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Mailpiece Design Professional Certification Program
 
Location for Bay-Valley/San Francisco Customers: San Mateo Post Office, 1630 S. Delaware St., San Mateo, CA  94402-2623 
Date:  Friday, Feb 10, 20122 Registration:  8:00am – Class begins promptly at 8:30am and concludes at 4:00pm.
 
 This course includes the following topics:  Classes of mail, processing categories, basic addressing, barcode formats, automation letters, reply mail address information products and much more!
 
 Why take this training?
 Poor mailpiece design can cause delays in the processing and delivery of your mail. This course will take you through a systematic method of ensuring that designs coming from your company are acceptable for mailing and are eligible for workshare discounts from the USPS. 
Upon completion of the course, you will complete the USPS test, which will provide you with this valuable Certification. 
 
Training begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. and concludes by 4:00 p.m.  
Cost: $125 includes continental breakfast, lunch, the training session, USPS templates and the test. 
Successful completion of the test results in a USPS certification as a Mailpiece Design Professional for 2 years 
Register on-line at www.bayvalleypcc.com or mail to Bay-Valley PCC,  P.O. Box 1194, Oakland CA  94604-1194   
 
 
USPS ADJUSTS MAILING SERVICES PRICES FOR 2012
PENNY INCREASE IN PRICE OF FOREVER STAMPS

Beginning early next year, it will cost a penny more to mail letters to any location in the United States, the first price change for First-Class Mail — Forever stamps — in more than two and a half years. The new 45-cent
price for Forever stamps is one of the changes filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on Oct. 18.

Highlights of the new single-piece First-Class Mail pricing, effective Jan. 22, 2012, include:
  •  Letters (1 oz.): 1-cent increase to 45 cents
  • Letters additional ounces: unchanged at 20 cents
  • Postcards: 3-cent increase to 32 cents
  • Letters to Canada or Mexico (1 oz.): 5-cent increase to 85 cents
  • Letters to other international destinations: 7-cent increase to $1.05

Prices also will change for other mailing services, including Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services and Extra Services. While actual percentage price increases for various products and services vary, the overall average price increase across all mailing services is capped by law at the rate of inflation calculated based on the Consumer Price Index. The cap for this increase is 2.1 percent.

Mailing Industry Stakeholders

Postmaster General Pat Donahoe issued a letter and video to assure mailers that the Postal Service is not going out of business or be privatized. The Postal Service plays a vital role in America’s economy and society. This past year USPS delivered 167.6 billion pieces of mail and sustains a $1 trillion mailing industry that employs 8 million people.
This communication will bring you the up-to-date steps the Postal Service is taking on the legislative, network optimization and wages and benefits fronts to ensure the financial health of USPS now and in years to come.
The PMG continues to urge Congress to allow the move from six-day delivery schedule to five days per week.

On the retail front, the USPS is studying whether to close up to 3,700 retail facilities, and we continue to consolidate delivery routes. USPS is also developing a proposal to adjust service standards and Critical Entry
Times for First-Class and Periodicals to allow the streamlining of the mail processing network. This is a very important message that needs to be shared with your members and co-workers. Please feel free to log on to www.bayvalleypcc.com to view video.

 

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