PostCom has notified their membership there will be NO exigency increases

PostCom (Association for Postal Commerce) has notified their membership there will be NO exigency increases or requests filed by the Postal Service.  The USPS has totally dropped the idea of asking the Commission to do anything on the exigency other than just tell it what the rules are that should have been followed.  When the PRC rules, the ONLY thing the USPS will do is to file for its annual CPI-based rate changes which will be implemented in January.  The PRC (Postal Regulatory Commission)12-Month Average Change in CPI is 2.008% [link].
The PMG’s cost reduction plan, if implemented in its entirety, will eliminate all mail products from being under water. (Source: http://www.bpc.com )
 
In an attempt to stem its financial hemorrhaging, the U.S. Postal Service is seeking to reduce its workforce by 20 percent, including through layoffs now prohibited by union contracts. USPS also wants to withdraw its employees from the health and retirement plans that cover federal staffers and create its own benefit programs for postal employees. This major restructuring of the Postal Service's relationship with its workforce would need congressional approval and would face fierce opposition from postal unions. But if approved, eliminating contract provisions that prevent layoffs and quitting the federal employee health and retirement programs could have ramifications for workers across the government and throughout the national's labor movement.  (Source:  Washington Post)