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Postal Regulatory Comission – Strategical and Operational Plan

Dan G. Blair, Chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission, today formally released the Commission’s first Strategic and Operational Plan that details the agency’s vision and goals over the next five years. “This Plan outlines the strategies and activities that the Commission will use to help ensure transparency and accountability of the U.S. Postal Service and to foster a vital and efficient universal mail system,” said Blair.

The Plan incorporates responsibilities established by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) and will guide the Commission as it implements the key provisions of the Act. By emphasizing the operational work that must be accomplished over the next five years, the Commission will evaluate its progress and performance on the strategic goals outlined in the Plan. The report identifies seven key strategic goals, with short-term and on-going strategies: Modern Rate and Product Regulation – Establish and maintain a predictable, transparent, and effective system of rate and product regulation. Service Performance Evaluation – Ensure appropriate and transparent U.S. Postal Service performance standards and measurements to promote an efficient, effective and responsive mail service. Financial Accountability and Compliance – Ensure transparent, accurate and informative U.S. Postal Service data reporting sufficient for evaluation of financial performance. Complaint Process – Ensure U.S. Postal Service accountability through a fair and open public complaint process that provides appropriate and timely resolution. Public Participation and Government Relations – Ensure the Commission is visible and readily accessible to all stakeholders. – Human Capital – Ensure a system that fosters recruitment, development and retention of a talented and skilled workforce. Program Integration and Support – Utilize latest technology, operational systems, and organizational infrastructure in achieving Commission goals.

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Deutsche Post CEO mulls tie-up of US express operations with FedEx

Deutsche Post World Net AG’s chief executive Frank Appel is mulling a tie-up of the company’s troubled US express operations with rival FedEx Corp, Financial Times Deutschland reported, without saying where it got the information.

Appel said yesterday he will present the company’s decision in May on the future of the US express operations, which have posted unspecified losses since the company entered the market in 2004.

There have already been repeated talks with FedEx head Frederick Smith, FT Deutschland reported today.

But to retain some leverage, Appel is also looking into a possible tie-up with regional US express mail companies, it said.

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ASTAR pilots ratify contract

ASTAR Air Cargo pilots have ratified a labor contract with the company, concluding long and sometimes contentious negotiations.

About 88 percent of eligible ASTAR pilots voted on the proposal, with 93 percent of them in favor, according to ASTAR Air Cargo Capt. Patrick Walsh, chairman of the ASTAR pilots union master executive council.

Under the terms of the deal, ASTAR flight crewmembers will receive retroactive pay and more than 20 percent in pay increases during the course of the four-year agreement, according to a news release from the crewmembers’ union, the Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA).

In addition, the pilots get furlough protection and a commitment from the company to secure new aircraft, the release said.

One aspect of the job security convenant in the contract prevents the company from laying off any pilot for the first two years of the agreement, which will go into effect Saturday.

The two sides began negotiations in January 2005, and since April 2006 the talks were held with the assistance of the National Mediation Board.

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Ken May resigns as leader of FedEx Kinkos

FedEx Corp. announced last 7th March that Ken May has resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Kinkos. Brian Philips, Chief Operating Officer of FedEx Kinkos, will become acting CEO.

May assumed leadership of Dallas-based FedEx Kinkos in January 2006, and his resignation is effective March 31. In a letter today to FedEx Kinkos team members, May said, after an incredible 25-year career with FedEx, the time has come for me to resign and refocus my energy on my family, friends and other personal interests.

Ken has been a true ambassador for our people-first philosophy throughout his career, and he relied on that philosophy to transform the culture at FedEx Kinkos, said T. Michael Glenn, Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Services, which includes the operations of FedEx Kinkos.

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USPS/HBO Ads Send a Message — by Mail

HBO is joining forces for the first time with the Postal Service, for a multimillion-dollar, multimedia campaign that is all about the write stuff.

The campaign, now under way, is promoting “John Adams,” a seven-part mini-series that is scheduled to begin on the cable network on March 16.

The television, print, online, retail and promotional campaign is intended to invoke the pleasures of sitting right down and writing yourself — or anyone — a letter.

The campaign will even help you do that, by offering free cards, with postage paid, that you can send to whomever you choose.

The campaign, by the Civic Entertainment Group in New York, seeks to demonstrate what it calls the “Power of the letter,” which is also the U.R.L. for a special Postal Service Web site that is a central element of the campaign (poweroftheletter.com).

The Web site is the work of AKQA, which was recently named digital agency of the year by the trade publication Adweek.

A section of a Web site from HBO that is devoted to the miniseries (johnadams08.com) also directs visitors to the letter-power site.

The campaign also appears on the main Postal Service Web site (usps.com) as well as on placards and posters in post offices around the country.

Even the cancellation marks on envelopes and the sales receipts given by postal employees to customers are carrying the address of the special Web site along with a quotation from Adams: “Let us dare to read, think, speak and write.”

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