WASHINGTON, July 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service (C21) which broadly represents the nation’s $1.3 trillion business mailing and supplying community, that employs nearly 8 million private sector workers, announced its support today for H. R. 2748 introduced by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa.
“The Coalition is particularly pleased that Chairman Issa has maintained the rate structure approved in 2006 which allows the Postal Service to increase rates at the class level by the Consumer Price Index without costly litigation. This provision has enabled mailers to predict and plan for rate increases and has helped preserve business in a challenging market,” said coalition co-manager Art Sackler.
“The Coalition is also encouraged that the Chairman incorporated in his bill several provisions supported by the Democratic Minority,” Sackler continued. “We hope that may signal a basis for bipartisan cooperation on this critical matter could emerge.”
HR 2748 would make a number of helpful financial and structural changes to USPS that would broadly reform items such as pension and retiree health obligations, encourage more innovation in postal products, and provision of certain nonpostal services, modernize collective bargaining, apply federal reduction-in-force procedures prospectively, and provide for gradually raising the price of mail classes that are not paying their way.
“We believe there is much to work with here,” Sackler added, “and encourage Chairman Issa, Ranking Democrat Elijah Cummings and their colleagues to move productive legislation forward.”
The Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service consists of business mailing associations and companies – including magazines, newspapers, advertisers and catalogers, greeting cards, financial services, telecommunications, insurance and other statement mailers, high-tech businesses, small businesses of every kind – and their suppliers – paper, printing, technology, envelope manufacturing, mail services and other companies, who understand the essential role played by the U.S. Postal Service and want to see it sustained, reformed and strengthened to meet the demands of the future.
What a bunch of republican shills.
Anthony is correct in stating some small community postmasters make $60000. annual salary as it is based on length of service in the position. I personally know some that make in excess of $70000. that have length of service in the position and 2 rural routes and are located within 5 miles of another small community office. Consolidate as both are not needed and both are within 7 miles of a level 21. Eliminate wasted waste in order to preserve a future USPS that is able to generate revenue and operate cost effective as was mandated in 1972. Service should be based on supply and demand and no political tics.
I thought Democrats wanted change!?! Lol
Pass the Issa bill
Anthony says
“many offices have postmasters with $60000, salaries that sell stamps and box mail.” – this is totally false. The remaining small office postmasters make nowhere near that.
“UPS and FED X are proven business models that continue to increase company earning and grow value.” – their business model is to have USPS deliver for them to all the nonprofitable routes.
USPS is a SERVICE, not a for profit business.
The Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service consists of business mailing associations and companies – including magazines, newspapers, advertisers and catalogers, greeting cards, financial services, telecommunications, insurance and other statement mailers, high-tech businesses, small businesses of every kind – and their suppliers – paper, printing, technology, envelope manufacturing, mail services and other companies, who understand the essential role played by the U.S. Postal Service and want to see it sustained, reformed and strengthened to meet the demands of the future.
You mean all those interested in squeezing every penny they can from the USPS at the expense of its employees.
“modernize collective bargaining”
Translation = Crush the unions.
Makes cents. USPS needs to face reality that street delivery 6 days a week is a wasted expense that only benefits fuel suppliers. Small community post offices within a 10 mile radius of each other is a past need. Demographics have changed over time and many offices have postmasters with $60000, salaries that sell stamps and box mail. National retail grocery and drug stores sell forever stamps eliminating the need for small community-suburban post offices. Communication technology has eliminated the need to purchase a stamp to mail a letter to a physical address within a 2-3 day timeframe.
USPS efforts should concentrate efforts to increase market share in parcel delivery as this trend will increase with growing online shopping. UPS and FED X are proven business models that continue to increase company earning and grow value. Politics CONTROLING THE USPS in the 21st century is
monetary doom as the need for once needed USPS in keeping
Americans connected is history. Demand for once needed postal services has decreased as is reflected in failure
to create revenue and operate cost effective.
I think when no Saturday delivery kicks I’m going to go ahead and zap the Friday before….. Just to hook up my 1st of many 3 day weekends.
The demonrats are onboard with this one. Obie will sign it with a smile. Y’all voted for that POS and his minions so be happy. Obie is owned by Soros.