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January 2013 News
January 31, 2013
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Comments (Count)
Driver
escapes injury in postal truck fire
- Richmond Register
OSHA
Issues Citations, Fines Against USPS in
Charlotte
The Goleta
Postal Murders - The Santa
Barbara Independent
Green
Teams Help U.S. Postal Service Save Millions
Retiring
APWU Members: Thank You! Farewell!
Save the
Postal Service from collapse
- CNN.com
25,000
postal employees set to retire today
- The Frederick News
Dog
Retrieves Mail: Postal Worker Films The Best
Part Of His Day (VIDEO)
Goldway
says “problems” in USPS rural post office plan
could hit revenue - Post &
Parcel
January 30, 2013
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Comments (Count)
At the
Postal Service, new reports reveal the strain of
change - Federal Times
Postal
Workers Allowed to Smoke in Delivery Trucks
Nearly
2,000 people have applied for U.S. Postal
Service letter carrier jobs in Northern Ohio
New
Zealand may cut postal delivery to only 3 days
January 29, 2013
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Comments (Count)
USPS
supervisor - a 27-year employee of the USPS -
used a $25 Publix gift card taken from a
greeting card lying in undeliverable mail
- FedSmith
Postal
Service employee in Gadsden, AL indicted for
wire fraud
First
Class Residual Commercial Mail Limbo
- Postal Affairs Blog
Federal
unions, except postal groups, grow as other
labor organizations decline
- ...data indicate(s) membership in USPS labor
organizations fell to 458,000 in 2012, from
632,000 in 2000.
Postage
Pop Quiz: Postal rate increase: How much does it
cost to mail a letter? -
Chicago Tribune
Letters:
U.S. Postal Service changing with times
- The Oshkosh Northwestern
Lobbying
Tactics on Postal Issue Splits Nonprofits
Truck
slams into post office injuring postal worker
Pearland
postal carrier robbed by masked gunman
January 28, 2013
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Comments (Count)
APWU:
Union, Management Clarify Diabetes Policy
MAIL ISN'T
DEAD -- BUT THERE ARE SOME TRYING TO MURDER IT
(PDF)
by PostCom President Gene Del Polito
OIG: Is it
Time to Consider New Uses for Facilities?
Nonprofit
Group Urges Congress to Keep Discounted Postal
Rates
Congress
must act quickly to save the Postal Service
- Opinion - Buffalo News
Postal
Service Audit Behind Shop Shift
- Advertising Age
Postal
Service rate hikes take effect as agency flirts
with insolvency - MLive.com
Postal
Service trying to end door to door home
deliveries - Vermilion Today
Postal
Service Retrenchment Forces Hartford Post Office
To Curtail Hours - Valley
News
January 27, 2013
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Comments (Count)
Coming
sooner or later: An advisory opinion on modes of
delivery - Save the Post
Office
So Far,
FSS Is A Step Backward, USPS Data Indicate
- Dead Tree Edition
After
years of using media rate, looks like columnist
no longer rates with the postal service
- Baltimore Sun
ELM
Revision: Diversity and Inclusion and Equal
Employment Opportunity
Postal
Bulletin: Federal Income Tax Withholding
Effective immediately, payroll checks will
reflect changes in the withholding of federal
taxes. The biweekly personal exemption value for
each federal tax allowance will change to
$150.00.
January 26, 2013
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Comments (Count)
NALC:
Notice for Transitional Employees
Local
union president says USPS hiring is "smoke and
mirrors"
Just Give
Me a Chance… - FedSmith
Burrus:
Nothing Personal
January 25, 2013
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Comments (Count)
NAPUS:
Postal Service Announces Plans to Post
Additional 6-Hour Offices
USPS
leaders move forward with cost-cutting efforts
without congressional approval
- Nooga.com
A court
has ruled that the appointments
Obama made to the National Labor Relations Board
are illegal
Youngstown
mail carrier robbed on the job
Killer of
popular Norland-area postal carrier sentenced to
life in prison - Miami Hearld
Gaylord
postal woes: Processing center closing on Feb. 2
Postal
Carrier Helps Save Four Lives
- Rochester News
Ongoing
postal predicament
PMG
answers questions about state of the business
OIG Audit:
Return of Limited Duty/Rehabilitation Employees
to Work
Motor
Vehicle Subcontracting On Hold Until March 4
New 'Save
the Post Office' Petition
Postal
Worker Hailed for Taking Action
Postal
Service hiring 400 new employees in Indiana
- ABC 7 Chicago
The Growth
Of The Federal Government: 1980 to 2012
Unions
suffer steep decline in membership
- Oakland Press
January 24, 2013
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Comments (Count)
Dallas-area authorities crack down on thieves
who fish mail from postal boxes
- Dallas News
APWU:
Incentive Recipients: What’s the Last Day?
Retiring
Detroit postal worker hasn't taken a sick day in
44 years - Detroit Free Press
Postal
Service Sends My Priority Mail Package 1,688
Miles Out Of Its Way - The
Consumerist
USPS:
Courier Extraordinaire
A
Financial Advantage for Federal Employees and
Military Personnel - FedSmith
January 23, 2013
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Comments (Count)
Post
Office Business Trouble - Why We Should Save the
Post Office - Esquire
WNY Postal
Service Plan to Hire 300 New Employees - CCA's
Postal
Service Losing to FedEx, UPS on Federal Shipping
- Bloomberg
Cash-strapped Postal Service probed for travel
expense waste - Yahoo News
Nonprofits
Urge Congress to Preserve Discount Postal Rates
Villagers
worry postal cuts are beginning of end
USPS
Accelerates Implementation Of 18 Consolidation
Sites
Adjustments to Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO)
Process Announced
Postal
Service could dramatically increase business
with federal agencies, report finds
- GovExec.com - Also see
Post
Office Losing Out on Federal Contracts, Report
Finds - NYTimes
Stephenson
v. OPM: A Major Victory for the Federal Worker
TN postal
worker pleads guilty to embezzlement
Modesto
woman sentenced in postal fraud
January 22, 2013
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Comments (Count)
Cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service has wasted
money on travel expenses, reports show
- Bangor Daily News
King
Solomon maybe, Judge Judy not so much
Mike Causey of Federal News Radio says "The
recent contract arbitration between the U.S.
Postal Service and the National Association of
Letter Carriers has some Solomon-like features."
Letter
carrier uncovers scam used to steal billions of
dollars
2013
National Rural Route Mail Count
Federal
employees face crucial questions in Obama’s
second term - Washington Post
Health
premiums set to rise this year in run-up to
ObamaCare tax on insurance industry
January 21, 2013
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Comments (Count)
OIG: Share
and Share Alike (P2P Commerce)
The
Incredible Shrinking Postal Service
Burrus:
Fracturing a Myth
Delays by
Congress hasten risk that USPS mail delivery
could stop - Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
USPS's
Inaccurate Annual Compliance Data: CPUs
- Going Postal
January 20, 2013
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Comments (Count)
NAPUS:
What NAPUS Would Like to Hear on Inauguration
Day
Postal
Service cuts pinch small Alaska towns
- Alaska Dispatch
Missing
mail raises questions about postal facility
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Post
Office job cuts threaten black middle class
- Reuters
Banned
Armstrong says he wants to compete again
Postal
Service: Accelerated mail processing plant
downsizing not linked to new board directive
- Federal Times
January 19, 2013
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Comments (Count)
Newtown:
Tears, Inspiration Helped Volunteers Efficiently
Process Mountains Of Mail
Standard
Post Debuts - Parcel Post transitions after a
100-year run
USPS
Announces Additional Closings/Consolidations
APWU
Reaches Out To Retiring Members
The Postal
Service fiscal cliff: It’s real and may be
unavoidable - Constitution
Daily
Postal
worker seals up deal over stolen mail
Postal
service teams up with Mapco -
Memphis Business Journal
Georgia
man charged in postal incident
January 18, 2013
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Comments (Count)
The Postal
Service shares some lists: Closures,
Suspensions, VPOs, CPUs, and Retail Channels
- Save the Post Office
Stop the
Madness! The U.S. Postal Service Is Not Going To
Die! - Pitney Bowes
Penny-Wise
and Dollar-Absurd: Postal Logic in California
2
arrested, a third sought in Postal Service
plastics theft
Postal
worker arrested for stealing drugs
January 17, 2013
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Comments (Count)
OSHA Cites
USPS for Safety Violations in RI
NAPS: Rep.
Gerry Connolly articulates current fiscal
situation of the USPS on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show
Even Lance
Armstrong's money can't help the Postal Service
- MSNBC
Cost-saving changes coming to Tucson as U.S.
Postal Service Restructures
H.Res. 30:
Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the
United States Postal Service should take all
appropriate measures to ensure the continuation
of its 6-day mail delivery service
Facts
about the Postal Service
Opinion by Steve Wenzel - acting Lakeland
District manager
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January 16, 2013
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Government
rejects Armstrong's $5M restitution offer
- CBS News
Also see
DOJ mulls
joining whistle-blower suit claiming Lance
Armstrong violated postal contract
- American Bar Association
Official:
Postal Service in 'very serious trouble'
Postal
carrier resigns
NAPS
releases statement on Board of Governors action
regarding the Postal Service’s financial crisis
Meet Paul
Vogel, the man trying to make the US Postal
Service relevant - The Verge
Inspector
General: USPS bailout or shutdown
- Big News Network
Man
accused of stealing $33,000 from post office
The
Benefits of Free OWCP Claims Assistance
Exclusive for PEN readers
January 15, 2013
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Comments (Count)
GAO:
Initiatives to Increase USPS Revenue and
Introduce Nonpostal Services and Experimental
Postal Products
Lance Armstrong and the Post Office:
No Miracle Delivered
APWU:
Congress Must Act Quickly To Pass Postal Bill
Killing
the Post Office Softly: POStPlan implementation
almost halfway done - Save
the Post
Burrus
says it is not appropriate to review the NALC
and APWU contracts from a personal perspective
USPS
Responds To BOG Directive Regarding Restructure
of Postal Operations and Reduction of Costs
Armstrong
admits to Oprah he cheated during cycling career
- "Armstrong also might pay back part of the
money he received from the U.S. Postal Service"
- CNN
Netflix
Could Get Smacked With Higher Postal Rate
OIG: The
Postal Service — Your Connection to e-Government
Ohio
Postal Worker Saves Elderly Man's Life
Hurricane
Sandy Amendments Could Impact Federal Workers
January 14, 2013
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USPS Board
of Governors Tells USPS Management To
Restructure Postal Operations and Reduce Costs
Postal
Headquarters Announces Temporary Suspension of
DUO Implementation - NAPUS
news
New letter
carrier contract affects jobs, pay, insurance
- Washington Post
At what
price profit? The battle for the soul of the
Postal Service - Save the
Post Office
The
Takeover of Paperless 2013 -
Dead Tree Edition
USPS
Adding Retailers to Same Day Delivery Trial
- eCommerce Bytes
Postal
Delay in Congress Hastens Risk of Mail Stoppage
- Bloomberg
January 13, 2013
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Comments (Count)
OIG: USPS
Problems With Advertising Contractors and
Bonuses
USPS surprises Consumer Electronics
Show with eye-popping app that brings mail to life (video)
January 12, 2013
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Comments (Count)
NALC:
Arbitration board issues award
Also see
USPS: NALC labor
contract arbitration decision
Postal
Worker Charged With Exposing Himself to Coworker
A National
Digital ID, Courtesy of the U.S. Postal Service?
- Bloomberg
Ex-postal
worker sentenced for mail theft
January 11, 2013
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Comments (Count)
Netflix
gets unfair postal advantage, U.S. court finds
and
GameFly Notches Win in
Postal Fight over Mailings
$50,000
Reward Offered After Man Attacks Letter Carrier
USPS: New
prices for 2013
Postal
Service's fiscal cliff coming this spring
- CNN
USA Today:
David C. Williams, the
inspector general at the United States Postal
Service, has been churning out a series of
provocative ideas about what the mail might look
like in the next decade or two.
26,000
U.S. Postal Service employees took early-out
offers - Washington Post
East
Cleveland US postal carrier helps save
91-year-old man's life
Burrus:
Contrasting Union Philosophy
Good Day,
Bad Day: Ohio Postal Worker & Jack Lew
January 10, 2013
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Comments (Count)
Murderous
Reform: A Plan to Privatize Postal Profits at
Public Expense - Save the
Post Office
Postal
Service's balk at pension funding requirement
means burdens for future taxpayers
NALC
President Emeritus Vincent R. Sombrotto Dies
Postal
Service Says 5% of Workers Intend to Leave Early
- Businessweek
E-government could help dig the Postal Service
out of its financial hole -
Gov Exec
Burrus:
Excuses (for not being a
union member)
Postal
problem was preventable -
Beaumont Enterprise
Could your
postal address go digital? - Postal watchdog
mulls dramatic changes for the mail
- USA Today
For letter
carriers, new contract certain to show the
strain of tough times -
Federal Times
January 09, 2013 -
Comments (Count)
Money-back
guarantee fails to draw US corporations into
direct mail - Post & Parcel
GAO calls
on Postal Service to prefund retiree benefits
- Washington Post
Massive
Cuts to Postal Service a Step Towards
Privatization?
MSPB: Room
for Improvement in Rewarding Federal Employees
Social
Security ends paper checks
OIG:
Getting Employees Back on the Job
Your
Congress hard at work – naming post offices
– Federal Times
How new
tax rates will affect you in 2013
- Also see
IRS
January 08, 2013 -
Comments (Count)
Constructively closed: The emergency suspensions
continue - Save the Post
Office
NAPUS:
Postmaster Organizations Consultation with USPS
Results in Zone of Tolerance Process for
POStPlan Impacted Offices
North
Miami Postal Worker Robbery Caught On Camera
- CBS Miami
In Past
Decade, Congress Has Made Naming Post Offices a
Top Priority
- Courier Express
and Postal Observer
Postal
employee sentenced for embezzling funds
Proper Use
of Benzi Hooks - Video
January 07, 2013 -
Comments (Count)
NALC
Expects Arbitration Award Soon
APWU:
Guffey Says Get Ready – The Fight Goes On
(link
corrected)
Postal
Service hosting meetings on changes at two
Shelby County, AL post offices
Postal
Service Rescue Plan 2013 - New Congress, New
Bailout? - National Ledger
Postal
reform dead letter - Opinion
- The Times-Tribune
January 06, 2013 -
Comments (Count)
NALC: USPS
Privatization Study
Lawmakers
pledge bipartisan cooperation on postal reform
- Federal Times
Postal
Service is evaluating offices in Western North
Dakota
January 05, 2013 -
Comments (Count)
Postmaster
Raps Congress for Failure to Pass Bill
- Direct Marketing News
Greenwood
Residents Rally to Prevent Postal Changes
Lawmakers
'committed' to postal reform in new Congress
- Federal News Radio
January 04, 2013 -
Comments (Count)
Postal
Service to Host Cloud-Based ID Protection
Network
PMG names
Ed Phelan New Delivery and Post Office
Operations VP
Postal
Service Looks To New Congress For Rescue
Think tank
to study privatizing most Postal Service
operations - Washington Post
Lawmakers
vow action on postal service overhaul in new
Congress - The Hill
New
Congress pledges action on postal reform
- Gov Exec
Dropped
phone helps unravel postal holdup
- Journal Gazette
More USPS
cutbacks ahead, after Congress fails to pass
reforms - Post & Parcel
Gun,
marijuana stashed in postal box
January 03, 2013 -
Comments (Count)
NALC: A
New Year's resolution to save the USPS
PMG:
Congressional Inaction Heightens Postal Service
Financial Crisis
More Aggressive Cost Cutting and Revenue
Generating Measures will be Considered
Atlanta
District’s first Village Post Office
Postal
Carrier Dies Of Crash Injuries
- FOX 17
One
injured in crash involving postal truck
Restructuring the U.S. Postal Service
(PDF) - The Case for a Hybrid Public-Private
Partnership
Averting
the Fiscal Cliff: Retired Postal Worker Shames
One Percent
Delivering
debt - Postal problems mirror those of Uncle Sam
- Washington Times
Postal
Museum launches 100 Years of Parcels, Packages,
and Packets, Oh My!
January 02, 2013 -
Comments (Count)
How the
Postal Service began prefunding retiree health
care and fell into a deep hole
- Save the Post Office
The House
Fiscal Cliff Vote and Postal Reform
- Courier Express and Postal Observer
USPS warns
of “risky” approach to flats pricing policy
- Post & Parcel
U.S.
Postal Service Chooses UM as Its Media Agency
- Ad Age
January 01, 2013 -
Comments (Count)
A Balanced
Approach to Reforming the Postal Service
Official U.S. Office of Management and Budget
Response to Save the Postal Service and 1 other
petition .
Fewer at
USPS earning more than Cabinet secretaries
- Federal Times
LETTERS:
Postal employees harm their cause
Writer says "the laziness and lack of knowledge
of postal employees is really to blame."
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