worker Slaying
KXAS TV Dallas Fort Worth
Army mailrooms cutting down on junk mail
The United States Army
Hefty Back Tax Bill For Scranton Postal Workers
WNEP TV Scranton
Monday, October 6
Florida: "Irate" post office customer throws box at postal worker, police say
Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
You Have Mail a for-profit alternative to Canada Post home delivery
CBC via CanadaPostNews.com
MN lawmakers rally to save Duluth post office
Northland's NewsCenter
Agencies show mixed results containing workers' comp costs
Federal Times
Future Uncertain as Minnesota Letter Carriers Rally Today
Public News Service
Letter carrier, neighbor save house from fire
KGMI Bellingham WA
Video: Virginia Woman Says Money Was Stolen Out Of Birthday Card
postalnews.com
How the Postal Service put your change-of-address information at risk
Washington Post
Sunday, October 5
Postal customers, workers protest proposed changes
The Columbian
Saturday, October 4
Video: From Your House To Grandma’s. How Mail Gets Sorted & Delivered
"Hi, my name is Darrell and I want to know how the Post office sorts and delivers all that mail."
WFMY TV Greensboro NC
WFMY TV Greensboro NC
The GOP's grand design for greater gridlock at National Labor Relations Board
Los Angeles Times
Economy helps the Postal Service continue to thrive
NALC Pres. Fred Rolando letter to the editor of the Palm Springs Desert Sun
Friday, October 3
Video: UPS, FedEx Want Retailers to Get Real on Holiday Shipping
postalnews.com
Is Amazon Planning a Shipping Revolution?
Practical Ecommerce
Jack Daniel Distillery seeks commemorative stamp
WCYB Bristol TN
Thursday, October 2
Honoring 50 years of service at the Post Office
Lake Geneva WI News
Election Mail, campaign guidelines for Post Offices
postalnews.com
Gun lobby sues to force USPS to allow guns on premises
Associated Press
Congress's Research Arm Cites Retiree Fund as USPS's Undoing
Direct Marketing News
Wilt Chamberlain stamp designs revealed
stamps.postalnews.com
The Postal Service Giveth, and the Paper Market Taketh Away
Dead Tree Edition
Wednesday, October 1
Video: Drunken ATV operator hits postal worker, post office, and another ATV
WTOV Steubenville
Editorial: Postal Service needs real reform
"Unfortunately the bills proposed in Congress so far would have gutted the agency’s essential services, and thus have died well-deserved deaths."
The Missoulian
The Missoulian
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