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Congressman wants space set aside in post offices for photos of military personnel
San Luis Obispo Tribune -
FedEx, UPS give peak day package forecasts
Reuters -
Update: Vermont clerk loses bid for injunction
previous story: Waterbury VT residents fight to keep postal clerk
Burlington Free PressTuesday, October 30
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Get paid for unused sick leave?
Federal Times -
Postal worker admits she stole gift cards
Wausau Daily Herald -
Summary of today's postal oversight hearing
Postcom.org -
New Postal Service Rules Delivered Ahead of Schedule
Washington Post -
PRC sets new ratemaking rules
PRC web site -
APWU: USPS Could Lose Millions Under Bank of America NSA
APWU News -
USPS Laptop Stolen in August Held Hawaii Employee Information
KITV Honolulu -
Postmaster General: 'Letter Carrier Surge Is Working'
The Onion (satire) -
NALC and USPS agree to extend negotiation period for local implementation
NALC Homepage -
Will Increased Postal Rates Put Mailers out of Business?
Hearing set for Wednesday (note: the press release incorrectly reads October 03)
House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of ColumbiaMonday, October 29
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UPS accused of tipping the scales
Detroit Free Press -
USPS says Detroit consolidation won't delay mail
Crain's Detroit Business -
Newspaper Exposes Royal Mail Security Shambles
Sunday MailSunday, October 28
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OIG Audit of USPS's Strategic Workforce Plan
USPS OIG web site (.pdf file) -
Carrier pleads guilty to mail and workers’ comp fraud charges
Press releaseSaturday, October 27
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Waiting for Netflix's Plot to Advance
Company's future plans don't include the postal service
Washington Post -
Disability or Threat?: Post-traumatic-stress Disorder in the Workplace
Court finds USPS acted reasonably in removing PSTD afflicted vet from workplace, but mishandled leave and retirement decisions.
Wood-Crapo LLC
read the entire Tenth Circuit Court decision. Update: see also this case recently decided by the DC District Court. -
Post office undecided on replacements for area stamp machines
SE Missourian -
Mail handlers health plan provider in trouble?
"Coventry cuts fee for mail handlers; shares tumble"
Wichita Eagle -
Does MSPB Order Supersede Union Agreement?
Fedsmith.com -
New USPS Diktat: Mailing Labels To The Top Of Magazines
mediabistro.com: FishbowlNYFriday, October 26
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Postman's weekends are shot- for a year- after vandalizing co-worker's car
Staten Island Advance -
FedEx plans rate increases for 2008
Logistics Management
(note: ever notice that the newspapers and right wing "think" tanks that go postal whenever the USPS raises rates never have a problem with UPS and FedEx's annual price hikes?) -
Maghound: a Netflix for Magazines?
Advertising Age -
Granite State Is Latest Do-Not-Mail Battleground
eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter -
Driver dies when postal tractor trailer plunges off overpass,
New Haven Register -
Fighting wildfires may hit letter carrier in the pocketbook
San Diego Union Tribune -
Pennsylvania postal employee charged with embezzling funds
Press release -
Support Wildfire Victims by Contributing to PERF
APWU News -
Reasons vary for late mail deliveries
Baton Rouge Advocate
see also this editorial from the Advocate: Deliver mail before dark -
Editorial: Mail consolidation plan makes sense
Detroit NewsThursday, October 25
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Beware Buddies Bearing Buyouts
Federal News Radio WFED -
Mail Missing From Stolen Mail Truck
WDIV TV DetroitWednesday, October 24
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Hamilton postal workers reject campaign claims- NJ.com
Times of Trenton -
Postal workers picket over cut hours
Cincinnatti Enquirer -
Alabama mailman pleads guilty to sexual abuse of 86-year-old
Northwest Florida Daily News -
California Wildfire Mail Service Updates
USPS.comTuesday, October 23
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Post Office Aims to Leave Yesterday’s Image Behind
New York Times -
Peoria postal workers protest decision to move priority services
Peoria Journal Star -
Postal Service defends Detroit consolidation
Detroit Free Press -
USPS to promote ‘Today’s mail’
DMNews.comMonday, October 22
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Photos of military personnel back up at Paso Robles Post Office
San Luis Obispo Tribune News -
A Campaign Recalls Postal Workers' Deaths
Washington Post -
Letter to the editor: Mail handlers union opposes Canton consolidation plans
Canton (OH) RepositorySaturday, October 20
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Blind Man Says Postal Clerk Didn't Help Him -
KMBC TV Kansas City -
Photos of troops overseas are gone from post office, inspiring outrage
San Luis Obispo Tribune
What do you think? Vote in this week's poll! -
Questions about "Misc" category deductions?
NALC NewsFriday, October 19
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Former postmaster is sentenced for drug transactions
Belleville (IL) News Democrat -
Former postmaster pleads not guilty to felony theft
Isanti County (MN) News -
From dogs to catalogs, mail carriers deliver original view of neighborhoods
Grand Junction (CO) Sentinel -
Letter carrier goes to aid of 82 year old man in dog attack
Wellington (KS) Daily News -
Commentary: PRC takes [redacted] steps into [redacted] new world...
Gene Del Polito commentary for Postcom.org
Update: the PRC has "unredacted" the data in the Bank of America NSA decision- see today's PRC daily listing for the files involved. -
Iowa postal workers back Edwards
Des Moines Register
(This story led to the national APWU announcing that it had not yet endorsed a candidate) -
Flint pickets hope to stop post office plan
WJRT TV Flint -
"Jewish postal worker" headline got it wrong
postalnews blog -
California letter carrier aids child, stops driver in hit-and-run accident
Salinas CalifornianThursday, October 18
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What does the U.S. Postal Service have to hide?
USPS refuses to disclose how much overtime employees work
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel -
Overhead door leads to postal worker's suit against Wal-Mart
Southeast Texas Record -
Editorial: Post office needs security cameras
Jonesboro (AR) Sun -
In the face of changes, Postal Service cuts back
Chattanooga Times Free Press -
Puppy Love
Neighbors hope gift at a block party helps Torrance mail carrier heal from a pit bull attack on his route.
LA Daily Breeze -
Boston cops: Postal worker got punchy
Boston Herald
click here for video from Fox25 BostonWednesday, October 17
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Modern Service Standards for Market-Dominant Products
The USPS proposal for new service standards under the Postal Reform Act. Click here for the .pdf version.
Federal Register -
Letter to the Editor: Santa Ana DM defends Aliso Viejo project
Orange County Register -
Residents bear brunt of mail dispute
Montgomery Advertiser -
Appeals court rejects Jewish postal worker's bias claim
Cleveland Plain Dealer -
Editorial: Youngstown residents face loss of important service
Youngstown Vindicator -
Petition Seeks Return of International Surface Mail Service
petitiononline.comTuesday, October 16
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DMA chief calls on ad mailers to include an opt-out notice with every piece
DIRECT -
Montana carrier and her wolf deliver into the wild
The Missoulian -
Military postal service gearing up for approaching holiday season
Stars and Stripes -
USPS loses appeal of FOIA case
postalnews blogMonday, October 15
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Indiana letter carrier who disappeared faces charges
Greenfield Daily Reporter -
APWU Launches Ad Campaign Against Consolidation in Michigan
APWU News -
MetroGroup to close Vermont plant
End of mailing facility will leave 204 jobless
Rutland HeraldSunday, October 14
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Manhattan: You’ve Got Mail
New York TimesSaturday, October 13
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Detroit postmark could get ax
Detroit Free Press -
Post office's new vehicles force mailbox change
Paradise (CA) Post -
California postal worker sentenced to 2 years
Tri-Valley Herald -
Clerk in vending theft case sentenced to probation
Fort Worth Star-TelegramFriday, October 12
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Post office worker gets 2 years for stealing money orders
San Francisco Chronicle -
APWU announces election results
APWU News -
NYC: Postal Service a step closer to Morgan consolidation
Chelsea Now -
Postal Service won't deliver mail to new development
WSFA TV Montgomery (AL) -
Post office to deliver mail to woman's door
Clarksville (TN) Leaf Chronicle -
Noose found near ground zero post office
New York NewsdayThursday, October 11
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USPS proposes addressing standards for FSS
DMNews.com -
Company to develop pilot program to combat workers comp fraud in USPS
TradingMarkets.com -
Post Office Insider Says Problems Persist At Las Cruces Post Offices
KFOX El PasoWednesday, October 10
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Postal rate change has impact around globe
Chicago Tribune -
Postal carrier battles leukemia
Lompoc Record -
Customer charged with stealing $300,000 in postage
Long Beach (CA) Press TelegramTuesday, October 9
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Young, Potter Sign Five-Year National Agreement Covering 222,000 Letter Carriers
Press release -
Postal worker killed by gunman is buried
Shreveport TimesMonday, October 8
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Dry Cleaner owner offers drive-thru postal services
Flower Mound (TX) Leader Star -
Motorist dies in collision with postal truck
Columbia (MO) Tribune -
Mailboxes getting rarer
Philadelphia InquirerSaturday, October 6
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Del Polito to Mailers—Worry, Be Happy
multichannelmerchant.com -
Postal Service fined $10,000 over trees
Miami Herald -
APWU starts posting preliminary election results
Optimum Solutions web site -
The Future of the Postal Service
NPR's Justice Talking looks at the USPS. Guests include PMG Jack Potter. Click here to find stations that carry the show. The program will be available online after 5PM ET Monday at the program's web page, or the NPR Podcast page. -
Postal Worker Still Waiting for Justice
WANE TV Ft Wayne IN -
Aliso Viejo gathers for postal protest
Orange County RegisterFriday, October 5
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Letter carrier killed in Louisiana law office shootings
Alexandria (LA) Town Talk
also: NALC President Young's statement and the reaction of one of the carrier's customers. -
Postal Clerk Convicted of Stealing Mail
WKRG TV Mobile/Pensacola -
Couple indicted in Voyager gas card theft
Texarkana Gazette -
Ex-postmaster charged in fraud case
KHOU TV HoustonThursday, October 4
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Eagan: City tells USPS to complete road
St Paul Pioneer Press -
Royal Mail workers set to strike
The Guardian -
Ceremony to honor end of Railway Post Office
Hayward (CA) Daily Review -
Post office pair call it a career after 35 years
Contra Costa TimesWednesday, October 3
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Postal Regulatory Commission Sends Bank of America NSA to Postal Governors
Press release -
Pricey plane tickets for government officials usually unjustified, report says
"The U.S. Postal Service, for example, permits members of its governing board to fly first class anywhere."
Minneapolis Star Tribune -
Connecticut APWU wants anthrax answers
New Haven Register -
USPS extends Move Updates to include standard mail
DMNews.com -
Postal trailer crash closes Pennsylvania Turnpike
Cumberland Co. Patriot NewsTuesday, October 2
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Verizon Deploys $25 Million Satellite Network for U.S. Postal Service
Press releaseMonday, October 1
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USPS age discrimination case reaches Supreme Court
postalnews blog -
Microsoft wants to help move post office into the electronic age
Press release -
Europe looks at scrapping remaining postal monopolies by 2011
International Herald Tribune -
UNI Supports NALC’s Fight Against Outsourcing
Press release -
UPS, Teamsters Agree on New Five-Year Contract
Press release
