Welcome to PEN! Postal News for Postal Employees

A writer becomes a carrier for the United States Postal Service out of a long-held love for the mail. What she discovers are screams, threats, lies, labor violations, and dog attacks. - Blues on Wheels

Can You Trust The People Passing Your Apartment Not To Steal Your Amazon Groceries? - SFist

USPS Sales Chief Tells Mailers What to Look For in the Coming Year - Direct Marketing News

Management of Detail Assignments Follow-Up (PDF) - OIG

September 26, 2014
Portland, OR City Carrier Assistant accused of stealing mail

Video: PMG State of the Business - September 24, 2014 -
PMG talks about; Staples - grocery deliveries - scanning - and more. - PEN

FDNY fires smoke eater who smacked black postal worker, used racial slur - NY Daily News

Brooklyn Postal Worker Arrested for Not Delivering Mail - New York Observer

The Impact of USPS Mail Processing Center Closures - eCommerce Bytes

U.S. Postal Service's DRIVE 43 - Build a Worldclass Package Platform - Office of Inspector General

The United States Postal Service can’t win, because Congress won’t let it - In Congress lies the problem - Record-Journal

Michigan Democratic Party Endorses Staples Boycott - PEN

Highway Contract Routes - Extra Trips - Greensboro District - OIG audit via PEN

F.Y.I.: FEMA Miscalculation Costs Taxpayers $12 Million (PDF) - OIG

September 25, 2014
Is USPS Building A Database Of Employee Health Information? - PEN Editorial

Post office made excessive use of overtime amid staffing shortage - The Washington Post

Letter carrier extinguishes house fire in Hampshire, TN - Columbia Daily Herald

Drone Delivery: DHL 'parcelcopter' flies to German isle - Reuters

Identity thieves find a new way to dupe victims - by placing your mail on hold - WINK-TV News

September 24, 2014
USPS To Test Customized Delivery of Groceries - PEN

Congressman Huffman Slams USPS for Lack of Transparency on Proposed Petaluma, Eureka Postal Facility Closures - PEN

Teachers Union to Staples CEO: We’re Not Buying - PEN

Postal Service wants to break into food delivery - Federal Times

Mobile technology can enhance direct mail, says Postal Service IG - Fierce Mobile Government

Postal officials resist upgrade to verify $22 million in repairs - Washington Examiner

USPS ability to remain self-funding “questionable” says Congressional report - Post & Parcel

Trial begins for ex-postal worker charged with embezzling $30K - Virgin Islands Daily News

UPS beats USPS with Stratasys 3D printers - Inside 3 DP

Filing Delay Leads to Loss of Federal Death Benefits - FedSmith

UPS worker goes postal, kills co-workers - krmg

President Signs Bill Requiring the U.S. Postal Service to Resume Selling Tiger Stamp - AmmoLand

September 23, 2014
NALC and USPS agree to new joint route adjustment process - PEN

Video: Issue With USPS Flat Rate Shipping - PEN

Judge upholds post office citation in death - Examiner

IG: USPS employees misclassify millions of dollars as training expenses - Fierce Government

Authorities: Bloomington, WI man charged after dispute with postal carrier - THonline

Somerset County Freeholders urge U.S. Postal Service to approve North Plainfield ZIP Code Request - NJ.com

Postal Rates in 2015 Could Rise or Fall -- or Do Both - Dead Tree Edition

Facilities Repair and Alteration Process (PDF) - OIG

Postal union wins arbitration; At least 9,000 jobs to become labor positions - Washington Post - Also see Postal service agrees to hire 9,000 clerks to staff post offices - Federal Times

Former postal employee sent racist threats to Tacoma mayor's Facebook - KOMO Crime Blotter - Seattle News

September 22, 2014
The former manager of a U.S. Postal Service maintenance garage has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for taking bribes from vendors - San Francisco Gate

NPMHU Challenges Planned Closures and Consolidations via National Level Grievance - PEN

APWU Wins Major Victory on Staffing ‘POStPlan’ Offices - 9,000 new jobs to be created - PEN

Decision is Reached on POStPlan Arbitration - NAPUS news via PEN

Members Make Decisive Changes to Ensure Viability of NAPUS - PEN

Ad Mail Goes High-Tech - Have you received ad mail with digital technology included? - Office of Inspector General

Overtime at the Iowa City Post Office (PDF) - OIG

Mail Innovations (PDF) - OIG

USPS: Where The Customer Is Always Last - Townhall

Postman gets six years for child molestation - Victorville Daily Press

Wish we could return this Bronx post office sale to the sender - NY Daily News

Poised to drive off into the sunset, mail trucks face uncertainty - The Day

September 21, 2014
NAPS Endorsement of HR 5229, "Wounded Warrior Leave Act" (PDF) - NAPS

Bountiful, UT postal employee honored by postmaster general - The Davis Clipper

Rep. Bill Flores confirms closure of Downtown Bryan Post Office; Postal officials insist otherwise - The Eagle

F.Y.I.: Video: Second security breach at White House - PEN

Maintenance Craft Defeats Improper Excessing - APWU news via PEN

September 20, 2014
McConnell, Whitfield, and Barr Meet with Postmaster General - PEN

Unions protest Postal Service processing plant relocation from Industry to Santa Ana - San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Video: Postal worker rescued from flood waters in Houston - PEN

Video: Scammers claim to be with Postal Service to install malware on your computer - PEN

Canada: Delivering bad news super mailboxes - Appraisal says they'll put dent in house prices

September 19, 2014
Video: USPS found to be at fault in Missouri mailman’s heat death from 2012 - PEN

BB gun shooter accused of hitting postal truck - Times Union

Getting your postal mail in the evening in West Seattle lately? Here’s why - West Seattle Blog

Through Rain and Snow and Sleet, Should Nonprofits Back Up the USPS? - Nonprofit Quarterly

Postal Service cancels Lead-Deadwood change to cluster box delivery - Study to continue on switch to centralized mail stations - Kota TV - See related: Postal Employee Injuries Lead To Cluster Box Mail Delivery - PEN

Senators Lobby Against Blocking Postal Closures - Fedweek

Goodbye home address, hello 'lazy.trouser.snake'? - CNN

F.Y.I. News:
- Air Force: 'So help me God' in oath is optional - MSN
- Angry with Washington, 1 in 4 Americans open to secession - Reuters

September 18, 2014
Video: A Special Delivery for a Hero Mail Carrier from The Ellen Show - PEN

Video: Mailman caught on camera sideswiping car, driving off - Everett, WA - PEN

What will be the mail truck of the future? - The Washington Post

Greenville, SC, Letter Carrier Chris Brown To Be Guest On The Ellen DeGeneres Show Today - PEN

USPS recruiting more city carrier assistants - PEN

Louisiana postal employee faces drug charges - Shreveport Times

Italy to privatize postal service in early 2015 - Reuters

Wisconsin man upset about postage due faces disorderly conduct charge - Channel 3000

FedEx to add 50,000 seasonal jobs - The Columbian

F.Y.I.: When Rulers Can't Understand the Ruled - Johns Hopkins University - Johns Hopkins University political scientists wanted to know if America's unelected officials have enough in common with the people they govern to understand them. The answer: Not really.

September 17, 2014
Postal Employee Injuries Lead To Cluster Box Mail Delivery - PEN - Also discuss the cost of workers' comp to USPS.

Man That Gunned Down a Letter Carrier Walks Out of Court a Free Man - PEN

Video: Postal Inspectors: Be Careful Who You Trust - PEN

NAPUS: USPS Strives to be Dominant Player in the Package Business - PEN

Bill to Avoid Shutdown on Track for Passage This Week - Oversight - Gov Exec - "The measure avoids more controversial provisions, such as addressing the U.S. Postal Service’s plan to close 82 facilities nationwide in 2015."

Chairman Carper Holds Hearing to Examine Department of Homeland Security - Also references nomination of Mickey Barnett to postal board of governors - Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee. Related: Statement of Mickey Barnett (PDF)

September 16, 2014
Consolidation Battle Takes Shape - APWU news via PEN

APWU: $686 Cost-of-Living Raise in Paychecks Dated Sept. 26 - PEN

Postal worker testifies firefighter (FDNY) called him the 'N-word' during assault - New York Post

The U.S. Postal Service will discontinue home delivery service to 533 addresses in Lead, SD and 218 in Deadwood next month in favor of delivering to multiple centralized locations due to employee safety concerns. - Black Hills Pioneer

Amazon Does Its Bit to Help Save the U.S. Postal Service - The Motley Fool

Mailman Accused of Making Death Threats within KY Community - Tristate

Agencies Are Increasingly Dismissing Discrimination Claims for the Wrong Reasons - GovExec.com - Guess whose in the top 5? that's correct, USPS.

Prodded by citation issued by city, Postal Service cleans up outside of Farmington post office

NAPUS Works to Adjust to a Changing Postal Environment - PEN

APWU: Orlando Selected as Site of 2016 National Convention - PEN

(PRC) Protecting the public's interest: a model - Federal Times

Oops! Suez Canal stamps showcase Panama Canal - Gulf News

USPS Commissions Brain Research on Direct Mail - Direct Marketing News