postalnews.com: July 2018

Tuesday, July 31

Florida: Mail Burns As Rural Mail Carrier’s Vehicle Destroyed By Fire
NorthEscambia.com Comment
Failed Sequencing System: No Wonder USPS Still Hasn't Fixed the FSS
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Caught-On-Camera: USPS Driver Sprays Dog With Pepper Spray Before Driving Off
postalnews.com Comment
NALC: Promotion Pay and Hold in Place dispute settled
postalnews.com Comment
NALC: CCAs with 30 months to be converted to career status
NALC News Comment
Monday, July 30
Walmart discovers why the 'last mile' is the hardest
Reuters Comment
The Rise of the Last-Mile Exchange
strategy+business Comment
Former postal worker must repay $100,000 in stolen money orders
Cherry Hill Courier Post Comment
Postal Hub Podcast Episode 121: Privatisation of the US Postal Service
Postal Hub Comment
Sunday, July 29
Postal union protests police killing of letter carrier
Workers World Comment
Houston area residents upset over mail delivery delays
KHOU Houston Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week July 22-28
postalnews.com Comment
An Amazon puzzle: How many parcels does it ship, how much does it cost, and who delivers what share?
Save the Post Office Comment
Saturday, July 28
Delivery Truck Crash Destroys Packages in S. Royalton VT
Valley News Comment
USPS Employee, Half-Brother Charged in California Postal Truck Robbery
MyNewsLA.com Comment
Friday, July 27
Effort underway to rename post office after Jimi Hendrix
KIRO Seattle Comment
Amazon Continues Profit Streak
Wall Street Journal Comment
New Orleans Woman Sentenced for Assaulting Postal Worker
postalnews.com Comment
Thursday, July 26
UPS Sees Growth Driven by Higher Pricing, E-commerce Demand
Wall Street Journal Comment
Edgartown Post Office exasperates Islanders
Martha's Vineyard Times Comment
Kingwood TX residents say mail thief is stealing birthday cash, checks
KHOU Houston Comment
Trump's America: OIG investigating racist threat at Sedalia MO Post Office
Sedalia Democrat Comment
Wednesday, July 25
USPS announces 2018 holiday stamps
Stamp.News Comment
What I Learned as a U.S. Postal Service Mail Carrier
CityLab Comment
Mail truck flipped in Georgia wreck
Rome News Tribune Comment
California mail carrier who died on 117-degree day remembered
San Jose Mercury News Comment
Tuesday, July 24
Former South Jersey mailman sentenced to home confinement, ordered to pay back stolen postal money
postalnews.com Comment
Postal Service to double capital spending over next decade- Auditors at the Government Accountability Office wonder where will the money come from?
Federal News Radio Comment
6-year-old injured when struck by U.S. Postal Service vehicle
Killeen Daily Herald Comment
Inside Flex—Amazon’s Army Of Everyday Delivery People
Vice News Tonight Comment
Residents cry foul after U.S. Postal Service stops delivering mail to NY neighborhood
WNYT Albany Comment
Monday, July 23
Major Victory For Expanded Postal Services
APWU News Comment
Bala Cynwyd, PA Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison for Bribing Postal Workers to Deliver Marijuana
postalnews.com Comment
Seeking to divert attention from corruption and foreign policy blunders, Trump again attacks Amazon/USPS
twitter Comment
Postmasters\EAS Pay Package through Fiscal Year 2019
UPMA News Comment
Royal Mail pay scandal shows that the privatisation money trough is still open for greedy bosses
The Independent Comment
Open Augusta, Maine mailboxes cause concern
Kennebec Journal Comment
Sunday, July 22
Top postalnews.com stories of the week July 15-21
postalnews.com Comment
Postal service confirms identity of employee struck and killed outside Culpeper VA post office
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star Comment
Riverside recycling executives sentenced to prison in scheme involving stolen U.S. Postal Service pallets
Orange County Register Comment
Saturday, July 21
Dogs bite postal worker in Youngstown, Ohio, sending him to hospital
WYTV Youngstown Comment
Federal investigators launch probe into Woodland Hills mail carrier’s death on 117-degree day
Los Angeles Daily News Comment
USPS investigating mail found in storm drain
WBRZ TV Baton Rouge Comment
South Carolina town still without post office nearly 18 months after arson damaged building
WIS TV Columbia SC Comment
Friday, July 20
Connecticut Postal Worker Stole Mail For Weeks, Police Say
Pound Ridge Daily Voice Comment
Montauk Postal Service at Low Ebb
East Hampton Star Comment
New Jersey Mail Handler Admits Stealing Parcels Containing Drugs
postalnews.com Comment
Here’s How Hot It Is Inside a Mail Truck
Inside Edition Comment
Man accused of robbing postal driver at post office in Southeast D.C.; $50K reward offered
WJLA TV Washington Comment
Thursday, July 19
Albuquerque Woman Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Three Postal Workers with Deadly Weapons
postalnews.com Comment
Manhattan Mailman Delivers Final Heartfelt Message Ahead Of Retirement
WCBS New York Comment
Mail carrier drops packages; homeowner fed up
WCBD TV Charleston SC Comment
Colorado courier service among test subjects as Amazon launches new program to support small-business delivery
Denver Post Comment
Democrats criticize Trump’s post office privatization plan
POLITICO Comment
UPS Tests Amazon Key-Like Apartment Building Delivery System
PCMag.com Comment
Wednesday, July 18
Former Wisconsin Postal Worker Sentenced for Stealing From the Mail
postalnews.com Comment
USPS mail carriers hold national convention in Detroit
Detroit Free Press Comment
Kansas postal worker charged with mail theft
postalnews.com Comment
House resolution introduced on USPS privatization
NALC News Comment
Petition- United States Postal Service: Provide air conditioning for your mail carriers
Change.org Comment
Photos: YOU'VE GOT MAIL: Postal Service scenes from Fall River past
Fall River MA Herald News Comment
The secret life of postcards
Inside Jersey Comment
Tuesday, July 17
USPS halts plans to close Richmond Main Post Office
Save the Post Office Comment
Prime Day: Amazon website crashes shortly after deals go live
CNN Comment
Amazon's Contract Delivery Drivers Are Also Getting Hit With Outages
Gizmodo Comment
Royal Mail delivers fewer letters as new law reduces junk mail
The Guardian Comment
‘Last resort’: Why Canada’s postal workers believe they may be forced to strike
Simcoe.com Comment
Monday, July 16
Mail being stolen from broken collection boxes, residents unknowingly still using them
The Denver Channel Comment
Retired postmaster finds 'magic' on Appalachian Trail trip
Associated Press Comment
Your TSP account: Surviving the coming correction
Federal News Radio Comment
UPS goes back to court on USPS costing methodology
Save the Post Office Comment
Sunday, July 15
Top postalnews.com stories of the week July 8-14
postalnews.com Comment
Investors deliver a rebuke to Royal Mail over first-class pay
The Guardian Comment
Saturday, July 14
Marijuana ad complicates delivery of small Alaska newspaper
Associated Press Comment
Meet the sculptor behind the Vegas Liberty forever stamp $3.6 million settlement
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Gunfire hits man in hand, shatters windows of U.S. mail truck in downtown St. Louis
St Louis Post-Dispatch Comment
USPS "no-backing" policy impacting residents of Kentucky town
WBKO Bowling Green Comment
Mail thieves caught on camera in Claremore OK
KJRH Tulsa Comment
Friday, July 13
Community mailbox blown up in Lincoln NE
KOLN Lincoln Comment
They thought a squirrel was eating their tomatoes. But it was the mailman
CNN Comment
Injured postal worker convinces judge to give shooter lighter sentence
WOAI San Antonio Comment
Lehi UT post office struggles to keep up with mail flow from three cities
Provo Daily Herald Comment
Wayfair Ruling, Proposed Postage Increase Undermine E-Commerce
Heartland Institute Comment
Thursday, July 12
Association tried to stop scratch and sniff stamp
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Woman alleges age was a factor in termination from USPS position
Northern California Record Comment
More witnesses sought in police killing of black postal worker in Oregon
The Oregonian Comment
Thieves ran off with mailbox that was bolted to the sidewalk
KHON Honolulu Comment
Postal worker saves mail moments before fire destroys truck in Mobile
WKRG TV Mobile Comment
Former postal worker sentenced in pot theft scheme
Tulsa World Comment
Mail delivery presented many challenges in 19th century Idaho
Preston Citizen Comment
Wednesday, July 11
CALM DOWN: Post Office Tells New Homeowners To Wait For Mail
BocaNewsNow.com Comment
As giants Trump and Jeff Bezos battle, Middle America loses
Washington Examiner Comment
2 windows blown out by gunfire at post office in Pontiac MI
postalnews.com Comment
Punch thrown at letter carrier during her route in Dayton
WHIO TV Dayton Comment
U.S. Postal Service steps up efforts to secure northeast Queens mailboxes amid mail theft rash
QNS.com Comment
Tuesday, July 10
Postal Service shares historical data on mail volumes, revenues, and fees, 1970 - 2017
Save the Post Office Comment
Federal Court Dismisses Spokane Postal Service Employee’s Discrimination Case
postalnews.com Comment
Group Sentenced for Roles in Anchorage Mail Theft Ring
postalnews.com Comment
California letter carrier found dead in truck during heatwave
KSAZ Phoenix Comment
Security camera catches Louisiana carrier throwing package from car
KPLC Lake Charles Comment
Monday, July 9
Bay Area photographer 'gobsmacked' 7 of his pictures were selected for new U.S. stamps
San Francisco Chronicle Comment
More than a post office: Amado AZ postmistress builds community
Green Valley News Comment
Another chapter in the life of a good postal carrier
Anderson IN Herald Bulletin Comment
Trump’s fight with federal employee unions gets real on Monday
Washington Post Comment
Sunday, July 8
The Massive Fight over Sunday Mail
JSTOR Daily Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week July 1-7
postalnews.com Comment
Saturday, July 7
Naked man who drove Canada Post van wrong way in rush-hour traffic to be charged
CBC News Comment
Fresh Proof That Strong Unions Help Reduce Income Inequality
New York Times Comment
Friday, July 6
PRC approves new USPS internal service performance measurement system
Save the Post Office Comment
Petersburg mail carrier sentenced for dumping thousands of pieces of mail
WTKR TV Norfolk VA Comment
After public outcry, downtown Boca post office won’t close or relocate
Palm Beach Post Comment
Video: Mail Truck Pulled from Pond in NJ Park
Westfield NJ News - TAPinto Comment
19th Century Northwoods Mail Delivery Had Its Woes
WXPR Rhinelander WI Comment
Thursday, July 5
Trump pushes to privatize Postal Service; others push back
Kansas City Star Comment
National Association of Postal Supervisors Rejects USPS Pay Proposal, Will File for Fact Finding
National Association of Postal Supervisors Comment
Wednesday, July 4
O Beautiful stamps show America’s majesty
Stamp.News Comment
Legislation to end postal facility closures reintroduced in House
Save the Post Office Comment
Tuesday, July 3
No prison time for defendant in Guam mail theft
Pacific Daily News Comment
Schumer Says Veterans Should Be Allowed To Fundraise Outside Post Offices
WSKG Binghamton NY Comment
Postal Employees at Risk from Packages Containing Opioids, Says IG
Fedweek Comment
Monday, July 2
USPS owes $3.5 million in royalties for using the wrong Statue of Liberty
Fast Company Comment
Mail theft a big concern after residents victimized
Palm Beach Post Comment
Justice Doesn't Prevail, Unions Left Scrambling
The Chief Comment
USPS Faces Difficult Choices on How to Spend Its Limited Resources
Government Executive Comment
USPS pulls parking placards after workers’ illegal use exposed
Brooklyn Paper Comment
Sunday, July 1
Top postalnews.com stories of the week June 24-30
postalnews.com Comment
Cops kill black postal worker who was trying to break up fight
Oregon Public Broadcasting Comment
Threat of a UPS strike put spotlight on the importance of shipping choices
Newsday Comment

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