Postal Reform: A Call From the Trenches

The Maine-based group, which also included catalogers L.L. Bean, Sturbridge Yankee Workshop and Planet Dog, met with Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the latter of whom is on the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, which oversees the USPS. During the face-to-face with the politicians, the mailers used what undoubtedly was a strong argument: Their companies collectively represent about 16,000 Maine-based jobs.