postalnews.com: November 2009

Monday, November 30

Postal Service asks for return of equipment in Western New York
Ithaca Journal Comment
Thirty years of highs and lows for direct mail
DMNews Comment
Postal Projections for 2010 Spark Predictable – and Misplaced – Alarm
APWU Burrus Update Comment
In Rain, in Snow, but Not on Saturdays?
New York Times Room for Debate Blog Comment
Postal Service future gets input from First Coast
As delivery bundles shrink, experts seek possibilities to keep the agency afloat
Florida Times Union Comment
Clerk suspended for telling customers to write their Congressman about long lines at the window
postalnews blog
related: Florida Keys Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen intervenes in postal staffing - Comment
Other Open Season Options
Federal News Radio Comment
Sunday, November 29
The shrinking post office
THE WEEK Comment
UPS driver delivers packages, economic analysis
BusinessWorld Online Comment
The Great Tie Debate
A letter carrier complains about being require to wear a tie, and a postmaster responds.
Asbury Park Press Comment
Large response saves Tampa post office
Tampa Tribune Comment
Stamp of disapproval: Postal Service considers moving Marysville sort to Sacramento, which may cause problems
Chico (CA) Enterprise Record Comment
Saturday, November 28
Who owns the biggest hotel in Oklahoma? The US Postal Service
The Oklahoman Comment
Changes to USPS Letters to Santa program upend charities' plans
Christian Science Monitor Comment
Wisconsin postal worker sentenced for destroying mail
Pierce County Herald (link updated) Comment
Senate committee passes PACT Act to extinguish Indian mail order tobacco trade
Indian Country Today Comment
Book Review - 'Yours Ever - People and Their Letters,' by Thomas Mallon
New York Times Comment
Friday, November 27
Idaho: Letter carrier helps save elderly man's life
KXLY Spokane Comment
Baghdad's postmen, delivering the mail at any cost
Agence France Presse TV via postalnews.tv Comment
Black Monday?
Top ten thoughts from the USPS "Intelligent" Mail think tank
Intelisent Postal Affairs Blog Comment
Thursday, November 26
New Jersey letter carrier charged with stealing gift cards to buy Thanksgiving dinner provisions
Newark Star Ledger Comment
Postal Service won't collect for charity effort this year
Columbus (OH) Local News Comment
Jury exonerates cop in accidental wounding of postal carrier
Connecticut Post Comment
US Postal Service Financials Published
- Annual Report for FY 2009
- FY 2009 Comprehensive Statement on Postal Operations
- Integrated Financial Plan, FY 2010
Comment
Postal workers awarded $75 million
1,500 employees share arbitration award for lost overtime pay
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Comment
Everything You Need To Know About Full-Service Intelligent Mail Discounts
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Wednesday, November 25
More of the nitty-gritty of Open Season options
Federal News Radio Comment
$50,000 reward for help capturing N.J. post office robbers
Inspectors also ask for help identifying person of interest recorded taking video prior to crime
NewJerseyNewsroom.com Comment
Analyst: UPS's announced 2010 rate hikes may not tell the tale
"Analysis by parcel consultant shows that in many cases, actual increases will be higher than the company has publicly disclosed."
DC Velocity Comment
Holiday Packages: Who Ships Fastest, Cheapest?
WEWS Cleveland Comment
Sen. Gillibrand And Congressman Maffei Fight To Keep Central New York Post Offices Open
Press release Comment
Former postal employee sentenced for destroying mail
WEAU TV Eau Claire WI Comment
Bayonne Postmaster accused of Hatch Act violations
Opponents charge he appeared in partisan ads, used USPS equipment in campaign
Hudson Reporter Comment
FBI’s Most Wanted Fugitives posters rarely found in U.S. post offices
Kansas City Star Comment
SF postal worker who died on route identified
San Francisco Examiner Comment
Venture Capital-Backed Co. Pushes Envelope With Postmarked Email Service
"Goodmail’s product could open the door to other start-ups seeking to capitalize on the reduction in physical mail delivery..."
Venture Capital Dispatch Comment
Job Cuts or Wage Cuts (2)
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Cops: Cambridge postal worker gets racist over parking space
Cambridge (MA) Chronicle Comment
Hooah! Postal service to speed up for soldiers in Afghanistan
Stars and Stripes Comment
Tuesday, November 24
New Jersey: Former rural carrier accused of workers compensation fraud
Shore News Today Comment
Dunkin Donuts offers letter carriers free coffee tomorrow
Press release Comment
Want Low Health Insurance Premiums? Marry a Postal Worker!!!!
Federal News Radio Comment
The Future of the Document is the Future of Mail
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Video: PRC Chair Ruth Goldway discusses the future of the USPS
CSPAN Sunday Journal Comment
New York: Mail carriers protest postmaster's tactics
White Plains Journal News Comment
Letter carrier collapses, dies delivering mail
San Francisco Examiner Comment
Rhode Island: Post office fires woman diagnosed with leukemia
WJAR TV Providence Comment
Postal Service employees will receive pay raise in December
Government Executive Comment
Minneapolis to send mail to virtual mailboxes
Minnesota Daily Comment
Northampton MA postal workers protest service cutbacks
Springfield (MA) Republican Comment
Ex-supervisor sues Postal Service over firing
Plaintiff says dismissal stems from not accepting late Netflix batch
Spokane Spokesman-Review Comment
Monday, November 23
5-day delivery no sure cure for postal woes, economist says
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News via Postcom.org Comment
Postal Service Announces Short-term Supervisor Selection and Placement Process
National League of Postmasters - Latest News Briefs Comment
Salinas postal workers rally against possible move
Salinas Californian Comment
Big Brother is watching?
"stay out of the U.S. Postal Service’s National Change of Address database"
Consumer Reports Comment
Postal Service Selling 'Letters To Santa' Jazz CD
Jazz Times Comment
Holidays a tempting time for mail thieves
Riverside Press Enterprise Comment
USPS Shows $3.8 Billion Loss in FY09; 'No Way to Sugarcoat It' – Rolando
Financial Plan for 2010 Retains Six-Day Delivery
NALC Bulletin Comment
Oprah Winfrey salutes heroic letter carriers
USPS News Link Comment
Parcel services expect cheery holiday season
Fort Myers News-Press Comment
Economy, Internet mean lighter load for post office
Asbury Park Press Comment
Island mail at sea with no ferries
Block Island Times Comment
The Postage Discount No Mailer Wants
Dead Tree Edition Comment
USPS redesigns Click-N-Ship to aid Mac users
Washington Times Comment
Sunday, November 22
Coco-crazy town's post office saved
Washington Post: Federal Eye Comment
National Reassessment Process Coming to Dallas
postalprofiles.com Comment
Washington (state) postmaster gets surprise transfer
Seattle Post Intelligencer Comment
Florida letter carrier arrested for mail theft
WINK TV Fort Myers click here for video - Comment
Senate Finally Talking Turkey on Health Care
also: Senate Governmental Affairs Panel Conducts Kessler Confirmation Hearing
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin Comment
Mail keeps flowing despite cutbacks, changing times
Northwest Indiana Times Comment
Saturday, November 21
Ex-postal worker gets 46 months in gasoline scam
Philadelphia Inquirer Comment
Man gets four months for chasing letter carrier with an ax
Belleville (IL) News-Democrat Comment
Updated listing of post office locations being considered for closing
The first column gives the present status of each office- blanks indicate the office is still being studied. Click here for a 6 page document listing only those offices still being studied.
Postal Regulatory Commission Comment
Postal Service to resume North Pole Santa letters
Associated Press Comment
Friday, November 20
Credit Card Mailings Rise to Highest Level since December 2008
Mintel Comperemedia Comment
Postal Service calls for cuts of 40 Kalamazoo area jobs, $2.5 million
Kalamazoo News Comment
Postal Service updates list of offices that may be closed
only 241 offices still under review...
USPS Press release Comment
Congressman intervenes in Key West postal staffing
KeysNews.com Comment
Blizzard of catalogs stuff America's mailboxes: Merry mail or holiday headache?
San Jose Mercury News Comment
Kentucky: Former postal employee charged with stealing items from the mail
DOJ Press release Comment
Opinions divided over Hickory to Greensboro postal service shift
Hickory (NC) Record Comment
UPS vs. FedEx vs. USPS. Which is best?
Practical eCommerce Comment
North Pole letters to Santa hysteria overstated?
Federal Times
update: it turns out Santa actually lives in Canada, and his postal code is H0H 0H0 - Comment
Mail switch reaction mixed
Postal Service, union differ on smoothness of Watertown to Syracuse transition
Watertown Daily Times Comment
Mail Volumes Have Declined Faster Than The Postal Workforce, But That Might Change
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Thursday, November 19
OIG Audit faults NY Metro Area financial controls
USPS OIG web site Comment
Can the Postal Service be Saved?
CBS News Comment
APWU: Pay Raise Set for Nov. 21
APWU-represented postal workers will receive a 1.2 percent increase in their annual salaries effective Nov. 21. The raise will be reflected in the paychecks issued Dec. 11.
APWU News Comment
Some post offices will be closed the day after Thanksgiving
postalnews blog Comment
Progress with the Postal Act of 2006
PowerPoint presentation given by USPS COO Pat Donahoe at yesterday's MTAC meeting
via Postcom.org Comment
Arbitrator Rules 'Separation of Casuals' Language in Article 12 Applies Only to Casuals in the Impacted Craft
APWU - Industrial Relations Comment
J.C. Penney is turning last page on its Big Book
"The J.C. Penney Co. Big Book is dead – a victim of shoppers' growing reliance on the Internet."
Dallas Morning News Comment
The End of Mail? (Just Kidding)
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
BioDefense safeguards the nation’s mail streams
Government Security News Comment
Wednesday, November 18
The nitty-gritty of Open Season options
Federal News Radio Comment
UPS sees holidays slightly busier this year
Reuters Comment
The Future of the Catalog in America
"stop thinking of your company as a 'catalog company.' A truer description is that you are an e-commerce company that uses a catalog as an important advertising medium"
Marketing consultant John Lenser Comment
Feds charge Danville mail truck shooter
Danville (KY) Advocate Messenger Comment
Weighing Postal Service's Future
NPR interview with Anthony Conway, executive director of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers Comment
Mayor of North Pole, Alaska says The (Postal) Grinch has stolen Christmas
KTUU TV Anchorage Comment
Postal workers: Consolidation may slow mail service
Staunton (VA) News Leader Comment
USPS Energy Use Down 9% From 2005 to 2008
Environmental Leader Comment
Older locals want lower East Side post office to stay
New York Daily News Comment
'Save Our Service': Postal workers fight for their jobs
Hickory (NC) Record Comment
USPS provides additional information on post office closing process
Lists offices no longer being considered for closing, with the reasons given for keeping them open.
Postal regulatory Commission (.pdf file) Comment
Tuesday, November 17
Burrus: Those Who Tell Workers to Sacrifice Fail to Understand Postal Realities
APWU News Comment
Mail Carrier found Drunk, Inside a Residence
"She was in uniform and had mail and a mail-carrying bag with her..."
KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids IA Comment
5-day delivery: Depends on your perspective
Federal Times Fedline blog Comment
Unhappy Customer "Blogcasts" Live From Williamsburg (NYC) Post Office
Gothamist Comment
Arbitrator Rules Maximization Provision Only Applies to Work Hours of PTFs
APWU - Industrial Relations Comment
PRC to broadcast rebuttal testimony in Station and Branch Optimization Docket tomorrow beginning at 10AM
Postal Regulatory Commission: Breaking News Comment
Trimming excess packaging could bring 10% payoff for shippers
DC Velocity Comment
Postal Service Ends 2009 with $3.8 Billion Loss
2010 Financial Plan Predicts More Losses Next Year
USPS Press Release
click here for a copy of the full 10-K filing (81 page .pdf file) Comment
Former postal worker sentenced
KSNT TV Topeka Comment
Direct Mail Gone Wrong
The Big Fat Marketing Blog Comment
2 South Jersey post offices begin sales of greeting cards
South Jersey Courier-Post Comment
Marysville (CA) mail center could close
The Union Comment
3 Lansing-area post offices could close, consolidate
Lansing State Journal Comment
Accounting change boosts USPS bottom line
Federal Times Comment
Mail thief caught on tape in Southwest Las Vegas
KTNV Las Vegas Comment
Monday, November 16
Bremerton Mail Carriers Moving Out of Sylvan Way Branch
Kitsap (WA) Sun Comment
Charlottesville mail center employees rally against job losses
Charlottesville Daily Progress Comment
Residents say they'll fight Pleasant Gap PO closing
Centre (PA) Daily Times Comment
USPS, UPS, FedEx Express and the RLA
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Angst at the Postal Service
Catawba County to host community meeting about a plan that would send 32 local jobs to Greensboro
Charlotte Observer Comment
Sunday, November 15
Summer Sale Boosted Catalog Mailings, Paper Exec Says
Dead Tree Edition Comment
Take That, E-Mail
When the mail traveled through underground pneumatic tubes...
New York Times
The paper referred to in the story is available here - Comment
Mom of 'proud soldier' dissatisfied with postal service
Santa Cruz (CA) Sentinel Comment
Saturday, November 14
Postal Service Looking to Cut Costs in SE Kentucky
WTVQ Lexington KY Comment
Newer non-profits can't afford direct mail
but "...big, established charities continue to use direct mail because it still raises more money than online tools"
Stephanie Strom in the New York Times. See also her article: New Fame for the Everyday Donor Comment
Fact & Fiction: The US Postal Service
APWU News Comment
Final rally for Elmwood Post Office today in Syracuse
Syracuse Post-Standard Comment
U.S. Postal Service offers a new pricing deal for efficient packaging
Internet Retailer Comment
Postcom podcast on Move Update
PostCom President Gene Del Polito, Grayhair Software postal affairs VP Angelo Anagnostopoulos, and Grayhair Software product development and management VP Raymond Chin discuss Move Update
Postcom.org (.mp3 audio file) Comment
Postal service, union officials disagree on delivery day cuts
Rocky Mount (NC) Telegram Comment
Friday, November 13
Postal Service doesn’t keep track of DUI records of it’s drivers? Umm… What?
James Jarman
link to original story published in August Comment
Not your usual lunch break: Minnesota letter carrier helps free pilot from plane wreckage
USPS News Link Comment
Postal Customer Satisfaction Score Reaches Four-Year High
USPS Press release Comment
Potter insists on five-day delivery as part of Postal Service reform
DMNews Comment
Is Your Mail Actually Safe in Your Mailbox?
NBC Los Angeles Comment
Mailbox relocation spurred by vandals leaves neighbors without their mail
Tulare (CA) Advance-Register Comment
NY Congressman rips PMG, requests face-to-face meeting on Elmira move
Elmira Star-Gazette Comment
Kentucky postal worker gets 2 years probation on theft charge
KFVS Cape Girardeau MO Comment
U.S. Supreme Court reviewing former postal worker's case
Tallahassee Democrat Comment
Thursday, November 12
Indiana man arrested after assaulting mail carrier
WSBT South Bend Comment
How Does Labor Law Matter for the USPS?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Fire at store destroys Maine post office
Bangor Daily News Comment
More Americans Are Paying Their Bills Online
My Bank Tracker Comment
Congressman skeptical about cuts in mail delivery, seeks answers on long-term-care premiums
Washington Post Comment
St Louis: all area post offices will remain open
St Louis Post-Dispatch Comment
Postal Service might move Charlottesville mail operations
Staunton (VA) News Leader Comment
PostCom: USPS appointment system forgot yesterday was a holiday?
PostCom Home Page Comment
Wednesday, November 11
Small-Parcel Shippers to Get USPS Rate Breaks
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
FedEx projects busier busiest day
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Comment
UPS sees 2010 volume growth, higher rates
Reuters Comment
Fort Payne postman acused of mail theft
Chattanooga Times Free Press Comment
Somersworth NH NALC head claims time sheets were altered
Foster's Daily Democrat Comment
New Hampshire Congressman Demands Answers in Postal Service Timekeeping Fraud
Press release Comment
Police: Teens shot paint balls at letter carrier
Bristol (CT) Press Comment
How Would You Make Over the U.S. Postal Service?
"We asked Inc. 500 CEOs..."
INC Magazine Comment
Tuesday, November 10
Hacker Valley PO closing complaint leads to new PRC inquiry
... is the USPS misusing the "emergency suspension" process to effectively close post offices without public input?
Postal Regulatory Commission Comment
4 killed in Arkansas crash involving truck carrying mail
Houston Chronicle Comment
Missing mail prompts investigation
Former postal worker under investigation for allegedly taking mail.
Ft. Payne (AL) Times-Journal Comment
Retrofitting CSBCS machines saves USPS $70 million
Chip Design Comment
Disappearing Collection Boxes
Is the Postal Service thinking too narrowly and missing some of the value of collection boxes?
USPS OIG Blog Comment
Driving the Customer Away
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Monday, November 9
So, Who Drew the Short Straw?
Reaction to Mike Causey's "CSRS vs. FERS: Somebody's Got it Made!" column
Federal News Radio Comment
Job Cuts or Wage Cuts?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Move Update and the Postal Inspectors
"...it appears the only thing the Postal Service is utilizing that Intelligent Mail barcode for is to bring big mailers to the attention of Postal Inspectors"
Mary Ann Bennett commentary for Postcom.org Comment
150 plants and 400,000 employees?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Christmas Pay Procedures for Rural Carriers
Postal Bulletin Comment
Sunday, November 8
Local post office concerns eased
Kinston (NC) Free Press Comment
BOG posts agenda for meeting Thursday and Friday
Press release Comment
Saturday, November 7
APWU President criticizes USPS for lack of diversity in executive staff
APWU News Comment
Great Falls Couple Mad After Post Office Stops Delivering Mail
KFBB TV Great Falls MT Comment
Postal Service holds public meetings on closing offices in Syracuse
Syracuse Post-Standard Comment
Friday, November 6
Postal Subcommittee Trolls for Data on New Postal Products
... and Subcommittee Considers TSP Improvements
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin Comment
Elmira postal workers receive excessing notices
News 10 Syracuse Comment
CSRS vs. FERS: Somebody's Got it Made!
Federal News Radio Comment
PRC's Goldway Wary of Service Cuts
multichannelmerchant.com Comment
At hearing on Postal Service future, hope is in short supply
Washington Post Comment
Mobile post office, itself a stopgap, is now gone
Jersey Journal Comment
Congressman says closing of Pholadelphia L&DC violates federal regulations
... demands detailed financial justification for shuttering facility
Philadelphia Inquirer Comment
Family of murdered mail truck driver searches for answers
Dadeville (AL) Record Comment
Yesterday's Subcommittee Hearing to Examine Postal Service Revenue-Generation Initiatives
Links to copies of prepared statements and streaming video of yesterday's hearing
Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia Subcommittee website Comment
Postal Service eyes options beyond layoffs and buyouts
Government Executive Comment
Thursday, November 5
Feds weigh impact of new FERS sick leave benefit
Federal Times Comment
How to avoid drowning in Open Season's flood of choices
Washington Post Comment
GAO: USPS Revenue generation efforts have had limited results
Government Accountibility Office (.pdf file) Comment
Albany hearing on postal closings draws crowd
Customer: "If you are the one that let this fire get started, why are you allowed to be the firemen to put it out?"
Albany Times Union Comment
Postal service sets date for public forum on Hickory NC processing operations
Hickory record Comment
More than Stamps: Adapting the Postal Service to a Changing World
House Oversight Subcommittee holds hearing this morning at 10 AM
Press release Comment
Boynton Beach letter carrier charged with DUI on route
Palm Beach Post Comment
Wednesday, November 4
Caught Like a Burglar With the Goods in Hand
APWU President restates his worksharing offer, responds to critics
APWU Burrus Update Comment
USPS announces 2010 shipping rates
3.3% increase for priority, no change for first class, standard, parcel post
USPS press release
click here for details of the new rates. Comment
Maponics ZIP Code Boundaries Captures Record Number of U.S. Postal Service Branch Closings
GISUser.com Comment
Eight Challenges for a Postal Business Model
A preview of economist Alan Robinson's presentation at the upcoming Rutgers conference on the Future of the Postal Sector
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Comment
Summary of USPS HQ/Management Associations consultative meeting on October 28
postalnews blog Comment
FERS Sick Leave Cure: Rumor vs. Reality
Federal News Radio Comment
Mail Truck Rollover Kills Driver in Nevada
Mesquite (NV) Local News Comment
Are 19 L.A. communities losing their U.S. Post Offices?
LA Weekly Comment
Hearings scheduled on Albany NY area post office closings
Albany Times Union Comment
Congressman seeks to save Green Bay mail processing center from move to Oshkosh
Oshkosh Northwestern Comment
Local family battles post office over shredded death certificate
Santa Clarita Valley (CA) News Comment
Who could replace Potter?
Rag Content Comment
UK: National postal strike prompts the unlikely return of the telegram
The Telegraph Comment
A perfect fit for postal ads
Second City actor really delivers in 'pretty hip' ads for flat-rate boxes
Chicago Sun Times Comment
Tuesday, November 3
What’s next for the USPS?
Pitney-Bowes Business Insight Postal Updates Blog Comment
USPS Mobile -or- 5 Things I Hate About m.usps.com
NRG Software Blog Comment
APWU: USPS tries to circumvent preference-eligible employees' RIF protections
American Postal Worker Magazine Comment
USPS promises “No 2010 Rate Increase”: But is there a "Giant Loophole" here?
Gilbert Direct Marketing Blog Comment
UPS, FedEx reap the benefits of airports' pet projects
USA Today Comment
Post office changes routes in recession
Janesville (WI) Gazette Comment
Mail theft on the rise in Las Vegas
KTNV TV Las Vegas Comment
Consolidation proposed for Kinston mail service | kinston, service, consolidation
Eastern North Carolina Today Comment
Letter to the Editor: Wrong to close efficient postal center
Gloucester County (NJ) Times Comment
Are There Other Viable Alternatives for 6-Day Delivery Operations?
USPS OIG Blog Comment
Postal carrier charged with littering after dumping mail
Lorain (OH) Morning Journal Comment
Monday, November 2
Family: Post office job pressures led to threats
Albany (GA) Herald Comment
Q&A: USPS CIO Ross Philo On 'Post Office' In Your Hand
Information Week Comment
Federal search warrant served in mail truck hijacking case
Taft (CA) Midway Driller Comment
It's 3 p.m.; do you know where your postman is?
Cape Cod Times Comment
Smith Electric Vehicles to partner with AM General on electric LLV
Autoblog Green Comment
Sunday, November 1
Dead letter
The world's ailing postal services
The Economist Comment

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