Sunday, May 31
Obama, GOP want to cut workers comp for fed workers
Washington Post
Video: Roanoke APWU official sheds light on delay of postal consolidation plan
WDBJ TV Roanoke VA
Saturday, May 30
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Video: Thousands of pieces of mail found in hoarding situation in Springfield MA
WWLP TV Springfield MA (link corrected)
Alert mail carrier honored for helping rescue Illinois couple
Belleville News-Democrat
Top postal news stories of the week May 23-29
postalnews.com
Texas letter carrier indicted for stealing gift cards from the mail
postalcrime.com
Friday, May 29
Suspects posed as postal workers in frightening home-invasion bid, cops say
Staten Island Advance
Video: Customers in Michigan town ask “Where did the mail go?”
WXMI TV Grand Rapids
Video: Post office gives away man’s P.O. box by mistake
WSOC TV Charlotte
Editorial: Fix the Postal Service
Delaying closures means little; agency needs overhaul
Eugene (OR) Register-Guard
Eugene (OR) Register-Guard
Marketing firm buys USPS Change of Address contractor
Charlotte Observer
Video: Accused Drunk Driver Slams Into Felts Mills NY Post Office
WWNY TV Carthage NY
Thursday, May 28
U.S. Postal Service apologizes for delivery failure in Syracuse
Syracuse Post Standard
Video: Disabled man upset about post office access
WJAR TV Providence
Athens GA letter Carrier says she was "verbally assaulted" while delivering mail
Athens Banner Herald
South Carolina clerk charged with stealing money from the mail
postalcrime.com
USPS issues forever stamps for postcards, other rate categories
stamps.postalnews.com
Wednesday, May 27
USPS issues statement on deferral of plant closings
postalnews.com
Fake stamp for gyrocopter pilot riles Washington
Linns Stamp News
Neopost offers free rate change webinar tomorrow
postalnews.com
USPS spokesperson says consolidations will resume next year
postalnews.com
Tucson welcomes reprieve in transfer of Cherrybell operations to Phoenix
Arizona Daily Star
Canada Post vs. Hamilton: A look at round one in court fight over mail
CBC via CanadaPostNews.com
Postal workers union pans Office Depot-Staples merger
Palm Beach Post
Tuesday, May 26
U.S. postal truck strikes, kills Bronx woman lying in street
NY Daily News
Moratorium on AMP Plant Consolidations in Northeast Area
21st Century Postal Worker
USPS puts nearly all remaining consolidations and closings on hold
Mail Handlers Union
Missing letter returns home after 22 years
Salida CO Mountain Mail
Mail carriers work hard to deliver mail
Butte County (SD) Post
Antitrust Review of Stamps.com Endicia Deal Proceeds
Ecommerce Bytes
Monday, May 25
Medal of Honor stamps dedicated at Vietnam Veterans Memorial
WTOP Washington
Canada Post head makes big bet on his ‘winning horse’
"the numbers suggest Canada Post can’t be both financially self-sustaining, as its charter requires, and meet its pension obligations"
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
Sunday, May 24
Suspect in Illinois Post Office robbery faces several firearms charges
WQAD Quad Cities
Federal case against Mission TX postmen sent to prosecutors
Brownsville Herald
Saturday, May 23
Video: New Mexico man in jail after terrorizing mail carrier
Roswell Daily Record
Quick action by letter carrier saves customer’s home
good.postalnews.com
1500 packages lost in fiery Oregon crash
KOIN TV Portland OR
Friday, May 22
Medal of Honor Recipients to Dedicate Vietnam War Stamps on Memorial Day
stamps.postalnews.com
New Jersey PSE charged with tax refund fraud
postalcrime.com
PRC, Nonprofit Mailers respond to USPS letter to Appeals Court
Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers
Quad/Graphics Exec Joe Schick Comments on Final USPS 2015 Rates
Quad/Graphics Leading Change blog
Postal worker speaks out on mail truck hijack
KRCR TV Redding CA
Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to stealing mail from mailboxes
postalcrime.com
Lessons learned from Whistl’s troubles
National Association of Letter Carriers
Vehicle upgrades a crucial investment, USPS CFO says
USPS News Link
Thursday, May 21
Illinois letter carriers honor slain colleague
DeKalb Daily Chronicle
Police: Suspect high on meth hijacks postal truck
KRCR TV Redding CA
Royal Mail warns of cut-throat competition despite Whistl’s fall
Evening Standard via postalnews.co.uk
USPS to simplify 20 extra services, effective May 31
postalnews.com
Union calls for Royal Mail to prioritise growth after decent results
postalnews.co.uk
Wednesday, May 20
Queens postal worker allegedly dumped 2,000 pieces of mail
NY Daily News
Springfield MO mail processing operations on track to start leaving in July
Springfield News Leader
Tuesday, May 19
New CMO Says Postal Service Has Its Data Act Together
Direct Marketing News
Video: Here’s Why You May Never Need to Go to a Post Office Again…
… provided you live in certain parts of four cities in the US, and are prepared to pay a $5 premium per pickup (on top of actual shipping charges)
ABC News
ABC News
Can the USPS do more to profit from online returns?
USPS Office of Inspector General
DM Readers Sound Off on the Digital Postal Service
Direct Marketing News
Singapore Post Office reinvents itself for the digital age
New York Times
Monday, May 18
USPS issues limited edition Missing Children stamps
stamps.postalnews.com
Parcel-Delivery Firms and Retailers Experiment With Package Pickup Points
Wall Street Journal
eBay Tests Shipping Membership Similar to Amazon Prime
Ecommerce Bytes
Binghamton USPS letter carrier recognized as ‘real hero’
WBNG TV Binghamton
Pennsylvania mail carrier turns into a life-saver for one older woman
WITF Harrisburg
Helping Postal Workers Fend Off An Age-Old Problem: Dog Bites
National Public Radio
Sunday, May 17
Ruskin gyrocopter pilot due in court this week
Tampa Tribune
USPS delivery times lag more than expected
Note: lots of comments on this story on our Facebook page
Omaha World-Herald
Omaha World-Herald
Crash damages Fort Walton Beach FL post office
Northwest Florida Daily News
Saturday, May 16
County avoids legal fight with Postal Service over scales
Evansville Courier Press
Downtown Milwaukee PO on the market for $12.8 million
postalnews.com
Video: Former TV star’s bankruptcy may cost town its post office
postalnews.com
Video: Postal Service package push
CNBC Nightly Business Report
Friday, May 15
What happened to Doug Hughes' letters to Congress
Jim Hightower
Video: Operations resume after NJ postal facility hazmat incident
WPVI TV Philadelphia
Congressman, Mayor fight planned shutdown of New Orleans mail processing facility
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Suspicious package at City of Industry postal facility has acid smell
Los Angeles Daily News
Canadian Postal Workers Welcome NDP Vow to Restore Home Delivery
CanadaPostNews.com
Canada: Letter carriers left out in the cold
Hamilton Spectator
Canada Post’s ‘super’ mailboxes spur growing backlash
CanadaPostNews.com
Thursday, May 14
Video: USPS workers protest loss of services in Bradenton
Bradenton Herald
Video: Kansas City postal workers rally to keep post offices open
KSHB Kansas City
North Platte NE officials still battling post office move
North Platte Telegraph
Former postmaster gets probation in mail theft case
KCCI TV Des Moines
Brookline MA Man Faces Charges After Threatening to Shoot Mail Carrier
Newton, MA Patch
Maine postal workers set to protest cuts that have slowed regular mail service
Portland Press Herald
Video: Florida mail carrier discovers apparent murder-suicide
WJXT TV Jacksonville
Wednesday, May 13
Officials say mail slowed after Pocatello plant closed
Idaho State Journal
New USPS service performance reports show significant delays in delivering the mail
Save the Post Office
Union Chief: Invest Smarter and Keep Postal Rates Lower
Direct Marketing News
Theft From Mailboxes and Postal Blue Boxes on the Rise in Colorado
KKTV Colorado Springs
Federal charges for Pennsylvania man accused of mail theft
postalnews.com
Peoria Police Make Second Arrest in USPS Carrier Armed Robbery
WYZZ Bloomington
Tuesday, May 12
Video of today's Carper Roundtable on "Challenges and Opportunities for the Postal Service in a Digital Age"
Note: you'll need to fast forward- the video has a little over 37 minutes of dead air before the roundtable actually starts.
US Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee
US Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee
PRC's public rep says USPS shouldn't have closed Yantic CT PO
Norwich Bulletin
Western NY postal worker threw out Bed Bath & Beyond ads
WKBW Buffalo
Florida rural carrier helps police catch thief
good.postalnews.com
Appeals Court reaches mixed decision on USPS/PRC IMb dispute
postalnews.com
Tennessee woman pleads guilty to using phony checks to defraud post office
Murfreesboro Daily News Journal
Video: Mail truck catches fire along I-76 in Akron slowing the morning rush
WEWS TV Cleveland
iPostal1 announces “virtual mailbox” service
postalnews.com
OIG: USPS needs to do more to reduce undeliverable mail
USPS Office of Inspector General
Postal history: Railroad post offices increased postal delivery in California's Inland Empire
San Bernardino County Sun
A closer look at the US Postal Service
The Union of Grass Valley CA
Monday, May 11
Jim Hightower: Stop Postal executives from destroying our Postal Service
jimhightower.com
Cheap gas could save USPS $400 million this year
Federal Times
Man arrested in Peoria postal worker robbery
WEEK TV Peoria
Hogrogian takes oath as new Mail Handlers Union President
postalnews.com
USPS Celebrates Special Olympics World Games with Forever stamp
stamps.postalnews.com
UK: Whistl suspends post delivery service putting 2,000 jobs at risk
BBC via postalnews.co.uk
I Fund Leads All TSP Funds in April and in 2015
FedSmith.com
Sunday, May 10
Video: TV station investigates mail complaints in Beaumont TX
KDFM TV Beaumont
Saturday, May 9
Photos from today’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive
Twitter via postalnews.com
Poll ranks mail delivery as top government service
postalnews.com
Canton NY letter carrier is a life saver
good.postalnews.com
Auto shop owner charged with bribing Postal Service official in exchange for government contract
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Friday, May 8
NALC President Fredric Rolando’s statement on USPS quarterly report
National Association of Letter Carriers
Nonprofit Periodicals Say They Will be Hit Hard by Postal Increases
Chronicle of Philanthropy via Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers
Historic Houston post office headed for demolition
Save the Post Office
Thieves hit community mailboxes in California town
Tracy Press News
Postal service spotty in Alaska village
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Thursday, May 7
PRC Approves USPS Price Adjustments for Certain Market Dominant Products
Postal Regulatory Commission
With future at stake, postal workers fighting for everyone
Peoples World
Video: Michigan Mail Carrier Attacked by Pitbulls
WBKB Alpena MI
Sending Wyoming's mail to Salt Lake City "may or may not cause delays"
... depending on who you ask...
Jackson Hole News&Guide
Jackson Hole News&Guide
Wednesday, May 6
Police: USPS employee ‘slapped’ by accused mail thief
KOIN TV Portland OR
Folks in Shushan NY want their post office back
Glens Falls Post Star
Rural carrier protects customer from charging dog
good.postalnews.com
Residents of California town wait for USPS to repair busted mail boxes
Manteca Bulletin
Congress Once Again Tries to "Save" the Postal Service
Government Executive
Tuesday, May 5
Video: Investigating mail delivery delays in Idaho
KIDK Pocatello
Cochrane named Acting USPS CMSO, Miskanic Acting CIO
postalnews.com
Closing of Youngstown USPS processing center put on hold
WYTV Youngstown
82 year old crashes car into Texas PO
Alice Echo-News Journal
75-year-old North Carolina man injured in collision with mail truck
Burlington NC Times News
Monday, May 4
Vandals break into an estimated 120 post office boxes in 29 Palms CA
KESQ TV Palm Springs
PRC chairman says USPS can 'keep moving forward'
Linns Stamp News
Isle of Man issues commemorative stamp set celebrating royal birth
stamps.postalnews.com
Texas letter carrier helps customer who suddenly collapsed
good.postalnews.com
Postal worker dies in crash while delivering on Sunday in indiana
WXIN TV Indianapolis
Sunday, May 3
New Mailing Standards for Domestic Mailing Services Products
Federal Register
A Brief History of United States Postal Uniforms
Mental Floss
Does the Postal Service Have Too Many CCAs?
Dead Tree Edition
Letter Carriers’ ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ Food Drive is next Saturday
National Association of Letter Carriers
Saturday, May 2
Legal standoff over postal scale inspection is stalled
Evansville Courier Press
Surprise! USPS closes upstate NY post office with no warning for customers
Glens Falls Post-Star
Suspects arrested in fraud, mail theft scheme in Wisconsin
Racine Journal Times
Postmaster general returns home to address Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce
Pottsville Republican Herald
Circus stamps picked as overall favorite, best design for 2014
Linns Stamp News
Friday, May 1
Dayton city carrier accused of stealing mail, gift cards
Dayton Daily News
House passes budget without federal benefit cuts
Federal Times
Do Customers Have a ‘Constitutional Right’ to Return Stuff Ordered Online?
Wall Street Journal
Groups seek relief for pregnant postal workers
Washington Post
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