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							       USPS/Mailers – What It Means
          Greater New York PCC
            November 16, 2011




Eddie Mayhew’ s Classification Station
P. O. Box 289
Lake Hiawatha NJ 07034-0289
 The Exigent Pricing Case For 2012


• The question becomes why when legislation is looming.

• Reliability on Congress at all-time low

• Need to hedge on options

• If positive action in Congress case can be withdrawn




    Eddie Mayhew’ s Classification Station
    P. O. Box 289
    Lake Hiawatha NJ 07034-0289
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Employment Issues - The Right
Approach?

• Senate bill looks for retirement incentives

• No maximum retirement age

• Limitation on incentives

• Alternative is layoffs and an increase to
  unemployment – USPS has positive approach


  Eddie Mayhew’ s Classification Station
  P. O. Box 289
  Lake Hiawatha NJ 07034-0289                   3
Annual Debt Payout - $5.4 billion

• Revamping will lower amount of debt

• USPS only agency/company bearing this
  liability

• Pensions are not in jeopardy

• Political adjustments



  Eddie Mayhew’ s Classification Station
  P. O. Box 289
  Lake Hiawatha NJ 07034-0289              4
        Facility Closings, Service Standards


  • Too many buildings - not enough mail

  • Major cost savings – need to rethink mail
    drop times

  • Can’t continue as is and stop money drain

  • A lot of mail will still meet old
    service standards

Eddie Mayhew’ s Classification Station
P. O. Box 289
Lake Hiawatha NJ 07034-0289                     5
                     The Dreaded Digital Generation


• News and Information at best can’t compete with
  instant Internet alerts.

• Surrendering to digital age without a fight

• Confidence in actual mail still high

• Work together with USPS to meet best possible
  way to operate

  Eddie Mayhew’ s Classification Station
  P. O. Box 289
  Lake Hiawatha NJ 07034-0289                         6
        Why Mail ???

  • Make it work!

  • Remind customers of security

  • Make sure digital available but stress hard
    copy as well

  • Merge and develop new combined efforts



Eddie Mayhew’ s Classification Station
P. O. Box 289
Lake Hiawatha NJ 07034-0289                       7
                             The End – Questions




Eddie Mayhew’ s Classification Station
P. O. Box 289
Lake Hiawatha NJ 07034-0289