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USPS Employee Service Line: Toll-free at 1-877-477-3273	POSTAL NEWS FROM PEN October 2017 News October 31, 2017 Darby, Pa Police Investigate Violent Death Of Former Postal Service Employee - PEN Video: Decade-long post office ‘dog hold’ leads to federal lawsuit PEN Utah letter carrier saves man who was severely injured when a grinder tool malfunctioned - Salt Lake Tribune Remains of veteran, former postal worker lost in mail delivery Indy Channel October 30, 2017 Port Matilda, PA postmaster relocated after employee complaints We Are Central PA Could a post office lock box be putting your home at risk? WABC TV NY South Shore Post Office Annex renamed for clerk who died during Hurricane Sandy - Staten Island Live Amazon and Wal-Mart Battle for the Last Mile Motley Fool OIG: Trying Times, Extraordinary Efforts Statement from Postmaster General on Board of Governors nominations October 29, 2017 Video: Postal police slow to respond to stolen Yonkers rent checks PEN Postal Service Expands Delivery Efforts In Caribbean Virgin Islands Consortium October 28, 2017 Delivery Trucks Caught On Video Blocking Handicapped Parking Spaces - PEN Mail was stolen from drop boxes at five Sarasota County post offices on Wednesday - PEN Spartan Motors Awarded $214 Million Contract From United States Postal Service - PEN Two postmasters general meet on the ice; joint issues represent nations’ relationships - Linns Florida letter carrier charged with DUI manslaughter in death of Fort Lauderdale detective - Sun Sentinel October 27, 2017 No Cuts to Federal Pay and Benefits in Joint Budget Resolution PEN House Passes Senate Version of Budget Resolution UPMA news via PEN Social Security Announces 2.0 Percent Benefit Increase for 2018 PEN Boston APWU Brings Allies Together to Fight for a Better Postal Service - APWU news via PEN UPS expects to ship 750 million packages this holiday season while adding peak shipping charges - CNBC Santa Fe post office restricts nighttime access Santa Fe - New Mexican Employee says Port Matilda, PA post office remains a toxic environment U.S. Postal Service Using VR to Train Drivers Trucking Info October 26, 2017 President Trump Nominates Three To Be Members of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service - PEN Sears Brings Back The Iconic Sears Wish Book PEN Postal Service is Ready to Deliver More Than 15 Billion Pieces of Cheer This Holiday Season - PEN $1K reward for man who attacked, tried to rob Naperville postal worker Chicago Sun Times OPM Finalizes Long-Desired Change to USPS Pensions GovExec NJ post office janitor gets 3 years for stealing co-workers IDs, filing phony claims - New Jersey On-Line California man arrested after carjacking mail truck Fox 5 San Diego New Amazon Key allows the delivery driver leave packages inside the front door - WLBZ TV Jamaican postal worker jumps from building - Staff shaken by traumatic incident - Jamaica Star October 25, 2017 Video: Postal Service Retiree Surprised by $10K Prize from Neighborhood Credit Union - PEN Former Texas postal employee pleads guilty to using postal service fuel cards for private vehicle - PEN Georgia Carrier Killed After Tree Falls On Her Vehicle Northeast Georgian Bronx mailman gets five years for delivering over 300 pounds of cocaine NY Daily News Rep. Kind throws in support for continued 6-day mail delivery Chippewa Herald Papillion-La Vista post office employees recognized for coming to aid of ailing co-worker - Omaha World-Herald Former postal worker pleads guilty to stealing methamphetamine from the mail - Clay Co. Free Press October 24, 2017 Video: Homeowner says old USPS law 'feels like theft' PEN Westport, MO resident battles to save post office 'magic garden' PEN Postal Service - 5 Scary Stamp Facts PEN California letter carrier who threw out 100 Berkeley voter guides identified, found guilty - The Daily Californian His mother’s ashes were lost in the mail. In his search, he’s found only frustration — and fury - Washington Post The future (if any) of your retirement plan Federal News Radio October 23, 2017 Former Vermont Rural Carrier Associate Sentenced for Possession of Oxycodone - PEN America is sending care packages to Puerto Rico — and many are just too heavy - PEN OIG: The Pulse of Employees Video: Crooks hit "hundreds" of mailboxes in Madera County, CA neighborhood - PEN Two Ohio letter carriers charged with stealing packages PEN Lawmakers seek information on drug risks to postal workers Safety.BLR Norfolk wants to buy a huge chunk of land near downtown. The Postal Service says it’s not for sale - Pilot Online Why some mail to Hill and New College House has been coming in days late - The Daily Pennsylvanian October 22, 2017 Video: Charlotte postal truck crash leaves one with serious injuries PEN Letter carrier leaves his mark in Nebraska Capitol environs Scotts Bluff Star Herald October 21, 2017 Video: Rope found in shape of noose at Gaithersburg, MD post office PEN USPS, Canada unveil new hockey stamps PEN Honored military veteran gets prison for robbing bank on his day off from U.S. Postal Service job - Sun Sentinel Postal worker robbed at gunpoint in Swatara Township, PA - 2 suspects sought October 20, 2017 Senate Approves Budget Resolution Without Benefit Hits To Federal and Postal Employees - PEN Video: Philadelphia warning about thieves targeting public mailboxes PEN Former Employee of Beloit, WI Post Office Sentenced for Theft of Mail PEN Veterans' Day Observed on Saturday November 11: Postal Retail and Delivery Closed - PEN Former Vt. postal worker accused of drug thefts gets probation WCAX Burlington, VT Union boss says he would rather destroy Royal Mail than lose pensions fight - Telegraph UK Senate Poised to Approve Budget Plan, Setting Up Fight Over Fed Benefit Cuts - GovExec October 19, 2017 Bombing Suspect Charged - Package Exploded Injuring Postal Employee - PEN MN Letter Carrier Honored For Donating Bone Marrow To Leukemia Patient - PEN Former W. VA OIC Pleads Guilty To Stealing USPS Funds PEN Idaho Postal Clerk Pleads Guilty To Mail Theft PEN Former Monroe, LA postal employee pleads guilty to stealing mail PEN Just how partisan are federal workers? Federal News Radio Five Valdosta, GA residents plead guilty to mail theft conspiracy Valdosta Daily Times Amazon and Big Apartment Landlords Strike Deals on Package Delivery WSJ October 18, 2017 Video: Texas postal carrier leaves package exposed on back of truck PEN Former New Jersey Postal Supervisor Admits Stealing Postal Service Funds - PEN Former U.S. postal worker sentenced for part in elaborate money scheme - PEN USPS is accepting requests from employees who want to volunteer to work in Puerto Rico - PEN NALC: Veterans Day holiday Postal workers to rally against job cuts in Boston area Miami Herald Someone went postal on Pasco mail worker’s SUV Tri-City Herald U.S. Postal Service awards $214 million contract to Spartan Motors Legislation Would Allow Postal Service to Ship Alcoholic Beverages Fedsmith October 17, 2017 Bakersfield man pleads guilty to possession of stolen mail and credit cards - PEN Portland Man Receives Federal Prison Sentence for Theft of Mail from a U.S Postal Service Vehicle - PEN Video: In Sumner and Bonney Lake, they wonder: Where is our mail? PEN USPS plans to deploy self-driving mail trucks by 2025 Supply Chain Dive October 16, 2017 NYPD looking for robbery suspects who targeted postal delivery drivers NY 1 Having identity thieves steal their mail was bad. Getting the U.S. Postal Service to return it was worse - Des Moines Register $20,000 reward for arrest in robbery of Lake Park. FL mail carrier Palm Beach Post Former Virginia Postal Employee Sentenced for Stealing Items from the Mail - PEN Video: Tweens steal packages from postal truck PEN 2018 Social Security COLA will be 2.0%; Not Enough to Offset Medicare Part B Premiums - PEN ‘Beautiful Blooms’ stamp art exhibit opens at National Postal Museum Linns Historic news page from Dec. 11, 1926: Holiday urged for mail carriers Staten Island News One-Stop Shop for IG Reports October 15, 2017 COLA Announcement Reinforces Need for a New COLA Formula PEN NARFE Applauds House Passage of TSP Modernization Act PEN OPM Report Shows Federal Employees Increasingly Satisfied With Pay, Work/Life Programs - Fedsmith Finding comfort in routine, Northern California wildfire evacuees pick up the mail - San Francisco Chronicle Postal carrier for five decades, Larry the mail guy leaves his mark in Capitol environs - Lincoln Journal Star Late and missing mail leaves Bonsack, VA woman befuddled Roanoke Times October 14, 2017 Postal Service letter carrier and Euclid man indicted for receiving two kilograms of methamphetamine - PEN Video: Vicious dog that attacked postal worker is found, impounded PEN GOP candidate arrested for sending pipe bomb package that exploded and injured pregnant postal worker - NY Daily News U.S. Postal Service Worker Dies After Crash In Greensboro: Police WFMY TV Greensboro October 13, 2017 USPS responds to California wildfires PEN Vietnam War soldier’s lost letters returned PEN What’s in the box? The answer got a postal worker a year of house arrest Miami Herald Man driving postal truck in Greensboro dies after crossing median, colliding with SUV - Fox 8 Greensboro, NC International Mail: Information on Changes and Alternatives to the Terminal Dues System - GAO Report via PEN December 2017 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Postal Bulletin 22478 Effective October 14, 2017, the Postal Service™ will revise the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM), sections 422.2 and 422.3, to update the promotional basic rules specific to City Carrier Schedule 2 employees and Mail Handlers Schedule 2 employees - Postal Bulletin 22478 ELM Revision: Whistleblower Protection - Effective October 12, 2017, the Postal Service™ is revising the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM), section 666.32, to update how the Office of Inspector General handles allegations of reprisal for the release of infomation - Postal Bulletin 22478 Christmas Pay Procedures for Rural Carriers Postal Bulletin 22478 U.S. Postal Service closes Oxford’s pepper-spraying dog investigation Oxford Eagle October 12, 2017 Surreal video of postal carrier making deliveries in Santa Rosa neighborhood destroyed by fire - PEN 13 Indicted in Ohio Stolen Check Scheme - 4 Were Postal Employees PEN Former NY Postal Worker Sentenced for Stealing Money Orders PEN Video: Mail delivery stops for Northglenn, CO street after residents of one house cause problem - PEN APWU Update on the House Budget Resolution PEN A bear walked into the Anchorage airport post office and wouldn’t leave. Police shot it. - Alaska Dispatch News Watchdog Probes Postal Service ‘Insider Threat’ Program MSN Drug Shipments Raise Concerns about Postal Employee Safety FEDweek Postal Service Says Cremated Remains Shipped More Often Than You Think - CBS St. Louis DHL tests PostBot autonomous vehicle for postal deliveries Robotics and Automation News OIG Audit: Highway Contract Route Contracting Practices and Conflicts of Interest (PDF) October 11, 2017 House Passes Budget Resolution Calling for $32 Billion in Benefit Cuts United PMA via PEN Delivering Holiday Cheer to Diplomatic and Military Service Members Worldwide - Postal Service Recommended Mailing Dates - PEN USPS continues efforts in Caribbean PEN Fired Florida postal worker gets house arrest for taking bribes to deliver marijuana packages - Sun Sentinel This Is the World’s Most Unusual Post Office - On a remote island in the Galápagos, tourists become mail carriers - National Geographic Postal vehicle crashes, overturns injuring driver near high school in Maryland - WJLA Washington D.C. Amazon is exploring ways to deliver items to your car trunk and the inside of your home - CNBC Texas based operator of physical therapy clinics indicted for workers comp fraud - clients were primarily postal service employees - My San Antonio Greenpoint mailman pleads not guilty to stealing packages and $10K worth of stamps - Brooklyn Daily Eagle Next-generation US Postal Service truck starts zipping around town Fox News OIG: Insider Threat Program OIG: New Semipostals Are Coming! October 10, 2017 Postal Service’s IT not fully protected from insider threats, watchdog says - Fedscoop The US Postal Service Is Building a Self-Driving Mail Truck Wired Colorado students sending encouraging artwork to postal employees in Houston - Fox 21 News Anger over Irish decision to honor “mass murderer” Che Guevara with stamp - Irish Central - Also see: Ireland Falls for a Lousy T-Shirt - WSJ Spy shots: The Postal Service’s New Electric Mail Truck? trucks.com Costco is going to start offering free 2-day delivery Insider October 09, 2017 U.S. mail carriers emerge as heroes in Puerto Rico recovery Reuters This mailwoman saved an elderly woman’s life NY Post Vintage photos trace the unsung genius of the Post Office The Week USPS Honors Beloved Children's Book With New 'Snowy Day' Stamps NPR October 08, 2017 USPS video shows how to request refunds online PEN Delray Beach Postmaster Molfetto Refuses To Discuss Mail Delivery Issues Throughout Area - Boca News Now Oregon: SUV crashes into Umatilla post office East Oregonian Car vs Post Office in Cotuit CapCod.com October 07, 2017 Judge orders ex-postal worker to repay $2,600 taken from the mail PEN Video: Brooklyn Residents Not Receiving Mail Deliveries Due To Dispute Over Broken Boxes - PEN U.S. Postal Service Announces New Prices for 2018 PEN NALC honors letter carriers’ heroism PEN Ohio Postal Employee Fired For Refusing To Lower Flag Bellefontaine Examiner Letter carriers help family buy accessible van State Journal-Register October 06, 2017 Senator Tester Defends Rural Montanans, Holds Postmaster General Accountable - PEN OPM Announces 2018 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Premiums - PEN U. S. Postal Service and Canada Post Jointly Issue Hockey Stamps PEN U.S. Postal Service Likely to Raise Prices to Bolster Cash Cushion Wall Street Journal Postal workers wear pink to support breast cancer awareness WEAU October 05, 2017 Letter carrier attacked in attempted robbery in Naperville, IL Chicago SunTimes National Postal Museum to Open Art Exhibition Celebrating Beautiful Blooms on Stamps - PEN Dayton postal worker honored in Washington WDTN Health plans: Pain in butt or pain in wallet? Your call! Federal News Radio A Fairfield, ME man is accused of stealing blank postal money orders while installing tile at the post office in Unity - Central Maine Is USPS prepping for driverless mail trucks? FCW Federal employee health insurance premiums to rise by 6.1 percent Washington Post UPS using technology to help get seasonal workers up to speed Post & Parcel Amazon Is Testing Its Own Delivery Service to Rival FedEx and UPS Bloomberg October 04, 2017 U.S. Postal Service Manager Sentenced to More Than Eight Years for Directing a Federal Corruption and Drug Distribution Scheme - PEN Bulk Mail Firm Operator Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding the USPS of Nearly $750K - PEN Vegas killer once worked as a mailman, IRS agent NY Post Walmart Acquires New York City Delivery Service Called Parcel eCommerce Bytes OIG: Just Down the Road: Autonomous Vehicles USPS releases The Snowy Day Forever stamps PEN PB: 22477: The Postal Service is providing a new service for its employees by offering them the option to make their Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement and Form 1095-C, Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage, available to third-party tax preparation services. Snail Mail Question: Does The New Postal Email Service Really Invite Stalkers? - MediaPost October 03, 2017 President Trump Orders Flags Flown At Half-Staff Through Oct. 6 To Honor Victims Of Mass Shooting In Las Vegas - PEN USPS says inability to make mandated end-of-year payments to prefund retiree health benefits won’t impede operations - PEN Former Cross Lanes, W. VA postal worker pleads guilty to stealing pain pills from the mail - PEN USPS Comments on Recent Washington Post Story PEN Announcing the Launch of Oversight.gov PEN Video: ‘We are not stealing your packages’ – Utah ‘Amazon Flex’ driver speaks on harassment - PEN U.S. Postal Service to Issue Semipostal Stamps PEN USPS Service Disruption Alerts For Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands PEN House to Consider Cuts to Retirement and Health Benefits This Week PEN Postal Service OIG takes critical aim at delayed mail, overtime pay in Northeast - Linns USPS ‘Informed Delivery’ Is Stalker’s Dream Krebs on Security USPS Has Good News for Prospective Retirees Dead Tree Edition OIG: Autonomous Vehicles for the Postal Service October 02, 2017 Video: Amazon takes new steps to deter porch pirates PEN Video: Indiana letter carrier delivered more than mail PEN January health premium hike cuts into pay raise, retiree COLA Federal News Radio Mail carrier saves woman’s life Leader Herald October 01, 2017 Canadian, Oklahoma Woman Sentenced To 36 Months Probation For Embezzlement Of Mail By Postal Employee - PEN Former California Postal Employee Pleads Guilty To Disability Benefits Fraud - PEN USPS testing next-day deliveries on Saturday pickups from retail stores DC Velocity Postal service vehicle catches fire in downtown Cleveland News 19 Cleveland PEN HOME	Custom PEN Search

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