{"id":23316,"date":"2018-05-01T08:28:12","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T13:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=23316"},"modified":"2018-05-31T09:15:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T14:15:26","slug":"postal-news-may-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/01\/postal-news-may-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Postal News &#8211; May 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May 31, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/yonkers-mail-thefts-660k-stolen-from-85-victims-postal-service-failed-mayor-says\/\">Yonkers mail thefts: $660K stolen from 85 victims; postal service &#8216;failed,&#8217; mayor says<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naps.org\/files\/galleries\/NAPS_Comments_on_USPS_Presidential_Task_Force.pdf\">NAPS Comments on USPS Presidential Task Force<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; (PDF) NAPS<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wgntv.com\/2018\/05\/30\/packages-stolen-from-usps-mail-trucks-police-say\/\">Packages stolen from USPS mail trucks in Chicago<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; WGN Chicago<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.magnoliareporter.com\/news_and_business\/local_business\/article_517b6244-647a-11e8-ae15-af46ab9d806c.html\">Post Office sends bundles of previously stolen mail to Magnolia, AR residents<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Magnolia Reporter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mountpleasant.dailyvoice.com\/news\/mail-stolen-from-lobby-of-post-office-in-westchester\/737894\/\">Mail Stolen From Lobby Of Post Office In Westchester<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Mt. Pleasant Daily Voice<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/employee-background-screening-san-francisco-bay-valley-and-sierra-coastal-districts\">OIG: Employee Background Screening: San Francisco, Bay-Valley, and Sierra Coastal Districts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 30, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/unions-jump-start-recruiting-drives-anticipating-a-supreme-court-loss-in-janus-v-afscme-council-31\/\">Unions Jump-Start Recruiting Drives Anticipating A Supreme Court Loss In Janus v. AFSCME Council 31<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/mail-stolen-from-10-postal-mailboxes-in-yonkers\/\">Mail Stolen From 10 Postal Mailboxes In Yonkers<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npmhu.org\/media\/news\/mhas-to-recieve-hourly-wage-increase-effective-may-26-2018\">Mail Handler Assistants receive an hourly wage increase of $0.20 per hour effective on Saturday, May 26, 2018<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; NPMHU<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/blog\/delayed-mail-reporting-improvements\">OIG: Delayed Mail Reporting Improvements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/document-library-files\/2018\/NL-AR-18-008.pdf\">OIG: Highway Contract Route Fuel Price Index Program Effectiveness<\/a>(PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 29, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/usps-lists-6-sally-ride-facts-you-never-knew\/\">USPS Lists 6 Sally Ride facts you never knew<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/savethepostoffice.com\/court-turns-back-ups-bid-to-drive-up-usps-parcel-prices\/\">Court turns back UPS bid to drive up USPS parcel prices<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Save the Post Office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 28, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsok.com\/article\/5595777\/postal-pilots-had-no-parachutes-or-radios-but-they-delivered\">Postal pilots had no parachutes or radios, but they delivered<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Oklahoma City News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyfreeman.com\/general-news\/20180528\/esopus-considers-asking-us-postal-service-to-make-deliveries-in-hamlet-of-port-ewen\">Esopus considers asking U.S. Postal Service to make deliveries in hamlet of Port Ewen<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Daily Freeman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tribuneindia.com\/news\/bathinda\/postal-employees-burn-pm-s-effigy\/596450.html\">India: Postal employees burn PM\u2019s effigy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 27, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/senator-portman-urges-senate-to-pass-the-stop-act-to-help-combat-the-opioid-epidemic\/\">Senator Portman Urges Senate to Pass the STOP Act to Help Combat the Opioid Epidemic<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/05\/25\/as-computers-get-harder-to-crack-thieves-are-pillaging-mailboxes.html\">As computers get harder to crack, thieves are pillaging mailboxes<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; CNBC<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedsmith.com\/2018\/05\/25\/restricting-federal-unions-firing-poor-performers\/\">Restricting Federal Unions and Firing Poor Performers<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; FedSmith<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/savethepostoffice.com\/bronx-general-post-office-a-love-story\/\">Bronx General Post Office, A Love Story<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Save the Post Office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 26, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/senator-to-usps-let-veterans-distribute-memorial-day-poppies-at-post-offices\/\">Senator To USPS: Let Veterans Distribute Memorial Day Poppies At Post Offices<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsradio.com\/management\/2018\/05\/trump-to-sign-executive-orders-making-it-easier-to-fire-feds-overhaul-official-time\/\">Trump signs executive orders making it easier to fire feds, overhaul official time<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Federal News Radio<br \/>\nAlso see:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/trump-makes-it-easier-to-fire-federal-workers-for-misconduct\/756634098\">Trump takes steps to ease firing of federal workers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/management\/2018\/05\/postal-service-suspends-two-workers-over-2016-campaign-activities\/148508\/\">Postal Service Suspends Two Workers Over 2016 Campaign Activities<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; GovExec.com<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/review-expansion-package-sorters-investment\">OIG: Review of Expansion of Package Sorters Investment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 25, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macombdaily.com\/article\/MD\/20180524\/LOCAL1\/180529837\">Support Postal reform? Not so fast&#8230;<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN editor: this is a GOOD READ &#8211; Macomb Daily<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wdsu.com\/article\/alarm-system-helps-warn-postal-workers-of-potential-dog-attacks\/20910951\">Alarm system helps warn postal workers of potential dog attacks<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; WDSU<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/okeechobeenews.net\/crime\/super-glued-mailbox-not-just-a-prank-but-a-federal-law-violation\/\">Super glued mailbox, not just a prank, but a federal law violation<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Okeechobee News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/magazine\/2018\/06\/11\/going-postal\/\">Going Postal<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; National Review<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/villages-news.com\/postal-worker-dying-of-heat-at-the-ashland-postal-station\/\">Postal worker \u2018dying of heat\u2019 at the Ashland Postal Station<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Village News<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 24, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/congressional-delegation-calls-on-postmaster-general-to-implement-broad-aggressive-program-combatting-mail-theft\/\">Congressional Delegation Calls On Postmaster General To Implement Broad, Aggressive Program Combatting Mail Theft<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/county-executive-asks-postal-service-to-reconsider-stance-on-vets-handing-out-poppies\/\">County executive asks postal Service to reconsider stance on vets handing out poppies<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/maine-man-wants-refund-after-chicken-dies-in-the-mail\/\">Maine man wants refund after chicken dies in the mail<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theridgefieldpress.com\/108202\/gofundme-started-for-postal-worker-who-lost-home-in-storm\/\">GoFundMe started for postal worker who lost home in storm<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Ridgefield Press<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/05\/24\/613762721\/deadly-delivery-opioids-by-mail\">Deadly Delivery: Opioids By Mail<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; NPR<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.democratandchronicle.com\/story\/news\/local\/columnists\/andreatta\/2018\/05\/23\/henrietta-post-office-flag-stolen-usps-poppies-veterans-foreign-wars-memorial-day\/636518002\/\">American flag stolen from Henrietta post office to protest poppy policy<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Democrat &amp; Chronicle<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themountaineer.com\/life\/postal-carrier-honored-for-providing-caring-service-to-community\/article_8ac022fc-52fe-11e8-abea-bb42c3404279.html\">Postal carrier honored for providing caring service to community<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; The Mountaineer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/first-class-mail-service-performance-measurement-northeast-area\">OIG: First-Class Mail Service Performance Measurement in the Northeast Area<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/business-customer-retention-strategies\">OIG: Business Customer Retention Strategies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/earned-work-hours-customer-service-operations-%3F-tennessee-district\">OIG: Earned Work Hours in Customer Service Operations \u2013 Tennessee District<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 23, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/post-office-to-veteran-get-your-poppies-off-our-property-or-were-calling-the-police\/\">Video: Post office to veteran: Get your poppies off our property or we&#8217;re calling the police<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mydaytondailynews.com\/news\/local\/witness-postal-worker-taken-hospital-after-being-chased-dog\/JFsFA2HBkGQxpOGUfiQFAK\/\">Postal worker taken to hospital after being chased by dog<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Dayton Daily News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chronicleonline.com\/news\/local\/break-in-at-crystal-river-post-office-prompts-identity-theft\/article_b36c9312-5de8-11e8-8fec-ff7a04f03b12.html\">Break-in at Crystal River post office prompts identity-theft concerns<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Citrus Co. Chronicle<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/westchester.news12.com\/story\/38252006\/turn-to-tara-video-shows-postal-worker-not-following-protocol\">Video shows postal worker not following protocol<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Westchester News 12<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsradio.com\/mike-causey-federal-report\/2018\/05\/is-president-trump-the-best-recruiter-unions-ever-had\/\">Is President Trump the best recruiter that unions ever had?<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Federal News Radio<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rye.dailyvoice.com\/news\/officials-call-for-action-to-end-mail-thefts-in-westchester\/737541\/\">Officials Call For Action To End Mail Thefts In Westchester<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Rye Daily Voice<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/review-extended-capacity-left-hand-drive-delivery-vehicle-acquisition\">OIG: Review of Extended Capacity Left-Hand Drive Delivery Vehicle Acquisition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 22, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/postal-service-loses-30-days-of-mans-hold-mail-cant-track-it-down\/\">Postal Service loses 30 days of man&#8217;s hold mail, can&#8217;t track it down &#8211; &#8221;as near as we can figure out, it was shredded and we&#8217;re sorry&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/video-catches-california-letter-carrier-going-postal-on-garbage-can\/\">Video catches California letter carrier going \u2018postal\u2019 on garbage can<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/alert-postal-carrier-and-neighbor-rescue-elderly-woman-on-floor-for-days\/\">Alert postal carrier and neighbor rescue elderly woman on floor for days<\/a>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/postal-service-honors-first-woman-in-space-astronaut-dr-sally-ride-with-forever-stamp\/\">Postal Service Honors First Woman In Space Astronaut Dr. Sally Ride with Forever stamp<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/blog\/sunday-new-monday\">OIG: Sunday Is the New Monday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/consolidation-mail-atlanta-network-distribution-center\">OIG: Consolidation of Mail for the Atlanta Network Distribution Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apwu.org\/news\/web-news-article\/remembering-president-emeritus-william-burrus\">APWU: Remembering President Emeritus William Burrus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 21, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/postal-services-first-scratch-and-sniff-stamps-evoke-a-sweet-summer-scent\/\">Postal Service\u2019s First Scratch-and-Sniff Stamps Evoke a Sweet Summer Scent<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/its-unreal-milwaukee-postal-worker-sexually-assaulted-on-the-job\/\">\u2018It\u2019s unreal:\u2019 Milwaukee postal worker sexually assaulted on the job<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/opinion\/trump-amazon-postal-bezos-article-1.3997730\">Trump vs. Amazon: Going postal on Bezos<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; NY Daily News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abc7news.com\/trump-may-see-unfairness-with-amazon-wh-adviser\/3499337\/\">Trump may see &#8216;unfairness&#8217; with Amazon: WH adviser<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; ABC News<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 20, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/colorado\/articles\/2018-05-18\/bear-gets-stuck-inside-colorado-mountain-town-post-office\">Bear Gets Stuck Inside Colorado Mountain Town Post Office<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; U.S. News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2018\/05\/20\/business\/tech\/drone-deliveries-ready-soar-japan-lingering-issues-likely-keep-post-office-business\/#.WwFuA0gvy70\">Drone deliveries ready to soar in Japan but lingering issues likely to keep post office in business<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Japan Times<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/delayed-mail-reporting-great-lakes-area\">OIG: Delayed Mail Reporting in the Great Lakes Area<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/tort-claims-management-%3F-western-area\">OIG: Tort Claims Management \u2013 Western Area<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 19, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/postal-service-investigating-nationwide-bitcoin-scam\/\">Video: Postal Service investigating nationwide bitcoin scam\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newcarlislenews.net\/index.php\/local-news\/local-news\/3669-usps-carrier-ejected-after-mail-truck-hits-pole.html\">USPS Carrier Ejected After Mail Truck Hits Pole<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; New Carlisle News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/michigan\/articles\/2018-05-18\/oops-first-class-mail-discovered-in-postal-service-trailer\">Oops: First-Class Mail Discovered in Postal Service Trailer<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; U.S. News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/president-trump-pushed-postal-service-double-amazon-rates-article-1.3998715\">President Trump privately pushed Postal Service to double Amazon&#8217;s rates<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; NY Daily News<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 18, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/police-arrest-daughter-in-law-roommate-for-murder-of-beloved-postal-worker\/\">Police arrest daughter-in-law, roommate for murder of beloved postal worker<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/nyc-crime\/queens-mailman-busted-delivering-10-pound-parcel-marijuana-article-1.3996135\">Queens mailman busted for delivering 10-pound parcel of marijuana<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; NY Daily News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/postal-service-to-issue-o-beautiful-forever-stamps\/\">Postal Service to Issue O Beautiful Forever Stamps<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/story\/38219076\/hawaii-postal-worker-charged-with-stealing-from-mail\">Hawaii postal worker charged with stealing gift card from mail<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Hawaii News Now<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nonprofitmailers.org\/the-four-horsemen-of-the-postal-apocalypse\/\">The Four Horsemen of the Postal Apocalypse<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/local\/green-cove-springs-post-office-clerk-indicted-in-federal-court\/751407300\">Green Cove Springs, FL post office clerk indicted in federal court<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Action News Jacksonville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 17, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/south-florida-mail-theft-caught-on-camera\/\">South Florida Mail Theft Caught on Camera<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/video-amazon-delivery-drivers-in-chicago-accused-of-deadly-accidents\/\">Video: Amazon Delivery Drivers In Chicago Accused Of Deadly Accidents<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/postal-mail-handlers-president-and-treasurer-meet-with-presidential-task-force\/\">Postal Mail Handlers President and Treasurer Meet With Presidential Task Force<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/nalc-opm-proposes-retirement-changes\/\">NALC: OPM proposes retirement changes<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/mccormick-trucking-agrees-to-pay-postal-service-750k-to-settle-contract-and-common-law-allegations-of-double-billing-for-fuel\/\">McCormick Trucking Agrees To Pay Postal Service $750K To Settle Contract and Common Law Allegations of Double Billing For Fuel<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 16, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/houston-letter-carrier-allegedly-maced-dog-because-she-feared-for-her-life\/\">Video: Houston letter carrier allegedly maced dog because she &#8216;feared for her life&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/animal-cruelty-investigation-underway-after-ferret-was-shipped-in-a-cardboard-box\/\">Animal Cruelty Investigation Underway After Ferret Was Shipped In A Cardboard Box<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bronx.news12.com\/story\/38194922\/residents-hateful-message-spray-painted-on-bronx-post-office\">&#8216;KKK&#8217; graffiti spray-painted on Tremont post office wall<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; News 12 The Bronx<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supplychaindive.com\/news\/sears-tire-installation-service-amazon-ecommerce\/523450\/\">Sears finds niche as brick-and-mortar resource for Amazon<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Supply Train Dive<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pantagraph.com\/news\/local\/postal-food-drive-stumbles-worrying-pantries\/article_393b2c3d-7243-5d24-b541-d7ce2d5b3e1d.html\">Illinois: Postal food drive stumbles, worrying pantries<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Pantagraph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article211110524.html\">Former K.C. area postal worker guilty of stealing gift and debit cards from mail<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; K.C. Star<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 15, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montgomeryadvertiser.com\/story\/news\/2018\/05\/14\/long-lines-prattville-po-lead-short-tempers\/607868002\/\">Long lines at Prattville, AL Post Office lead to short tempers<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Montgomery Advertiser<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peninsuladailynews.com\/news\/snail-mail-mishap-three-year-backlog-of-mail-delivered-to-adviser-at-business-center\/\">\u2018Snail mail\u2019 mishap: Three-year backlog of mail delivered to adviser at business center<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Peninsula Daily News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gainesvilletimes.com\/news\/missing-checks-reported-following-gainesville-post-office-burglary\/\">Missing checks reported following Gainesville post office burglary<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Gainesville Times<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/savethepostoffice.com\/city-of-berkeley-wins-lawsuit-with-the-postal-service-over-zoning-law-involving-historic-post-office\/\">City of Berkeley wins lawsuit with the Postal Service over zoning law involving historic post office<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Save the Post Office<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/blog\/improving-visibility\">OIG: Improving Visibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pennrecord.com\/stories\/511404929-u-s-postal-service-allegedly-fired-african-american-employee-for-reporting-racial-discrimination-at-the-workplace\">Postal Service allegedly fired African-American employee for reporting racial discrimination at the workplace<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Penn Record<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insider.si.edu\/2018\/05\/what-makes-a-letter-not-necessarily-paper\/\">What makes a letter? Not necessarily paper<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Smithsonian Insider<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/USPS-Mail-Truck-Crashes-Embankment-Avoid-Squirrel-CHP-482561761.html\">USPS Mail Truck Crashes Down Embankment Trying to Avoid Squirrel<\/a>&#8211; NBC Bay Area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 14, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/66th-postmaster-general-paul-carlin-dies\/\">66th Postmaster General Paul Carlin Dies<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/opinion\/commentary\/ct-perspec-postoffice-japan-banking-0514-story.html\">Turn the Post Office into a bank? First check Japan<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Chicago Tribune<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trucks.com\/2018\/05\/14\/am-general-tops-usps-mail-truck\/\">AM General Tops Reader Poll for Next USPS Mail Truck<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Trucks.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 13, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/nalc-statement-on-usps-q2-financial-report-for-fy-2018\/\">NALC statement on USPS Q2 financial report for FY 2018<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/mailbox-improvement-week-is-may-13-19\/\">Mailbox Improvement Week is May 13-19<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/usps-offers-info-for-three-may-holidays\/\">USPS offers info for three May holidays<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2018\/05\/12\/donald-trump-post-office-usps\/\">With Trump Feud Still Simmering, Postal Service Announces Huge Growth in Package Delivery \u2014 And Widening Losses<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Fortune<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsy.com\/stories\/us-postal-service-lost-1-3-billion-in-2nd-quarter\/\">Postal Service Lost $1.3 Billion This Quarter \u2014 But Don&#8217;t Blame Amazon<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Newsy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 12, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/former-nalc-branch-1494-president-charged-with-theft-of-property\/\">Former North Dakota NALC Branch 1494 President Charged With Theft Of Property<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/ohio-mail-carrier-locked-up-for-three-months-for-stealing-packages-containing-marijuana\/\">Ohio mail carrier locked up for three months for stealing packages containing marijuana<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/nevada\/articles\/2018-05-11\/yerington-man-guilty-of-killing-wife-delivering-us-mail\">Nevada Man Guilty of Killing Wife Delivering US Mail<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; US News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/local\/aaa-files-complaint-about-aspen-post-office-after-bundles-of-magazines-found-in-recycle-bin\/\">AAA files complaint about Aspen Post Office after bundles of magazines found in recycle bin<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Aspen Times<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/nyc-crime\/thieves-caught-swipe-blue-postal-mailbox-queens-article-1.3984327\">Thieves caught trying to swipe blue postal mailbox in Queens<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; NY Daily News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/1276332\/usps-loses-a-lot-of-money-because-of-the-us-government\/\">The US government demands that the post office lose a lot of money<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Quartz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 11, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/sanders-introduces-the-workplace-democracy-act\/\">Sanders Introduces The Workplace Democracy Act<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/stacks-of-undelivered-mail-found-in-weymouth-ma-impound-lot\/\">PEN: Stacks of undelivered mail found in Weymouth, MA impound lot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/video-shows-brazen-mail-bandits-at-work-in-yonkers\/\">PEN: Video Shows Brazen Mail Bandits At Work In Yonkers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/u-s-postal-service-reports-second-quarter-2018-results\/\">USPS Reports Second Quarter 2018 Results<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/postal-service-announces-dates-and-locations-for-2018-upcoming-stamp-dedications\/\">Postal Service Announces Dates and Locations for 2018 Upcoming Stamp Dedications<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qchron.com\/editions\/queenswide\/postmaster-gone-after-calling-out-mail-carriers\/article_d2b07c3c-e4bf-5147-9b32-936fcdf9f581.html\">Acting Queens Postmaster Removed After Blaming Delivery Delays On Carriers Who Don&#8217;t Want To Work and Union Rules<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Queens Chronicle<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/savethepostoffice.com\/oig-reports-on-postal-service-share-of-csrs-pension-responsibility\/\">Thumb on the scale: The OIG reports on the Postal Service\u2019s share of CSRS Pension Responsibility<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Save the Post Office<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linns.com\/news\/postal-updates\/2018\/may\/former-usps-board-chairman-suggestions-save-postal-service.html\">Former USPS board chairman provides suggestions to save the Postal Service<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Linns<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apwu.org\/news\/web-news-article\/washington%E2%80%99s-latest-attempt-slash-our-pay-benefits\">APWU: Washington\u2019s Latest Attempt to Slash our Pay &amp; Benefits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 10, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/lexington-nc-homeowners-upset-over-mailbox-placement-demands\/\">PEN: Lexington, NC homeowners upset over mailbox placement demands<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandforksherald.com\/opinion\/editorials\/4443413-our-view-study-postal-reform-act-then-pass-it\">Grand Forks Herald says &#8216;Study postal reform act; then pass it&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN says NO<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kvia.com\/special-reports\/only-on-abc-7-frustration-over-long-wait-at-post-office\/740203926\">Frustration over long wait at El Paso post office<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; KVIA<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/maryland\/harford\/aegis\/ph-ag-aberdeen-post-office-asbestos-0511-story.html\">Asbestos warning posted, as floor tiles are replaced in Aberdeen post office<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Baltimore Sun<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedpma.org\/news\/legislative-news\/legislative-news-details\/2018\/05\/10\/office-of-personal-managment-proposes-retirement-cuts-and-senate-panel-approves-two-usps-board-of-govenor-nominees\">Office of Personnel Management Proposes Retirement Cuts and Senate Panel Approves Two USPS Board Of Governor Nominees<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; UPMA<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/us-postal-service-honors-shutterfly-inc-with-2018-partnership-for-growth-award\/\">PEN: US Postal Service Honors Shutterfly Inc. with 2018 Partnership for Growth Award<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linns.com\/news\/postal-updates\/2018\/may\/postal-service-claim-us-airline-foundations-stamp-first-day.html\">Postal Service lays claim to U.S. airline foundations at stamp first day<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Linns<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oconeeenterprise.com\/lifestyles\/article_2423d93c-5392-11e8-b50b-8bd1c73f4d69.html\">Fundraiser helps postal worker battling cancer<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Oconee Enterprise<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/local-purchases-and-payments-%3F-eatontown-nj-post-office\">OIG: Local Purchases and Payments \u2013 Eatontown, NJ, Post Office<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 09, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/pmg-meets-with-postal-team-at-npf\/\">PEN: PMG meets with postal team at NPF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/narfe-issues-statement-in-response-to-opm-proposed-cuts-to-earned-benefits\/\">PEN: NARFE Issues Statement in Response to OPM Proposed Cuts to Earned Benefits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/narfe-honors-civil-servants-during-public-service-recognition-week\/\">PEN: NARFE Honors Civil Servants during Public Service Recognition Week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2018\/05\/07\/dark-web-bitcoin-national-drug-business-denver\/\">Paul Carlos Moseley, 31, allegedly drove his BMW around town, mailing heroin from Post Offices<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Denver Post<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/news\/crime--law\/trial-set-for-alleged-racing-postal-worker-who-got-94k-disability\/505pwbvGeogoMWDDGlYGWK\/\">A new trial date has been scheduled for the postal worker accused of racing motorcycles while receiving $94,000 in disability<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; WHIO<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/pay-benefits\/2018\/05\/opm-proposes-legislation-cut-benefits-current-and-former-feds\/148022\/\">OPM Proposes Legislation to Cut Retirement Benefits for Current and Former Feds<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; GovExec<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 08, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/50k-reward-in-postal-worker-assault-case-in-oconee-co-sc\/\">PEN: $50k reward in postal worker assault case in Oconee Co. SC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/postmaster-general-brennan-touts-digital-offerings-at-npf\/\">PEN: Postmaster General Brennan touts digital offerings at NPF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/postal-service-showcases-innovative-physical-and-digital-platforms-at-2018-national-postal-forum\/\">PEN: Postal Service Showcases Innovative Physical and Digital Platforms at 2018 National Postal Forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/norbertmichel\/2018\/05\/07\/payday-loans-no-need-to-go-postal\/#4db8d3381c12\">Payday Loans: No need to go Postal<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Forbes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newhampshire.com\/safety\/Former-postmaster-and-7-year-old_girl-killed-in-Piscataqua-River-boating-accident-05072018\">Former postmaster and 7-year-old girl killed in Piscataqua River boating accident<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; NH Union Leader<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/globegazette.com\/news\/local\/crime-and-courts\/police-suspicious-item-prompts-evacuation-of-hampton-post-office\/article_ed4d1794-f28c-503d-b235-208c044e472a.html\">Police: Suspicious item prompts evacuation of Hampton Post Office<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Globe Gazette<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whas11.com\/article\/news\/local\/usps-worker-sentenced-to-10-years-after-soliciting-minor-for-sex\/417-549822370\">Kentucky postal worker sentenced to 10 years after soliciting minor for sex<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; WHAS<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/update-postal-service%3Fs-share-csrs-pension-responsibility\">OIG: Update on the Postal Service\u2019s Share of CSRS Pension Responsibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/blog\/importance-planned-maintenance\">OIG: The Importance of Planned Maintenance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/surface-visibility-scanning-%3F-capital-metro-area-and-capping-report\">OIG: Surface Visibility Scanning \u2013 Capital Metro Area and Capping Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 07, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/patrick-donahoe-former-u-s-postmaster-general-to-join-sg360-board-of-directors\/\">Patrick Donahoe, Former U.S. Postmaster General, to join SG360\u00b0 Board of Directors<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsradio.com\/federal-newscast\/2018\/05\/usps-wants-centralized-mailbox-locations-for-new-addresses\/\">Listen: Postal Service wants centralized mailbox locations for new addresses<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Federal News Radio<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pe.com\/2018\/05\/05\/riverside-is-using-mailbox-stickers-to-stick-it-to-mail-thieves\/\">Riverside is using mailbox stickers to stick it to mail thieves<\/a><br \/>\nPress Enterprise<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nalc.org\/news\/nalc-updates\/2016-2019-national-agreement\">NALC: 2016-2019 NALC-USPS National Agreement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nalc.org\/news\/nalc-updates\/nalc-president-appoints-trustee-and-national-business-agent\">NALC president appoints trustee and national business agent<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linns.com\/news\/us-stamps-postal-history\/2018\/may\/usps-cachetmakers-address-postal-service-cacheted-first-day-covers.html\">USPS, cachetmakers address Postal Service\u2019s cacheted first-day covers<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Linns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 06, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/hawaii-postal-service-disruption-alert\/\">Video: Hawaii Postal Service Disruption Alert<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/opinion\/oped\/bs-ed-op-0507-mailing-drugs-20180504-story.html\">Is your postal carrier an unwitting pusher?<\/a><br \/>\nby Tom Ridge, former Sec.\u00a0Dept. of Homeland Security<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/finance\/386343-postal-service-banking-system-possible-if-past-pitfalls-avoided\">Postal Service banking system possible if past pitfalls avoided<\/a><br \/>\nThe Hill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 05, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/tree-falls-on-michigan-postal-worker-delivering-mail\/\">Video: Tree falls on Michigan postal worker delivering mail<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wxii12.com\/article\/former-postal-worker-who-withheld-mail-to-davie-county-customers-pleads-guilty-to-felony-charges\/20167635\">Former postal worker who withheld mail to Davie County, NC customers pleads guilty to felony charges<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; WXII The Triad<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/billingsgazette.com\/news\/local\/illinois-man-still-missing-after-dogs-boats-search-reed-point\/article_7cd64faa-db4c-5654-ba70-f687afc971b6.html\">Illinois postal employee still missing after dogs, boats search Reed Point area<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Billings Gazette<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lyndhurst.dailyvoice.com\/police-fire\/body-of-missing-postal-worker-from-lyndhurst-found-in-passaic-river\/736660\/\">Body Of Missing Postal Worker From Lyndhurst Found In Passaic River<\/a><br \/>\nLyndhurst Daily Voice<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.live5news.com\/story\/38116766\/investigators-seeking-to-identify-suspect-who-tried-to-sexually-assault-postal-worker\">Investigators seeking to identify suspect who tried to sexually assault South Carolina postal worker<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Live 5 News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/management\/2018\/05\/new-addresses-usps-will-no-longer-deliver-mail-your-door\/147985\/\">For New Addresses, USPS Will No Longer Deliver Mail to Your Door<\/a><br \/>\nGovExec &#8211; Also see:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2012\/04\/pom-revision-modes-of-delivery-and-delivery-equipment\/\">POM Revision: Modes of Delivery and Delivery Equipment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/local\/article210518999.html\">Second man sentenced in scheme that used counterfeit keys to steal mail from neighborhood boxes<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Sacramento Bee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 04, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/postmaster-general-and-cfo-host-media-call-on-u-s-postal-service-fy-2018-quarter-2-financial-results\/\">Postmaster General and CFO Host Media Call on U.S. Postal Service FY 2018 Quarter 2 Financial Results<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; PEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theoaklandpress.com\/general-news\/20180503\/net-former-postal-worker-from-pontiac-gets-25-60-years-in-prison\">Former U.S. postal worker from Pontiac has been ordered to serve 25-60 years in prison for killing his wife with a hammer<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Oakland Press<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/in-rural-america-the-postal-service-is-already-collapsing\/\">In Rural America, the Postal Service Is Already Collapsing<\/a><br \/>\nThe Nation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bnd.com\/news\/local\/article210407814.html\">USPS contract driver pleads guilty to stealing cash from Southern Illinois mail<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Belleville News Democrat<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wbsm.com\/wareham-postal-worker-charged-with-gift-card-theft\/\">Wareham Police have announced charges against a postal worker charged with stealing gift cards she was meant to deliver<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; WBSM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dfw.cbslocal.com\/2018\/05\/03\/mail-collection-boxes-temporarily-removed\/\">USPS will remove mail collection boxes as a security measure, due to the presidential visit to Dallas Today<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; CBS Dallas<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apwu.org\/news\/web-news-article\/rank-and-file-bargaining-advisory-committee-convenes-0\">APWU: Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee Convenes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/audit-asks\/click-n-ship-service-available-when-you-need-it\">OIG Audit: Is the Click-N-Ship Service Available When You Need It?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/document\/sunday-operations-%3F-san-francisco-district\">OIG: Sunday Operations \u2013 San Francisco District<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May 03, 2018<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/four-year-old-girl-sends-birthday-cake-to-mother-in-heaven\/\">Four-year-old girl sends birthday cake to mother in heaven<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/05\/2018-stamp-out-hunger-food-drive\/\">2018 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive<\/a><br \/>\nPEN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abc7ny.com\/society\/newark-mail-carrier-celebrates-50-years-with-postal-service\/3420563\/\">Newark mail carrier celebrates 50 years with Postal Service<\/a><br \/>\nWABC TV<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocklandtimes.com\/2018\/05\/03\/make-no-mistake-postal-service-issues-are-systemic\/\">Make no mistake, Postal Service Issues are Systemic<\/a><br \/>\nCongresswoman Lowery via Rockland Times<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inthesetimes.com\/working\/entry\/21117\/postal_banking_bernie_sanders_kristen_gillibrand_congress\">Postal Banking Could Become a Reality Even Without Congress. 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