June 30, 2017
- Former Pennsylvania Window Clerk Charged With Misappropriation Of Postal Funds – PEN
- Neopost Surveys Americans About the U. S. Postal Service in Anticipation of National Postal Worker Day on July 1 – PEN
- Video: New Subdivisions being forced to have Cluster Mailboxes
PEN - Video: Man runs car into Kettering, OH Post Office
PEN - Postal truck goes up in flames in Rockland, MA
7 News Boston
June 29, 2017
- Video: Texas barber claims USPS driver stole package meant for his mom and deceased sister – PEN
- Price hike for your retirement package?
Federal News Radio - Edgewater Homes to get new cluster box unit after long dispute with postal service – Northwoods River News
- Canada postal service suspends delivery over crow attacks
Daily Star - OIG: Does the Postal Service have a strategy to mitigate fluctuating fuel prices for its PVS fleet?
June 28, 2017
- UPS will freeze pensions for thousands of nonunion employees
Washington Post - Postal worker helps police arrest burglary suspect in Norwich, CT
WFSB - FedEx’s TNT Unit ‘Significantly’ Affected by Cyberattack
Bloomberg - Video: Hayward, CA residents furious after string of mail thefts caught on camera – PEN
- 9 Republicans now say they oppose proposed cuts to federal retirement – Federal News Radio
- No easy way to measure federal employee compensation, CBO says – Federal News Radio
- Another postal reform effort fades away
Linns - OIG: Unscheduled Leave in the New York District
- OIG: Weathering Through the Weather
June 28, 2017
- Video: Hayward, CA residents furious after string of mail thefts caught on camera – PEN
- 9 Republicans now say they oppose proposed cuts to federal retirement – Federal News Radio
- No easy way to measure federal employee compensation, CBO says – Federal News Radio
- Another postal reform effort fades away
Linns - OIG: Unscheduled Leave in the New York District
- OIG: Weathering Through the Weather
June 27, 2017
- Ohio Letter Carrier and Brother Indicted For Conspiracy To Distribute Marijuana – PEN
- Andrew Wyeth’s Paintings to Debut on Forever Stamps to Commemorate his birth Centennial – PEN
- Man Rips Keys From USPS Worker’s Neck in Manhattan
NBC NY - Pay of new Australian postal service boss more than halved
ABC News
June 26, 2017
- Denver ‘porch pirate’ caught on camera stealing packages from disabled veteran – PEN
- Video: Chicago letter carrier charged with selling marijuana on his route – PEN
- Video: Colorado postman’s 60-year tenure on a long rural route filled with wonder – PEN
- Video: Body of missing Illinois postal worker found in vehicle pulled from lake – PEN
- Video: Raccoons in mobile home mail room causes no mail to be delivered – PEN
- When the Mailman Unwittingly Becomes a Drug Dealer
Fox Business
June 25, 2017
- Video: Rain or shine this Arizona mailman beats the heat
PEN - Connecticut: Ex-mailman gets probation for sexual assault
CT Post - Chicago letter carrier busted selling marijuana on duty
Chicago Tribune - USPS press sheets: more questions than answers
Linns - Armstrong, US government fight over experts in looming fraud case
Business Mirror - Where is the Federal Workforce, and Why Does That Matter?
FedSmith
June 24, 2017
- Video catches San Diego area mail thieves in the act
PEN - NALC: Senate Republicans finally reveal their health care bill
PEN - Another upright Jenny find; USPS says 32 reported
Linns - Scam Prompts Postal Service To Make Mailbox Changes In Yonkers
Mamaroneck Daily Voice - Royal Mail postal workers given police escorts to deliver on a street where they get threatened and abused – Wales Online UK
- Amazon’s vision for the future: delivery drone beehives in every city
The Verge - UPS’ SurePost customers to get hit with holiday surcharge
DC Velocity - A balanced approach to postal rates is critical
New Hampshire Business Review - Wisconsin green lights delivery robots
Post & Parcel
June 23, 2017
- Postal Unions Send a United Message to PMG Brennan Denouncing “Wholesale and Massive Job Cuts” – PEN
- Video: USPS contractor pleads guilty to stealing packages containing medications for VA patients – PEN
- 11-year-old boy saves sick USPS carrier
WMC TV - Postage Rates May Soar 5-10% Next 12 Months
June 22, 2017
- Former Letter D.C. Carrier Pleads Guilty to Dumping More Than 15,000 Pieces of Mail – PEN
- Video: Postal Service mail truck burglarized in Tampa’s Riverside Heights – PEN
- Postal Unions Prevail in National Level Decision on Voting Rights
PEN - Disney Studios Ink & Paint Department to be Celebrated on Forever Stamps Featuring Disney Villains – PEN
- Video: Scam Artists Using Postal Service To Steal Identities
PEN - Gone, but not forgotten – 6 discontinued delivery methods of the postal service – PEN
- Mail disappears from Georgia postman’s truck, mystery ensues
The Telegraph Macon, GA - Postal Service Wants Independence Without Responsibility Again
Townhall
June 21, 2017
- Life as a postal worker in Deadhorse, Alaska
PEN - Video: Mailboxes blown up in Spartanburg County, SC
PEN - Crews pull 25 bags of mail out of sewer in Northeast D.C.
WJLA – Also see: U.S. postal carrier charged with dumping two weeks of mail down D.C. storm drain - NOPD: Woman shot; postal carrier and several others robbed across New Orleans – New Orleans Advocate
- Video: Illinois mailman becomes unexpected hero
PEN - Mailman Charged With Theft in Ocean City, NJ
Ocean City NJ Daily - 14 Secrets of U.S. Postal Carriers
Mental Floss - New Post Office Kiosks Provide Proof of Shipping
eCommerce Bytes
June 20, 2017
- Video: Angry Delivery – Massachusetts Mail Carrier Caught on Camera Cursing, Throwing Package – PEN
- When your bosses, or your elected representatives, are millionaires
PEN - United States Postal Service Denies J C Penney Company Inc CEO That It Prevents E-commerce Growth – Market Exclusive
- Paying Bills, Reducing Spam and other ways the world’s postal services are disrupting mail – NextGov
- Video: Boston man upset over late mail accused of threatening postal workers – PEN
- Total Eclipse of the Sun Forever Stamp to be Issued Tomorrow
PEN - Police to canvass Md. neighborhood seeking information on 2013 death of letter carrier – WJLA Washington D.C.
- Florida man sets mousetrap to catch mail-stealing neighbor, snags mail-leaving postal worker instead – NY Daily News
- Amazon is buying more than Whole Foods — it’s getting warehouses and showrooms – Albuquerque Journal
- UPS to Add Delivery Surcharges for Holiday Orders
Fox Business - OIG: The Business Side of Business Reply Mail
June 19, 2017
- Check out these clever look-alike U.S. stamps of an earlier era
Linns - Be Part of Our Democracy – Support ‘Vote by Mail’
APWU
June 18, 2017
- Aggressive Marketing Push Targeting Federal and Postal Annuitants
PEN - Residents vow to resist plan to close Richmond, CA main post office
East Bay Times - Honolulu Postal Mail Handler Rushes To Aid Injured Co-Worker
PEN - NAPS Condemns Alexandria, VA Act Of Violence (PDF)
June 17, 2017
- Kansas Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty To Stealing Gift Cards from Mail
PEN - Redesigned Heat Safety Tool App Released May Help Letter Carriers
PEN - Postal Inspection Service Accepting Applications
PEN - APWU Geared Up to Fight Back Against USPS Reductions in Service and Jobs – PEN
- APWU National Agreement Provides Uniform Allowance for Postal Clerks in POStPlan Offices – PEN
- Petersburg, OH postal worker indicted by grand jury
WFMJ - Conquering the last mile: Walmart, Amazon embrace the unusual
MultiBriefs
June 16, 2017
- Video: Former Seattle Area Postal Employee Sentenced For Home Invasion Robbery – PEN
- Video: Aggressive mail theft pushing more people to private, or P.O. boxes – PEN
- Video: No Mail Deliveries in Indian Hills, TX
PEN - Mailman’s call led to discovery of woman’s death
Times and Democrat - Thieves Arrested for Stealing $3K in Checks from Upper East Side Mailbox – DNA Info
- Video: Envelopes with powdery substance found in Georgia Congressional Candidates Neighborhood – PEN
- Prime Now, Amazon’s 1-hour delivery service, launches in Denver
Denver Post - The Hidden Cost of Federal Health Plans
GovExec
June 15, 2017
- USPS celebrates Sharks Forever stamps
PEN - The Postal Service is still a great innovator
PMG Brennan via Politico - Video: USPS vehicle caught parking inside Charlotte handicap space
PEN - Indiana woman charged with theft of U.S. mail
Ft. Wayne New Sentinel - Video: UPS employee opens fire at San Francisco UPS facility – kills 3 and self – PEN
June 14, 2017
- Video: Police Chase Mail Bandits
PEN - Missouri Letter Carrier Indicted for Stealing Mail
PEN - Stamps Simulating the ‘Feel’ of Sports Balls Tee Off Today at U.S. Open
PEN - Accident investigation continues – Memorial fund established for postal worker’s family – Times Republican
- Will Wednesday be jackpot day for retirees?
Federal News Radio - NYPD wants you to stop mailing checks using blue postal boxes
NY Post - Insurance Claim Denied for $1000 Spinning Wheel Lost in Mail
NBC CT - Mailers Weigh in on USPS
What They Think - Handbook EL-307 Revision: Reasonable Accommodation Policy and Procedure
June 13, 2017
- Video: Missing mail a mystery in Anderson Township, OH
PEN - Video: Oceanway Florida Residents Having Issues Getting Packages From USPS – PEN
- Video: Post office stops package delivery for residents on bumpy West Virginia road – PEN
- Video: Dogs attack Illinois mailmen
PEN - $300,000 in stolen checks, bags of mail found in couple’s truck, police say – Statesman
- Feds: Insurance firm owners bilked postal service – 1m pieces of mail
KTVU San Jose - Russian Flag Replaces American Flag Outside Port Washington Post Office – Port Washington Patch
June 12, 2017
- Put A Leash On Dog Bites In Tennessee And In Your State
PEN - Amazon’s Colorado rollout will see robots and humans work together at new Thornton fulfillment center – Denverite
- Texas man advocates for federal employees
Victoria Advocate - OIG: Our Semiannual Report to Congress
- Tom Ridge: It is too easy to ship deadly drugs in the mail
Salt Lake Tribune - Mail carrier loves her job, with one big snarling exception
Press Herald - Post Office provides valuable service
Rolando via Wisconsin State Journal - Stamps that look scrumptious enough to eat
Linns
June 11, 2017
- Bedford Park, IL Postal Employee Dies In Accident
PEN - Video: Florida mailman, police officers team up to save disabled veteran trapped inside burning home – PEN
- Video: California police bust 26-year-old with ‘large amount of stolen mail’ – PEN
- Postal workers warn of potential job cuts, service impacts in Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
June 10, 2017
- Video: Iowa Postal Employee Killed in Marshalltown Crash Identified
PEN - Video: ‘Voice Stamps’ – Is The End Of Postage Stamps Coming Soon?
PEN - Postal Worker Health Care Reform Would Shift Billions in Costs to Medicare – Fiscal Times
- USPS loses cremated remains of Indiana woman
PEN - Chicago Postal Employee Tackles Phone Thief On CTA, Holds Him For Police – DNA Chicago
- Louisiana man sentenced for sending threatening letters to post offices and other government agencies – PEN
- Dog forces open front door, bites postal carrier
Wisconsin State Journal - OIG Audit: How effective is USPS Small Package Sorting System at meeting productivity and throughput goals?
- OIG: Play to Win in the Parcel Market
June 09, 2017
- Video: Crooks Stealing Credit Cards From Texas Mailboxes
PEN - Video: Mail and identity theft on the rise
PEN - Union Treatment Center to Pay $3 Million and Be Permanently Excluded from Federal Health Care Programs under False Claims Act Settlement – Center handled many injured postal employees – PEN
- APWU: Arbitrator Goldberg found USPS violated ‘POStPlan’ MOU
PEN - Rep. Trey Gowdy to Chair Oversight and Government Reform Committee – PEN
- Postal Service Warns Illinois Community to Control Dogs
Peoria Public Radio - Postal Service leaves collectors in the dark regarding imperforate uncut press sheets – Linns
- Ohio postal employees charged in conspiracy to steal illegal drugs
The Alliance Review - USPS temporarily suspends service for multiple West Toledo residents
..due to “suspected suspicious activity,” according to the USPS – Toledo Blade
June 08, 2017
- The lost genius of the Post Office
Politico - Walmart reveals automated pickup kiosks to take on Amazon’s grocery delivery service – Daily Mail
- Grandpa, what’s a retirement plan?
Federal News Radio - Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Breaking And Entering Into U.S. Postal Service Vehicle And Theft Of Mail – PEN
- USPS told injured mail carrier to return donations, he said
Newsday - Postal Service: Highest Paid Employees and Highest Averages
FedSmith - Pony Express Ride to Honor Nebraska’s 150th Anniversary
U.S. News and World Report
June 08, 2017
- Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Breaking And Entering Into U.S. Postal Service Vehicle And Theft Of Mail – PEN
- USPS told injured mail carrier to return donations, he said
Newsday - Postal Service: Highest Paid Employees and Highest Averages
FedSmith - Pony Express Ride to Honor Nebraska’s 150th Anniversary
U.S. News and World Report
June 07, 2017
- San Rafael Police – Mail Theft On The Rise
PEN - 5 unique ways USPS has delivered
PEN - CBO: Postal Reform Would Bring Cheaper Health Insurance Premiums to All Feds – GovExec
- Judge criticizes Postal Service job screening process after sentencing woman to prison – PEN
- Three Ohio postal employees and fourth man indicted for stealing packages containing marijuana and selling the drugs – PEN
- Ohio mail carrier indicted for stealing contents of 74 letters addressed to homes in Twinsburg – PEN
- Video: Jacksonville neighbors say postal carrier tossed package
PEN - Charges hold for Pennsylvania postal worker accused of threatening boss with knife – Penn Live
- Judge criticizes Postal Service job screening process after sentencing woman to prison – PEN
- Three Ohio postal employees and fourth man indicted for stealing packages containing marijuana and selling the drugs – PEN
- Ohio mail carrier indicted for stealing contents of 74 letters addressed to homes in Twinsburg – PEN
- Video: Jacksonville neighbors say postal carrier tossed package
PEN - Charges hold for Pennsylvania postal worker accused of threatening boss with knife – Penn Live
June 06, 2017
- ‘Unruly customers’ force postal station closure
Bronx Times - Postal-workers union wants Canada Post to ‘come clean’ on theft statistics – News 95.7
- OIG: Play to Win: Competition in Last-Mile Parcel Delivery
- CBO Says Postal Service Reform Bill Could Save $6.2 Billion Over 10 Years – Benzinga
June 05, 2017
- Are postal service retiree obligations too big to move?
Don Soifer, Lexington Institute via Federal Times - Historic post office in Wrightsville, Georgia, closes for emergency suspension – Save the Post Office
- Video Update: Mailboxes look like bank boxes to thieves during graduation season – PEN
- Proposed Retirement Benefit Cuts Could Hurt TSP Contribution Levels
GovExec - Video: USPS investigating after video shows mail carrier kicking packages up Utah driveway – PEN
- Good ol’ Rocky Top – Lake City Is Now Rocky Top, TN
PEN - Canada Post workers take campaign for return of home mail delivery to northeast Calgary – Calgary Herald
June 04, 2017
- Mailboxes look like bank boxes to thieves during graduation season
Fox Seattle - Toddler hurt after being struck by mail truck in Brunswick
First Coast News - Man Accused of Stealing Mail Truck in Waterbury
NBC CT
June 03, 2017
- Cost Estimate Of H.R. 756 – The Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 – Congressional Budget Office – Incudes statements from United PMA and APWU – PEN
- Mail Handlers Union Moves to Challenge Wholesale Job Reversions and Bid Abolishments – PEN
- Captured On Video: Bold LA Thieves Steal Boxes Of Mail From Postal Truck – PEN
- Amazon granted patent to put parachutes inside shipping labels – There’s no way this could go horribly, violently wrong… right? – The Register – UK
- Protective bird blocks Pleasant Prairie family’s mail delivery
WTMJ TV - OIG Audit Report: U.S. Postal Service Contract Labor Substitution (PDF)
June 02, 2017
- Former Rapid City postal employee sentenced for embezzlement, theft
PEN - Walmart is asking employees to deliver packages on their way home from work – Washington Post
- Mailers’ Groups Blast NALC Deal
Dead Tree Edition - OIG: Spring 2017 Semiannual Report to Congress
- Hillsboro Post Office among top 10 in nation for workplace morale
Times Gazette
June 01, 2017
- Video: Michigan woman catches USPS driver flinging package
PEN - $11K Verdict Dings Driver at Trial Over Fender Bender That Allegedly Wrecked Postal Worker’s Career – Courtroom Connect
- Springfield police arrest man suspected of breaking into USPS truck
Mass Live - D.C.-Area Lawmakers Vow to Fight Proposed Federal Retirement Benefit Cuts – GovExec
- Video: Michigan mailman delivers life-saving treatment
PEN - Video: Houston man freed after shooting over post office parking spot
PEN - Ohio postal employee accused of stealing gift cards
WHIO TV - Dozens of Harlem Mailboxes Modified To Prevent Rash of Postal Thefts
DNA Info - Connecticut Window Clerk Charged with Stealing Mail
PEN - Police: Ohio man, disgruntled about delivery, stole USPS items
Cincinnati.com - OIG Audit: How effective are the Postal Service contracting practices for the Highway Contract Routes?