The harmful effects of large package price increases on businesses, consumers and the US Postal Service

American Journal of Transportation

With Record Number of Mail-In Ballots Expected, NBC10 Philadelphia Tests the U.S. Postal Service

NBC10 Philadelphia

In NC, consequences of Postal Service slowdown extend beyond the mailbox

WRAL Raleigh

Testing the USPS Again: NBC 5 Uncovers Postmarking Issues and Delays in DFW

NBC5 Dallas Fort Worth

US Postal Service letter carrier seriously injured in Portsmouth VA hit-and-run

WTKR Norfolk

USPS circulates memo on election mail

Rep Gerry Connolly

Trump is hurting US Postal Service, a lifeline for Americans in poverty

Business Insider

Illinois Postal Worker Charged with Stealing Mail

DOJ News

USPS workers quietly resist DeJoy’s changes with eye on election

Washington Post

USPS should be run like public service, not a business, Americans say 2-to-1 in poll

Washington Post

Another US judge orders stop to Postal Service cuts

Associated Press

Third judge orders USPS to halt delivery cuts before November's election

Axios

Exclusive: As States Prepared Mail-in Ballots, Postal Service Failed to Update at Least 1.8 Million Addresses

Time

Top postalnews.com stories of the week September 20-26

postalnews.com

USPS Refuses to Comply With Judge's Order to Allow All Overtime Before Election

Government Executive

Is mail theft surging in the U.S.? Postal inspectors don't know

NBC News

Updates: Lawsuits against DeJoy, USPS & Trump over mail delays and election mail

Save the Post Office

Trump administration retreats from Postal Service overhaul

KUOW

The U.S. Postal Service Issues New Performance Report for the Week of September 12th

USPS News

Your Letters and Parcels Are Piling Up Thanks to the New Privatizer General

Labor Notes

DeJoy thinks Trump might lose- hopes he can stay on as PMG anyway

Linn's Stamp News

USPS issues Holiday Delights stamp

Stamp.News

Two Former Louisiana Postal Workers Indicted on Federal Charges

DOJ News

Former Texas postal worker indicted for delay and destruction of Mail

DOJ News

Read the Post Office’s Mandatory Pep Talk About Election Mail

Vice

A Post Office: If You Can Keep It

Washington Monthly

DeJoy Says Mail Sorting Machines Were Stripped For Parts And Can't Be Reinstalled

Huffington Post

Amazon Logistics' planned 2020 growth exceeds previous 3 years combined

Expansion will allow the company to offer same- and next-day delivery to 65% to 70% of U.S. homes over the next two years
SupplyChainDive

Internal USPS documents link changes behind mail slowdowns to top executives

Washington Post

Postal workers say they are ready for the mail-in voting surge (Unless Postmaster General Louis DeJoy gets in the way.)

Vox

USPS Troubles Worry Non-Profit Groups

KSL Salt Lake City

Postmaster General Highlights Vision to Establish USPS as Preferred Delivery Service for American Public

USPS News

New documents show Amazon is a $3.9 billion customer USPS can't lose

Business Insider

Sudden blaze destroys USPS mail truck, NC firefighters say

Raleigh News & Observer

USPS opts out of payroll tax deferral for postal workers

USPS News

Louisiana couple charged in postal insurance fraud scheme

DOJ News

Feds: NJ Crew Used Postal Workers, High School Students To Steal, Forge COVID Stimulus Checks

Essex Daily Voice

Court Losses Mount for USPS as Agency Management, DeJoy Weigh Options

Government Executive

U.S. judge orders Post Office to expedite November election mail

Associated Press

Revealed: evidence shows huge mail slowdowns after Trump ally took over

The Guardian

How The Post Office Became A Political Football

FiveThirtyEight

Emmys: Jimmy Kimmel, Anthony Carrigan Spoof USPS Controversy With Mailman Bit

Hollywood Reporter

Top postalnews.com stories of the week September 13-19

postalnews.com

It’s time to make postal workers heroes again.

Slate

EBay activates plan to shift more business to UPS and away from Postal Service because of mail delays

Washington Post

Envelope addressed to White House contained ricin

Associated Press

Texas postal worker pleads guilty to delaying mail

DOJ News

Postal Service feared Trump’s rhetoric could cost it billions in Amazon business, documents reveal

Washington Post

The Election’s Biggest Threat Is No Longer the Postal Service

The Atlantic

Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands.

ProPublica

Internal documents say U.S. Postal Service made $1.6B profit on Amazon deliveries in FY2019

GeekWire

White House nixed plan to distribute 650 million face masks through USPS

CNN

US judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail

Associated Press

U.S. Postal Service documents show an agency struggling to manage Trump, Amazon and the pandemic

Washington Post Alternate link

Louis DeJoy's USPS changes brought operational chaos, delays

Los Angeles Times

Why Are So Many Mail Trucks Bursting Into Flames?

Inside Edition

Postal Employees Skeptical as Top Officials Testify They Were 'Appalled' Over Mail Delays

Government Executive

Plan to remove Rhinebeck NY Post Office murals raises concern

Kingston Daily Freeman

USPS service performance data for 2020 shows improvement but not back to baseline

Save the Post Office

‘Why Is He Trying So Hard to Keep It a Secret?’ Postal Service Sued Over Refusal to Release DeJoy Calendar

Common Dreams

Instead of selling off the Postal Service, why not expand the services it provides to every community in America?

MarketWatch

USPS defends mass-mailing of inaccurate election mail postcards

Linn's Stamp News

DeJoy hired four people who worked for his private businesses to work at USPS

CNN

Louis DeJoy’s Former Company New Breed Logistics May Have Overcharged Postal Service By $53 Million, Audit Found

Forbes

USPS employee shot in Virginia, second postal service worker attacked in less than a week

Fox News

Bush administration ethics lawyer slams hiring of DeJoy as postmaster

Progressive Pulse

Mail piles up in local post offices due to USPS funding cuts

Eugene Daily Emerald

Oklahoma rural carrier killed in crash

KOCO Oklahoma City

DeJoy Gave $600,000 to GOP After Postmaster Job Opened Up

Bloomberg

Post office internet issues send Queens customers on quest for stamps

Queens Daily Eagle

Postal police union sues USPS, DeJoy over limits to mail theft enforcement authority

POLITICO

Is the Mail Getting Slower? We’re Tracking It

New York Times

The Seven-Percent Solution: The Not-So-Secret Plan to Downsize the Postal Service

Save the Post Office

Mail-Sorting Machines Are Crucial for the U.S. Postal Service

Scientific American

Top postalnews.com stories of the week September 6-12

postalnews.com

Warning ‘Patently False’ Information ‘Will Sow Confusion,’ Federal Judge Blocks Postal Service From Sending Mailers to Colorado Voters

Common Dreams

Friends, strangers rally to help letter carrier who suffered devastating stroke

Statesville NC Record & Landmark

In Court, USPS Blames Mail Delays on 'Poor Judgment' by Local Supervisors

Government Executive

Campbell CA Man Claims Area Postal Workers Fudging Records to Hide Deteriorating Service

CBS San Francisco

States Warn DeJoy-Led USPS Is Sending Misinformation About Voting to Millions of Americans

Common Dreams

Police escort Ohio carrier from post office after he refuses to remove pro-Trump face shield

Cleveland Plain Dealer

'Like somebody turned off a switch': Small businesses say USPS delays are hitting them hard

USA Today

Postal Service Used Apps That Had ‘Catastrophic’ Vulnerabilities for Years

Vice

Rural carriers union apparently OK with four more years of Trump

NRLCA via twitter

Chicago: 24-year-old mail carrier in critical condition after Far South Side shooting

WGN TV

Walmart vs. Amazon Prime: Everything you need to know

CNN

Problems mount over next generation USPS delivery trucks

Linn's Stamp News

Louis DeJoy: Trump-appointed USPS board stands by embattled postmaster general

CNN

USPS Hires Republican Lobbyist to Defend PMG

The New York Times

OPM clarifies effect of pandemic leave on retirement deductions

USPS News Link

This is still happening: Louis DeJoy, postmaster general.

Slate

USPS: Senate report finds 'significant' drug delays under PMG Louis DeJoy

USA Today

Trump is falsely claiming voting fraud even as he irresponsibly encourages it

Washington Post

Democrats Fear Partisan Slant at Postal Service as Trump Allies Dominate Board

The New York Times

Connecticut Postal Worker Admits Stealing Cash and Gift Cards from Mail

DOJ News

Why Is The Postal Service Hiding Louis DeJoy’s Calendar?

Huffington Post

Podcast: Can USPS handle the election? Former DPMG John Nolan on what we’re getting wrong about the USPS

Slate

As USPS delivery issues continue, morale among postal workers is down

WLS Chicago

Former postal worker sentenced for stealing cash from mail at Sweet Grass, Montana post office

DOJ News

Is Trump getting ready to throw the PMG under the bus? POLITICO: "Trump says he’s open to investigating Louis DeJoy over GOP contributions"

POLITICO

Postmaster General Urged to ‘Immediately Step Aside’ as North Carolina AG Backs Probe Into Campaign Finance Fraud Allegations

Common Dreams

Opinion | Louis DeJoy could hardly be more emblematic of the Trump administration

Washington Post

California man arrested in alleged marijuana-by-mail ring that led to shooting death of beloved South Carolina postal worker

East Bay Times

Louis DeJoy’s rise as GOP fundraiser was powered by contributions from company workers who were later illegally reimbursed, former employees say

Washington Post

Testimony of Mark Jamison in Jones v. United States Postal Service

Save the Post Office

Top postalnews.com stories of the week August 30-September 5

postalnews.com

Labor Day 2020: Shoe leather and the dignity of work

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Mail delays cause increasing concern as packages pile up at Buffalo facility

Buffalo News

Surveillance video shows bags of USPS mail being dumped in Glendale CA

KTLA Los Angeles

Dead chicks, delayed prescriptions: Late mail leaves rural America disconnected

NBC News

More on postal police blocking a Florida congresswoman from entering a postal facility

Washington Post

One Family Has Delivered the Mail by Boat for 115 Years. Is This the Last?

New York Times

Congresswoman denied entry to USPS processing facility amid mail delivery concerns

WPLG Miami

USPS selling old sorting equipment online

WMTW Portland ME

Post Office confessional: ‘Our packages are up over 51% and we have half the workforce, do the math!’

WDIV TV Detroit

The Post Office’s Secret Weapon to Keep Mail-In Ballots Secure

The USPS has nearly 2,000 armed postal inspectors it can deploy to provide security at major distribution centers before Election Day.
POLITICO

Postal Service Has Paid Louis DeJoy’s Former Company $286 Million Since 2013

New York Times

Trump-Nominated Postal Service Board Member Pushed Black Lives Matter Conspiracy Theories In Linkedin Post

Daily Beast

Postal Service cuts in Arizona raise election fears

Glendale Star

Pandemic takes toll on U.S. Postal Service; workers continue to bear the brunt

Chicago Crusader

Survey reveals USPS service issues with two key parcel products

FreightWaves

Rise of Amazon orders keeps postal workers busy

Washington State University Daily Evergreen

Why veterans want money for the Postal Service

POLITICO

The Postal Service Can Handle Mail-In Voting. What Happens After the Election?

Devin Leonard for Bloomberg Businessweek

Trump's postal chief ousted brother to win control of family firm, court files allege

Complaint filed by brother Dominick gives new insight into how Louis DeJoy came to control empire that made him rich
The Guardian

Leaked USPS memo tells employees not to speak to media

Business Insider

New filing shows USPS board chairman is also director of Mitch McConnell super PAC

Salon

Postal carrier pickets Oakland, Maine post office claiming he’s not paid for package deliveries

Waterville Sentinel

NALC: National-Level Grievance over Expedited Street/Afternoon Sortation (ESAS) Settled

NALC News

Postlandia: USPS Officials Order Historic Murals Covered in 12 States; Considering Removal

Postlandia

The GOP Needs To Support The Postal Service…Or Pay The Price.

Forbes

Accounting Rules Driven by Congress Cost U.S. Postal Service Billions (on Paper)

Forbes

USPS Is Fighting to Block the Release of Data on Mail Delays

Government Executive

Arkansas mail handler disciplined after taking a knee at stand-up talk loses in court

postalnews.com