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Discounts Spur Use of Intelligent Mail BarcodesMANY MAILERS WERE LEERY OF THE INTELLIGENT MAIL BARCODE (IMB) when the U.S. Postal Service began accepting mail bearing the new 65-bar barcode in May.... PRC Chair Goldway: Five-Day Mail Delivery Awaiting Advisory OpinionWhat’s the status of the much-hyped five-day mail delivery proposal raised a year ago by Postmaster General John E. Potter? ... Study Finds USPS Overpaid Pension Fund by $75BThe U.S. Postal Service was overcharged by $75 billion for payments to Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) retirees from 1972-2009, according to a study released by the Office of Inspector General (OIG).... The USPS's Outlook for 2010TO SAY 2009 WAS A ROUGH YEAR FOR THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WOULD CERTAINLY BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT. The USPS lost $3.8 billion in fiscal 2009, or $1 billion... USPS Posts $3.8 Billion Loss for FY2009USPS officials reduced costs by $6 billion during fiscal ‘09 and received a $4 billion reduction in required payments for retiree health benefits due to legislation passed in September.... Small-Parcel Shippers to Get USPS Rate BreaksThe U.S. Postal Service has announced its 2010 parcel rate shipping prices to take effect Jan. 4, coinciding with rate changes made by FedEx and United Parcel Service. The overall average price increase will be 3.3% for Priority Mail. ... Postal Service CFO Says More Lobbying NeededThe stop-gap legislation signed by President Obama on Sept. 30 reduced the U.S. Postal Service’s $5.4 billion health-care retiree payment for fiscal 2009 to $1.4 billion. That’s a big help, but the USPS needs permanent change, says Joseph Corbett, its executive vice president and chief financial officer. ... USPS Cuts Back on Post Office ClosingsThe U.S. Postal Service’s Station and Branch Optimization Initiative has again reduced its initial list of 677 stations and branches identified for possible closure or consolidation. After trimming the list to 413, that fluid figure now rests at 371, according to USPS spokesperson Yvonne Yoerger.... Postal: Don’t Get Mad – Get Involved!Those of us actively involved in the American Catalog Mailers Association have heard loud and clear from numerous government officials that the massive rate hike happened because we, the catalog mailers, were not part of the process. We were not in Washington educating both the U.S. Postal Service and the Postal Rate Commission on the nature of our business.... USPS: No Rate Hike in 2010Catalogers planning their 2010 budgets received a big boost of good news Thursday as Postmaster General John E. Potter declared there would be no increase in prices for “market dominant products” during calendar year 2010.... USPS: Leglislative Relief or Bust?Dealing with massive financial losses coupled with steep declines in mail volume, the U.S. Postal Service is counting on pending legislation House (H.R. 22) and Senate (S-1507) to survive. ... Few Likely to Step Up for USPS Employee Buyout OfferDesperate to cut costs, the U.S. Postal Service is hoping to generate early employee retirements. ... Meet the New PRC Chairman, Ruth Y. GoldwayPresident Barack Obama on Aug. 6 named Commissioner Ruth Y. Goldway chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission. Goldway, the former mayor of Santa Monica, succeeds Dan G. Blair. MCM senior writer Jim Tierney caught up with Goldway to discuss her plans for her new role.... Kruger Cutting Coated Paper ProductionPaper manufacturer Kruger will cease production of coated paper at its Trois-Rivières, Quebec mill for an indefinite period starting Oct. 30, resulting in a layoff of 400 of the 950 workers there. ... Postal Officials Vow to Help MailersThe catalog industry is broken, according to Robert Bernstock, president of shipping and mailing services for the U.S. Postal Service. Huge postage rate... |
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