postalnews.com: June 2017

Friday, June 30

Schenectady Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Money Orders
postalnews.com Comment
Postal truck goes up in flames in Rockland MA
WHDH TV Boston6 Comment
Newly Constructed Subdivisions being forced to have Cluster Mailboxes
WHNT Huntsville Comment
Pennsylvania Window Clerk Charged With Misappropriation Of Postal Funds
postalnews.com Comment
Louisville postal worker celebrates 50 years on the job
WAVE TV Louisville Comment
Man runs car into Kettering OH Post Office
WDTN Dayton Comment
Postal service plans changes at Southern Maine Distribution Center
Postal workers contend that moving a sorting machine to New Hampshire will slow deliveries and lead to service reductions in southern Maine.
Portland Press Herald Comment
Thursday, June 29
APWU Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (JCIM) is Available Online
APWU News Comment
Houston barber claims USPS driver stole package meant for his mom and deceased sister
KTRK Houston Comment
Anti-social crow halts mail delivery in Vancouver neighborhood
BBC News Comment
Postal service celebrates a history of 'firsts' on July 1
Chicago Daily Herald Comment
9 Republicans now say they oppose proposed cuts to federal retirement
Federal News Radio Comment
Price hike for your retirement package?
Federal News Radio Comment
Wednesday, June 28
Police: Alert postal worker helped stop suspected burglar in Norwich CT
Norwich Bulletin Comment
UPS will freeze pensions for thousands of nonunion employees
Washington Post Comment
Mail truck that overturned struck by another vehicle
Barron WI News-Shield Comment
VIDEO: Hayward CA residents furious after string of mail thefts caught on camera
KRON TV San Francisco Comment
Going postal: USPS depot on residential block drives neighbors crazy
Brooklyn Paper Comment
The 4 Percent Rule for TSP Explained
Fedweek.com Comment
Rural post office closure reflects larger trend
Sonoma West Times & News Comment
Another postal reform effort fades away
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Tuesday, June 27
How the remaining upright Jenny panes were distributed
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Postal service hot topic in Ohio town
Cincinnati Inquirer Comment
Man Rips Keys From USPS Worker's Neck in Manhattan
NBC New York Comment
Pay of new Australian postal service boss more than halved
ABC News Comment
Ohio letter carrier and her brother indicted for conspiracy to distribute marijuana
postalnews.com Comment
Monday, June 26
Body of missing St Louis postal worker found in vehicle pulled from lake
KDSK St Louis Comment
Emory Townsend, 93, has delivered mail in Colorado for 60 years
Denver Post Comment
Connecticut letter carrier gets probation for sexual assault
Connecticut Post Comment
Chicago letter carrier accused of selling pot on the job
WGN Chicago Comment
Raccoon in Michigan mobile home mail room causes no mail to be delivered
WWMT West Michigan Comment
Sunday, June 25
NALC: Tell your senators not to take away health care from millions of working people
National Association of Letter Carriers Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week June 18-24
postalnews.com Comment
How Unions Helped Fight Inequality
CityLab Comment
Video: Arizona mailman delivers despite triple digit temperatures
KGUN TV Tucson Comment
Meet the postmaster of Meyers Chuck, AK 99903
National Public Radio Comment
Saturday, June 24
Scam Prompts Postal Service To Make Mailbox Changes In Yonkers
Mamaroneck Daily Voice Comment
NY letter carrier to hang up mailbag after 40 years
WRGB TV Albany Comment
OIG: USPS loses millions on shortpaid PC postage parcels
postalnews.com Comment
Friday, June 23
Video: Tennessee USPS contractor pleads guilty to stealing packages containing narcotics from VA patients
WJHL Johnson City TN Comment
Amazon’s vision for the future: delivery drone beehives in every city
The Verge Comment
11-year-old boy saves sick USPS carrier
WMC TV Memphis Comment
Arbitrator says postal workers are entitled to admin leave to vote in caucuses
NPMHU News Comment
APWU and Mail Handlers Union Send a United Message to PMG Brennan Denouncing “Wholesale and Massive Job Cuts.”
APWU News Comment
Kansas City postal worker pleads guilty to stealing gift cards, DVDs from the mail
postalnews.com Comment
Thursday, June 22
Video: Mail truck burglarized in Tampa
WFTS Tampa Comment
Postal worker brings smiles to residents of Texas town
Sealy News Comment
Video: Scam artists using U.S Postal Service to steal identities
WIVB TV Buffalo Comment
Mailboxes blown up in Spartanburg Co. SC
WSPA Spartanburg Comment
The list: 6 discontinued delivery methods
USPS News Link Comment
Disney Villains to be Celebrated on Forever Stamps
Stamp.News Comment
Wednesday, June 21
Mailman Charged With Theft in Ocean City NJ
OCNJ Daily Comment
U.S. postal carrier charged with dumping two weeks of mail down D.C. storm drain
Washington Post Comment
New Post Office Kiosks Provide Proof of Shipping
Ecommerce Bytes Comment
Rio Nido CA Post Office closure surprises longtime customers
Sonoma West Times $ News Comment
14 Secrets of U.S. Postal Carriers
Mental Floss Comment
Tuesday, June 20
Paying Bills, Reducing Spam and Other Ways the World's Postal Services Are Disrupting Mail
Nextgov.com Comment
Angry Delivery: Mail Carrier Caught on Camera Swearing, Throwing Package
New England Cable News Comment
Attention Holiday Shoppers: UPS To Add Delivery Surcharges
NPR Comment
Monday, June 19
Man upset over late mail accused of threatening postal workers
Boston 25 News Comment
Florida Man’s Mailbox Mousetrap Plot Fails Bigly
Scheme to identify mail thief instead catches letter carrier
The Smoking Gun Comment
Trump’s attacks on fed workers unites employee organizations
Federal News Radio Comment
APWU: Be Part of Our Democracy – Support ‘Vote by Mail’
APWU News Comment
LLV goes up in flames in Ohio
postalnews.com Comment
Sunday, June 18
Top postalnews.com stories of the week June 11-17
postalnews.com Comment
Looking for $2 Jenny Invert panes? A post office in Los Angeles has several hundred
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Amazon is buying more than Whole Foods — it's getting 460 stores it can turn into warehouses and showrooms
LA Times Comment
The fragile future of Canada Post is now in Amazon's hands
Cantech Letter Comment
Travel on a Secret Postal Railway Network in London
Travel + Leisure Comment
Saturday, June 17
APWU Geared Up to Fight Back Against USPS Reductions in Service and Jobs
APWU News Comment
Congressional Research Service publishes summary of HR 756
postalnews.com Comment
SUV crashes into window at Hilton Head Island post office
Island Packet Comment
Customer donates asphalt to pave part of Nevada PO parking lot
Mesquite Local News Comment
Conquering the last mile: Walmart, Amazon embrace the unusual
MultiBrief Comment
Friday, June 16
USPS Denies J.C. Penney CEO Remarks That It's Holding Back E-Commerce
TheStreet Comment
Ohio postal worker indicted by grand jury
WFMJ TV Youngstown Comment
Couple accused of using online store to send fentanyl via Express Mail
KSDK St Louis Comment
Mailman’s call led to discovery of South Carolina woman’s death
Orangeburg SC Times & Democrat Comment
No Mail Deliveries in Texas neighborhood
IRGV Rio Grande Valley Comment
Former postal worker sentenced 2 1/2 years in prison in bizarre home invasion
Everett WA Herald Comment
Postal clerk set to retire after 36 years in Meriden CT office
Meriden Record Journal Comment
Thursday, June 15
Ford Teams With German Postal Service to Develop Electric Vans
The Drive Comment
When the last Railway Mail Service delivered
Baltimore Sun Comment
The Hidden Cost of Federal Health Plans
Government Executive Comment
USPS vehicle caught parking inside handicap space
NBC Charlotte Comment
The Postal Service is still a great innovator
PMG Megan Brennan responds to Politico article Comment
Wednesday, June 14
Dashcam video: Police chase mail bandits
WFMY TV Greensboro NC Comment
Investigation into Iowa postal worker's death continues
Marshalltown Times-Republican Comment
Missouri Letter Carrier Indicted for Stealing Mail
postalnews.com Comment
Insurance Claim Denied for $1000 Spinning Wheel Lost in Mail (Until TV reporter asks about it...)
NBC Connecticut Comment
Mailers Weigh in on USPS
WhatTheyThink Comment
Feds spar with Lance Armstrong over when $100 million trial should start
USA Today Comment
Tuesday, June 13
Cops want you to stop mailing checks using blue postal collection boxes
New York Post Comment
Last post: Amherst MA mailman who inspired pastry, pizza flavors to retire
Daily Hampshire Gazette Comment
Feds: Insurance agents bilked USPS
KTVU San Francisco Comment
Opposition grows to planned Richmond post office closure
Richmond Standard Comment
Russian Flag Replaces American Flag Outside Port Washington Post Office - Port Washington, NY Patch
Port Washington, NY Patch Comment
Video: Residents in Jacksonville’s Oceanway neighborhood having issues getting packages from USPS
WJAX TV Jacksonville Comment
Monday, June 12
Former Saipan USPS employee indicted for mail theft pleads not guilty
Guam Daily Post Comment
Sunday, June 11
Top postalnews.com stories of the week June 4-10
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Police bust 26-year-old with ‘large amount of stolen mail’
WSBY Santa Barbara Comment
Video: Mailman, Tampa police officers team up to save disabled veteran (and 2 dogs) trapped inside burning home
WFTS Tampa Comment
Postal workers warn of potential job cuts, service impacts in Baltimore
Baltimore Sun Comment
Saturday, June 10
Video: Austin USPS contract employee fired, investigated for stealing gift cards
KXAN TV Austin Comment
Authorities ID postal worker killed in Iowa crash
KCCI Des Moines Comment
Friday, June 9
Postal worker dies in Iowa crash
WHO TV Des Moines Comment
Motorcyclist dies after collision with mail truck near Fresno
KGPE TV Fresno Comment
Postal Worker Tackles Phone Thief On Train, Holds Him For Police
DNAinfo Chicago Comment
Louisiana man sentenced to prison for sending threatening letters to post offices, other government agencies
postalnews.com Comment
Video: USPS loses cremated remains of Indiana woman
WDRB TV Louisville Comment
Video: Mail theft – leading to identity theft – on the rise
KXTV Sacramento Comment
Postal Service leaves collectors in the dark regarding imperforate uncut press sheets
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Video: Crooks Stealing Credit Cards From Mailboxes
CBS Dallas-Fort Worth Comment
How the delivery economy is disrupting Philadelphia's street grid
Philadelphia Inquirer Comment
Thursday, June 8
APWU: Arbitrator Goldberg found USPS violated ‘POStPlan’ MOU
APWU News Comment
With Cuts on the Table, Is It Time to Go?
Government Executive Comment
Grandpa, what’s a retirement plan?
Mike Causey says the threats to federal retirement programs seem more real this time around.
FederalNewsRadio.com Comment
Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Breaking And Entering Into Mail Truck And Theft Of Mail
postalnews.com Comment
Walmart introduces grocery pickup kiosk to take on Amazon
Daily Mail Comment
Decorate mailbox, enjoy post office fame
Franklin County ME Daily Bulldog Comment
Wednesday, June 7
Why Pitney Bowes Stock Jumped 10% in May
Did investors overreact to a modestly good quarter and a "limited time" marketing push?
The Motley Fool Comment
Postal worker who gave his life to save others is honored in Houston
KPRC TV Houston Comment
Five accused in alleged theft of credit cards from private mail sorting facility at Atlanta airport
Atlanta Business Chronicle Comment
Tuesday, June 6
Judge criticizes USPS job screening process after sentencing woman to prison
Harrisburg Patriot News Comment
Ohio letter carrier indicted for allegedly stealing contents of 74 letters
postalnews.com Comment
Three postal workers indicted for stealing packages containing marijuana and selling the drugs
postalnews.com Comment
Pennsylvania postal worker faces trial for threatening boss with knife
Easton PA Express Times Comment
NYC postal worker closes office for "safety" reasons after crowd gathers during lunch break
Bronx Times Comment
Monday, June 5
Return of door to door mail delivery return pushed by postal workers in Calgary
Calgary Herald Comment
Video: Mailboxes look like bank boxes to thieves during graduation season
postalnews.com Comment
Man Accused of Stealing Mail Truck in Waterbury
NBC Connecticut Comment
Sunday, June 4
Postal Service investigating after video shows mail carrier kicking packages up Utah driveway
Fox13NOW.com Comment
Trump's Proposed Retirement Benefit Cuts Could Hurt TSP Contribution Levels
Government Executive Comment
Proposed Retirement Benefit Cuts Could Hurt TSP Contribution Levels
Government Executive Comment
Longtime employees leave their stamps on post offices
Tupelo Daily Journal Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week May 28-June 3
postalnews.com Comment
Mail Handlers Union Moves to Challenge Wholesale Job Cuts
NPMHU News Comment
APWU: CBO Reports a Positive Financial Impact of HR 756 on Federal Budget
APWU News Comment
Georgia toddler hurt after being struck by mail truck in Brunswick
WTLV TV Jacksonville Comment
Saturday, June 3
Video: Protective bird blocks Wisconsin family’s mail delivery
WTMJ TV Milwaukee Comment
Captured On Camera: Bold Thieves Steal Boxes Of Mail From Mail Truck
CBS Los Angeles Comment
Amazon granted patent to put parachutes inside shipping labels
What could possibly go wrong?
The Register Comment
Friday, June 2
Walmart Tests Using Store Employees to Deliver Online Orders
CBS Dallas / Fort Worth Comment
Mailers' Groups Blast NALC Deal
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Thursday, June 1
D.C.-Area Lawmakers Vow to Fight Proposed Federal Retirement Benefit Cuts
Government Executive Comment
The Trump Budget’s Assault on Federal Workers
Government Executive Comment
Ohio postal worker indicted for stealing gift cards
WHIO TV Dayton Comment
Postal worker’s purse stolen during mail truck break-in
WWLP TV Springfield MA Comment
Some Skeptical Of IBM Offer To Mail Letters For Money, But Experts Say It’s Legit
KDKA Pittsburgh Comment
Video: Michigan letter carrier delivers life-saving treatment
WILX TV Lansing MI Comment
Man freed after shooting over post office parking spot in Houston
KTRK Houston Comment
Police: Ohio man, disgruntled about delivery, stole USPS items
Cincinnati Enquirer Comment

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