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“Dedicated to Strengthening our Communities and the Planet We Live On.” That’s the line a large Wisconsin bank gave me when I challenged their policy of charging customers for paper statements. They claim they promote environmentalism by charging for paper statements and donating a tree to the Arbor Day Foundation. READ MORE >> |
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It has been over four years since March 29, 2009 when new addressing standards for large envelopes, catalogs, and magazines went into effect. The USPS deployment schedule went much slower than planned, causing people to forget about the new rules and possibly lose their automation rates. READ MORE >> |
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And, by one account, we are also more efficient. The EMA Foundation’s Institute of Postal Studies recently updated its Mailing Industry Job Study. It shows that the U.S. mailing industry provides jobs for 8.4 million Americans. This is 6 percent of the nation’s jobs. The industry generates $1.3 trillion of sales revenue and accounts for more than 8.6 percent of GDP. READ MORE >> |
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Two weeks ago the USPS Board of Governors (BOG) decided to take elimination of Saturday delivery off the table—at least for now. It came down to discretion over picking a battle with Congress on the issue created when Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe announced February 6th his decision to unilaterally eliminate Saturday delivery in August. READ MORE >> |
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I do not support eliminating Saturday as a day of delivery except as a last resort. I do support the Postmaster General (PMG) in his efforts to cut operational costs. He runs a tight ship operationally given all of their oversight constraints. USPS has polled their "customers" who are described as recipients of mail. About 80% do not object to eliminating Saturday, but I think their real customers are the mailers who pay the postage. READ MORE >> |
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It has been nearly one year since the U.S. Senate introduced its Bill S.1789 – 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012. The bill was passed by the Senate on April 25, 2012. The House Bill H.R. 2309 is a partisan bill sponsored by Congressmen Darrell Issa [R – CA] and Dennis Ross [R – FL]. It was reported out by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform chairman Issa, but has gone no further toward House passage. Without a House postal bill there is nothing to confer a compromise bill with the Senate, and ultimately nothing for a President to sign. The House could vote to pass the Senate version of postal legislation, but there are very striking differences between the bills making such a vote unlikely to happen. READ MORE >> |
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When Western States Envelope Company was founded in 1908, the main channels of communication were mail and newspapers. We built our business through the graphic arts trade converting envelopes from printed sheets. Over the years we added stock items and custom capabilities. Now, after 104 years, through two World Wars, the Great Depression, and countless recessions we have evolved into one of the premier envelope and label manufactures in the Country with five locations. We are still owned by the founding family, and our kinship with the printing and mailing industry still guides us today. READ MORE >> |