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March 2012 News

March 31, 2012
Letter Carrier Obtained U.S. Citizenship and USPS Employment Under Stolen Identity and Then Stole Identities of Over 85 Victims on Her Mail Route -

APWU Calls for April Actions To Save the Postal Service -

Congressman Rahall Introduces Postal Service Bill -

House postal bill would save billions, CBO says -

Postmaster accused of robbery plot -

Maintenance Craft PSE National Dispute Resolved -

North Virginia Residents Battle to Save Local Post Offices -

Postal worker confesses to stealing $40,000 worth of valuables in mail -

Senate to Act on Postal Bill After Recess - Postmasters Urge Innovation, Relief and Accessibility - NAPUS Newsletter (PDF) -

Spotlight On USPS
GovExec.com -

March 30, 2012
What happened to postal reform?
Washington Post -

National Postal Forum - This Ain't Your Grandfather's Post Office
Auctionbytes -

Cloned Postal Service op-ed offers small comfort -

Congressman Higgins Sheds Light on the Study the USPS Doesn’t Want the Public To See -

US Senate considering commission to review USPS business model
Post and Parcel -

Report: Postal Service work hours fell to historic low last year
Federal Times -

PRC Chides Cash-Strapped Postal Service for Pricing Issues
Auctionbytes -

Postal worker's mail truck ignites, worker saves mail -

Two former postal employees arrested on theft charges -

March 29, 2012
PMG Tells Congress To Take Postal Workers Out of Federal Healthcare Program -

Also see Federal News Radio: USPS plan to set up own health plan faces lawmakers' skepticism -

Why your mailman could be retiring
CNN -

OIG Blog: What is the appropriate pricing regime for the Postal Service?
Guest Blogger Jeff Colvin, Director, U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General -

Banks find opportunity in U.S. Postal Service woes -

Postal Worker Gets 7 Years For Raping Preteen Girl -

March 28, 2012
NALC Says Postmaster general supports ‘practically everything’ in draconian Issa-Ross bill -

USPS Planning Retirement Incentives To Help Downsizing, Donahoe Testifies - Dead Tree Edition -

USPS plan to set up own health plan faces lawmakers' skepticism -

Senate Action on Postal Bill Expected in Mid-April -

Rockefeller, Manchin vote against postal reform bill -

Postal Service plan to drop federal health program faces murky future

Merkley, Wyden Seek to Save Rural Post Offices
Prevents Closures if Closest PO More than 10 Miles Away -

Sen. Bernie Sanders said he and other senators are making progress in terms of protecting rural post offices and limiting the number of mail processing plants to be shut down. -

Postal bill stalls in the Senate
Federal Times -

USPS Preliminary Financial Information - February 2012 -

March 27, 2012
Can A USPS-Run Health Plan Solve Its Financial Crisis?
Statement of PMG (PDF) - Statement of Expert Witness W. Francis (PDF) -

NALC Says Senate will take up S. 1789 after Easter recess -

APWU Says USPS Explanation of Secret Study Is Misleading and Inaccurate -

Postmasters Hear Frank Assessments of Challenges Facing the USPS -

USPS Seeks 'Soft Landing' For Downsized Employees, Donahoe Says
Dead Tree Edition -

Modern Times at the Postal Service: Network Rationalization gives work to idle machines - Save the Post Office -

Union calls on senators to oppose postal reform bill
The Hill -

Expert: USPS pullout would jeopardize federal health insurance program
Federal Times -

March 26, 2012
Senate turns attention to the Postal Service
Washington Post -

Post office debate triggers lobbying
New York Times -

Sen. Collins' speech on the Postal Service
Federal Times -

Industries Fear the Ripple Effects of Proposed Postal Service Cuts
New York Times - ‎

Delivery will suffer if postal service must downsize
Muncie Star Press Opinion -

March 25, 2012
Senate Finally Ready to Move on Postal Bill -

Wrong Message: Postal Service executives not making sacrifices like others -

- Japan Nears Deal on Postal Privatization

March 24, 2012
The USPS press release on the secret survey: They still can’t get their story straight - Save The Post Office -

Loss of postal contract has Hallmark in Palm Harbor packing it up after 20 years - Tampabay.com -

USPS Statement on Market Research Filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission -

NAPUS Board Prepares to Deal with Tough Issues -

APWU Makes Progress On 'Shared Services' -

Why the Postal Service is Needed: the Digital Divide -

Postal Service closing plans panned by lawmakers
Washington Post -

Postal Service steers attention away from 'flawed' revenue study
GovExec.com -

Mail Handlers Bargaining Moves To Mediation -

Former Boone, NC postal supervisor found guilty of workers comp fraud -

Senate to take up Postal Service bill next week -

- Florida post office evacuated after chemical spill

March 23, 2012
A Response to New York Times Drivel
Going Postal -

Man Who Fatally Hit Postman, Severing His Legs, Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter -

APWU Says Revenue Losses Could Wipe Out Savings -

Postal reform bill to hit Senate floor next week
The Hill -

Senator Mikulski Puts Hold on Senate Postal Legislation in Objection to Flawed USPS Consolidation Plan -

NALC says new data indicates proposed cuts could mean greater losses in volume, revenue -

Why the Post Office Loves Junk Mail
TIME -

A 77-year-old former mail carrier has admitted in court that she failed to deliver thousands of pieces of mail on her 115-mile northeast Kansas route. - 

Providence post-office worker admits stealing cash from mail -

- Slidell Man Gets Prison For Punching Postal Worker

March 22, 2012
Senators Baucus and Tester Tell Postmaster General To Clean House before Cutting Rural Post Offices - Senators Baucus, Tester, and several others tell the PMG "Most Americans would be shocked to know that Postal Service executives can earn larger salaries, in the form of bonuses and deferred compensation, than Cabinet-level secretaries such as the Secretary of Defense." They are requesting answers to this and many other important postal related subjects. -

NALC President Says Congressman Ryan's Budget Plan is a Path to Inequality and National Decline -

Secret market survey reveals USPS plans would cost over $5 billion in lost revenue - Save the Post Office -

More junk mail won't save Postal Service
LA Times - Also. from Politico, see USPS: We Can't Fail With Junk Mail  -

USPS explains changes to businesses during webinar -

- Man reportedly exposes himself to postal worker

March 21, 2012
Politics, Network Optimization and Early Retirement
Courier Express and Postal Observer -

What UPS-TNT Merger Could Mean for Postal Service -

In case of an anthrax terrorist attack, see a Louisville postal carrier for antidote -

CA postal employee pleads guilty to stealing $11K -

March 20, 2012
USPS targets small businesses for growth -

USPS supporter in Senate criticizes postmaster general
Federal News Radio - Also see Washington Post Sen. Susan Collins blasts postal reform proposals -

U.S. Postal Service Expects $1 Billion in New Ad Sales -

Kick The Can
Former APWU President Burrus regarding union dues -

Sen. Susan Collins faults the Postal Service (and the Postmaster General) Federal Times - “I find myself in a quandary, one created by the Postmaster General himself as he shifts from plan to plan, from negotiation to negotiation,” Collins concluded. “This makes it extraordinarily difficult for those of us who want to save the historic Postal Service so it can continue to be a vital American institution for generations to come.” Postcom has posted her comments on postal reform (PDF) -

Postman Claims: Ayers family put 'foreigner' Obama through school -

Oakland postal employee charged with wire fraud -

"Because we said so": The unassailable logic of postal managers and their salaries Save the Post Office -

Principles for Postal Service Reform -

OIG Seeks Director of IT Operations
Salary range - $123,758.00 to $155,500.00 / Per Year -

March 19, 2012
Congress should stop targeting federal employees
Federal Times -

When Will USPS VERA Announcements Come, What Will be Offered, and Who Will Be Eligible? Courier Express and Postal Observer -

- Mich. postal centers prepare to close, consolidate

March 18, 2012
It was a very good year: The salaries of USPS executives
Save the Post Office -

Rumors and a Message from NAPUS President Bob Rapoza -

Three keys to saving the U.S. Postal Service -

March 17, 2012
How to save the Post Office
Washington Post -

New bill hopes to bring the Postal Service into the 21st century
The American -

90 days in jail for man in postal corruption case -

Flagstaff postal worker convicted of possessing stolen mail -

Del. postal worker robbed by 3 armed men -

March 16, 2012
Senators Mikulski and Cardin Express Outrage Over Lack Of Public Input Or Transparency Concerning Possible Closure Of Easton Mail Processing Center -

Sen. Baucus tells postmaster general that he needs to visit before closing rural post offices -

Optimized Postal Service Infrastructure
Courier Express and Postal Observer -

Accident that killed postal worker referred to LA city attorney
Los Angeles Times -

If at first you don’t succeed, try revising the survey
Save the Post Office -

APWU to Develop New Web Based Grievance System -

Postal union blasts closings plan in new ads
Washington Post -

OIG: This is the second topic in our “Five Elements of a Postal Solution” blog series - The Postal Service Network of the Future -

- Man Who Robbed Postal Carrier Sentenced To 13 Years

March 15, 2012
Even money-losing rural post offices must stay open, Merkley says
Statesman Journal - PEN Ed - I fully agree. USPS should not be interested in restricting their reach...they should be looking to maintain their reach into every community, home, and business. We could start by requiring mailers that get first class distribution/delivery to pay for first class distribution/delivery. -

New USPS Click-N-Ship website set for launch -

Does USPS want you to see the results of a revenue study?
GovExec.com - The U.S. Postal Service has filed a request to keep the results of a revenue study private, but disputes a lawmaker’s claim that the agency is trying to keep the report hidden. -

The U.S. Postal Parcel Service
Parcels may not save the USPS, but they may help the Eagle fly above the digital tsunami until it somehow rights itself. -

Hopes of a Senate hearing for US postal reform “within weeks” -

Frederick postal workers: 'We can't do this by ourselves' -

- Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal
- Mail worker runs for cover after pellet shot
- Drug-dealing mailman walks after rehab stint

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March 14, 2012
Printed Magazines or Digital Magazines: Do We Have To Choose?
Dead Tree Edition -

Congress’s war on the post office
Salon -

OIG: What would an optimized Postal Service infrastructure look like in the 21st century and beyond? -

Postal Service's budget woes hit Edgewood again
Jonathan Battaglia - The Carolina Reporter -

A Stunning Admission: USPS Hasn’t Considered Combined Effect of Proposed Changes (Link Corrected) -

Reid says he'll plow ahead on postal reform
The Hill -

Congressman Says USPS Is Hiding Report on Results of Service Cutbacks
Fairfax News - Read Rep. Connolly PRC Document (PDF) -

Gene Del Polito: It’s Time To Eliminate The USPS Monopoly
Courier Express and Postal Observer -

APWU Launches Next Phase of TV Ad Campaign -

Mail carrier gets prison in tax fraud -

March 13, 2012
The Case of the Missing Market Research Study
Save the Post Office -

Gene Del Polito: A New Approach for Government Provision of Postal Services - Courier Express and Postal Observer -

PostCom Quarterly - A new publication of the Association for Postal Commerce created specifically for mail owners -- the people who actually pay the postage.

NALC: Issa continues campaign to dismantle the Postal Service -

Conservatives, Liberals and the Use of the Web and Mail -

APWU TV AD - "VOICES"
Also see APWU TV Ad - "Michael Bazinet" -

Postal Service Cutbacks May Impact Large Customers -

America is hemorrhaging knowledge as federal employees rush to retire - The Hill -

March 12, 2012
Postal Service defends executive salaries as lawmaker looks to cap pay
GovExec.com - Postal officials argued because USPS functions like a company, it is important for executive salaries to remain competitive with the private sector.  -

Great minds think alike, and so do USPS District Managers
Save the Post Office -

Gene Del Polito: The Impact of Congressional Inaction
Courier Express and Postal Observer - Also see Gene Del Polito: The Prospect for Any USPS Reform Legislation This Year - Courier Express and Postal Observer -

NALC Activist: Marching For Justice -

USPS Seattle District welcomes second VPO -

Congresswoman Hochul Announces Legislation To Cap Executive Pay And Limit Bonuses At USPS - legislation would reinstate the longstanding policy of paying the Postmaster General and other USPS executives at the same level of pay as the President’s Cabinet ($199,700 in FY2012). -

USPS Stops Door Delivery In Joplin Disaster Area - City Not Happy -

Occupy the Post Office! April 17th (TAX DAY) -

USPS Proposes Reforms as It Revises Restructuring Plan -

March 11, 2012
Why Not Allow Phased Retirement for Postal Workers?
Dead Tree Edition -

Questions over Postal Service decision to close Queens plant
NY Daily News -

Congressman Grijalva Introduces Bill to Prevent Post Office Closures In High-Growth ZIP Codes -

Postal Service reorganizing in an effort to keep mail service affordable
by Jeffrey A. Becker, manager USPS South Florida district -

March 10, 2012
Postal worker who discovered children living in school bus speaks out -

The Post Office is not broke--and it hasn't taken any of our tax money since 1971 -

‘Hero’ Mailman Stops Attempted Abduction In Bucks County -

OIG Series Update: Should the Postal Service be a competitive business, an enabling infrastructure, or something in-between? -

Postal Service Salutes Girl Scouts' 100th Anniversary with Forever Stamp -

March 09, 2012
More AMP Studies Released: Network Rationalization not looking very rational - Save the Post Office -

Congresswoman Hochul Announces Legislation to Cap Executive Pay at US Postal Service -

USPS to Lose $83.2 Billion by 2016 Unless Congress Acts -

Gene Del Polito on the Status of Postal Reform Bills
Courier Express and Postal Observer -

APWU: Latest USPS Announcement on Consolidation Raises More Questions than It Answers -

Senate approves ‘phased retirements' for feds
Federal Times -

A spokeswoman for the United States Postal Service retracted a statement she made to the Queens Chronicle last week on whether all 1,140 people employed at the agency’s Whitestone plant will be kept on once it closes. -

With one freeze on plant closures still in effect, the Postal Service announces another - Federal Times -

Postal worker makes worrisome discovery near Houston: 2 children living in old school bus -

- Mysterious package from 1967 delivered to St. Pete home

March 08, 2012
Postal worker dies days after pit bull attack -

"We must not be rushed into false choices": Two Congressmen call for sanity - Save the Post Office -

Carper again takes aim at the Postal Regulatory Commission
Federal Times -

USPS Suspends Consolidation Efforts During Election Season -

Postal worker hospitalized after pit bull attack -

U.S. Postal Service - Congress Broke It - Now They Must Fix It -

USPS Woes: Economy or E-Conomy?
Dow Jones Indexes -

Job Opening: Special Assistant to a Postal Regulatory Commissioner (PDF) -

- $5K reward for info in postal worker's robbery
- Postal Service Won't Go to Rochester, Minn. Trailer Park
- Somerville mailman pleads guilty to dealing cocaine on the job

March 07, 2012
OIG Blog Series: Guest Blogger - Steve Hutkins, Founder of Save the Post Office blog - What kind of a Postal Service do you want? - Also see The future structure of the USPS - NALC Activist Alert -

More numbers on the AMP studies, and they still don’t add up, not even close - Save the Post Office -

Murphy, DeLauro Call for Vote on Bill to Cut Wasteful Spending, Not Jobs from Postal Service -

Hate Mail: A Mailman's Revenge Shows Workers Still "Go Postal"
SF Weekly -

USPS sues APWU over Eagan locker sizes -

Post office clerk arrested in Cromwell
Middletown Press -

Congressman Carter Pushes Coordinated House Response to South Temple Post Office Closing and Similar Post Offices Nationwide -

- Fear of German Shepherds blocked mail delivery in St. Pete
- Fake Mailman Caught Stealing Weed Shipments

- New Corvette turns post office into drive-through

March 06, 2012
Burrus: The new 2011 national agreement has been printed and circulated, but it is surprising that the differences between the contract that was ratified and the final signed agreement have not been identified and explained.

OIG: Should the Postal Service be a competitive business, an enabling infrastructure, or something in-between? Part 1 of 5 part series -

Gay postal worker sues over alleged discrimination
A letter carrier at the downtown Key West post office claims she was denied a promotion due to an improperly applied office nepotism policy, according to an employment discrimination lawsuit filed in federal court. -

Taking Bold Actions to Deliver Affordable Mail Service for the Future -

Phony Postal Inspector Busted For Swiping Pot Shipments -

NALC Activist: Bloomberg poll is anything but In The Loop -

Letter Carrier Admits To Trashing Mail -

OIG: Should the Postal Service be a competitive business, an enabling infrastructure, or something in-between? -

The Post Office Once Proposed A 'Rapid' 2-Day Email Service
Business Insider -

Postal Service can pay taxpayers - if Congress acts
CNN Money -

March 05, 2012
Postal Service may RIF up to 2000; buyouts, early outs also expected
Federal Times -

MSPB Issues Precedent-Setting Decision in NRP Cases -

Questions for Mr. Hammond: The Senate considers a nomination to the PRC
Save The Post Office -

Postal carriers brave the darkness
Chicago Daily Herald -

Postal Service resorts to silliness to save funds -

Postal worker: 'They're tearing apart my business' -

Postal Service needs to brake for democracy -

March 04, 2012
The numbers on Network Rationalization just don't add up
Save the Post Office -

Who gets the blame for postal service problems? -

Senate contenders want postal reforms -

Ex-post office worker facing charges of theft -

Going Postal: More Stories from the CPU Hit List -

Postal closures are needed; but a sign of a weakened nation -

UK Postal Troubles
Hundreds of post offices replaced by 'downgraded' service -

March 03, 2012
2012 Criminal Enforcement Actions Against Postal Union Officials -

Congressman Connolly Defends PRC Chairman Goldway as Advocate of Innovation - Save the Post Office -

NALC On High Alert Regarding H.R. 7 -

Department of Labor sues U.S. Post Office
The U.S. Department of Labor is suing the U.S. Postal Service for discrimination and retaliation. An employee who wanted to file a safety complaint with the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration received information from a safety specialist who was subsequently disciplined by the Post Office. Also see OSHA suing Postal Service over whistleblower retaliation -

Postal Supervisors and USPS Fail To Reach Agreement -

USPS Looks to Hire Hundreds of Rural Carriers -

March 02, 2012
Postal workers vote “no confidence” on VOE survey, but who's listening?
Save the Post Office -

Postal chief's $384000 pay sparks call for cut
The chief of the struggling U.S. Postal Service received $384,229 in compensation last year -- and at least one lawmaker thinks he should take a pay cut. -

Lawmakers Fight Postal Service Closures
MyFox Tampa Bay -

There is time, and there are ways to save postal centers -

Postal regulator's travel questioned as USPS bleeds cash
The Hill -

NALC: LA Carrier Dies After Car Hits Him
Second carrier that has been hit (within two months) while unloading mail from rear of vehicle. -

Save the Postal Service
Politico - Opinion by Sen. Bernie Sanders -

Postal Cuts Are Dead Letter in Congress
Wall Street Journal -

La Crosse postal carrier pleads guilty to stealing 9000 pieces of mail -

Sen. Franken goes to bat for Postal Service -

USPS to keep, expand repair facility in Topeka -

‘Dear USPS . . .’ -

- Returning to sender
- Mail carrier returns wallet filled with cash
- Tucson Mail Service Going to Hell in a Hand Basket

March 01, 2012
How Many Postal Workers Will Consolidations Affect?
APWU News -

Postmaster Organizations and Postal Service Agree to Continue Postmaster Pay Talks -

Postal Workers Need Support from the 99% -

Update: Former Alabama Postal Employee Indicted -

Another View: US Postal Service could pay off its debt and keep plants open - Brad McKenna - president NALC local 74 -

Pay raise or retiree COLA: Timing is everything!
Federal News Radio -

Update: Postman dies after his legs were severed by car -

Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 – The Death of USPS? -

Funding of Early Retirement Incentives -

At Sen. Brown’s Urging, USPS Announces that the Dalton Avenue Processing Center in Cincinnati Will Remain Open -

Post office shooting suspect indicted on federal charges
Montgomery, AL Advertiser -

Postal Worker’s Legs Severed In Freak Accident -

Sen. Cardin: Scaling back USPS service to save money 'counterproductive' -

Mail truck bursts into flames in Port Royal -

Reforming the Postal Service
New York Times -

A 77-year-old Kansas mail carrier accused of embezzling mail says she didn't steal it. -

Questions over U.S. Postal Service decision to close College Point mail sorting facility -

LaPorte postal clerk charged with embezzling stamp money -

- Assault charges against Wilson postmaster dropped

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