postalnews.com: November 2014

Sunday, November 30

Mailman retires after almost 45 years on the job
Butler County (Kansas) Times Gazette Comment
Gifts sometimes prove too tempting for mail thieves
Tampa Bay Times Comment
Editorial: Postal plan leaves voters up in the air
Eureka Times-Standard Comment
UPS employee takes pregnancy bias claim to U.S. Supreme Court
"UPS also notes in its court filings that the Postal Service maintains an identical policy"
Maine Sunday Telegram Comment
USPS Offering Voluntary Early Outs to Clerks and Maintenance?
PostalMag Comment
Saturday, November 29
Demolition of rural letter carrier museum postponed
Associated Press Comment
New left turn policy has USPS customers seeing red
Lewiston (ME) Sun Journal Comment
Friday, November 28
Rural carrier honored for stopping wildfire in Colorado
postalnews.com Comment
New Priority Mail Rates Aren’t Good News for Everyone
Multichannel Merchant Comment
How's the exigent rate increase doing?
Save the Post Office Comment
Don't blame the postal clerk
Denver Post Comment
Postal Service probes delayed absentee ballots in Ohio
Columbus Dispatch Comment
Postal Service must combat change of address fraud
Fort Myers News-Press Comment
Thursday, November 27
Long, slow holiday lines put the snail in mail
Minneapolis Star Tribune Comment
Postal Service Stepping Up Holiday Surveillance
NBC 6 South Florida Comment
Junk mail ban would cost N.J. 'tens of thousands' of jobs, direct mailers claim
The Times of Trenton Comment
The story of Thanksgiving comes to life on postage stamps
Linns Stamp News Comment
Investigation continues into missing collection box in Wisconsin
WXOW TV La Crosse, WI Comment
Video: Union Questions USPS Over “Don’t Call 911″ Policy
postalnews.com
and from the archives:
USPS has postal worker thrown in jail as a terrorist for calling 911 to report carbon monoxide leak Comment
Conspirator Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Stealing Aluminum OTR Containers From USPS
postalnews.com Comment
How UPS and FedEx Will Deal with Late Christmas Orders
Ecommerce Bytes Comment
Wednesday, November 26
Video: The Secret Inside the Postal Service: Sexual Assault
"It’s a story the U.S. Postal Service did not want us to tell you"
NBC4 Washington DC Comment
Video: How to protect your holiday package-deliveries from being stolen
Fox Chicago Comment
After 68 Years, America's Senior Letter Carrier Hangs Up His Satchel
The North Carolina Letter Carrier Comment
Tuesday, November 25
Police make arrest in Texas mail carrier shooting
KTRE TV Lufkin and Nacogdoches, Texas Comment
Video: Texas Teens Suspected of Stealing Packages from Porches
postalnews.com Comment
National Trust joins Berkeley in suit against Postal Service
Save the Post Office Comment
Postal problems plague Lumberton, Texas
KBMT TV Beaumont Comment
Puerto Rico: yet another LLV goes up in flames
postalnews.com Comment
Ex-Idaho City postmaster gets jail after ‘staggering breach of trust’
Idaho Statesman Comment
Postal Service Starts Fiscal Year With a Bang
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Video: Postal Robberies Skyrocketing
News4 Washington DC Comment
Monday, November 24
USPS Holiday Ad Shows It’s Ready for Game Time
Ad features PMG Pat Donahoe "as he rallies troops of postal carriers before they take to the streets"
Wall Street Journal Comment
Video: Ohio letter carrier, 76, struck by car
WHIO TV Dayton Comment
APWU Demands Info on Emergency Procedures
Employees told NOT to call 911 in a medical emergency??
APWU News Comment
Another LLV goes up in flames
WBIR TV Knoxville Comment
400 Danish postal employees fired
The Local Comment
Postal Service begins to regroup in Buffalo area
Buffalo News Comment
USPS Holiday postmarks begin Nov. 29
USPS News Link Comment
PMG’s Thanksgiving message for postal employees
USPS News Link Comment
NALC Legislative Update
National Association of Letter Carriers Comment
Presentations given at the November meeting of the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee
postalnews.com Comment
Police: Postal worker had a BAC of .25 when she crashed her mail truck
WSYR Syracuse Comment
Update: Pennsylvania PMR sentenced to probation for theft of postal funds
postalnews.com Comment
New Postmaster’s Goal: Act Like the Private Sector
Wall Street Journal Comment
Regulator to criticise Royal Mail efficiency
postalnews.co.uk Comment
USPS Holiday Ad Shows It’s Ready for Game Time
Wall Street Journal Comment
Texas mail carrier shot
KLTV Comment
Sunday, November 23
New postal chief faces lots of turmoil as more cuts loom nationwide
Kansas City Star Comment
Utica letter carrier for DWI while on the job
CNYcentral.com Comment
Why Congress should not get out of the way of the Postal Service
Save the Post Office Comment
Changes to Catastrophic Health Protection in 2015 Should Reassure Feds
Government Executive Comment
Postal service investigating California mail thefts
Victorville Daily Press Comment
Car Talk: Delivering mail hard on Scion’s brakes
Car Talk Comment
Saturday, November 22
Man Wielding Baseball Bat Robs Chicago Postal Worker
DNAinfo.com Chicago Comment
Video: South Carolina Letter Carrier Saves Woman’s Life
good.postalnews.com Comment
Letter Carrier Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Plotting Robbery of Fellow Postal Worker
postalcrime.com Comment
Clever mailboxes can be dangerous, Colorado authorities say
Denver Post Comment
Video: Drug traffickers target the post office
KETV Omaha Comment
Friday, November 21
Smashed! Will post office pay for damaged antique?
Asbury Park Press Comment
Video: Audit says San Francisco postal distribution center is inefficient and overstaffed
KTVU San Francisco Comment
Tucson postman recognized for role in flood rescue
Arizona Daily Star Comment
Americans Rate Postal Service Highest of 13 Major Agencies
Gallup Poll Comment
Ohio carrier injured in collision with SUV
WDTN Dayton Comment
Thursday, November 20
Vigil planned for Maryland postal carrier slain last year delivering mail in the dark
Washington Post Comment
Mail carrier hurt in Maine crash
WMTW TV Poland Spring Comment
Postal Employee Convicted of Seven-Year Disability Scam
postalnews.com Comment
Judge blasts ex-postal worker for stealing pot from the mail
New York Post Comment
Video: Postal workers get thanks for thwarting a predator
CBS Evening News Comment
Postal Service almost never denies mail-surveillance requests
Washington Post Comment
Discover-ed: How Direct Mail Competes With Digital Marketing Channels
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Editorial: Postal Service headed in the wrong direction
Imperial (NE) Republican Comment
Timeline: How the Postal Service Data Breach Went Down
Nextgov Comment
Wednesday, November 19
Lynch tells USPS computer security chief: “The secret squirrel stuff… that doesn’t fly”
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Examining Data Security at the United States Postal Service
Video and written testimony from today’s House committee hearing on USPS data security
postalnews.com Comment
Colorado: 5 indicted in "mailboxing" identity theft ring
Denver Post Comment
Topeka postal employee indicted for stealing prescriptions from US mail
Kansas First News Comment
Lynch, Unhappy With Postal Service Data Breach Response, Mulls Legislation
Technocrat Comment
Summary of Issa committee hearing on USPS data breach
Postcom.org Comment
Video: Packages stolen from USPS van in Memphis
WMC TV Memphis Comment
USPS ‘functioning normally’ after cyber breach, official says in testimony for hearing
Washington Post Comment
Royal Mail shares fall sharply on concerns over competition
postalnews.co.uk Comment
Video: UPS, FedEx Gird for an Earlier Holiday Rush
Wall Street Journal Comment
Carrier assaulted at Massachusetts senior housing complex
Attleboro Sun Chronicle Comment
House Oversight Hearing: Examining Data Security at the United States Postal Service
Hearing is scheduled to start at 10:30 EST today
Committee on Oversight & Government Reform Comment
Alert postal worker credited with saving home on fire in Louisiana
WAFB TV Baton Rouge Comment
NALC files NLRB charge over USPS response to hacking
postalnews.com Comment
Chaffetz succeeds Issa as oversight committee boss
TheHill Comment
Tuesday, November 18
USPS Information Security exec is stepping down
Fedscoop Comment
Video: USPS workers brave cold temperatures in Louisville
WHAS TV Comment
Mail Surveillance: The Time For Secrecy Has Passed
The Daily Caller Comment
Royal Mail profits set to fall by 30pc
postalnews.co.uk Comment
Holiday Discounts for Federal Employees
FedSmith Comment
Congress May Have One Month To Save The Postal Service
ThinkProgress Comment
Video: South Carolina mail carrier saves fallen woman who was outside for 3 days
postalnews.com Comment
How One Amazon Seller Solved Chronic Mail Problems
Ecommerce Bytes Comment
Monday, November 17
USPS Policy May Have Caused Critical Delays in Life and Death Situation
NBC Bay Area Comment
Texas letter carrier delivers soulful musical performances
Corpus Christi Caller-Times Comment
Postal Service truck traffic destroying quality of life in Portland neighborhood
The Oregonian Comment
Carper Questions Brennan's Appointment as Postmaster General
Direct Marketing News Comment
Understanding USPS Delivery Performance
Quad/Graphics Delivering Change blog Comment
New York CCA accused of stealing mail
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin Comment
Remote Alaska post offices face reduced hours
KTUU TV Anchorage Comment
Gunman tries to rob postal carrier in South Carolina
Charleston Post and Courier Comment
Video: Canada Post Holiday stamps unveiled
CanadaPostNews.com Comment
Video: Postal Workers to Board- Stop Delaying America’s Mail!
APWU News Comment
The Postmaster General Hangs Up His Mail Bag, With a Parting Shot at Congress
TIME Comment
Video: UK Post Office unveils its first Christmas advert for years
postalnews.co.uk Comment
Sunday, November 16
Bernie Sanders: Postal Service Revenue Rises as Service Cuts Loom
postalnews.com Comment
Denied Entry to ‘Public’ BOG Meeting, Postal Workers Stage Raucous Protest
APWU News Comment
Contractor critically injured after accident at Indianapolis USPS distribution center
WISH-TV Comment
NY letter carrier pleads guilty to eavesdropping on co-workers
postalnews.com Comment
Saturday, November 15
National Day of Action Generates Extensive Media Coverage
APWU News Comment
Will New PMG Lead USPS in the Right Direction?
Ecommerce Bytes Comment
Palo Alto customers are asking, 'What's wrong with USPS?'
Undelivered mail, lack of responsibility by management alleged by customers and employees
Palo Alto Online Comment
Did the Postal Service forget it owns the historic Lindsborg post office?
Save the Post Office Comment
Slideshow: Postal workers protest plant closures
Save the Post Office Comment
Hicksville VMF employees fired for sleeping on the job
postalnews.com Comment
Friday, November 14
Texas mailman arrested for using, distributing meth on duty
Waco Tribune Comment
Poised for Growth: A Look at USPS 2014 Financial Results
Delivering for America Comment
NALC reacts to PMG retirement, USPS financial results
National Association of Letter Carriers Comment
USPS Board of Governors Selects Megan Brennan as 74th Postmaster General
postalnews.com Comment
USPS Reports Revenue Increase, $5.5 Billion Paper “Loss” due to PAEA
postalnews.com Comment
Postmaster General Donahoe to Retire in February
postalnews.com Comment
Brennan Will Be First Woman To Lead the U.S. Postal Service
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Announcement That Patrick Donahoe Is Stepping Down as PMG
APWU News Comment
Postal Service finds Ohio woman's missing ashes
Columbus Dispatch Comment
FedEx workers at New Jersey facility vote against unionization
Reuters Comment
Toledo trailer park residents get mail again after two week suspension due to dog incidents
Toledo Blade Comment
Four postal unions plan ‘Day of Action’ today on new round of service cuts
postalnews.com Comment
Carper says Senate needs to approve USPS board nominees quickly
postalnews.com Comment
Editorial: Stop helicopter-parenting the Postal Service
Los Angeles Times Comment
Thursday, November 13
Ohio bridge closed after accident involving LLV
Lorain Morning Journal Comment
Why are we only talking Postal Service cuts when there's a better answer?
Daily Kos Comment
Ohio man plans wife's funeral while USPS searches for her remains
Columbus Dispatch Comment
House hearing will probe Postal Service data breach
postalnews.com Comment
Video: (Updated) Officials say 15 Charlotte NC postal workers hospitalized after eating leftovers
postalnews.com Comment
Battle for Darrell Issa’s gavel heats up
POLITICO Comment
Royal Mail issues special postmark to commemorate Rosetta comet landing
postalnews.co.uk Comment
Expert: Indiana mailbox bomb was designed to kill
NW Indiana Times Comment
Semi dumps thousands of pieces of mail on Youngstown street
Youngstown Vindicator Comment
Video: Camera catches thief stealing package from Houston home
postalnews.com Comment
Wednesday, November 12
Postal Employees’ Health Care Costs Will Rise Far Less Than Originally Estimated
Government Executive Comment
Washington Post op-ed hacked by dysfunctional status quo
Save the Post Office Comment
NALC: The Latest on Letters – the Surprising Facts on Mail Volume
National Association of Letter Carriers Comment
Video: Postal Service Hacked- Local Workers Fed Up
WICS TV Springfield IL Comment
Post office breach: The new Cold War?
USA Today Comment
Postal workers to protest plant closings and service reductions
Washington Post Comment
Editorial: Delivering a solvent Postal Service, the bipartisan way
Washington Post Comment
Snail mail? Postal plant closure to slow delivery
Lansing State Journal Comment
Deutsche Post DHL boosts earnings in the third quarter of 2014
postalnews.com Comment
Tuesday, November 11
USPS Suspends Telecommuting Following Massive Data Breach
Dark Reading Comment
Ed Show video: GOP policy attacks the US Postal Service and the veterans who work for it
MSNBC Comment
Hacked Employees File Charges Against Postal Service
Government Executive Comment
Long Island clerk gets 7 1/2 years in bizarre robbery/disability fraud scheme
Newsday Comment
LLV rear-ended, flipped upside down, trapping letter carrier inside
Monadnock (NH) Ledger Transcript Comment
Cyber attack didn’t affect employees’ thrift savings accounts
postalnews.com Comment
China or not, USPS faces angry Congress over cyber intrusion
"...postal officials are certain to be grilled by Congress over their slow response to the intrusion."
Linns Stamp News Comment
Video: Customers React To USPS Data Hack
postalnews.com Comment
Teamsters step up union drive at FedEx Freight, Con-way
Reuters Comment
APWU President outraged that employees were kept in the dark on data breach
APWU News Comment
Norwalk letter carrier is going strong after 50 years
The Hour Comment
The PMG Has A Plan To Save The USPS. Can You Still Save Something If It Is Dead?
NH Labor News Comment
Monday, November 10
Issa: USPS knew about data breach two months ago
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Postmaster General's message to employees regarding the cyber incident
uspstv YouTube channel Comment
USPS Q&A on data breach that compromised employee data
postalnews.com Comment
USPS Statement on cyber intrusion incident that compromised employee data
postalnews.com Comment
China suspected of breaching USPS computer networks: employee data compromised
Washington Post Comment
The Problem of Perspective
"...calling for the resignation of the Postmaster General and for the immediate halt of postal cost saving initiatives is not helpful."
Kent Smith commentary for PostalVision 2020 Comment
APWU: Pay Raise Set for Nov. 15
APWU News Comment
More Than 125 Events Set for Nov. 14 National Day of Action
APWU News Comment
Village Post Offices, part 2: More debut, more questions too
Save the Post Office Comment
Video: USPS truck spills its load, sending mail all across Detroit highway
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Mail truck plummets down embankment in Pennsylvania
postalnews.com Comment
Carper’s replacement on Senate oversight committee wants to privatize USPS
postalnews.com Comment
Texas rehab clinic that treated postal workers being investigated for health care fraud
Dallas Morning News Comment
New round of USPS cutbacks sparks more protests in Oregon
KTVZ TV Bend OR Comment
Sunday, November 9
Long Island letter carrier's creative genius remembered
Newsday Comment
Postal Service makes sure letters to Santa get delivered
Racine Journal Times Comment
Video: Mail Spews Onto Arkansas Interstate
postalnews.com Comment
Saturday, November 8
Georgia letter carrier robbed while delivering mail
Newton Citizen Comment
South Carolina carrier saves man's life
WIS TV Columbia, South Carolina Comment
Video: Neighbors fed up with community mailbox thefts
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Surveillance video expected to deliver mail thief to jail soon
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Package containing thousands of family photos goes missing
postalnews.com Comment
Friday, November 7
Video: Postal worker falls to his death from freeway overpass in North Houston
KHOU and KTRK Houston Comment
Video: 72-Year old Florida postal clerk hit while crossing street on his way to work
postalnews.com Comment
Mailhandlers Prevail in Lead Clerk National Arbitration
National Postal Mail Handlers Union Comment
Upstate NY letter carrier accused of mail theft
postalcrime.com Comment
Amid tightening budgets, USPS uses IT to cut costs
FedScoop Comment
USPS Network Consolidation: A Tale of 3 Pictures
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Three arrests in BB gun attacks on postal trucks in Schenectady
Albany Times Union Comment
Thursday, November 6
Judge temporarily blocks sale of Berkeley PO
postalnews.com Comment
Virginia NALC local president charged with theft of union funds
postalcrime.com Comment
Pennsylvania letter carrier helps man and his dog
Good.postalnews.com Comment
Postal Service to Deliver Packages Seven Days a Week During Holidays
postalnews.com Comment
South Dakota APWU Treasurer indicted for embezzlement
postalnews.com Comment
Video: This is Our Season – USPS Holiday Ad
postu.be Comment
After election, unions brace for attacks on pay, retirement benefits
Federal Times Comment
Letter: Later start time puts letter carriers at risk
Buffalo News Comment
Wednesday, November 5
NALC President Rolando: After the midterms, letter carriers’ resolve remains strong
NALC News Comment
Good luck getting your mail from these boxes!
CanadaPostNews.com Comment
All Mail Handlers to Receive Guaranteed Wage Increase Effective Nov 15
postalnews.com Comment
Amazon Is Testing Taxis for Deliveries
Wall street Journal Comment
Lighten up! Nothing wrong with US Postal Service selling fun stamps
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Comment
Congress is quietly trying to kill the USPS, even though it doesn't cost taxpayers a penny
Esquire Comment
Award offered after Schenectady mail carrier assault
Albany Times Union Comment
Wisconsin rural carrier dies in rollover accident
Portage Daily Register Comment
FedEx Freight Workers In New Jersey Vote To Join Teamsters
postalnews.com Comment
Tuesday, November 4
Jet-Setting PRC Chairman Racks Up Big Travel Bill
Washington Free Beacon Comment
Five JFK Airport workers accused of stealing $27K in money orders from the mail
postalnews.com Comment
Postal Service Mail-Tracking: Three Big Questions
(The biggest question is why aren't the self styled congressional "watchdogs" investigating this?)
Reason Comment
Video update: Wisconsin carrier didn’t dump Democrat’s flyers because he didn’t send any
postalnews.com Comment
Labor, business united behind postal reform push in lame duck session
TheHill Comment
eBay Extends Priority Mail Discounts in Holiday Promotion
EcommerceBytes Comment
Voting rules for USPS employees
National Association of Letter Carriers Comment
Monday, November 3
10 Races Federal Employees Should Watch on Election Day
Government Executive Comment
Indiana county reports problems mailing ballots
Associated Press Comment
Quad/Graphics exec responds to Sen. Carper on lame duck postal reform
Quad/Graphics Leading Change blog Comment
New mailbox-marking program to keep an eye on seniors in Massachusetts town
New Bedford Standard Times Comment
Woman breaks into post office to 'play house,' investigators say
Spokane Spokesman Review Comment
CNET makes the jump from website to hard copy magazine
New York Times Comment
Postal History: The Most Interesting Mailboxes the Post Office Never Used
National Postal Museum Comment
Thieves ‘Fish’ for Mail in Post Office Collection Boxes
Sanfernando Valley Post-Periodical Comment
Is This Not News?
Why does the news media ignore good news about the USPS?
PostalVision 2020 Comment
Right wing web site claims Wisconsin carrier dumped GOP campaign mail
postalnews.com Comment
Carper Says Postal Reform Can Be Passed in Lame Duck Session
Direct Marketing News Comment
Sunday, November 2
Video: Burbank CA Police Hunt 2 Home Invasion Robbers Who Allegedly Posed As Mail Carriers
postalnews.com Comment
It takes a Village Post Office, but for what?
Save the Post Office Comment
Can Berkeley Stop the Sale of Its Downtown Post Office?
Berkeley Daily Planet Comment
Does the Postal Service protect privacy?
Ann McFeatters, McClatchy-Tribune News Service Comment
Mexican jumping beans in U.S. postal package prompt bomb scare in California
San Diego Union-Tribune Comment
Saturday, November 1
Donahoe Signals Change of Heart on Weekend Deliveries
Dead Tree Edition Comment
The Online Seller's Guide to Holiday Shipping 2014
EcommerceBytes.com Comment
Berkeley Rallies One More Time to Save the Post Office
Berkeley Daily Planet Comment
Video: Thief steals mail from Toluca Lake CA condominiums
KABC Los Angeles Comment
Video: Mail Stops Showing Up In Santa Clara CA Neighborhood; Post Office Overtime Fears Blamed
KPIX San Francisco Comment

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