The Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Services, a group composed of large corporate mailers and print-related businesses, has tapped Ford and Huff to make sure it has input on any legislation regarding post office reform.
It views US Postal Service as the "linchpin" of the $1.1T mailing business, an entity that deals with seven percent of the country's GNP.
Congressional effort to reform the USPS has stumble due to USPS' desire to trim its sprawling 37K-post office/postal station unit, which is a potential death knell for politicos in rural states.
The Coalition believes USPS is on the verge of "imminent collapse" as 2013 red ink is expected to fall in the $10B range, up from $8.3B last year.
It advocates a position geared to unburdening USPS by revamping the requirement of pre-funding $5B in yearly pension obligations and chopping the postal branch network.
Coalition members include Time Warner, American Forest and Paper Assn., eBay, American Express, Greeting Card Assn. Bank of America, Pitney Bowles, Direct Marketing Assn., Boise, and National Newspaper Assn.
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