postalnews.com: February 2021

Sunday, February 28

USPS Warns Memphis Backlog Is Impacting Entire Air Network
EcommerceBytes Comment
Saturday, February 27
Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Aiding and Abetting Mail Theft in Liverpool NY
DOJ News Comment
Chicago Letter Carriers Among Eleven Individuals Charged in Conspiracy to Steal Credit Cards From the Mail
DOJ News Comment
USPS delays persist, and bills, paychecks and medications are getting stuck in the mail
Washington Post Comment
Friday, February 26
Biden's Postal Board Nominees Unlikely to Spell Quick End to Postmaster General's Tenure
Government Executive Comment
Postal Workers In Chicago Surprised To Learn Of Dismissal Due To ‘Lack Of Work’ Amid Continued Mail Delays
CBS Chicago Comment
US Postal Service Could be Missing Link for Getting Surplus Food from Farms to Families
World Wildlife Fund Comment
Postal Service stirs ire by buying gas trucks and a few EVs
American Journal of Transportation Comment
Thursday, February 25
Why USPS may need to keep Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
MSNBC Comment
Hope grows for ousting DeJoy from Postal Service leadership position
Progressive Pulse Comment
Testimony from yesterday's oversight hearing on the USPS
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Comment
Wednesday, February 24
USPS DeJoy hearing: Biden nominates two Democrats and a voting rights advocate to USPS board of governors
Washington Post Comment
Workhorse Seeks More Postal Service Data on Choice of Oshkosh for Pact
TheStreet Comment
Lineup and video link for today's oversight committee hearing on the USPS
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Comment
Oshkosh Defense Wins Giant Mail Truck Replacement Contract
Trucks.com Comment
Tuesday, February 23
U.S. Postal Service Awards Contract for Next Generation Delivery Vehicle to Oshkosh Defense
USPS News Comment
Why The U.S. Post Office Is In Trouble – 678,539 Employees And A $9.2 Billion Loss In 2020
Forbes Comment
A Ban on Mail Order Chicks?
Modern Farmer Comment
DeJoy to testify before Congress tomorrow
National Public Radio Comment
The Postal Service wants to slow down the mail, Congress says not so fast
Save the Post Office Comment
Harrisburg Man Sentenced To 18 Months’ Imprisonment For Stealing Thousands Of Dollars’ Worth Of Postage Stamps
DOJ News Comment
Monday, February 22
The Postal Service wants to slow down the mail, Congress says not so fast
Save the Post Office Comment
Black Families Have a Major Stake in the Future of the Postal Service
Inequality.org Comment
Trump's postmaster general personally ordered USPS overtime cuts, contradicting his congressional testimony
MSN Comment
Saturday, February 20
White House says it's responding to pressure to act fast on USPS problems
CNNPolitics Comment
You've got mail, overflowing U.S. post office near Canadian border tells Ontario customers
CBC News Comment
Friday, February 19
Back to the Future: The USPS, PRC and Mailers revisit the meaning of PAEA
Save the Post Office Comment
Wyoming Contract Carrier Gets Probation for Dumping Voter Guides
K2Radio.com Comment
Congressman Demands Resignation Or Termination Of Chicago Postmaster
CBS Chicago Comment
Thursday, February 18
Editorial: PMG DeJoy is "the most incompetent and unqualified postal worker of all"
Boston Globe Comment
Will Postal Service parcel rate hikes cause a shipper rethink?
FreightWaves Comment
80 House Democrats Tell Biden To Fill Postal Service Board Vacancies In Order To Oust DeJoy
Forbes Comment
Wednesday, February 17
How USPS Came to Overstate Its Pandemic Fallout
Government Executive Comment
DeJoy’s plan for USPS calls for rate hikes and slower deliveries
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Editorial: A reckoning comes for Postal dis-Service
Santa Rosa Press Democrat Comment
Why So Few Absentee Ballots Were Rejected In 2020
FiveThirtyEight Comment
Zero-emission vehicles can help transform the Postal Service
TheHill Comment
Time to bring back the U.S. Post Office Department
nj.com Comment
Tuesday, February 16
Special postmark will mark Perseverance on Mars, if rover survives landing
collectSPACE Comment
Inspector General Report Shows Tens Of Thousands Of Pieces Of Delayed, Undelivered Mail In Chicago
CBS Chicago Comment
Drone Demand Seen Growing for Deliveries
Bloomberg Comment
Worsening mail delays frustrate residents of NJ town
Pike County Courier Comment
Monday, February 15
Editorial: As losses and backlogs continue, US Postal Service needs to plan for long term
Springfield (MA) Republican Comment
Cold weather face-off: Postal workers battle frigid temps
KSNW Wichita KS Comment
FedEx package volume: Will demand lead to other carriers stepping in?
Memphis Commercial Appeal Comment
Sunday, February 14
‘Fire DeJoy Before He Burns Down USPS’: Postmaster General Pushes Plan for Slower Mail, Higher Prices
Common Dreams Comment
The 2020 Mail Delays: Stats & Charts
Save the Post Office Comment
Saturday, February 13
Chicago letter carriers union asks for outside help to deliver mail amid staff shortages
WLS Chicago Comment
DeJoy plans more slowdowns for USPS, higher prices for first-class mail, sources say
Washington Post Comment
Friday, February 12
Column: Please shovel a path to your mailbox. This postal carrier grandmother will thank you.
Chicago Tribune Comment
House Oversight Committee Announces Hearing with Postmaster General and Stakeholders on Proposals to Help Postal Service
postalnews.com Comment
Thursday, February 11
Biden takes first steps to replace controversial Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
Raw Story Comment
Massachusetts Letter Carrier Indicted on Mail Theft Charge
DOJ News Comment
USPS Turns Profit During Busy Season, Says Transformational Changes Coming Soon
Government Executive Comment
Wednesday, February 10
Why is DeJoy still in charge of the Postal Service?
Los Angeles Times Comment
U.S. Postal Service Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2021 Results
USPS News Comment
Aurora CO letter carrier robbed, truck stolen
KDVR Denver Comment
DeJoy apologizes for Postal Service’s slow mail delivery
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Postal Service Sets Major Operational Restructuring
Comment
Tuesday, February 9
Democrat elected chair of Postal Service Board of Governors
TheHill Comment
Reps Seek Briefing from PMG on Alarming Number of Coronavirus Deaths and Infections Suffered by Postal Workers
postalnews.com Comment
Monday, February 8
What can Dems do to get the US Postal Service back on track?
MSNBC Comment
A Ship Adrift – The US Postal Service
Berkshire Company blog Comment
‘A stronger company’: Stamford-based Pitney Bowes grows amid pandemic, poised to add CT jobs
Stamford Advocate Comment
Sunday, February 7
Weary postal workers hope Biden will bring new tone, change
Associated Press Comment
As Trump trial looms, Congress quietly preparing bill to make U.S. Postal Service profitable again
WWL TV New Orleans Comment
How to fix the US Postal Service - : Congress can no longer ignore the need for a hybrid funding solution
@NonprofitMailer via Roll Call Comment
Saturday, February 6
Biden inherited a USPS crisis. Here’s how Democrats want to fix it.
Washington Post Comment
Friday, February 5
Almost 1,600 Postal Workers in DC Region Tested Positive for COVID-19; 7 Have Died
NBC4 Washington Comment
PMG’s Comments to MTAC Raise Concerns Over Price Increase
Mailers Hub Comment
Amazon driver accused of stealing USPS package in St Louis
KMOV St Louis Comment
Thursday, February 4
Biden Looks to Reform the USPS, But Firing DeJoy Might Happen
Bloomberg Comment
Special deliverer: Meet the singing mail woman of Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Berkshire Eagle Comment
Connecticut man pleads guilty in postal insurance fraud scheme
DOJ News Comment
Late arrival: Data shows around 40% of first-class mail arrived on time in DE/MD/VA in late December
WUSA TV Washington Comment
Wednesday, February 3
Nevada Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty To Stealing Mail
DOJ News Comment
Businesses Launch Legal Fight to Prevent USPS Price Hikes
Wall Street Journal Comment
A pile of reasons why your December mail stacked up at the post office
Baltimore Sun Comment
Lawmakers Renew Bipartisan Push to End Much Maligned Payments Toward Future USPS Retiree Health Care
Government Executive Comment
Tuesday, February 2
‘There’s no end to this’: Mail slowdown continues under Trump-era honcho
Harrisburgh Patriot-News Comment
Thief steals packages from USPS truck in the Bronx
1010 WINS NY Comment
Canada Post Carriers Suspended for Refusing to Deliver Pro-Trump Epoch Times
VICE Comment
Vote-by-mail spurred controversy, fraud charges and maybe the Capitol riot. Now it may become federal law.
nj.com Comment
Monday, February 1
U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors to Meet Feb. 9
USPS News Comment
Individual sentenced in $400,000 nationwide postal stamp scam
DOJ News Comment
A drag racing LLV?
The Drive Comment

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