Author: Steve Kearney
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New Postmaster General Met With Tepid Response From Mailers, Employees–Government Executive
Postal workers May Chen, left, and Wilson Yu wear masks and gloves during the coronavirus pandemic as they sort mail at the United States Postal Service processing and distribution center on April 30 in Oakland, Calif. Ben Margot / AP New Postmaster General Met With Tepid Response From Mailers, Employees Outsider appointment comes just days…
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Joint Letter to Congress
May 7, 2020 The Honorable Ron Johnson The Honorable Gary Peters Chairman Ranking Member Homeland Security and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Governmental Affairs Committee U.S. Senate U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20210 Washington, DC 20210 The Honorable Carolyn Maloney The Honorable Jim Jordan Chairwoman …
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David Williams resigns from USPS board of governors–Linn’s Stamp News
Postal Updates David Williams resigns from USPS board of governors May 6, 2020, 8 AM David C. Williams, a former inspector general for the U.S. Postal Service, resigned from the Postal Service’s board of governors. Photo by Jay Bigalke. By Bill McAllister, Washington Correspondent David C. Williams, a former inspector general for the United States…
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Alliance Alert–USPS Governor David C. Williams Resigns
May 5, 2020 Dear Members & Sponsors of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers: The U.S. Postal Service announced in an 8-K filing dated yesterday that Governor David C. Williams resigned on April 30, 2020. The filing simply said: Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory…
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Alliance Alert — Letter to Hill
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Speaker Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20215 Washington, DC 20215 The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable Chuck Schumer Majority Leader Minority Leader U.S. Senate U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20210 …
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Postal Service Keeps Plugging Along
April 24, 2020 ->In Spite of Rumors and Innuendos The United States Postal Service is doing quite well, given the circumstances. It is in no danger of curtailing or shutting down. The Postal Service is not reducing its services, except in very limited cases of inadequate employee availability and exposure in a processing…
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Difficult Roads Often Lead to Beautiful Destinations
April 10, 2020 On May 23, 2019, the Washington Nationals major league baseball team had an abysmal record of 19-31. Virtually everyone was calling for the manager Dave Martinez to be fired and the roster to be overhauled. But Nats general manager Mike Rizzo stayed with Martinez and most of the roster. Martinez used three…
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Alliance Notes
April 10, 2020 Alliance Notes—click on the links for the full reports April 7 – The NonProfit Times — Postal Service Seeks $10 Billion From CARES Act April 7 – CNBC — Trump blames internet companies, including Amazon, for Postal Service struggles April 7 – The Hill — Trump defends his mail-in ballot after calling…
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Postal Service Seeks $10 Billion From CARES Act–The NonProfit Times
Postal Service Seeks $10 Billion From CARES Act The NonProfit Times News April 7, 2020 Democratic Congressional leaders asked the administration to quickly disburse a $10 billion loan to the United States Postal Service (USPS) that was included in the most recent Coronavirus stimulus package. U.S. Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) and…
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Nonprofit Mailers: Keep Calm and Send Mail
March 31, 2020 (c) 2020 Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers While this Alliance Report comes with no guarantees, we are very confident that United States Postal Service mail will continue to be very reliable and affordable. We also strongly believe that the U.S. Government will ensure that its vital national infrastructure Postal Service will continue to…