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October 2015 News
October 31, 2015
Video: Wyoming, MI Carrier Calls It Quits After 52 Years On The Job - PEN
Video: Company rethinks policy after refusing to print stamps to honor late veteran - PEN
APWU: New Congressional Majority Against Mail Delays
Contract Workers Are Suing Amazon - BuzzFeed
PRC Invites Public Comments on Postal Service Metrics - DM News
October 30, 2015
USPS: Online tool can help employees choose health plan - PEN
Delivery plays crucial role in online shoppers’ decisions - Post & Parcel
Car rear-ends mail truck in Fredonia, NY - Carrier taken to hospital - Observer Today
Video: Thief steals packages with family steps away - PEN
Ex-Gates Mills, OH postmaster gets 10 months for stealing more than $57k - WKYC
Postal carrier says he broke leg in Crosby’s dock collapse - The Post and Courier
Postal service lies cost us billions - GAO: Timely mail delivery takes back seat - Washington Times
Richmond's historic Saunders Station post office sold, finally - Save the Post Office
UPS retirees brace for pension cuts - Jacksonville Business Journal
Police search for men who robbed USPS mail carrier in SW Oklahoma City - KOCO Oklahoma City
Should the post office also be a bank? - Washington Post
Man Arrested After Postal Worker Thwarts Attempted Robbery
October 29, 2015
APWU: Workers Comp Fraud Investigations - questionable tactics? - PEN
USPS: Domestic Competitive Products Pricing and Mailing Standards - PEN
Ex-Virginia Beach postal carrier sentenced to one day in jail for mail theft - Pilot Online
Should Rural Mail Carriers Drive Privately Owned Vehicles? - OIG
Video: After 25 years of service, postmaster says mailboxes are now too short - PEN
Payday Loans Cost the Poor Billions, and There’s an Easy Fix - NY Times - PEN: Of course post office banking is the suggested fix. And here's another from WP: Bernie Sanders has a pretty revolutionary idea to change America’s post offices
NY clerk charged for stealing mail - WGRZ TV
Mail operations are overhauled in New Milford, CT - NorthJersey.com
Why is Strategic Planning for Transportation Important for the Postal Service? - OIG
October 28, 2015
NPMHU Prepares for National Negotiations - PEN
USPS to Launch Online Health Records Database - PEN
Video: Woman arrested in connection with package theft in Omaha - PEN
NY postal worker admits to stealing Christmas gifts meant for poor kids - NY Post
How Can the Postal Service Improve Its IDIQ Contracts Process? - OIG
An employee at a contract postal unit in New Mexico has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $10,000 worth of money orders last year. - Rio Rancho Observer
Canonsburg investigation launches federal probe into forged U.S. postal money orders - Observer-Reporter
UPS CFO: We're ready for peak season and we will deliver - Reuters
Mayors Blad, England discuss mail concerns in Washington, D.C. - Idaho State Journal
New Congressional Majority Against Mail Delays - APWU
October 27, 2015
Iowa postal facility exposes mail handler to excessive heat - OSHA Proposed USPS Fine $46,600 - PEN
Video: Reward offered in robbery of Memphis carrier - PEN
Video Update: Postal worker accused of intentionally hitting woman with mail truck - PEN
Rural carriers call prompts search for missing farmer - USPS News Link via PEN
Wal-Mart seeks to test drones for home delivery, pickup - Reuters
Peoria man sentenced in armed robbery of postal worker - CINEWSNOW
Could the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle be the next USPS mail truck? - Linns
Prospects Dim for USPS Early-Retirement Offers - Dead Tree Edition
Canada Post suspends community mailbox program - Hamilton Spectator
Fannie Allison's 'angel' wears a postal service uniform - Tulsa World
The Dark Side of Italy’s Postal Privatization - Cato
October 26, 2015
Video: Web-Shopping Deluge Boxes In Landlords - PEN: Increase in online purchases is causing headaches for apartment complexes
USPS Service lets customers redirect packages - USPS News Link via PEN
Texas postal employee resigns following investigation into mail strewn on road - 7 KLTV
Cops: postal worker fled scene after striking woman with mail truck - Patriot Ledger
When Titans collide: UPS petitions the PRC to change USPS costing methodologies - Save the Post Office
APWU President: The 2016 Presidential Election: My Thoughts; How About Yours? - PEN
How Could Mail Processing Be More Efficient at the New York Morgan Facility? - OIG
A Forward PASS - OIG
U.S. Postal Service Workforce Size and Employment Categories, FY1995-FY2014 (PDF)
October 25, 2015
Postal Service Tops The List of Whistleblower Retaliation Complaints - PEN
Private post office could replace abruptly closed Settlers Bay facility - Alaska Dispatch News
Former postal employee and sexually violent predator takes cyanide after Colorado arrest - Denver Post
With Mailbox Thefts at 16 Buildings and Counting, More Action Is Needed - WEHOville
Postal Views Podcast #14 - The Huddle Edition
October 24, 2015
Let’s make the banks serve us: How the government subsidizes the super-rich, while we pay the overdraft fees - Salon
Use snail mail to thwart spies, Assange tells journalists - Yahoo News
West Hollywood Mailbox Thefts: Now 15 Buildings and Counting - WEHOville
USPS Denies It Has Missing Damaged Package, Still Turns Down Customer’s Insurance Claim After Finding It - Consumerist
October 23, 2015
Article 12 Event for the Toledo Processing and Distribution Facility has been canceled - PEN
NALC: House and Senate introduce Medicare Premium Fairness Act
Sanders, Warren Oblivious: USPS Should Stick To Delivering Mail - Daily Caller
Video: USPS provides bizarre reason for denying insurance claim - PEN
Video: Colorado letter carriers say they're over-worked; USPS says they're hiring staff - PEN
Video: Woman makes strange discovery after receiving package - PEN
Sonecon Chairman Robert Shapiro finds Government-based subsidies unfairly benefit the U.S. Postal Service in its private sector operations - PEN
APWU: Bernie Sanders Touts Postal Banking on Jimmy Kimmel - Dimondstein Follows Up on Ed Schultz Show - PEN
NALC: Does election of Canada’s new PM end cluster-box conversion there? - PEN
Bernie Sanders Addresses APWU Conference - APWU
Is PostalOne! There When You Need It? - OIG
NAPUS: USPS EXTENDS MITIGATION PROCESS TIMELINE - PEN
APWU: Don’t Focus on ‘Postal Pulse’ - PEN
Do you speak benefits? Site can help employees understand health terms - USPS News Link via PEN
Video: D.C. Based CBS Teen Drama “The Inspectors” - PEN
Study: USPS's Package and Shipping Prices Are Artificially Low - DM News
USPS issues RFP for next generation delivery vehicles - Post & Parcel
October 22, 2015
Suspect attempts to attack Phoenix postal worker delivering mail - KPHO
Bernie's Brilliant Idea: Postal Banking - Huff Post
Iron Mountain, MI, Processing and Distribution Facility Consolidation - OIG
Pot-delivering postal worker gets 21 months in prison - Federal Times
Postal Service gives thumbs-down to new zip codes for Flanders, Riverside and Northampton hamlets - Riverhead Local
Amazon assembling executive team to support rollout of shipping network - DC Velocity
Bomb squad called after postal carrier finds beeping package - Observer & Eccentric Newspapers
Horrific Slayings Carried Out by U.S. Postal Workers - First to Know
October 21, 2015
Video: Oklahoma Carrier Accused Of Stealing Money, Gift Cards - PEN
Former Letter Carrier Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Bribery - PEN
Arbitrator Hammers USPS in Maintenance Staffing Case - PEN
Video: Man who shot mail carrier with BB gun gets 7 years probation - PEN
Snail mail living up to its name in Central Mass. - Telegram
Postal union warns against new USPS health database - Federal News Radio
Former postal worker from Bridgton Maine pleads guilty to illegally opening packages - Portland Press Herald
October 20, 2015
USPS: Health coverage offers possible tax savings - USPS News Link via PEN
Did yesterday’s election just kill mass conversion to cluster boxes in Canada? - Save the Post Office
Why We Should Be Talking About Russell Simmons’ RushCard Fiasco - Slate - writer says "Sen. Elizabeth Warren, for example, has proposed “postal banking” as a federally sponsored alternative to payday lenders and services like RushCard. PEN Ed: have they ever thought that millions DO NOT want nor desire banking services?
LOOKING BACK: Forget Gmail or text, send me a letter - Shoreline Times
Video: Thieves Rig Mailboxes Across Eagle Rock, CA - PEN
Video: Las Vegas Neighborhood Outraged Over Mailbox Keys - PEN
USPS Priority Mail prices to jump almost 10 percent in January 2016 - Linns
Japan is finally privatizing its postal service after years of delays - CNN
Video: Postal peeve pesters Columbus, GA couple - PEN
Private post office rises in place of shuttered facility - AK Frontiersman
October 19, 2015
APWU: Don’t Post Health Records Online - PEN
Postal Service Files for Competitive Product Rate Hikes - DM News
Is Nevada’s Labor Movement Ready to Forgive Democrats? - National Journal
USPS January Rate Increase Would Hit Online Sellers - eCommerce Bytes
Video: Hero Mail Carrier Honored with Congressional Certificate - PEN
Arlington residents on alert, after rash of mailbox thefts and car prowls - Fox 13
Try It, You’ll Like It - OIG
Letter: Is This The Image Of America Today? - Times Record
October 17, 2015
Court approves FedEx’s $228M settlement with drivers, resolving ‘misclassification’ claims - CCJ Digital
Video: Tilton, IL asks for federal help with mail problem - PEN
October 16, 2015
Four health plan types available during open season - PEN
First Price Increase In Three Years for Commercial Priority Mail Scheduled for January 2016 - PEN
Going Postal In Petaluma - Petaluma Patch
Bernie Sanders Addresses Postal Union to Decry USPS Privatization - Government Executive - Also see: Socialist Sanders Speaks Out Against Privatizing Post Office - Weekly Standard
Clarification on Postal Service operations in Pocatello - Idaho State Journal
Video: Six-year-old boy hangs his head in shame as father launches sexist rant at Los Angeles Post Office staff - PEN
Charles Schulz, Ohio Postmaster were longtime friends - USPS News Link via PEN
CyberSafe at USPS Presents National Cyber Security Awareness Month to Spotlight the Importance of Information Security - Postal Bulletin 22426
2 NY Postal Carriers Accused of Taking Bribes to Traffic Drugs Through Mail - Time Warner Cable News
Postal Operations Manual (POM) Revision: Delivery Services - Postal Bulletin 22426
USPS Not Keeping Tabs on Mail From Other Countries - TownHall.com
2015 Penalty Overtime Exclusion - PEN
Lakewood postal carrier, Thomas Bulger, 76, is longest serving in Ohio - Cleveland.com
October 15, 2015
Video: Headlamp bearing letter carriers deliver late into the night in Colorado neighborhood - PEN
Video: Senator Jon Tester: "Montanans tell me that there are serious delays in mail delivery...." - PEN
Video: USPS loses dozens of Maryland student's ACT tests, forcing them to retake it - PEN
Pennsylvania Postal Employee Charged With Obstruction Of The Mail - PEN
Bernie Sanders Addresses APWU Conference - PEN
Using the Census to analyze USPS on-time performance - Save the Post Office
Mail delays unacceptable - Idaho State Journal
Controversy Erupts Over Mail Truck Fire Video - Doylestown Patch
Theft prompts mail stoppage at Ft. Indy - “No More Mail! Give Back Key!!”
October 14, 2015
Mail Carrier, Meter Reader, and Newspaper Reporter Rank Among CareerCast's Most Endangered Jobs - PEN
Letter carrier finds 2 shot dead in southeast Memphis - WHBQ 13 Memphis
Video: Lousiana postman helps neighbors during brush fire - PEN
Retired Canada Post postal worker killed by a mailbox - Hamilton Spectator
Suspect wanted for stealing mail in Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Californian
Wyoming: Postal Service Suspends Mail Delivery In Cole Creek Area Because of Fire-related Road Closures and Emergency Evacuations - K2 Radio
Video: Greta Brings Attention To Rusted Collection Box In DC - PEN
Thieves target mailboxes in Taos, NM - The Taos News
October 13, 2015
United States Settles with Pitney Bowes Presort Services for Underpaying Postage Owed to U.S. Postal Service - PEN
How Can the Postal Service Simplify Pricing for Letters and Flats? - OIG
Self Plus One Coverage Information For Retired Postal Employees - PEN
Who Is Picking Up All the Empty Amazon Fresh Totes? - eCommerce Bytes
Video: USPS contract driver hauling mail crashes, truck burns - PEN
New clerks welcomed to Atlanta, Burden post offices - The Winfield Daily Courier
Watson wins forced OLMS special election for NALC dir. of retired members - NALC
October 12, 2015
Video: Terrifying moment a tornado ripped right THROUGH a postal truck on a Florida bridge - PEN
Former Letter Carrier Admits to Receiving Bogus Travel Expenses for Medical Care - PEN
Senator Tester Responds To Report On Postal Service's Delivery Performance - PEN
USPS should focus on commercial possibilities of 3D printing, says OIG report - Post and Parcel
Canceled contract leaves Knik post office customers in limbo - Alaska Dispatch News
October 11, 2015
Return to sender, address unknown: USPS v. SCE and the high cost of undeliverable mail - Save the Post Office
Mayors continue fight for Pocatello mail center - Idaho State Journal
POSTAL VIEWS PODCAST #12 (The Standup Talk Edition)
October 10, 2015
Video: Top Tips To Spotting Fake US Postal Money Orders - PEN
Video: “Contents were missing:” USPS carrier accused of stealing thousands of first-class mail - PEN
A postal article that didn’t deliver - Rolando via the Washington Post
Postal employee accused of groping another postal worker - Times Herald-Record
Video: Officials searching for man previously convicted of mailing pipe bomb - PEN
October 09, 2015
Open season enrollment period begins next month - Also Self Plus One Info - PEN
Video: USPS worker says goodbye through song - PEN
National Retail Federation Forecasts Holiday Sales to Increase 3.7% - PEN
Structural concerns close southwest Iowa post office - KWWL
USPS Renegotiates with China Post on ePacket Rates - eCommerce Bytes
Man who landed gyrocopter at Capitol rejects deal to plead guilty to felony - Washington Post
Postal carrier heroics: Saving shooting victims and rescuing people from burning homes - LA Times
Newnan, GA Post Office Grounds Draw Ire - Times-Herald
Federal Hill mailbox set on fire in Baltimore - Wbal TV 11
APWU, USPS Resolve Dispute over Forced Bids in Motor Vehicle Craft - APWU News via PEN
Are FedEx And UPS Padding Profits? Or Just Ticking Off Customers? - Seeking Alpha
How prefunding retiree health benefits impacts the Postal Service's bottom line — and how Brookings got it wrong - Save the Post Office
Senators Respond to GAO Report on U.S. Postal Service Delivery Performance Measurement - PEN
October 06, 2015
USPS completes Mobile Delivery Devices deployment - PEN
Oshkosh postal worker reaches plea deal - The Northwestern
How Can the Postal Service Control the Costs to Shuttle Vehicles? - OIG
GAO Says Actions Are Needed to Make Delivery Performance Information More Complete, Useful, and Transparent - PEN
APWU: It Could Be a Matter of Life and Death - Ramping Up for Safety Campaign - PEN
USPS Chief Human Resources Officer Jeff Williamson Addresses Postal Pulse Survey Results - PEN
APWU calls for public hearing on USPS subcontractors’ request for safety rule exemption - Post and Parcel
Elderly woman sues over letter carrier who attacked her - Oregon Live
Video: Man in serious condition after USPS semi runs over Prius - PEN
The mail could be taking even longer to be delivered than the Postal Service is saying - Washington Post
USPS Criticized over Delivery Time and Tracking - eCommerce Bytes
Are Carriers Correctly Reporting Package Deliveries? - OIG
PEN Ed: Here's a better question OIG...is the USPS system correctly reporting delivery times and scans?
October 05, 2015
Video: Postal inspectors: “Never leave outgoing checks in mailbox to be picked up by carrier;” here’s why - PEN
Obama's Postal Service nominees opposed by labor, civil rights groups - Washington Examiner
PRC Names Stacy L. Ruble Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer - PEN
Three cheers for the post office gang - My Plainview
Don’t Put Privatizer And Payday Lender Lobbyist On The USPS Board - Campaign for America's Future
The U.S. Postal Service Continues To Burn Money - Town Hall
How Can the Postal Service Improve Post Office Box Service? - OIG
October 04, 2015
Video: Tossing a fragile package: Do you think the mail man is in the wrong? - PEN
What happened in Petworth? A DC Suspension Story - Save the Post Office
Postal Views Podcast #11 (The Handle With Care Edition)
October 03, 2015
Video: Georgia carrier honored for saving customer - PEN
Video: Payments from NH and Iowa found stuffed in St. Pete junk mail - PEN
USPS is profitable, lean, mean - Fresno Bee
Release of "Peanuts" stamp coincides with strip's debut in Morning Call - The Morning Call
Amazon Has Found a New Way to Deliver Packages - The Motley Fool
Wyandotte, MI post office to shut down, move to smaller location within city - The News-Herald
An Post advises customers not to send mail due to strike - The Irish Times
October 02, 2015
OPM: Notifying Those Impacted by the Recent Cyber Intrusion - PEN - Note: this article pertains to the newest OPM cyber attack.
Battle brewing over USPS delivery times - The Hill
No discontinuances, but more post office suspensions and relocations - Save the Post Office
Sears, Others Must Pay $1M for Bulk Mail Error - Court House News
Video: Postal Inspectors investigate racist postcards mailed in Milwaukee's south side targeting Hispanics - PEN
Some Postal Workers Are Delivering More Than Just the Mail - The Commonwealth Fund
The obvious solution to the Postal Service's problems that no one notices - LA Times
Ex-mail carrier sues U.S. Postal Service, alleging unjust termination - The Pennsylvania Record
Video: Geneva mail carriers honor colleague with procession following his Geneva route - Kane County Chronicle
Another Attack On Our Postal Service - Crooks and Liars
Surveillance system captures man breaking into mailboxes - KSAT San Antonio
Fight Over Postal Service Board Heats Up - Naked Capitalism
October 01, 2015
NALC: 2015 Letter Carrier Heroes of the Year - PEN
Head Of Local Post Office Shows Up At Guy’s Door To Personally Apologize For USPS Package Tracking Mix-Up - The Consumerist - this article relates to this video posted at our blog here
St. Paul post office shut for a week with postmaster stranded - Alaska Dispatch
Video: Pittsburgh postmaster will stand trial on charges of intimidating subordinates - PEN
Politics pushed USPS into red - Rolando via The Washington Times
Senate Causes Crisis for US Postal Service: A Call to Action - The Berkshire Company
USPS orders 9,000 new vans from Fiat Chrysler - News Link via PEN
Mailers: Forge a Presence in DC or Stop Your Griping - DM News
Postal-themed TV drama debuts this weekend - News Link via PEN
Charlie Brown Christmas Forever Stamps Kick-Off National Stamp Collecting Month - PEN
Blountville, TN postmaster arrested following an incident at his Kingsport home, where he allegedly choked his wife and threatened her with a gun, then refused to comply with responding police and was bitten by a K-9 - Johnson City Press
ELM Revision: Severance Pay - Postal Bulletin - 22425
Notice to All Post Offices With Rural Delivery Service: Rural Carrier Guarantee Period - Postal Bulletin - 22425
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