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NEWS February 14, 2018 12:00 PM Combining single 1¢ Albemarle Pippin Apples, 2¢ Meyer Lemon, 3¢ Strawberries, 5¢ Pinot Noir Grapes and 10¢ Red Pears stamps from the Fruit series that started in 2016 adds up to 21¢, the current additional-ounce letter rate. Philatelic Foreword — By Jay Bigalke The January postage rate increase for…

Raising Prices Is NOT Managing Costs Written by Phil Thompson on January 25th, 2018 in All, Leading Change   I am sharing a commentary from Steve Kearney, Executive Director of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, discussing his disappointment about the proposal the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) submitted for comment last month. Please read it keeping in mind that we would not…

ARTICLE JANUARY 12, 2018  PREMIUM Postal Rates Would Increase for Nonprofits Under Proposal By Timothy Sandoval Charities could pay substantially more to send appeals and other types of mail if recommendations made by the Postal Regulatory Commission for a new rate system are adopted. Nonprofits and other big mailers have already attacked the plan, released in December,…

January 11, 2018 Postal Service Offers Early Retirement to Mail Handlers • Target is long-term, highly paid workers • Nonprofits may benefit by USPS controlling labor costs EPA Offers Buyouts to 182 Workers in Chicago, Union SaysTillerson Said to Seek 9% Cut to State Department WorkforceBureau of Land Management Plans to Cut 1,000 Jobs in FY 2018…

New System Might Spike Postal Rates  DECEMBER 12, 2017       MARK HRYWNA Postal rates could climb as much as 40 percent during the next five years under a proposal by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). In a congressionally-mandated review a decade after postal reform, the PRC said the ratemaking system had been “largely successful in achieving…

Postal Regulator Allows Higher Rates, but Denies USPS Autonomy in Setting Prices By Eric Katz December 1, 2017 Leave a comment Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Robert Taub emphasized that feedback from stakeholders is welcome before plan is finalized. Jose Luis Magana/AP The U.S. Postal Service will continue to face a cap restricting its annual price increases, the…