Postal News July 2011

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July 2011

7/31/11

Postal Service consolidating rural deliveries -

Postal Service's problem: Delivering in era of e-mail -

7/30/11

Letter carrier hangs up bag after 45-year career -

What the Postal Service Doesn't Want You to See: An Interactive Map of the Closing List (page takes a while to load because of number of post offices) -

Welcome to Ye Olde Village Poste Office -

What we'll lose if we lose the post office -

Mail carrier continues route after breaking wrist -

Letter Carriers Join Rally On Debt Limit -

What will the U.S. Postal Service look like in 10 years? -

7/29/11

Downtown Postal Contractor Closes (Along With Business) -

Pilot and postmistress ply Lake Winnipesaukee -

Commission to Review Postal Service's Post Office Closings Plan (PDF) -

Postal Reform and the Debt Ceiling Vote -

Public Can Have its Say on USPS Proposed Closings -

Number of Post Offices on Chopping Block Closer to 4,400 Than 3,700 -

Post Offices Currently Under Review (By State) -

Bronx mail workers enveloped in anger over federal closures -

Postal Service reduction proposals spark more questions than answers -

7/28/11

APWU Vows to Fight to Keep Offices Open -

San Diego mailman behind dog photo essay fired -

Sparta postmaster Bumgarner retires -

Sioux City: Give us a break (on $830,000 FOIA charge) -

Do you think all USPS offices should be closed down? -

House GOP Questions Postal Closings -

UPS Comments on Postal Service's Financial Troubles -

USPS Seeks Special January Rate Increases -

729 Additional Postal Facilities Under Review for 'Discontinuance' -

7/27/11

OPM opposes Republican workers' comp plan -

Politics of Studying Closing Post Offices -

Mesa postal carrier left outgoing mail that couldn't be reached -

Sioux City: USPS to Charge Over $800,000 for Postal Plant Information -

Clerks being detailed to carrier work in Florida -

7/26/11

The Atlantic: 5 Ways to Save the USPS -

Police: Pa. postal worker faked attack, robbery -

Mountain Grove postal worker checks on elderly during summer months -

Senator Collins: Mailers should not pay for USPS problems -

7/25/11

National Assessment of City Delivery Efficiency 2011 - Office Performance (PDF) -

Owney the mail service mascot gets a makeover and his own stamp (Owney's life was cut short when he became aggressive to mail clerk and was shot by marshal) -

Introducing the new USPS.com -

VIDEO: PMG Donahoe Discusses USPS Finances With The Tom Sullivan Show -

It's the end of the post office, and the national media didn't get the press release -

Faithful letter carrier built a post office -

Postal clerks bear the brunt of USPS downsizing -

Postal Service Bears Unique Financial Burden -

USPS Website: Streamlining Area Mail Processing -

7/24/11

Postal Carriers vs. Pit Bulls -

Recent USPS Trademark Applications -

PRC Commissioners Confirmation Hearings -

7/23/11

Post Office Gets Its Day in Court -

Would the end of weekend mail cost you? -

Cable's postmaster ends 62-year career -

Mail Carrier Saves Family's Burning Home -

Heat part of the job for postal carriers, mechanics | Carrying on, for 8 long miles -

7/22/11

Post Office Shares Discontinuance Plan -

Wyckoff Postal Clerk Charged With Stealing Customer's Credit Card (Irony as clerk tripped up by credit card zip code) -

Three Palm Beach County Postal Service Vans To Be Discontinued Friday -

Hundreds protest USPS proposal to move mail-sorting operations to Pasco -

Snail Mail: It Takes Awhile to Get This Stamp of Approval -

Postal Service Pushes to End Saturday Delivery -

Netflix changes reflect evolving market (price increase designed to move customers from famous red envelopes to online streaming) -

Many Seek to Revamp Post Office -

7/21/11

New Documents Cast Doubt on Federal Anthrax Case -

Letter Carrier Takes Heat in Stride, Checks on Customers -

To Avert Crisis, Brooklyn Postmaster Addresses Community Complaints -

Could the Deficit-Reduction Deal Limit Postal Pay Raises and Rate Increases? -

PRC Chairman Goldway Dissents Two Times in Two Days -

Inflation-based US postal price cap "showing signs of strain" -

Congress addressing postal service losses -

USPS worker sought in Netflix DVD thefts -

Modernisation has put the snail in Royal Mail -

Regulator Says USPS Could Use Taxpayer Subsidy -

CHARLEYWORLD: USPS Should Go The Way of the Pony Express -

Mission Review of the US Postal Inspection Service (PDF) -

7/20/11

Mail carrier helps Belmont police catch burglary suspects -

FSS Machine Breaks Down (Twice), Delays Deliveries -

PRC Majority Affirms Decision to Close Rogers Avenue Station, Goldway Dissents (PDF) -

Mechanicsburg sewer bills get lost in Harrisburg mail -

Q&A With US Postmaster Patrick Donahoe | Video -

Postal carriers work without ice after machines malfunction -

Dayton, Columbus postal jobs may merge -

USPS Will File for Advisory Opinion on Nationwide Post Office Closures -

USPS Tries to Stay Relevant by Increasing Social Media Presence -

7/19/11

PMG: Saturday Mail Delivery Could End Soon -

A Penny for Your Post Office -

Online Sales Share of Retail Shares Hits New High in May -

Green v. PMG -

Postal Inspector charged in fight with brother -

The USPS Survival Plan and How it Impacts Bulk Mailers -

Steelton postal worker charged with stealing gift cards from mail -

CCAGW Supports Issa's Postal Reform Act -

IG: Postal Service Could Sell Buildings to Pay Obligations -

7/18/11

Postal Service Offers $19.45 an Hour for Rural Routes -

APWU Rejects Issa's Call to Cancel Ad Campaign -

Help Wanted: Math Teacher for the Postal Service -

The Clock is Ticking -

USPS May Close Kneeland Post Office -

Six area post offices adjusting operating hours -

Appeal alleged six postal inspectors caused man to be criminally prosecuted in retaliation for his public criticism of USPS -

USPS Needs to Find Its Sweet Spot: My Two Cent's Worth on Postal Transformation -

Postal Workers Rally for Cancer-Stricken Co-Worker -

7/17/11

Residents go postal after years of bad service -

Woodston Post Office: Struggle to survive -

Bulk of Postal Service center will remain in Petaluma -

Postal Service is a vital hub for America -

7/16/11

Postal employee saves co-worker's life -

Postal Service Expands to 100,000 Locations -

7/15/11

Issa, labor clash over five-day mail delivery -

Brandsville Post Office future uncertain; other rural offices in jeopardy -

USPS may move mail sorting to Pasco -

Canada Post's backlog clearing -

Postal Service claims it has no program to close a large number of post offices nationwide -

Chihuahua Blamed for Halting Neighborhood's Mail -

Slow Sales May Close Rayville Post Office -

Stolen Mailboxes Pose ID Theft Risk to Valley Postal Customers -

7/14/11

Letters From Issa Regarding USPS (PDF) -

Mail carrier: 'I thought I was going to die' -

There's Hidden Union Busting in Congressman Issa's Postal Reform Bill -

Great Falls: Budget woes force postal consolidation -

Post Office Closing Rules Published (PDF) | Postal Service Statement -

Seattle postal workers to picket over delivery changes -

House urged to eliminate mail delivery day -

APWU Refuses to Pull Ad After Issa Calls Funding Claim 'Misleading' -

7/13/11

Issa to APWU: Stop Misleading Ads on Postal Service -

Issa requesting that House remove six-day delivery mandate -

Netflix to U.S. Post: Drop Dead (If/when Netflix moves to streaming only, USPS will lose $500M in revenue and 1.7% of First Class mail revenue) -

Postal Service Consolidating in Huntsville -

PRC Public Inquiry Log Quarter 3 (PDF) -

1960s ZIP Code Movie -

7/12/11

Postal Service not following own words after merger -

APWU: Enforcing the Collective Bargaining Agreement in Small Offices -

Bloomberg Businessweek Expanding Use of Alternative Delivery -

USPS OIG: How can the Postal Service innovate? -

Man told to move mailbox hundreds of feet from home -

Workers take on Las Vegas' sweltering temperatures -

USPS: Build Business With the Direct Mail Hub -

Six months into chairmanship, Issa isn't what either side expected -

African Americans Could Suffer Most if Postmaster is Right About Half of Post Offices Closing by 2018 -

How Fast Can You Close a Post Office? -

Vandals slash 50 tires on postal trucks -

Many unhappy with decision to scale back Helena postal services -

7/11/11

Man who robbed post office, took clerk hostage gets 79 years -

Hattiesburg mail facility may move -

Postal Service to consolidate some Montana work -

A Strategy for a Future Mail Processing and Transportation Network (PDF) -

Couple puzzled by months of missing mail -

7/10/11

Debt deal may mean lower COLAs for federal retirees -

Postal Service pushes changes: Dropping Saturday delivery considered to cut costs -

Going Postal: Darrel Issa's War on the USPS -

How to Privatize the Post Office: Piece by piece, step by step -

Postwoman makes world's smallest letters -

7/09/11

Staffing, workload key factors for Wilsonville post office -

Bringing D-FW mail thefts to top inspector's attention -

Donahoe: Predicts nearly half of nation's 32,000 postal facilities will be closed in the next six or seven years (PDF) -

7/08/11

Post office moving workers to Dauphin county -

Canada: Mail carriers dealing with backlog -

Lodi postal worker in critical condition after being hit by car -

Postal mail most effective in marketing to customers, study finds -

Postal services moving to retailers -

APWU to Launch TV Ad Campaign -

7/07/11

USPS Household Diary Study 2010 (PDF) -

Wilsonville post office closing plan draws opposition -

A rebuttal: Postal Service runs net profit -

Timeline announced for VER offered to carriers and clerks in select Pacific Area locations -

Mangled mail problem not new, ex-postal worker says -

Postcards: Text messages from years gone by -

Canada: Dog severs letter carrier's thumb -

7/06/11

Postmaster general attempts to steer USPS out of the red -

APWU: 2010-2015 Contract Q&A -

Field EAS Not Subject to Performance Awards Freeze -

Postal Governor Kessler to Resign (PDF) -

Alston retires from Post Office after 31 years of service -

Leah Gillum: A Profile in Pleasantness -

Hordville patrons seek answers to postal questions -

NWS goes trucking for hard-to-reach data -

Groups urge leaders to reject proposals aimed at federal workforce -

7/05/11

LOL: Article about USPS excesses uses Katrina pic for effect -

Is it Cheaper to Offer Early Retirement? -

Rural Alabama communities struggle with post office closures -

6 Points Donahoe Left Out of His Bailout Rebuttal | Donahoe's Answer to Postal Bailout Criticism -

7/04/11

NALC: Latest COLA Stands at $1,019 With One Month to Go -

Riverside: Postal truck repairs moved to Redlands -

USPS mail processing to remain in Juneau -

Rural Washington town worries about losing its post office -

FedEx adds more electric vehicles to its fleet -

7/03/11

Minerva, KY: Community hopes to save post office -

NALC: Rep. Dennis Ross Misfires on the Myths and the Facts -

Sioux City: Officials blast Postal Service's cost analysis -

Bike rider killed by mail truck in NYC -

Former Bangor postmaster retired after his guilty plea, sentencing -

7/02/11

Hilton mailman delivers smiles and more to students -

Former postmaster general to set new course for airports board -

Sioux Falls Postal Worker to Run With the Bulls -

El Paso Postal Workers Dealing With Extreme Heat -

7/01/11

July 2011 Audiobooks Review by Jonathan Lowe -

July 2011 Postal Retirement Q & A by Roseanne Jefferson -

Postal Service warns of shipping fraud disguised as work-at-home programs -

Mail Volume Measurement for City Delivery Carriers - Greater Indiana District (PDF) -

Audit Report - Facility Optimization: Pacific Area (PDF) -

The final stamp: Folks in Manning say goodbye to their post office -

Tester opposes USPS push for five-day delivery week -

Postal union disputes USPS plan to shutter Portsmouth center -

Houston man gets 14 years in largest counterfeit postage loss in USPS history -

TOP NEWS STORIES

Oklahoma: Postal Customers Distressed at Potential Post Office Closures
"Whether in a small town or a major metropolitan area, postal customers are distressed over a study that could lead to the closure of their post offices. Among the towns with a post office on the list is Rocky, south of Clinton in Washita County. The town of less than 200 people needs its post office, said Sandy Brown, owner of Sandy's Hair Repair and Beauty Salon in Rocky." - Iowa - Illinois - Alaska - Virginia - D.C. - California - Hawaii - Rural America -

USPS to Announce New "Village Post Office" Concept
"The USPS will announce on July 26th a new "Village Post Office" concept. For smaller communities without a Post Office or other access to postal products, the Village Post Office will become a supplementary option - and an opportunity for local businesses, according to the USPS. This new retail option will be operated by community businesses, such as pharmacies, grocery stores and other local retailers or town halls and government centers." - Stores likely to absorb postal services - Post Office Closure List Sent - Lawmakers mixed on potential USPS office closures - The Post Office List: Maps That Explain the Impact - Postal Service names 3,700 post offices that could be closed - List by State - USPS Announces Replacement Model - WSJ: Small Town Post Offices Threatened - USPS to close 3,653 post offices, plans to be announced Tuesday -

Postal Service to Consider Closing Thousands of New Post Offices (And Replacing Them With a "New Concept")
"The U.S. Postal Service is launching a major review of up to 3,600 post offices across the country for possible closure as it shrinks its network in light of declining mail volume. On Tuesday, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe will release a list of post offices to be studied for closing, as well as announce "a new concept" for possibly replacing them, postal officials said Wednesday." -

Postal Service Can No Longer Afford Money-Saving Tactics, Study Says
"Overall, offering more early retirements for eligible employees would create additional cost savings," says the report from the USPS Office of Inspector General on USPS's cost structure. It noted a Postal Service statement indicating that savings from buyouts of more than 20,000 clerks and mail handlers two years ago have already doubled the $15,000-per-retiree payouts. "The problem, however, is how to incentivize further buyouts that the Postal Service cannot afford to offer in its current financial state." - OIG Report (PDF) -

OIG: USPS Could Save Billions By Ending Door-to-Door Delivery (PDF)
"The Postal Service should develop a comprehensive strategic plan to aggressively move from existing door-to-door delivery to curbside delivery, which could save more than $4.5 billion a year. Future strategies should also evaluate savings opportunities associated with conversion of curbside to centralized delivery - which could save the Postal Service an additional $5.1 billion - and mandate centralized delivery for new delivery points." - Archives: The USPS Needs to 'Get Up to Speed,' and Quick! -