The Seattle Times:
Pump isn't only spot high gas prices to hit
UPS & FedEx Fuel Surcharges to rise
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Monday, August 08, 2005
POSTAL SERVICE "PREMIUM FORWARDING SERVICE" NOW AVAILABLE
POSTAL SERVICE "PREMIUM FORWARDING SERVICE" NOW AVAILABLE
Premium Forwarding Service is designed to meet the needs of a more mobile society
WASHINGTON, DC - America is always on the go.
Business travel, temporary work assignments, college, personal emergencies, "snow birds," relocation, even military duty are taking people away from home for longer periods of time.
This is the customer the United States Postal Service had in mind in developing a new service available to all consumers - Premium Forwarding Service (PFS).
PFS is a personalized service for sending all mail from a primary residential address to a temporary address using Priority Mail. Express Mail, First-Class Mail or Priority Mail packages too large to fit inside the Premium Forwarding Service package are rerouted separately at no additional charge. PFS is available only for domestic mail.
It is designed for residential customers who want to receive all of their mail at a temporary address, including a Post Office Box, regardless of the distance.
With PFS, the Postal Service boxes and reships mail to a temporary address for customers who are away from their primary address for at least two weeks and up to one year. The nationwide service begins today, providing all residential customers with a range of quality mail-forwarding options to meet individual needs.
Premium Forwarding is designed to make life on the road or separation from friends and family a little easier.
"Customers won't have to wait for correspondence and favorite magazines until they return home," said Nick Barranca, Vice President of Product Development. "Premium Forwarding gives customers one more way to enjoy their mail in a timely manner."
Interested customers simply complete an application at the Post Office serving their primary address. Necessary information including name, address of primary residence, temporary address, contact numbers and start and end dates is required. Premium Forwarding Service is temporary, but it does not replace the temporary or permanent Change-of-Address option or Hold Mail services. These services still are available at no charge.
"Convenience to the customer is key," Barranca said. "Whatever your situation may be, the Postal Service has several convenient service options for handling your mail. You may be away from home, but your mail doesn't have to be."
There is a one-time enrollment charge of $10. Customers are charged $10 for each weekly shipment during the period they are enrolled in the Premium Forwarding Service.
Premium Forwarding Service is designed to meet the needs of a more mobile society
WASHINGTON, DC - America is always on the go.
Business travel, temporary work assignments, college, personal emergencies, "snow birds," relocation, even military duty are taking people away from home for longer periods of time.
This is the customer the United States Postal Service had in mind in developing a new service available to all consumers - Premium Forwarding Service (PFS).
PFS is a personalized service for sending all mail from a primary residential address to a temporary address using Priority Mail. Express Mail, First-Class Mail or Priority Mail packages too large to fit inside the Premium Forwarding Service package are rerouted separately at no additional charge. PFS is available only for domestic mail.
It is designed for residential customers who want to receive all of their mail at a temporary address, including a Post Office Box, regardless of the distance.
With PFS, the Postal Service boxes and reships mail to a temporary address for customers who are away from their primary address for at least two weeks and up to one year. The nationwide service begins today, providing all residential customers with a range of quality mail-forwarding options to meet individual needs.
Premium Forwarding is designed to make life on the road or separation from friends and family a little easier.
"Customers won't have to wait for correspondence and favorite magazines until they return home," said Nick Barranca, Vice President of Product Development. "Premium Forwarding gives customers one more way to enjoy their mail in a timely manner."
Interested customers simply complete an application at the Post Office serving their primary address. Necessary information including name, address of primary residence, temporary address, contact numbers and start and end dates is required. Premium Forwarding Service is temporary, but it does not replace the temporary or permanent Change-of-Address option or Hold Mail services. These services still are available at no charge.
"Convenience to the customer is key," Barranca said. "Whatever your situation may be, the Postal Service has several convenient service options for handling your mail. You may be away from home, but your mail doesn't have to be."
There is a one-time enrollment charge of $10. Customers are charged $10 for each weekly shipment during the period they are enrolled in the Premium Forwarding Service.
Friday, August 05, 2005
FedEx Pilots to Conduct Informational Picketing in Los Angeles
FedEx Pilots to Conduct Informational Picketing in Los Angeles
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Now in their 17th month of contract negotiations, FedEx pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), will conduct informational picketing on Friday, August 5, outside the FedEx facility at Los Angeles International Airport to show their continuing frustration with the slow pace of talks. The pilots--more than 150 of whom are based in Los Angeles--have been working without a new contract for more than a year.
“Our pilots are growing increasingly frustrated with management’s lack of effort at the negotiating table at a time when FedEx continues to see record profits and management continues to reward themselves with generous bonuses,” said Captain David Webb, chairman of the FedEx unit of ALPA. “It appears that management has little interest in seriously discussing the issues our pilots have overwhelmingly told us through five years of continuous polling that they want addressed in these negotiations.”
What: FedEx pilots conducting informational picketing
When: Friday, August 5, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. PDT
Where: Outside FedEx facility at LAX, 5927 W. Imperial Highway
Day and night and 365 days a year, the 4,300 professional FedEx pilots--representing the air division of the FedEx brand and helping generate nearly two-thirds of FedEx Corporation’s annual revenue--fly to cities on five continents, making FedEx among the largest and most profitable airlines by any measure. Founded in 1931, ALPA represents 64,000 pilots at 41 airlines in the U.S. and Canada. Visit the ALPA website at http://www.alpa.org.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Now in their 17th month of contract negotiations, FedEx pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), will conduct informational picketing on Friday, August 5, outside the FedEx facility at Los Angeles International Airport to show their continuing frustration with the slow pace of talks. The pilots--more than 150 of whom are based in Los Angeles--have been working without a new contract for more than a year.
“Our pilots are growing increasingly frustrated with management’s lack of effort at the negotiating table at a time when FedEx continues to see record profits and management continues to reward themselves with generous bonuses,” said Captain David Webb, chairman of the FedEx unit of ALPA. “It appears that management has little interest in seriously discussing the issues our pilots have overwhelmingly told us through five years of continuous polling that they want addressed in these negotiations.”
What: FedEx pilots conducting informational picketing
When: Friday, August 5, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. PDT
Where: Outside FedEx facility at LAX, 5927 W. Imperial Highway
Day and night and 365 days a year, the 4,300 professional FedEx pilots--representing the air division of the FedEx brand and helping generate nearly two-thirds of FedEx Corporation’s annual revenue--fly to cities on five continents, making FedEx among the largest and most profitable airlines by any measure. Founded in 1931, ALPA represents 64,000 pilots at 41 airlines in the U.S. and Canada. Visit the ALPA website at http://www.alpa.org.
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
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