Thursday, November 27

Long, slow holiday lines put the snail in mail

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Postal Service Stepping Up Holiday Surveillance

NBC 6 South Florida

Junk mail ban would cost N.J. 'tens of thousands' of jobs, direct mailers claim

The Times of Trenton

The story of Thanksgiving comes to life on postage stamps

Linns Stamp News

Investigation continues into missing collection box in Wisconsin

WXOW TV La Crosse, WI

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

Conspirator Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Stealing Aluminum OTR Containers From USPS

postalnews.com

How UPS and FedEx Will Deal with Late Christmas Orders

Ecommerce Bytes

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

Video: Ohio letter carrier, 76, struck by car

WHIO TV Dayton

APWU Demands Info on Emergency Procedures

Employees told NOT to call 911 in a medical emergency??
APWU News

Another LLV goes up in flames

WBIR TV Knoxville

400 Danish postal employees fired

The Local

Postal Service begins to regroup in Buffalo area

Buffalo News

USPS Holiday postmarks begin Nov. 29

USPS News Link

PMG’s Thanksgiving message for postal employees

USPS News Link

NALC Legislative Update

National Association of Letter Carriers

Presentations given at the November meeting of the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee

postalnews.com

Police: Postal worker had a BAC of .25 when she crashed her mail truck

WSYR Syracuse

Update: Pennsylvania PMR sentenced to probation for theft of postal funds

postalnews.com

New Postmaster’s Goal: Act Like the Private Sector

Wall Street Journal

Regulator to criticise Royal Mail efficiency

postalnews.co.uk

USPS Holiday Ad Shows It’s Ready for Game Time

Wall Street Journal

Texas mail carrier shot

KLTV

Thursday, November 20

Vigil planned for Maryland postal carrier slain last year delivering mail in the dark

Washington Post

Mail carrier hurt in Maine crash

WMTW TV Poland Spring

Postal Employee Convicted of Seven-Year Disability Scam

postalnews.com

Judge blasts ex-postal worker for stealing pot from the mail

New York Post

Video: Postal workers get thanks for thwarting a predator

CBS Evening News

Postal Service almost never denies mail-surveillance requests

Washington Post

Discover-ed: How Direct Mail Competes With Digital Marketing Channels

Dead Tree Edition

Editorial: Postal Service headed in the wrong direction

Imperial (NE) Republican

Timeline: How the Postal Service Data Breach Went Down

Nextgov

Wednesday, November 19

Lynch tells USPS computer security chief: “The secret squirrel stuff… that doesn’t fly”

postalnews.com

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

Colorado: 5 indicted in "mailboxing" identity theft ring

Denver Post

Topeka postal employee indicted for stealing prescriptions from US mail

Kansas First News

Lynch, Unhappy With Postal Service Data Breach Response, Mulls Legislation

Technocrat

Summary of Issa committee hearing on USPS data breach

Postcom.org

Video: Packages stolen from USPS van in Memphis

WMC TV Memphis

USPS ‘functioning normally’ after cyber breach, official says in testimony for hearing

Washington Post

Royal Mail shares fall sharply on concerns over competition

postalnews.co.uk

Video: UPS, FedEx Gird for an Earlier Holiday Rush

Wall Street Journal

Carrier assaulted at Massachusetts senior housing complex

Attleboro Sun Chronicle

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

Alert postal worker credited with saving home on fire in Louisiana

WAFB TV Baton Rouge

NALC files NLRB charge over USPS response to hacking

postalnews.com

Chaffetz succeeds Issa as oversight committee boss

TheHill

Monday, November 17

USPS Policy May Have Caused Critical Delays in Life and Death Situation

NBC Bay Area

Texas letter carrier delivers soulful musical performances

Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Postal Service truck traffic destroying quality of life in Portland neighborhood

The Oregonian

Carper Questions Brennan's Appointment as Postmaster General

Direct Marketing News

Understanding USPS Delivery Performance

Quad/Graphics Delivering Change blog

New York CCA accused of stealing mail

Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin

Remote Alaska post offices face reduced hours

KTUU TV Anchorage

Gunman tries to rob postal carrier in South Carolina

Charleston Post and Courier

Video: Canada Post Holiday stamps unveiled

CanadaPostNews.com

Video: Postal Workers to Board- Stop Delaying America’s Mail!

APWU News

The Postmaster General Hangs Up His Mail Bag, With a Parting Shot at Congress

TIME

Video: UK Post Office unveils its first Christmas advert for years

postalnews.co.uk

Friday, November 14

Texas mailman arrested for using, distributing meth on duty

Waco Tribune

Poised for Growth: A Look at USPS 2014 Financial Results

Delivering for America

NALC reacts to PMG retirement, USPS financial results

National Association of Letter Carriers

USPS Board of Governors Selects Megan Brennan as 74th Postmaster General

postalnews.com

USPS Reports Revenue Increase, $5.5 Billion Paper “Loss” due to PAEA

postalnews.com

Postmaster General Donahoe to Retire in February

postalnews.com

Brennan Will Be First Woman To Lead the U.S. Postal Service

Dead Tree Edition

Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Announcement That Patrick Donahoe Is Stepping Down as PMG

APWU News

Postal Service finds Ohio woman's missing ashes

Columbus Dispatch

FedEx workers at New Jersey facility vote against unionization

Reuters

Toledo trailer park residents get mail again after two week suspension due to dog incidents

Toledo Blade

Four postal unions plan ‘Day of Action’ today on new round of service cuts

postalnews.com

Carper says Senate needs to approve USPS board nominees quickly

postalnews.com

Editorial: Stop helicopter-parenting the Postal Service

Los Angeles Times

Thursday, November 13

Ohio bridge closed after accident involving LLV

Lorain Morning Journal

Why are we only talking Postal Service cuts when there's a better answer?

Daily Kos

Ohio man plans wife's funeral while USPS searches for her remains

Columbus Dispatch

House hearing will probe Postal Service data breach

postalnews.com

Video: (Updated) Officials say 15 Charlotte NC postal workers hospitalized after eating leftovers

postalnews.com

Battle for Darrell Issa’s gavel heats up

POLITICO

Royal Mail issues special postmark to commemorate Rosetta comet landing

postalnews.co.uk

Expert: Indiana mailbox bomb was designed to kill

NW Indiana Times

Semi dumps thousands of pieces of mail on Youngstown street

Youngstown Vindicator

Video: Camera catches thief stealing package from Houston home

postalnews.com

Wednesday, November 12

Postal Employees’ Health Care Costs Will Rise Far Less Than Originally Estimated

Government Executive

Washington Post op-ed hacked by dysfunctional status quo

Save the Post Office

NALC: The Latest on Letters – the Surprising Facts on Mail Volume

National Association of Letter Carriers

Video: Postal Service Hacked- Local Workers Fed Up

WICS TV Springfield IL

Post office breach: The new Cold War?

USA Today

Postal workers to protest plant closings and service reductions

Washington Post

Editorial: Delivering a solvent Postal Service, the bipartisan way

Washington Post

Snail mail? Postal plant closure to slow delivery

Lansing State Journal

Deutsche Post DHL boosts earnings in the third quarter of 2014

postalnews.com

Tuesday, November 11

USPS Suspends Telecommuting Following Massive Data Breach

Dark Reading

Ed Show video: GOP policy attacks the US Postal Service and the veterans who work for it

MSNBC

Hacked Employees File Charges Against Postal Service

Government Executive

Long Island clerk gets 7 1/2 years in bizarre robbery/disability fraud scheme

Newsday

LLV rear-ended, flipped upside down, trapping letter carrier inside

Monadnock (NH) Ledger Transcript

Cyber attack didn’t affect employees’ thrift savings accounts

postalnews.com

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

Video: Customers React To USPS Data Hack

postalnews.com

Teamsters step up union drive at FedEx Freight, Con-way

Reuters

APWU President outraged that employees were kept in the dark on data breach

APWU News

Norwalk letter carrier is going strong after 50 years

The Hour

The PMG Has A Plan To Save The USPS. Can You Still Save Something If It Is Dead?

NH Labor News

Monday, November 10

Issa: USPS knew about data breach two months ago

postalnews.com

Video: Postmaster General's message to employees regarding the cyber incident

uspstv YouTube channel

USPS Q&A on data breach that compromised employee data

postalnews.com

USPS Statement on cyber intrusion incident that compromised employee data

postalnews.com

China suspected of breaching USPS computer networks: employee data compromised

Washington Post

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

APWU: Pay Raise Set for Nov. 15

APWU News

More Than 125 Events Set for Nov. 14 National Day of Action

APWU News

Village Post Offices, part 2: More debut, more questions too

Save the Post Office

Video: USPS truck spills its load, sending mail all across Detroit highway

postalnews.com

Video: Mail truck plummets down embankment in Pennsylvania

postalnews.com

Carper’s replacement on Senate oversight committee wants to privatize USPS

postalnews.com

Texas rehab clinic that treated postal workers being investigated for health care fraud

Dallas Morning News

New round of USPS cutbacks sparks more protests in Oregon

KTVZ TV Bend OR

Wednesday, November 5

NALC President Rolando: After the midterms, letter carriers’ resolve remains strong

NALC News

Good luck getting your mail from these boxes!

CanadaPostNews.com

All Mail Handlers to Receive Guaranteed Wage Increase Effective Nov 15

postalnews.com

Amazon Is Testing Taxis for Deliveries

Wall street Journal

Lighten up! Nothing wrong with US Postal Service selling fun stamps

Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Congress is quietly trying to kill the USPS, even though it doesn't cost taxpayers a penny

Esquire

Award offered after Schenectady mail carrier assault

Albany Times Union

Wisconsin rural carrier dies in rollover accident

Portage Daily Register

FedEx Freight Workers In New Jersey Vote To Join Teamsters

postalnews.com

Monday, November 3

10 Races Federal Employees Should Watch on Election Day

Government Executive

Indiana county reports problems mailing ballots

Associated Press

Quad/Graphics exec responds to Sen. Carper on lame duck postal reform

Quad/Graphics Leading Change blog

New mailbox-marking program to keep an eye on seniors in Massachusetts town

New Bedford Standard Times

Woman breaks into post office to 'play house,' investigators say

Spokane Spokesman Review

CNET makes the jump from website to hard copy magazine

New York Times

Postal History: The Most Interesting Mailboxes the Post Office Never Used

National Postal Museum

Thieves ‘Fish’ for Mail in Post Office Collection Boxes

Sanfernando Valley Post-Periodical

Is This Not News?

Why does the news media ignore good news about the USPS?
PostalVision 2020

Right wing web site claims Wisconsin carrier dumped GOP campaign mail

postalnews.com

Carper Says Postal Reform Can Be Passed in Lame Duck Session

Direct Marketing News