Wait a minute, Mr. Postman
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 AM, By Katherine O'Brien
InRegister™ InPrint
The Printing Industries of America (PIA) (Alexandria, VA) reacted to the United States Postal Services’ (USPS) May 3 announcement of a significant planned postal rate increase to take effect in 2007, noting in a letter to Congressional leaders that the USPS move is another indicator that the nation is operating under severely outdated postal laws. PIA also stated that a legislative overhaul is needed to keep the mailing industry—which reportedly accounts for nine percent of America’s GDP—viable in the future.
Lisbeth Lyons, PIA vice president of government affairs, says, “Congress is on the cusp of approving the first major overhaul of postal laws in 36 years. While the bipartisan bills do not solve all problems associated with postal reform, they do take great strides to improve the current situation. Now, especially in light of the USPS announcement, is the time for Congress to complete this important legislative work.”
Key provisions in postal bills passed in the House and Senate address problems in payments for postal employee pensions. They also tie future rate increases to the consumer price index to provide more predictability and affordability for mailing economy.
See gain.org.
Raymond won’t be mailing it in
Leo Raymond is the director of postal affairs for the Mailing & Fulfillment Assn. (MFSA) (Alexandria, VA). He’s one of the featured speakers at MFSA’s annual Conference/Mailing Fulfillment Expo to be held in Boston, June 28-July 1.
Raymond will discuss rate increases, the changing postal system and developments in mailing technology.
For the complete program, see www.mfsanet.org.
Blog this!
FirstLogic, now part of Business Objects, has a couple of interesting mail-related blogs, including one on data quality. Blogger Frank Dravis has organized his entries into categories such as “Cleansing and Validation,” “Best Practices,” and my personal favorite, “What Not to Do.”
See http://weblogs.firstlogic.com.
Pushing the envelope
These cloth envelopes might be just thing to help clients’ mailings stand out in a crowd. Made of 100 percent cotton, the fabric is specially processed so that it can be folded and glued to form the envelope. Many different patterns are offered.
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