Author: Steve Kearney
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Alliance Notes
February 11, 2021 Alliance Notes The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 10, 2021 – Democrats called to save the Postal Service, but now they’re in power and struggling to help the failing agency Yahoo Finance, February 10, 2021 – Postal Service Sets Major Operational Restructuring AP, February 10, 2021 – Election of Democratic…
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What to expect for postage in 2021–PMG says higher rates “imminent”
January 27, 2021 What to expect for postage in 2021–PMG says higher rates “imminent” First, a plea… Service is quite poor. People are losing confidence in mail. Everyone is talking about Christmas cards that took a month to be delivered and bill payments that were late. We’ve heard the rationale—employee absences and resignations…
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Alliance Notes
January 27, 2021 Alliance Notes — Important articles for nonprofit mailers. Chicago Sun*Times, January 26, 2021 — Mr. President: The U.S. Postal Service needs a thorough housecleaning, starting at the top Government Executive, January 26, 2021 — USPS Drops Appeals but Pledges to Fight for DeJoy’s Reforms: Postmaster general digs in as…
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Data show decline in USPS mail service — Linn’s Stamp News
Postal Updates Data show decline in USPS mail service Jan 25, 2021, 2 PM Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister Tony Rothwell of Pinehurst, N.C., asked a question that a lot of Americans are posing these days: “If the post office can’t be bothered to deliver the mail in a timely manner, why should we…
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How much will 5.6% to 7.6% annual permanent rate increases add to the spiral?
January 7, 2021 A temporary 4.3% surcharge reduced nonprofit mail. How much will 5.6% to 7.6% annual permanent rate increases add to the spiral? Nonprofit mailers have been hit with three major events in the past dozen or so year that have forced them to greatly reduce their use of USPS Marketing Mail and…
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Continuing to prioritize businesslike profitability over public service is leading USPS and PRC down the wrong path
January 7, 2020 Continuing to prioritize businesslike profitability over public service is leading USPS and PRC down the wrong path Two federal agencies, the Postal Regulatory Commission and the United States Postal Service, are in violent agreement that it’s OK, even advisable, to raise rates well above general inflation for mailers who must use USPS…
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Alliance Alert–Alliance Challenges PRC Rules in Court
December 18, 2020 Today, the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers challenged in court the Postal Regulatory Commission final rules allowing the United States Postal Service to impose large above-CPI price increases on mailers, which we have long believed to be unlawful. UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Alliance…
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Chaotic USPS mail conditions in several areas–Linn’s Stamp News
Postal Updates Chaotic USPS mail conditions in several areas Dec 15, 2020, 1 PM According to news accounts, dozens of tractor trailers waited for days to unload mail at a Cleveland processing plant. Screen capture of mail trucks from a USPS video about mail processing. By Bill McAllister, Washington Correspondent A combination of postal…
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Postage Rates Could Jump 7.6% During 2021–The NonProfit Times
Monday | December 14th, 2020 Postage Rates Could Jump 7.6% During 2021 The NonProfit Times News December 14, 2020 Postal rates are set to rise by an average of almost 2 percent next month as part of annual increases by the United States Postal Service (USPS). Rates might jump even more – maybe 7.6% —…
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PRC issues ‘final rule’ in ten-year review—mailers now face potential 5.6 percent to 7.6 percent rate surcharges in July
December 7, 2020 Regulator issues final rule Yes, the postal regulator is done—for now. In its 484-page ruling, the Postal Regulatory Commission laid out a potential timeline in which the Postal Service would make its surcharge proposal by the end of this month, the PRC would approve it by the end of March,…