Author: Steve Kearney
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Alliance Notes
August 31, 2017 Post & Parcel – My USPS and Informed Delivery set to merge USA Today – UPS, FedEx, USPS halt delivery to major areas of Texas, Louisiana The Hill – A free-market fix to the Postal Service’s wasteful spending RTV 6 ABC – Free mail service can help prevent identity theft The Washington…
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USPS July 2017 Financial Results
August 31, 2017 The Postal Service reported a minor controllable loss of $176 million in July, very close to its plan and to last July. With operating revenue dropping 0.4 percent, postal compensation and benefits continued to rise at 0.4 percent. USPS was, however, able to bring total controllable operating expenses down by cutting other…
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MTAC Update
August 31, 2017 The following notes come to us from our MTAC representative Deb Damore, of Fairrington Transportation, and her participation at the August 22-23 MTAC meeting. Pricing USPS VP of Pricing and Costing, Sharon Owens, shared pricing signals for rates they plan to file this fall. The implementation of the rates is scheduled for…
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USPS Webinar on Harvey Impacts
August 31, 2017 The United States Postal Service is holding a webinar on Friday, September 1, 2017 at 2 PM EST to provide information and answer questions regarding hurricane/tropical storm Harvey’s impact on Retail Operations, Delivery Operations and Drop Shipments. ATTENDEE INFORMATION Toll-Free Attendee Dial In: 866-381-9870 Conference ID: 79428518 Attendee Direct URL: https://usps.webex.com/usps/onstage/g.php?MTID=e0e32787091a1b655b3c422849235ee21 If…
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The Hill: A free-market fix to the Postal Service’s wasteful spending
BY LESLIE PAIGE, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 08/29/17 The great eclipse of 2017 was a unique nationwide astrological phenomenon enjoyed by tens of millions of Americans. It was so significant that the United States Postal Service (USPS) engineered a ground-breaking stamp to commemorate the event. The stamp contains thermochromic ink, which allows it to transform from…
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Is USPS Declaring War on Nonprofit Fundraising Mail?
August 31, 2017 Current U.S. Postal Service proposals for postage rate increases for nonprofit fundraising mail (Marketing Mail) could add up to over 20 percent. That is a clear indication to some that the USPS does not want nonprofits in the mail. While all of the proposals are not likely to gain approval, they are…
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Your Action Is Needed Now
This is an important call to action for anyone who cares about keeping nonprofit fundraising mail affordable. We all need to write brief letters to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) by September 18. We need to write in opposition to a stealth attempt by the Postal Service (USPS) to add another price increase on Nonprofit…
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The Postal Service is not about to run out of money
August 26, 2017 By Linda Thomas Brooks, President and CEO, MPA—The Association of Magazine Media USPS is opting for unprecedented rate hikes rather than efficiency The United States Postal Service is an aging, but still powerful, beast. Under federal law, America’s mailboxes are the sole domain of the USPS, and many types of mail can…
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Nonprofit Mailers Aren’t Happy – Three Reasons Why
August 14, 2017 Nonprofit mailers are not happy – and here are three reason why. 1. USPS is not responding to adversity like a business On August 7, the National Association of Letter Carriers announced that they had ratified a labor agreement with the U.S. Postal Service. Read the announcement by the NALC here. And…
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Alliance Notes
Alliance Notes – August 14, 2017 The Sunbury Daily Item – Postal Service is Key for solicitations for fundraisers, nonprofits CBS News – What the Postal Service Wants Now Washington Post –Postal Service Broke Law in Pushing Time Off for Workers to Campaign for Clinton, Investigation Finds Town Hall – Dismissing the Facts Won’t Save…