The Printing Industries of
America has scheduled a gathering of members and other printing industry professionals for September 14-15 in Washington, DC to oppose an emergency postal rate hike
proposal that would break caps on postal rate increases imposed by
Congress in 2006. The United States Postal Services is asking to raise rates higher than
allowed by current law, saying that the recession and erosion of
first class mail business that has moved to the Internet has caused a
drop in revenues, moving the agency toward bankruptcy. more