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POSTAL NEWS FROM PEN
June 2011 News
June 30, 2011
Catalogers
Applaud PMG’s View on Exigent Rates
-
Postal
worker an apparent suicide -
The
Postmaster General talks about privatization and
real estate
Save The Post Office -
Mail
Delivery Halted By Dive-Bombing Birds
Alabama
postal worker charged with stealing mail
Jacksonville postal worker given probation for
stealing gift cards
June 29, 2011
APWU:
Postal Jobs, Pay, Benefits Threatened by
Congress -
USPS to
test repowered gas and diesel delivery trucks
-
Postmaster
General Patrick Donohoe on tour to build support
for Postal Service changes
- Washington Post -
Postal
Pension Halt a 'Willful' Breach of Law, Issa
Says -
East Texas
mailbox bomber gets more than 7 years in prison
for blowing up collection boxes
-
Issa
Introduces Postal Bill, Without Widely-Supported
Provision
NAPUS Newsletter (PDF) -
LEANER,
GREENER, FASTER, SMARTER
USPS 2010 ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT RELEASED
-
Special
Mail Processing of 'Hot' Publications To End
Friday
Dead Tree Edition -
Postal
Service spent thousands on pro sports tickets,
auditors say - Also see
USPS
Employees Expense Sports Tickets -
USPS Now
Selling Most-Requested Holiday Gift
-
Postal
Service Announces Nonbargaining Employees
Promotional Salary Increase Policy Change
- NAPUS -
Ross
questions USPS public hearing process
-
June 28, 2011
USPS Asked
Congressman Sanford Bishop, and Congress, For
Action (PDF) -
PMG: USPS
Needs Congress's Help -
The truth
about the Postal Service
NALC Pres. Rolando for the Bellingham Herald -
Postal
Service needs comprehensive reforms
Op-Ed piece written by Issa for Washington
Examiner -
Amid
Pension Cuts at USPS, Issa Introduces Postal
Reform Act
Auction Bytes -
Rep. Steve
King Trying To Save Sioux City's Mail Processing
Center -
"Postal
Reform Act" would also reform USPS contracting
-
Yet
Another Unworkable Postal Bill
Big Fat Marketing Blog -
June 27, 2011
USPS:
Return $82 billion to sender
-
Loma Linda
postal workers file religious discrimination
charges -
Lawmakers
work to prevent need for U.S. Postal Service
bailout -
Is
Privatization Worse for Labor than the Issa/Ross
bill?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer - Also
from CEP see
A
Creditor's Plan for The Postal Service
-
Ex-postal
worker charged with violating probation
-
Turn Email
Over to the US Postal Service
-
YouTube -
Milwaukee Postal Employee Uses UbiDuo For Work
June 26, 2011
US postal
ratepayers funding non-postal law enforcement,
says audit - Post and
Parcel -
Fox
Investigates: Camden Post Office
Did the Camden postal service fail to quickly
deliver important mail to residents of a city
neighborhood just to save money? video -
PMG
Donahoe the Eternal Optimist
-
Postal
Employees Keep Pace with Technology
-
Postal
Service crisis deepening -
Postal
Employee Charged With Theft Of Mail
-
Iowa
mayors join forces to fight post office closures
-
Man
accused of biting postal worker
-
June 25, 2011
Postal
Service "Overpayment" - Myth v. Fact
Congressman Ross -
Postal
employee charged with stealing money meant for
charities -
June 24, 2011
Issa
Introduces Postal Reform Act
Also see:
USPS
Responds to Issa Postal Reform Bill
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Washington
Post |
Letter to
Issa from postal employee | the
Bill (PDF)
-
Columbus,
GA police: U.S. postal employee robbed
-
June 23, 2011
Postal
Workers Alarmed About Their Retirement: 'Sheer
Chaos' Over Account Cut, Worker Says
- ABC News -
PMG SAYS
FERS PAYMENT SUSPENSION WON’T AFFECT EMPLOYEES
-
Lawmakers
say USPS cost-cutting plan is insufficient
-
Brothers
used post office credit card to run up $21000 in
charges -
One
Drinking Mailman Resigns, Another Asks For
Disability Retirement -
Letter
Carrier Tackles Accused Burglar in Wilkes-Barre
-
PRC’s
Goldway on FSS, The ACD filing and Catalog
Elasticity -
Virginia firm
wins $155.8M contract to manage Memphis postal
center -
OIG: U.S.
Postal Service’s collection of rental income
(PDF) -
June 22, 2011
Representative Ross Indicates that Issa/Ross
Bill will have no Change in Retiree Payments
- Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -
NALC
reacts to USPS's FERS announcement
-
USPS
SUSPENDS FERS PAYMENT
-
Also see:
Issa Warns
of New Bailout as Postal Service Suspends
Pension Contributions and
APWU
President: ‘We Will Take Every Step Necessary To
Ensure Retirement Benefits Are Protected’
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U.S.
Postal Service to Stop Paying Into Worker
Pension Fund - Also
Federal
News Radio -
Sen.
Carper Statement on USPS Decision to Suspend
Federal Employees Retirement Systems Payments
-
FedEx
Earnings and SmartPost and Parcel Select
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -
Private
Sector Mailing Industry Reacts to Postal
Service’s Cash Conservation Plan
(PDF) via
Postcom
-
Metro
Washington Airports Authority expected to pick
former postmaster general as next leader
-
Congressman King Asks Postal Service to Suspend
Decision to Close Sioux City Processing Facility
-
Postal
Service: Idaho move won't cause delays
-
Huffing
man tried to jump in postman's truck
June 21, 2011
Voluntary
Early Retirement to be offered to carriers and
clerks in select locations
in San Francisco District -
An End to
the Postal Service's Wall Street Journal
Subsidy?
Dead Tree Edition -
Pawlenty’s
Really Bad Answers -
OPM
launches effort to improve feds' image
-
OUR
OPINION: What's with all the Postal Service
secrecy? -
Westchester Letter Carrier Out To Change
Americans With Disabilities Act
-
More
Information on USPS Trademarks
-
Canada
Post lockout forces search for alternatives
-
Woman
crashes through post office, causes $250000 in
damages
June 20, 2011
Post
office maintenance worker shared child porn,
authorities say -
US Postal
Service isn't lobbying for a bailout
Chris Crutchfield: Alaska state chairman for the
National Association of Letter Carriers -
What do
USPS Trademark Applications Tell About the
Future?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -
OIG Blog:
Should the Postal Service Offer Volume
Incentives to E-Retailers? -
Postal
service struggles are a sign of times
-
Detroit
Postal Employee Changes Not Guilty Plea
-
June19, 2011
Little
information, large reward a year after slaying
of Hayward postal worker
-
Express
ZIP Line being tested at local post office
-
Whittier
psychologist charged with bilking nearly $1
million from government -
Also charged with mail fraud and making false
statements are two former postal workers, Lois
L. Washington, 47, of Inglewood and Cetric T.
Fletcher, 51, of Long Beach. -
Letter:
Postal services greatly changed
-
Jetpack
mailmen: yet another way the future let us down
-
Little
sympathy for Canada postal workers
-
Postal
Service misdirects Measure A mailers; delivered
after election -
A federal
judge's decision not to stop
the closure of an Akron post office has left
some area residents unhappy.
Post
Office Mystery
June18, 2011
Postal
authorities close Sioux City distribution center
- Also
Congressman King reacts
to Postal Service decision
-
Former
Alabama APWU President Indicted for Embezzlement
-
NALC: How
misleading is the Miami Herald's Glenn Garvin
commentary on the USPS? Let's count the ways.
-
USPS needs
“incubation space” to address digital challenge
-
Donahoe:
USPS finances are like Greece
-
USPS
notifies 1,700 employees their jobs will be cut
-
Postal
Service to Suspend Accepting Mail to Canada This
Weekend -
June17, 2011
Guffey
Asks, Who’s the ‘We?’
-
Battle
over Mail Delivery at Residential Hotels Stuck
in Court -
APWU and
Mailing Groups Urge Legislators to Support H.R.
1351 -
US Sen.
Murray's office evacuated due to envelope
-
Part 3:
Will the Post Office Survive?
Burrus Journal -
Google
Reveals What It Would Do If It Was Running the
Struggling US Postal Service
-
New Every
Door Direct Mail Retail Shipment Option Using
Priority Mail
- Postal Affairs Blog
June16, 2011
GAO: Dire
Financial Outlook and Changing Mail Use Require
Network Restructuring
(PDF) - USPS urgently needs to restructure its
networks and operations as its financial
condition and outlook are reaching a crisis. -
Hete
focuses on USPS' labor costs
Joe Hete, president and CEO of Air Transport
Services Group, Inc. says USPS should
"...restructure labor costs to match the
organization’s current level of operations." -
OUR VIEW: Saturday mail
must stay intact -
Yes, End
the Postal Service
Also see
Editorial:
Rain or shine, snow or sleet, but not at any
cost -
Bald
Eagles Attack Post Office Patrons
-
Man pleads
guilty to assaulting postal worker
-
Flat Rock
postal worker accused of stealing Vicodin
through mail -
Canada
Post locks out workers -
Ex-postal
worker admits to stealing $78000 in money orders
-
Dead Tree
Edition says this could be good news for USPS -
Anti-Greenwash Group To Challenge E-Billing
Claims in the U.S. -
June 15, 2011
ACMA Head:
Don’t Rule Out Exigent Postal Rate Hike
-
Postal
Infrastructure: How Much Can We Afford?
Witness testimony for today's hearing regarding
postal infrastructure can be read at this link.
Testimony from Cliff Guffey may also be found. -
NALC
Wants Mailmen To Thwart Terror Attacks
-
NALC joins
rally in opposition to the Ryan budget proposal
-
Mail
industry calls on Congress to give USPS time to
right-size -
Bothell
mailman stole gift cards, gets probation
-
Prince
George postal worker pleads guilty to stealing
funds -
Future Of The USPS? Royal Mail
Prepares Massive Layoff Of 20,000 Postal Workers -
USPS defends use of suburbanites to
sample rural opinion about ending Saturday mail delivery
-
On-line
Sales Share of Retail Sales Hits New High
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -
Check out
this site: SAVE THE POST OFFICE
Discounts on Car Rentals Available
to Union Members
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More Postal News
June14, 2011
GA ID
Theft Suspect Says She Had Help Inside Post
Office -
Akron
taking postal service to court
-
The future
of Canada Post -
June13, 2011
Guffey to
Testify on USPS Network Before House
Subcommittee -
SC Postal
Manager Pleads Guilty To Mail Theft
Also see
Jacksonville, FL Postal Supervisor Pleads Guilty
to Mail Theft -
USPS Files
Motion to Dismiss Complaint Filed by Postmaster
Organizations and Former Postmasters
(PDF) -
OIG:
Barriers to Retail Network Optimization
(PDF) -
USPS
Report Stands Firmly Behind 5-Day Delivery
-
Lobbying
the Postal Service Is a Multimillion-Dollar
Business
Dead Tree Edition -
Q&A with
United Parcel Service boss Scott Davis
Clearly, there's a role for the post office and
they are facing tough challenges. First of all,
the post office is a competitor of ours and a
customer of ours and we have a pretty good
relationship. -
Video:
Canada Post strike hits 10 more locales
-
June12, 2011
Starting
now: Fairer pension payouts for new retirees
Federal Times -
PRC Says
USPS May Be Engaged In a Nationwide Change In
Service Without Prior Notification to The
Commission (PDF) -
Three armed robbers hold up Lakewood
post office -
Thieves cash in on snail mail even
as less of it is delivered each year -
Postal Service: Customers will
decide post office fate -
June11, 2011
Letter
carrier accused of embezzlement applies for
diversion
A Silver City letter carrier who
allegedly embezzled more than $5,000 from the
National Association of Letter Carriers Union
local 1509 when she was the union's treasurer,
waived her right to a preliminary hearing Friday
in Silver City Magistrate Court and has applied
for pre-prosecution diversion, which, if
approved, will dismiss the case against her. -
Postal
worker stabbed in downtown Portland
-
Minneapolis Postal Workers Protest For AEDs
-
Postal
Worker Reportedly Robbed at Gunpoint for Mail
Skeleton Keys -
Videos
from the 2011 National Postal Forum
-
PRC Job
Vacancy - MEDIA RELATIONS SPECIALIST
(PDF) -
Postal
Worker Embezzlement -
USPS In
Birmingham, AL Hiring Postal Support Employees
(PSE)
June10, 2011
USPS Meets
with Management Association Leaders to discuss
the APWU Agreement and PMR/PSE Issues
-
PRC:
Semiannual Report to Congress
(PDF) -
Postal
inspectors raid Anaheim business
-
Lottery winner's fortune frozen in
Mich. murder case
Freddie Young is a 62 year old postal employee. -
66% Say Private Sector Employees Work
Harder Than Government Workers -
Pawlenty Promises Massive Cuts In
The "Technological Dinosaur" Postal Service -
Florida
Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Stealing Mail
- Also see
Former
Billings postal worker sentenced for mail theft
and
Postal
employee charged with attempting to steal mail
with cash and checks meant for charities
-
Senator
Charles Grassley Meets With U.S. Postmaster
General
VSE Corp.
wins US Postal Service vehicle contract
Palm
Springs postal worker suspected of mail theft
-
June 9, 2011
What can
Google do for snail mail
-
Is there a
Future for the Postal Service in the Digital
Age?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -
Federal
employees, retirees rattled by move to cut
health benefits -
Truck
Driver Pleads Guilty to Stealing Hundreds of
Thousands Through Unauthorized Use of USPS Fuel
Charge Cards -
Tim
Pawlenty: Does He Want to Shut the Postal
Service Down?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -
OIG Blog:
Should Postal Service employees be required to
repay training if they resign before a specified
period of time following their training?
-
USPS
Monthly Financial Data for April
(PDF) -
NAPUS
President’s Update
The management organizations received a briefing
today at Postal Headquarters, which included
answering questions about the newly established
Postal Support Employee (PSE) position. -
OIG:
Conflicts of Interest: Facility Leases and
Contract Delivery Services
(PDF) - OIG Conclusion: Our audit determined the
Postal Service entered into leases that resulted
in financial conflicts. We identified 1,202 of
24,582 total leased properties that were
obtained from current or former Postal Service
employees with an annual rent value of $8.2
million. Also see
IG
questions USPS leases to current and former
employees -
Government
Use of the Postal System: A Valuable USO
Component (PDF) -
CUSTOMER
USES EDDM TO AID IN SEARCH FOR MISSING PET
-
Calgary, Edmonton hit
by rotating postal worker strikes
-
Discovery
underway in mailman dog attack suit
-
USPS Labeling Lists Move Issues
Postal Affairs Blog
June 8, 2011
USPS
reform may be on the way, but is it too late?
Washington Post - Editorial Board Opinion -
Injured
Postal Worker Fights For Medical Benefits
-
Adventist
Postal Carriers Claim Religious Discrimination
-
USPS
Points to My Macy's E-Commerce-Catalog Strategy
-
The APWU
Contract Takes Effect
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -
June 7, 2011
Pawlenty
Calls for Privatization of the Postal Service
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer - Also see
Tim
Pawlenty’s failing Google Test -
Washington Post -
The Google
Test: Does the Postal Service Pass?
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -
APWU Says
Recent Headlines Predict The Demise Of USPS
-
Turnover
at the Postal Regulatory Commission
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer -
FESTUS
POSTMASTER CONVICTED OF RECEIPT OF ILLEGAL
GRATUITIES CHARGES -
Postal
Service Offers Age Verified Delivery Service
-
GOP plan
would slash 200,000 to 300,000 federal jobs
-
June 6, 2011
Update:
It's Official: Postal Service Has More Older
Workers Than Any Fortune 500 Company
- Dead Tree Edition -
Post
offices fade along with Minnesota's small towns
-
Postal
Service cuts warranted -
Settlement
reached in suit between city of Topeka and
letter carrier -
Postal
union wants Canadians to tell post office to
stop demanding concessions -
June 5, 2011
Burrus
Says USPS Should Offer A Healthy Retirement
Incentive -
Letter
Carrier Food Drive Was A Success
-
Rural
Carrier Associate charged with opening and
stealing mail -
USPS
Workforce Has More Gray Hairs Than the Fortune
500
Dead Tree Edition -
Senior
mail carrier should make way for those younger
Opinion from Alabama Live reader -
Why postal
workers deserve more pay
Canada Post Shop Steward -
June 4, 2011
Former TX
postal workers indicted
Two former U.S. Postal Service letter carriers
from the Dallas area have been indicted, in
unrelated cases, on charges of stealing
government funds by filing false and fraudulent
claims with the Office of Workers’ Compensation
Program. -
NAPUS:
This past week, many PMR’s in EAS-15 & 16
offices received a notice
that their current positions would be terminated
on August 23, 2011, but they would be given a
special opportunity to apply for the newly
created Postal Support Employee (PSE) position.
Uncle Sam
is using more snail mail -
USPS
worker charged with attempting to steal mail
-
No jail
likely for thieving Seattle mailman
-
June 3, 2011
Feds
propose closing 11 rural Colo. post offices
-
A U.S.
Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction
of a Mount Pleasant woman, a USPS bulk mail
technician, who was found guilty of bilking the
U.S. Postal Service out of more than $428,000. -
Postal
Service’s Carbon Footprint Shrinks
-
APWU: Voter Participation Contest -
And the Winners Are… -
Price tag of official time spent on
union activities grows
GovExec.com -
Dogsled mail in Alaska
FBI Investigating Letter Sent To
Michigan Gov's Office
June 2, 2011
Former
Elgin Postmaster to Serve 37 Months in Prison
For Embezzlement from Postal Service and Tax
Fraud -
USPS
OFFERING SPECIAL RETIREMENT INCENTIVE OFFER FOR
CERTAIN SUPERVISORS -
Postal
Supervisor Suspended on Accusations of Theft
-
A U.S.
Postal Service supervisor in Birmingham, AL
plead guilty Wednesday to
conspiring to defraud the agency of more than
$300,000 in a billing kick-back scheme -
Former
APWU president in Huntsville, AL indicted on
embezzling charge -
Guffey
Encourages Postal Veterans To Spread the Word
About New Job Opportunities -
Postal
Service considers closing 11 post offices in
Colorado and nine in Wyoming
-
Burrus
Asks "Will The Post Office Survive?"
-
USPS
Mobile App Reaches Nearly 1 Million Downloads
Mobile barcode
promotion, USPS FAQs Clarified - aka, What a
Tangled Web - Postal
Affairs Blog -
Williamsburg Residents Riled Up Over New Zip
Code
June 1, 2011
Editorial:
Why the U.S. Postal Service needs to be reformed
Michigan Live -
Junk
Journalism and the Bogus Postal Statistic
Dead Tree Edition -
Parascript
to provide 191 OCR units to automatically
locate and recognize destination addresses on
parcels and bundled mail, and output finalized
address information -
For Feds
the End is Near, Isn't It?
Federal News Radio -
USPS
searches for more advertising mail
DM News -
Impact of
Postal Service job cuts varies by organization
Federal Times - Lest anyone forget, May 31st was
the last day on the job for some U.S. Postal
Service administrative employees who agreed to
leave or retire early in return for a $20,000
buyout. -
Time for a
postal BRAC? -
Also see
Welcome to the silly
season
Postcom -
Postal
Service sends out 2,400 RIF notices
Postal
worker accused of unlawfully opening packages
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