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POSTAL NEWS FROM PEN
January 2011 News
January 31, 2011
Postal
Service Workers’ Compensation
OIG (poll) wants to know "What can the Postal
Service do to reduce workers’ compensation
costs?" -
What Can You Do About the Weather?
Postal Affairs Blog -
The new
postmaster general speaks out
Washington Post: "How much does it
cost to deliver mail on Saturdays?" PMG: "The
total for the entire organization is $3
billion." -
Ex-postal
worker pleads guilty to mail theft
-
Postal
Service's new sorter won't need breaks
-
The
Coloradoan tells us "The U.S.
Postal Service is hiring up to 30 temporary
tractor trailer drivers in the Denver metro
area." -
Goleta
marks five-year anniversary of post office
massacre -
Million-Dollar Neighborhoods Not Getting Mail
January 30, 2011
Rural post
offices under threat -
Technology, large deficits outdate it
Another pundit that does not seem to know the
facts regarding USPS -
'60
Minutes' visits Mansfield post office
-
January 29, 2011
APWU: With
Slow Progress, Contract Talks Continue
- Also see:
APWU
Protests Bidding ‘Outage’ -
NYC
Mailman 'clipped' coupons and sold them on eBay
-
Union:
Postal Service drops subcontracting proposal
Federal Times -
Former
postal worker receives 5 months in jail for
workers comp fraud -
Disabled
Vt. veteran prevails in fight for home mail
delivery -
NALC: The
elephant in the room
Updated 1/28 -
January 28, 2011
Why
Conservatives Ought to Love the Postal Service
Prospect.org -
New Jersey
APWU Treasurer Pleads Guilty
-
Postal worker penalized for Gulf
service -
The NALC
tells us "One or two
misleading and one-sided editorials about the
Postal Service's financial situation might
simply be chalked up to a bad day or a steep
learning curve, but the editorial page of The
Washington Post has used up its quota of excuses
several times over." -
Nat.
League of Postmasters shares thoughts on recent
PMG meetings -
January 27, 2011
Fox 29
Investigates: Drinking Postmen
Video available -
Family and
Medical Leave Act (FMLA) certification
-
In an
Internet age, postal service reform is long
overdue
Washington Post Editorial -
Is the
Post Office in big trouble? Not if it adapts to
its environment
Bizmology -
PMG
Apologizes to NAPUS For Comparing Some
Postmasters Workloads to The Maytag Repair Man
-
Postal
Voyager Fleet Card purchases must be validated
-
America's
dying postal service: By the numbers
The Week -
Postal
Service greening saving millions
Federal News Radio -
Queens
Postal Worker Wins $500000 Pick 10 Lottery Prize
-
January 26, 2011
Postal
union seeks members' help promoting changes
Washington Post -
Postal Service Shrinking its Urban
Footprint
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer - Also see:
Postal Affairs Blog
-
Sen. Carper Praises U.S. Postal
Service's "Lean Green Teams" -
Postal
workers wait on closures -
How to
Save the Postal Service -
Boles
Acres Post Office closes doors
$50000
reward for info on Searcy mail carrier attack
January 25, 2011
USPS
closures: Will the USPS still be delivering mail
in ten years? -
Postal
Service aims to shutter 2,000 sites
Washington Post - PMG Donahoe says "We have post
offices out there that we have two customers, or
three customers come in in an entire day,"
Donahoe said. "Remember the Maytag repair man?
He used to have the loneliest job in the world.
We probably have about 5,000 postmasters that
have the loneliest job in the world." -
Government
Announces Job Loses, Unemployment Expected To
Rise
- Obama.net - Joanne Veto
of the USPS told reporters that no post offices
would actually be closed. The only locations
being shut down will be branches and stations.
This is because it is illegal to close a post
office simply for financial purposes. -
Va postal
consolidation could save $1.6M annually
-
Cops: Dog
shot after injuring letter carrier
-
January 24, 2011
APWU
Denounces Post Office Closure Plans
-
U.S.
Postal Service Clarifies Do Not Deliver Requests
-
Ruling on
Shuttered Post Offices Expected Soon
Wall Street Journal -
Postal
Service beefs up financial monitoring
Federal News Radio - Includes
audiocast with Linda Libician-Welch, Director,
Field Financial West, Office of Audit for the
Office of the Inspector General, Postal Service
-
Postal
Service Eyes Closing Thousands of Post Offices
Wall Street Journal -
Adapting
the Postal Service to prosper in the digital age
The Daily Caller -
The
anti-feds: Who's leading the attack on your
jobs, pay and benefits
- Federal Times -
January 23, 2011
Postal
Service must realign its network to remain
viable
By Robert A. Cavinder - Appalachian
District Manager USPS -
The
Washington Post tells us "The
U.S. Postal Service's accounting is an arcane
art, but here's an educated estimate of the
costs of delivering a first-class letter." -
Earth
Class Mail attempts reboot in Beaverton
-
Woman
pleads guilty to fraud charge
A Westmoreland County woman pleaded guilty in
federal court to defrauding the Postal Service.
-
Cuba not
accepting mail destined for the United States
CNN -
January 22, 2011
The
Business Case for Continuing Six-Day Delivery
NAPS -
January 21, 2011
APWU:
National Officers to Meet in February
Guffey Seeks to Unify Leaders on New
Direction -
Also see:
APWU chief
seeking change in direction from
Federal Times -
Postmaster
Donahoe: USPS will have to cutback
Federal News Radio Audiocast -
Donahoe tells Federal News Radio he's confident
the USPS will return to black, but not without
cutting back on delivery days. -
Postal
Service ‘Discovers’ A Way To Grow Direct Mail
Dead Tree Edition -
Plan to
Close Processing Facility Draws Anger,
Frustration -
Attrition,
VERA, Retirement Incentives and RIF's
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -
Sen.
Carper Reacts to USPS Job Cuts
-
Democrats
name new House oversight leadership
Washington Post - Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.)
will serve as ranking member on the subcommittee
responsible for federal workers, the U.S. Postal
Service and labor policy. -
Reward
Increased for Suspect Wanted For Attempted
Abduction of Letter Carrier -
January 20, 2011
Lazy
mailman played hookie, then burned or dumped
letters
He was hired (as a contract carrier)
to deliver the mail, but instead he hoarded,
dumped and burned them. -
PRC Seeks
Public Comment on Price Increase Proposed by the
Postal Service -
How will
Pat Donohue Change the Postal Service?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -
THE
PRESIDENT, POLITICS, AND DOING THE RIGHT THING
by postal commentator Gene Del Polito -
‘Natural
Selection: Can The Postal Service Escape
Extinction?‘ -
Salinas
mail move draws fire -
Do we need
new designations for our parcel services?
Your Postal Blog
January 19, 2011
SENATOR
COLLINS FILES AMICUS BRIEF REGARDING POSTAL
SERVICE’S REQUESTED RATE INCREASE
- As the Author of Law, Senator Collins Says
Postal Service Lacks Justification for Request -
Postal
Service Policy on Workplace Harassment Revised
-
USPS
updates procedures for handling suspicious mail
-
USPS
Ethics 101: What’s proper for fundraising and
what’s not -
Forbes
says "Technology has certainly put postal
service mail sorters on the chopping block."
-
Federal
Report asks "Is the USPS the federal canary in
the coal mine?" -
Attempted
Abduction of Letter Carrier?
-
Is That A
Flat-Rate Envelope in His Pocket, Or Is the
Postmaster General Just Glad To See You?
Dead Tree Edition -
Issa
announces Oversight subcommittee leaders
-
January 18, 2011
Postmaster
general defends the 'Forever Stamp'
Washington Post -
Two GOP
freshmen to handle federal worker issues
Washington Post - House Republicans
are tapping two freshmen to lead congressional
oversight of the federal workforce and U.S.
Postal Service. -
Opposition
builds over plan to move Salinas mail-processing
center -
New postal
chief looks to control costs, raise revenue
Washington Times - Thirty-five years ago,
Patrick Donahoe was awoken on a Saturday morning
by a phone call from his mailman uncle telling
him to get out of bed and "go take the test." -
January 17, 2011
USPS
shrinks workforce, changes pension
Federal News Radio - Other potential
ramifications for employees include pay freezes,
reductions in current employee benefits and
lower pay scales for new employees. -
Is
“Coopetition” a Good Thing for the Postal
OIG Blog -
USPS: 2010
Tax Information: Form W-2, Wage and Tax
Statement
Also see:
Federal
Income Tax Withholding
Open
postal truck scatters mail for 70 miles
-
January 16, 2011
Post
office robber fondles employees
-
Post
office mural raises questions of racial
sensitivity -
Details of
Lance Armstrong sponsorship
ESPN - within the article click on contract
agreement documents -
January 15, 2011
Postal
Service to cut 7,500 postmaster, supervisor jobs
Federal Times - From Washington Post see
Incoming
postmaster general promises cuts
-
Asheville
postal workers convicted of false claims
-
Donahoe
vows to improve USPS' customer service, woo
potential advertisers - DM
News -
New
postmaster general wants lines to move faster
-
USPS
Contractor Admits Stealing $55000 in Fuel
-
Sen.
Carper Congratulates 73rd U.S. Postmaster
General -
Houston
Downtown US Post Office to close
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More Postal News
January 14, 2011
OSHA Says
Delivery Bar Code Sorters Pose Risk to Workers
Health -
Writing
President Obama (PDF): NALC
President Fredric V. Rolando and the presidents
of other postal craft unions and management
associations recently wrote the White House and
asked President Obama to direct the Office of
Personnel Management to recalculate the postal
pension surplus. -
Donahoe
Sworn In as 73rd Postmaster General of the
United States -
The U.S
Postal Service spent $31.9 million
to underwrite Lance Armstrong's pro cycling team
during its glory years of 2001 to 2004 - Also
see
US Postal
Service sponsors outlined opposition to cheating
with anti-doping clause -
The
Elephant Has Ears: Some Good News for Mailers
Along With the Rate Hikes -
Dead Tree Edition -
Unions
push back against deficit commission
-
Federal
workers' compensation payments called wasteful
GovExec.com -
APWU, Postal Unions Urge Obama To
Fix USPS Pension Overfunding -
USPS to
Raise Catalog Rates by 1%
-
Picketing
over job cuts at Petaluma postal center
-
Postmaster
General Reaches Out to Business Mailers
-
Once a
suspect, postal retiree is free and uneasy
-
Postal
Rates To Rise In April -
USPS
Relaxes Upcoming Requirements for Automation
Prices
Postal Affairs Blog -
January 13, 2011
Good News
for Junk-Mail Senders
Wall Street Journal - ...even though
they aren't named on a letter or parcel,
recipients can opt out of receiving mail with a
simplified address by notifying their mail
carrier. -
Postal Service must realign its
network to remain viable
Opinion from district manager, Santa Ana District -
Regulators
on USPS reforms: “It’s not going to be easy”
Post and Parcel -
Sen. Susan
Collins Calls for Federal Workers Compensation
Reform -
Sacramento
women convicted of assaulting mail carrier
-
Camera
catches woman stealing package from porch;
posted on YouTube -
Steve
Carell’s Post 'Office' Stint will be In a
Post-Office!
January 12, 2011
OSHA Says
USPS Fails to Keep Proper Record of Injury and
Illness
-
Forever
Stamp Folly
Newt Gingrich via Human Events - Also see
Newt
Gingrich doesn't like the 'Forever Stamp'
-
PRC
Chairman Goldway's Remarks at January 11, 2011
Public Forum on PAEA -
U.S.
Chamber of Commerce CEO, Thomas Donohue, Hires
Former PMG Potter - Working
on multiple fronts, Donahue announced a new
project, headed by former Postmaster General of
the United States Jack Potter, to open up global
supply chains and logistics for American
companies. (scroll to read Infrastructure) -
Authentidate Allows US Postal Service Contract
Expire -
January 11, 2011
'Frustrated' postal union continues negotiations
Washington Post -
Shaken DC
postal workers return to postal plant
Washington Post -
Carrier
admits guilt in jogger’s death
-
Can We
Deconstruct This Postal “Restructuring”?
Print CEO -
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE DEPUTY
POSTMASTER GENERAL - POSITION AND CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION
(PDF)
What USPS is looking for in a Deputy PMG - via
Postcom -
Postal Service will cut more of its
workforce
GovExec.com -
January 10, 2011
Exclusive:
Postal Service RIFs, early retirements coming
soon
Federal Times -
APWU:
Despite Mounting Frustration, Contract Talks
Continue -
APWU: Safety Talk on Recognizing And
Handling Suspicious Mail -
NALC: Advanced OWCP Training For
Branch Representatives (PDF)
OPM
pension errors force thousands to pay up
Federal Times - One U.S. Postal Service
employee, who asked to remain anonymous because
she was not authorized to talk to the press,
said she deposited the entire $450 she owed in
2003. But last week she got a letter from OPM
that said she owed another $930. -
Costly
loophole should be closed
You won't see them out delivering mail or
standing at customer service window selling
stamps, but the U.S. Postal Service has more
than 1,000 employees 80 years of age and older.
About 130 of them are 90 and older. -
Postal
carrier pleads guilty to mail theft, drug
possession -
Meter Mail
Refunds: “Is There A Better Way?”
OIG Blog -
Some Lynchburg mail operations may
move to Roanoke -
Man's death ends family's streak of
postal service
January 09, 2011
Fiery
package in DC triggers memories of anthrax
Washington Post - Also see:
Mayor
praises postal workers after package incident
and
Suspicious
packages revive postal worker fears
-
Workers
Upset With Post Office Following Incendiary
Letter Incidents - Post
office employees say it took 45 minutes before
police stepped in and evacuated the facility on
V Street, SE. Also see:
Post union
miffed by ‘sloppy’ evacuation
-
Postal
politics
Minot Daily - letter from a retired postal
employee -
Postmaster
General of the U.S. Postal Service: Who Is
Patrick Donahoe? -
January 08, 2011
RIF - VER
Coming Soon? (PDF)
In a letter published by
PostCom the
PMG says "As we continue our restructuring, we
anticipate that Reduction in Force (RIF) and
Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) processes will
be initiated by the end of this fiscal quarter."
-
Package
ignites at D.C. post office
-
Donahoe,
No Potter Clone, Quickly Making His Mark
Dead Tree Edition -
Body of
missing Texas postal employee found near Point
of Rocks -
U.S. Post
Office will close southeast Memphis office,
affecting 120 employees -
January 07, 2011
Postmaster
General Restructures U.S. Postal Service
USPS says "Layers Eliminated, Officer Ranks
Reduced" -
Maryland
closes government mailrooms statewide
-
Congressman Petri's letter to Postmaster General
takes more than two weeks to arrive
-
USPS: RIF
Competitive Areas for the Postal Service
Postal Bulletin -
Competitive Post Office Box Prices and Services
-
Cutting
hours part of postal service's cost-savings plan
-
PRC to
Convene Forum on Improving U.S. Postal Laws
-
US Postal
Service 2011 Failure – What We Can Learn From It
- Related:
Postal
Affairs Blog -
PRC Seeks
Public Comment for Its Annual Review of Postal
Service Performance -
Sen. Brown
asks Postmaster Gen. to revisit Madison decision
-
Feds
indict Akron man in postal worker robbery
-
Postal
employee sentenced for stealing a piece of first
class mail -
Union
chief blasts new postal delivery scheme used in
Brookline -
A new delivery from the post office:
Gift cards
Washington Post -
Post
office bar and grill
January 06, 2011
Post
office to test sales of gift cards in May
- Read the
PRC
document filed (PDF) -
Social
Security employee tax rate decreases for 2011
-
Best and
Worse Jobs for 2011 - Mail carrier makes the
bottom 50 again -
Alabama
Postal Clerk Indicted For Stealing Mail
-
January 05, 2011
Suspended
Bangor Postmaster Gregory G. Schlegel rejected
for first-offender program
-
USPS
retail staff granted freedom of speech
Post and Parcel - Retail staff at the
US Postal Service will no longer be forced to
stick to a management-approved script when
dealing with customers mailing packages from
this month. - Also see
USPS
“unwilling” to commit to settlement, says APWU
-
Full Service Intelligent Mail: The
Cornerstone to the Success of the Mailing Industry - I Beg To Differ
- Postal Affairs Blog -
11 More Things Your Mail Carrier
Won’t Tell You
Reader's Digest
OIG: USPS
Fails to Justify 19 Types of ‘Worksharing’
Discounts for Big Mailers -
USPS Is
Wasting Money on Unwanted Services, Publishing
Executive Says - Dead
Tree Edition -
Probe
finds Amazon used wrong postal rates
-
Postal
union's leaders to meet on contract talks
Washington Post -
Postal
Service may whittle Petaluma mail center
34 jobs would be affected; city's main post
office would remain open -
January 04, 2011
Supervisor
allegedly hits carrier in her face, supervisor
was arrested for battery
- Chicago Tribune -
The
Washington Post says
"Officials said in September that they can no
longer guarantee eight-hour, full-time shifts
for most workers." -
Why
Capital and Flexibility Matters
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
-
Did Issa
Provide an Entry for Postal Reform?
-
Husband
Pleads Not Guilty to Shooting His Wife, USPS
District Manager in Alabama
-
Mail in
Maui
G.P. Stamp
-
APWU
Frustrated by Lack of Progress in Contract Talks
-
Related:
Impasse
appears possible in postal labor talks
- Federal Times -
Top 10
Postal Stories of 2010 - OIG
- cast your vote -
New Mail.dat Client Needed for
PostalOne!
Postal Affairs Blog -
Nashville: A Metro Police commander
wants UPS, FedEx and the postal service to help him patrol neighborhoods
-
January 03, 2011
Closing of
USPS station upsets residents of Capitol Heights
in Montgomery, Alabama
- PEN Ed: this USPS station is less than 5
blocks from my home. -
A
Common-Sense Plan to Save the Postal Service Pt.
III
The Wattree Chronicle -
Man
accused of taking money for USPS workers’ comp
premiums -
Federal
News Radio tells us - Maybe
the Postal Service can save money by reducing "workshare
discounts." The Postal Service Inspector General
says the Postal Service has
failed to
justify the millions of dollars
in "workshare discounts" to mailers for
efficiency reasons. Under the program, the
mailers get reduced postage rates in return for
preparing, sorting, or transporting mail.
Theoretically, USPS would come out ahead in the
deal because it saves costs. But in 2009, the
Postal Service didn't justify 19 out of 30
workshare discounts that exceeded costs by $104
million. It also says that more discounts could
cost more money, and be less efficient. Postal
managers agreed to compile data to support the
discounts, but didn't agree with the
recommendation to document their decision-making
process. -
10 things
to watch across government in 2011
Washington Post - Number 4 is USPS -
January 02, 2011
Postal
Service copes with losses
-
Postal Service employees arrested
for tampering with letters, packages -
Postal Service finances turn dire
The Philadelphia Inquirer -
January 01, 2011
Prediction
for 2011 from Fox Business News
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer - Charles
Payne predicts - "UPS and FedEx will enter into
a bidding war for the Unites States Postal
Service. The deal is close, but unions balk." -
U.S. Rep.
Paul Tonko wants to mark the Delaware Station
Post Office closure order "return to sender"
-
Former
postal employee indicted for stealing cash, gift
cards from mail -
A Hidden
World Inside New York's Great Post Office
-
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