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2.29.2012
Overnight delivery of First Class Mail being degraded
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Local mail impacted by closing of Bemidji processing center "...will see is the loss of the overnight commitment of first-class mail.....
2.23.2012
Perhaps it’s time for the People of the United States to take the U.S. Postal Service to court
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A Civil Action: The People of the United States vs. The U.S. Postal Service "...Another area of potential environmental impact is the ...
2.19.2012
USPS could offer both early retirement and buyout incentives to encourage employees to leave
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Postal Service again eyes buyouts, early retirements "... early retirements and buyout offers as a way to slash its staff by 66,000 em...
2.14.2012
Postal Service Statement on White House budget
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PMG thanks President for recognizing need for reform "... refunding to USPS over a period of two years, $10.9 billion in overpayments ...
2.10.2012
Cuts to Federal and Postal pensions approved by House Panel
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House Panel Approves Bill To Cut Postal, Federal Pensions "... “This bill is an outrageous attack on postal and federal employees,” sa...
1.25.2012
Postal Service: “Our baby boomers are retiring, and we need replacements”
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USPS announces job openings in Upstate "... Harry Spratlin, spokesman for the USPS Greater South Carolina District, told GreenvilleOnl...
Postal early retirement and disability
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Early out or disability retirement? "...If the Postal Service offers early retirement, can I take the offer and retire while on worker...
1.20.2012
Limited-edition collectible commemorative
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U.S. Postal Service celebrating Alabama's football national championship "... Postal Service is accepting orders for limited-editi...
1.09.2012
Postal Service says mail to get even slower
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Mail expected to slow as Postal Service deals with losses "...Scheduled to begin this spring, the changes would virtually eliminate an...
1.02.2012
Mail processing facility cuts could disrupt delivery of everything
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Papers feel the pinch: Postal Service cuts would disrupt weekly deliveries "...If the U.S. Postal Service closes 252 mail processing c...
12.30.2011
Postal Service is the best-performing...
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U.S. Postal Service ranked tops (yes, you read that right) "...At the end of a dismal year for the U.S. Postal Service, let’s end on a...
PRC: "ongoing institutional bias within the Postal Service"
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PRC Blasts USPS Retail Closure Plan "... The Postal Service unveiled its list of more than 3,600 facilities post offices, stations and...
12.28.2011
Moratorium On Processing Facility Closures Only Until May 15, 2012
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US Postal Service, Senators Agree On Moratorium On Facility Closures "...The U.S. Postal Service and 15 U.S. senators struck a deal Tu...
12.16.2011
Huntsville Leaders Plead to Keep Vital Postal Facility Open (with video)
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Huntsville mail processing center may relocate to Birmingham "...Huntsville resident Ray Dunavant said if the measure passes, Huntsvil...
12.15.2011
Alabama | Residents plead to keep postal center open, forecasting future mail delivery issues
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"...Ray Dunavant pleaded with postal officials to keep the Huntsville processing center open during a meeting on the issue at the Deca...
12.14.2011
Congress needs more time to prevent destruction of Postal Service
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Postal Service to delay cutbacks until mid-May "... agency said it would hold off on closings by several weeks to give Congress more t...
12.09.2011
Postal Worker Shot
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Postal Service Worker Injured After Pellet Gun Shooting in Manistee "... The investigation continues after a shooting Wednesday aftern...
12.05.2011
Montgomery Postal Shooting
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Ala. postal worker opens fire in mail room "... A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Clark Morris, said the man showed up...
11.30.2011
Mail processing center closings could cause mail service disruptions
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Commercial mail disruptions possible as postal reform continues "... service disruptions could occur as the agency works to reduce its...
11.25.2011
Postal Service Protection Act (S. 1853 )
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Sen. Sanders’ Bill Addresses USPS Crisis "... Protect mail-processing facilities by requiring strict standards for delivering first-cl...
11.16.2011
USPS set to resume FERS contributions
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Postal Service will resume FERS retirement contributions next month "...The U.S. Postal Service will resume payments in December to it...
11.08.2011
Paid suspensions for managers
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Colby postmaster, postal supervisor suspended with pay "...involved a violation of the External First Class Measurement System, which ...
10.25.2011
2012 Postal Pay Calendar
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2012 Postal Payroll Calendar "... pull up the full size 2012 USPS Payroll Schedule..." Source: Your Postal Blog - yourpostalbl...
10.24.2011
Why not use the Postal Service? FedEx does (SmartPost)
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FedEx sees record holiday volume, adding workers "... One beneficiary will be the beleaguered U.S. Postal Service, which partners with...
10.18.2011
The Postal Debate: Conflict of motives and visions
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A Conflict of Visions: The Pension Dispute, Periodicals Mail, and the Great Postal Debate "...Over the last twenty years, postal manag...
10.17.2011
Third postal worker robbery in three weeks in North Miami-Dade
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Postal worker robbed at gunpoint "... For the third time in three weeks, a postal worker has been robbed in North Miami-Dade...."...
10.15.2011
Post Office closures ripping at community core
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Revolt in Virginia Hollow Complicates Postal Service Survival "... “Sometimes it seems like a useless battle, but you can’t give up,” ...
10.02.2011
USPS to Implement Nationwide Clerk Excessing In November : PostalReporter News Blog
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"...Area compliment management informed the Region of management’s intent to staff to volume pursuant to the opportunities extended in ...
9.11.2011
Study: long-term health effects of anthrax
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Health problems linger for survivors of the anthrax attacks "...22 people in the U.S. were exposed to anthrax through tainted letters ...
9.07.2011
Tuesday's Postal Hearing
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U.S. Postal Service in Crisis: Proposals to Prevent a Postal Shutdown "...Chairman Joe Lieberman: "It’s hard to believe that it h...
9.05.2011
Is the Postal Service really as bad off as published?
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Mix-Up at the Times: Editorial Ends Up as Front-Page Lead "...If you look at the USPS revenues (see page 3 of this CRS report) over th...
8.30.2011
Protest to be held at Issa's office
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Time for Action: Protest to be held at Issa's office "... Since taking over as Chair of the House Oversight Committee, one of Cong...
8.23.2011
Who will suffer from the destruction of the Postal Service
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U.S. Postal Service Braced for Massive Cuts "... a reduction in postal service would likely hurt elderly people who live in remote rur...
8.19.2011
Postal contract negotiations begin as USPS wants congress to break contracts
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Will the Postal Service negotiate labor contracts in 'Good Faith'? Contract negotiations are set to begin with the National Postal...
8.18.2011
USPS drops opportunity to increase revenue
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United States Postal Service Drops Request for Exigent Rate Increase in 2011 "...to begin the process of eliminating 220,000 employees...
8.11.2011
Postal Service wants to layoff 120,000 and break union contracts to do so
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Letter Carriers React to Postal Service Proposal "... aimed at enlisting congressional support for cutting postal employees' healt...
8.08.2011
USPS package-services revenue increased 3.2%
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US Postal Service 3Q Loss Narrows On Higher Shipping-Services Rev "...standard-mail revenue rose 1.7% as package-services revenue incr...
8.07.2011
'The Postman' (1997) is a movie worth watching
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Great Movies on Netflix "...The movie kindles the American spirit while reinforcing the fact that rural post offices are the vital glu...
8.01.2011
USPS list of first 100 mail processing sites to use Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) duty assignments
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USPS Identifies First 100 Sites To Utilize Non-Traditional Assignments "... The Postal Service has provided the APWU with a list of th...
7.30.2011
Bronx mail workers try to save Post Offices
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Bronx mail workers enveloped in anger over federal closures "... "This is not the post office I came to work for," said McCoy...
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