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POSTAL NEWS FROM PEN
January 2014 News
January 31, 2014
Postal
Banking: Maybe Not So Crazy After All
- American Banker
Can
Bitcoin Save the Postal Service?
- Bloomberg
Close to
Home: Restoring pride in the U.S. Postal fleet
- The Press Democrat
Postal
Service ignores moratorium on post office
closings, shuts down Glenoaks Station
- Save the Post Office
Postal
Service Board of Governors’ Travel and
Miscellaneous Expenses for Fiscal Year 2013
(PDF) - USPS OIG
Postal
Service: New developments will get 'centralized
delivery,' not door-to-door service
- Sun Sentinel
“Cynical
and diabolical”: Issa attracts allies in quest
to demolish Postal service -
Salon
Sen. Mark
Begich requests meeting with postmaster general
over Alaska mail problems
- Alaska Dispatch
Video: MD
Postal Worker Caught Throwing Package
- PEN Blog
Two House Democrats have introduced
a bill that would force the U.S. Postal Service to
improve the fuel efficiency of its fleet of postal vehicles. - The Hill
Video: Postal Reform Act Markup
- C-Span
Former WI Rural Carrier Sentenced
for Theft
January 30, 2014
LLV
Explodes On Miami Causeway
- Miami New Times
Editorial:
Postal officials must reinvent service to
survive - NJ.com
Senators
Rethink Rate Clause in Postal Bill
- Direct Marketing News
Video:
Mailman Battles Angry Cat While Attempting to
Deliver Mail
- PEN Blog
NAPUS:
Postal Markup Interruptus
- NAPUS via PEN Blog
Business
mailers throw monkey wrench in postal reform
bill - The Washington Post
Senate
committee cuts off postal markup
- The Hill
Postal
Service opts for stamp hike over deeper spending
cuts - Washington Times
USPS moves
towards clustered mailboxes -
The Daily Iowan
January 29, 2014
After
Contentious Debate, Senate Panel Delays Postal
Reform Vote -
GovExec.com
Postal
banking: Is it already legal?
- Slate
Judge:
Ex-Tennessee prison guard eligible for death
penalty in killing of 2 postal workers
- Fox News
Postal
driver said he stole mail for 'good stuff'
- Orlando Sentinel
Boston
Postal Workers in Federal Court for Stealing The
Games, Money From The Mail -
Game Politics
Some
outside-the-box thinking at the Postal Service
- Consumer Affairs
US mailers
warn of “dramatic” volume decline if Senate
proposals pass - Post &
Parcel
Postal
Reform Bill Would Create New Health Care Plan
for Agency
- GovExec.com
Former
postal worker pleads guilty to stealing video
games sent through the mail -
The Boston Globe
Kansas
City postal carrier indicted for stealing mail
Postal
worker's cat video wins $10,000 on 'America's
Funniest Home Videos'
Stop
Staples - U.S. Mail Is Not For Sale!
- petition
January 28, 2014
Video:
Rally and March For Safe Delivery
- via PEN Blog
Jimmy
Fallon Would Love to Be a 'Punk Rock' Postal
Worker - Funny? you decide. -
People
Providing
Non-Bank Financial Services for the Underserved
- Office of Inspector General - Also see
Expanding
financial services is available route for the
Post Office, report says -
The Washington Post
Raleigh,
N.C. - A postal worker is in critical condition
after his mail truck was hit by another vehicle
Monday evening. This accident happened at
7:45pm.
USPS not
ready to process increased package load coming
from online shopping - Fierce
Government
Residents
say no mail delivered last week
- Richmond, VA - WTVR.com
Congress
should enact meaningful postal reform
January 27, 2014
Carper-Coburn Postal Bill S.1486 Props-up Broken
USPS
- Americans for Tax Reform
Intelligence Delayed, but Not Derailed
- Office of Inspector General
Postmasters Receive Pay Increase
- PEN Blog
The
disappearing postal workforce: Counting up the
losses - Save the Post Office
APWU:
First Staples Protests Set for Jan. 28 in
California
The USPS
OIG is seeking a highly qualified applicant to
fill our Market Analyst position
Providing
Non-Bank Financial Services for the Underserved
- Office of Inspector General
January 26, 2014
Video:
Letter carriers take extra supplies to stay warm
on the job
- PEN Blog
Will U.S.
Postal Service catch hell for raising executive
pay? - Daily Kos
First-class postage stamps increasing 3 cents
Monday - UPI
January 25, 2014
Environmental report on disposal of historic
Stamford post office raises questions
- Save the Post Office
USPS Ends
Pay Freeze for Nonunion Employees
- GovExec.com
Third
Idaho Postal Worker Faces Criminal Charges
- Boise Weekly
Several
hundred KCMO city employees find W2 forms cut in
half by USPS sorting machines
USPS
Self-Service Kiosks (PDF) -
OIG Audit Report
January 24, 2014
Idaho
postal worker indicted - PEN
Blog
Competing
appeals over Postal Service’s upcoming rate hike
- Federal Eye - WP
Post
office right to try new strategies
- The Columbus Dispatch
Six Sigma:
Postal Service touting program of failure to
managers? - Intelisent Postal
Affairs Blog
USPS OIG
is seeking a highly qualified applicant
to fill our Criminal Investigator position in
the Office of Investigations (SID) located in
Arlington, VA. - OIG
Even mail
delivery interrupted by storm
Price of
stamps goes up this weekend -
CNN
Solving
the postal problem - The
Adobe Press
January 23, 2014
Postal
Service struggling to keep up on repairs with
shrinking budget - Federal
Eye - WP
Postal
Worker Who Stole Medication Sentenced To Time
Served, Probation - The
Greeneville Sun
Can U.S.
Postal Service be saved? -
Opinion - Fosters
Try, try
again: Postal Service and mailers to appeal PRC
ruling on exigent rate increase
- Save the Post Office
Postal
Service, mailers poised to challenge exigent
rate decision - Fedline
Police say
man installed skimmer in post office kiosk to
steal bank information -
Deseret News
Postal
Worker Severely Beaten in Northeast Columbus
- WSYX ABC 6
Reality
Check: Postal hike -
Cincinnati News
This Guy's
Trying to Visit All 31,272 Post Offices
- Businessweek
Dorchester
Man Arrested In Shooting Of Postal Worker;
Second Suspect At Large - CBS
Boston
January 22, 2014
Outbox was
supposed to disrupt the post office, but now
it's in the trash bin -
Venture Beat
Mayor
Hopes To End 'Ice Cream Truck' Post Office
APWU: Is
Staples Cheating Its Employees?
USPS
falling behind in upkeep of postal facilities,
auditors say - Federal News
Radio
Accident
that burned mail, USPS truck under investigation
- San Jose Mercury News
As USPS
Outsources the Counter, Will Ecommerce Packages
Be Safe? - eCommerce Bytes
January 21, 2014
Video:
Caught on camera: Mailman tosses package on
porch in NW Houston - via PEN
Carrier
saves man’s life
- WDAY - Also see video here:
Postal
worker saves an Oslo man's life by performing
CPR
The Postal
Service’s Latest Problem: Dilapidated, Unsafe
Buildings - GovExec.com
USPS
Confirms 2014 Direct Mail Promotions and
Incentives
Congress
wants delay in selling of historic post offices
until federal report is completed
- The Washington Post
A fee for
your daily mail? Union attacks Australia Post's
'harebrained' idea - fee? $30
per year - The Guardian
Postal
workers march for safer hours in D.C.
- WTOP
Facilities
Feel Budget Pinch - Office of
Inspector General
Postal
Workers Will Protest Delivery After Dark At MLK
Memorial - dcist
Postal
Service explains increase in headquarters
staffing - Fedline
Supreme
Court to hear case on forced unionization
- Fox News
USPS plans
seven mailing promotions for 2014
January 20, 2014
OfficeMax
Sends Letter to "Daughter Killed in Car Crash"
- video - NBC Chicago
Now Is the Moment to Save Our Postal
Commons - Occupy
January 19, 2014
Forever
Stamp-ede: Consumers May Hoard Stamps This Week
But Stop Buying Next Year -
Dead Tree Edition
How
slowing down Standard Mail paves the way for
ending Saturday delivery -
Save the Post Office
A postal service carrier in Jasper,
AL was injured Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle
Family, postal workers rally for
Rock Hill native gunned down near Washington, D.C. -
Rock Hill Herald
Mailers up in arms over proposed
hike - The Hill
January 18, 2014
USPS
denies Canada Post claims over international
registered mail - Post &
Parcel
Postal
threats lead to federal charges
- The Stanly News and Press
In a
Revised Senate Postal Bill, Exigency Is Forever
- Direct Marketing News
January 17, 2014
A
35-year-old Toledo woman scammed the U.S. Postal
Service out of more than $164,000
Apps and
connected mail carriers could keep USPS
relevant, IG says - Fierce
Government
Postal
worker charged with stalking placed on
electronic monitoring -
Northwest Herald
Going
postal: when tragedy becomes a business
- Peoples World
Thinking
inside the PO Box - Save the
Post Office
Staples’
selling postal products without USPS workers
brings complaints of privatization
- The Washington Post
Providing
the USPS Pricing Flexibility Within an
Inflation-based Cap - PostCom
Postal
Workers and Customers Deserve Better
- APWU
Search is on in Alexandria, VA for 3
suspects in robbery of postal carrier
OTDL
Employees on Penalty Overtime To be
Priority-Scheduled over Casuals
- APWU
January 16, 2014
Postal
delivery truck and 2 000 letters destroyed
Alternatives to the Post Office: Expanded Access
in FY 2013 - Save the Post
Office
Video:
Bulk mail theft investigation leads to 3 arrests
in Bakersfield - PEN Blog
Going
postal: USPS IG finds sex on the job, stalkers
and slashed tires -
Washington Examiner
Postal
Service shreds misdirected Imagination Library
books - Kingsport Times-News
PRC's
Goldway Tells What Was Behind the Exigency
Decision - Direct Marketing
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More Postal News
January 15, 2014
NALC:
6-day mail preserved in spending bill
- via PEN Blog
NJ Local
Doesn't Just 'Mail it In' -
APWU
Neither
rain... nor contract -
Jackson Hole News
Video:
Some Chicago USPS Package Deliveries Delayed
- PEN Blog
Thieves
Take Mail from Inside Postal Offices
- CBS Houston
A Detroit
mail carrier has been charged with deserting her
job after hundreds of pieces
of mail were left on Detroit streets before
Christmas - Detroit - CBS
Clerks hit
hardest by USPS cuts, stats show. Headquarters
grows - Fedline
Rate hike
will harm postal service -
The Hill
Why the
U.S. Postal Service Can Win the Battle for the
Same-Day Delivery Market -
Forbes
January 14, 2014
Postal
Service in omnibus spending bill: Congress
should butt out - Slate
Prosecutor: Photo catches postmaster using
stolen gift card
Representatives Serrano and Lee: Postal Service
Must Halt Historic Buildings Sales
- Save the Post Office
Postal
service to appeal violations at Champaign
facility - News-Gazette
Postal
Service Sheds Jobs As Delivery Slows
- The Fiscal Times
Detroit
postal worker charged with dumping mail
OSHA fines
Champaign postal facility $144,000
- Also see
Postal
service to appeal violations at Champaign
facility - News-Gazette
Fewer
Jobs, Longer Wait Times: The New Postal Service
Slogan? - GovExec.com
New York
Metro Area Postal Union calls for an immediate
moratorium on the sale of the historic Bronx GPO
- Save the Post Office
January 13, 2014
Postal
Service proposes changing environmental
regulations on post office disposals
- Save the Post Office
Video:
USPS Returns Money Lost in Moneygram Scams
- PEN Blog
Ex-postal
worker in MS to plead guilty to mail theft
- The Sun Herald
Great
Expectations: Enriching Postal Information
- Office of Inspector General
USPS
staffs Staples pilot offices with non-postal
workers, union pushes back -
Fierce Government
Rural post
offices find way - Lancaster
Eagle Gazette
January 12, 2014
Postmaster
accused of stealing mail claimed gunman took
package - FOX 13
Sale of
historic Bronx Post Office moves forward; bids
due Jan. 15 - Save the Post
Office
Ricin-laced mail sent in stolen law firm
stationery - Spokesman
January 11, 2014
Delivery
after dark: Postal Service presents data showing
big increase in carriers out after 5:00
- Save the Post Office
Reservist
wins $2 million award against Postal Service
after firing - Washington
Examiner
For First
Time, Most Lawmakers are Worth $1 Million-Plus
- postal enemy Issa sits right near the top -
PEN Blog
Woman hit,
critically injured by postal truck near City
Hall - Chicago Tribune
North
Dakotans Express Postal Service Concerns
- KXNet
January 10, 2014
Video:
Robbers Pose As Postal Workers In Houston Home
Invasion - PEN Blog
APWU: New
York Metro Sends Delegations to Staples
- via PEN Blog
$10K
Reward Offered For Tips In Attempted Robbery Of
Postal Worker - CBS Detroit
They Got
Those Post-Exigency Postal Blues
- Direct Marketing News
Talking
Innovation With the USPS CMO
- Direct Marketing News
Postal
Service investigating possible mail theft in
Pontiac neighborhood -
Oakland Press
Postal
carriers hit the streets after storm delay
Retirement
Myths: Can You Increase Your FEGLI Coverage - or
Not? - FedSmith
January 09, 2014
-
Comments (Count)
NALC Says
Don’t put yourself in danger
- via PEN Blog
NALC:
Notice of class action - via
PEN Blog
Staplizing
the Post Office: A dozen reasons to just say no
- Save the Post Office
Amazon
Considering Options After UPS Delays
- The Motley Fool
January
20th - Rally and March For Safe Delivery
(PDF)
Postal
uniform maker posts best year of sales
- Sun Sentinel
Postal
worker finds body while delivering mail
- Norwalk Reflector
Hilly
routes, cold weather pose challenges for postal
workers - The Newark Advocate
January 08, 2014
-
Comments (Count)
Feds
accuse Riverview mail carrier of tax fraud
scheme - Tampa Bay Times
Union:
Don’t Fill Staples Jobs with Non-Postal
Employees - GovExec.com
Former
postal worker sentenced for theft of mail
- The Providence Journal
Video:
Issa Continues His Crusade Against USPS
- The Ed Show, via PEN Blog, with NALC President
Fredrick Rolando (1:35 into video)
Video:
Mail Carriers Valiantly Battle Cold, Snow
- Indiana's News Center
Postal
Service Readies for Holiday Returns with
Improved Flat-Rate Priority Mail Shipping and
Free Package Pickup - Web
Wire
Postal
limbo annoys citizens -
Jackson Hole News & Guide
Postal
inspectors warn of malicious e-mails
- WMBF News
January 07, 2014
-
Comments (Count)
Darrell
Issa's cynical attack puts veterans in cross
hairs - Capital Times
USPS
Considers Scannable Codes For Direct Mail
- Media Daily News
Deep
Freeze Doesn't Stop Mail Delivery
Stolen Car
Crashes Into US Postal Service Truck In OKC
- KOTV
Revisiting
Issa’s plan to replace military-pension cuts
with postal savings -
Washington Post
The
corporatization of the Postal Service: Post
office closures, suspensions, relocations, and
reductions in 2013 - Save the
Post Office
Video:
Postal Service combats arctic temperatures
- PEN Blog
Postal
Service again restrained on top executives’ pay
in ’12 - Federal Times
The
Inspector General's Top 10 Postal Stories of
2013 - Direct Marketing News
Postal
clerk fired for National Guard service ordered
reinstated - Federal Times
USPS isn't
protecting its intellectual property, IG says
- Fierce Government
Postal
service truck driver airlifted to hospital
following accident - Daily
Press
8 Media
Trends You May Have Missed in 2013
- Dead Tree Edition
USPS
Exceeded Holiday Package Delivery Volume
- Multichannel Merchant
January 06, 2014
-
Comments (Count)
U-Haul
truck smashes into Detroit's Fort Street Post
Office - The Detroit News
Car
crashes into Belews Creek, NC post office
- MyFOX8
Canada
Ends Door-to-Door Delivery - A Lesson for the
USPS? -
Motley Fool
The Right
AND Left Are Wrong About The Post Office: Let's
Not Privatize It - Forbes
Letter:
End postal confusion in South Jersey
Federal
employee unions lay out 2014 priorities
- Washington Post
January 05, 2014
-
Comments (Count)
Flexible
Workforce Lowers USPS Wages -- and Hurts
Productivity - Dead Tree
Edition
Darrell
Issa’s Cruelest Cut: A Seriously Cynical Attack
on the Postal Service - The
Nation
Regarding
the sale and preservation of historic post
offices and their art: An open letter to the
Inspector General - Save the
Post Office
Class
action filed against UPS -
Atlanta Business Chronicle
January 04, 2014
-
Comments (Count)
Postal
Inspectors Sound the Alarm Over What's Becoming
a Popular Scam
Postal
Service ordered to reinstate GI, potentially pay
millions in back pay, fees -
Stars and Stripes
Video:
Mailman rescued from Monmouth Beach coastal
flooding - PEN Blog
Postal
Service looking for 50 city carrier assistants
in Rochester, NY
January 03, 2014
-
Comments (Count)
OPM seeks
changes to feds' benefits, insurance
opportunities - Federal News
Radio
Postal
Service meets needs of Americans
- Missoulian
Cash-strapped Postal Service seeks DVD-mail
price increase - Washington
Times
Pa. man
sues U.S. Postal Service over roadway incident
with tractor trailer driver -
Pennsylvania Record
Conscientious mail carrier helps law enforcement
make 2 arrests
Postal
Service Tests Swipe-n-Go Tech
- Government Technology
January 02, 2014
-
Comments (Count)
Video:
Sacramento honor student faces charges for
suspected assault on mailman
- PEN Blog
Lawmaker
Looks to Postal Service to Restore Military
Pension Cut - GovExec.com
Lawmaker
(Issa - of course) pushing for five-day mail
service - Federal Times
Even the
Postal Service is better at doing checkout than
grocery stores now -
Washington Post
Oversight
hearing set for man behind 2001 Tulsa postal
worker slaying - Tulsa World
Return to
sender: another stamp hike -
Sentinel & Enterprise
Idaho City
postmaster accused of stealing mail
Rasmussen
postal poll misleads again -
Save the Post Office
January 01, 2014
-
Comments (Count)
35%
Believe USPS Should Be Sold -
PEN Blog
A New
Year’s Resolution: Support the People’s Post
Office - Save the Post Office
Drone
test-site approvals put Amazon, UPS plans closer
to reality - Business First
Owney, The
Dog Who Became The Railway Mail Service's
Unofficial Mascot, Is Your
Adorable History Lesson For The Day - Huff Post
2013 'one
of the worst' years in U.S. history
- Washington Times
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