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POSTAL NEWS FROM PEN
May 2012 News
May 31, 2012
Thrift
Savings Plan hackers could be targeting other
government data
Also see
Is a
Foreign Country Building a Database of Federal
Employees' Data? |
Collins
asks FBI, thrift board to explain delay in
reporting TSP hacking -
OPM
contractor accidentally exposes retirees' Social
Security numbers
Federal Times -
USPS
revises the Executive and Managerial Competency
Models -
USPS says
postal antiques are not for pickin'
-
Postal
Workers, Community Allies Increase Pressure as
USPS Cuts Loom -
Postal
processing center in Rochester to close in
February 2013 -
Body
parts found in Canada's postal system: Hand and
foot arrive in bloody boxes
- Examiner.com -
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USPS to
allow corporate logos as business mail indicia
May 30, 2012
Congress
muddies waters around postal service
-
Surprising
role for the Post Office: protection against
bioterrorism -
OIG: Who
Are You?
Digital Identity: Opportunities for the Postal
Service -
May 29, 2012
Is Poor
Service Causing the USPS to lose Standard Mail
Customers?
Courier Express and Postal Observer -
APWU Says
Get Ready for a Busy Summer -
Senate
pushes House GOP to move on Postal Service
reform bill -
Postal
Service Losses: Nimble Abilities Needed
-
Rep. Ross
renews call for Postal Service reform
-
Rep. Ross
Doesn't Grasp Post Office Problem, How it Should
Be Solved -
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PostalOne!
Outage, aka The Neverending Story
- Postal Affairs Blog
May 28, 2012
Cyberattack exposes 123000 TSP accounts
-
One Month
after Senate Action, Sen. Carper Calls Attention
to Deeper Postal Service Losses while House
Delays -
U.S. post
office struggles with alternative fuel delivery
-
May 27, 2012
USPS
Misrepresentations Lead to Barrage of Criticism
-
APWU Posts
Questions & Answers On Lead Clerk Positions
-
Maintenance Agreement Protects Staffing
-
Discontinued Service Retirement Eligibility
Rules for POStPlan Impacted Postmasters
-
May 26, 2012
NAPUS:
House to Tackle Postal Bill After July Fourth
-
How
Phantom Accounting Is Destroying The Post Office
-
USPS
extends Postmaster VER-retirement incentive
decision deadline -
Postal
worker robbed of mail in Stockton
-
NALC: New
Guide to Route Inspections Now Available
-
Postal
Disservice: Could a Sculptor's Fight for
Royalties From a Postage Stamp Change Copyright
Law? -
USPS April
Loss (PDF) -
APWU:
Floor Deduction Dispute Resolved, Duty
Assignments Restored -
USPS
policy change may make it harder to send
international mail -
12
arrested in Occupy protest to support post
office -
May 25, 2012
USPS
submits a Request for an Advisory Opinion on
POStPlan: How changing the rules changed
everything - Save the
Post Office -
MAIL
HANDLERS TO BE OFFERED RETIREMENT INCENTIVE
-
POSTAL
EMPLOYEE ADMITS TO EMBEZZLING POSTAL FUNDS
-
PostalVision 2020: The Future Starts Now
-
-
Man guilty
of exploiting mentally disabled postal worker
for cash
May 24, 2012
Final Rule
on Changes in Service Standards
Save the Post Office
Dog
attacks up 34 percent; postal workers not
surprised -
Editorial:
Mail cuts will be fact of life
Press Republican -
Creating a
21st century Postal Service
Press Democrat -
A vital
institution, Postal Service should be valued
-
-
USPS
Retail Database Needs More Frequent Updates
-
Justice
Department Honors Postal Worker For Efforts To
Find Missing Child In Oakville, Mo. Community
May 23, 2012
NALC: The
Case Against S. 1789 -
Sen.
Baucus Hammers Postal Service Plan to Shut Down
Kalispell Mail Processing Facility
-
Senator
Schumer to PRC: "I write to express my strong
concerns regarding the US Postal Service's
Negotiated Service Agreement (NSA) with
Valassis." (PDF) -
Why the
Postal Service Is Fixable
An unjustified pre-funding of health
care costs is the biggest burden"
InvestorPlace -
-
Postal
Worker Hospitalized After 2 Dogs Attack Her
May 22, 2012
How the
West was won: The PMG's trip to Montana
Save the Post Office -
Will the
POSt, Processing Network Plans Provide An Easier
Path toward House Action on Postal Reform?
-
APWU Says
to Contact Members of Congress During Memorial
Day Recess -
NALC
responds to closings announcement
-
Federal
News Radio Interview with John Hegarty - Mail
Handler Pres. -
-
Postal
Service to reduce retail hours at 10 Cumberland
County post offices
-
Postal
service driver injured in West Allis crash
-
ELM
Revision: Recognition and Awards
-
USPS Warns
Employees About Disruptive Spam Emails
May 20, 2012
Postal
employee accused of choking a boy unconscious
during a church service
-
Ex-postal worker says she's too
injured to work, discovered running Boston Marathon -
USPS Provides a List of More Than
4,600 Upgraded Post Offices -
Does the Issa Bill Pose a Credible
Threat to the USPS? -
OUR
OPINION: Postal Service should finish what it
started
Sioux City Journal -
Final Rule
to Revise USPS Service Standards
Save the Post Office -
Postal
spokesperson: Customers will notice 'hardly any'
delivery difference -
May 19, 2012
Postal
service’s biggest problems are business plan,
management -
Free the
Post Office! -
Post Plan
FAQ's (PDF) -
Postal
Service's next deadline: Aug. 1
-
Postal
Worker Shelly Crabb, Allegedly Dealt Drugs,
Stole Veterans' Medication On Her Mail Route
-
Does the
Issa-Ross Bill Pose a Credible Threat to the
USPS? (PDF) -
May 21, 2012
Cuts in
The Works: Postal Service Debate Heats Up
The Ledger -
Sen.
Durbin Letter: Explains postal developments
The State Journal -
USPS turns
to buyouts to cut 28,000 jobs
Federal Times -
Network
Consolidations: New plan, same old story
Save the Post Office -
OUR OPINION: Postal Service is
looking to cut rates for a national direct-mail business which would hurt
local businesses - Miami Herald -
American Samoa postal worker charged
with stealing -
May 18, 2012
Revised
Network Rationalization: Map & user-friendly
list -
Postal
Service Moves Ahead with Modified Network
Consolidation Plan
List of
140 mail processing locations to be consolidated
by February of 2013 (PDF) -
APWU Says
USPS Modified Consolidation Plan Is More of the
Same -
Sen.
Carper Reacts to Postmaster Generals
Announcement on Further Cost-Cutting Measures
-
House
Resolution Would Prevent Increases to Pension
Contributions -
House
Republicans Pass Pay Cut For Postal, Federal
Employees -
Postal
plants to shrink, 28,000 jobs at stake
CNN -
Half of
All Dog Bite Victims are Children
USPS -
Postal
Service to begin closing plants this summer
Associated Press -
NAPS
Statement on Postal Service’s Announcement
Regarding EAS VERA -
-
APWU:
Changes of Address for Grievance Appeals
-
4 NY
cities on Postal Service's dog attack list
May 17, 2012
USPS
managers reach salary agreement
-
USPS
Announces Modified Consolidation Plan
-
Is the
Postal Service Really Broke?
Dead Tree Edition -
-
Postal
workers find pot in accidentally opened package
-
Federal
jury convicts ex-postal worker in Florida
-
Suspect's
photo released in post office thefts
May 16, 2012
Going
Postal: How Congress Has Failed Its Shareholders
Forbes -
Vogel to
be replaced by Coke executive - Postal Service
launching digital enterprise
-
Postal
decisions to be announced Thursday
-
Postal
supervisor pleads guilty to fake attack
-
Postal
shakeup, pensions, GSA fallout
Federal News Radio -
USPS
revenue proposal needs rigorous scrutiny
Seattle Times -
PostCom
tells us "Word has it that
Paul Vogel
will be moving on to other duties at USPS
headquarters, and that the announcement of a
replacement for his current position is in the
offing." -
-
Abilene
postal workers to picket Friday against pending
closing of mail center
May 15, 2012
What are
people — and the Post Office — for?
Save the Post Office -
OSHA
probing former Florida postal worker's illness
claims
Reuters - Also see
Irondequoit mom, family, helped bring Lill's
story to light -
OIG Blog:
2050 Dreaming -
Postal
Service halts plan to close 600 urban and
suburban stations
Washington Post -
POStPlan:
Map, Charts, & More
Save the Post Office -
Northrop
Grumman sues USPS over contract
Federal Times -
-
Postal
Service offers discount for smartphone codes
-
Sculptor
can recover copyright royalties from USPS
May 14, 2012
Senator
Carper Launches Web Page Tracking USPS Losses
-
Post
Office Hour Reductions, Called a “Win-Win,” Feel
More Like a Lose-Lose
Time -
What's
Next on Postal Reform
Atlanta Journal-Constitution -
US postal
fiasco
NY Post -
Imperfect
postal decision doesn't sit well with delegation
Great Falls Tribune -
EDITORIAL:
Mailing it in
Daily Freeman -
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More Postal News
May 13, 2012
POStPlan
by the numbers
Save the Post Office -
Postal
food drive intercepted by thieves
-
Ill worker
fights postal service over toxic mail
-
Postal
worker recovering after attack in Chicago's
Gresham neighborhood -
May 12, 2012
OH postal
workers accused of embezzling, throwing away
mail -
Members of
Congress Seek Extension of Moratorium On Closing
of Post Offices and Processing Centers
-
U.S.
Postal Service Zero-Cash Forecast Adds Urgency
for Changes -
APWU Says
GOP Votes Pay Cut For Postal and Federal Workers
To read statement from NALC
click here.
-
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Postal
workers put off by naked customers
May 11, 2012
Mail
processing plant cuts to proceed this summer,
Postmaster General says
Federal Times -
Postal
Service Losses of $3.2 Billion in Second Quarter
Underscore the Need for Legislative Changes
-
Statement
from NALC President about the Postal Service’s
financial situation -
APWU Says
Address Postal Reform Now, Start With Senate
Bill -
Teens
Accused of Trying to Rob Postal Worker in
Detroit -
U.S.
Postal Service Loses $3.2 Billion as Cash Runs
Low -
APWU
Statement On USPS Announcement About Rural Post
Offices -
Dedicated
POStPlan Link to be Added to NAPUS Website on
May 11, 2012 -
USPS: No
iPads, Kindles For Troops And Foreign Consumers
-
May 10, 2012
Just when
you thought it couldn't get any worse: The
Postal Service has a new plan for the post
office - Save the Post Office
-
POStplan:
USPS Plan to Preserve Rural Post Offices
(PDF)
Also see
List Of
Post Offices Affected By POStplan
(PDF) -
Related:
Postal
Service Announces New Post Office Structure
Plan, Which Would Keep Rural Post Offices Open
-
Postal
Service: Will keep rural post offices open
Businessweek -
Postal
Service Alters Plan to Cut Costs
NY Times -
Postal
worker wins $1 million from former NASCAR driver
Mayfield in dog attack -
Senator
Rockefeller Issues Statement Regarding New Plan
by USPS to Limit Hours at Post Offices
-
May 09, 2012
USPS
announces new strategy for low-activity Post
Offices in rural areas
-
Postmasters will have until June 22, 2012 to
accept VER offer -
SENATOR
COLLINS’ REACTION TO POSTMASTER GENERAL’S PLANS
REGARDING SMALL POST OFFICES
-
Postmaster
Pay Package Announced -
PMG
Announces POStPlan -
Avalanche
averted: Postal Service backs off plan to close
thousands of post offices
- Save the Post
Office -
Congress
Seeks Postal Overhaul While Making It Impossible
Business Week -
Postal
Service to announce plans to keep rural post
offices afloat
Washington Post -
USPS
Proposal Would Let It Increase Rates for Parcel
Post
Auctionbytes -
Postal
services should focus on reliability, not speed,
says IPC
Post and Parcel -
Food Drive
celebrates 20 years of feeding the hungry
-
APWU
Settlement Clarifies 204B Language
-
Fresno Man
Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Postal Crimes
-
Postmaster
Pay Package for FY 2011-2015 Announced
-
-
Postal
Service Cracks Down On Synthetic Drug Shipments
May 08, 2012
Flats
Litigation System: USPS and Vendor Battling It
Out Over Huge FSS Machines
- Dead Tree Edition -
New
Employee Deal: Southern New Hampshire University
offers tuition discount for postal employees and
their families
Viewpoints: Congress should stop
meddling and let Postal Service run itself -
Operation Medicine Delivery Shows
'Postal Option is a Viable Way to Get Medicine to the Public'
-
MO postal carrier killed in head-on
car crash -
Unions
Honor Workers Who Lost Their Lives on the Job
Senator
Webb to Postmaster General: Keep Post Offices
Open Until Reform is Enacted
-
Journal Times editorial: Postal
Service decision only a start -
Underused Postal Resources Could
Benefit Postal Service and U.S. Citizens -
Going Postal in Washington, D. C.
The USPS, the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006, Union
Busting, and Paving the Road to Privatization. -
Highlights of House GOP cuts to food
stamps, health care and federal employee pensions -
"Workers hired after 1983 would contribute an additional 5 percent for a
total contribution of 5.8 percent. Workers in the pre-1983 system — who
are ineligible for Social Security - would also pay an additional 5
percent for a total contribution of 12 percent." -
Senate plan interferes with needed
postal reforms
USA Today letters -
OIG: Semipostal Stamps: Fundraisers
for Charities and New Revenue Streams -
May 07, 2012
Postal
Board of Governors knocks Senate legislation
Washington Post -
Northrop
Grumman Sues Over $874M Postal Service Contract
-
Looking
back on postal reform: Where were you in 1976?
Save the Post Office -
USPS mail
carriers involuntarily thrust into tax fraud
battle -
House
members pitch for Senate postal bill
-
Post
office stall -
May 06, 2012
Senators
Call on Postmaster General to Extend Closure
Moratorium So House Can Consider Senate-Passed
Plan to Protect Rural Offices
-
Post
Office Needed Some Common Sense
-
Senator
Levin Says Reform Bill an Important Step in
Preserving Postal Service -
PMG: We
Never Used the Word ‘Closure’
-
USPS
facing challenges due to cost of added
retirement benefits -
Mail
carriers fear thieves as risk of violence
increases -
USPS Board
of Governors Meet In Washington
-
-
ELM
Revision: Back Pay
-
ELM
Revision: Paid Military Leave
-
New Flats
Dimension and Change to Addressing
Specifications for Every Door Direct Mail
-
Southern
Area Poster
May 05, 2012
It's Time
for Liberals To Rethink USPS Downsizing
Dead Tree Edition -
Ex-postal
worker gets 4 years for attacking supervisor
-
Senate
Postal Service plan fails to deliver
- see also
Opposing
view: Bill saves Postal Service
- Florida Today -
Postal
Service struggles; senator tilts at windmills
-
House must
act to stem mail losses -
Senators
lobby both sides of postal moratorium
-
Postal
inspector helped deliver justice to 'The Bishop'
-
May 04, 2012
Corker,
McCain, Coburn Urge Postmaster General to Move
Forward with Cost-Saving Changes
-
Senate
bill serves as flimsy lifesaver for Postal
Service
The Vindicator -
The U.S.
Postal Service is doing a little better (uh-oh)
Federal Times -
Postal
closures likely to start this summer
CNN -
Lawmakers
push for vote to limit post office closures
Chicago Tribune -
-
APWU, USPS
Agree On New Lead Clerk Jobs
May 03, 2012
Congressman sees Senate postal bill as ‘bailout’
PEN Ed: if the U.S. Treasury would pay back the
over-funding paid by USPS then USPS would be
sitting just fine thank you. -
Sen.
Manchin: 'Nothing more American than the post
office' -
May 15th
is Approaching, So What Happens Next?
-
Labor
Voices: The truth about the U.S. Postal Service
Pres. United Auto Workers -
Senators
want USPS to wait on closings
Washington Post - Also see
Federal
News Radio by Jolie Lee -
USPS
Southwest Area has changed its name to USPS
Southern Area -
-
Mail
carriers indicted on mail fraud
May 02, 2012
The
moratorium clock is ticking: Over 200 post
offices set to close
Save the Post Office -
Senate
Postal Leaders Urge House Leadership to Act
Quickly on Postal Reform Legislation
- Also see
Countdown
Clock - Postal Service Facilities that Could
Begin Closing on May 15 -
Senator
Carper Ups the Ante on USPS Reform
-
Federal
Times -
State of
the Postal Service (May 2012) PMG Video
-
Postal
Relief – On to the House of Representatives
NAPUS -
Collapsing
U.S. Postal Service Needs Freedom to Cut Costs
-
Fulton
mail carrier, husband admit making false
statements to get workers comp benefits
-
Union,
USPS Angry About Senate's Postal-Bailout Bill
-
OIG: The
Costs, Should They be a-Changin’?
-
Job-killing US postal service bill
-
-
Reward
offered to catch crooks who targeted mailman
May 01, 2012
APWU, USPS
Settle Dispute On Covering Custodial Absences
-
USPS 2011
Annual Sustainability Report Released
-
Opposing
view: Senate bill saves Postal Service
USA Today - By Joseph Lieberman, Susan Collins,
Thomas Carper and Scott Brown -
NAPS
President releases statement on passage of S.
1789 (PDF)
Nat. Assoc. Of Postal Supervisors -
Postal
workers are luke-warm to Senate proposal
Washington Post -
Editorial: Senate Postal Service
plan fails to deliver
USA TODAY -
Watchdog documents ongoing workers’
compensation struggles -
NALC: 'A
Band-Aid instead of a more serious reform’
-
NRLCA:
Arbitration Hearings Concluded
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