Friday, August 13
Thursday, August 12
PostCom: Neri tells PRC USPS isn’t sure about its “flats strategy”
postalnews blog
Connecticut OIC Who Engaged in Money Order Kiting Scheme is Sentenced
postalnews blog
League tells USPS to fill 3,000 Postmaster vacancies
postalnews blog
UPS Makes It More Convenient to Return Goods- Using the USPS
postalnews blog
It was 40 years ago today...
Nixon signs postal reform bill: stamps go to 8¢, workers get 8% raise
Will Zanesvile Postal Operation Merge With Columbus?
WHIZ TV Zanesvile OH
Wednesday, August 11
New Jersey bulk mailer admits $4.5 million scam
Cliffview Pilot
NALC Convention Chronicle Day Two
NALC
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PostCom: Update From Today’s PRC Rate Case Hearing
postalnews blog
Slow growth ahead for direct marketing, report says
"hampered by... the expected reduction in Postal Service delivery and increased postal rates"
DMNews
DMNews
West Virginia postmaster pleads guilty to embezzling from post office
Charleston Daily Mail
Ex-Mail Carrier Lived Large Off False Disability Claim
WFTV Orlando
Think outside the P.O. box: Postal Service should serve public’s need
Bluefield (WV) Daily Telegraph
Tuesday, August 10
Would fixing the retiree health issue "solve" the liquidity problem?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Mail carrier killed after being struck by oncoming car
KTRK TV Dallas
Philadelphia APWU Prez responds to "Franklin Would Be Ashamed" column
Philadelphia Daily News read the original column
Is the Postal Service facing "bankruptcy?"
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Monday, August 9
Postcom: USPS admits lack of analysis in rate case
postalnews blog
Postal worker accused of stealing gift cards from mail
Washington Examiner
Postal service can't blame volume for its problems
Madison Daily Leader
PRC sets schedule for exigent rate case hearings this week
postalnews blog
Should Internet retailers print catalogs?
"The US Postal Service is encouraging e-retailers to turn to print catalogs to raise revenue. Our experts debate whether they should expand their reach to print or stay ‘green'"
DMNews
DMNews
Going Anti-Postal
"When mail carriers go bad, it's not always in a hail of gunfire."
Cleveland Scene
Cleveland Scene
Sunday, August 8
Boston post office hit with $357K in safety fines
Boston Herald
Saturday, August 7
In Closing 5 Locations, Quad/Graphics Sticks With Its 'Mega-Plant' Strategy
Dead Tree Edition
Friday, August 6
AFL-CIO Adopts Resolution to Save Saturday Service
postalnews blog
Experts say ending Saturday mail will harm small town America
Fort Scott (KS) Tribune
USPS may be unable to make "trust fund" payment
Federal Times
Thursday, August 5
PRC thanks public for input on Saturday delivery
Over 12,000 comments received
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Postal Service Ends Third Quarter with $3.5 Billion Loss
Press release
Why are USPS finances worse than expected?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
USPS may consolidate Syracuse area delivery units
Little Falls NY Evening Times see also: Consolidating Delivery Units at Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Is Vogel next in line to be Postmaster General?
postalnews blog via Postcom.org
PRC will consider motion to dismiss exigency rate increase
postalnews blog
Postal Service explains why it treats Gamefly and Netflix differently
Hacking Netflix Blog
Upstate NY postmaster demands mail box move
PM tells paper he has authority to order move, but can't reveal source?
Hornell Evening Tribune
Hornell Evening Tribune
Wednesday, August 4
Seattle letter carriers to picket Thursday
Puget Sound Business Journal
OIG criticizes USPS employee suggestion program as slow, not transparent
Preliminary reviews average 2.2 years: target is 7 days...
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Mailbag snatched from California carrier
San Diego Union Tribune
Postage Increases Will Hurt USPS in the Long Run
Linda A. Woolley, Executive vice president of government affairs for the DMA, in The Huffington Post
Tuesday, August 3
OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations in Boston
Total fines now stand at $3.7 million
APWU News
APWU News
Zumbox introduces second generation paperless postal system
Press release
Carrier convicted of stealing money from the mail says he just wanted to talk to some Postal Inspectors
(He got his wish! But the conviction still stands...
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Do Postal Execs Want To Lose Money on Periodicals? Tough Question #4 For USPS
Dead Tree Edition
Vogel Named USPS Mailing and Shipping Services President
Press release
Massachusetts mailman charged with dealing drugs on route
Gloucester Times
Monday, August 2
Green Bay to Keep Postal Distribution Center
WBAY-TV Green Bay
U.S. Postal Inspection Service Launches Employee Security Initiative
postalnews blog
Postal Regulatory Commission reschedules monthly public session to tomorrow at 11 AM
(The public session had previously been scheduled for Wednesday)
postalnews blog
postalnews blog
Video: Postal worker tired of seeing baby birds die during shipment
KLRT TV Little Rock via postalnews.tv (click here for text link)
That’s Bull!
Rapper '44 cent' goes postal on 5 day delivery...
postalnews.tv
postalnews.tv
Many unruffled by proposed postage increase
Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice
Getting it there fast and cheap
"For a consumer occasionally shipping packages, especially small ones, the U.S. Postal Service is often your best choice for price and convenience"
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Sunday, August 1
Postal worker gets prison time for trashing more than 3,000 pieces of mail
Mobile Press-Register
Of the late-night sorts
Postal workers sift and send until well after midnight to help deliver the mail
Santa Clarita (CA) Valley Signal
Santa Clarita (CA) Valley Signal
Editorial: Postal Service cannot survive as is
Lompoc Record
Illinois mail carrier saves woman's life
Peoria Journal Star
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