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January 2012 News

January 31, 2012
Congressman Carter Calls for Post Office Closings Review -

Do federal workers get paid more than private ones?
According to a new study, the answer is yes. But there are a few factors that level the field. -

The synergy of losses: How much will downsizing really save?
Save the Post Office -

IRS decision costs the Postal Service millions
Federal Times -

Postmaster arrested on charges of sexual assault, battery -

Postmaster in 'shock' over unexpected post office closure -

Six Years Ago… the Goleta Post Office Massacre
Santa Barbara View -

- Mail set ablaze at Rockingham Post Office
- USPS Raises Postage Rates; Titan List & Mailing Services, Inc. Discusses Ways to Cut Costs on a Direct Mail Campaign

January 30, 2012
United States Postal Service Cut 50 Full-Time OU Employees -

Mail Handlers Union Warns Members of Dangers In Changing to Carrier Craft -

CBO Report on S.1789 Could Kill Postal Reform in the Senate
Courier Express and Postal Observer - The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate on S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011, most likely killed Senate action on postal reform. -

OIG: U.S. Mail: A Perpetual Duty -

Contract post offices, closing faster than they open
Save the Post Office -

A Surprise Leader in the Print-Media Bankruptcy Sweepstakes
Dead Tree Edition -

US Postal Service 'Unsustainable' Situation, Leader Says -

January 29, 2012
Senate Postpones Consideration of Postal Bill
NAPUS -

Former Postal Inspector Convicted in Federal Court of Perjury and Obstruction of Justice -

Temple residents fight to keep post office open -

Congress can, should fix USPS -

January 28, 2012
Congressman Hinchey calls for a moratorium on the closing studies
Save the Post Office -

No Change in OWCP Procedures for Physical Therapy Authorizations
Please scroll to the bottom of this article for this ALERT from OWCP regarding Align Networks (chosen by USPS for treatment of injured employees). -

Why Mail Matters: Political Attack ads Can be Tougher
Courier Express and Postal Observer -

USPS, NALC & Mail Handlers' Negotiations - Burrus Journal -

January 27, 2012
Postal Service, NAPUS and League Agree to Postmaster Pay Talks Extension -

USPS Launches Express Mail Flat Rate Box -

APWU Says Members Must Take Action Now Because Senate Will Soon Vote On Postal Bill -

NALC: Thanks to you and your brothers and sisters across the country, S. 1789 will not be brought to the Senate floor next week. -

The Challenge of Good Legislative Execution
Gene Del Polito -

Former postal worker to serve 6 years for using Davenport house to store cocaine, marijuana -

Former postal worker gets probation in painkiller theft -

PMG Will Respond to Issa Comments On CNBC's Squawk Box This Morning At 8 ET - link leads to video -

Diet pensions on the menu? -

USPS offers commercial mailers a free ounce for promo inserts -

- Moonshine Leak Prompted Jensen Beach Post Office Evacuation

January 26, 2012
Postal employee, 4 others indicted in $590K theft of Treasury checks -

APWU Discourages Members from Participating In 'Align Networks' -

Postal Service’s Overfunding of Pension Plans Grows to $13 Billion -

Video shows mail carrier allegedly stealing prescription medicine -

USPS Says Letter Carrier Positions Are Available -

How the USPS is Using Its Flexibility Under the APWU Contract -

Ex-Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Attacking Postmaster -

A former contractor for the US Postal Service was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for stealing more than $30000 -

PRC unveils new rules for handling post office closing appeals
Federal Times -

Netflix CEO: DVD subscribers to decline now and forever - Also see Netflix Decides to Ditch Video Game Rentals -

- GAO Report: FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT - Preliminary Observations on Fraud-Prevention Controls

January 25, 2012
Senate Poised to Consider Postal Bill
It appears likely that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will call up S. 1789, the Lieberman-Collins-Carper Brown postal relief bill sometime next week. -

We Already Have A Veterans Job Corps -- It's Called the Postal Service -

OPM: Fixing retirement backlog 'vitally important'
Federal News Radio -

Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Campaign to Dismantle the Post Office -

Rep. Issa: US Post Office Needs to Cut 260,000 Jobs
The U.S. Postal Service needs to slash 260,000 jobs and end weekend delivery if it is to climb out of its "financially insolvent" condition, Rep. Darrell Issa said. - Also see Issa Says USPS is Committee’s Priority, And Should Cut 260,000 Employees -

2nd Ounce Free for First-Class Mail Automation and Presort Letter Mailers -

USPS Shoots for $1 billion in Annual Every Door Direct Mail Sales -

OIG Blog: Thinking Outside The Envelope -

Prosecutors: NJ postal worker took part in tax scheme -

- Hillsborough deputies accuse postal worker of possessing child porn

January 24, 2012
Misplaced Priorities: Environmentalists, Junk Mail and the Keystone Pipeline - "...there has been no push by Democratic lawmakers or encouragement from the environmental left to create a “Do Not Mail” registry." -

Va. Rep. Gerry Connolly Offers Proposal To Help The US Postal Service Battle Deficit -

Man finds dumpster full of mail -

72-Year-Old Postal Employee Makes Shocking Confession -

A former postal worker who faked injuries to get disability benefits has been sentenced to seven months in prison. -

- Truck loaded with mail burns north of Waycross

January 23, 2012
Postal union talks reach impasse, arbitration likely
Federal Times -

Six Day Delivery and H.R. 2309
Courier Express and Postal Observer -

Federal employees owe $1.03 billion in unpaid taxes
WP reports that our elected officials are out to get tax evading federal and postal employees again for not paying their taxes - we contend that this effort should certainly include Timothy F. Geithner, our Secretary of the Treasury, who failed to pay his taxes for several years - and, this effort should also include any employee of our current government administration - including any Senator or Congressman. -

Congressman Higgins: mail facility closing violates policy act -

Making sense of the Post Office financial situation -

- Stamps.com Automatically Updated With New USPS Postage Rates
- Video of mail being stolen

January 22, 2012
Stamp prices go up as postal labor talks fail
Washington Post -

Former Postal Employee Sentenced for Mail Theft -

Occupy Rockford Raises Awareness Surrounding Mail Processing Center Closure -

Harsh penalty for hard work -

- Letter: Postal workers dedicated to providing security, good service

January 21, 2012
Latest Criminal Enforcement Actions Against Postal Union Officials -

USPS declines to extend contract talks; NALC ‘disappointed’ - Also see USPS statement Labor Contract Negotiations with Two Major Unions Reach Impasse - Also see Mailhandler -

USPS-union talks expire for third time since November -

Former postmaster: Closing post offices not the way to save money
Huron Daily Tribune -

Senator Carper addresses U.S. Postal Service on future of Hares Corner Processing Facility -

- Postal Service Has 180 Job Openings In SC

January 20, 2012
Bipartisan majority in the House backs six-day mail delivery
The NALC has learned that 218 House members from both parties—a majority—have now signed on as co-sponsors of H.Res. 137, the measure introduced by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO). -

USPS Celebrates Alabama’s 14th National Football Championship
PEN is proud of the University of Alabama and their win of their 14th national football championship. PEN calls Alabama home. -

Statement from Congressman Brian Higgins on William Street Mail Facility Job Posting - “The sign outside the William Street mail processing facility may say they deliver jobs but it seems to me these days the United States Postal Service is much better at delivering confusion and mixed messages." -

Carrier in Taylor, MI accused of taking cash from mail -

Guilty plea in post office murder -

Which of These 4 Print-Related Giants Is Headed for Bankruptcy? Cast Your Vote -

Gruesome Murder-Suicide In Kanawha County - crime possibly committed by a postal employee -

Senate bill would reimburse US Postal Service -

PostCom: House Oversight and Government Reform committee report on HR2309 (PDF) -

eBay Warns Sellers to Prepare for USPS Postage Rate Changes -

Collins says Postal Service situation is 'dire' -

- Elderly woman rescued from fire thanks to quick actions of letter carrier
- Oshkosh man who took mail carrier hostage get 15 years in prison
- Man accuses post office of losing expensive baseball card collection, jewelry

January 19, 2012
Sen. Susan Collins: US Postal Service cannot be allowed to fail -

Statement on Postal Service Asking PRC to Accelerate Review of Network and Service Standard Changes -

U.S. Postal Service cuts could slow Oregon's mail voting in November -

Postal Workers Have the Right To Speak Out Against Facility Closures -

A post office worth preserving
Save the Post Office -

Careless mailman caught on tape - video -

Ex-mail carrier sentenced for fraud -

Dillons to end Postal Service contract -

Man Accused of Breaking in to Post Office -

Sheriff's Office continuing to ask for tips regarding postal manager's beating -

- US Postal Service Worker Robbed At Gunpoint, DC Police Looking For Suspect -
- Blame 'inventor' Al Gore for Postal Service woes

January 18, 2012
Portland area postal workers rally to save jobs, Saturday delivery -

Mailman accused of stealing money from greeting cards -

USPS delivers magazine to Coral Gables home 36 years late -

Postal cuts: 5 Montana libraries forming next-day delivery courier system -

ARBITRATOR BLOCH RULES THAT THE POSTAL SERVICE’S 2010 TIME STUDY VIOLATED ARTICLE 34 - rural carrier information -

Postal Service Self Sufficiency, Financial Viability and the Business Model
Courier Express and Postal Observer - author says "Therefore, it is time for postal service stakeholders, and in particular its labor unions to develop an acceptable path toward privatization." -

OPM sends Congress its plan to fix retirement services
Washington Post -

Peekskill Man Charged in Assault of Postal Worker -

Springfield Mail Sorting Center Under the Axe -

- Ending the 'franking privilege' could help save the postal service
- Postal workers aren't 'mules,' Mr. Johnston

January 17, 2012
USPS Says It's nobody's business -

OIG: What Else Could Postal Carriers Do? -

Updates to Express Mail refund policy begin on January 22 -

IG: USPS plant consolidations were justified
Federal Times -

Under Siege: The Outlook for Print Media Is Even Worse Than We Thought, Expert Says -- But Publishers May Prosper - Dead Tree Edition -

The Fair Political Practices Commission v. the U.S. Postal Service -

- Postal Service sued after worker causes collision
- Candy-eating raccoons leave mess
- Police say man raided post office in pursuit of bath salt delivery

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