Lehigh Valley PCC achieves Gold Level Award in USPS Premier PCC Recognition Program

24 Sep 2011 | No Comments | posted by admin | in Event

The Lehigh Valley PCC held its celebration of National PCC Day on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at the USPS Lehigh Valley Processing & Distribution Center.

Nearly 50 people from across our mailing community were in attendance, including our featured guest: Linda Malone, Senior Plant Manager (Harrisburg, PA) and a surprise visitor – “Flat Mail Stanley” from the Tampa PCC.

The presentation started with a preview of two new US Postal Service videos – “A Glimpse Into Marketing and Sales” and “Welcome to USPS.com”.

In his National PCC Day address, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe described the Postal Service’s new reality. He says USPS has reduced its annual costs by more than $12 billion and its workforce by 110,000 career employees over the past four years. “But we must do significantly more to return to profitability,” he said.

Donahoe says the Postal Service must reduce its annual costs by $20 billion by 2015, “and we do not currently have the flexibility in our business model to achieve these cost reductions.”

Donahoe praised postal employees for their hard work to bring about cost savings while also achieving record levels of service. He stated the Postal Service’s financial losses are due largely to an overly restrictive business model and should not be interpreted as an indictment of the value of mail.

The Postal Service has prepared a comprehensive package of proposals for Congressional consideration that would allow it to operate more like a business. The proposals would relieve USPS of large financial mandates and give it the authority to transition to a national five-day per week delivery schedule.

“Short-term solutions will not help the Postal Service or this industry,” said Donahoe. “We need long-term, comprehensive legislation and our expectation is that Congress will pass comprehensive legislation by the end of this calendar year.”

On the 50th anniversary of the PCC, Donahoe pledged to work together with PCC partners to make the mailing industry stronger, more compelling and more profitable.

Source: PCC Insider

Following the live webcast, Linda Malone, Senior Plant Manager (Harrisburg, PA), presented the Lehigh Valley PCC with a Gold Level Award in the USPS Premier PCC Recognition Program.

[Left: Brian Stewart – Plant Manager (Lehigh Valley), Linda Malone, Senior Plant Manager (Harrisburg, PA), and Bill Raven – LVPCC industry co-chair]

[Right: Bill Raven – LVPCC industry co-chair, Anita Rutt-Guerriere – USPS Customer Relations, and "Flat Mail Stanley"]

If you would like more information on the “Proposal for Network and Service Standard Changes”, please click on the link: http://about.usps.com/news/facility-studies/welcome.htm

» Download the answers to LVPCC’s “Generation X/Y Test Your Knowledge” lunchtime game from National PCC Day