postalnews.com: October 2018

Wednesday, October 31

Heroic bystanders work together to save Indiana post office custodian’s life
WNDU TB South Bend Comment
In 1964, a US Post Office was open on Oct. 32
USPS News Link Comment
In wake of synagogue massacre, FedEx (finally) dumps NRA discount deal
Reuters Comment
PMG Megan Brennan Shows Appreciation in Royal Palm P&DC
National Postal Mail Handlers Union Comment
Quad Graphics Acquires LSC Communications In Consolidation Of The Top Two Magazine Printers
Forbes Comment
Woman stuck in bathtub for five days is rescued by postal worker
WVLT Knoxville Comment
Iowa post office closes suddenly because of "interior damage"
WOI Des Moines Comment
Canada Post union says workers will refuse all overtime starting tonight at midnight
CanadaPostNews.com Comment
Tuesday, October 30
Will Amazon pay more from the USPS parcel price increase?
Postal and Parcel Technology International Comment
Canada Post strike hits Montreal, with 6,000 workers walking off the job
Ottawa Citizen Comment
Retired U.S. Postal worker from Springfield Mass. denies bribery, witness tampering charges in federal court
Springfield Republican Comment
Retired postal worker killed in hit-and-run crash to be buried in uniform
Newark Star Ledger Comment
Monday, October 29
Suspicious package headed to CNN Atlanta intercepted
CNN Comment
Canada Post rotating strikes hit Winnipeg, Brandon
CBC News Comment
Former postal worker sentenced for stealing nearly 3 pounds of marijuana from packages at Virginia facility
Richmond Times Dispatch Comment
WaPo Editorial: Trump made the right call to withdraw from the Universal Postal Union
Washington Post Comment
Sunday, October 28
Top postalnews.com stories of the week October 21-27
postalnews.com Comment
FACT CHECK: Do Uncancelled Stamps Prove Mail Bombs Were Not Sent Through the USPS?
Snopes Comment
Two South Florida postal workers among those sentenced in scheme to import illegal narcotics via the mail
Department of Justice Comment
‘He felt that somebody was finally talking to him’: How the package-bomb suspect found inspiration in Trump
Washington Post Comment
Saturday, October 27
83-year-old longtime postal worker killed in hit and run in New Jersey
WABC New York Comment
PMG statement on arrest of bombing suspect
USPS News Comment
Amid mail bomb threat, Postal Service employees served as 'eyes and ears' of law enforcement
Federal News Network Comment
Friday, October 26
Alleged MAGABomber charged after weeklong bomb-package scare
Associated Press Comment
U.S. Postal Service patent dispute heads to Supreme Court
Reuters Comment
Former U.S. Postal Inspector: Threatening Packages Sent By Mail Are Rare, But Employees Are ‘Highly Trained And Diligent’
KDKA Pittsburgh Comment
Why Trump's Decision to Leave the Universal Postal Union Makes No Sense
UN Dispatch Comment
Pipe Bomb Suspect Cesar Altieri Sayoc's Social Media Is Filled With Pro-Trump And Anti-Democrat Memes
BuzzFeed News Comment
NYC postal worker credited with spotting bomb addressed to James Clapper at CNN
postalnews.com Comment
Person detained in mail-bomb investigation
Associated Press Comment
Niagara Falls, Fundy and Sudbury Canada Post Workers on Strike Friday
CanadaPostNews.com Comment
Suspicious packages found addressed to Senator Cory Booker, James Clapper
postalnews.com Comment
Possible bombs in Florida mail: What we know about the 10 packages
USA Today Comment
Package Investigation Puts Spotlight On Postal Service Screening
National Public Radio Comment
Thursday, October 25
Pipe bomb scare raises new questions about mail safety
Associated Press Comment
The Latest: Source: Some explosives mailed from Florida
Associated Press Comment
Opa-locka post office probe as mail bomb source, report says
Bradenton Herald Comment
Packages sent to Joe Biden, Robert De Niro match other suspicious packages
NBC News Comment
UPS 3Q18 Earnings per Share Up More Than 20%
UPS News Comment
When the Mail Is Used to Stoke Panic
The Atlantic Comment
Rotating Canada Post strikes Thursday in Calgary, Sherbrooke, and Kelowna
CityNews Toronto Comment
Wednesday, October 24
All The Targets In This Week's Mail Attacks Have Been Trump's Worst Enemies (What a surprise!)
Huffington Post Comment
"Potentially destructive devices" sent to Clinton, Obama, CNN prompt massive response
CBS News Comment
Striking postal workers extend walkout in Greater Toronto Area for a second day
CityNews Toronto Comment
Reward Offered After Colorado Post Office Burglarized
CBS Denver Comment
One-day Toronto strike has ‘significant impact’: Canada Post
CTV News Comment
Tuesday, October 23
At George Soros’s Home, Pipe Bomb Was Likely Hand Delivered, Officials Say
New York Times Comment
Statement: Letter Carrier Union opposes State Department decision to leave UPU
NALC News Comment
Canada Post rotating strike hits Toronto today
CBC News Comment
Monday, October 22
US Postal Service: behind the stamp price hike
Postal and Parcel Technology International Comment
USPS fees to cost Amazon more than $1 billion in 2019
CNBC Comment
Canada Post hit by rotating strikes in Victoria, Edmonton, Halifax, Windsor
CBC News Comment
Sunday, October 21
Top postalnews.com stories of the week October 14-20
postalnews.com Comment
USPS, APWU extend contract negotiations again
USPS News Comment
Police Say Massachusetts Letter Carrier Stole Money From Woman While In Uniform
WBZ TV Boston Comment
Saturday, October 20
Sparkling Holidays Santa on next kiosk postage label
Linn's Stamp News Comment
U.S. Postal Service probes postal worker over mail dumped in Somers NY
lohud.com Comment
Editorial notebook: Tampa Bay Times editorial writers reminisce about Sears
Tampa Bay Times Comment
Friday, October 19
Trump's withdrawal from an obscure postal treaty may lead to higher prices for consumers
NBC News Comment
Coopersburg mailman strips naked, except for mail bag, in customer’s home, police say
Allentown Morning Call Comment
Thursday, October 18
The Trump administration’s brinkmanship with *checks notes* the Universal Postal Union
Just when you think U.S. foreign policy couldn’t get any weirder.
Washington Post Comment
USPS Realized Just 5 Percent of Projected Savings From Slowing Mail Delivery
Government Executive Comment
Will Trump’s Move To Pull USPS Out of UPU Lead To New Post War Period?
Supply Chain Times Comment
$40K reward in Cromwell CT postal robbery
HartfordBusiness.com Comment
Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Threatening Letters, Some Containing Suspicious White Powder
postalnews.com Comment
Universal Postal Union Statement on the decision of the US to withdraw from the UPU treaties
Universal Postal Union News Comment
Faulty wiring sparks fire in Wyoming mail truck
Cody Enterprise Comment
Wednesday, October 17
Trump to withdraw from postal treaty that has let China ship cheaply to U.S.
MarketWatch Comment
Canada Post workers could begin rotating strikes Monday
CBC News Comment
The culprit’s name remains unknown. But he licked a stamp, and now his DNA stands indicted
Washington Post Comment
USPS and Israel issue Hanukkah stamp
Stamp.News Comment
Canada: Postal services ready for looming wave of legal cannabis deliveries
Keremeos Review Comment
Tuesday, October 16
APWU: Significant Payroll Issue Identified
APWU News Comment
US Postal Service — the preferred shipper for drug dealers
Washington Post Comment
Georgia USPS carrier airlifted after vehicle hit by truck
LaGrange Daily News Comment
Residents of Nebraska town happy to have mail service back
WOWT Omaha Comment
Michigan: Mail truck stolen, leading to high speed pursuit
Sturgis Journal Comment
Monday, October 15
Mississippi Statehood stamp wins music design award
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Bangor police investigate suspicious letter sent to home of Sen. Collins
Portland Press Herald Comment
Iowa: Harvard trio studies regional post office needs
nwestiowa.com Comment
COLA, Largest Since 2012 for CSRS Retirees and Social Security Recipients, Shortchanges FERS Retirees
NARFE Comment
Richmond postal workers push for earlier work day
WRIC TV Richmond Comment
Mail carriers join search for missing Chicago postal worker
WGN Chicago Comment
Sunday, October 14
Bomb squad called after suspicious packages left in Sarasota post office
WFTS Sarasota Comment
Woman Accused of Stealing Mail in Michigan Faces Federal Judge in Texas
KGRV TV McAllen TX Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week October 7-13
postalnews.com Comment
Saturday, October 13
Are Amazon, UPS, Others Prepared for USPS' Proposed Price Hike?
Zacks.com Comment
Laredo Texas mail carrier accused of stealing debit card
Laredo Morning Times Comment
Indiana mail carrier celebrates 50 years with the U.S. Postal Service
Fox59 Indianapolis Comment
Friday, October 12
Amazon could suffer 5% income drop if proposed USPS price hikes go into effect
MarketWatch Comment
Former Postal Service supervisor in Springfield charged with taking bribes from tow company operators
Springfield Republican Comment
Residents of Louisiana town accuse USPS of lying about delivery “attempts”
WWL New Orleans Comment
Thursday, October 11
NALC announces national election results
NALC News Comment
Postal Service unveils price hikes, denies they're meant to hurt Amazon
POLITICO Comment
Sparkling Holidays stamps on sale now
Stamp.News Comment
Largest internal postal theft ever? OIG says Louisiana USPS manager stole $630K worth of stamps, sold them on eBay
postalnews.com Comment
Wednesday, October 10
New Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee Members Appointed
Stamp.News Comment
USPS announces new prices for 2019
USPS News Comment
Woman warning others and demanding a change from the postal service after mail hijacked
WPMT York PA Comment
Mother-daughter postal workers conspired to steal items from the mail in Hazelwood, MO feds say
St Louis Post-Dispatch Comment
Wisconsin: USPS won't honor reimbursement claims for missing Neenah-Menasha mail
Appleton Post Crescent Comment
Tuesday, October 9
South Pasadena Traffic Stop Yields Drugs And Stolen Mail: Police
South Pasadena, CA Patch Comment
Workers rally against Trump privatization plan
Associated Press Comment
Monday, October 8
$10K reward offered in Fairfield AL Post Office burglary
WBMA TV Birmingham Comment
Mail carrier tips police off to double murder scene
WCMH Columbus OH Comment
Sunday, October 7
Top postalnews.com stories of the week September 30-October 6
postalnews.com Comment
Mail truck catches fire in Minnesota
hometownsource.com Comment
Saturday, October 6
The Zip code may seem benign now, but some Americans smelled a rat
Washington Post Comment
Teamsters Union Approves UPS Labor Contract—Despite 54% 'No' Vote
Fortune Comment
Trump abruptly replaces OPM boss after just 7 months
Washington Post Comment
USPS contract worker caught on camera throwing package out of car window
KXRM TV Colorado Springs Comment
USPS uses dog report as excuse to install cluster box delivery in Missouri neighborhood- even though the dog no longer lives there
KSHB Kansas City Comment
SUV crashes into Anchor Point, Alaska Post Office
KBBI Homer Comment
Friday, October 5
Postal Contractors Charged With Stealing Mail
postalnews.com Comment
OSHA Cites USPS For Repeat Safety Violations at Austin Facility
OSHA News Comment
Former USPS employee alleges he was terminated while on FMLA leave
SE Texas Record Comment
Thursday, October 4
Police: Postal worker aids Santa Rosa officer in arrest
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Comment
USPS truck driver killed in crash after vehicle erupts in flames
KSAT San Antonio Comment
Amazon hourly workers lose monthly bonuses, stock awards
CNBC Comment
Wednesday, October 3
Congress must step up to save the U.S. Postal Service as we know it
Art Sackler in The Hill Comment
Postal Service apologizes after medicine delivered to wrong address
First Coast News Comment
Tuesday, October 2
Post Office Supervisor Transferred, Not Fired, After Harassment Claims, Worker Says
NBC Chicago Comment
Ricin detected in mail sent to Pentagon
CNN Comment
Postal Service blames former worker for dumped mail in Pennsauken NJ
Camden Courier Post Comment
Shares in Royal Mail plummet 24% in 2 days
Financial Times Comment
TSP Stagnates in September
Government Executive Comment
GAO: Financial outlook for USPS retiree health fund is poor
Government Accountability Office Comment
Brooklyn postal worker charged with stealing checks from poor people on her route
NY Daily News Comment
Monday, October 1
Investors take fright at Royal Mail profit warning
Financial Times Comment
Car plows through USPS window
WOWT Omaha Comment
USPS Mail Truck Decision Delayed as Prototype Tests Rolls On
Trucks.com Comment
Caught on camera: North Carolina postal worker fired after dumping mail into dumpster
WSOC Charlotte Comment
Semi-Truck Fire at Goleta Post Office Plant
Edhat Comment
Letter mailed in Charleston for 7 cents may go for $20,000
Fairfield Citizen Comment

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