October 31, 2016
- Off Duty Postal Worker Accidentally Hands Out Drugs On Halloween
Life Daily - OIG: Names (and Prices) They Are a-Changin’
- USPS Offers First-Ever Nativity Stamp
PEN - Thousands of UK postal workers staging walkout
Sky News - Americans are skittish about drones delivering their packages
The Gazette - Mailman delivers, keeps family and art close to his heart
The Daily Texan - Red dot at Canada Post post office = no junk mail
Millstone
October 30, 2016
- Mail delivery problems for Florida neighborhood
Fox 4 - CA Postal Worker Helps Co-Worker With Neighborhood Attraction
KEYT - 1,500 absentee ballot requests found in Rock Island post office
Rock Island Argus
October 29, 2016
- Former Washington Postal Worker Charged In $350,000 Health Insurance Theft
PEN - Video: Pennsylvania Dog Attacks On Carrier Halt Mail Delivery
PEN - Tourists turn to mail to avoid curse
PEN - Amazon’s Shipping Costs Likely to Surge With Holiday Orders
WSJ - Berkeley mail delivery prompts tidal wave of complaints
Berkeleyside - Bronx Councilman Says South Bronx Post Offices Discriminate Against Postal Customers – DNA Info
- Aiken’s old post office among area’s haunted places
Aiken Standard
October 28, 2016
- Video: Florida carrier to accept plea deal for dumping mail
PEN - Video: NC congressman in Tucson to hear pleas to save the city’s mail processing center – PEN
- USPS Expects Double-Digit Growth in Holiday Package Volume
eCommerce Bytes - Every Day, 24K Federal Retirees Reach a Busy Signal on OPM’s Toll-Free Line
GovExec - Unknown number of Albuquerque absentee ballots returned to sender
Albuquerque Journal
October 27, 2016
- Video: Portland post office agrees to re-start service after dog bite
PEN - Alpine, TX Man Charged with Intentionally Setting U.S. Post Office Ablaze
PEN - Georgia carrier filmed dumping letters ‘no longer delivering mail’
AJC - Postal Service suspends mail delivery because of pit bull
WTAE Video - ‘New reality’ of vote-by-mail includes delays and problems with postmarks
News Tribune - Video: A Look at Vintage Baseball Stamps at the Postal Museum
ABC News - Post Office sells Monsignor Valente center for $2.8 million
Biz Journals - No, you don’t need a stamp for your ballot
KUOW Seattle
October 26, 2016
- Video: USPS Removes Package from Mailbox, Charges Fee to Get it Back
PEN - USPS to be Sued for Priority Mail Loss by Triumph Donnelly Studios LLC
PEN - Video: Apopka, FL Neighborhood Carrier Continues To Toss Fragile Mail And Packages Onto Porch – PEN
- What happens if your health plan goes postal?
Federal News Radio - Google Express expands, delivery now reaches 90 percent of U.S.
Tech Crunch - Post office banking: an old idea getting new life
Market Watch
October 25, 2016
- When a Postal Service form the public was not likely to see surfaces
Linns - Officials plan to destroy Ruskin mailman Doug Hughes’ gyrocopter
Tampa Bay Times - Video: Oregon Neighbors Upset With USPS Cluster Box Plan After Carriers’ Run-ins With Dog – PEN
- The Postal Regulatory Commission’s $50 billion decision
The Brookings Institution
October 24, 2016
- USPS honors employees who died in 2001 attacks
PEN - OIG: Know Your Rights
PEN - USPS marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month
PEN - Video: Five Questions with Bo the Mailman
PEN - Mail disappearing from Montana resident’s mailboxes
KULR TV - Mailboxes broken into at Cave Junction, OR post office
KTVL - Political mailers are pesky but effective, experts say
Orlando Sentinel - Inside the Cyber Attack That Shocked the US Government
Wired - Remembering Mishawaka’s Postal Poet
October 23, 2016
- El Dorado County voters still waiting to get mail ballots
Sacramento Bee - Australia Post delivers postcard 50 yrs late
Daily Star - You’ll Never Guess Why Travelers Are Being Inundated With Junk Mail
Huff Post
October 22, 2016
- Video: NY carrier fired after stealing money from cards
PEN - Sterling, CO Mail Carrier Indicted By Federal Grand Jury for Delay and Destruction of Mail – PEN
- Video: Stockton, CA Hit by Increase in Mail Theft
PEN - Former Effie, LA Post Office employee pleads guilty to stealing more than $6,000 – PEN
- Video: Billings police investigate reports of mail theft, including absentee ballots– PEN
- A year later, Self-Plus-One gradually gains steam
Federal Times
October 21, 2016
- 3 men arrested in connection with assault on postal carrier in Delaware County
PEN - Low COLAs for 2017 Leave Federal Retirees Worse Off
PEN - Video: USPS ‘master key’ stolen, raises concern of mail thefts in Mill Creek, WA area – PEN
- Video: Postal Worker Questioned for Throwing Away Ballot Guides in Berkeley
PEN - Georgia Neighbors Relieved To Be Getting Mail Following Channel 2 Investigation – PEN
- Postal Service Announces 2017 Shipping Prices
PEN - USPS FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN – Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021
PEN - Federal authorities investigating possible mail theft within the Sioux City Postal Office
- Parcel delivery could be the future of the U.S. Postal Service
Linns - Teen boys injured after crashing with postal carrier in Putnam County
KTTN - Carlisle postal worker helps girl struck by vehicle
The Sentenel - APWU: On 15th Anniversary of Anthrax Attacks, Workers Recall Those Who Died
October 21, 2016
- Video: USPS ‘master key’ stolen, raises concern of mail thefts in Mill Creek, WA area – PEN
- Video: Postal Worker Questioned for Throwing Away Ballot Guides in Berkeley
PEN - Georgia Neighbors Relieved To Be Getting Mail Following Channel 2 Investigation – PEN
- Postal Service Announces 2017 Shipping Prices
PEN - USPS FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN – Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021
PEN - Federal authorities investigating possible mail theft within the Sioux City Postal Office
- Parcel delivery could be the future of the U.S. Postal Service
Linns - Teen boys injured after crashing with postal carrier in Putnam County
KTTN - Carlisle postal worker helps girl struck by vehicle
The Sentenel
October 20, 2016
- Video: Neighbor scams entire neighborhood by stealing mail
PEN - Video: Postal service changes may increase absentee ballot delivery time
PEN - Dumb: Confusing postage for absentee ballots
WCPO Cincinnati - Video: Piles of mail dumped in Georgia woods; USPS investigating
PEN - Heitkamp Calls on USPS to Address Service Disruptions in Halliday, Amidon ND – PEN
- NALC214 Postal Workers Demand “Bring Back Angela” Stop Workplace Bullying & Intimidation – Indy Bay
- USPS Requests Parcel Rates Increases for 2017
Multichannel Merchant
October 20, 2016
- Video: Piles of mail dumped in Georgia woods; USPS investigating
PEN - Heitkamp Calls on USPS to Address Service Disruptions in Halliday, Amidon ND – PEN
- NALC214 Postal Workers Demand “Bring Back Angela” Stop Workplace Bullying & Intimidation – Indy Bay
- USPS Requests Parcel Rates Increases for 2017
Multichannel Merchant
October 19, 2016
- Video: ‘My Heroes’: Solana Beach Man Reunites With Postal Workers Who Saved His Life – PEN
- Introducing the New CyberSafe at USPS Website
PEN - December 2016 Penalty Overtime Exclusion
PEN - Previously Charged U.S. Postal Employee Re-Arrested for Sexually Exploiting a Child – PEN
- 2017 Retiree COLAs: 0.3%
PEN - Hatch Act complaint forces postal employee out of Three Oaks Township election – Harbor County News
- Federal probe launched into dumped Berkeley voter guides, returned election postcards – Berkeleyside
- Elderly woman struck by postal vehicle taken to Boise hospital
- Former Tampa NALC president convicted of kickback scheme dies in jail
Tampa Bay Times - Apopka, FL residents complain about mail service
Click Orlando - Hundreds of NJ votes might not be counted because of Post Office error
- Postal Bulletin: Christmas Pay Procedures for Rural Carriers
October 18, 2016
- Ex-postal clerk in South Williamsport, PA placed on two-year’s probation for theft
PEN - Florentine Madonna and Child Christmas Stamp Dedicated Today
PEN - Video: Delivery denied: 10 Portland homes cut off from mail delivery after dog bite – PEN
- Video: Brazos County, TX residents want changes to prevent stolen mail
PEN - 2017 health premiums: It could have been so much worse
Federal News Radio - Postal Service looks cautiously to drones
FCW - Nonprofit Postage On Way Back Up
Nonprofit Times - Twitter joke about ‘ripping up absentee ballots’ draws attention of Ohio secretary of state – Washington Post
- Campaigns Spending 50 Percent More to Send Ads Through USPS in 2016 Cycle – GovExec
October 17, 2016
- USPS: Employees Urged to Update Addresses
PEN - USPS Heroes’ Corner – Tammy Ernst, York, PA
PEN - Results of USPS Cost-Saving Steps a Disappointment, Audit Says
FEDweek - OIG: Do Americans Want Drone Delivery?
- OIG: Public Perception of Drone Delivery in the United States
- Postal worker accused of stealing Virginia Beach mail
Southside Daily - Postal Regulatory Commission Listens to Small Sellers
eCommerce Bytes - Absentee ballots from Central Jersey not delivered, report says
NJ.com - New Postal Rates Will Benefit Some Publishers and Printers
Dead Tree Edition
October 16, 2016
- Shrewsbury Post Office employees have taken a vote of no confidence in their postmaster whom they say has created “a hostile work environment filled with harassment and bullying,” a repeat of what postal workers in other towns where he has worked have said in the past.
- Illinois letter carrier alleges racial discrimination at work
Quad-Cities Online
October 15, 2016
- Video: More USPS Clusterbox Theft – San Antonio Neighborhood Targeted By Mail Thieves – PEN
- Video: Long post office lines in Tybee Island, Forced to get mail from Wilmington Island, GA – PEN
- McCaskill-Heitkamp Report Finds Rural Postal Service Remains Essential
West Plains Daily Quill - PRC TO HOST TECHNICAL CONFERENCE: USPS to address Flats Directive in 2015 ACD – PEN
- Jack-o’-Lantern first-day ceremony draws a crowd
Linns - African Milestone: Rwanda Launches National Drone Delivery. Public Perception? They’re Weapons
October 14, 2016
- Help Stamp Out Breast Cancer
PEN - Video: Soy sauce evacuates U.S. Postal facility in West Fargo, ND
PEN - Ex-Postal Service employee sentenced for stealing almost $5,500 in gift cards
Virginian Pilot - Toledo postal worker might have tuberculosis
The Blade - Postal Service Announces Holiday 2016 Mailing and Shipping Deadlines
PEN - Former Idaho postal employee pleads guilty to theft of postal service property
Idaho State Journal - Video: Lewiston, NY hazmat scare caused by dog repellent
PEN - Defense seeks dismissal of charges against Rapid City mail carrier
Rapid City Journal - APWU: Correcting Dues for Newly Converted PSEs
October 13, 2016
- Postal Service Announces 2017 Mailing Services Prices – 1st Class Up 2 Cents
PEN - Americans remain skittish about delivery via drones, Postal Service survey shows
Trib Live - OIG: Timeliness of First-Class Mail Flats
- OIG: USPS’s Delivering Results, Innovation, Value, and Efficiency Program Capping (PDF)
October 12, 2016
- USPS Statement Regarding Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Shipments
PEN - USPS: Hurricane Matthew Recovery Underway
PEN - Tulsa: Postal truck crashes into power pole, house; some without power
ABC News Tulsa - GAO: Information on How Broadband Affects Postal Use and the Communications Options for Rural Residents
PEN - Senator Claire McCaskill Introduces Legislation That Would Bar USPS From Closing Post Offices Without Community Notice Or Appeal Process
PEN - Video: Congress Considering 2 Bills That Could Change The Way You Get Your Mail
PEN - Video: Bixby, OK Mail Trouble Prompts Action From U.S. Congressman
PEN - Video: Midlothian, VA Neighbors Wants Answers After Mail Allegedly Found Dumped – PEN
- NPMHU Issues Contract Update #9
PEN - OIG: Public Perception of Drone Delivery in the United States
October 11, 2016
- Video: Texas Carrier Appearing To Pepper-Spray Dogs Now Facing Animal Cruelty Charges – PEN
- Oregon Supreme Court rules police and postal inspectors can’t inspect packages
Register Guard - Stolen Checks Taken From East Harlem Mailboxes Total $20K: NYPD
DNA Info - OIG: Oil and Gas Rights
- USPS: Post Offices in the flooded areas of the four states hit by Hurricane Matthew – Florida, Georgia and South and North Carolina – have been re-opening as local conditions permit.
October 10, 2016
- Video: Florida letter carrier uses tear gas on dog – Owner says use of tear gas on dog unwarranted – PEN
- Video: ‘I’m a special kid’ – Well-wishers respond to boy’s mail request
PEN - California postal employee claims he was subjected to age discrimination
Northern California Record - Witch flies across postmark from world Halloween capital
Linns
October 09, 2016
- Video: Amazon only needs a minute of human labor to ship your next package
PEN - Video and USPS Update: Hurricane Matthew
PEN
October 08, 2016
- Video: Maryland Neighborhood Unable to Rely on Mail Delivery
PEN - NY postal worker accused of stealing mail, money intended for charities
WKBW - Residents cautioned following mass theft of mail in Naperville
Naperville Sun - Man Who Robbed Rancho Bernardo Post Office Sentenced to 14 Years
Rancho Bernardo Patch - USPS investigates mail theft in Cheyenne
KGWN
October 07, 2016
- Former NY Postal Employee Charged In Mail and Identity Theft
PEN - APWU’s Dimondstein Scores Overwhelming Victory
PEN - Mail left unattended on top of Mesa mailboxes, neighbors want answers
ABC AZ - Wonder Woman’s 75th Anniversary Celebrated on Forever Stamps
PEN - Rash of mailbox break-ins has Anthem, AZ residents on alert
AZ Family
October 06, 2016
- USPS Hurricane Matthew Update
PEN - Video: Post Office investigates mail missing in Clifton Forge, VA
PEN - Holiday Windows Shine on New Forever Stamps
PEN - UK Postal Service Reportedly Refusing To Ship Galaxy Note 7s
Android Headlines - OSHA cites US Postal Service after two Des Moines workers suffer heat illness while delivering the mail – PEN
- Postal Service, Bellevue Police work together to halt drug trafficking
Bellevue Reporter - Postal service delivers seal of approval to Halloween Capital of the World
ABC Newspapers - Fortenberry continues to pursue mail delivery issues
Lincoln Journal Star - USPS unveils 5 potential smart city projects
Fedscoop - APWU: Ballot Counting Underway in APWU Election
October 05, 2016
- Buffalo postal carrier running late accused of dumping undelivered mail
The Buffalo News - TruTV’s “Hack My Life” Is Looking For A Few Current or Former NYC Postal Employees – Program will shoot Oct. 11, 2016 – PEN
- Kansas City Postal Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mail
PEN - Drunk Teen Causes 2 Separate Crashes Tuesday, Injures Postal Worker
Crystal Lake Patch - Mail thieves dump 7 bags of stolen mail, ransack business mailboxes
The Signal - Neopost USA urges enactment of Postal Reform legislation
Post & Parcel - Postal inspector explains why mail suspect wasn’t arrested
Temple Daily Telegram - Rolando letter addresses postal reform issues raised on a recent radio program – PEN
October 04, 2016
- Postal Service statement on Universal Postal Union’s terminal dues agreement – PEN
- Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft
Valley News - Parking dispute involves Athens, GA postal workers union
Athens Banner-Herald - OIG: Timeliness of Mail Processing at the Queens, NY, Processing and Distribution Center
October 03, 2016
- USPS Selects Mahindra to Produce Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) Prototypes – PEN
- USPS seeks retirees for holiday jobs
PEN - USPS: Disability Employment Awareness Month
PEN - OIG: The Best-Laid Plans…
- Fall 2016 USPS Outlook
Quad Graphics - Island Mail Carrier Gets His Job Back
Maine Public Radio - OIG: Management of Maintenance Employees’ Sick Leave in the Mid-America District
- OIG: Management and Oversight of Highway Contract Routes
October 02, 2016
- Postal Service responds to Steve Pociask’s opinion piece “Delayed Postal Delivery Means Wasted Absentee Votes” – PEN
- Why United Parcel Service and FedEx Corporation Are Hiking Prices
Motley Fool - Kwanzaa Forever Stamp Dedicated
PEN - Pneumatic tubes and how mail was moved in Paris for more than a century
Linns
October 01, 2016
- Former Missouri NALC Secretary-Treasurer Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement
PEN - Former Ohio NALC Treasurer Pleads Guilty To Theft Of $16,347
PEN - Rapid City, SD mail carrier re-indicted on felony theft charges
Rapid City Journal - Aspen mailman dies unexpectedly Wednesday while working
Aspen Times - USPS proposes smart cities data collection scenarios
GCN - Black Widows Found at Carlotta Post Office
North Coast Journal - PRC approves extension for USPS grocery delivery tests
Post & Parcel