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February 2011 News

February 28, 2011
Not all post offices should pay their way -

USPS Seeks Adult Signature Service, Seeks New Competitive Product -

Mail carrier nominated as postal hero -

February 27, 2011
Cost-Benefit Analysis Provides First Attempt to Measure Economic Impact of Closing a Rural Post Office - Postal Journal -

USPS Enhancing Parcel Competitiveness with Product Reclassification and New Extra Service - Postal Affairs Blog -

Somerville postman delivers big role in ‘The Fighter’ -

February 26, 2011
APWU: The Battle in Wisconsin: ‘Are We Next?’ -

February A Record Month For USPS Consolidations
Dead Tree Edition -

Post Offices Should Keep Downtown Presence -

Postcom tells us "United States Court of Appeals For The District Of Columbia Circuit has ordered that the oral argument on the postal rate exigency case is scheduled for March 15, 2011, at 9:30 A.M. Petitioners and respondents will be given 15 minutes." -

Did newspapers burst the Postal Service’s bubble wrap? -

Venerable West Indianapolis post office closes, a victim of the Internet age -

Choosing a Road for the Postal Service in the Digital Age
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -

February 25, 2011
From innovation to Monty Python: An interview with the U.S. Postal Service's inspector general - Washington Post -

Rockford postal role may shrink after consolidation study
Also see Union Members React to Possible P.O. Cuts -

Postal worker in jail for stealing mail
He was caught due to a stolen car at his home - Also see Fishers postal worker charged with post-office theft -

‘B.S.’ called at Postal Service public hearing -

Tenn. man indicted in fatal post office shooting
Hats off to our postal workers

February 24, 2011
Standing strong together
NALC - Also see ‘Bailout’ bingo -

APWU: Rank-and-File Bargaining Committee to Meet
But There is No Tentative Agreement, Union Says -

There's light at end of the USPS budget tunnel
Fed. News Radio - Audiocast interview with CFO Joe Corbett -

FSS Is Halfway There
50 PHASE 1 FSS MACHINES NOW IN OPERATION -

SEN. ROCKEFELLER TELLS POSTMASTER GENERAL TO PROTECT STATE JOBS AND MAIL SERVICES -

A postal retail associate suspected of spitting his own feces on a police officer was placed on unpaid leave Wednesday -

Is USPS On Obama’s Mind?
Big Fat Marketing Blog -

Postal service honors deputy D.A. for prosecution of former worker -

February 23, 2011
‘Business as Usual’ Isn’t Good Enough, Guffey Tells National Officers -

Negotiating with the APWU is a Smart Business Decision
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -

Postal Problem: Huntsville, AL Hammered By Mail Delays -

Cash-Starved Postal Service May Buy Time With Obama Quick Fix
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -

USPS pension puzzle
Federal Times -

Local postal workers go beyond call to service
USPS Goes Live With New Teradata Capabilities

February 22, 2011
For Most Publishers, Snail-Mail Editions Still Beat Apps
Dead Tree Edition -

Pay for Performance: Fair and Balanced or Subject to Manipulation? OIG Blog (link corrected) -

Closing Hickory facility will cost Postal Service more -

Postal contractor from Evergreen, AL accused of stealing veterans' medicine from mail -

Picket planned at Butterfield Station Post Office

February 21, 2011
Will You Ever Be Able To Retire?
When it comes to being able to retire, federal and postal workers are in better shape than most Americans. -

USPS Faces Greater Downsizing Or Huge Price Hikes -

Postal Service '100 percent behind bypass mail' -

Postal worker reflects on 41 years, fun and anthrax survival -

February 20, 2011
Tweets from Congressman Dennis Ross and Possible Implications for Postal Unions - Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -

Rural Post offices on notice in digital age -

Postal Service in Delaware: Overdue mail -

One hour of terror in West Dallas
After stealing $185 from Hernandez and his colleague, police said the suspects headed towards the U.S. Post Office on Interstate 30, where a 58-year-old postal worker loading mail was pistol-whipped and robbed. -

Tuscaloosa, AL files restraining order in US District Court to keep post office from closing -

USPS closing Lufkin processing center

February 19, 2011
Federal fraud: Healthy workers took disability -

NAPUS Asks PRC Chairman to Order USPS to Cease and Desist From Unlawful Actions -

NALC: Collins' bill is a good start, but it needs work -

Obama’s Budget and the Postal Service
Nat. League of Postmasters -

NAPUS newsletter "The Budget is “like a Box of Chocolate, You Never Know What You’re Gonna Get” (PDF) -

Former postal employee from receives probation for workers comp fraud -

Sen. Begich Meets with Postmaster General Donahoe to Discuss Alaska Issues -

Feds probing officer-mailman altercation -

Former Fort Worth mail handlers union leader accused of defrauding postal workers -

APWU Stands in Solidarity with Embattled Workers -

February 18, 2011
Republican Congressman Dennis Ross Regarding The Postal Service -

Government Bailout Talk Has Been Around For Quite Sometime and Not Just From Fox News - see Courier, Express, and Postal Observer for Tracking the "Bailout" Talk -

Letter: Postal Service needs fewer supervisors, more workers -

Postal disservice -

Suspect confesses in Henning post office murders - Also see Feds probe ties between shootout, USPS slayings -

Dog owner admits misdemeanor in scuffle with mail carrier -

Postal Service unveils greeting cards with prepaid postage - Also see Hallmark and the post office say you won't have to hunt for a stamp -

Postal Service processing may move from Frederick to Baltimore
Explosives Found in Mailboxes

February 17, 2011
The "Bailout" Talk Has Begun. Or Has It?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -

GOP senator renews push for postal reform
GovExec.com -

USPS Makes GAO High Risk List Again
In 2009 USPS was added to the GAO’s HIGH RISK list. USPS has achieved that honor once again. -

USPS gets short-term relief from Obama’s 2012 budget, but some call it a bailout -

Is Your Job an Endangered Species?
Wall Street Journal (FYI) - Librarians can't find 36,000 results in 0.14 seconds, as Google can. And a snappily dressed postal worker can't instantly deliver a 140-character tweet from a plane at 36,000 feet. -

GAO: Foreign Posts’ Strategies Could Inform U.S. Postal Service’s Efforts to Modernize (PDF) - USPS is facing similar challenges as other industrialized nations’ posts. For example, USPS has a brick and mortar retail infrastructure it cannot afford to maintain. However, USPS currently manages more retail outlets— approximately 32,500—than all of the foreign posts we reviewed combined. In addition, USPS has twice as many delivery points as any foreign post we studied—USPS delivers to 151 million homes, businesses, and post office boxes. Read Just Highlights - Read summary -

PRC: ORDER REVISING POSTAL SERVICE MARKET DOMINANT PRICE ADJUSTMENTS (PDF) -

No penalties for poop delivery -

Maine postal worker charged with theft of drugs

February 16, 2011
What do House Republicans Think About Budget Changes Relating to the Postal Service? - Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -

APWU: White House Budget ‘Recognizes Seriousness’ of USPS Crisis -

Senator Collins' Bill Would Help USPS Adapt to Digital Age
“The Postal Service is at a crossroads,” said Senator Collins. “It must embrace fundamental change. The Postal Service must take actions to reduce overhead costs, curb no-bid purchasing, bring workforce benefit structure into line, and better serve customers to expand volume. -

Americans Want to Keep Postal Service Public But Cut Delivery to Five Days - Rasmussen Reports -

National Association of Postal Supervisors Applauds Administration’s Budget Proposal -

Scientific review reaches no conclusion on source of anthrax -

Trenton Area APWU v. USPS -

Postal worker, surgeon help give girl new ear
Trial ends over postal worker assault

February 15, 2011
Obama Hints At Changes To Postal Service Workforce
Dead Tree Edition -

Delivery Unit Optimization Update
National League of Postmasters - ...DUO will receive saved grade for two years and indefinite saved salary thereafter provided they adhere to the following... -

Budget Provides Relief for USPS
The Administration recognizes the enormous value of the Postal Service to the Nation’s commerce and communications, as well as the urgent need for reform to ensure the future viability of USPS. - Also see Washington Post Postal Service on tap for $11B break in 2012 budget -

Senator Carper Responds to Postal Reform Proposals in the President's 2012 Budget - "I hope my colleagues and the Administration will join me in pushing for this much needed reform so we can prevent the Postal Service from going broke by the end of the year.” -

Also see NALC: Proposed budget preserves six-day mail delivery and offers postal relief -

Statement of Joseph Corbett, Chief Financial Officer United States Postal Service - The Postal Service is encouraged by the President’s recognition of the Postal Service’s financial situation. We look forward to working with the Administration and Congress in the coming year on CSRS and FERS over-funding, the retiree health benefit pre-funding requirement, delivery flexibility and retail access. -

APWU Opposes Plans To Remove Bullet-Proof Glass at Some Retail Facilities -

Obama budget proposes $11B break for Postal Service
Federal Times - Also see Budget would provide short-term relief from USPS financial woes -

F.Y.I.: The Postal salary database at Asbury Park Press has been updated.

Couple's non-existent address tricks mail carriers

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