February 15, 2017
- Post Your Concerns And Suggestions Relating to H.R. 756, Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 – PEN
- 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 - 2015-2018 APWU Contract Available to Order
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?