Postal News August 2011

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August 2011

8/31/11

NALC to join other unions in protesting against Issa on September 1st in Vista, CA -

Instant Messaging Coming to USPS Work Computers (scroll down to Employee Focus) -

The Idle Postal Worker Myth -

India Introduces Urban Post Office Franchises -

Canada Post Service Standards -

Every Door Direct Mail: How it is Being Used -

Despite power, post office delivers -

USPS Deal With eBay Helps Expedite Chinese Imports -

Flashback: Issa Addresses NALC in 2009 (Hip, hip hooray: Issa gets letter carrier cheer from NALC members) -

Pit bulls attack Schenectady mail carrier -

APWU: Locations Announced for 740 New Jobs in the Motor Vehicle Craft -

Postal worker admits worker's comp fraud, was selling sex toys on eBay -

24% of USPS real estate is empty space, says audit -

8/30/11

Senate Hearing Sept. 6th: U.S. Postal Service in Crisis: Proposals to Prevent a Shutdown -

Kearny postal workers recall failed rescue bid to save supervisor from deadly floodwaters -

Politics of Rural Post Offices and Smaller Processing Plants -

'I know we all need our jobs but you have to put your safety first' -

Bluefield: Citizens go postal over closure -

King, Grassley, Harkin ask USPS to delay consolidation -

Try It Review: Coolware personal cooling system -

8/29/11

Memorial erected for postal supervisor who died in Hurricane Irene -

Tampa: Postal workers complain of sickness after handling mail -

U.S. Postal Service woes put worker injury fund at risk -

Could USPS Launch Online Payments to Help Current Crisis? -

Three local postmasters are getting new work addresses -

Feds get 2nd conviction in Detroit postal probe -

Letter: USPS missed the text message -

Who Has Time to Send a Card? -

The Postal Service Means Business -

Former Postal Service official Kessler accused of misconduct -

8/28/11

Postal Blog: Postal Plans Not Adding Up -

Why the Postal Service Should Not Reduce Priority Mail Service Standards -

Could First Class Mail Service Standard Be Maintained? -

Missouri: Tempers flare at postmasters' meeting -

USPS once profitable, now on end -

Mail delivery goes on despite storm -

First Class Mail Gets Slower: The Declining USPS Service Standards -

8/27/11

Post office service stops at curb for woman -

USPS: No Excessing for Failure to Bid on NTFT jobs -

8/26/11

Former Festus postmaster gets two years in prison for mail scam -

Hours some USPS workers are paid to do nothing: Now under 1 million -

How Bad is the Postal Service's Financial Position? -

Postal workers rally in front of Rehberg office -

Shift would create 18 fewer postal service jobs in Mankato -

Post Office Closings: List and Map -

Former APWU member Donahoe has no interest in striking blow to unions -

The Postmaster General's Challenges -

APWU: Thousands of Part-Timers To Be Converted Aug. 27th -

8/25/11

USPS health, retirement plan proposal met with skepticism -

Is USPS Underestimating the Number of Layoffs Its Downsizing Plan Would Require? -

Retired Cable postmaster to celebrate 62 years of service -

Editorial: You don't have mail -

Proposed Cuts in Non-Profits Postal Rates Does Not Sit Well With Local Organizations -

San Diego to train postal workers on bioterror antibiotic deliveries -

Postal worker robbed, truck stolen -

For USPS, 'Do Not Bend' Means 'Fold Law School Diploma in Half' -

Postal Service tells postmasters not to sell against newspapers -

8/24/11

Congressional Research Service: Common Questions About Post Office Closures (PDF) -

Attorney Says Postal Worker Was Coerced -

Postal Service health benefits decision could have wide impact -

8/23/11

Postal Employees Need a New Plan -

Slower mail could save the Postal Service $1.5B -

PMG Caves, DMA Wins, USA Loses: The Postal Service withdraws its request for a rate increase -

History at stake at Hye post office -

Shot fired during attempted robbery at south St. Louis post office -

Postal carrier robbed while on mail route -

USPS Trims Alaska Closure List -

Email Exchange Between Iowa Congressman and USPS Over Sioux City Information (PDF) | King Takes a Stand Against USPS 'Tactics' -

Regional Postal Workers Union Official in Texas Sentenced -

8/22/11

NALC: COLA set at $978 annually, begins Sept. 10th (pay date Sept. 30th) -

Postal worker ambushed by paintball-gun wielding thugs in Germantown -

APWU: Save the USPS, Stop Layoffs, Support H.R. 1351 -

Should the Postal Service relax the overnight service standard for local First Class mail? -

Observers are leery of Postal Service plan to opt out of federal health and retirement programs -

How to Save the Postal Service Before It's Too Late -

Little America mulls 'village' post office -

US Post Office's Troubled Financial Past -

USPS Hopes Congress Delivers Overhaul Package -

Why Did Parcel Post Grow by 14%? -

8/21/11

Confession to my mail carrier: I need you less -

Balderdash! Queens residents question need for dash in postal addresses -

The Postal Service is a Global News Story -

Post offices and time travel -

Two can play that game: The PRC changes the rules for appeals -

USPS Taking Market Share in Parcel Delivery -

8/20/11

USPS Moves Las Cruces Operations to El Paso -

Pinehurst village loses its heart -

Let's Talk: How the Postal Service Values Its Employees -

8/19/11

Edmond: Postal worker reflects on tragic day's events -

Save the Post Office Unleashes Its Secret Weapon -

PRC Proposes Improved Rules for Appealing Post Office Closings -

There is a Precedent For a Federal Entity Not Having Federal Benefits -

Postal workers who drive take walk on brief break -

Postal Service commences talks with two unions -

APWU Initiates Step 4 Disputes -

Former Postal Union Treasurer Sentenced -

What Does Postal Service Insolvency Mean? -

OIG: Cost of Service Standards (PDF) -

Rules Applicable to Appeals of Post Office Closings (PDF) -

U.S. Post Office closures: Get ready for a battle -

8/18/11

Postal Service to be insolvent by next August, deputy PMG says -

NALC to Defend Members, 'America's' Postal Service in 2011 Contract Talks -

The Postal Service is still a wealthy landowner -

Canada says goodbye letter carriers, hello "delivery agents" -

Groups: Measure to Eliminate Nonprofit Mail Discounts Could Cripple Fundraising -

Closings a PR Nightmare -

Deliverance -

Chicagoland: Neither snow nor rain nor ... violence? -

8/17/11

USPS Expects FY 2011 Losses Bigger Than Previously Announced -

APWU: NTFT Assignments Cannot Exceed The Number of Employees to be Converted -

VIDEO: Donahoe says USPS needs 5-day delivery -

Postal Service May Not Pull Out of TSP After All -

USPS Will Not Seek Exigent Rate Increase -

Facing the Loss of a Little Building, Much More Than a Place for Stamps -

NH mail processing to move out of Portsmouth -

Buyouts: To Be Or Not To Be? -

Fantasy author claims mailmen stole "Game of Thrones" episodes -

City poised to take on postal service over streetside mailboxes -

USPS Electric Vehicle Test Results (PDF) -

The Wolf Has Arrived: USPS Reaches the End of the Story -

The Perfect Storm: How everything is coming together to take the Postal Service apart -

8/16/11

Remember When Pat Donahoe Only Needed Three Things From Congress? -

Shop Your Favorite Catalogs With Google Catalogs -

Issa Uses Letters From Tea Party to Drum Up Support for Postal Bill -

Rasmussen: 75% Favor Big Cuts in Mail Delivery Rather Than Give More Money to Postal Service -

Mail carrier routes reshuffled -

Roe warns postal workers change is on the way -

Postal Service plan includes pulling out of TSP -

Grand Rapids man charged with threatening to cut off head of letter carrier -

Sure, it's bleeding money, but give the postal service its due -

8/15/11

Don't Touch My Junk -

Post Office Woes Will Help UPS -

Why We All Have a Stake in the U.S. Postal Service -

Saying Goodbye to the P.O. -

Rosemont Residents Rally to Save Post Office -

San Leandro postal carrier drives a million miles safely -

Ross is Working on Postal Bills -

Post Office to issue Pixar stamps -

Postal Service should redesign, not cut, to get out of the red -

8/14/11

Shutting Down Small-town Post Offices Could Make Things Tough for Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers -

Postal Service, long a gateway to middle class, is facing major job cuts -

Federal Times: Postal Service out of options -

NRLCA Prepared to Fight USPS' Anti-Union Efforts -

The Shock Doctrine: Why the Postal Service is scaring the hell out of us -

8/13/11

Heat wave goes postal -

Postal Service proposal to break contracts blasted by unions -

8/12/11

Clock Ticking on Postal Service Budget Crisis -

NALC: The 'Big Lie' About Postal 'Bankruptcy' -

Is the Postal Service's Proposal Constitutional? -

USPS Layoffs Would Have Significant Costs -

Rolling Out Red's: Meet Your First Village Post Office -

Saving the Great American Post Office -

Man says postman was sleeping on the job -

Facebook launches zip code targeting (for online ads) -

8/11/11

Postal officials manipulated employees' performance ratings, IG finds -

Lynchburg postal worker celebrates 50 years on the job -

With the US Postal Service Ready to Contract, African-American Job Opportunities Will Suffer -

First Village Post Office Debuts in Malone -

APWU: The Status of NRP -

NALC: Post Office Makes a Profit Congress Won't Let it Keep -

Saved by the mail carrier -

Postal workers brave blistering temperatures -

US mail aims to stamp out loss, deliver digital future -

Rolando: Reducing postal service is not the answer -

8/10/11

Mailbox Heat Affecting Mail Order Drugs -

USPS Managers Lowered EAS Employees' Pay for Performance Ratings to Save Money (PDF) -

The Future of the Postal Service: An Analysis -

Postal Service Has Too Many Employees and Pays Them Too Much, Mailer Groups Say -

The Smartest Guys in the Room -

Dutch Postal Privatization: 'Somewhere in the Netherlands a postwoman is in trouble' -

8/09/11

12-Biggest U.S. Job Killing Companies (No. 3 - USPS) -

Visualizing US expansion through post offices -

Workers, pols rally to save Staten Island's postal service -

Congressman Rahall goes on rural mail route -

Saylorsburg postal worker suffers chemical burns from soda-bottle bomb -

Another ex-postal worker expected to plead guilty to conspiracy in Detroit -

US Postal Service workers accused of stealing prescription drugs -

Groups forming to oppose post office closings -

Smugglers Turning to Snail Mail to Ship Drugs -

8/08/11

Sarasota's Band family connected to post office allegations -

PRC Docket No. N2011-1 and the Future of the Post Office -

Clinton postal carrier killed after crashing into a church -

USPS scraps executive 'bonuses' (or whatever they are) -

USPS Technical Conference Regarding Retail Facility Data Systems (PDF) -

Why Does the Postal Service Want to Destroy the Post Office? -

For mail carrier, it's blog bites man -

Most Post Offices Targeted for Closure Are In GOP Districts -

PRC Conducting Study to Allow More Flexible Costing and Pricing -

8/07/11

C-SPAN VIDEO: PRC's Mark Acton Discusses the Future of the Postal Service -

The Downsizing of the Postal Workforce Slows -

8/06/11

Post offices as beloved relics -

PMG: Need to cut Saturday mail delivery (Another idea: Newspaper racks inside the post office in exchange for tradeout advertising) -

All mail heads to Phoenix -

Postal Service seeks a lifeline from Congress -

Headline at Drudge Report: US Postal Service warns it could default -

8/05/11

USPS Reports $3.5 Billion Loss in Third Quarter -

Postal worker crashes into tractor trailer -

Postal Service slimming down to move forward (with video) -

PRC to Revisit 'Due to' Language in USPS Rate Increase Request -

Postal Service Eyes Queens Cuts -

Per Piece Rate for Every Door Direct Mail is 14.2 Cents -

Postal worker dodges death after being hit by truck -

'Snail Mail' project promotes art of letters -

8/04/11

PayPal and Foreign Languages Coming to the USPS Site -

APWU: Tea Party Building Support for Issa Bill -

Vigil in Modesto: Auction ends tomorrow, and whoever wins, we all lose -

HHS awards grants for plan to use postal employees to deliver antibiotics after anthrax attack -

Can't live at the P.O. any more -

Postal workers on edge after recent armed robberies -

Postal Service canceling Rancho Bernardo collection boxes -

8/03/11

Postal Service woes could hit direct mail vendors -

Worker sentenced for viewing child porn at Utica post office -

Postal Worker Refuses to Deliver Mail Over Dog -

USPS Needs Fewer Workers to Keep Delivering the Mail: View -

Save the Post Office! -

City wants money back after 3,000 certified letters allegedly delayed -

Postal Retirement Q&A August 2011, by Roseanne Jefferson -

8/02/11

Robber Barons Plunder the Post Office -

PRC: Questions for Postal Service on Post Office Closings Plan (PDF) -

Oak Ridge letter carrier receives 2 Million Mile award -

After 137 years of service, one East Texas post office is being shut down -

Audit finds Green Bay postal center insufficient for absorbing Oshkosh operation -

Branstad: Freeze postal closings -

Guffey: Destroying unions won't fix the Postal Service -

August Audiobooks Review by Jonathan Lowe

8/01/11

New Jersey Postal Workers Ex-President Sentenced -

Post office closings: Necessary but insufficient -

Postal jewel heists: Mailman arrested -

Two postal clerks celebrate 25 years at Butler annex -

Post office closings are decades too late -

'Please don't close it down' -

PRC Seeking Comments on Prospective Mass Postal Closings -

Notice and Order Concerning Request for an Advisory Opinion Regarding the Consideration for Closure of Approximately of 3,650 Postal Retail Locations (PDF) -

Mail Preference List Could Make Mail Relevant Again, Save the Postal Service -