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POSTAL NEWS FROM PEN
November 2013 News
November 30, 2013
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Police to
retrace mailman's route today
- wusa 9
False
Postal Delivery Leads to Home Invasion
Mail
backed up in North Dakota oil boom town
- CNBC
Couriers
gear up for busiest time of the year
- The Frederick News-Post
November 29, 2013
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Video:
USPS criticized over mailman murders
- 9news
Post
office nixes mail delivery after dog bites mail
carrier - Rapid City Journal
2014
Social Security and Medicare Tax Withholding
Rates and Limits - Postal
Bulletin 22377
City
Carrier Assistants Who Elect Self and Family
Coverage in the NALC CDHP or NALC Value Option
Receive USPS Contribution -
Postal Bulletin 22377
November 28, 2013
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Postal
Service wins appeal on S.F. SRO deliveries
- SF Gate
A former St. Louis USPS supervisor
was arraigned in federal court and accused of opening and
stealing packages at the post office
Postal Workers Worried About Safety
After Dark - CBS Chicago
Rural Alaska postal worker receives
prison sentence for theft of cash from packages -
Alaska Dispatch
Ex-postal worker pleads guilty to
stealing veterans’ mail-order pain meds - Kingsport
Times-News
November 27, 2013
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APWU: The
Great Postal Giveaway USPS Sends Jobs, Work to
Staples - PEN Blog
PMG’s
Thanksgiving Message to Employees
Customer
Services Supervisor “Cleans Up” Financially
While Receiving Workers’ Compensation Payments
- Office of Inspector General
Where you
can get Harry Potter stamps — and where you
can’t: A list, map, and complaint
- Save the Post Office
Postal
worker’s death raises concerns over late
deliveries - The Washington
Post
BB fired
at postal carrier halts mail route delivery
- Times Union
November 26, 2013
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Video:
Union Reps Say District Manager Has Blood On His
Hands
- PEN Blog - Also see
Union Leaders Demand
Policy Change After On-Duty Murder Of Md. Postal
Worker - CBS Baltimore
Postal
Inspectors Offer Reward Of Up To $100,000
Regarding Fatal Shooting of MD Letter Carrier
- PEN Blog
Postal
worker’s murder keeps spotlight on carrier
problems - Chicago Sun-Times
A former
Montgomery, AL postal employee who opened fire
at the main post office has
been sentenced to 10 years and one day in
federal prison
NALC
Retirement Community Opened to Mail Handler
Retirees - PEN Blog
Not All
Flat Rates Are Equal, Even if They Look Like It
- Office of Inspector General
November 25, 2013
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Video:
$125K reward offered in fatal shooting of postal
worker
- Also see: NALC:
Letter carrier killed
while delivering the mail
Vigil Held
For Postal Worker Killed On Duty In Landover
- CBS Baltimore
Postal
Workers Say Letter Carrier Death In Cheverly Was
Preventable - Video - DC News
Congress
needs to step up delivery -
Pilot Online
Retail
Facility Relocation Process -
Office of Inspector General
November 24, 2013
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Letter
carrier shot and killed on his route about
7:20pm Saturday night
PEN 2002
Petition: Eliminate USPS After-Dark Mail
Delivery
Cyber sting nets alleged Anchorage
child pornographer - follow this link to verify that
this person is/was a
postal station manager
In War for
Same-Day Delivery, Racing Madly to Go Last Mile
- NY Times
November 23, 2013
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Mail
carriers hold vigil to bring attention to
assaults during deliveries -
Chicago Sun-Times
Overnight
mail taking 3 days after Pasco changes
- Video
Deer runs
through window at Poplar Bluff post office
The Postal
Service is running out of stamps
- Fierce Government
USPS ad
for ‘holiday stamps’ omits Christmas — includes
Kwanzaa, Hanukkah -
Washington Times
November 22, 2013
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Postal
Service Wins Court Order to Protect Pennsylvania
Businesses from Scam Artist
Veteran
Says Postal Workers Have Stolen Medication
Postal
Service Bends Over Backwards for Amazon, While
We Get Crummy Service -
Alternet
PRC
Approves Annual CPI-Based Postage Rate Increase
(PDF)
Video of
Angry Birds: Magpies attack postal workers in
New Zealand
November 21, 2013
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A U.S.
Postal Service supervisor was
arrested after federal authorities say he stole
a package that had been loaded with cocaine and
held a tracking device
Postal
worker attacked in Forest Hills, police say
- Allegheny Co. News
Editorial:
Postal service future: Can it deliver?
- Tulsa World
Postal
worker caught stealing from mail gets 4 months
of house arrest, 2 years of probation
- The Monitor
OPEN
SEASON LINK
November 20, 2013
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A letter
carrier walked out (of work)
and said he would only come back "when these
intolerable working conditions had been
corrected"...he was fired and lost his MSPB
case. FedSmith
F.Y.I.:
Census ‘faked’ 2012 election jobs report
- New York Post - Also see
House
panel to investigate unemployment data
- CNN
Amazon's
Decision to Deliver on Sunday Called a Retail
Industry 'Game-changer' -
Supply Chain Brain
Postal
Reform Encounters Another Major Setback
- GovExec
Mysteries
of the Amazon deal: Why the Postal Service is
skimming the cream on Sundays
- Save the Post Office
Postal
worker admits falsely claiming work injury
- Newsday - Also see
Postal
Worker admits faking injuries to collect $50G in
disability -
Fox
Florida:
Mail truck hit during Hollywood drive-by
shooting - Sun Sentinel
USPS says
Detroit mail carrier was carjacked at gunpoint
November 19, 2013
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Harry
Potter stamp riles Postal Service panel,
traditional stamp collectors
- The Washington Post
Digitals
Still Dig Physical Mail - When Enhanced by
Digital Features - Office of
Inspector General
Mail
thieves striking post offices late at night
Congress
still hates the U.S. Postal Service
- LA Times
Video:
Disabled woman endures lengthy fight to get her
mail - CBS 3 Springfield
Amazon
Sunday Packages Won’t Stem Postal Losses
- Bloomberg
Postal
Service Officially Taken Over By America Haters
- Mother Jones
November 18, 2013
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Video:
Mail carrier struck by van in Wentzville, MO
Is the
U.S. Postal Service ready to be sold off?
- The Great Debate
Postal
Service partnering with Staples in another move
with national retailers -
Washington Post
U.S.
government corruption -
Brainerd Dispatch
Postal
Service Counters Replace UPS Services
at 82 Staples Locations; Chain Offers Rewards on
USPS Shipping Services - A Post Office? Yeah,
We've Got That
Postal
Service records revenue increase, but losses
remain as overhaul bill appears to stall
- The Washington Post
Postal
Service in Wichita looking into mail theft by
glue traps - Wichita Eagle
November 17, 2013
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A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the Funeral of
Print Media - Dead Tree
Edition
Sources of
change: The Postal Service breaks down the mail
volumes for the PRC - Save
the Post Office
The U.S.
Postal Service Follows The Paper With Amazon
- Seeking Alpha
NAPUS:
Next Round of Postings for Level 6 Postmaster
Positions will Begin on December 17, 2013
NAPUS:
Reminder of Moratorium on POStPlan
Implementation
USPS:
Revenue growth, record productivity can’t offset
operating losses
FYI: The
lead contractor on the dysfunctional Web site
for the Affordable Care Act
is filled with executives from a company that
mishandled at least 20 other government IT
projects, including a flawed effort to automate
retirement benefits for millions of federal
workers - Washington Post
November 16, 2013
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Postal
Service narrows loss in latest fiscal year
- New York Post
APWU
President Says "Don’t Believe the Type"
- PEN Blog
NALC: USPS
made $600M delivering mail in 2013
- PEN Blog
U.S.
Postal Service Has Seventh Straight Yearly Loss,
Faces $40B Shortfall - 24/7
Wall St.
Postal
Service lost $5 billion despite first revenue
gain in five years -
Washington Post
Missing
Colusa Postal Worker’s Body Found
- CBS Sacramento
November 15, 2013
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The U.S.
Postal Service said Thursday
it would not disclose the financial terms of its
deal with Amazon
Postal
Service still losing money, but no movement on
legislation - Washington Post
The U.S.
Postal Service, Amazon, and Me
- The New Yorker
Two Former
Postal Workers Indicted on Mail Charges
- My high plains
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November 14, 2013
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The
Oxymoron at the Root of USPS's Woes
- Dead Tree Edition
The Postal
Service’s Burden - Sen. B.
Sanders via NY Times
Congress
Wasn't Going to Save the Postal Service Anytime
Soon - GovExec
USPS 2014
Rate Hike to Impact Online Sellers
- eCommerce Bytes
Postal
Inspector: Man Used Mail To Get Revenge
Wreaths
mark Royal Oak postal shooting anniversary
Roving
dogs stop mail delivery in central Salinas
neighborhood - The Salinas
Californian
November 13, 2013
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No More
Day of Rest for Postal Package Delivery
- Office of Inspector General
The State
of the Shrinking Postal Service Workforce
- Governing
Senator
Carper: Statement on USPS Announcement Regarding
Sunday Package Delivery - PEN
Blog
Amazon
USPS deal: A clever arrangement that doesn’t
stop the post office’s doom.
- Slate
What's
fair is fair: Amazon customers get delivery on
Sunday, SRO residents get none at all
- Save the Post Office
Mystery
shrouds postal service deal with Amazon
- CBS News
PostCom
tells us "The Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Government Affairs is scheduling
its markup up of the Senate postal reform bill
for November 20 at 10 a.m."
November 12, 2013
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At this point, Amazon
might as well just buy the Postal Service
- Washington Post
NALC:
Letter carriers deliver, even on Sunday
- NALC via PEN Blog
The Unlikely Alliance
That Ended Sunday Mail Delivery ... in 1912
- The Atlantic
Detroit
postal employee arrested after fight at postal
sorting center - The News
Herald
Postal
clerk tips off Postal Inspector to victim being
targeted by scam - FOX 6
Australian postal
service introduces video stamps
- CNET
USPS Is Converting
Part-Time Workers Into Full-Time Employees
- GovExec
Amazon Is Closer
Than Ever to Running the U.S. Postal Service
- Wired Business
The next
chapter in postal privatization: Post Offices
inside of Staples - Save the
Post Office
The
Innovation Unit Dilemma -
Office of Inspector General
November 11, 2013
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Postal Service to Make
Sunday Deliveries for Amazon
- NY Times
Amid capitol turmoil,
Postal Service crisis drags on
- Atlanta Journal Constitution
eBay Confuses and Irks
Sellers with Holiday Shipping Discount
- eCommerce Bytes
November 10, 2013
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Tribal
Lore: Whistleblower lawsuit claims Northrop
Grumman gave USPS false FSS performance reports
- Save the Post Office
A
whistleblower is claiming
that his former employer, Northrop Grumman,
defrauded the U.S. Postal Service by providing
it false information about the Flats Sequencing
System. Dead Tree
November 09, 2013
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NALC: CCAs
converted to full-time career status
- PEN
APWU:
Contracting Enforcement - PEN
Feds
indict Pike man for postal burglary
Disgusting
delivery causes huge stink
November 08, 2013
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How to
Save The Incredible Shrinking Post Office
- Huffington Post
Carrier
tells police she was robbed delivering mail in
Flint
20 year
veteran carrier arrested in Palm Beach County,
accused of stealing credit cards instead of
delivering them
Postal
Service Board of Governors to Meet Nov. 15
Angry
resident goes after postal worker for driving
through pile of leaves
APWU
President Issues Call For a ‘Grand Alliance’
Woman
Claims Letter Carrier To Blame For Dog’s Death
- CBS Pittsburgh
Wausau man
gets $40,000 settlement from US Postal Service
- WSAU News/Talk
Alabama
letter carriers apologize for late delivery
- The Alexander City Outlook
November 07, 2013
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Postal
carrier robbed in Northeast Philadelphia
Florida
letter carrier arrested on mail, credit card
fraud charges - Sun
Sentinel
New
Bedford woman assaults mail carrier for skipping
her house - South Coast Today
NAPS
requests an end to EAS Pay Freeze
Idaho
Postal Employee Sentenced for Misappropriating
Postal Funds - PEN
Woman
denies stealing mail while a postal worker in
South Mississippi - The Sun
Herald
NALC:
Carriers hurt in accidents work on recovery,
warn of future injuries (PDF)
Postal
Reform Hits a Snag - Direct
Marketing News
November 06, 2013
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WA letter
carrier punched in bizarre attack; reward
offered for info on suspect -
Q13 FOX News
Two
historic post offices in Connecticut get gutted
- Save the Post Office
Penn
Hills, PA mail carrier investigated for not
delivering junk mail -
Allegheny Co. News
Amid
Capitol Turmoil, Postal Service Crisis Drags On
- NY Times
Postal
Service expects boom in holiday packages
- USA Today
U.S.
Postal Service to deliver record 420 million
packages this holiday season
- NY Daily News
Postal
employees pepper sprayed inside Northeast
Portland building - Oregon
Live
Man
accused of hate crime after threatening mail
carrier - Chicago Tribune
Authorities looking for suspect in attack on
Tacoma letter carrier - The
News Tribune
Appeals
Court To Decide If Post Office Should Deliver To
San Francisco SRO Tenants -
CBS San Francisco
NW Iowa
Man Charged With Postal Insurance Fraud
November 05, 2013
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Postal
Service Overpaid Truckers $61.5 Million for
Their Gas - Washington Free
Beacon
TN Medal
of Honor recipient to appear on postal stamp
New postal
union leader promises more aggressive defense of
‘public postal service’ - The
Washington Post
USPS's Own
Words May Doom Its Rate Increases
-Dead Tree Edition
Moving?
Beware change of address sites
- video: ABC Action News
November 04, 2013
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APWU correction added:
APWU: Pay Raise Set for Nov. 16
Pushing
the Envelope Hits 5-Year Mark
- Office of Inspector General
Video:
Murder-Suicide Suspected In Deaths Of Local Man,
Girlfriend - both were postal employees
Dianne
Feinstein Delivers Postal Profits to Hubby
- Townhall Finance
Mail
carrier mauled by dog in Liberty Township
- video
Postal
inspectors' advice could save you a fortune
The
periodical postal onslaught is now in full force
- NOLA
November 03, 2013
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PostCom
says "The ENTIRE cost of
providing the nation a universal mail delivery
system is underwritten by the postage dollars
that MAILERS (not management and not labor) pay.
A range of
Senate Democrats have serious concerns
about the U.S. Chamber’s bill to overhaul the
U.S. Postal Service - The Hill
Wyoming,
MI man threatens mail carrier for calling 911
during altercation, feds say
Former
Tabor City, NC postal clerk accused of stealing
$16,000
November 02, 2013
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Portlanders Kicked, Arrested for Protesting Post
Office Privatization - Labor
Notes
Postal
carrier injured in hit-and-run
- Winston-Salem Journal
Teens
accused of trying to rob a Riviera Beach postal
carrier
Is boy
dressed as blue Postal Service collection box
the most convincing Halloween costume of 2013?
- Metro News
November 01, 2013
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NAPUS:
Most Everyone Agrees That USPS is Incapable of
Administering its Own Health Benefits Plan
- PEN
APWU Wins
Call Center Pay Case - PEN
APWU: Pay
Raise Set for Nov. 16 - PEN
NALC: 2014
retiree COLAs - 1.5% for FERS & CSRS
Video: GA
postal employee accused of stealing mail
- PEN
Former
Montgomery, AL mail carrier sentenced to more
than 9 years - The Montgomery
Advertiser
Postal
Service paid $122K to foot bill for temporary
Aspen managers - Aspen Daily
News
Postmaster
Investigation Continues -
Jamestown Post-Journal
Private
industry should take over the Postal Service
- The Desert Sun - PEN Ed: another clueless
writer
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