postalnews.com: 2008

"Your core goals should not be explicit, such as, 'Raise retail revenue 5%' or implied, such as, 'Increase retail revenue to SPLY'."
National League of Postmasters News Brief

Union Wins Arbitration on Annual-Leave Exchange for PTFs

APWU News

Editorial: Disappearing mailboxes alarming

Erie Times-News

Tuesday, December 2

November a gloomy month for TSP funds

Government Executive

Americans hail a postman's junk mail jihad

Christian Science Monitor

Modified Work-Week Talks Stall

APWU News

Monday, December 1

BOG nominee called "extremely unqualified"

Reno Gazette-Journal

Postal Service cuts seasonal hires

Springfield (MA) Republican

Postal Service eyes mega-millions from FSS

Dead Tree Edition

Left at the post

Slow/no delivery alleged at SW Philly plant
Philadelphia Daily News

Sunday, November 30

Blue Cross/Blue Shield Christmas Gift to Federal Employees: Surprise, We’re Cutting Your Benefits!

Press release

Pittsburgh carrier gets probation in thefts

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Saturday, November 29

Postmaster's retirement ends small town's mail

WTOC TV Savannah

Does "postal dust" cause lung disease?

WTVD TV Raleigh NC

Does Post Office Hide its Lower-Cost Services?

NBC Washington via postalnews.tv

Friday, November 28

PMG earned $857,459 in FY 2008, will get $1.35 million retirement bonus

postalnews blog

USPS Delivery Operations cost containment strategies

From last week's MTAC meeting
Letter Carrier Connection -

How does the PMG’s compensation compare?

postalnews blog

USPS Seeks "Next Generation Mail Processing Technologies"

Federal Business Opportunities

Swedish PMG says he will work for free

Associated Press

Thursday, November 27

Sarasota plant could be closed

Sarasota Herald Tribune

Wednesday, November 26

Feds say Detroit mail handler stole phones

Chicago Tribune

Will direct mail remain a top channel?

DMNews

Direct mail volume from banks on the rise

DMNews

Tuesday, November 25

APWU Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Over Elimination of Tour 2

APWU News

UPS, FedEx battle Post Office for parcels

Florida Shipper

Addressing direct-mail deliverability and anti-marketing initiatives

Interview with the PRC's Nanci Langley
BtoB Magazine

What ails the mail? Businesses cite lateness

Meriden (CT) Record Journal

Cinder blocks thrown through windshields of 5 postal trucks

Orange County Register

Monday, November 24

Bronx Consolidation Plan – Finally – ‘Not Approved’

APWU News

Sunday, November 23

Problems Plague U.S. Flex-Fuel Fleet

Most Government-Bought Vehicles Still Use Standard Gas
Washington Post

Something Old, Something New for the Postal Community

also: Postal Trust Fund Relief to Wait, USPS Nominee McGowan is Heard
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter

Saturday, November 22

Mailman fails to deliver, becomes local hero

Los Angeles Times

Postal Service Goes After DHL Shipping Business With Ad Campaign

Bloomberg

Postal service could be forced to shorten hours

KMOV TV St Louis

Friday, November 21

Pennsylvania: Rural carrier dies in crash

Reading Eagle

Post office closed when pick-up truck hits it

Ithaca (NY) Journal

Buying One Stamp? Get In Line!

New York Times

Union decries conditions for postal workers

KOB TV Albuquerque click here for video from postalnews.tv -

Chattanooga postal's remote encoding center to close in April 2009

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Stakeholders Urge Congress to Give USPS Legislative Relief

APWU News

Direct mail biggest charity complaint in UK

Precision Marketing

Rural mail carrier's car catches on fire

The News of Cumberland County (NJ)

Thursday, November 20

Union Members to Gather for Obama Inauguration

APWU News

Mailman assaulted in Virginia Beach

WVEC TV Hampton Roads VA

From today's MTAC meeting: "Unprecedented route adjustment process targets 9,200 routes

Postcom.org

Former mail carrier pleads guilty to delay, destruction of mail

Jamestown (ND) Sun

Legislative change sought by USPS- not a bailout

National League of Postmasters

Wednesday, November 19

Rural carriers withdraw from QWL-EI

Rural mail carrier news

Maine postal worker pleads guilty to card thefts

Brunswick Times Record

Mail Carrier Charged With Smoking, Delivering Crack

WISN TV Milwaukee

US Postal Service To Honor Mail Carrier Hero

WFMY TV Greensboro

Judgment day arrives for 'Mailman Steve'

Raleigh News and Observer

USPS Denies Existence of Program to Eliminate Tour 2

APWU News

Tuesday, November 18

Ex-Postmaster Sentenced For $53,000 Theft

KCTV Kansas City

Picketers oppose Postal Service merging Olympia,Tacoma plants

The Olympian

UPS Won't Forecast Holiday-Shipping Volumes

Wall Street Journal

New Slim-jim Standards Nearly in Sight

multichannelmerchant.com

Bush’s Lame-Duck Labor Department to Implement Onerous FMLA Rule Changes

APWU News

Bookspan Parent Firm Trims Staff, Possibly Mail

DIRECT

Monday, November 17

Mail thief sentenced to prison

Mobile Press Register

Postal Service investigates PMG's VIP mortgage

Associated Press

Interim Route Adjustment Data Instruction Guide

lettercarrierconnection.com

Sunday, November 16

Postmasters once core of vast patronage system

Bloomington (IL) Pantagraph

Beware of scams involving U.S. Postal Service jobs

Los Angeles Times

New Bush Rules Narrow Family Leave for Workers

AFL-CIO NOW BLOG

Saturday, November 15

Obama names transition team lead for postal issues

Change.gov

NAPS/USPS November Consultative Meeting Minutes

Minutes of meeting held November 12

Postal Workers Picket In Maine

WCSH TV Portland

300 mailboxes to vanish in Louisville

Louisville Courier-Journal

"Tour compression" begins at Trenton P&DC

Trenton Metro Area APWU Local

Friday, November 14

Postal Stimulation

More on the USPS proposal to lessen the impact of advance funding of retiree health benefits
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin

2 sentenced for $67,000 postal theft

KATC TV Lafayette LA

USPS Moves Up Parcel Rate Hike to Offset $2.8 Billion Loss

multichannelmerchant.com

USPS Chief Financial Officer's Presentation to the BOG

via Postcom.org

The Future is Now, USPS Seeks to Realign Its Retiree Health Benefit Obligations

also: Leadership Changes of Postal Oversight Committees Possible
National Association of Postal Supervisors Legislative and Regulatory Update

Thursday, November 13

USPS Seeks "Residual Mail Processing Sources"

"The new system will replace the current manual distribution processes of sorting letter and flat rejects or non-automation compatible mailpieces."
Federal Business Opportunities

USPS Lost $2.8 Billion in FY 2008

USPS News Release

Mail Delivery Dilemma in Connecticut

WVIT TV Hartford

Postal worker honored for helping shooting victim

Baton Rouge Advocate

Letter carrier fired after mail dumped in the desert

Hesperia (CA) Star

Should the USPS stop one delivery day?

DMNews.com

Wednesday, November 12

Election results could mean change for the USPS

National Association of Postal Supervisors Legislative Newsletter

RCA pleads guilty to stealing credit cards from mail

Press release

USPS wants software to help procurement

Federal Computer Week

Massachusetts postal worker busted for selling oxycodone

Lynn Daily Item

Tuesday, November 11

Carrier Optimal Routing presentation

Outlines procedure for reducing the number of carrier routes using COR Minor Route Adjustment process rather than traditional route inspections
Letter Carrier Connection.com

Sorting Through a Sickness

"Nationwide, hundreds of postal employees say they're ill with what they call severe, mysterious, respiratory problems..."
WLS TV Chicago

Monday, November 10

New mass-mail rules require more-frequent database scrubs

Crain's Detroit Business

The Earnings Warning Hiding in Your Mailbox

Motley Fool

Shiloh mayor upset with postmaster

The News of Cumberland County (NJ)

Orting corrals post office into branding

Tacoma News Tribune

Sunday, November 9

Expect Less Junk in the Mail As Marketers Continue Cutbacks

Washington Post

Postal worker sent home for wearing Obama T-shirt

WLBT TV Jackson (MS)

Saturday, November 8

Contract mail carrier accused of stealing customer's dog

WRAL TV Raleigh

Two Boston postal workers charged in drug conspiracy

Press release

More details on interim route adjustment process

NALC3825.com via lettercarrierconnection.com (.pdf file) -

Friday, November 7

Prison for Odessa carrier over undelivered mail

Associated Press

Suspension of mail delivery after fatal shooting triggers outrage

Maarina del Rey (CA) Argonaut

Former New Jersey NALC officer pleads guilty to stealing union funds

Newark Star Ledger

Knee-Jerk Reaction

DIRECT's Larry Riggs doubts privatizing BMCs will "will contribute to the good of mailers let alone the public at large"
Big Fat Marketing Blog

Thursday, November 6

Presidential elections have Postal consequences

eNAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter

ZIP, the post office is gone

Practically overnight, dispute leaves folks in lurch
Middletown (NY) Times Herald Record

Confusion Reigns Over Intelligent Mail Barcodes

Multichannel Merchant

Burrus Hails Election Results as Signifying ‘The System Has Changed’

APWU News
Letter Carriers’ Union President Young Applauds Obama Election
NALC Press release
Victory for Obama is Win for Working Families!
Mailhandlers Union

Union Requests Documentation Of Supervisors Performing Bargaining Unit Work in Small Offices

APWU News

Wednesday, November 5

If postal facility opens, neighbors fear clogged, noisy roads

SouthmilwaukeeNOW.com

Alternate route adjustment training presentation

Letter Carrier Connection

TSP funds continued slide in October

Government Executive

Management associations complain to BOG over "degradation" of consultative process

NAPUS

OIG probe closes contract PO in Oregon

Forest Grove News Times

Tuesday, November 4

Mailing options taking toll on USPS

Prescott Daily Courier

Postal worker loses job over illegal disclosure

Elmira (NY) Star-Gazette

Postage-due political mailings spark 'chaos'

San Antonio Express News

Monday, November 3

Postal Service to keep Sioux City mail center open

Chicago Tribune

Mailers Council warns USPS not to harm business partners for the sake of revenue

Press release

Ex-postal worker sentenced for assaults

Anchorage Daily News

Saturday, November 1

E-Mail Greener Than Mail? Measuring Proves Elusive

Hartford Courant

13,000 pieces of mailfound in van of former contract carrier

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Delivering mail goes electric with T3 vehicle

Ocala (FL) Star-Banner

Letter carrier gets 5 months for stashing mail

Indianapolis Star

Friday, October 31

Postal workers demand apology from GOP

Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel

NAPS and Postmaster Organizations Say “No” to Pay Concessions

NAPS Update
click here to read the letter sent by the heads of the three management organizations, and read the minutes of the meeting here -

USPS Delivers on Consumer Reports Next-Day Mail Challenge

Consumer Reports press release

Thursday, October 30

League President: "I absolutely don’t foresee Postmasters and supervisors giving up their raises."

National League of Postmasters - Presidents Message

Feds probe West Virginia post office

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

PMG Gives Performance the Stamp of Approval

Washington Post

Craft Jurisdiction for Flat Sequencing System (FSS) Goes to Mail Handlers

Mail Handlers Union web site

PRC Chairman Predicts 5% Rate Hike for 2009

multichannelmerchant.com

Earth Class Mail, Swiss Post Partner for Online Postal Mail Service

Press release

Wednesday, October 29

APWU appeals FMLA call-in procedure change to arbitration

APWU - Industrial Relations

Decision tomorrow on pay concessions for Postmasters and Supervisors?

NAPS Legislative and Regulatory Update

Financial crisis has some feds delaying retirement

Federal Times

It’s not “junk mail,” but recycle it anyway

Federal Times

Texas carrier admits to mail theft

Associated Press

Ex-postal supervisor will face charges

Florida Times Union

Tuesday, October 28

Tight times strain postmasters

Federal Times

While we were watching the campaign

NAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter

Mailers Council exec warns postal pay freeze attempt could backfire

Postcom.org via postalnews blog

Through Rain, Sleet, Snow -- But Perhaps Not Lean Times

Washington Post

Cap One, USPS still in NSA dispute

DMNews

Big postage increases ahead for magazines?

Dead Tree Edition

Monday, October 27

Rally to protest privatization of BMC's

Jersey Journal

First-Ever Layoffs Loom at Postal Service

Labor Notes

Sunday, October 26

Why did the post office throw the clock out the window?

Washington Post

Saturday, October 25

NAPUS President says “NO” to pay freeze for Postmasters, EAS

postalnews blog

Rumor mill: USPS freezes PCES pay, seeks to do the same for Postmasters, EAS?

postalnews blog

In Defense of That Daily Visitor, Unsolicited Mail

Interview with Pitney Bowes CEO Michael J. Critelli
New York Times

USPS, NALC agree on "Interim Alternate Route Adjustment Process"

Also: "Contracting Out" moratorium extended for duration of current contract (pdf files)
Letter Carrier Connection

When business is down, kick the customers

Dead Tree Edition

Friday, October 24

Postal worker accused of stealing drugs from mail

WLOS TV Asheville NC

Postal worker in custody following gunfire, chase

WTNH TV New Haven
click here for video via postalnews.tv

New Jersey Swallows Delaware (Death of the SCF, Part 2)

Dead Tree Edition

USPS HQ, Areas to reduce staffing

"...complement in all Headquarters and Headquarters-related units has been reduced ... starting this week, employees occupying impacted positions will be notified and given information and guidance."
USPS News Link

UPS Net Falls; Sees `Significant Slowing' in Economy

Bloomberg

Royal Mail doubles its profit

The Scotsman

Harvey letter carrier delivers mail with police escort after evading gunfire along her route

Chicago Tribune

Private-Firm Mailbox Access Poses Dangers: Rand Study

DIRECT
read a summary of the report here, or download the entire document here -

Thursday, October 23

Most Dangerous Block In U.S.? Mail Delivery Halted

WBBM TV Chicago

"Mail Angel" Comes To The Rescue After Woman Falls

KTVI TV St. Louis

Gunfire disrupts mail delivery in Harvey neighorhood

WLS TV Chicago

Businesses feel sting from Post Office cutbacks

Rocky Mount Telegram

Wednesday, October 22

An Open Letter to the PMG

"...the current USPS business plan is not working and cannot be expected to work in the future..."
APWU President Bill Burrus

Ask President Burrus: VER Incentives

APWU News

Powder-laced letters sent to banks in 9 cities

Associated Press

Layoffs At The Direct Marketing Association

DIRECT
see also: DMA Layoffs Include Long-Term Executives -

UPS spent more than $1.4M lobbying in 3Q

Associated Press

Penalty Overtime, Casual Exception Periods Set

APWU News

Tuesday, October 21

Car plows into Colorado post office; 1 hurt

Denver Post

Feds investigate Truckee's lost letters

Sierra (CA) Sun

Death of the SCF?

Dead Tree Edition
see also this followup post

Canadian postal workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike

Ottawa Citizen

Monday, October 20

USPS Saves $5 Million Annually With Transportation Consolidation

GreenBiz.com

Sunday, October 19

Postal service cutbacks could affect customers

Harrisburg Patriot News

Postal worker guilty of threat

Samuel Davis Kemp, 59, mixed pain medicine and liquor, then threatened his boss and co-workers.
Roanoke Times

Postal carrier arrested

WTVT TV Tampa

Saturday, October 18

New Hampshire Postal Clerk Convicted Of Stealing Mail

WCVB TV Boston

Mail carrier charged with taking charge cards

Greenville (NC) Daily Reflector

Postal Workers Indicted For Stealing

WLMT TV Memphis

Friday, October 17

UPS to raise ground rates 5.9%, air express 4.9%

Press release

GOP campaign ad suggests letter carriers are sexual predators

Press release

Thursday, October 16

Tour 2, Early-Outs, Four-Day Workweeks

APWU Burrus Update

USPS: Keep the Mail Monopoly

DIRECT

USPS Planning 'Aggressive' Tactics for Delivery Cost Savings

NALC Btanch 709 web site via Postalmag.com (Adobe .pdf version of a Powerpoint presentation given at last month's AVP/MOS meeting)

OIG identifies problems with FSS strategy

USPS Office of the Inspector General (pdf file)

Wednesday, October 15

Postal service to work with city on island mail

Galveston County Daily News

The Two Tour Initiative

Trenton Metro Area Local, APWU

Tuesday, October 14

NAPS local officer accused of stealing $14,000

Columbus (GA) Ledger-Enquirer

Postal Service eliminates 87 collection points in Chattanooga

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Galveston mayor issues plea for post offices to reopen

Galveston County Daily News

Monday, October 13

White powder scares cost law enforcement time, money

USA Today

Post office is out to lunch

"...is the U.S. Postal Service deliberately courting outrage among its customers?"
Red Bank (NJ) Green

Neither Snow, Nor Rain, Nor Anthrax...

New York Times

Sunday, October 12

Next step for USPS: Layoffs?

Federal Times

3,685 Postal employees have accepted VERA so far

The Day (New London)

Postcom: USPS reduces services in "troubling trend"

Postcom.org

Saturday, October 11

Rattlesnake In Mailbox Bites Letter Carrier

Tampa Tribune

Friday, October 10

Two Maine PMRs admit taking postal funds

Kennebec Journal

Pit bull owner on trial for attack on postal carrier

Orange County Register

Bold Robber Hits Post Office In Pennsylvania

KDKA TV Pittsburgh click here for video -

NALC President denounces Donahoe video on "street only"work

NALC Bulletin

APWU Activists Work to ‘Defend Our BMCs’

APWU News

Thursday, October 9

W.Va. post offices adjusting hours during economic crisis

Charleston Daily Mail

Two Texas window clerks indicted after stock shortages trigger investigations

DOJ Press release

Minnesota postal worker charged with three counts of mail theft

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Wednesday, October 8

Postal worker alerts woman in burning house

Richmond Times Dispatch

Mail carrier airlifted to hospital after collision

Vineland (NJ) Daily Journal

Postmaster gets 17-and-a-half years in murder for hire scheme

Huntersville (NC) Herald

Arizona City residents win fight for street delivery of mail

KNXV TV Phoenix

Group of 22 Postal Workers Share $10.2 Million Powerball ackpot Prize

Press release

Tuesday, October 7

Thrift Savings: C fund share price drops below G fund

postalnews blog

Shiny new post office isn't so shiny

Sarasota Herald Tribune

DM Hiring Cuts Seen for Remainder of Year, Says Survey

DIRECT

Texas postal worker indicted for mail theft

KTRK TV Houston

Monday, October 6

Mailing Our Way to Solvency

New York Times

Playing Political Hardball

Postal unions and the election
Federal News Radio

Neither snow, nor rain, nor shootouts . . .

Pilot program offers Milwaukee postal carriers safe havens
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Sunday, October 5

Military seeing increase in mail

Stars and Stripes

Saturday, October 4

Postal worker goes beyond call of duty

Elderly woman’s failure to collect mail leads concerned carrier to her rescue
Hickory (NC) record

Meriden (CT) mail carriers disciplined

"...because they can't finish their expanded routes in the allotted eight hours."
Meriden Record Journal

Vanishing Mail Van Frustrates Waterfront Residents

New York Times

Illinois postal worker to plead guilty in money order "kiting" scheme

Springfield (IL) State Journal-Register

So far, no delay with new mail process

Pittsburg (KS) Morning Sun

First Circuit bars suit alleging US postal employee stole campaign mail

Jurist Blog

Friday, October 3

USPS Financial Difficulties and the Possibility of Layoffs

APWU News: Burrus Update

Congressman Asks Boston Managers to Explain VMF Subcontracting Policy

APWU MVS Division

Postcom: USPS cools to idea of more market-dominant NSAs

Postcom.org

At the Postal Service, Talk of Layoffs

Washington Post

Researcher says USPS.com web site was "compromised"

"criminal gangs have acquired administrative log-in credentials for more than 200,000 Web sites -- including the one used by the U.S. Postal Service -- and have used the compromised domains to attack unsuspecting users' PCs"
Computerworld

2 men rob Texas Post Office

The Facts

APWU:Dispute Over Notification to Locals of Subcontracting Appealed to Arbitration

APWU - Industrial Relations

USPS seeks contractor to handle public relations

Federal Business Opportunities

Thursday, October 2

Atlanta's Mail Carriers Hit By Gas Shortage

WXIA TV Atlanta

How to Deal with "Do Not Mail" Mania

Postcom.org

Postal Worker Attacked With Hammer Over Man, Police Say

WVIT TV Hartford

Mail carriers to bring drugs in anthrax attack

Reuters

VER Timeline for Postmasters, EAS employees

NAPUS

Wednesday, October 1

9,000 pieces of mail found in storage

Lansing State Journal

Jury watches video in workers comp fraud case

Billings Gazette

Mailman Sentenced For Dealing Pot On Route

KPTV Portland

Tuesday, September 30

Burrus: USPS’ Bleak Financial Picture and the Presidential Election

APWU News
see also economist Alan Robinson's comments -

Some mail delivery begins on Galveston Island

Galveston County Daily News

Mail carrier's camera phone catches thief in the act

WINK TV Ft. Myers

Trial opens for ex-postal worker charged with fraud

Billings Gazette

Credit card mail sees decline

DMNews

Monday, September 29

Commentary: Congress should relax retiree health benefit pre-funding requirement

Gene Del Polito for Postcom.org

Filling in the Gaps: What the CFO didn't tell us...

"The loss so far in the fourth quarter is driven by a 4.7% decline in revenue, a 1.3% increase in expenses, and a $329 million workers compensation adjustment. Extrapolating this trend through September would result in a quarterly loss of $2.168 billion and a fiscal year loss of $3.326 billion."
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

City sends post office packing, but the mail will go through

Philadelphia Daily News

Invasion of the yellowjackets

Mail delivery interrupted after 2 carriers hospitalized
Gillette (WY) News-Record

Sunday, September 28

U.S. Postal Service puts new facilities on hold

Nevada Appeal

Mail carriers feel they're 'sitting ducks' for wrecks - The Times-Herald

Newnan (GA) Times-Herald

Saturday, September 27

To Postal Workers, No Mail Is ‘Junk’

With revenues falling, the post office owes its future to stuff we throw out
Newsweek

Postmaster sentenced for plot to kill ex-wife

he didn't want to share his pension with her...
Charlotte Observer

After Complaints, Postal Service Shifts Course to Provide Absentee Ballot Applications

New York Times

Friday, September 26

Federal health premiums to rise 7 percent in 2009

Government Executive

Using Your Postman as Your Shipping Consultant

Independent Street Blog

Postal branch may be cut off

Sharon (PA) Herald

Small PA town upset over losing post office - Reading Eagle Newspaper

Post Office "serves 70 addresses"
Reading Eagle

15 charged with federal housing fraud: eleven are postal workers

Southtown (IL) Star

Thursday, September 25

Man threatens to kill his mail carrier

Andalusia (AL) Star-News

Documents: Ivins bragged he knew anthrax killer

Associated Press

Absentee voters lose convenient access

Postal Service prohibits absentee ballot applications in lobbies
The Shelter Island Reporter

Sticky-Fingered Mail Carriers Answer To Letter Of Law

Tampa Tribune

Postal Nurses’ Contract Headed for Arbitration

APWU News

Wednesday, September 24

Postal board hears gloomy forecast for FY 2008 financials

Press release
click here to view CFO Glen Walker's presentation, via Postcom.org. Information was limited to the third quarter results which had been released in early August. Additional information from the PRC on July and August results was posted on our blog last week. See also Postcom.org's summary.

Postal Service To Announce $2.5 Billion Yearly Loss

ABC News
earlier stories on the USPS financial situation -

Former postal clerk accused of theft

Buffalo News

Reward in mail carrier attack

Norristown (PA) Times Herald

Tuesday, September 23

Donahoe sees $1.4 billion in delivery savings

"Full time street" concept, maintaining August workhour usage rate through December
USPS News Link

Use-It-Or-Lose-It Bill's A Loser

Federal News Radio

Fort Scott post office makes changes to mail sorting system

Fort Scott (KS) Tribune

Monday, September 22

PMG tells employee organizations that USPS financial condition is poor, action by Congress needed

"Potter added that the Postal Service would need the help of the unions and associations in working with the Congress as the Postal Service attempts to develop solutions to our problems that will involve discussions and Congressional approval. Specific plans were not discussed at the meeting."
National Association of Postal Supervisors

Postal Employees Ordered To Stop Offering First-Class Mail

consumerist.com

Mail stolen from collection box

WWMT TV Grand Rapids MI

No Such Thing as Free Shipping?

Advertising Age

Sunday, September 21

PMG to meet with unions, management associations Monday

postalnews blog

Pennsylvania postal worker struck by car while delivering mail

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Saturday, September 20

Video: Residents Going Postal Over Planned Mail Facility

postalnews.tv

Former Brooklyn postman banned from offices for selling clothes

New York Daily News

Friday, September 19

Oakland Letter Carriers Called 'Heroes'

KTVU San Francisco

U.S. postal worker part of gun-smuggling scheme, court told

Vancouver Sun

FedEx Reports Lower Profit, As Shipping Volume Weakens

"The company also announced plans to raise shipping rates 6.9% in January."
Wall Street Journal

League meets with USPS reps on POVs, SSA Revenue Goals System

National League of Postmasters - Latest News Briefs

Thursday, September 18

TSP Drops Fast; 2009 Retiree COLA Rate Also Drops

FedSmith

Team Houston responds to Hurricane Ike

USPS News Link

Postal Workers Protest DHL Move from Ohio

AFL-CIO NOW BLOG

Postmaster General Cautions of Perfect Economic Storm

Press release
click here for the text of the PMG's remarks -

Amazing rollaway video

From a 2003 gas station security camera.
postalnews.tv

Veteran postal clerk convicted of embezzlement

Central Valley (CA) Business Times

Wednesday, September 17

Mail carriers live up to motto

Dayton Daily News

USPS lost almost $1 billion in August

postalnews blog

Market Meltdown Could Postpone Retirements

Federal News Radio

Shipping, mail services getting back to normal after Hurricane Ike

KHOU TV Houston

Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Theft

KCRA TV Sacramento

Postal Service vs. Aliso Viejo: Who has facts on proposed plant?

Orange County (CA) Register

Rural EMA Rises to 65 cents per mile

Postaltexan's Blog

Tuesday, September 16

Post office scuffle ends in gunfire

WALB TV Albany (GA)

Seven Alaska postal workers charged in thefts

Anchorage Daily News

Postal employee dismissed amid charges of mail theft

Delaware County (PA) Times

Why Lehman Brothers and Merril Lynch Matters

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

USPS plans to install cancellers on AFSM 100's

"This modification will eventually replace all of the existing flat cancellation operations within the 010 operations nationwide."
Mailhandlers' Union web site

Maihandlers file national grievance on stolen laptops

Mailhandlers Union web site

Monday, September 15

Asbestos find results in post office closure

Charleston (WV) Gazette

Postal Service upgrades Web site

Federal Computer Week

Sumner residents say 'postal service' is contradiction in terms

KING TV Seattle

Even with no mail, post office delivered

New Orleans Times-Picayune

Federal workers owe billions in unpaid taxes

WTOP Washington

Sunday, September 14

Congressman Joins Philadelphia BMC Protest

WFMZ-TV Philadelphia

Saturday, September 13

Louisville AMF employee charged with misappropriation of postal funds

DOJ Press release

Congressman Presses USPS for Answers Regarding Meriden, CT Route Changes

Press release

Rep. Bartlett skeptical that Ivins sent anthrax

Associated Press

Postal parcels pilfered

Marysville (CA) Appeal-Democrat

Letter carrier charged with forgery and identity theft

Jackson (TN) Sun

Friday, September 12

Mail carrier caught stealing on her route

AccessNorthGa

Unemployment checks delayed by USPS error

Decatur (IL) Herald & Review

Service Updates for Hurricane Ike

USPS National Mail Service Updates
Live storm coverage from KHOU Houston -

Potter names Cochrane and Betman to Vice President positions

USPS News Link

So Much to Do – So Little Time

eNAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter

Suit alleges postal worker ran over child

Southeast Texas Record

Mail carriers name heroes of the year

Associated Press

Probation given to Connecticut letter carrier in theft

Associated Press

Neither sleet, nor heat stop Mary and the mail

News of Delaware County

Thursday, September 11

Testing Earth Class Mail: The Results

New York Times Blog
read the original NY Times review, or the CNET video review

Early-Retirement Info Wrong, Burrus Tells Postal Service

APWU News

Pitney Bowes says it’s doing OK despite mail downturn

postalnews blog

Diebold gets new contract to manage USPS video security system

Akron Beacon Journal
(Let's hope it works better than their voting machines!) -

House acts to prohibit shipping cigarettes by mail

Newsday

GAO says USPS should add new delivery indicators to Pay for Performance

postalnews blog

Missing Checks Fallout in Pennsylvania

WTAJ TV Altonna video -

Safe stolen from Hawaiii post office

Honolulu Advertiser

Wednesday, September 10

Appeals Court affirms removal of rural carrier in auto accident

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

In Deficit, Retirees See Plenty of Reason to Worry

Washington Post

Retirement Bound? Timing Is Everything!

Mike Causey's federal Page

Plans for several California postal service facilities put on hold

Riverside (CA) Press Enterprise

California RCA dies in auto accident

Hanford (CA) Sentinel

Small business pushes growth of Postal Service

The Oklahoman

Tuesday, September 9

USPS combines kiosks, digital screens

Self Service World

Gustav precautions put burden on Postal Service

Mail was evacuated from harm's way too
New Orleans Times Picayune

Georgia Supreme Court to hear suit by rural carrier

Macon Telegraph

Monday, September 8

East St. Louis post office burglarized

KSDK TV St Louis
click here for video report via postalnews.tv

Credit Crisis Puts a Dent in Card Offers

New York Times

Sunday, September 7

Postal Service offers early retirements - FederalTimes.com

"[USPS HR Chief Tony] Vegliante said paying employees to retire early isn’t an option. 'There’s absolutely not going to be an incentive,' he said. 'Economically it doesn’t make any sense at this point. It would cost us too much money, and right now we’re not in the position.'"
Federal Times

8-year-old boy dead after being struck by postal truck in Brooklyn

New York Daily News

- Residents complain of delays with mail

Athens (AL) News Courier

Wednesday, September 3

Deluxe to Close Three Plants, Axing 570 Employees

(Deluxe is one of the largest producers of paper checks in the US.)
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