postalnews.com: October 2015

Saturday, October 31

New Congressional Majority Against Mail Delays
APWU News Comment
Car accident in Maryland sends letter carrier to the hospital
WHAG TV Hagerstown Comment
Video: Company rethinks policy after refusing to print stamps to honor late veteran
WFXT TV Boston Comment
Video: Police search for men who robbed letter carrier in SW Oklahoma City
KOCO TV Oklahoma City Comment
Contract Workers Are Suing Amazon
BuzzFeed News Comment
Video: Last day on the job for Michigan letter carrier after 52 years
WOOD TV Grand Rapids Comment
Friday, October 30
Richmond's historic Saunders Station post office sold, finally
Save the Post Office Comment
Western NY postal worker charged with stealing mail
WGRZ TV Buffalo Comment
Ex-Virginia Beach RCA sentenced to one day in jail for mail theft
Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot Comment
Thursday, October 29
APWU: OIG agents use questionable tactics in workers comp cases
APWU News Comment
Postal history: Where U.S. Mail Went to Die
Atlas Obscura Comment
Ohio postmaster gets 10 months for stealing more than $57K
WKYC Cleveland Comment
Bernie Sanders has a pretty revolutionary idea to change America’s post offices
Washington Post Comment
Video: After 25 years of service, Georgia postmaster says mailboxes are now too short
WRDW Augusta GA Comment
UPS To Deliver Record Holiday Shipments
postalnews.com Comment
Wednesday, October 28
South Carolina man to buy 1,666 stamps in honor of late wife
WCSC TV Charleston SC Comment
Video: More packages equals more holiday jobs for USPS
KWQC Davenport Comment
NYC postal worker pleads guilty in Operation Santa case
NY Daily News Comment
Officials tell Colorado voters: don’t use postal service to send postal ballots
Denver Post Comment
Canada Post's delivery debate reignites as Liberals set to take office
CBC News Comment
Tuesday, October 27
Few tears shed over halt to Canada Post's "community" mailbox rollout
Toronto Star Comment
OSHA: USPS forced Iowa letter carriers to work in excessive heat
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Comment
Could the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle be the next USPS mail truck?
Linn s Stamp News Comment
Postal Banks Are People’s Banks: 6 Things You Need To Know About Postal Banking
Occupy.com Comment
Prospects Dim for USPS Early-Retirement Offers
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Video: Reward offered after robber steals letter carrier’s pants
postalnews.com Comment
Fannie Allison's 'angel' wears a postal service uniform
Tulsa World Comment
Monday, October 26
Cops: postal worker fled scene after striking woman with mail truck in Massachusetts
Quincy Patriot Ledger Comment
Texas postal worker resigns following investigation into mail strewn on road
KLTV Tyler TX Comment
Web-Shopping Deluge Boxes In Landlords
Wall Street Journal Comment
Ever Wonder How Amazon.com Pays for All That Free Prime Shipping?
The Motley Fool Comment
When Titans collide: UPS petitions the PRC to change USPS costing methodologies
Save the Post Office Comment
Assange suggests journalists use the postal service to thwart government spying
Agence France Presse Comment
Appeals board throws out company’s patent claim on USPS returned mail process
Law360 Comment
Sunday, October 25
Top postalnews.com stories of the week October 18-24
postalnews.com Comment
Private post office could replace abruptly closed Settlers Bay AK PO
Alaska Dispatch News Comment
With Mailbox Thefts at 16 West Hollywood Buildings and Counting, More Action Is Needed
WEHOville Comment
Saturday, October 24
Teamsters Vow To Stand With UPS Pilots On Picket Lines
postalnews.com Comment
Pilots Vote To Authorize Strike Against UPS
postalnews.com Comment
Alton IL post office work still on hold
Alton Telegraph Comment
Future of Clarksburg WV post office still in limbo after public comment period passes
The Exponent Telegram Comment
Friday, October 23
New Forever Geometric Snowflakes stamps bring holiday color and cheer
postalnews.com Comment
RR Donnelley Acquires Courier Advisory Group
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Colorado letter carriers say they need more help
KMGH TV Denver Comment
Video: USPS gives bizarre reason for denying insurance claim
KUTV Salt Lake City Comment
Thursday, October 22
UPS to pay $4.2 million for falsifying delivery records
postalnews.com Comment
Massachusetts postal employees come to the aid of sick co-worker
postalnews.com Comment
Suspect attempts to attack postal worker delivering mail
KPHO Phoenix Comment
Video: Oklahoma Carrier Accused Of Stealing Money, Gift Cards
KOTV Tulsa Comment
The Life and Death of an Amazon Warehouse Temp
Huffington Post Comment
Amazon assembling executive team to support rollout of shipping network
DC Velocity Comment
Wednesday, October 21
APWU: Arbitrator Hammers USPS in Maintenance Staffing Case
APWU News Comment
Former Maryland Letter Carrier Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking and Bribery
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Texas man who shot mail carrier with BB gun gets 7 years probation
KTRE TV Lufkin Comment
Snail mail living up to its name in Central Massachusetts
Worcester Telegram Comment
Tuesday, October 20
Bernie Sanders's Highly Sensible Plan to Turn Post Offices Into Banks
"They're much less crazy than payday-lending services, and the rest of the world agrees"
The Atlantic Comment
Did yesterday’s election just kill mass conversion to cluster boxes in Canada?
Save the Post Office Comment
Video: Las Vegas neighborhood outraged over mailbox keys
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Bystanders help free LLV from ditch
YouTube Comment
Video: Mail-stealing devices discovered at Eagle Rock CA post office
KABC TV Los Angeles Comment
APWU tells members: don’t trust USPS to store your health records
APWU News Comment
New USPS Vice President of Corporate Communications
postalnews.com Comment
Monday, October 19
USPS isn’t interested in handling more cheap e-commerce shipments
ostalnews.com Comment
Video: Hero letter carrier receives Congressional certificate
postalnews.com Comment
USPS January Rate Increase Would Hit Online Sellers
EcommerceBytes Comment
Sunday, October 18
Top postalnews.com stories of the week October 11-17
postalnews.com Comment
Of Bricks and Vick’s: Not-So-First-Class Mail
Digital Nirvana Comment
Saturday, October 17
Florida city interested in buying historic PO- USPS says it's not that simple
Tampa Bay Times Comment
Union urges Irish postal workers to accept proposals
postalnews.co.uk Comment
Canada Post’s controversial reforms could hang on election
CanadaPostNews.com Comment
Video: Illinois town asks for federal help with mail problem
WCIA TV Champaign Comment
Friday, October 16
USPS: First Price Increase In Three Years for Commercial Priority Mail Scheduled for January 2016
postalnews.com Comment
USPS Raising Shipping Services Rates 9.5% After Holiday Season
Multichannel Merchant Comment
Four Aspects to Consider When Developing Your Postage Budget for 2016
RR Donnelley Comment
UPS Raises Fees, Fuel Surcharge on Oversized Packages Ahead of Holidays
postalnews.com Comment
Video: USPS under fire for slow delivery service in Montana
KFBB Great Falls Comment
Ingomar PA Post Office is hub of community activity
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Comment
Thursday, October 15
Two Western NY Letter Carriers Charged with Bribery in Connection with Narcotics Trafficking Operations
postalnews.com Comment
Lakewood postal carrier, Thomas Bulger, 76, is longest serving in Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer Comment
Using the Census to analyze USPS on-time performance
Save the Post Office Comment
Theft prompts mail stoppage at Bronx apartment complex
Riverdale Press Comment
Video: Headlamp bearing letter carriers deliver late into the night in Colorado
The Denver Channel Comment
Editorial: Mail delays unacceptable
"The quagmire that is the U.S. Postal Service has grown from annoying to ludicrous here in eastern Idaho"
Idaho State Journal Comment
‘It Was Electric’: Bernie Sanders addresses APWU conference
postalnews.com Comment
Scranton postal worker charged with stealing cash from greeting cards
postalnews.com Comment
Wednesday, October 14
Postal carrier finds 2 shot dead in East Memphis
WHBQ Memphis Comment
Students at Maryland high school may have to retake ACT after tests are lost in mail
WBAL Baltimore Comment
Video: Shreveport letter carrier helps neighbors during brush fire
good.postalnews.com Comment
Pocatello officials want to know — does your mail arrive on time?
Idaho State Journalist Comment
UPS Expands Worldwide Express Service
postalnews.com Comment
Thieves target mailboxes in Taos NM
Taos News Comment
Tuesday, October 13
Pitney Bowes to pay USPS $9.4 million for claiming discounts it wasn’t entitled to
postalnews.com Comment
Who Is Picking Up All the Empty Amazon Fresh Totes?
EcommerceBytes Comment
Postal Service semi crashes, burns in Howard WI
Green Bay Press Gazette Comment
Chicago developer buys downtown Milwaukee post office building
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Comment
Kentucky rural carrier rescues disabled man who fell out of wheelchair
good.postalnews.com Comment
Monday, October 12
Canceled contract leaves residents of Alaska town in mail limbo
Alaska Dispatch News Comment
Video: Driver of mail truck hit by Skyway tornado thought he ‘was in hell’
postalnews.com Comment
Georgia: Shabby post office grounds draw complaints from residents
Newnan Times-Herald Comment
Sunday, October 11
Former Letter Carrier Admits to Receiving Bogus Travel Expenses for Medical Care
postalnews.com Comment
Florida: Tornado strikes U.S. Mail tractor-trailer on Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Bay News 9 Comment
Return to sender, address unknown: USPS v. SCE and the high cost of undeliverable mail
Save the Post Office Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week October 4-10
postalnews.com Comment
Iowa PO closes temporarily due to structural concerns
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Comment
Survival of world’s postal service hinges on ability to quickly change, innovate, UN says on World Post Day
United Nations News Comment
Elko NV PO backs off on mailbox location requirements
Elko Daily Free Press Comment
Mayors continue fight for Pocatello mail center
Idaho State Journal Comment
Saturday, October 10
Video: Wisconsin letter carrier accused of stealing thousands of pieces of mail
postalnews.com Comment
Editorial: DC hits a new low as Darrell Issa mulls run for Speaker
Sacramento Bee Comment
Bloomingburg NY postal employee accused of groping co-worker
Middletown NY Times Record-Herald Comment
The Rising Cost of Free Returns
Wall Street Journal Comment
Friday, October 9
Watson wins special election for NALC director of retired members
NALC News Comment
Postal worker who landed gyrocopter at Capitol rejects deal to plead guilty to felony
Washington Post Comment
USPS Renegotiates with China Post on ePacket Rates
EcommerceBytes Comment
APWU, USPS Resolve Dispute over Forced Bids in Motor Vehicle Craft
APWU News Comment
USPS deals with unprecedented flooding in South Carolina
USPS News Link Comment
How prefunding retiree health benefits impacts the Postal Service's bottom line — and how Brookings got it wrong
Save the Post Office Comment
Baltimore mailbox set on fire
WBAL TV Baltimore Comment
Curbside mailboxes in Greater Cleveland offer style, creativity (photos)
Cleveland Plain Dealer Comment
Thursday, October 8
USPS announces holiday shipping deadlines
postalnews.com Comment
Connecticut motor vehicle operator files $1 million sex harassment suit against her boss, his boss and USPS
postalnews.com Comment
Do thieves have the master key to your mailbox?
The Eastsider LA Comment
Postal employees fall to internal phishing sting
Federal Times Comment
Video: Police looking for mail thieves caught on-camera in Connecticut
WTIC Hartford Comment
Washington state carrier retires from route he served since 1978
Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter Comment
Video: Postal carrier gives folks the finger
KGTV San Diego Comment
Second USPS: Postal vehicle ends up with shattered rear window
WKYC TV Cleveland Comment
Judge Ridicules USPS Change-of-Address Regulations
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Wednesday, October 7
Video: USPS tells customers in Georgia subdivision: install cluster boxes or your mail will be returned to sender
WXIA TV Atlanta Comment
The Postal Pulse results are out (sort of)
Save the Post Office Comment
South Carolina postal employees help prevent scam
good.postalnews.com Comment
Oshkosh postal worker gets plea deal in mail theft
Oshkosh Northwestern Comment
Online package orders overwhelm college mailroom
The Daily Campus (University of Connecticut) Comment
Feds fight postal worker's hit-run tickets in New Jersey
Jersey Journal Comment
Fuel Prices Fall, but FedEx and UPS Boost Surcharges
Wall Street Journal Comment
Photo shows flooded mail trucks in Columbia SC
Facebook: Going Postal Comment
Senators Respond to GAO Report on USPS Delivery Performance Measurement
postalnews.com Comment
Tuesday, October 6
Video: Man in serious condition after USPS semi runs over Prius in Phoenix
KSAZ Phoenix Comment
Elderly woman sues USPS over letter carrier who attacked her
The Oregonian Comment
The Right Wing's Assault on the Post Office
Smashing the Myth That It's in Financial Trouble
Alternet Comment
Monday, October 5
OIG Asks: Are Carriers Correctly Reporting Package Deliveries?
postalnews.com Comment
Quad/Graphics Streamlines Organizational Structure
Press release Comment
The mail could be taking even longer to be delivered than the Postal Service is saying
Washington Post Comment
Video: Postal inspectors say you should never leave outgoing checks in your mailbox
postalnews.com Comment
What happened in Petworth? A DC Suspension Story
Save the Post Office Comment
Sunday, October 4
Top postalnews.com stories of the week September 27-October 3
postalnews.com Comment
You can’t send mail right now to Ireland---here’s why
IrishCentral.com Comment
Geneva, Illinois mail carriers honor colleague with procession following his route
Kane County Chronicle Comment
Saturday, October 3
Post office mural missing for decades rediscovered
Oroville (CA) Mercury Register Comment
Retirement Savings in TSP Have a Bad Month, Again
Government Executive Comment
Battle brewing over USPS delivery times
The Hill Comment
Friday, October 2
Fight Over Postal Service Board Heats Up
naked capitalism Comment
No discontinuances, but more post office suspensions and relocations
Save the Post Office Comment
Civil Rights groups, unions oppose USPS Board nominees
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Postal Inspectors investigate racist postcards mailed in Milwaukee
postalnews.com Comment
More than Mail: Why the United States Post Office Deserves a Square Deal
Congressman Keith Ellison Comment
Online Lenders Rely on Direct Mail for Marketing
postalnews.com Comment
Sears, Others Must Pay $1M for Bulk Mail Error
Courthouse News Service Comment
Thursday, October 1
Pennsylvania letter carrier sues USPS, NALC alleging unjust termination, lack of representation
Pennsylvania Record Comment
Head Of Local Post Office Shows Up At Guy’s Door To Personally Apologize For USPS Package Tracking Mix-Up
Consumerist Comment
Barking dog prompts USPS employee to get help for sick man
good.postalnews.com Comment
Tennessee postmaster charged with assault, resisting arrest
Johnson City Press Comment
Wife says carrier 'stressed' about money before theft of 2,129 pieces of mail
Tampa Bay Times Comment
Alaska: Island post office closed for a week as PM is stranded
Alaska Dispatch News Comment

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