Author: Steve Kearney
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Postal Rates Update
June 13, 2018 We are becoming more optimistic that any above-inflation rate increase is not as likely to happen this January, as many customers fear. We continue to believe that the PRC will not act on its ten-year regulatory review recommendations until quite a while after the President’s Task Force on the United States Postal…
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Possible 5th PRC Commissioner Nominated
June 13, 2018 President Trump recently nominated Michael Kubayanda to be the fifth Postal Regulatory Commissioner. He would bring the Commissioner to full complement, joining Chairman Robert Taub, Vice Chairman Tony Hammond, and Commissioners Nanci Langley and Mark Acton. While swift Senate confirmation is not likely, it is possible Mr. Kubayanda could become a Commissioner…
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Unions and Senator Contact Task Force
June 13, 2018 Four postal unions banded together to meet with the President’s Task Force and to make joint observations and recommendations. In one sense they agree with us that a major remake of USPS is not necessary. But after that, we part ways. The unions believe that the mandate to prefund retiree obligations is…
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Alliance Notes—Articles Worth Reading
June 13, 2018 Ad Age, May 31, 2018– ANA EXTENDS ITS REACH (AGAIN) WITH PLAN TO ACQUIRE DMA Ad Week, May 31, 2018– ANA Acquires Data & Marketing Association to Help Marketers Adapt to a Data-First World Media Post, May 31, 2018– ANA Acquires DMA: It’s The Data, Stupid Slate, May 31, 2018– Teens Are…
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President Trump’s meetings with postmaster general stir further debate
June 04, 2018 08:45 AM United States Postal Service mail delivery vehicle. U.S. Postal Service photograph. Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister Original posting here. The latest news from President Donald Trump’s war on Amazon’s discounted mail contract with the United States Postal Service is bad news for Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan. And she…
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Alliance Meets with President’s Task Force
May 30, 2018 We had the chance to meet last week at the historic Main Treasury Building with several members of the President’s Task Force on the United States Postal System. We were heartened to find several very good things about the members of the task force: They are very professional and already quite well…
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Alliance Notes
May 30, 2018 Alliance Notes are links to articles well worth reading. The Information, May, 15, 2018– To Bypass UPS, Amazon Mimics Uber Tactics CBS2 Chicago, May 15, 2018– Drivers Delivering Amazon Packages Accused Of Devastating And Deadly Accidents Tampa Bay Business Journal, May 16, 2018– Meredith Corp. reveals layoff dates for over 600 Tampa…
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The Four Horsemen of the Postal Apocalypse
May 16, 2018 Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, an 1887 painting by Viktor Vasnetsov. Depicted from left to right are Death, Famine, War, and Conquest. The Lamb is visible at the top. A wise person in the nonprofit sector said recently, “The stakes were never higher.” This got our attention, so we looked at the…
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Alliance Notes—Articles Worth Reading
May 16, 2018 WLNS6, May 2, 2018–LSC Communications and RRD Enter into a Definitive Agreement for LSC to Acquire the Print Logistics Government Executive, May 4, 2018–For New Addresses, USPS Will No Longer Deliver Mail to Your Door The Hill (opinion), May 7, 2018–Postal Service banking system possible if past pitfalls avoided American Banker (opinion),…
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Former USPS board chairman provides suggestions to save the Postal Service–Linn’s
POSTAL UPDATES Former USPS board chairman provides suggestions to save the Postal Service May 10, 2018 10:00 AM Philadelphia lawyer S. David Fineman served from 1995-2005 as chairman of the United States Postal Service board of governors. Washington Postal Scene — By Bill McAllister Philadelphia lawyer S. David Fineman served from 1995-2005 as chairman of…