Entries from September 2010

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

PRC Says No

In a public address today, the Postal Regulatory Commission announced its decision regarding the United States Postal Service’s Exigent Rate Increase Request. In a unanimous decision, the PRC Board elected to deny the Rate Request. Commission Chairman Ruth Goldway made the announcement in a public address from the PRC offices today. We listened in and, [...]

Friday, September 24th, 2010

UPS vs FedEx; National Labor Relations Act vs Railway Labor Act?

Why does UPS want FedEx to be governed under the National Labor Relations Act rather by the Railway Labor Act? UPS is a trucking company that has become an airline, while FedEx is an airline that has become a trucking company.  Trucking companies are easy to unionize, while airlines are not.  While 85% of FedEx [...]

Friday, September 24th, 2010

The 1099 Reporting Mandate

In an effort to recoup taxes, the new Health Care Law (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) has mandated that all businesses report the payments to all vendors that exceed $600/year on a 1099 Form. This will effect all governments, nonprofits, and businesses of all sizes across the nation. For us that means keeping records [...]

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

Consider Attending a Mini-Convention

Someone once told me that there were no outside forces, only inside constraints.  That means that everything I ever wanted to do is possible and there is nothing stopping me, but myself.  All the barriers that appear to be beyond my control are actually within my ability to overcome.  Failure is not an option. I [...]

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Mailing Retailers in Phoenix Abound

According to a recent article in The Phoenix Business Journal “the U.S. Postal Service is looking for local retailers to provide services on its behalf.”  Actually, there is no lack of local retailers that provide services on the behalf of the Postal Service in the Phoenix area. Specifically USPS products can be purchased from Associated [...]