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Mailer sentenced to prison for defrauding USPS
Trial of bulk mail tech he allegedly conspired with begins Wednesday.
Mount Pleasant (MI) Morning Sun -
Armed Robber Holds Up Akron Mail Man
WOIO TV Cleveland -
2009 Price-Change Stamps Unveiled
USPS News Release -
Postal worker charged with theft of mail
Quincy (MA) Patriot Ledger -
Mailman Finds Delivery Route Altered By Recession
NPR's Weekend Edition SaturdayFriday, February 27
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USPS puts three Houston post offices on sales block
Houston Business Journal -
Potter to execs: honor the contract
Letter Carrier Connection (.pdf file) -
USPS OIG: Postal managers bought HD-TVs, TiVos, video games, designer watches with postal funds
postalnews blog
Update: the USPS has reportedly suspended the eAwards program until further notice. -
More electric company payments missing in Connecticut
MSNBC -
USPS Intelligent Mail Barcode and Direct Mailing Industry: Rhetoric vs. Reality
Postcom.org -
NYC mailman among 3 charged in tax refund scam
Newsday -
Connecticut Light and Power Payments Lost in Mail
WNLK Norwalk CTThursday, February 26
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UPS chief says postal service is "doing a better job running itself like a business"
... and says UPS isn't interested in delivering first class mail
MSNBC -
USPS picks ad agency for $1 million "strategic messaging" account
PR Week -
Postman carrying a lighter mailbag
Dubuque Times Herald -
Postal Service to Revamp Bulk Mail Center Network
Plans don't include contracting out
PARCEL
see also the Mailhandler Union web site - -
South Dakota contractor pleads guilty to stealing mail
Associated Press via KXMC TV Minot (ND) -
UPS Expands Territory for Early A.M. Delivery
Press release -
South Carolina postal employee indicted for theft
Press release -
Five Or Six Day Mail Delivery?
The Big Fat Marketing Blog -
Former Illinois carrier is suspect in undelivered mail
Jacksonville (IL) Journal CourierWednesday, February 25
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NALC's Young: Cooperation doesn't mean ignoring the contract
Statement of NALC President Young On Compliance with National Agreement- NALC Bulletin -
USPS Cuts Post Office Hours, Upsetting Customers
WSOC TV Charlotte -
Rare but possible: Ads on collection boxes
Media Life MagazineTuesday, February 24
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White powder scare closes mail center overnight
MSNBC -
Paying the Postal Service
Minot Daily News -
Will Netflix dump the red envelope?
CNBC -
All in a Day's Work
rescuing lost children, saving lives...
FedSmith -
Editorial: Saving Snail Mail Still Makes Sense
Tampa Tribune -
Dogs Maul Postal Carrier Over Weekend
KMBC Kansas CityMonday, February 23
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Plan to cut 1 day of mail doesn't go far enough
Arizona Star -
Postal carrier dies after falling on metal marker in Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo News -
Credit card direct mail volume down dramatically
Exceptions: airlines, Wal-Mart
DMNews -
USPS loss for FY 2009 to date tops a billion, January mail volume down 16%
PRC filings show the USPS lost $751 million in January
postalnews blog -
Congress to probe why PMG's pay soared as USPS finances tanked
Washington Times -
NAPUS disputes PRC Public Representative's proposal to privatize post offices
NAPUSSunday, February 22
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Letter carrier sees mail decline first hand
Southtown (IL) Star -
Post office cutbacks could hurt churches
New Orleans Times PicayuneSaturday, February 21
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Is The OIG Issuing "Tickets"?
The Eagles Den Blog -
Changes to BMC network coming soon?
postalnews blog -
Inquiry urged over embezzled APWU funds
Houston Chronicle -
Mississippi postmaster attacked in robbery
Vicksburg Post -
USPS cuts pay for newly hired casuals
NAPUS Hotline via postalnews blogFriday, February 20
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League President: Sylvester Black's remarks just a symptom of "sick management style" in "many areas and districts"
National League of Postmasters - Presidents Message - -
Ex-postal worker gets probation for stealing mailed gift cards
St Petersburg Times -
Truck driver admits stealing, destroying mail
Buffalo News -
Neighbors battle postal service
Ft. Myers News-Press -
Postal workers picket at Industry plant
San Gabriel Valley (CA) Tribune -
Valpak Dubs Itself 'Original Consumer Stimulus Package'
BrandWeek -
Settlement reached in postal job scam
Wichita EagleThursday, February 19
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Driver who cost letter carrier her sight, both legs, and normal brain function gets five years in prison
WMGM TV Atlantic City -
Valassis: Layoffs Will Continue as It Reduces Newspaper Coupon Business
"Basically, it’s a double whammy for newspapers from which they will never recover. The only winner here will be the U.S. Postal Service."
BNET Advertising -
Postal officials accused of threatening some managers, saying they should be 'executed'
Sioux Falls (SD) Argus Leader
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Connecticut postal worker caught with pot
Greenwich Time -
Panel Chair Has Window Into Postal Service
Washington Post -
USPS Rate Hike Will Sock Small Parcel Shippers
multichannelmerchant -
No injuries in mail truck mishap
Lewiston-Auburn (ME) Sun Journal -
When changing a carrier's route caused a national uproar
MetroWest Daily News
(note: the writer didn't know how the story ended- click here to find out...)Wednesday, February 18
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Dispute Over USPS Two-Tour Initiative Appealed to Arbitration
APWU - Industrial Relations
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FMLA Coordinators Soliciting Release of Medical Information to USPS Law Dept.
Denver Mailhandlers Local 321 web site via postalnewsblog.com -
Postmaster to Country: Lick My Stamps!
NBC Philadelphia -
Tough times for the post office, but not for the Postmaster General
ABC News -
Postal service hits back at criticism of postmaster general's pay
CNN
details of the Postmaster General's $857k compensation deal - -
Portsmouth postal workers fear for jobs
Portsmouth (NH) Herald -
Ranking GOP member on House Oversight Committee addresses NALC gathering
postalnews.tv -
A Case Where Congress Did Something Right ... Well Almost
NAPS Legislative & Regulatory Update -
APWU Leads Protests of Florida Consolidation Plans
APWU News -
USPS Smacks Nonprofit Mailers Again
NonProfit Times -
Catalog Prospecting Rate? Not This Year
multichannelmerchant.comTuesday, February 17
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Postal workers deliver for coworker
Killeen (TX) Daily Herald - -
USPS Uses RFID to Manage Vehicles, Drivers
RFID Journal -
For mail, the end of the line
No more home delivery to new developments
Waterbury Republican-American -
House may consider resolution backing six day delivery
Federal Times -
Postal customers angered at early closing
WHDH TV BostonMonday, February 16
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Moonie paper catches up with postalnews- after a couple of months...
postalnews blog -
Commentary: New rates are first nail in the coffin for IMB
Postcom.org -
Washington letter carrier credited with saving woman's life
Seattle Times -
USPS changes holiday operations
KREM TV Spokane -
Postal vehicles in Dallas to be tracked by GPS
Postalmag.com -
Americans Advocate Reduced Services to Help Postal Service
Gallup PollSunday, February 15
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Royal Mail privatisation plans 'dead in the water'
The Telegraph -
Mailman rescues woman after week trapped on own kitchen floor
New York Daily News -
Postal workers seek help to keep work
Mansfield (OH) News Journal -
A postage stamp hike - sealed with a kiss
St. Paul Pioneer Press -
PARS Software Grievance Resolved
APWU News -
Connecticut postal worker suing for another chance
Litchfield Register CitizenSaturday, February 14
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Mail industry ponders its future after rate hike - DMNews
DMNews.com -
Minneapolis mail handler may have your Best Buy reward
A Minneapolis postal worker is being investigated for allegedly using at least 16,000 certificates to buy merchandise.
Minneapolis Star TribuneFriday, February 13
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Sylvester Black letter on "Zero Tolerance"
Iowa APWU web site -
NAPUS President backs call for AVP's removal
NAPUS Hotline -
Stimulus Bill Makes Tracks for White House – USPS Left at Station
also: H.R. 1 Provides $250 Tax Credit for CSRS and FERS Retirees
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Newsletter -
PRC's Blair: USPS needs more financial transparency
Postal Regulatory Commission -
OIC gets probation for stealing
State College (PA) Centre Daily -
APWU Denounces USPS Rate Proposal
Planned Rate Hike Would Continue "Failed Strategies"
APWU NewsThursday, February 12
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NAPS calls for removal of Western Area VP, Dakotas DM for "inflammatory remarks"
"Some managers ought to be taken out and executed."
NAPS via postalnews blog
Update: League President weighs in on Western AVP comments - -
Mail carrier faulted for not cutting across snow covered lawn
Buffalo News -
Postal service offers fired letter carrier another job
USPS "... bombarded this week with complaints from locals"
Coeur d'Alene Press -
More Lakeland Postal Jobs Threatened
Lakeland (FL) Ledger -
Is It Time for a Postal Service 2.0?
Business Week -
Postal Service considers shifting some operations from Springfield to Hartford
Springfield (MA) Republican -
Attempts to Secure USPS Pre-Funding Relief Continue
NAPS Legislative/Regulatory UpdateWednesday, February 11
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Twin Cities plant project to go ahead
Minneapolis Star-Tribune -
Early bird mail worm: $1,288 fee
New York Daily News -
UPS and Postal Service launch pilot returns service
Internet Retailer -
Louisiana postal worker arrested for buying drugs at work
Monroe News Star -
Catalogers get a break
Catalog Postal Rates To Rise 2.3%, First Class 4.5%
Multichannel Merchant -
USPS may study consolidating Utica, Binghamton into Syracuse
WKTV UticaTuesday, February 10
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APWU can't afford to publish its magazine next month?
APWU News -
Postage Prices to Increase May 11
USPS Press release -
Long recession could stymie USPS struggle for solvency
Federal Times -
APWU blasts USPS response to postal financial crisis
APWU News -
Postal worker hero loses his job
Coeur d'Alene (ID) Press -
Failing to deliver? Postal service cutbacks have marketers, publishers worried
BtoB Magazine -
Zumbox creates an all-digital alternative to the U.S. Postal Service
VentureBeat -
Postal carrier arrested, suspected of stealing mail
San Diego Union-Tribune -
Earth Class Mail to sell business units in major focus shift
TechFlash -
Plugging in the Postal Service
PRC Commissioner Ruth Goldway op-ed piece for the New York Times -
Expanding, Tweaking, and Rethinking FSS
Dead Tree Edition -
Saving universal service from an economic storm
President's Message, NALC Postal RecordMonday, February 9
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Lawmaker to reintroduce FERS sick leave bill
Federal Times
see also "Insurance or Entitlement?" at Federal News Radio - -
Postal workers shrug off bomb threats
Mankato (MN) Free Press -
No Day Is a Good Day for No Mail
From Mags to Coupons, Call for Five-Day Service Has Everyone Scrambling
Advertising AgeSaturday, February 7
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Snow Keeps Mailman Away For Week
WRTV Indianapolis -
Falling numbers are adding up to Postal Service cuts
Buffalo News -
Public to have say on Wilkes-Barre move
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader -
Coupon shuffle in Cleveland area Sunday papers
RedPlum switches to direct mail
WKYC TV Cleveland -
Printers, ACMA Head Defend Five-Day Postal Delivery
multichannelmerchant.comFriday, February 6
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Audio: PMG Potter on NPR's Talk of the Nation
NPR Media Player -
Mail carrier who stole checks on route sentenced to prison
Detroit Free Press -
Mail Matters
"... the Postal Service has a better claim on federal support than Bear Stearns or General Motors"
The Nation -
Labor-friendly Congressman to chair postal oversight subcommittee
Postcom.org -
Postal Service says study won't seal Long Beach facility's fate
Long Beach (CA) Press-Telegram -
PMG briefs BOG on plans to insure viability of USPS
USPS News Link -
Lakeland Postal Center May Be Moved
Lakeland (FL) Ledger -
Miklwaukee P&DC project on hold
Business Journal of Milwaukee -
USPS OKs two-way postage for reusable envelopes
DMNews -
Ex-postal worker accused of taking Metro passes
St Louis Post-DispatchThursday, February 5
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Sen. Susan Collins: Abandoning six-day mail delivery is unacceptable
Foster's Daily Democrat -
Postal investigation of Amazon 'ongoing,' but details are scarce
TechFlash -
USPS debuts new service standards rating process
Press release -
NAPS to sue USPS over EAS representation issues
postalnews blog -
Sarasota postal workers to protest job cuts and move
Sarasota Herald Tribune -
Mailers ask administration to help USPS
The Mailers Council -
Social Security checks delayed in Albany
Albany Times Union (... and more from Albany: "Loudonville-bound state pension checks missing") -Wednesday, February 4
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USPS loses $384 million in 1st quarter
USPS Newslink
BOG Financial Update presentation via postcom.or -
Ex-Postal Worker Gets Probation, Fine In Netflix Thefts
Tampa Tribune -
Area employees get timeline for staffing reductions
Great Lakes Area News Bulletin (identical timelines were given to employees in other Area offices) -
UPS picks up DHL business, cuts 401(k) match
Louisville Courier-Journal -
Operations could be reduced at Winchester VA PO
Northern Virginia Daily -
Pit bulls attack Phoenix postal carrier
Arizona RepublicTuesday, February 3
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PRC Chairman Blair Addresses Five-Day Delivery Prospect
multichannelmerchant.com -
Injunction on Bridgeport move denied
Connecticut Post -
Postal Service Pushes the Envelope, Then Folds
Bloomberg.com -
Mailman charged with holding, snooping through letters
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMonday, February 2
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Could shrinking the post office help newspapers?
Nieman Journalism Lab -
Massachusetts carrier charged with workers comp fraud
Press release -
Post office here has already cut back
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -
Cut in mail delivery seen as no big deal
Norwich (CT) Bulletin -
Akron PO celebrates anniversary
Akron Beacon JournalSunday, February 1
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Burrus: PMG's testimony missed the mark
APWU News -
Amazon target of mysterious postal investigation
TechFlash -
Some Zanesville postal work could be moved
Zanesville (OH) Times Recorder
