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6.30.2013
Valassis has rolled out its new weekend direct mail package, dubbed Spree
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An Update On The Valassis/USPS NSA "...represents essentially a proprietary partnership between the U.S. Postal Service, a government-...
6.27.2013
PostCom recently released a white paper on postal reform: wages and benefits of postal workers...
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USPS: A wholly owned subsidiary of Mailers Inc. "... Postal reform, the PostCom way: The first three principles, presumably the most i...
6.16.2013
Issa's proposed postal bill is disturbing
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Issa’s Draft Bill ‘Deeply Disturbing,’ APWU Says "... A draft postal bill released by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on June 13 would punish...
6.13.2013
‘Protect Overnight Delivery Act’ introduced by Rep. DeLauro
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Rep. DeLauro to Introduce ‘Protect Overnight Delivery Act’ "... “The elimination of overnight delivery standards and consolidating pro...
Drexler: Be wary of sending important documents through the mail
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Postal mix-up delays IRS payment "... The same mix-up happened to five other people in the Spring Hill area, which prompted Drexler to...
6.10.2013
Postal Service selling off buildings
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Downtown post office closure leaves Northfield frustrated with USPS "...The postal service has been trying to sell the building, leadi...
6.05.2013
Individual accused of raping postal worker
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Dennis Carpenter accused of raping postal worker "... The man who allegedly raped a young postal worker in Silver Spring last month wa...
6.02.2013
Kurbwatt electric postal van
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Quirky Kurbwatt electric postal van from 1980s surfaces on eBay "...Originally built by Grumman, this Kurbwatt is one of 50 electric v...
5.21.2013
Postal Shooting: Killer believed his mail was being diverted to his estranged wife
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Complaint outlines alleged plot to kill letter carrier "...With a rifle, extra ammunition and lighter fluid, he hid in a treeline like...
5.19.2013
Body found inside burning vehicle thought to be postal worker
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Body in burning vehicle may be murdered San Jacinto County mail carrier "... The victim is thought to be a female postal worker who wa...
5.16.2013
Postal consolidation cuts continue displacing employee's and families
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USPS has plans to cut Madison mail-handling jobs "... The proposed cuts at the Madison processing center on Milwaukee Street would res...
5.15.2013
Another Ricin Incident (Spokane)
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Another Ricin Incident Hits Spokane "... Preliminary lab tests indicated the presence of ricin on two suspicious letters in Spokane WA...
4.28.2013
Sinkhole swallows retirement dreams of retired postal worker
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Louisiana sinkhole shatters calm, prompts buyouts on the bayou "... The Romeros bought their home in 1991 as a getaway retreat, and mo...
4.27.2013
Postal Service relocations and closures continue at speedy pace
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What's up in the Heights? The Postal Service relocates a post office, forgets to tell anyone "... for some reason, the Postal Serv...
4.26.2013
Canada Post claims trademark on the term “postal code”
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Canada Post claims exclusive use of the words "postal code" "... Canada Post disagrees. The crown corporation now argues tha...
4.24.2013
Charges dropped against wrongly accused 'ricin' mailing suspect
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Former ricin suspect happy with vindication as probe continues "...Did someone try to frame Elvis impersonator Paul Kevin Curtis by se...
4.18.2013
Arrest made in ricin letter mailing attack
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Man arrested for sending letter to Obama with poisonous substance; father tells The News he's shocked at son's involvement ".....
4.17.2013
Tainted letters sents to President and Senator had same language
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Another Intercepted 'Ricin' Letter Sent to President Obama "...both letters included the phrase: "To see a wrong and not ...
4.16.2013
Ricin laced letter sent to Sen. Roger Wicker
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Envelope sent to Roger Wicker tests positive for ricin "...sorted at a Washington facility, USPS trucks it to a New Jersey irradiation...
4.14.2013
Tax Day Is No Big Deal at Post Office Anymore
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No post office rush on tax day "... But some taxpayers still prefer to file the old-fashioned way. They just have to remember they no...
4.01.2013
Postal Service Creative Agency Business Remains Under Parent 'Interpublic Group'
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U.S. Postal Service Names McCann Creative Agency of Record "...for an agency whose North American operations struggled for the past se...
3.30.2013
Deconstruction of the Postal Service accelerated
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Postal Service to close more than 50 mail-processing centers "...The U.S. Postal Service announced on Wednesday that it would close mo...
3.25.2013
Postal Mail Processing Facility helps community save turtles
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Postal Service Cuts Past Red Tape To Save Turtles In Trouble "... Barrack contacted the South Florida Water Management District, which...
3.22.2013
GAO: USPS is legally compelled to “continue six-day delivery...
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GAO Says USPS Must Comply with Six-Day Provision "... Through this interpretation, the USPS is legally compelled to “continue six-day ...
3.11.2013
Continuing Resolution bill ties $100 million in appropriations to 6 day and rural mail delivery
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Issa says new USPS delivery schedule can go ahead "... bill language ties $100 million in appropriations to 6 day and rural mail deliv...
3.04.2013
United Parcel Service Becomes #202 Most Shorted S&P 500 Component, Replacing 3M
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United Parcel Service Becomes #202 Most Shorted S&P 500 Component, Replacing 3M "... In our new rank based on the most recent shor...
2.26.2013
Armstrong's legal team: USPS knew or should have known about the doping issues
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Lance Armstrong to challenge USPS about what it knew "... The person close to Armstrong's defense said that as doping allegations ...
2.23.2013
Postal Support Employees (PSEs) to receive raises of 2.5 percent effective Nov. 16, 2013
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Cost-of-Living Raises Set for March "... Postal Support Employees (PSEs), who are not eligible for COLAs, received an across-the-board...
84 percent were strongly opposed to ending Saturday delivery
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New survey shows over 80 percent oppose ending Saturday delivery "... Save the Post Office conducted its own survey over the past week...
2.20.2013
Mail Handler Contract Arbitration Award
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NPMHU/USPS Interest Arbitration Award is Released -- Sets Terms for 2011 National Agreement "... rejected by the arbitration panel we...
2.11.2013
Australia Post worker burned by acid from parcel
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NSW postal worker burned by acid in parcel "... A postal worker is being treated for burns to his hands after a parcel containing a hi...
2.08.2013
Postal Service to enter another round of buyouts?
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Postal Service Changing Overtime, Increasing Buyouts "... The U.S. Postal Service will enter another round of buyouts and reduce the ...
2.06.2013
Postal Service to degrade service down to five-day delivery
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Post Office to Change Mail Delivery Service "... Starting in August, the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver first-class mail o...
1.26.2013
Colorado postal patrons angered
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Sones: PO'd at the Post Office "... the entire tub was filled with our mail - from October 2012! It included Thanksgiving and Chr...
1.24.2013
Crime: Fishing mail from postal boxes
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Dallas-area authorities crack down on thieves who fish mail from postal boxes "... The devices are usually a weighted object attached ...
1.23.2013
Rep. Darrell Issa (R) wants to protect $1.3 billion+ in postal discounts
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Nonprofits Urge Congress to Preserve Discount Postal Rates "... Mr. Issa was a key player in removing the threat to the discount. “We ...
1.19.2013
Postal Service Announces Additional Closings/Consolidations
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USPS Announces Additional Closings/Consolidations Click Image To Enlarge "... It is anticipated that these facilities will be im...
1.17.2013
Postal Service sponsorship was not good investment
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Armstrong Debacle a Lesson for USPS. Or Not. "... The Post Office rationalized that a connection with Lance would make people "fe...
1.15.2013
Manasota Processing and Distribution Center in Sarasota to close
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"... The Postal Service announced the decision late Friday to close the Manasota Processing and Distribution Center in Sarasota, and a...
1.13.2013
Vincent R. Sombrotto, a labor leader with NALC passes away
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Ex-Postal Workers' Union Head Sombrotto Dies at 89 "... Vincent R. Sombrotto, a labor leader who served as president of the Nation...
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