December 31, 2016
- Video: Kanas mail carrier tries to save packages from being stolen
PEN - Video: Mail carrier robbed in NE Baltimore
PEN - Video: Florida Carrier Caught Driving Onto Customers Lawn and Then Throwing Christmas Package – WTXL Tallahassee
- High Turnover Called a Drawback to Using USPS Temp Workers
Fedweek - Texas carrier hospitalized after assault in south Austin
KXAN - Postal Worker Robbed of Keys in East Harlem Project
DNA Info - Packages stolen from Port Orchard post office
KitsapSun
December 30, 2016
- Video: Woman Arrested For Bay Area Mail Theft
PEN - Mailbox explosion damages home in Morrison, IL
SaukValley.com - N.J. man punched postal clerk in the face on Christmas Eve, feds say
New Jersey On-Line - Former Wash. State postal worker sentenced to 90 days incarceration after pleading guilty to insurance fraud – Sky Valley Chronicle
- Postal Service seeks supplier for benchmarking vehicle fleet maintenance
Federal Times
December 29, 2016
- Chicago carrier injured by paintball
Chicago Tribune - Gunman holds up mailman in East Harlem, demands his keys
NY Daily News - Additional 2017 Stamps Announced
PEN - Postal workers take on extra hours to make Christmas a success
Daily Herald - Video: Postal worker literally drops packages at front door
First Coast News - OIG: Where are the Postal Service’s Trailers?
- Piles of snow causes problems for Idaho postal workers
KIDK - OIG: What improvements can the Postal Service make in their Kaizen process?
December 28, 2016
- Video: Thieves Steal Bank of Mailboxes From San Jose Neighborhood
PEN - APWU, USPS Sign Agreement For Offices Without a Local Union Structure
PEN - Video: Colorado carrier saves elderly man he found injured in freezing weather
AOL - Postal Service offers up to $5K to solve Pomfret, VT burglary
Daily Progress - Amazon changes delivery landscape
Weatherford Democrat - OIG: Fiscal Year 2016 Statistical Tests
- South Austin neighborhood target for mail thieves
CBS Austin
December 27, 2016
- Video: Alabama mail carrier chucking package onto man’s doorstep
PEN - Video: A Mail Carrier’s Job During the Holidays
KIDY Fox - Video: Residents concerned over Christmas mail theft in West Omaha neighborhoods – WETV Omaha
- What newly surfaced atomic bomb postal history teaches us
Linn’s - Synthetic opioids are getting into US by mail
Boston Globe
December 26, 2016
- Video: USPS Carrier In Pomona Throws Package, FEDEX Worker Places It
PEN - Video: Mail thefts lead NM post office to stop delivering mail
PEN - Amazon shipping Goodwill donations for free
WAFB - Presents under the tree? Don’t thank Santa — thank Ben
Salt Lake Tribune
December 25, 2016
- VIDEO: South Carolina postal worker sings ‘O Holy Night’ while sorting mail
PEN - Video: Heart attack survivor meets ‘angels’ who saved him
A nurse – A sales person – and a letter carrier - Postal service struggles leave Bay Area residents searching for their mail
Times Herald - Toy for Joy brings Christmas cheer; postal workers help carry program toward fundraising goal
December 24, 2016
- 2 Lakewood, CO postal employees under separate mail theft investigations
Denver Channel - Obama Administration Makes Long-Desired Change to Postal Service Pensions – GovExec
- Postal Service explains reasons for Ypsilanti mail delivery delays
Ann Arbor News - Postal Workers Grant Kid’s Christmas Wish
Nexstar - Postal worker finds his calling in color
Westerlyn Sun - US Postal Service battles financial, staffing issues
Daily Democrat
December 23, 2016
- Birthday gift gone wrong: USPS delivers dead birds to Alabama woman
AL.com - USPS truck rolls over in Henderson, NV
KVVU Las Vegas - Washington postal worker pleads innocent to mail theft
Tri-City Herald - Boulder postal carrier recognized for lifesaving effort
Denver Post
December 22, 2016
- Judge Rejects Private Carriers’ Bid to Keep USPS Contract Routes
PEN - USPS: A season of success – ‘Significant achievements to be proud of’
PEN - Brooklyn postal worker opened mail, stole gift cards, bought sex toys
NY Daily News - New Jersey postal carrier’s quick thinking saves customer’s life
WABC TV - Video: Mailbox stolen from outside West Miami-Dade USPS office
PEN - VIDEO: One of Santa’s elves moonlighting as Carneys Point mailman
WDEL Delaware - Video: A Day In The Life Of A Letter Carrier
KIDY Texas - Mahwah, NJ Postal Worker Was Drunk On Route
Mahwah Patch - Mark Dimondstein: New direction for USPS in new administration?
Federal News Radio - Focus: Why you should appreciate the Postal Service right now
OC Register - OIG: Non-Career Employee Turnover
- Strange places the U.S. Christmas seal has been spotted
Linn’s
December 21, 2016
- Wisconsin Postal Employees Under Investigation For Campaigning For Hillary Clinton and Russ Feingold – PEN
- Video: USPS letter carrier carjacked in NE Houston
PEN - Video – Florida man accused of altercation with mail carrier
PEN - Scammers Arrested After ‘Fishing’ for Cash in Uptown Mailboxes
DNA Info - Staff shakeups at Douglas, MI post office leads to confusion, mail misplaced
WZZM - ‘Systemic financial challenges’ overshadow successful 2016 for USPS
Federal News Radio - Pols to USPS: Put back the blue mailboxes
Bronx Times
December 20, 2016
- Video: APWU Says Together We Stopped the TPP – Trump Says He Will Withdraw From Trans-Pacific Partnership On First Day In Office – PEN
- Video: Milwaukee post office robbed at gunpoint
PEN - PRC Commences First Broad Review of Postal Ratemaking System
PEN - Video: Driver Killed When USPS Truck Flips on Danville Highway Spilling Packages – PEN
- ‘Incompetent’ criminal who took mailbox keys will serve just over a year in prison
My San Antonio - The Anaktuvuk Pass post office is still closed, while holiday celebrations are right around the corner – WKKU Anchorage
December 18-19, 2016
- California USPS Worker Sues for Disability Discrimination
PEN - Driver Killed When Postal Truck Flips on Danville Highway Spilling Packages
NBC Bay Area - The President Reappoints Robert Taub and Mark Acton as PRC Commissioners
PEN - The Postal Service plans to end COD home delivery
Save the Post Office - Videos: Postal Imposter Spotted Stealing Packages In Pleasant Hill, CA
PEN - With No Remaining Governors, the U.S. Postal Service Delivers Itself Into Uncharted Waters – The Street
- NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENT – PEN
- NPMHU Issues Special Edition Bargaining Update
PEN - Reinforced mailbox outside Kearney post office still cracked by thieves
Modesto Bee - Six carriers first delivered mail in city in 1873
Herald Whig - Carrier Close Call
Westport Now - Letter carriers fill Santa’s shoes, delivering Christmas gifts
Hutchinson News - OIG: Forever and Ever
December 18-19, 2016
- Videos: Postal Imposter Spotted Stealing Packages In Pleasant Hill, CA
PEN - NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENT – PEN
- NPMHU Issues Special Edition Bargaining Update
PEN - Reinforced mailbox outside Kearney post office still cracked by thieves
Modesto Bee - Six carriers first delivered mail in city in 1873
Herald Whig - Carrier Close Call
Westport Now - Letter carriers fill Santa’s shoes, delivering Christmas gifts
Hutchinson News
December 17, 2016
- Video: Disappearing Mailboxes Annoy Neighbors in Midst of Holidays
PEN - Indiana rural carrier charged with stealing toys, other mail
Northwest Indiana Times - Up to $50,000 reward offered in robberies of Memphis postal workers
Fox 13 Memphis - Postal Clerk Saves Miltary Veteran from Lottery Sweepstakes Scam
WFMY Maryland - Man wearing postal uniform fatally shot
News Net 5 Cleveland
December 16, 2016
- Video: How your postal carrier battles freezing temperatures
PEN - World’s Largest Post Office to Serve 7 Million Customers on Year’s Busiest Mailing Day – PEN
- NLRB Orders APWU to Pay Back Members
PEN - OSHA fines USPS $178K after inspectors find workers exposed to safety hazards at Merrifield distribution center – PEN
- Video: Postal Workers Dealing With Arctic Blast
PEN - NPMHU Issues Contract Update #10
PEN - NAPS: JOINT STATEMENT ON VIOLENCE AND BEHAVIOR IN THE WORKPLACE – PEN
- GoFundMe created for carrier who saved packages from burning truck
WCNC Charlotte – PEN prediction…watch USPS try to put a stop to this….we hope not. - NALC: Cost-of-living adjustment updates
- Mail stolen in Gilbert, AZ serves as holiday reminder, postal officials hope
ABC Arizona
December 15, 2016
- Video: Undelivered mail found in Port-A-Potty in Michigan
PEN - Former Missouri Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mail
PEN - Postal Service’s future uncertain with empty Board of Governors
Federal News Radio - Husband of slain Mason Valley postal worker arrested, charged with 1st degree murder – KRNV Nevada
- Video: Mid-Michigan postal worker braves bitter cold temperatures
PEN - Video: USPS responds to delayed mail in Albemarle County, VA
PEN - Video: USPS Teams Up With Volunteer Elves To Bring Christmas Cheer
PEN - Postal union official’s gambling led to theft of $9K intended for Muscular Dystrophy Associaton – M Live Media Group
- Whitley County, KY postal carrier arrested for mail theft
WKYT - OIG Audit: Most Favored Customer Pricing (PDF)
December 14, 2016
- Priority Mail Express Refund Policy Adjusted For Dec. 22-25
PEN - Today Show to air segment on USPS program Operation Santa this Friday
PEN - Sharing the spirit – USPS employees offering seasonal sentiments
PEN - U.S. Postal Service’s Augmented Reality App Builds Excitement for Holiday Gift Deliveries – PEN
- Video: Fire destroys postal truck, some packages in Wake Forest, NC neighborhood – PEN – Also see: Christmas Saved: USPS Carrier Pulls Packages From Burning Mail Truck
- Managing Partner of Bulk Mail Firm Admits Defrauding U.S. Postal Service of Nearly $750K – PEN
- Letter To The Man In The White Postal Truck
WBUR - OIG: Establishing New Retail Access Points
- APWU: New Leave Year Begins Jan. 7
- Former Missouri postal worker pleads guilty to mail theft
Washington Times - Johnstown postal employee indicted for stealing money from mail
WJAC TV
December 13, 2016
- Video: Detroit woman claims post office lost father’s remains
PEN - USPS apologizes to Castaic residents for postal worker behavior
The Signal - NALC: ‘Wounded Warriors Leave’ update
- NPMHU: OPM Extends Open Season for FEDVIP Dental and Vision Changes
- OIG: And Then There Were None
- Video: Acton, CA post office thieves steal mail truck, lead deputies on chase
PEN - APWU: Landmark Arbitration Decision Upholding Craft Assignments and Job Posting Rights
- Trial delayed for postal worker accused of vacationing while injured
Dayton Daily News - Louisiana couple seeks more than $5 million after accident with USPS employee
Louisiana Record - Video: Postal workers hustling during the holidays
PEN
December 12, 2016
- Video: Augusta neighbors want answers after video catches mailman throwing package during delivery – PEN
- Video: ‘Tis the season for porch pirates: How to outsmart thieves
PEN - Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers; but a fire hydrant? – Bellingham Herald
December 11, 2016
- Man In Ski Mask Robs Postal Worker On Detroit’s East Side
CBS Detroit - Postal Service to deliver packages Sunday in North Dakota blizzard area
KARE - The eye-catching pieces of U.S. postal stationery that command big prices
Linn’s - 5 Most Frequently Asked Questions About the Postal 473 Exam
PEN for Job Test Prep
December 10, 2016
- USPS responds to Forbes article by Steve Pociask
PEN - Texas Postal Employee Arrested for Soliciting Bribes
PEN - Video: The mystery of why mail carriers wear shorts has been revealed
PEN - APWU Receives Favorable Arbitration Award – Hundreds of SPSS Clerk Craft Jobs Preserved – PEN
- Postal Service Can’t Nix Suit Over Political Stamps
PEN - Video: Virginia Senators call for postal service improvements
PEN - Postal Truck Hits Tree, Garage After Mailman Forgets to Put It in ‘Park’
Vienna, VA Patch
December 09, 2016
- Pennsylvania Auditor General Supports Legislation to Close Loophole which Allows Lethal Drugs to Enter U.S. through Postal Service – PEN
- Video: Charlotte residents not happy with no mail, late mail from Postal Service
PEN - Video: 911 Call Released after Mail Carrier Attacked on Milwaukee’s East Side
PEN - Virginia Beach postal service worker pleads guilty to stealing mail
Southside Daily - Downed phone wires hit postal vehicle with worker inside in Beaverton, OR area
Fox 12 Oregon - OIG: Can the Postal Service increase its mail processing productivity?
- USPS To Install Secure Mailboxes Following Bronx ‘Fishing’ Spree
Norwood News
December 08, 2016
- Video: Authorities search for suspect in Chester, PA post office robbery
PEN - Video: AZ postal worker steals Tempe woman’s iPhone
PEN - Delmar, NY Postal Employee Sentenced to Prison for Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme – PEN
- Time to revise Postal Service governance model?
Federal News Radio - OIG: Postal Service Board of Governors’ Travel and Miscellaneous Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016
- Post Office’s Governing Board Is Empty, And It’s Bernie’s Fault
Daily Caller - Woman sentenced for stealing mail from more than 900 Spokane residents
The Spokesman-Review - Kanas rural mail carrier accused of stealing gift cards
Wichita Eagle
December 07, 2016
- Video: USPS Brings Holiday Cheer To Families In Need
PEN - Video: Beyond the mailbox: A glimpse into Postal Service holiday operations in Arizona – PEN
- Video: Texas Man Unable To Get Package After Tracking Package From USPS
PEN - ‘Operation Santa’ Kicks Off For 104th Year In New York City
CBS NY - Going postal at Christmas
Christian Science Monitor - Postal Service out of control! (Literally)
Federal News Radio - GOP Readies Cuts to Federal Workforce Under Trump – Republican leaders have long made it clear they’d like to see major changes to the civilian workforce – Roll Call
- Men accused of postal theft, cashing business checks
Dayton Daily News - How the U.S. Postal Service could enable smart cities
ZD Net
December 06, 2016
- Video: Federal investigation underway into mailman assault in Kentucky
PEN - Video: Nine face corruption charges in East St. Louis, Illinois – Including one postal employee – PEN
- Postal inspector on Bakersfield mailbox thefts: ‘It really has become an unacceptable matter’ – Bakersfield Now
- Tribeca man accused of beating postal worker acquitted of all charges
NY Daily News - Postal Service Expects 12% Increase In Packages This Year
CBS Denver - Royal Mail’s great London train squeeze
The Register UK
December 05, 2016
- Sender of Civil War-era letters identified
PEN - Former Postal Employee Arrested Trying To Steal Packages Inside The Post Office – Then Arrested Again For Armed Carjacking And Armed Robbery – The Republic
- After Being Evacuated Due To Wildfires “Our post office is open, and our letter carriers are on their routes,” said the Gatlinburg, TN postmaster – Mountain Press
- USPS Video: Delivering thanks – Top leaders praise employees in video
- OIG: The OIG Reports to Congress
- Postal workers ratify agreement reached last summer with Canada Post
The Star
December 04, 2016
- Video: Kansas couple catches suspects stealing mail in broad daylight
PEN - Update on the Postal Service Reform Act of 2016
What They Think
December 03, 2016
- Video: Driver smashed South Burlington postal worker’s legs, no charges filed
PEN - Video: Second Memphis postal carrier robbed at gunpoint with weeks
PEN - Video: Wichita neighborhood is without mail for five months
PEN - Former KC Man Sentenced for Conspiring with Postal Carrier to Distribute PCP Through the Mail – PEN
- Video: DC Postal Workers on Edge After Local Carrier Assaulted, Robbed
PEN - Judge tosses five of seven charges against Tribeca man accused of battering postal worker – NY Daily News
December 02, 2016
- Video: Philly cops, ATF release video of person of interest in Center City package bombing – PEN
- Video: Houston area residents catch postal worker throwing mail on ground
PEN - Video: Three charged with theft, accused of breaking into Austin, TX mailboxes
PEN - Private Carriers Sue Post Office to Keep Routes
PEN - Video: Texas neighbors struggle to find answers after $8,000 in checks stolen
PEN - OSHA fines USPS $342K after inspectors find workers exposed to bloodborne pathogen hazards at Brooklyn, Maryland, annex – PEN
- Video: Ocoee, TN Post Office destroyed by tornado, Gatlinburg Post Office reopens – PEN
- Video: California mother ‘attacked’ for breastfeeding in public at post office
PEN - Video: Florida residents say mail not picked up or dropped off in Poinciana neighborhood – PEN
- Mailman testifies that Tribeca resident beat him up, hurled racist insults
NY Daily News
December 01, 2016
- Video: Albuquerque attorney says letter carrier refuses to deliver mail
PEN - Video: Long Beach Police, Postal Inspectors Launch Sting To Catch Mail Package Thieves – PEN
- USPS Guidance offered on FEHB categories
PEN - ‘Old School’ Florida postal worker charged with stealing government checks from route – WFTV Orlando
- Video: Center City, PA Letter Bomb Victim – My Life Changed On That Day
PEN - NAPS: Tell Congress: Protect CSRS Retirees Against Steep Medicare Premium Increase – PEN
- Three Wichita Post Offices to Open Retail Windows On Sunday During the Holidays – PEN
- Akron postal employee foils would-be robber
Norwalk Reflector - Allstate Pays $450,000 to Postal Worker Struck by Teen Driver
Connecticut Law Tribune - Oakland police investigating mail thefts, check fraud
Orange Observer - Updated APWU Constitution Posted
- APWU: Address for Local LMOU Impasse Appeals
- OIG: Does the Postal Service Effectively Manage Mileage Variance?
- OIG: Is USPS Effectively Using Kaizen Teams to Make Process Improvements?
- OIG: Is information technology infrastructure protected at the Margaret Sellers P&DC?