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Postal News January 2008 1/31/08 U.S. Postal Service 1st-quarter profit $672 mln - APWU: Union Wins $48 Million Settlement in MS-47 Handbook Grievance - Pipe Break Floods Post Office Second anniversary of Goleta postal shooting Kessler Named Chairman of Postal Service Board of Governors Mailings to Scientology sites probed Ask Burrus: How much of labor costs are management? Chicago: Mail delivery here 'most improved' -- but still worst The Mail Handlers Update: Potential Changes at Bulk Mail Centers 1/30/08 Don't Go Postal Over This... (PMG Raise Best of Both Worlds) - Postal worker rescues man and dog from pit bull attack - USPS Makes Premium Forwarding Service Permanent Bryant has more postal complaints Carl Weaver will deliver his last letter this week 1/29/08 Postal Service IG, union president at odds over privacy - Postal worker finds powder in Grand Chute Public praises Postal Service, slams FEMA - Australia: Concerns about early start to contracted postal services Two gunmen hold up postman, steal wallet How can the USPS better serve mailers? APWU: Union, USPS Sign Agreement For Offices Without a Local Union Structure - Bush Administration Intends to Change FMLA Regulations - 1/28/08 New OC postmaster sometimes misses her days as carrier Former postmaster immortalized in mural After 30 years, postal carrier trades foot route for one on French Island - USPS mail carrier offers tips on keeping warm - 'Do Not Deliver' List Would Bar Papers - 1/27/08 Mailman helps woman escape kidnapper Rapid growth prompts move of postal offices Daily Kos: (Disappearing ) Postal Service As Campaign Issue? - Postmaster says road is unsafe for route drivers, residents disagree - 1/26/08 FedEx in talks to buy DHL stake - Attorney General John Edwards Would Please Organized Labor - Cops: Mailman is pot dealer - 1/25/08 Rural Carrier Associate shoots girlfriend, 2 others - Track & Confirm tool allows man to track his package to nowhere Mailman charged with assaulting cop, hassling cop's wife Supervisor who allegedly falsified records set for trial March 5th - Mailman delivers love to divorcee, seals it with proposal - 1/24/08 TSP Funds and Market Panic - Thief Breaks Into Stamp Machine - Postal Inspector General Delivers Valuable Results - Cops: USPS clerk stole cards from mail Zip codes do a number on new city Brighton postal workers awesome 1/23/08 Canadian letter carriers must overcome a range of icy perils in winter Armed Robbery Goes Postal in Sweden USPS: Laptop Safety Alert 1/22/08 Largest Postal Unions Sue to Block IG's Access to Medical Records - Retired mail carrier says he misses making rounds - Daily productivity loss - Breast Cancer Research postal stamp now offered through 2011 Post office interior to receive new look 1/21/08 London: Post Office Creates MySpace Page - About going postal over orange slips - DMNews talks with Dan Blair, chairman, Postal Regulatory Commission Postal workers face the elements to get the job done 1/20/08 Postal employee convicted of stealing - 1/19/08 USPS VP: Limiting advertising mail would cost jobs - Ex-postal worker returning from Florida to face charges eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin (PDF) Belleville postal worker charged with molesting woman is released APWU: Postal Service Says It Will Request Proposals to Outsource Some BMC Activities - Friends Send Love Letter to Postman APWU: NRLB Issues Complaint Against DHL in PA 1/18/08 OIG Responds to Young's President's Message in NALC Postal Record (PDF)  | Message (PDF) - Missing USPS Laptop Contained Cyncar v Potter Information - Belleville mailman accused of sexually assaulting woman on his route - Six post offices facing closure - Postal workers sentenced for thefts Postal rig hits FDNY truck in Queens Web Site Throws Lifeline in Sea of Catalogs Mailman joins Million Mile Club 1/17/08 Fate of Recovered Mail on Downed Plane - Homewood residents miss their post office Postal workers plead for canine change U.S. Postal collection box stolen 1/16/08 Linns Stamp News: New Gerty Cori Stamp Has Mistake in Chemical Formula Grumman LLV 'Postal Protector' Window Accessory Keeps Cold, Wet Weather Out - USPS adopts new standards for undeliverable-as-addressed mail from abroad GPS Letter Tracker Journal plans rural mail delivery - Postal Service hunts missing mail Clerk charged with diverting mail - Fired letter carrier stashed mail in car - 1/15/08 Q and A on NALC Transitional Employees (PDF) - Postal worker mails it in after winning $1M in Virginia lottery - USPS may shelve plan to stop home delivery on Guam - Oakland: Postal Worker Paralyzed After Shooting - Street needs permanent letter carrier - Mail Plane Crashes in Hawaiian Seas | Coast Guard Continues Search 1/14/08 Postal Inspection Service Selects Allied Steel Buildings for Mobile Command Centers Canada: Weather a factor as Canada Post rewrites rules for rural mail delivery - Mail-In Voters Become the Latest Prize Netflix expands Internet viewing option APWU Seeking COPA Success Stories Drug-related mail theft on rise in Ore. county 1/13/08 Malcolm Harris is largely responsible for the cost of your postage stamps How much to mail it? - Going postal online in the fight against junk mail - (Capital One admits signer of credit card offer letters is fake person) - Postal worker accused of dealing drugs - 1/12/08 Dogs that bit mail carrier to be destroyed - Accident destroys Priority Mail from Southwest Florida L.A. Postmaster to retire after 44 years eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin (PDF) 1/11/08 Postal Service offering reward in Bakersfield mail thefts - Fake bomb aids in theft at post office - Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Dark of Night... - Snowstorms Bury Tahoe Mailboxes - UK: Postal workers fight to defend the Burslem 12 Dog Attacks Mail Carrier - Reward Offered For Fake Mail Carrier Robbery Suspect 1/10/08 "Vicious" Pomeranian Scares Mailman - Church Hill mail carrier accused of theft - APWU: Burrus Asks Locals, States to Seek Support for Subcontracting Legislation - Postal officer charged with assaulting fellow employees - $25,000 Worth of Jewelry Missing: Business Owner Suspicious of USPS - 1/09/08 Former clerk sentenced in identity thefts - Mail More, Pay Less: A Postal Strategy - Postal Service phasing out vending machines - 1/08/08 SC town lobbying for post office - San Jose Postal Carrier Honored for 50 Years of Service - Pit Bull Attacks Postal Worker - Lack of postal service a dilemma for some Horizon residents - Ruralinfo Newsletter 1/07/08 Issue (Ruralinfo.net) - 1/07/08 Indiana being stamped with wrong image - Convicted murderer sentenced for slaying of postmaster Light bulb shipments pose problems for Post Office  |  30,000 Scanned! - India: You've Got No Mail Mail delivery problems in one Springs neighborhood - 1/06/08 Public choice in action - Mail theft plagues area Don't get tagged as junk mailer - Westrum family has 103 years of postal work Mail mix-up may cost charity thousands - Has USPS Stopped Offering Bound Printed Matter Rate? - Did you say "junk mail"? - Burrus: Primaries Offer a Ray of Hope - 1/05/08 FedEx contract drivers use IRS review as leverage - Car Backs Into Post Office Indiana Post Office Murals Deliver Postmaster retires after more than 40 years with USPS 1/04/08 Roanoke Postal Workers Win $50,000 in Virginia Lottery Raffle - Former postal worker sentenced to 15 months for embezzling (PDF) - Former postal worker cited for mail theft APWU: Retirees COLAs Reflected in January Checks Postal rate increase damages Lillian Vernon - Mail carrier retires after 57-plus years - 35 Routes Down in Garland, TX on Christmas Eve? - People still falling for money order scam Postal Bulletin 1/03/08 Issue 1/03/08 Letter carrier hanging up bag PRC seeks comment on USPS annual compliance report Postal workers enjoy holiday bustle Carrier takes pride in postal delivery Man sentenced for defrauding federal workers' comp - Netflix's new strategy may make red envelopes obsolete - Postal workers endeavor to deliver mail saved from fire - Snail Mail Woes - Suspect arrested in Stowe mail theft Gracious Response From Jaffer 1/02/08 Former USPS VPJaffer Starts International Public Relations Biz - Thrift Savings Plan December Rates of Return - Poland's Post Office Still Delivering Christmas Packages - Retired postal worker comfortable fit in upholstery business A lesson in humor - Linn's 2007 Stamp Poll - Bhutan's CD-ROM Postage Stamp Shifting Coupons From Print to Online RedPlum.com (Online counterpart to ADVO's new circular) - 1/01/08 Town getting nearly ZIP after USPS does away with code - 30-year postman retires from route - Letter Carrier's Book of Short Stories Thieves target mailboxes; neighbors frustrated over post office's response Mail carrier recovering from severe crash injuries - Last mail call for Akron carrier USPS OIG Audit Report on AVUS in Capital Metro Area (PDF) - USPS OIG Audit Report on AMS Info in Southwest Area (PDF) - Labor Arbitrator Nicholas Zumas Dies Appeals Court Says to Consider Postmaster's Retaliation Claims (PDF) - TOP NEWS STORIES Postal Service revenue dips with economy's downturn "The U.S. Postal Service is delivering its best service ever, but the slowing economy kept the agency short of its expected revenue by almost a half-billion dollars last quarter. A new pricing structure was expected to boost revenues, but the nation’s slowing economy has meant less mail. The Postal Service’s first-quarter volume dropped by 1.7 billion pieces, almost 3 percent, from the same period in 2007. The first quarter runs from October through December. The decrease affected virtually all categories of mail. The steepest decline was in Express Mail, which lost nearly 11 percent of its volume." - Deal reached on bill to compensate feds for unused sick leave "A draft bill that would compensate some retiring federal employees for unused sick leave is getting sweetened. Retiring employees under the Federal Employees Retirement System would get up to $10,000 in compensation under the latest version of a bill drafted by Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., the Federal Managers Association said Monday. Moran's previous draft bill had capped that at $5,000." - Teen's explosive device injures postal worker "A postal worker suffered minor injuries this weekend after a pair of teenagers left an explosive device in a Peachtree City mailbox, police said. Police said a potentially explosive device was thrown Friday onto the porch of a Linden Lane residence to scare and retaliate against a 17-year-old who lives there. The postal worker found a second device inside the home's mailbox Saturday and suffered minor chemical burns and an inhalation injury, police said." -