The week’s top stories

Top postalnews.com stories of the week August 6-12

August 13, 2017 postal, The week's top stories Leave a comment

1. NALC contract ratified 
2. USPS posts FY2017 3rd quarter results 
3. Postal worker caught on camera tossing packages in Edmond neighborhood 
4. USPS considers new safety protocol for drivers in Oregon 
5. Bell and Howell Sells its Mail-Sorting Business to Fluence Automation 
6. Idaho Postal Worker Indicted for Mail Theft 
7. USPS apologizes, promises to correct Richmond area mail delivery issues 
8. Jamaican Drug Dealer Sentenced For Bribing Buffalo Letter Carrier 
9. Woman caught on camera stealing packages off Missouri family’s front porch 
10. USPS CFO responds to Wall Street Journal article 

Top postalnews.com stories of the week July 23-29

July 30, 2017 postal, The week's top stories Leave a comment

1. NAPS calls USPS early out rumors “fake news” 
2. Carrier trapped in vehicle after being struck by car going 100 mph 
3. Court refuses to block count of NALC contract ratification ballots 
4. GAO: Key Considerations for Potential Changes to USPS’s Monopolies 
5. Massachusetts Postmaster Sentenced for Embezzlement 
6. NALC: House committee spending blueprint targets USPS for “massive cuts” 
7. Handle with care? Home surveillance camera captures mail carrier tossing package in driveway 
8. Mail carrier accused of knocking down fence in W. Houston neighborhood 
9. Letter carrier among 17 arrested on drug charges in Connecticut 
10. Winfield neighbors give a surprise send-off for retiring mailman 

Top postalnews.com stories of the week July 16-22

July 23, 2017 postal, The week's top stories Leave a comment

1. NALC: House committee spending blueprint targets USPS for “massive cuts” 
   NALC News
2. Mail Carrier Caught on Camera Cursing, Throwing Package Banned From Interacting With Public 
   NBC Boston
3. USPS retiree to appear on ‘America’s Got Talent’ 
   USPS News Link
4. Mail Handlers Union secures delay of proposed involuntary reassignments 
   Mail Handler Union News
5. Analyst claims USPS is subsidizing Amazon 
   Wall Street Journal
6. USPS Must Face Trial For Lady Liberty Stamp Mix-Up 
   Law 360
7. 93-year-old mail carrier still on the job after 60 years 
   WIVB TV Buffalo
8. Family: West Virginia Postal Worker Dies After Collapsing on Route 
   WOWK Charleston WV
9. Ohio LLV goes up in flames 
   NALC Branch 500 Rapid Response
10. Video: Mailman mails 5-year-old boy $20 for giving him free Kool-Aid from his stand 
    WILX TV Detroit

Top postalnews.com stories of the week July 9-15

July 16, 2017 postal, The week's top stories Leave a comment

1. Video: Postal worker in Rolla MO kills self after taking co-workers hostage 
   KDSK St Louis
2. Analyst claims USPS is subsidizing Amazon 
   Wall Street Journal
3. Family: West Virginia Postal Worker Dies After Collapsing on Route 
   WOWK Charleston WV
4. Postal carriers in Los Angeles neighborhood afraid to deliver mail due to gang violence 
   KTTV Los Angeles
5. Caught on Cam: Postal Truck Knocks Over Tree That Almost Hits Man in Philadelphia 
   NBC 10 Philadelphia
6. 93-year-old mail carrier still on the job after 60 years 
   WIVB TV Buffalo
7. Video: Deputies investigate death of Florida postal worker 
   WFTS TV Tampa
8. APWU Reaches Tentative Agreement with Salmon Companies 
   APWU News
9. Video: Brooklyn USPS facility raises noise, congestion concerns 
   Brooklyn News 12
10. U.S. Attorney Announces $1.95 Million Settlement to Resolve Claims for Unpaid Postage 
    postalnews.com

Top postalnews.com stories of the week July 2-8

July 9, 2017 postal, The week's top stories 1 Comment

1. Video: Ride along with a mailman in USPS truck with no AC in 100 degree heat 
   KDBC El Paso
2. Video: Neighbors struggling to get mail after one threatens mailman 
   KXLY TV Spokane
3. Postal workers caught: What’s being done to prevent theft at your post office 
   KCTV Kansas City
4. Amazon Prime Air pilots tell customers about risks to delivery service ahead of Prime Day 
   postalnews.com
5. U.S. Attorney Announces $1.95 Million Settlement to Resolve Claims for Unpaid Postage 
   postalnews.com
6. Video: Homeowner confronts thieves who break open mailbox, steal mail 
   KRQE TV Albuquerque
7. Customer’s watch goes missing; USPS fails to pay even though it was insured 
   KOAA TV Pueblo
8. PMG discusses safety, other topics in video message to employees 
   postalnews.com
9. PMG: Innovation and reinvention are at the center of every Postal Service business strategy 
   postalnews.com
10. Ohio letter carrier threatened on her route by ex-boyfriend 
    postalnews.com

Top postalnews.com stories of the week June 18-24

June 25, 2017 postal, The week's top stories Leave a comment

1. Angry Delivery: Mail Carrier Caught on Camera Swearing, Throwing Package 
   New England Cable News
2. Trump’s attacks on fed workers unite employee organizations 
   Federal News Radio
3. APWU and Mail Handlers Union Send a United Message to PMG Brennan Denouncing “Wholesale and Massive Job Cuts.” 
   APWU News
4. OIG: USPS loses millions on shortpaid PC postage parcels 
   postalnews.com
5. APWU Geared Up to Fight Back Against USPS Reductions in Service and Jobs 
   APWU News
6. LLV goes up in flames in Ohio 
   postalnews.com
7. The list: 6 discontinued delivery methods 
   USPS News Link
8. Video: Scam artists using U.S Postal Service to steal identities 
   WIVB TV Buffalo
9. Arbitrator says postal workers are entitled to admin leave to vote in caucuses 
   NPMHU News
10. Disney Villains to be Celebrated on Forever Stamps 
    Stamp.News

Top postalnews.com stories of the week May 28-June 3

June 4, 2017 postal, The week's top stories Leave a comment

1. APWU: White House 2018 Budget Proposal Targets Postal Workers and Postal Services
   APWU News
2. Captured On Camera: Bold Thieves Steal Boxes Of Mail From Mail Truck
   CBS Los Angeles
3. NAPS: Trump Budget Would Reduce Postal Paychecks, Retirement Benefits
   National Association of Postal Supervisors
4. Video: Hollywood Hills mailbox camera captures alleged mail thieves in the act
   KABC Los Angeles
5. Connecticut Window Clerk Charged with Stealing Mail
   postalnews.com
6. Alabama mail carrier accused of feeding dog meatballs with nails
   WAFF Huntsville
7. Man freed after shooting over post office parking spot in Houston
   KTRK Houston
8. Trump’s budget calls for hits on federal employee retirement programs
   Washington Post
9. NALC reacts to Trump budget proposal
   National Association of Letter Carriers
10. USPS and NALC reach tentative contract
    NALC News

Top postalnews.com stories of the week May 21-27

May 28, 2017 postal, The week's top stories Leave a comment

1. Trump’s budget calls for hits on federal employee retirement programs
   Washington Post
2. NAPS: Trump Budget Would Reduce Postal Paychecks, Retirement Benefits
   National Association of Postal Supervisors
3. NARFE Responds To Reported Threats in Trump’s 2018 Budget
   postalnews.com
4. NALC reacts to Trump budget proposal
   National Association of Letter Carriers
5. APWU: White House 2018 Budget Proposal Targets Postal Workers and Postal Services
   APWU News
6. PMG touts digital strategies, mail innovation at National Postal Forum
   postalnews.com
7. USPS and NALC reach tentative contract
   NALC News
8. Ohio letter carrier sentenced to three years in prison for delivering methamphetamine
   postalnews.com
9. Alabama mail carrier accused of feeding dog meatballs with nails
   WAFF Huntsville
10. Pennsylvania Mail Handler Sentenced To Probation For Unemployment Compensation Fraud
    postalnews.com

Top postalnews.com stories of the week May 7-13

May 14, 2017 postal, The week's top stories Leave a comment

1. USPS and NALC reach tentative contract
   NALC News
2. USPS told employee he shouldn’t have been involved with GoFundMe page for critically injured co-worker
   postalnews.com
3. OIG: Update for Measuring Pension and Retiree Health Benefits Liabilities
   USPS OIG
4. USPS posts $12 million operating profit for second quarter
   USPS News
5. NALC statement on USPS quarterly financial report
   NALC News
6. Video: Daughter of missing St. Louis postal worker seeks answers
   postalnews.com
7. Video: Charlottesville VA residents say they’re not getting mail- carriers blame short staffing
   WVIR TV Charlottesville
8. East Village postal worker arrested after argument with security guard
   postalnews.com
9. Video: Letter carrier attacked while delivering mail in Memphis
   WMC Memphis
10. Maine window clerk pleads guilty to stealing mail
    postalnews.com

Top postalnews.com stories of the week April 30-May 6

May 7, 2017 postal, The week's top stories Leave a comment

1. Video: No Fix For Flaw That Lets Scammers Redirect Your Mail
   CBS Sacramento
2. Video: Grand Rapids postal worker hospitalized after pit bull attack
   WOOD TV Grand Rapids
3. Video: Tennessee postal workers busted for reportedly delaying, stealing mail
   WJHL TV Johnson City TN
4. Video: Congressman Wants Hearing On Mail Forwarding Flaws
   CBS Sacramento
5. Video: Postal Service Loses Family Heirloom
   CBS Chicago
6. Video: Sticky mailbox scams are popping up around Topeka- no response from USPS
   WIBW Topeka
7. Postal worker pleads guilty to faking cancer
   postalnews.com
8. Video: Mallard Creek NC residents going days without mail, missing packages
   WBTV Charlotte
9. Former Massachusetts Postmaster Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
   postalnews.com
10. Total solar eclipse to be featured on first of its kind heat sensitive stamp
    Stamp.News