postalnews.com: October 2020

Saturday, October 31

Many food producers pivoted to online sales during the pandemic. Post office problems threw a wrench in their plans.
The Counter Comment
Amazon shipping costs outpace sales growth as pandemic operating expenses soar
Supply Chain Dive Comment
Raw video of mail backlog in Miami Dade PO
Twitter Comment
Video of Piles of Mail at Miami-Dade Post Office Brings Up Concerns of Ballot Backup
NBC South Florida Comment
Friday, October 30
Lakeland FL mail carrier pleads to cashing check taken from mailbox
Lakeland Ledger Comment
Arrested at gunpoint for "Driving While Black"? San Rafael CA Police Dept Faces Civil Rights Lawsuit From Black Mail Carrier
KPIX San Francisco Comment
US Postal Service won’t send Florida ballots to ‘far-flung’ sorting facilities: report
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Comment
Thursday, October 29
Stop girdling the Post Office
Save the Post Office Comment
UPS Package Volumes Swell, but U.S. Profits Shrink
Wall Street Journal Comment
Congressmen Release Dismal Postal Data on Delivery Rates for First Class Mail
House Oversight Committee Comment
Congressman protests ban on USPS facility tours
Linn's Stamp News Comment
USPS Is Again Notifying Employees That DeJoy's Reforms Are Null and Void
Government Executive Comment
Wednesday, October 28
Postal Worker Charged in Ballot Dumpster Incident, No Evidence of Political Motivation
Snopes Comment
Judge orders USPS to reverse mail collection limits now
POLITICO Comment
Postal Service says timely vote delivery isn’t a constitutional right
Bangor Daily News Comment
Tuesday, October 27
Springfield MA Man Sentenced for Damaging Postal Vehicle and Stealing Mail
DOJ News Comment
Update: Lawsuits against DeJoy, USPS & Trump over mail delays and election mail
Save the Post Office Comment
Despite Struggling With Widespread Mail Delays, USPS Is Processing More Ballots On Time
Government Executive Comment
The U.S. Postal Service Was Designed to Serve Democracy
Foreign Affairs Comment
New scam uses fake US Postal Service money orders, gets victims to buy gift cards as ‘mystery shopper’
WNCN Raleigh Comment
Monday, October 26
Should You FedEx Your Ballot? No.
New York Times Comment
Feds Charge Kentucky Postal Worker With Destroying Mail
DOJ News Comment
Mail delays, the election and the future of the US Postal Service: 5 questions answered
TheStreet Comment
DeJoy’s 57 Varieties of Cost Cutting: What’s in the new OIG report—and what’s not?
Save the Post Office Comment
Sunday, October 25
Top postalnews.com stories of the week October 18-24
postalnews.com Comment
Trump-damaged Postal Service still lagging in key states raising mail-in ballot concerns
MSNBC Comment
Fearful calls flood election offices as Trump attacks mail-in voting, threatening participation in GOP strongholds
Washington Post Comment
Saturday, October 24
USPS boosts extra trips, returns mail processing machines to service
Reuters Comment
USPS shares how mail-in ballots are delivered in unprecedented election | postalnews.com
KFSN Fresno Comment
Postal Service to take ‘extraordinary efforts’ to find missing Indiana ballots
WISH TV Indianapolis Comment
Austria's postal service issues 'corona stamp' printed on toilet paper
The Guardian Comment
Friday, October 23
Postal Service awards $5 million contract to Postmaster DeJoy's former company XPO
CBS News Comment
Judge orders Postal Service to restore high-speed mail sorting machines
TheHill Comment
$35K reward offered after mail carrier robbed in North Hollywood
KABC Los Angeles Comment
About 15,000 Wisconsinites, including postal workers, raise alarm about mail system
Wisconsin State Journal Comment
Brooklyn congresswoman questions inspection service drug bust
Kings County Politics Comment
Thursday, October 22
The Law that Indebted the USPS Is Even Worse Than You Think
Vice Comment
U.S. Postal Service has delivered more than 100 million ballots
Reuters Comment
Postal Supervisor in Middletown CT Admits Stealing Packages
DOJ News Comment
Postal Service Taking New ‘Extraordinary Measures’ To Speed Up Ballot Delivery For Election
Forbes Comment
Wisconsin Postal Worker Charged with Misappropriating Funds & Faking Records
DOJ News Comment
We mailed 64 letters, packages in battleground states to check on mail delays. Here’s what we found
USA Today Comment
Wednesday, October 21
Are USPS transportation policies still causing mail delays?
Save the Post Office Comment
NJ Postal Worker Admits Stealing Mail
DOJ News Comment
Postal carrier veteran adjusts to COVID-19 mail delivery
The Chatham News Record Comment
U.S. Postal Service still not sorting election mail fast enough, Michigan and other states say
Crains Detroit Business Comment
USPS did not analyze how changes would affect mail delivery, watchdog says
CNNPolitics Comment
Nearly 150 Las Vegas postal workers have had COVID-19
KLAS Las Vegas Comment
Tuesday, October 20
Fact check: Photo of discarded mail is not ballots cast for Trump
USA Today Comment
Stop Act deadline looms for U.S. Postal Service
Linn's Stamp News Comment
The Post Office in a Decent Society
Save the Post Office Comment
Cellphone videos show overflowing mailboxes in parts of DC and Montgomery County MD
Fox5 DC Comment
Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Role in Marijuana Conspiracy
DOJ News Comment
Postal Worker Charged in Federal Court After Alleged Theft of Vote-by-Mail Ballot, Gift and Debit Cards, and Other Mail
DOJ News Comment
2 New Jersey congressmen prevented from touring Kearny NJ Post Office sorting facility
News12 New Jersey Comment
Monday, October 19
Lawmakers encourage people to vote; thank town clerks, postal workers
Daily Hampshire Gazette (MA) Comment
Long before post offices became political flash points, this artist was photographing them
Washington Post Comment
Postal workers really do not feel safe
Quartz Comment
The Postal Service is Under Attack. Our Research Shows Who This Hurts Most
Union of Concerned Scientists Comment
OPM Announces 2021 Health, Dental, and Vision Program Premiums
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Comment
Decision day going postal: Will mail-in ballots be delivered on time?
KCAU Sioux City IA Comment
Holiday Crunch Starts Early With More Packages Than Means to Deliver Them
Wall Street Journal Comment
Sunday, October 18
Watchdog says DeJoy's delayed XPO divestiture will not absolve him of possible previous conflicts
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Comment
Post office mural depicting slavery is covered
Washington Post Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week October 11-17
postalnews.com Comment
A New Agenda for Postal Reform
Save the Post Office Comment
Saturday, October 17
Snow, rain nor COVID-19 stops essential USPS carriers
KMGH Denver Comment
Suspect allegedly steals USPS mail truck, leads police on chase through DC
WJLA Washington Comment
Fred Segal launches limited-edition clothing line to support USPS: 'It is our way to say thank you'
Yahoo Life Comment
Friday, October 16
Former USPS employee may face federal charges for tossing Louisville ballots
Louisville Courier Journal Comment
U.S. Postal Service Benches Its Police Officers Before Election
Wall Street Journal Comment
Louis DeJoy Forced To Divest From Former Company That Contracts With Postal Service
Forbes Comment
St Louis mail handlers union official charged with embezzlement of labor union assets
DOJ News Comment
Thursday, October 15
Will There Be an End-of-Year Retirement Exodus?
Government Executive Comment
USPS Delivering More Mail on Time After Walking Back DeJoy’s Reforms
Government Executive Comment
The Speedy Mail-In Ballot Plan that Can Thwart Trump’s Election Power Grab
Washington Monthly Comment
California Man Convicted of United States Postal Service Mail Bombing
DOJ News Comment
Former Oregon Postal Worker Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Over 400 Mobile Phones Out of Packages in the Mail
DOJ News Comment
Lehigh Valley residents ask, why did the mail come so late or not at all on Tuesday?
Allentown PA Morning Call Comment
Postal workers are falsifying data to boost on-time delivery statistics, records show
Washington Post Comment
Wednesday, October 14
USPS, already drowning in packages, now juggling Prime Day, holiday sales on top of ballots
Washington Post Comment
Former North Carolina Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mail
DOJ News Comment
Northern Michigan post office 'engulfed' in flames
The Detroit News Comment
USPS resolves issue after photo shows mail-in ballots leaking from USPS box in Austin
KXAN Austin Comment
USPS Inspector General Probes Change of Address Failure
Time Comment
Tuesday, October 13
Video: How The U.S. Postal Service Fell Into A Financial Black Hole
CNBC Comment
eBay Advises Sellers to Look at USPS Alternatives
EcommerceBytes Comment
The flood of Amazon Prime Day packages won't delay your mail-in ballot
CNN Comment
Monday, October 12
Federal Agents Raid Home Of Pittsburgh-Area Mail Carrier, Collect Bags Of Suspected Undelivered Mail
CBS Pittsburgh Comment
Pitney Bowes, turning 100, shifts to ecommerce as its trusted postage meter recedes into the past
Hartford Courant Comment
‘Everyday Hero’: Postal Carrier Helps Norwalk CA Man Who Cut Himself With Chainsaw
CBS LA Comment
Sunday, October 11
Top postalnews.com stories of the week October 4-10
postalnews.com Comment
Postal workers pay tribute to employee killed in hit-and-run with a procession in Portsmouth VA
WVEC Hampton VA Comment
Saturday, October 10
Despite late deliveries this summer, local postal officials confident they will handle rush of mailed election ballots
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Comment
USPS additional-ounce, postcard rates to go up in 2021
Linn's Stamp News Comment
USPS performance dips as millions prepare to mail 2020 ballots
Washington Post Comment
Louis DeJoy: Postmaster General donated nearly $700,000 to Trump's convention, new filings show
CNNPolitics Comment
U.S. Postal Service Announces New Prices for 2021
USPS News Comment
Report: U.S. Postal Service contract could mean $800M for Lordstown Motors
Mahoning Matters Comment
Friday, October 9
Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Disability Fraud after Failing to Disclose Side Job
DOJ News Comment
Pennsylvania man faces charges over alleged scheme to defraud USPS
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Comment
‘Seinfeld’: Wayne Knight’s Newman Blasts Trump For Disparaging Postal Service
Hollywood Reporter Comment
USPS investigating after undelivered mail found in dumpster in Virginia Beach
WAVY Norfolk VA Comment
Man arrested after unprovoked attack on postal worker had grievance against USPS, police say
KSAT San Antonio Comment
Maine postal workers reassemble dismantled high-speed letter sorting machine
WMTW Poland Spring ME Comment
Thursday, October 8
Yes, Congress, The Postal Service is Essential—and Always Has Been!
National Association of Postal Supervisors Comment
Texas gunman sentenced for shooting postal worker
DOJ News Comment
Postal Service cuts are cutting into its law enforcement mission
TheHill Comment
What's The Real Reason Behind The Post Office Removing Mercedes Badges From Its New Vans?
Jalopnik Comment
New Jersey Postal Worker Arrested For Allegedly Dumping Mail, Including Election Ballots
CBS New York Comment
New Jersey Postal Employee Arrested for Bank Fraud and Mail Theft
DOJ News Comment
Postal facility with COVID cases investigated by OSHA in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Review-Journal Comment
Wednesday, October 7
Florida healthcare union sues Postal Service over mail ballots
Tampa Bay Times Comment
We mailed about 400 letters to test USPS in CT. Most arrived in a few days, but some never did.
CT Insider Comment
Sen. Casey wants answers after learning some Lehigh Valley mail is stuck in Scranton
WFMZ Allentown PA Comment
Here’s how USPS plans to restore on-time mail delivery
Federal News Network Comment
Tuesday, October 6
USPS, NRLCA agree to allow regular rural carriers to deliver packages on Columbus Day holiday
NRLCA News Comment
New Jersey Postal Worker Among 4 Men Arrested in Scheme to Steal Mail, Commit Credit Card Fraud
DOJ News Comment
Mailbox break-ins reported at multiple Central Virginia post offices
WTVR Richmond Comment
PAC Led by Postal Official Pours $20 Million Into Rescuing Tillis
New York Times Comment
FDR took a personal interest in 5 Dutchess County NY post offices
Poughkeepsie Journal Comment
Woman, 20, killed in collision with postal truck in Brooklyn
WPIX New York Comment
Alaska elections office sends 81,681 ballots to post office for delivery
Anchorage Daily News Comment
Monday, October 5
Biden Promises Cash Infusion, End of Prefunding Mandate for USPS
Government Executive Comment
USPS delays in Detroit threaten mail-in voting confidence
Washington Post Comment
Canada Post worker says employer not doing enough to keep them safe from COVID-19
CBC News Comment
Sen. Markey, Congressman Neal advocate for more federal funding to postal workers
WWLP Springfield MA Comment
Legislation Would Allow All Federal Employees to Carry Over Unused Leave
FedSmith.com Comment
Sunday, October 4
Charges Filed Against Pennsylvania Doctor and Medical Office Manager as Part of $6 Billion Nationwide Health Care Fraud Takedown
DOJ News Comment
New York Physical Therapy Providers Settle Allegations of Health Care Fraud
DOJ News Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week September 27-October 3
postalnews.com Comment
Saturday, October 3
USPS Defends Choice Not To Test Employees After Positive COVID-19 Case
Wisconsin Public Radio Comment
‘Deceitful’: Postal union leader testifies that visiting U.S. congressman was duped during San Antonio post office visit
San Antonio Express News Comment
Las Vegas postal workers see surge of COVID cases at central plant
Las Vegas Review-Journal Comment
Friday, October 2
DC Residents Concerned After Mail-In Ballots Left Unsecured by Carrier
NBC Washington Comment
TSP Funds Hit the Skids in September
Government Executive Comment
Sorting machine removed from Waterloo, Iowa Post Office is returned
Waterloo Courier Comment
The Postal Service Needs Fixing. Here’s How It Could Happen.
The New York Times Comment
How the USPS Chooses Its Literary Stamps
Bookriot Comment
Postal service ethics problems must be addressed
The Fulcrum Comment
Do It Now: A Timeline of the Postal Service’s Work Hour Reduction Plan
Save the Post Office Comment
Thursday, October 1
Poll worker who received stranger's ballot says postal employee threatened him
WFTS Tampa Bay Comment
NBC tests U.S. Postal Service speeds before election but finds little sign of improvement
Today Comment
Facebook bans ads 'delegitimizing' postal voting
BBC News Comment
‘Quiet Revolt’ Brewing at USPS as Postal Workers Defy Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s Mail Sabotage
Common Dreams Comment
Update: Missouri Post Office locates 1200 missing absentee ballots
Sedalia Democrat Comment
W.Va. official refutes Trump's debate lie about mailman "selling ballots"
Associated Press Comment

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