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Wednesday, September 30

• Bill containing USPS financial relief provision passes Senate
  ... resolution "now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature"
  Federal Times
• Texas: Postal Worker Delivering Mail Robbed
  KSAT San Antonio
• USPS lost $721 million in August
  Year to date loss is $6.3 billion with one month left to report
  postalnews blog
• Carrier loses both legs after car slams into him while sorting mail at back of van
  WWL TV New Orleans
• USPS Steps Up Mail-Processing Consolidation
  Dead Tree Edition
• Feds as a Political Force
  Federal News Radio
• Rural Carrier Pleads Guilty To Mail Theft
  KERO Bakersfield
• Union: Binghamton postal workers given little time to decide on filing for early retirement
  "By the time the meeting was over, they had 15 minutes to submit their paperwork..."
  Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
• Mail set to take the long way home
  A Postal Service cost-cutting tactic will move the processing of some Las Vegas mail to Phoenix
  Las Vegas Sun

  Tuesday, September 29

• Earth Class Mail and BankServ Enable Electronic Check Deposit Directly from Postal Mail
  Press release
• Post office wrong target for conservatives
  Baltimore Sun
• Does the USPS have any silly workplace rules?
  USPS OIG Blog
• Xerox and the Future of Mail
  ACS deal sends a strong message regarding what "the document company" thinks about the future of printed documents...
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

  Monday, September 28

• Fed employee health premiums up 8.8% in 2010
  Federal Times
• USPS branch closures unlikely to affect DM
  DM News
• Post office driver injured in NJ crash
  Cumberland County News
• Connecticut Woman Who Killed Mail Carrier Released From Prison
  Hartford Courant
• Online services let cities bypass the mailbox
  San Francisco Chronicle
• Bronx Community Awaits Word on Fate of Botanical Station Post Office
  New York Times

  Sunday, September 27

• Clerk excessed to carrier craft is fired when she fails driving test
  Postal Employee Network (.pdf file)
• Saturday delivery to disappear after 2010 elections?
  Kiplinger Business Resource Center
• Mailman's ZZZZZIP code
  Carrier caught napping?
  New York Post
• The Fight Over Your Flexible Spending Account
  New York Times

  Saturday, September 26

• PRC chairman seeks "national conversation on the future of mail"
  Postal Regulatory Commission
• PRC posts witness statements from field hearings in Ohio and the Bronx
  Postal Regulatory Commission
• Postal service to relocate mail processing to Syracuse from Binghamton
  Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
• House Grants Postal Service 1-Year Reprieve – Senate to Act Next Week
  eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin

  Friday, September 25

• House passes stopgap funding bill that includes financial relief measure for USPS
  APWU News
• Opinion: Don't cut the postal service- to try to save it
  Newsday
• Postal carrier pleads guilty to stealing mail from customers
  Toledo Blade
• Postal Relief? How About No More Congressional Thievery?
  Dead Tree Edition
• Retirement Incentive: Today's the Deadline!
  Offer had 22,000 takers as of yesterday morning
  APWU News
• The End of the Monopoly
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• NAPS Legislative & Regulatory Update September 24, 2009
  NAPS via Postcom.org
• No retirement incentive for Postmasters, EAS or Carriers?
  postalnews blog
• OWCP Recipients Cannot Keep Retirement Incentive
  APWU News

  Thursday, September 24

• House Senate panel approves USPS financial relief measure
  Associated Press
• Postal worker couldn't join Army, so he rode the rails during WWII
  Mansfield (OH) News Journal
• U.P.S. to Begin Testing Direct Marketing Service
  New York Times
• Letter carrier pleads guilty to stealing mail
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
• New Jersey: District Manager's secretary pleads guilty to theft of gift cards meant for employee awards
  Vineland Daily Journal
• Postal workers protest South Florida Post Office closings
  South Florida Sun-Sentinel
• Incentive Available to Employees Seeking Disability Retirement
  APWU News
• Grassley proposal would end federal health benefits plan
  Government Executive
• How health care reform might affect the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program
  Federal News Radio
• Congress Targets FSA Tax Break
  Federal News Radio

  Wednesday, September 23

• DMA to shift focus to digital and considers name change
  Marketing Direct
• Locals say letter carrier is no cat thief
  Huntington Beach (CA) Independent
• Donohoe cautions managers on unpaid overtime for Postmasters
  NAPUS Breaking News
• Postal workers irked by decision to forbid them from mentoring
  Warwick (RI) Beacon
• Ohio: Postal manager gets 22 months in prison for taking kickbacks from suppliers
  Cleveland Plain Dealer
• APWU: Postal Fact & Faction Flyer
  APWU News
• Postal workers may get Census duties
  WTVT Tampa
• APWU Addresses Concerns About Incentive Offer
  "To date, fewer than 21,000 employees have applied for the incentive or expressed interest..."
  APWU News

  Tuesday, September 22

• Union, Management Reach Settlement on Individual Retirement Counseling
  APWU News
• Postal worker helps track down hit-and-run suspect
  Salem (OR) Statesman Journal
• PMG to speak at National Press Club October 8
  Press release
• Carrier delivers heroics – twice
  Warren (OH) Tribune Chronicle
• Should the Postal Service Eliminate Sunday Mail Processing Operations?
  USPS OIG Blog
• Junk mail delivers a sense of satisfaction
  Chicago Tribune
• Will FSS discounts fall flat?
  Rag Content
• Former postal worker admits to stealing more than $30,000 in Netflix DVDs
  Springfield (MA) Republican
• USPS manuals available online
  Employee & Labor Relations Manual (ELM), Interim Internal Purchasing Guidelines (IIPG), Postal Operations Manual (POM), Administrative Support Manual (ASM) (all .pdf files)
  PRC web site

  Monday, September 21

• Catalog Mailers’ Postal Battle Not Just About Rates
  multichannelmerchant.com
• Postal worker admits swiping Best Buy rewards, buying $200k in goods
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Metro Blames Post Office for Expired Mail Service
  Washington Post
• Can the Flats Sequencing System Be Fixed?
  Dead Tree Edition
• Post office could shift Salinas mail processing to San Jose
  Salinas Californian
• Contract carrier given probation for mail theft
  Rapid City Journal
• Letter to the Editor: Problems at Post Office start at the top
  Fargo Forum

  Sunday, September 20

• Iowa Postmaster sentenced to 18 months in prison for embezzlement and bankruptcy fraud
  KWWL Waterloo IA

  Saturday, September 19

• Postmaster General: Six-Day Mail Delivery Doesn't Make Sense
  US News and World Report
• OIG faults FSS test performance
  "the system failed to meet key performance parameters... we believe deploying FSS machines to additional sites is premature"
  USPS OIG web site (.pdf file)
• Slain mail carrier remembered as friendly, responsible
  Cleveland Plain Dealer
  see also: Vigil for Murdered Postal Carrier

  Friday, September 18

• USPS offers $100,000 reward for Visalia mail bomber
  CBS47.tv
• Ohio letter carrier who was shot on route has died
  Fox8.com
• More Florida postal employees being paid to do nothing
  WBBH TV Fort Myers
• Mailhandlers win RI-399 arbitration award on SPBS jobs
  APWU grievance "denied in all respects"
  Mailhandlers Union web site (.pdf file)
• Deja vu all over again for Industry (CA) processing center
  San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• Minneapolis Postal Worker Admits to Stealing Mail
  KSTP TV - Minneapolis
• More on "Operation Graphic Hand"
  Intelligence gathering (including "hippie" sightings!) and plans for military involvement in the 1970 postal strike
  Governmentattic.org (.pdf file)
• PRC approves first class mail incentive program
  ... but criticizes USPS for insufficient analysis, delays in providing data
  Postal Regulatory Commission (.pdf file)
• Insurance is no guarantee that a shipping service will pay a claim
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram

  Thursday, September 17

• A Light at the end of the Tunnel
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• Oklahoma postal worker indicted for money order fraud
  Poteau (OK) Daily News
• Letter carrier shot in Ohio
  Dayton Daily News
• PMG Addresses Current Climate, Lays Foundation for Future Growth
  USPS News Release

  Wednesday, September 16

• Senate is next for HR 22
  APWU News
• Post office may move Lima operations to Toledo
  Lima News
• Picket at Green Bay Post Office
  WGBA TV Green Bay
• Florida Carrier Charged with Mail Theft
  WCTV Tallahassee
• Oregon postal worker admits theft of more than $150,000
  The Oregonian
• Mailer gets 52 months in prison for scamming the Postal Service out of $350K
  WCAX TV Burlington VT
• U.S. Postal Service is master of its (.mobi) domain
  Domain Name Wire
• Retirement counseling settlement allows counseling on the clock
  NALC Contract Administration

  Tuesday, September 15

• House Passes HR 22 USPS Stopgap Relief
  NAPS Legislative Update
• Shot Postal Worker Thrilled To Resume Route
  WRTV Indianapolis
• House may vote on postal relief bill this afternoon
  Congress Matters
• Lynch won't run for Kennedy's Senate seat
  Chair of House postal subcommittee had been expected to enter race
  Randolph Herald
• Postal Service to probe Dexter dog spray case
  Bangor Daily News
• Ex-W.Va. postmaster pleads guilty to theft charge
  Charleston Daily Mail
• Jackson Delivery and Distribution Center Processing Operations Moving to Lansing
  WILX TV Lansing MI
• Postal Service plans to alter Montana mail sorting
  Great Falls Tribune

  Monday, September 14

• Burrus: Advocates of Postal ‘Reform’ Attempt to Misdirect the Public’s Attention
  APWU News
• 336 Clerks to be involunarily reassigned in San Francisco bid cluster
  APWU (.pdf file)
• Maine postal worker pepper-sprays dog, child
  Bangor Daily News
• Audio: Postcom podcast
  Join PostCom President Gene Del Polito and Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Ruth Goldway in a discussion of various postal questions and issues.

  Sunday, September 13

• 'Lost' in the mail
  West Side uproar over 'canceled' carrier
  New York Post
• Re-creating delivery of mail by balloon
  fwdailynews.com
• Plea deal likely to keep Loveland ex-postal worker in federal prison
  The Coloradoan

  Saturday, September 12

• PRC schedules field hearings on on USPS Retail Network Optimization Plan
  Press release (.pdf file)
• GOP escalates attack on Postal Service
  NALC Legislation and Political Action
• Maryland: Former post office clerk gets 3 years in jail for embezzlement
  Carroll County Times
• Wisconsin post office outfits colleagues for free
  Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
• House to Vote Soon on Postal Relief Bill
  APWU News
• FedEx Sees "Modest Recovery"
  Journal of Commerce
• Short time deadline looms for federal Long Term Care
  Federal News Radio

  Friday, September 11

• DC Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Stamps
  Associated Press
• Illinois: Palatine postal center could lose jobs to Carol Stream
  Daily Herald
• Lawmakers must help revive a mail service on life support
  Providence Journal
• Visalia mail bomb mystifies investigators
  Fresno Bee
• Postal worker indicted in theft
  Daytona Beach News-Journal
• Retirement, Separation Incentive Interpretations Document Updated
  APWU News
• APWU: Dispute Over Reassignment of Non-Bargaining-Unit Employees To Bargaining-Unit Positions Appealed to Arbitration
  APWU - Industrial Relations

  Thursday, September 10

• Arkansas postal worker pleads guilty to falsifying records
  Harrison (AR) Daily Times
• FedEx to use USPS parcel return service
  USPS News Link
• USPS: Leglislative Relief or Bust?
  multichannelmerchant.com
• Orlando: thieves used stolen mail to steal identities
  WDBO Orlando
• OIG recommends contracting out more custodian jobs
  USPS OIG (.pdf file)
• End of local postmark would also mean loss of jobs
  Study looks at shifting outgoing mail to Oshkosh
  Green Bay Press-Gazette

  Wednesday, September 9

• Federal Employee Unions Could Help Lynch in Contest for Kennedy's Senate Seat
  Lynch's mother was a postal clerk and he once bragged during a House hearing that 17 members of his extended family either work for or retired from the USPS
  Washington Post
• Employees question closing of Boston University PO
  The Daily Free Press
• Q&A on FLSA status changes for Postmasters
  League of Postmasters
• Postal Service deems Louisville parade signs a mistake
  Boulder Daily Camera
• Contractor pleads guilty to stealing mail
  McAllen (TX) Monitor
• Alabama: Flats processing to move from Huntsville to Birmingham
  Huntsville Times
• Postal service delivered mail bomb that injured Visalia office worker
  Visalia Times-Delta

  Tuesday, September 8

• Colorado parade goers say postal trucks advocated politics
  Associated Press
• Postal employees picket Racine WI post office
  Racine Journal Times
• Save the Postal Service
  Burlington County (PA) Times
• Moving to Cleveland
  Relocation vs. layoffs for postal employees
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• Paid to do nothing
  11,000-plus postal workers idle at any given time
  Federal Times
• Charlotte APWU wins $1.7 million settlement in casual case
  Charlotte Area Local APWU

  Monday, September 7

• Not the Retiring Kind
  As 99th Birthday Approaches, Lexington Park Man Reflects on Life of Work, Faith
  Washington Post

  Sunday, September 6

• Cyncar v Potter FMLA Class Action Update
  postalflame.org

  Saturday, September 5

• The Unofficial Guide to Flats Sequencing
  Dead Tree Edition

  Friday, September 4

• Double Standard On Sick Leave???
  Federal News Radio
• Questions and Answers on Retirement Incentive Program
  APWU
• GSA Delivers Federal Shipping Contract to UPS
  Press release
• "Letter harriers": Post office transfers workers to seven hour commutes
  "They just want to make it impossible for these poor people to get to work so they'll quit"
  New York Post
• How USPS Could Bypass Congress on Saturday Delivery
  Dead Tree Edition
• New Direct Mail to Web API Integrates Social Media Features
  Press release

  Thursday, September 3

• Letter carriers honored for heroic, humanitarian acts
  Seattle Times
• Contract Mail Carrier Doing More than Just Delivering Packages
  "... stealing prescription drugs from the mail, snorting drugs while on the job and carrying a gun"
  WSAZ TV Charleston WV
• Managing the Workforce
  Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
• Post Office’s Trimmed Hit List Shows Cost-Cut Roadblocks
  Bloomberg.com
• University takes junk out of dorm mail
  The Daily Pennsylvanian
• Jury indicts 2 Postal Service workers
  Amarillo Globe-News
• FERS Flu Cure A Dead Duck?
  Federal News Radio
• Retirement, Separation Incentives: Unanswered Questions, Excluded Employees
  APWU Burrus Update

  Wednesday, September 2

• Getting a bill in the mail will now cost you
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
• APWU President Burrus responds to WSJ editorial
  Wall Street Journal
• Former DPMG Mike Coughlin responds to Wall Street Journal editorial
  Postcom.org
• Fewer Post Offices Targeted for Closure
  Washington Post
• USPS releases list of retail units under review for consolidation
  List narrowed to 413
  USPS press release
• US Postal Service loses $865 million in July
  postalnews blog
• Delaware postal worker credited with saving customer’s life
  Dover Post
• Singing postman remembers his route fondly
  Hudson (NJ) Reporter
• Trucker gets probation for stealing 35G from USPS
  Philadelphia Daily News
• Postal employees fight Toledo closures
  Fox Toledo
• An Unhealthy Postal Prognosis
  The Big Fat Marketing Blog

  Tuesday, September 1

• Lieberman: I'll Try To Save Post Offices
  New Haven Independent
• Current and Scheduled USPS Facility Closures Listing
  USPS.com
• Letter Carrier Hospitalized After Dog Attack
  WCMH TV Columbus
• As consumers slow down, FedEx and UPS adapt
  Associated Press
• Michigan carrier accused of hoarding 20,000 pieces of mail
  Detroit News
• FedEx & UPS challenged by USPS flat rates
  BloggingStocks

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