Author: Steve Kearney
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Alliance Report – January 22, 2024
January 22, 2024 Supreme Court to strike down deference to agencies According to experts it now appears certain that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn the 1984 Chevron doctrine. As an article in Government Executive late yesterday says: “Supreme Court appears ready to end deference to federal agency expertise. The conservative majority is skeptical…
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Alliance Report – January 5, 2024
PRC rate add-ons will drive July increases upward In a December 29 filing at the Postal Regulatory Commission, the United States Postal Service expressed its intention to continue using its full rate authority to increase prices for Market Dominant mail every six months: Schedule for Regular and Predictable Rate Adjustments – Effective through Calendar Year…
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Alliance Report — December 11, 2023
The holiday season delivers a ray of hope to mailers In case you missed our Alliance Alert on the day before Thanksgiving, there is some good news for USPS mailers. The Postal Regulatory Commission agreed to review its 2020 pricing rules two years ahead of schedule. These are the rules that allow the United States…
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Alliance Alert — PRC approves USPS New Prices; Will Initiate Review of Regs before 5 Years; Approves PCH NSA
November 22, 2023 Alliance Members: The Postal Regulatory Commission made three important announcements today: 1.The regulator approved the USPS price changes for January 2024. Order 6814 is here. 2. The PRC acknowledged the concerns the Alliance and other mailers have expressed about to latest sets of rate hikes and agreed to something we have been…
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USPS looks to raise rates for packages, too – Government Executive
USPS looks to raise rates for packages, too Postmaster General Louis DeJoy continues an aggressive pricing strategy despite concerns over volume losses. ERIC KATZ Senior Correspondent NOVEMBER 17, 2023 POSTAL SERVICE The U.S. Postal Service is looking to raise rates for package and shipping services by around 6% next year, adding to the ongoing price hikes…
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Alliance Alert–USPS Losses Continue
November 14, 2023 The Postal Service reported that the agency lost $6.5 billion in FY 2023 which ended September 30. This contrasts with the promise to break even in the Delivering for America Plan. It also exceeds the annual planned loss of $4.5 billion published a year ago. USPS announced and the Governors approved a…
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Alliance Report — November 6, 2023
USPS is delivering rate shock to America’s mailers and a risky business strategy to all Americans 24-1-21 USPS Rate hikes 2021-2024 Impact of 6 Thanks to Alliance sponsor Quad, we can see the impact of the USPS pricing strategy to use all of its rate authority, double the frequency, and compound every six months. Over…
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Alliance Report–October 12, 2023
October 12, 2023 USPS rate filing for Jan 21, 2024 The latest semi-annual rate increase filing occurred late Friday before the three-day federal holiday weekend. It will be the fifth rate increase since Louis DeJoy was appointed as Postmaster General in May 2020. As we previously have reported the average increase will be…
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USPS looks to raise rates for fifth time under DeJoy–Government Executive
USPS officials plan to raise the price of postage stamps to $0.68 in January, pending approval from the Postal Regulatory Commission. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Management USPS looks to raise rates for fifth time under DeJoy The higher rates are helping to offset accelerated declines in mail usage. October 10, 2023 Postal Service ERIC…
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Alliance Report – August 30, 2023
No Plan B More people than usual have been asking us lately, what’s up with the Postal Service? The short answer is that it’s a one-man show, more than ever before, and there’s no Plan B. There is Louis DeJoy and his Delivering for America plan. That’s it. The Postal Service is an essential agency…