Author: Steve Kearney
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Record rate hike coming Aug 29, unless the Court grants a “stay” – August 20, 2021
Record rate hike coming Aug 29, unless the Court grants a “stay” Customers face a record increase in postage rates on Sunday, August 29, unless the U.S. Court of Appeals grants a “stay” request by the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers and other associations representing commercial mailers. The authority to raise rates well above general inflation…
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USPS set to slow down almost 40 percent of First-Class Mail and 7 percent of Periodicals in October – August 20, 2021
USPS set to slow down almost 40 percent of First-Class Mail and 7 percent of Periodicals in October The Postal Service has been bragging recently with weekly press releases saying that its delivery service is getting back to where it was before the pandemic in some cases. But that’s only temporary, as the agency…
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Alliance notes – August 20, 2021
Alliance notes August 3, 2021, Federal News Network – USPS, exempt from vaccine requirements, sees uptick of employees in quarantine August 6, 2021, Government Executive – USPS Board Meeting Turns Testy as Biden Appointees Voice Disagreements With DeJoy’s Vision August 6, 2021, NPR – The Postal Service Presses Forward With Unpopular Plan…
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Ethics issues continue to swirl around PMG DeJoy – Linn’s Stamp News
Postal Updates Ethics issues continue to swirl around PMG DeJoy Aug 18, 2021, 9 AM Recent news reports are focusing critical attention on United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, the nation’s top postal official. Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister A week after the Washington Post published two articles that raised ethics issues about…
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Alliance Alert – USPS to Slow Down Mail – August 6, 2021
August 6, 2021 Alliance Members and Sponsors, Moving ahead to slow down the mail Despite opposition stated by two new Governors, the Postal Service announced at its open meeting today that it will move ahead with its PLAN to lengthen the service standards for almost 40 percent of First Class Mail and…
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Mailers have been let down – July 29, 2021
Mailers have been down by the institutions that are supposed to protect them from the abuse of power by the United States Postal Service. The two most important groups that should protect mailers—the Board of Governors and the Postal Regulatory Commission—are disregarding and dismissing the needs of businesses and organizations that rely on USPS to…
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Alliance notes – July 29, 2021
July 2, 2021, Freight Waves, Obscure language in postal reform bills causes stir July 8, 2021, AP, Critics: Postal Service plans imperil community newspapers July 14, 2021, Federal News Network, USPS IG warns 10-year plan may not save as much money as agency projects July 19, 2021, The Dallas Morning News, USPS debuts same-day and…
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Historic Postal Rate Increase on Co-op Marketing Mail Starts Aug. 29 – NRECA
Our Communities Historic Postal Rate Increase on Co-op Marketing Mail Starts Aug. 29 Published July 29, 2021 Author Cathy Cash Historic Postal Rate Increase on Co-op Marketing Mail Starts Aug. 29 Starting Aug. 29, electric co-ops will be paying historically high postal rates when they mail bills, newsletters, magazines and other materials for members.…
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Alliance Alert – Renewed Motion for Stay of Rates
July 26, 2021 Dear Alliance Members and Sponsors, On Friday evening, we and our allies renewed our request that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit stay, or put a hold on, the postal rate increases scheduled for August 29, 2021. The stay would be in effect until the court makes its decision…
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Nonprofit Mailers To Appeal Postal Rate Hike – The NonProfit Times
Wednesday | July 21st, 2021 Nonprofit Mailers To Appeal Postal Rate Hike Mark Hrywna News July 21, 2021 The second postal rate hike of this year is on track to take effect at the end of next month following approval this week by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). The United States Postal Service (USPS) filed…