Thursday, December 20

USPS Uses Electronic Tracking Device In Mail Theft Sting

The Blog of LegalTimes

Fifteen FedEx employees charged with mail theft

postalnews blog

USPS Inks Deal With 1-800-FLOWERS.COM For Metro Post Same Day Delivery

postalnews blog

NALC: GOP budget would cut postal workers’ pay to finance tax cuts for the wealthy

postalnews blog

Holiday Crush

It's hustle and bustle — and long lines — at the busy Medford post office
Medford OR Mail Tribune.com

Is Christmas City postmark dead or alive?

Officials say it's available; customers trying to get the coveted stamp find otherwise
Allentown Morning Call

Letter: Self-service at the post office

Gaithersburg MD Gazette

Thursday, Friday top delivery days for US Postal Service, 28M packages to be delivered today

WFTS TV Tampa

Ohio postal worker to plead guilty to mail theft

Associated Press

Release of 2013 Non-Bargaining Pay Schedules and NPA Update

postalnews blog

Dead Tree Edition's Biggest Stories of 2012, the Year of No

Dead Tree Edition

Tuesday, December 18

Illinois letter carrier sentenced to 2½ years in prison for stealing from charity

postalnews blog

Kentucky APWU Members Deliver World’s Largest Christmas Card

APWU News

Maine island communities object to post office cuts

Bangor Daily News

Postal workers stage second hunger strike as House-Senate talks on legislation continue

Washington Post

NAPUS & USPS Officials Meet to Discuss Administrative Rules for Pay for Performance Program

postalnews blog

Another mail truck bursts into flames

Fitchburg MA Sentinel & Enterprise

Postal Carrier Robbed At Knifepoint In Denver

CBS Denver

USPS establishes P.O. box for Newtown condolence letters

NBC Connecticut

Federal workers and retirees "Scrooged" again in fiscal cliff proposals

Federal News Radio

Thursday, December 13

USPS reorganizes Marketing and Sales (again…)

postalnews blog

APWU, USPS Revamp Window Training

APWU News

Video: USPS “Sweater-friendly returns” commercial features postal employee

postalnews blog

USPS Taps Pitney Bowes Technology for Next Generation of Automated Services at Retail Outlets

postalnews blog

Letter carrier sues business owner after fall in icy parking lot

West Virginia Record

Empty P.O. Boxes at Upper Montclair NJ Post Office?

Clerks blame long lines at windows
Baristanet

Catalog mailings increase, provide USPS revenue boost

Nooga.com

Junk-Mail Relief- Bad for Business

Bloomberg

Art Work at Dallas Museum of Art Featured in USPS Stamp Collection

postalnews blog

Wednesday, December 12

Defense lawyers want confession thrown out in post office killings

Associated Press

US Postal Service fails to deliver for Toys for Tots

Tampa Bay Times

Gunman holds up post office in Maryland

Baltimore Sun

Postal worker impaled in crash is identified

KPHO Phoenix

USPS package intercept scam alert

postalnews blog

Going Postal: 12-12-12 Postmarks

Going Postal

Cardstore Offers 29 cent Personalized Holiday Greeting Cards: Guaranteed by Christmas

Press release

Video: Mother accuses postal worker of pepper spraying child

postalnews blog

Illinois Postal Worker Shot While Delivering Mail

KPLR St Louis

Postal worker impaled after crash into fence

KPHO Phoenix

FedEx Systematically Overcharged Customers for Years

FedEx exec: “My belief is that we are choosing not to fix this issue because it is worth so much money to FedEx”
Bloomberg

Lance Armstrong resisted USPS subpoena, then kept inquiry secret

Sports Illustrated

Thursday, December 6

Ohio postal worker to plead guilty to charges of mail theft, assaulting officers

Associated Press

“Disabled” postal worker (and avid skier) indicted for workers comp fraud

postalnews blog

Video: USPS/UPS Partnership Helps Customers, Environment, Bottom Line

postalnews blog

Snail mail goes high tech in Austin

McClatchy-Tribune Syndicate

FedEx to offer buyouts with up to 2 years’ pay as part of plan to cut $1.7B in annual costs

Washington Post

Postal service changing for the better

Deputy PMG responds to Washington Times editorial

Protesters take “Save Post Office” demo to San Francisco

Berkeleyside

Is the Postal Service Like Greece?

Report from The Tax Foundation (a right-wing lobbying organization financed by Exxon Mobil and the Koch brothers)

Friday, November 30

Post offices open Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve

Most Will Close Early, Collection Box Mail May Be Collected Early
postalnews blog

Video: USPS takes part in Boise tree-lighting ceremony...

KIFI TV Idaho Falls

Nonprofitpostal: Just how intelligent does nonprofit and small business mail need to be?

Nonprofit postal blog

Incentive Revocation Date Extended for California Motor Vehicle Employees

APWU News

New GAO reports provide further evidence that cuts to FECA benefits are unfair

Senator Daniel Akaka press release

Number of empty chairs on Postal Service board increasing

Federal Times

Congress Acts on Meaningful Postal Legislation (Just Kidding)

Courier Express and Postal Observer

Not-So-Nonprofit Mailer May Face Reduced Fine

Courthouse News Service

Jacksonville postal workers win million dollar Powerball prize

WTEV TV Jacksonville

Video: Congress not moving on USPS bill

postalnews blog

NJ truck-cleaning firm paying $500,000 in penalties for illegally dumping dirty water from USPS vehicles

Associated Press

Petaluma postal consolidation plans pushed back

Petaluma Argus-Courier

Thursday, November 29

Wednesday, November 28

FERS Employees May Be Eligible for Annuity Supplement

APWU News

Montana mail carrier back at work after crash

Montana Standard

Fatal shooting at Ormond FL post office a suicide, official says

Daytona Beach News-Journal

Manufacturing Emergencies: An open letter to the PRC on post office suspensions

Save the Post Office

What's At Stake For The Printing Industry Without Postal Reform

Printing Impressions

Thieves like postal vehicle batteries

Selma Enterprise

Video: PMG Says “We’re facing our own fiscal cliff”

CBS News via postalnews blog

Politicking Leads To Profitable October for USPS

Dead Tree Edition

TSP board: Don’t worry about the G Fund as debt ceiling looms

Government Executive

Feds to weigh death penalty options in murders of Henning postal workers

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Detroit man admits to counterfeiting U.S. Postal Service checks

Detroit Free Press

Postal Worker Previously Charged with Mail Theft Now Charged With Identity Theft

Press release

Tuesday, November 27

Postal Service gets anemic response to EAS early retirement offer

Federal Times

APWU employees face decision

Incentive offer deadline is next Monday
postalnews blog

New Report: CEOs Pushing Social Security Cuts are Sitting on Massive Retirement Funds While Underfunding Worker Pensions

Institute for Policy Studies

It’s About Time For Your Print Advertising To Be More Social

RGB Social

Union Urges Obama, Congress to Address Morale at Federal Agencies

Press release

Let the Patient Live

Pitney Bowes VP responds to “The Postal Service Should Go… Now” column
Pitney Bowes Newsroom

Do's and don'ts for holiday gift giving at federal agencies

Federal News Radio

Mail carrier, and her mail, survive plunge into creek

The Missourian

Ailing U.S. Postal Service Tries to Avoid Twinkie’s Fate

Bloomberg

Postal Reform: How Long Must Publishers Wait For Congress to Deliver?

Publishing Executive

Tuesday, November 20

Miami: postal worker robbed

WPLG Miami

Virginia mail carriers win harassment claim

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Rates for Standard Mail Flats Might Go Up Even Higher in 2013

multichannelmerchant.com

Newspapers oppose forced ‘full-service’ mail tracking barcodes proposal

KYPress Online

Retirement Counseling

APWU News

Video: Lansing postman, 80, has faithfully delivered his route for 56 years

postalnews blog

Some Village Post Offices Disappointed With Lack Of Business

Indiana Public Media

Obama’s union allies work to pull negotiations over ‘fiscal cliff’ to the left

The Hill

Thanksgiving Letter from PMG Pat Donahoe

postalnews blog

We’re Already Paying,’ Federal, Postal Worker Groups Remind Congress

APWU News

Postal Service Sets Productivity Records, Still Faces Deficit Because of Congress

AFL-CIO Now

Catalogs still piling it on

"It's pretty simple: catalogs work"
Marketplace

Employees work together to save a life

postalnews blog

Federal-Postal Coalition: No Federal Workforce Pay Cuts for ‘Fiscal Cliff

FedSmith.com

Congress Is Fixin' To Fix the Postal Service

Dead Tree Edition

Postal embezzler gets probation for making meth at her home

Watertown NY Daily Times

Friday, November 16

Standard Mail Proposed Rates Rejected by PRC

intelisent Postal Affairs Blog

PRC approves most postal rate hikes

Press release

USPS Loss, Hostess Bankruptcy Due To Greedy Unions?

The Inquisitr

Postal Bill in Lame Duck Session? Déjà vu All Over Again!

eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin

NALC: OPM valuation of the USPS FERS pension fund surplus is wrong

postalnews blog

NALC: USPS FY2012 report shows "crisis" is political, not financial

postalnews blog

Lieberman and Issa Talking Compromise on Postal Reform

Courier Express and Postal Observer

Columnist suggests “nationalizing” the USPS (who does he think owns it now??)

postalnews blog

Despite $15.9 billion loss, U.S. Postal Service execs see boost in pay

Washington Times

FTC sues firm that advertised postal jobs

Arizona Daily Star

Response to Buyout Offer Better Than USPS Expected

Dead Tree Edition

Monday, November 12

Issa holds out hope for postal reform this Congress

Government Executive

Clarkson NY PO flies flag upside down on Veterans Day

Customer told postal employees about it on Thursday, but no one fixed it...
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Video: Portland OR postal workers protest cuts

KGW TV Portland

Holler for help: There's no stopping emergency suspensions | Save the Post Office

Save the Post Office

Fired postal worker faces sentencing for assaulting Hartford Postmaster

Associated Press

USPS Delivering Holiday Hints to 140 Million

postalnews blog

Syracuse woman robbed; suspects caught after postman gives chase

Syracuse Post Standard

Federal employee bills on plate of lame duck Congress

Washington Post

Superstorm Sandy's Seven Lessons About Print Media

Dead Tree Edition

Friday, November 9

USPS back up and running in most of New Jersey

Newark Star-Ledger

NY postmaster sent to prison for embezzlement

postalnews blog

Postal reform bill unlikely to pass this year

Federal Times

USPS to Resume Global Shipping of Packages with Lithium Batteries

Press release

Rockaway Mailman Rick Gold Killed in Storm and Mourned on His Route

The Daily Beast

Video: Mail carrier accused of walking by man’s body to deliver mail

postalnews blog

NALC: Election victory just the beginning

National Association of Letter Carriers

Suspect in iPhone thefts has his bail revoked

Boston Globe

Purple Heart Medal Forever Stamp Honors Veterans’ Sacrifices

postalnews blog

Thursday, November 8

Massachusetts Postal Worker Charged with Theft of iPhones

postalnews blog

USPS Forecasts Record Holiday Shipping Surge

postalnews blog

USPS Announces Moratorium on DUO and POStPlan Implementation

postalnews blog

Postal History: Delivering the Hope Diamond

National Postal Museum

Michigan postal worker electrocuted, falls 16 feet, taken to hospital with minor injuries

Jackson MI Citizen Patriot

Letter carrier happy to see end of election season

Missoula Independent

USPS to discontinue obscure coupons that fueled original Ponzi scheme

postalnews blog

Burrus: We Won

Burrus Journal

Video: No More Political Mail!

postalnews blog

Wednesday, November 7

POStPlan Implementation: 5,600 offices under review, hours to be reduced at 500 on Nov 17

Save the Post Office

FSS Is Saving Big Bucks, USPS Claims

Dead Tree Edition

APWU Celebrates Obama Victory

APWU News

No new buyouts on Postal Service horizon

Federal News Radio

OPM makes dent in retirement backlog as claims continue rolling in

Federal News Radio

Get ready for FEHB open season

postalnews blog

Judge freezes assets of company that advertises phony postal job opportunities

Associated Press

How postal politicians fared last night

postalnews blog

Colin named acting Eastern Area VP

postalnews blog

Monday, November 5

Unions cool to Senate postal bill, but give to its backers

The Hill's On The Money

USPS demands $394 million from Northrop in contract lawsuit

Federal Times

Gopost pilot program expands to more locations

postalnews blog

Mail Truck Stolen from Fargo ND Found in Grand Forks

KVLY/KXJB - Fargo/Grand Forks

Man gets 71 months in prison for mailing 5.6 million items without postage

postalnews blog

How to Survive Free Shipping This Holiday Shopping Season

eCommerce Bytes

A stormy election year proves the worth of Oregon's vote-by-mail system

The Oregonian

Sandy Swamps Post Office and Other Shippers

LiveScience

USPS reform possible, but Congress must act soon

Federal Times

VIDEO: Alabama Mail carrier’s vehicle bursts into flames

postalnews blog

Friday, November 2

Video: USPS may bill local board of elections for absentee ballot postage confusion

postalnews blog

USPS in ‘emergency’ mode to deliver ballots from states hit by Sandy

Government Executive

California letter carrier headed to trial for alleged groping

Victorville CA Daily Press

Postal workers take 'extraordinary measures' to deliver mail after Sandy

Federal News Radio

Postal Service acknowledges Birmingham absentee ballot problem

CBS 42 Birmingham, AL

U.S. Postal Service Cures Holiday Headaches with Free Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes

Press release

Deluge of mailings a nuisance for Ohioans

But experts say mail is the best way to get messages to stick in voters’ minds
Columbus Dispatch

Ban on overseas lithium battery shipping likely to end soon

Stars and Stripes

Greeting cards vs. social media

Highlands Today

Postal workers consider buyout

Akron Beacon Journal

Congress ties Postal Service into knots

Remapping Debate

Earthscapes Stamps Jigsaw Puzzle: A Perfect Holiday Gift

postalnews blog

Thursday, November 1

Wednesday, October 31

Video: NALC Letter Carrier Heroes of the Year

postalnews blog

No mail? Post Office announces plans for Social Security checks

Philadelphia Inquirer

Armed teens rob Texas post office

Houston Chronicle

USPS begins cleaning up after Sandy

USPS News Link

Rural letter carriers union still supports Issa??

postalnews blog

Direct Mail Isn't Junk Mail

IWCO's Speaking Direct Blog

DM expert calls Valassis NSA a 'Forest Fire' for newspapers

NetNewsCheck

Postal Service Board of Governors to Meet Nov. 15

CFO Briefing Follows Open Session Meeting
postalnews blog

Postal workers plan rally at Darrell Issa’s office this afternoon

postalnews blog

Citizens need to come to defense of Postal Service

Eugene OR Register-Guard

The Money and Groups Behind Postal Reform

Influence Alley

Sandy’s impact felt at postal facilities from Massachusetts to Virginia

postalnews blog

The Power of Mail

Election Season Mail Trends | Neopost USA

Monday, October 29

Postal union political spending up this election

Federal Times

Postal service: Mail-in ballots will be fine

Washington Post

How to Save the U.S. Postal Service Through Innovation

The Atlantic

Storm related info for USPS customers and employees

postalnews blog

End the postal crisis: Congress needs to fix the problem it has worsened

"The Postal Service's debt is spiraling out of control because of ill-conceived laws passed by Congress."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Sandy: Long Island post offices plan early deliveries, early closings

postalnews blog

USPS plans to deliver in South Jersey despite Sandy (update: or maybe not...)

Press release

FedEx cancels some mail transportation as Sandy approaches

postalnews blog

Special retirement supplement and military buyback – Ask The Experts

Federal Times

Wednesday, October 24

Postal Service veteran Frank Neri dies

USPS News Link

Hearing Set on APWU Request For Injunction On Subcontracting Motor Vehicle Jobs

APWU News

Mail Handler contract arbitration begins

postalnews blog

Unmailed political literature found in mailboxes

Marshfield WI News-Herald

Blotter: Woman Tells Mail Carrier, 'Post Office is Going to Get a Bullet,' After Late Delivery

Tinley Park, IL Patch

Video: Colorful statement from country’s tiniest post office

postalnews blog

Return to sender? Presidential campaigns, allies hit swing-state voters with mail ad barrage

Washington Post

Labor shortage impacting North Dakota postal stations, officials confirm

Tioga Tribune

Postal Service work and Social Security – Ask The Experts

Federal Times

United Parcel Service reports 56% drop in third-quarter profit

Los Angeles Times

Tuesday, October 23

USPS Employee Fired for Excessive Absences and Suspensions — or Was It Discrimination?

Human Resources Journal

Does Lance Armstrong owe the USPS a couple million dollars?

postalnews blog

Goldway: No imminent cash crunch at USPS

Federal Times

US direct mail giant urges rethink on Standard Mail pricing

Post & Parcel

How Much Does Charles Lane Get Paid to Complain About Being Unable to Compete With the Post Office?

Business Insider

Video: Postal Worker Recovering After Being Pinned by SUV

postalnews blog

Two Significant Changes to FERS

FedSmith.com

Video: USPS places bet on political mail that talks, says MailPOW

postalnews blog

It was hissing and gassy … and at the post office

Seattle Times

Thursday, October 18

Law firm hires postal veterans to open postal practice

postalnews blog

NALC: No “fiscal cliff” for USPS

postalnews blog

APWU: Employees Should Receive Incentive Offers by Oct. 22

postalnews blog

Delaware letter carrier attacked by dogs dies

Wilmington News Journal

Burrus: APWU contract was a "gift to large mailers"

Burrus Journal

Newsweek magazine to stop printing, go all-digital

Reuters

Falling in love: It pays to go postal

Federal News Radio

Newspaper group finds bright spot in USPS rate filing

Newspaper Association of America

New Jersey letter carrier charged with stealing $20,000 coin shipment

Clifton Journal

Michael Thompson's stamp collection is utterly unique

Erie Times-News