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- NAPUS Urges Congress to Safeguard Universal Service
  National Assoc. of Postmasters Newsletter -
- Pit Bull Euthanized After Mauling Mail Carrier -

- Carriers Collects 30 Tons of Food in Montgomery, AL
- Post offices in Halma, Minn., and Pisek, ND, head for closure
- Customers cope as stamps, services up

May 12, 2008
- A 1-cent down payment on a $50 billion problem -

- Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports; Proposed Rule
  from a PEN Reader
The Department of Labor proposed a new rule today that would revise Form LM-2, Schedules 11 and 12 to include the value of benefits paid to and on behalf of labor organization officers and employees. More -

- Today’s the day - USPS enters a new era
   USPS News Link
For the past several weeks, we’ve been beating the drums about the new era for the Postal Service that begins May 12. The new era has begun. Today, USPS combines its established reputation as a trusted, reliable service provider with an unmatched delivery and retail network, with the ability to offer competitive pricing. -

- The Post Office's Money-Losing Rate Hike
   By Don Soifer - Director of the Consumer Postal Council
If “growing the volume” won’t rescue the Postal Service, then it clearly must cut costs -- particularly its labor costs -- to remain solvent. As the nation’s second-largest employer, more than 80 cents of every dollar it spends goes toward labor. -

- Bulk mailers enjoy increase in business when postal rates rise
- Central Valley, CA postal worker admits to counterfeiting scheme

May 11, 2008
- Postal Worker Mauled by Pit Bull While Delivering Mail -
- Postal Service refuses to be licked -

May 10, 2008
- Good Question: Why Not Stop Saturday Mail? -

- Wounded mail carrier takes steps
Church bells tolled in the distance as an unintentional but perhaps fitting signal just before Terry Marcrum climbed out of a wheelchair Friday and took slow, deliberate steps back toward his old life. -

- Attack injures letter carrier -
  Topeka, KS
- Royal Mail cuts may end Saturday post -
- More: 6 teens beat, rob mail carrier after asking for smoke -
- Postal Service relents, says Healdsburg PO can stay
- Eliminate the scourge of junk mail
- PO Box vs. Mailbox, which is the better choice for the environment?

May 09, 2008
- Mail Carrier Shot In Head Last Month Getting Out of Rehab
The St. Louis mail carrier who was shot in the head last month is getting out of rehab Friday and is ready to talk about his ordeal. -

- Youths Deliver Punch To Mail Carrier
A Columbus, Ohio postal carrier suffered severe cuts and bruises when he was attacked Thursday, NBC 4 reported. Six similarly dressed young men attacked the carrier as he walked his regular route on the East Side of the city. Also see: 15-Year-Old Charged In Mail Carrier Attack -

- Postal Reform Act Is No Endorsement of Privatization
The passage of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act in December 2006 did not change the fundamental mission of the Postal Service, an APWU leader testified on Capitol Hill, and should not be perceived as justification for privatizing the nation’s mail system or eliminating its obligation to provide service to all Americans. Read: APWU Testimony on Capitol Hill -

- “The U.S. Postal Service, Post-PAEA: What’s Next?”
Note: Scroll to page bottom for testimony. -

- McAllen, TX postal worker indicted on mail theft charges
A federal grand jury has indicted a McAllen postal employee on 10 counts of mail theft. -

- Do not call, do not spam, do not mail
With junk mail out of the way, what would the purpose of the Postal Service be? -

- Postal Service gives licking to average patron
...while stamp prices climb, the Postal Service keeps offering sweetheart deals to bulk mailers and the postal labor unions. -

- Woman awarded $382500 in case against USPS
A federal jury has awarded a black woman more than $380,000 in her racial discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service. -

- Wounded mail carrier to be released from hospital
Mail carrier Terry Marcrum will update local news media on Friday about how he's recovering after being shot in the head and shoulder on April 14. Police and postal inspectors were puzzled by the crime, in which a man simply walked up and shot Marcrum as he retrieved mail from his parked car. There was no robbery. -

- ELM Revision: Work Clothes and Uniforms
- Correction: PS Form 3849 Revision

May 08, 2008
- Boulder Creek mail carrier arrested for stealing from customers - The Santa Cruz County District Attorney's Office charged a rural mail carrier Tuesday for stealing thousands of dollars worth of mailed goods from postal customers in Boulder Creek. Santiago Ortega, 29, of Hayward, faces felony charges of theft, receiving stolen property, and embezzlement, according to court documents. Ortega worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a rural carrier associate. -

- OCFS Employee Charged In Workers Comp Scam
A state Office of Children and Family Services employee (who also works as a USPS clerk) was arrested Wednesday in connection with a Workers’ Compensation scam the state Inspector General says netted him nearly $6,000. -

- Missouri Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Seeking Volunteer Postal Employees or Retired Postal Employees
The Missouri Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program has asked PEN to share this information with you.  They are currently recruiting for Volunteer Ombudsmen statewide. more

- Mail delivery within Chicago shows improvement -
- USPS lost $707 million in 2nd quarter -
  Also see: USPS News Link
- Postal Chairman of the Board to Deliver 'The' Chairman of the Board
- Mail carrier food drive more important than ever, experts say
- Postal Service Recognition

Hot Topics
Good Question: Why Not Stop Saturday Mail? -

Look For The Union Label
Mike Causey of Federal News Radio said "after reporting on the NALC-APWU endorsements earlier this month we were contacted by a dozen or so members of each union who object to endorsements. As one e-mail said: "...I'm a union member and I can tell you that no matter what our executive council says we want, I'm telling you most of the members I know are going to vote for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)." -

USPS REPORTS SECOND QUARTER LOSS — ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN CITED
Despite cost-cutting measures, the Postal Service ended the second quarter with a net loss of $707 million, driven by a continued decline in mail volume resulting from the current national economic climate. Meanwhile, the on-time delivery of First-Class Mail continued at record levels in the second quarter. More - Comments (7)

True or False - You Decide
The Postal Service is implementing a new technology, the Flats Sequencing System (FSS), to automate delivery sequencing for flat-size mail. Currently, flat-size mail is sorted mechanically only to the 9-digit ZIP Code™ or carrier level, and then manually sorted into delivery order by carriers. FSS can sort flat-size mailpieces into delivery sequence, increasing efficiency by reducing carriers’ time sorting mail, and allowing carriers to begin delivering mail earlier in the day. Source: USPS -

Postmaster Steals Van to 'Teach' Carrier a Lesson - Police, Not Amused
The police launched an intensive search for a stolen mail van Friday afternoon, only to discover that it had actually been “stolen” by the local postmaster in an attempt to teach a worker not to leave the keys in the van. The police were not amused. -

More Postal News
May 07, 2008
- Former postal clerk sentenced for bank fraud
A former postal clerk was sentenced last week on 22 counts of federal bank fraud. Tonda Sue Hayes, 42, a former Vinita postal worker, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to charges that she opened mail addressed to several Vinita businesses to gain access to credit card and bank account information. -

- USPS REPORTS SECOND QUARTER LOSS — ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN CITED More -
- PMG Potter Speaks to Postal BOG - May 7, 2008 -
- Retirement Planning Hits Perfect Storm  
- New Address Requirements for Automation, Presorted, and Carrier Route Flat-Size Mail
- No more free post office boxes
- Not another price increase

May 06, 2008
- Court Upholds Unfair Labor Charge Against USPS
A federal appeals court has upheld an unfair labor practice charge against the Postal Service in a case involving a supervisor who threatened to retaliate against an employee who had filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). -

- APWU: Unfair Labor Practice Charges and Grievances Related to Weingarten Violations -

- New USPS "Observation of Work Practices" Forms Appealed to Arbitration - The APWU has appealed to national level arbitration the creation of two new USPS "Observation of Work Practices" forms. It is the union's position that the observation forms are redundant and also conflict with Chapter 8 of the ELM and Section 8-14 of the Handbook EL-801, Supervisors Safety Handbook. Furthermore, it is the union's position that these forms are records covered under the Privacy Act; however, the Postal Service was unable to identify the System of Records under which these forms would be protected. Click here for a copy of the Appeal to Arbitration and the Union's 15-Day Statement -

- Postal worker gets 5 months for fraudulent jury service
A federal judge has sentenced a former postal worker to five months in prison for fraudulently claiming to be on jury duty for 184 days total on two occasions and collecting nearly $39,000 in pay from the U.S. Postal Service. -

- Ask President Burrus - APWU
Regarding the National Executive Board’s endorsement of Obama for president: Are a portion of my dues being used for this endorsement? I don’t endorse Mr. Obama and I don’t want my dues going for his benefit. -

- APWU: Upgrade Records to Be Updated May 16
- APWU: Parties Agree to Extend Grievance Time Limits During APWU National Convention
- Canada Post, FedEx set to launch new international express service

May 05, 2008
- Marriage, Death and Your Death and Survivor Annuity -

- Postal Theft - Can It Be Beaten? UK
According to statistics released under the Freedom of Information act, 1,321 Royal Mail employees have been caught stealing mail since 2004. -

- First gas, now postage? Everything's going up
"I think they're (stamps) high enough," said Chris Herzke. "I just can't understand why they raise the prices when the service isn't that great. My magazines are suppose to come on Fridays and I don't get them until Tuesday. What are they doing, reading them?" -

- FERS and Social Security: Answers to Common Questions
- Man gets help following advise from postal employee
- In Our View: ’68: Swift-winged mail
- Truckee weighs in on post office options
- How to lick higher postage prices

May 04, 2008
- Substitute Postal Employee Invading Privacy -
- Former postal clerk sentenced -
- Postal Service slow on mailbox delivery -
- Canada Post struggles to maintain service
  Also see: Canada Post set to deliver fatal blow to rural mail service
- Postal price hikes now an annual event
- Notes on Not Checking the Mail

May 03, 2008
- Court upholds labor ruling in Florida post office case
- SF Postal workers go postal with picket -
- Ex-postmaster in MN pleads guilty to felony theft
- Postal Service Wins White House Environmental Awards
- U.S. Postal Service wants phones, cameras for recycling

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