February 28, 2017
- Suspects wanted for armed robbery of Baton Rouge, LA carrier
WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge - Evanston, IL aldermen complain about mail service
Evanston Now - Video: Mail Thieves Taking Money From Valentine, Birthday, Holiday Cards
PEN - Video: Woman says package missing after postal worker dropped it off at wrong address – PEN
- Lexington, SC mayor in crash with postal vehicle
Cola Daily
February 28, 2017
- Video: Mail Thieves Taking Money From Valentine, Birthday, Holiday Cards
PEN - Video: Woman says package missing after postal worker dropped it off at wrong address – PEN
- Lexington, SC mayor in crash with postal vehicle
Cola Daily
February 27, 2017
- Postal Service Helps Military Members Celebrate Fat Tuesday
PEN - Postal Service Special Events Highlight African-American Heritage
PEN - Winthrop post office to be torn down following fire
Kennebec Morning Sentinel - Adoptive father, a retired postal employee, lost home after son’s alleged thefts
Atlanta Journal Constitution - NALC President Says The U.S. Postal Service Isn’t In Decline – Evidence Suggests The Opposite – PEN
- Bamboozled: Have a mailbox? See the scary ‘identity takeover’ that could happen to you – New Jersey On-Line
- Koreans postal employees being overworked to death in ‘kwarosa’?
Korea Times
February 26, 2017
- Turnover Rising Among Non-Career Postal Workers
Dead Tree Edition - Delivery comes 7 years late, still intact
WCBD News - $10,000 worth of SNES games found by U.S. Postal Service and returned
Yahoo News - Plow 1, Mailbox 0
Maine Sun Journal - Earnings Statement Redesign of Leave Sections
PB 22461
February 25, 2017
- Georgia postal carrier arrested for cocaine possessionon while on his route
PEN - Michigan postal employee admits theft after Veterans Affairs reports missing medication – PEN
- Washington, D.C. Postal Employee Recognized For 50 Years Of Service
PEN - NYPD: 83 Year-old Man Hit and Killed By Postal Truck
West Side Rag - OIG Audit Asks: Is the Postal Service Accurately Reporting Delayed Mail?
- Postal worker in Monson finds strange substance on mail
Western Mass News - UPS plans major sorting facility in Salt Lake City
Smart Brief
February 24, 2017
- Video: Infamous Denver mailbox has to be moved AGAIN
PEN - Video: Suspect in Texas Postal Employee Shooting to be Held Without Bond
PEN - Video: Winthrop, ME residents discover if mail survived post office fire
PEN - No FMLA Bias in Termination of Letter Carrier, 1st Circuit Rules
HR Daily Advisor - LPD finds more alleged victims in postal employee scam
Lincoln, NE Journal Star - Reward offered for Iowa postal burglary information
Ottumwa, Courier - Second-generation mail carrier delivers over 2,000 letters daily
Click Orlando - Stamps.com, Zazzle lodge complaints against proposed USPS rules for computer-generated stamps – Linn’s
- Former USPS PMG Benjamin Franklin Bailar Dies
Linn’s
February 24, 2017
- Video: Suspect in Texas Postal Employee Shooting to be Held Without Bond
PEN - Video: Winthrop, ME residents discover if mail survived post office fire
PEN - No FMLA Bias in Termination of Letter Carrier, 1st Circuit Rules
HR Daily Advisor - LPD finds more alleged victims in postal employee scam
Lincoln, NE Journal Star - Reward offered for Iowa postal burglary information
Ottumwa, Courier
February 23, 2017
- Postal Service & FedEx Renew Contract
PEN - Video: Maryville, TN family upset postal worker sprayed fenced-in dog
PEN - Video: Postal Service apologizes for losing over a month’s worth of Virginia man’s mail – PEN
- Congress should acknowledge Post Service’s value in efforts to reform
Rolando via The Hill - The story behind a postal card offering a reward for a missing wife
Linn’s - Damaged mailbox leaves disabled vet feeling plowed over
The Morning Call
February 22, 2017
- Former North Carolina Rural Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty To Detaining And Delaying Mail – PEN
- Former Rochester Postal Employee Arrested For Stealing Smartphones From The Mail – PEN
- Video: Mail recovery begins at Winthrop post office destroyed by fire
PEN - eBay Creates Petition to Keep Postage Prices Low
eCommerce Bytes - Video: UPS tests out drone delivery service
PEN - Postal Annex owner in San Diego County charged with packaging, shipping drugs for Mexican trafficker – LA Times
- Life saving medicines go missing, problem lies with post office
ABC Tampa Bay - Postal truck goes topsy-turvy in Rochester, MA
Sippican Village Soup - USPS Explains the Postage Pricing Review
eCommerce Bytes - Facing lawsuit, Armstrong says he ‘loved’ wearing Postal
USA Today
February 21, 2017
- Former Postal Worker Sentenced for Mail Theft
PEN - Video: Fire destroys Winthrop, Maine post office
PEN - Mailman fired for losing license over DUI can’t get unemployment comp, Pa. court rules – PennLive.com
- Video: Kern County, CA residents fight back against mail theft while U.S. Postal Inspectors ramp up staff – PEN
- Spartan Motors’ Withdraws From Postal Service Next Generation Vehicle Program
PEN - Guam postal employee pleads guilty in meth case
Pacific Daily News - OIG: B2C Growing Pains
- UPS tests show delivery drones still need work
Tech Crunch
February 21, 2017
- Video: Kern County, CA residents fight back against mail theft while U.S. Postal Inspectors ramp up staff – PEN
- Spartan Motors’ Withdraws From Postal Service Next Generation Vehicle Program
PEN - Guam postal employee pleads guilty in meth case
Pacific Daily News - OIG: B2C Growing Pains
- UPS tests show delivery drones still need work
Tech Crunch
February 20, 2017
- Checking out the mail
Good opinion piece – Jackson Progress - Forever Stamp Commemorating JFK’s Birth Centennial Dedicated Today
PEN - Portman Urges the Senate to Take Action on the STOP Act
PEN - Louisiana woman alleges she was injured in accident with USPS employee
Louisiana Record - A vibrant Postal Service is vital
APWU Pres. Dimondstein via Washington Post - A big day in the history of the United States Postal Service
Constitution Daily
February 19, 2017
- Video: Retired Postal Employee Has Net Worth Of $2 Million
PEN - Fatal crash in Virginia involving motorcycle and postal truck
News Leader - Vintage Photos of the Post Office in Its Prime
National Geographic - Why UPS trucks (almost) never turn left
CNN - Postal Reform Bill Not Ready to Deliver
The Hill
February 18, 2017
- Washington Post Article Gets It Wrong About USPS
PEN - Career Mail Handlers Scheduled to Receive Second of Seven Possible Cost-of-Living Adjustments – PEN
- JFK Forever Stamp to be Dedicated on Presidents Day
PEN - Police: Arkansas worker, accomplice faked robbery to steal $16,000 in money orders, cash – Arkansas Online
- More Richmond mail carriers accuse U.S. Postal Service of unfair labor practices
Richmond Times-Dispatch - More Mail on Saturday? There’s a Reason for That
Dead Tree Edition
February 17, 2017
- Video: Trio accused in Texas postal worker shooting appears in court
PEN - Postal Service Honors Fashion Icon Oscar de la Renta
PEN - Mail Handlers: Wage Increase To Be Implemented Saturday February 18
PEN - House bill seeks to expand appeal rights for Postal Service management
Federal Times - Will Trump sign postal reform legislation?
The Hill - U.S Postal Service worker appears to run over dog
Fox 4 Florida - Driver Crashes Into Postal Truck Flees Scene In Warren, NJ
Warren Patch - Former Rural Carrier Associate from Prentice, WI sentenced for mail theft – WAOW North Central Wisconsin
- Please, Mr. Postman
Riverdale Press NY
February 16, 2017
- Former Cleveland mail carriers sentenced in marijuana delivery scheme
PEN - Video: Bottles of Alcohol Found in Postal Worker’s Vehicle in Vernon, CT
PEN - Video: Bluetown, TX Residents Fed Up with Mailbox Damage
PEN - Video: Tulsa Family Says Mail Theft Led To Identify Theft
PEN - APWU: Significant COLA Increase
PEN - Federal Warrants Filed in Massive Beaumontm,CA Mail Theft Case
Banning Patch - Loss of Albion Post Office by fire affects more than 500 residents
Valley Breeze - Three shipping firms driving substantial gains in Postal Service’s package business
Linn’s - Ridge mailman mugger caught
Brooklyn Daily
February 15, 2017
- Video: Suspects Arrested In Texas Mail Carrier Shooting
PEN - Post Your Concerns And Suggestions Relating to H.R. 756, Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 – PEN
- USPS: Informed Delivery Begins Expansion
PEN - Letter Carrier Arrested for DUI While on Duty in Vernon, CT
Vernon Patch - Two arrested for holding up mailman, taking off with his keys in Bay Ridge
NY Daily News - Petaluma Great Dane to be euthanized after postal worker attack
Press Democrat - Doorbell camera records postal service carrier dropping, kicking package
ABC Arizona - Postal Worker Misleads Investigators in Armed Robbery
Fairfield Bay News - Lottery Luck Gives Retired Postal Worker A Special Delivery
Southern Maryland News Net - SUV crashes into Shrewsbury post office
York Dispatch - 2015-2018 APWU Contract Available to Order
- APWU: Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement Reached for MTESC Workers
February 14, 2017
- Lincoln, NE postal worker arrested for changing addresses, using credit cards
KETV Omaha - Lance Armstrong can’t outrun US Postal Service: $100 million lawsuit races on
Christian Science Monitor - A postal employee who spotted a leaking package has given a new push to a bill in the Alaska Legislature and exposed a problem in state regulations – Juneau Empire
- Springfield, OH Postal Employee Sentenced for Stealing Mail – Stuffed Mail Down Her Sweatpants – Video available – PEN
- Video: Former FBI Informant Claims Pilot Flying J Swindled the Postal Service Out Of Untold Sums In Promised Fuel Rebates – PEN
- Video: 20 Austin area postal employee theft investigations in recent years
PEN - Watch your mail!: Robber steals postman’s ‘master key’
Brooklyn Paper - OIG: Officers’ Travel and Representation Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016
- OIG: Getting Inside the Customer’s Head
- The Postal Service needs more than a Band-Aid
The Washington Post suggests; change collective bargaining cause employee costs are too high and abolish Saturday delivery - U.S. Postal Service lost father’s remains
Fox 5 Las Vegas
February 13, 2017
- Statement on H.R. 756 Postal Reform Act and the 2016 APWU National Election by Jerry Stidman – 21st Stidman: “It would appear the unions of the post office have adopted support of this legislation to improve their ability to sell their health insurance plans”– 21CPW.com via PEN
- Postal reform may be at hand
The Post and Courier – PEN Ed: bottom line? stick to postal retirees. - Postal worker’s life saved by passing cyclists
KEYE TV Austin - EPISODE 49 – US POSTAL REFORM
Postal Hub Podcast - Police officers rescue elderly couple as fire destroys Albion post office
Providence Journal - The long history of counterfeit U.S. stamps
Linn’s - OIG: How Can the Postal Service Improve Registered Mail?
- OIG: Is USPS Prepared for Rising Fuel Prices and Increased Consumption?
February 12, 2017
- Video: Texas postal employee shot during robbery in Spring Branch
PEN - Canton, PA Woman Charged With Misappropriation Of Postal Funds
North Central PA - Postal reform update: A changed political landscape requires a new strategy
NALC news via PEN - Mail Handlers Ratify New Contract
PEN
February 11, 2017
- Video: Package Mailed To Dying Father Was Lost In The Mail – Now Returned To Daughter 7 Years Later – PEN
- Counterfeit 2015 U.S. Love stamps have been discovered
Linn’s - Lexington Fire Department to Recognize Letter Carrier
WTVQ Lexington, KY
February 10, 2017
- PMG: Trust us
Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers - Canada Postal Union Works to Hold Liberals to Door-to-Door Delivery Promise
The Tyree - Video: Kansas City post office apologizes after veterans with service dogs were asked to leave – PEN
- Michigan postal worker took cash, gift cards from mail, indictment says
Michigan Live - Snow day? No way! Not if you’re a postal worker
Staten Island Live - While many stay home, postal carriers still working their routes during storm
Providence Journal - New Bedford postal service workers were called off routes early
SouthCoast Today
February 10, 2017
- Video: Kansas City post office apologizes after veterans with service dogs were asked to leave – PEN
- Michigan postal worker took cash, gift cards from mail, indictment says
Michigan Live - Snow day? No way! Not if you’re a postal worker
Staten Island Live - While many stay home, postal carriers still working their routes during storm
Providence Journal - New Bedford postal service workers were called off routes early
SouthCoast Today
February 09, 2017
- NALC statement on USPS’ Q1 financial report for FY 2017
PEN - Postal carrier honored for helping severely injured man on his route in northwest Omaha – Omaha World Herald
- Postal Service reports $200M loss, despite increase in package delivery
Federal News Radio - U.S. Postal Service Reports Fiscal Year 2017 First Quarter Results
PEN - USPS Employees invited to audition for TV ads
PEN - California: Postal worker suffers major injuries in head-on collision
News 10 - Mail theft victim sparks probe by postal service
The Signal - Piles of undelivered mail dumped on porch of abandoned home in D.C.
WJLA Washington D.C.
February 09, 2017
- U.S. Postal Service Reports Fiscal Year 2017 First Quarter Results
PEN - USPS Employees invited to audition for TV ads
PEN - California: Postal worker suffers major injuries in head-on collision
News 10 - Mail theft victim sparks probe by postal service
The Signal - Piles of undelivered mail dumped on porch of abandoned home in D.C.
WJLA Washington D.C.
February 08, 2017
- PMG testifies on postal reform legislation
PEN - APWU: The Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 Is A Positive Step Forward
PEN – what else would you expect - Postal reform legislation continues momentum with union support
Federal News Radio - Postal Service Seeks Bitcoin Experts to Counter Darknet Markets
NASDAQ - USPS notified UPMA in December 2016 of its intention to expand eligibility for smartphones to all EAS-18-and-above exempt Postmasters – UPMA
- Could a chief innovation officer help the ailing U.S. Postal Service?
fedscoop - There May Finally Be a Breakthrough in the Long Fight for Postal Reform
GovExec - Australia: This Country’s Mail Chief Gets Paid 10 Times as Much Money as its Prime Minister – Time
- Proposed USPS rules could impact images appearing on computer-vended stamps
Linn’s
February 07, 2017
- Testimony and Videos From Today’s Hearing On HR 756 Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 – PEN
- Video: Rolando testifies about postal legislation before House committee
PEN - Coalition Letter Opposing the Postal Service Reform Act (H.R. 756)
PEN - GAO: USPS – Key Considerations for Restoring Fiscal Sustainability
PEN - Summary: The Postal Service Reform Act of 2017
READ THIS – PEN - Rolando Says Forcing Postal Retirees Into Medicare Is A Good Thing
PEN - Canton Woman Charged With Misappropriation Of Postal Funds
PEN - Augusta, ME Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Mail
PEN - Man jailed on fraud charges after impersonating postal worker in Orion Township
Oakland Press - Postal Worker Blames Amazon for Slowing the Mail
eCommerce Bytes - Postal Service finances ‘very serious but solvable’ as bipartisan action develops
Washington Post - Former Gov. Ridge joins effort to close postal ‘loophole’ for illegal drugs
The Times Beaver County, PA
February 06, 2017
- USPS statement on H.R. 756, Postal Service Reform Act of 2017
PEN - Postal Supervisors Supports H.R. 756, Postal Reform Act of 2017
PEN - Reforming USPS – House committee introduces bill
PEN - Rolando to testify Tuesday on Capitol Hill Tuesday
PEN - The Postal Service is a success. Here’s what Congress can do to make it better
Rolando via Washington Examiner - ARE AMAZON PACKAGES DELAYING YOUR MAIL?
ABC Raleigh, NC - Scott Walker spoke with White House about taking Act 10 to Washington
Wisconsin State Journal
Also see: Trump Administration Reportedly Considering Federal Union Busting, Civil Service Reforms – GovExec - OIG: Certainty Beats Speed
- Video: Letter Carrier Does a Few Donuts In The Snow
PEN - Memphis Man Arrested On Multiple Charges Including Robbing Two Letter Carriers – Local Memphis
- FedEx to Rely on Robots, Autonomous Trucks & Drones For Delivery
The Merkle - Augusta woman sentenced in mail theft
February 05, 2017
- USPS Employees Prosecuted For Conspiracy To Defraud The United States And Theft – PEN
- Former Cobalt, CT Postmaster Accused of Trying to Mail Drugs
NBC Connecticut - Bakersfield police investigate a suspected robbery of a postal worker
Bakersfield Now - First class meal: could the declining US postal service deliver food to the needy?
The Guardian
February 04, 2017
- Video: Jacksonville couple blames post office for losing their immigration card
PEN - Video: Tennessee neighbors tired of mail mess ups
PEN - Mail Handlers President Says If Postal Reform Bill Is Passed The Postal Service’s Financial Future Will Be More Secure – PEN
February 03, 2017
- 76,000 Postal Retirees Will Get The Shaft While Large Mailers Say Pass The Postal Reform Bill – PEN
- Video: USPS won’t deliver cancer patient’s medication because of snow berms and ice – PEN
- Video: USPS not delivering to some residents in Georgia neighborhood
PEN - Video: Postal Worker Honored for 50 Years of Service
PEN - Video: 2 Investigators: Did Postal Carrier Tip Off Burglars?
MSN - In an Age of Cybercrime, Low-Tech Thieves Target Mailboxes
NY Times - USPS investigating alleged dog-kicking incident
ABC California - Iowa Postal Employee Charged With Mail Theft
KSCJ Souix City, IA
Also see: An Iowa man has pleaded not guilty to accusations that he stole mail while working for the U.S. Postal Service - Suspect arrested in connection with robberies of Memphis Letter Carriers
WREG Memphis, TN - Fundraiser Launched For Children Of Postal Carrier Killed In Lincoln Square
DNA Info
February 02, 2017
- NALC and APWU Statements Regarding Postal Reform Bill
PEN - TN Carrier Finds Suicide Note; Couple Found Dead Inside Of Gunshot Wounds
The Chattanoogan - Postal Service announces plan to sell historic Richmond CA post office
Save the Post Office - OIG: Accuracy of Grievance Settlement Payments
PEN - Postal Service Honors Civil and Women’s Rights Legend Dorothy Height
PEN - OIG: Use of the Run Plan Generator
- Mail Cover: Law Enforcement Can Track Your Mail
WFMY News 2 NC
February 02, 2017
- OIG: Accuracy of Grievance Settlement Payments
PEN - Postal Service Honors Civil and Women’s Rights Legend Dorothy Height
PEN - OIG: Use of the Run Plan Generator
- Mail Cover: Law Enforcement Can Track Your Mail
WFMY News 2 NC
February 01, 2017
- NARFE Urges Opposition to House Postal Reform Bill – Leave 76,000 Postal Retirees Benefits Intact – PEN
- OMB Says USPS Exempt From Hiring Freeze
PEN - House Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Postal Reform Legislation – Forces USPS Retirees Into Medicare – PEN
- Video: Mail carrier accused of stealing mail in Orange County, FL
PEN - Post office ‘mishap’ cost woman $200 until ABC News 4 got involved
ABC South Carolina - OIG: Is USPS Effectively Reporting Highway Contract Route Irregularities?