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Brown urges McCain to use clout to save Wilmington jobs

Posted by | Aug 7, 2008 | |

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, urged Republican presidential candidate John McCain to press DHL and its German owner, Deutsche Post, to preserve jobs that could be lost if DHL hires United Parcel Service for its U.S. cargo airlift work.

McCain, the Arizona senator, scheduled a campaign stop in Wilmington today (Aug. 7), to meet privately with community activists trying to save at least 8,000 jobs at DHL’s Wilmington air freight hub. McCain was also to visit Lima.

The Plain Dealer of Cleveland reported on Wednesday that Washington lobbyist Rick Davis, now McCain’s top campaign adviser, made hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees lobbying Congress to allow the 2003 deal in which Deutsche Post bought Airborne Express to form DHL’s U.S. business. The Washington Post had a similar report in June.

Brown, noting the Cleveland news report, publicly urged McCain on Wednesday to send Davis to Germany so that Davis could use his contacts to lobby for preserving the Wilmington jobs.

In 2003, some in Congress had expressed concern about foreign ownership of a U.S. cargo transport company, before the DHL purchase of Airborne Express was allowed.

Joseph Teuchert, a Wilmington-based pilot for ASTAR Air Cargo that is a contract delivery carrier for DHL in the United States, said he expects to be in the meeting Thursday with McCain.

Wilmington Mayor David Raizk said he and others trying to preserve the Wilmington jobs met privately with Obama just before the Illinois senator’s public appearance July 11 at Stivers School for the Arts in Dayton.

McCain campaigned Wednesday in Jackson, Ohio. He and Democratic opponent Barack Obama have been campaigning across Ohio and Michigan in recent weeks.

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Purolator doubles US network and adds services

Posted by | Aug 7, 2008 | |

Canadian express parcels company Purolator is further expanding its presence in the USA with the opening of new regional facilities, most recently in King of Prussia, Philadelphia, following the launch of domestic express and deferred delivery services.

As a result of this expansion, Purolator USA has doubled the size of its office network during the past 12 months, with branches or gateways now operating in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Philadelphia and Raleigh/Durham. The most recent openings were in Buffalo (upstate New York), Dallas/Ft. Worth and Raleigh/Durham (North Carolina).

The new full-service freight processing centre in Philadelphia opened this month and covers businesses located in Philadelphia, southern and central New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia that ship regularly to Canada and within the United States.

Purolator USA said it offers customers unmatched experience and expertise in cross border logistics, and can ensure the seamless movement of goods across both sides of the Canadian border. The company has operations in both Canada and the United States and provides access to established and extensive distribution networks throughout each country. Through its Purolator Trade Solutions service, Purolator USA provides access to cross border trade specialists, who can easily navigate U.S./Canadian customs regulations and procedures.

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Union criticizes US Postal Service's outsourcing plans

Posted by | Aug 7, 2008 | |

UNI’s US Affiliate the NPMHU National President John Hegarty appeared before the US Congress Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, to provide the views of the NPMHU on the recently-issued USPS Network Realignment Plan. He told the committee that the union believed that the USPS recently made an ill-advised foray into subcontracting, which involves proposals to outsource work from the Bulk Mail Centers.

He said that for many years, the Mail Handlers Union has tried to work with the Postal Service towards a better, more efficient and more economical operation. However, we have problems with this latest proposal which want to give away mail volume to the private sector, when the nearby postal plants, as is well documented, are suffering from a major loss of mail volume themselves. John Hegarty also commented on the plan by the USPS to offer voluntary retirement to a number of permanent employees, he said, “NPHMU do not believe it makes business sense to ask employees to retire voluntarily while also proposing to outsource postal work to private contractors.”

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BCC Software Announces Release of Mail Manager Full Service

Posted by | Aug 7, 2008 | |

BCC Software, a BÖWE BELL + HOWELL announced the creation of a new upper tier of its mailing technology software products. With the release of Mail Manager Full Service, a comprehensive offering designed to deliver a complete suite of mail-processing functionality in a single powerful package, the highest-level mailing operations and document-processing giants now have an alternative in their search for an in-house solution.

Inspired by recent USPS announcements regarding different levels of Intelligent Mail barcode functionality-in which Full Service and Basic Service IM barcode categories have been announced-Mail Manager Full Service represents BCC’s commitment to serving all tiers of the mailing community with unique and distinctive product configurations. “As its name implies, our Full Service solution provides the optimal combination of product development and premiere-level services with the unlimited, best-in-class support that every BCC customer has always received,” said Chris Lien, BCC Executive Vice President.

Mail Manager Full Service uses as its foundation the USPS CASS/PAVE certified core technology that has made BCC’s Mail Manager 2010 presorting and list-management software a mailing-industry mainstay for the past decade.

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With Junk Mail Bill Stalled, New Report Details Effects

Posted by | Aug 7, 2008 | |

A bill to stop the delivery of unwanted mail has stalled for now in New York State, a development welcomed by the U.S. Postal Service, which has opposed the legislation since its introduction in 2007.

Meanwhile, an environmental nonprofit organization, ForestEthics, published a report yesterday detailing the detrimental environmental impact of junk mail and a petition signed by about 60,000 people who support a “do not mail” registry. The report also cites a 2007 Zogby poll that found that 89 pct of Americans support the idea of a registry.

Since 2007, 19 states have introduced legislation that would create a “do not mail” registry similar to the “do not call” list that prevents telemarketers from calling people who prefer not to receive such calls. The “do not mail” legislation, however, was not discussed on the floor in most of the states in which the bills were introduced this year. The “do not call” bill became law nationwide in 2003.

State Senator Carl Kruger, a Democrat of Brooklyn, said the bill he introduced in 2007 has been tabled, but that he will continue to pursue the legislation.

A spokeswoman for the U.S. Postal Service, Joanne Veto, said the bill has not yet passed in any state because people realize the economic impact of what she called the “USD billion” mailing industry.

Only a fraction of mail ends up in landfills, she said, and the postal service lets recipients choose, to a certain extent, the mail they want to receive.

Unsolicited mail is different from unwanted phone calls, Ms. Veto said. “Mail doesn’t interrupt your dinner,” she said.

The largest postal union, which represents about 300,000 workers, also opposes the registry.

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