mobile.postalnews.com

Sunday, August 31

• Why weight matters
  There's more to the decline in USPS revenue than just a drop in volume
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer Blog
• Mail handler who stole cash and gift cards sentenced to probation
  Press release
• Air mail recalls its roots in the sky
  Iowa City Press Citizen
• Postal Service prepares for Gustav
  Victoria (TX) Advocate

  Saturday, August 30

• Postal fleet bids farewell
  Co-workers honor their late friend
  Worcester Telegram & Gazette
• New plant speeds up processing of mail
  The Oklahoman
• Ex-postal workers cite problems
  Recent retiree says management is pressuring employees to retire or quit.
  St Joseph (MO) News Press & Gazette
• ID Thieves Use Postal Service To Find Targets
  WGAL TV Lancaster PA
• Attack of the Postal Service
  Buying stamps becomes an ordeal
  Que sera Sara blog

  Friday, August 29

• The success or failure of IMB lies in the hands of the USPS
  Postcom.org
• OPM approves early outs for letter carriers
  NALC News
• Louisiana: USPS to close offices, stop pickup service in advance of Gustav
  New Orleans Times Picayune
• Rural postmasters see trend in mail usage
  Bedford (IN) Times-Mail
• Absenteeism Report Irks Federal Employees
  Washington Post
• The USPS' Softer Side
  DIRECT
• VERA Approved by OPM for all EAS and Postmasters
  League of Postmasters
• USPS Proposes Stiff Penalties For Move Update Noncompliance
  Graphic Arts Online
• North Carolina Post Offices Changing Hours Of Operation
  WFMY TV Greensboro

  Thursday, August 28

• UPS Won't Refund Surcharge
  Air Cargo World
• Arizona City residents take on U.S. Postal Service
  ABC 15 Phoenix
  click here for video report -
• California postman recovering from leg amputation
  Vallejo Times Herald
• Florida Mail Carrier Saves A Life
  WFOR TV Miami
• DMA Ramps Up Lobbying Spending in Election Year
  DIRECT
• USPS seeking comment on detached address labels
  DMNews
• Postal Service asks for mail tubs back
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
• The Return of the Cardboard Mail Tray
  Postal Bulletin
• What Not To Give At The Office
  Hatch Act reminder
  Federal News Radio

  Wednesday, August 27

• Postal Service Stats Put FedEx, UPS At Risk
  Barron's Stocks To Watch Today Blog
• Mail truck driver suspected of theft
  Bemidji (MN) Pioneer
• Letter to the Editor: UPS uses USPS, so should you
  Everett (WA) Herald

  Tuesday, August 26

• Former Letter Carriers Local President Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $20,000 in Union Funds
  MarketWatch
• Former APWU Local Officer Charged with Embezzling More Than $18,000 in Union Funds
  MarketWatch
• Postal worker sentenced for theft of mailed baseball card
  Portsmouth (NH) Herald
• PRC Proposes New Postal Accountability Rules
  DIRECT
  text of the proposed new rules (pdf file) -
• Capital One files emergency motion in NSA case
  postalnews blog
• Cooling economy stalls relocation of Truckee post office
  Grass Valley (CA) Union
• Mail drop
  Post office targets 350 street collection boxes in area for removal
  Baltimore Sun
• Postal worker charged with mail thef
  East Valley (AZ) Tribune

  Monday, August 25

• APWU Delegates Vow to Fight Privatization of Parcel Post
  APWU News
  video from the APWU Convention
• Potter: USPS could lose $2 billion this year
  Associated Press
• Eye on the environment
  Interview with USPS Sustainability VP Sam Pulcrano
  DMNews

  Sunday, August 24

• Postal Workers endorse Obama, forge ties with Letter Carriers
  Workday Minnesota
• Louisiana postal employee pleads guilty to money order theft
  Press release
• Montana contract carrier pleads guilty to mail theft
  Press release
• Pennsylvania mailman guilty of mail theft
  Hanover Evening Sun
• For big vehicle fleets, eliminating lefts is right
  Spokane Spokesman Review

  Saturday, August 23

• Aviation fuel charges may bury bypass mail service
  Alaska Journal of Commerce
• League of Postmasters reacts to hiring freeze
  National League of Postmasters
• Postal worker pleads guilty to workers comp fraud
  Syracuse Post Standard
• Q&A on the EAS Freeze
  postalnews blog
• Opposition to new postal center grows
  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• Removal of 13 mailboxes a hardship for seniors
  Hagerstown (MD) Herald Mail
• Post Office Worker Robbed At Gunpoint
  WCAU TV Philadelphia

  Friday, August 22

• Developments may weaken industry support for Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMB)
  PostCom Bulletin
• Wasps Buzz In, Postal Carriers Bug Out
  Washington Post
• Postal worker guilty of thefts
  Worcester Telegram & Gazette
• Chicago Tribune, Valassis to Combine Direct-Mail Products
  Editor and Publisher

  Thursday, August 21

• USPS Loses $216 Million in July: All Field Non-Bargaining Postings Frozen
  Volume 5.4% under plan, revenue 3.5% short
  postalnews blog
• APWU Endorses Barack Obama
  APWU News
  more: video of Obama's address to the convention -
• Some forwarded mail takes long, slow route
  Cedar Rapids Gazette
• Maryland: Post Office Removes Mailboxes To Save Money
  WBAL Baltimore
  more: video report via postalnews.tv -
• Connecticut: Robbers dressed as letter carriers invade home
  Hartford Courant
• Lillian Vernon’s New Owner Expands Catalog Plans
  DIRECT

  Wednesday, August 20

• USPS truck driver killed at Des Moines BMC
  Des Moines Register
• VERA extended to HQ, Area EAS and PCES employees
  USPS News Link
• APWU Convention: Delegates Focus on Bargaining Priorities
  APWU News
  video from the convention, including NALC Pres. Young's remarks -
• Long Island police stamp out postal pot plan
  News12 Long Island
  see the video at postalnews.tv -
• 'Junk Mail' to the Rescue in New Orleans
  Valassis Database a Boon to Repopulation Efforts
  Advertising Age
• New Postmaster Ready To Solve Problems in El Paso
  KDBC TV El Paso
• Letter with powder, threat sent to S.D. Senate candidate
  Sioux City Journal
• The Challenge of Cutting Costs
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• Air mail
  Meet the newest entry in talk radio: post office jock Warren Powell
  Richmond Style Weekly

  Tuesday, August 19

• Postal worker’s claims of retaliation upheld
  WCNC TV Charlotte via postalnews.tv
• Mark of the Eagle: USPS begins four part video series on web
  postalnews.tv
• Postal service blocks more mailboxes in Washington (state) development
  Bellingham Herald
• Postal worker injured in Alabama wreck
  Andalusia Star News
• NALC’s Young Addresses APWU Convention
  APWU News
  more from the APWU Convention News page -
• Postal Service probes contracts at Cleveland VMF
  Cleveland Plain Dealer
• Scientists elaborate on the case against Bruce Ivins
  One revelation is that, contrary to what some officials had claimed, the mailed anthrax had not been 'weaponized.'
  Los Angeles Times
• Credit Card Mail Volume Drops For Third Consecutive Quarter
  DIRECT
• You've Got Mail
  It's around here somewhere; we'll find most of it ... in an hour or two.
  Michigan City (IN) News-Dispatch
• Postal carrier pleads guilty to delaying mail
  Raleigh News and Observer
  see also Postal Carrier Pleads Guilty to Hoarding Direct Mail from DIRECT, and a video report on the story at postalnews.tv -

  Monday, August 18

• Obama would oppose contracting out postal routes
  Reno Gazette Journal
• Delayed Saturday delivery of mail in Des Moines to change
  Des Moines Register
• USPS Introduces Post Office Boxes Online
  Postal Bulletin

  Sunday, August 17

• NRLCA COLA effective August 30th will be $1,497
  Rural Carrier Updates
• Airline passengers using the post office to ship luggage
  KTVQ TV Billings MT
• Disappearing mailbox blues
  As the once ubiquitous icons recede nationwide, some Boston residents say they're feeling the pinch
  Boston Globe

  Saturday, August 16

• DHL CEO talks about UPS deal
  New York Times
• USPS seeks to add more EAS positions to VERA
  Letter from USPS VP Doug Tulino to NAPS President Ted Keating
• Man posing as mailman robs NY suburban home
  Associated Press
• Teen charged, two sought in attack on letter carrier
  Macon Telegraph
• Postal Worker Accused Of Not Delivering Mail
  WCMH TV Columbus OH
• USPS consolidating some operations in Maine
  Bangor News

  Friday, August 15

• Convention Gives Postmasters Chance to Query PRC
  also: A Tale of Two Postal Services
  eNAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter
• Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty To Opening Mail
  Bristol (VA) Herald Courier
• USPS reverses political mailings policy
  Albuquerque Journal
  more on the story: postalnews blog -
• Hair Samples in Anthrax Case Don't Match
  Washington Post
• Netflix shipping system down since Tuesday
  SiliconValley.com
  see also: Hacking Netflix Blog, and "Netflix crash caused by botched Oracle upgrade" at Valleywag -

  Thursday, August 14

• NALC Contract COLA : $1,498
  NALC News
  APWU COLA: $1,477
  APWU News -
• When Crime Carries a Postage Stamp
  Washington Post
• Minnesota: Ex-postal worker charged with theft
  Fargo Moorhead Forum
• Former NY postmaster admits theft from P.O.
  Newsday
• Alabama mail carrier robbed
  Troy Messenger
• At least one dead as pickup, postal service trucks collide, smash into gas station
  Palm Beach Post
• NYC lawmakers take aim at postal fraud
  Newsday
• Valpak among Cox properties for sale
  St. Petersburg Times
• Wisconsin PO closes for air quality tests
  Janesville Gazette

  Wednesday, August 13

• A Windfall That Will Blow You Away
  Many federal and postal workers are unaware of the "Windfall" law until they retire and start drawing Social Security benefits. Then it gets ugly.
  Mike Causey's Federal Report
• Mail Carrier Delivers Accident Victim to Safety
  Tipp City (OH) Independent Voice
• Stamping the foot: Carriers walk to reduce fuel consumption
  De Kalb (IL) Daily Chronicle
• Postal Worker Accused Of Raiding Mail To Steal Pills
  KHBS TV Ft Smith AR
• Late mail deliveries upset residents, challenge post office
  Meriden (CT) Record Journal
• Vandals damage Post Office trucks
  WFFF TV Burlington VT

  Tuesday, August 12

• Postal service slashes overtime
  postalnews blog
• Contract carrier injured after collision with school bus
  Arizona Republic
• USPS to limit services in Denver during Democratic Convention
  Denver Business Journal
• Strike 2 for unpopular APC?
  "The machine came from Joplin, Missouri, and they lost it because it didn't generate enough revenue. Right now we're dead last in Arizona for revenue generated."
  Prescott Valley (AZ) Tribune

  Monday, August 11

• UPS dismisses TNT bid interest, TNT shares fall
  Forbes.com
• Postal worker indicted for credit card misuse
  Pueblo Chieftain

  Sunday, August 10

• UPS plots bid for TNT
  The Telegraph
• Anthrax Case Had Costs for Suspects
  New York Times

  Saturday, August 9

• Analysis: What if a jury heard the anthrax case?
  Associated Press
• Getting a VERA letter doesn't guarantee you'll get a VERA
  NPMHU: Third Update on VERA: Voluntary Early Retirement
• UPS spent more than $1.3M lobbying in 2Q
  Associated Press
• Georgia man accused of stealing postal equipment
  Macon Telegraph
• Mailman delivers a little help on his route
  "...his vigilance may have helped save the life of a disabled resident on his route."
  Stockton (CA) Record

  Friday, August 8

• Postal Employee Indicted For Threatening Supervisor
  Rockbridge (VA) Weekly
• USPS $1.1B Loss Could Force Maximum Rate Hike Next Year
  Folio
• Closing Of Anthrax Case Could Mean Review Of Mail Security
  WRC TV Washington
• Delaware letter carrier rescues elderly woman
  WPVI TV Philadelphia
• NAPS Legislative and Regulatory Update
  National Association of Postal Suoervisors
• McCain asks for probe of DHL cutbacks
  Shipper planning large layoffs in critical swing state of Ohio
  Washington Times
  more on the story: McCain calls for probe of company he once aided -
• South Carolina Post Office Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mail
  Press release
  elsewhere in South Carolina: Postal Employee Reassigned in Passport Application Theft Investigation -

  Thursday, August 7

• What Is This Hatch Act You Speak Of?
  FedBlog
• Collectors Discover Flag Stamp Has 14 Stripes
  Fox News
• Postal worker plans to change plea
  Bismarck Tribune

  Wednesday, August 6

• USPS lost $1.1 billion in third quarter
  Press release
  see also CFO Glen Walker's presentation delivered to the MTAC meeting today, provided by Postcom -
• Officials Say Documents Tie Scientist to Anthrax Attack
  New York Times
• News from today's Mailers Technical Advisory Committee meeting
  Postcom.org
• Mailing industry think tank plots an FSS future
  USPS News Link
• Quad/Graphics expanding direct mail division
  Business Journal of Milwaukee
• Report Outlines Junk Mail's Climate Impacts
  MarketWatch
• Protesters block access to Pennsylvania Post Office
  Kittanning (PA) Leader Times

  Tuesday, August 5

• Federal agent dies after Fla. post office shooting
  Associated Press
• USPS cuts impede ‘We Deliver’ promise
  People's Weekly World
• Meriden postal routes cut
  Meriden (CT) Record Journal
• Chiefland Post Office turmoil results in resignation
  Levy County (FL) Journal
• Postal manager indicted for FMLA fraud
  Doctor claimed working full time as a real estate agent was therapeutic for his incapacitating "stress".
  The Federal Sector FMLA Blog
  see also "Alteration of FMLA Medical Certification Results in Criminal Indictment of NJ Postal Worker" -
• Pallet Lessons from the USPS
  MaterialsHandling.net
  see also: GPS tracking helps USPS locate missing pallets -
• Waterbury post office may close
  Waterbury (CT) Republican-American
• Is your Netflix queue destroying the environment?
  Slate Magazine
• NAPUS corrects USO study story
  eNAPUS Legislative Bulletin

  Monday, August 4

• Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft
  WGRZ TV Buffalo
• Ex-postmaster cleared in theft investigation
  "Schultz said this week the [OIG] investigator who led the charge against her is now subject to an internal investigation."
  Galveston County Daily News
• Anthrax Evidence Is Said to Be Circumstantial
  New York Times
• FedEx Downshifts
  Punishing fuel costs and a shaky economy is forcing FedEx Express to reexamine its business model
  Air Cargo World
• CFO: Tools guide Postal Service decision-making
  Federal Times
• UPS nears agreement with drivers, handlers
  Chicago Sun Times

  Sunday, August 3

• Anthrax Case Renews Questions on Bioterror Effort
  New York Times
• Postal Workers Go Without Answers
  Anger, Distrust Linger at Anthrax Site
  Washington Post
• "Local Postmark" lobby drops no longer required
  Postal Bulletin
• Post-Anthrax, Mail Sent Around Inconvenience
  Washington Post
• Tiff with postal carrier keeps some ballots out of mail
  KING TV Seattle

  Saturday, August 2

• Confusion on route when mailman falls ill
  lehighvalleylive.com
• Shipping Costs Start to Crimp Globalization
  New York Times
• It's not over for Jersey anthrax victims
  Trenton Times
  and from the New Haven Register: Doubts linger about unsolved anthrax attacks -
• Time for bold moves: Third quarter results suggest bleak outlook for USPS
  "The combination of secular and cyclical trends are having a devastating impact on postal volumes and revenue and cost-cutting efforts cannot happen fast enough to counter the decline in revenue."
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• USPS seeks VERA authority for Postmasters
  League of Postmasters News Briefs

  Friday, August 1

• Man dead, wife 'critical' after crash with postal 18-wheeler
  Lower Hudson (NY) Journal News
• USPS Delegates USO Review to National Academy of Sciences
  eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter
• Postal workers rally in support of Cleveland AMC
  WKYC TV Cleveland
• Apparent suicide in anthrax case
  Los Angeles Times

postalnews.tv latest videos:

Live Political News Feeds Postal politics forum

Postal Videos Postal Photos PhotoStamps.

React!

• Postalforum.com- online discussion board
• Feedback

Links

Postal links

Company News:

Archives

• September 2004
• October 2004
• November 2004
• December 2004
• January 2005
• February 2005
• March 2005
• April 2005
• May 2005
• June 2005
• July 2005
• August 2005
• September 2005
• October 2005
• November 2005
• December 2005
• January 2006
• February 2006
• March 2006
• April 2006
• May 2006
• June 2006
• July 2006
• August 2006
• September 2006
• October 2006
• November 2006
• December 2006
• January 2007
• February 2007
• March 2007
• April 2007
• May 2007
• June 2007
• July 2007
• August 2007
• September 2007
• October 2007
• November 2007
• December 2007
• January 2008
• February 2008
• March 2008
• April 2008
• May 2008
• June 2008
• July 2008
• August 2008
• September 2008
• Current Posts

postalnews.tv

poll_process(21); ?>

Current Postal Rates

Previous polls:

poll_process(20); ?> poll_process(19); ?> poll_process(18); ?> poll_process(17); ?> poll_process(16); ?> search:

	Web postalnews.com