Author: Steve Kearney

  • Make a Difference For All Nonprofit Mailers

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    Action is needed now.  We are more than halfway through the time allotted to submit your comments to the PRC regarding the regulatory review. If you plan to submit your comments via USPS mail, you’ve only TWO WEEKS LEFT to ensure they are included in this landmark decision. Before reading any further, please take a moment…

  • Linn’s Stamp News—USPS reports $1.4 billion profit

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    USPS reports $1.4 billion profit, $522 million in ‘controllable income’ for first quarter February 10, 2017 09:00 AM The United States Postal Service reported Feb. 9 “controllable income” of $522 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, which ended Dec. 31. The Postal Service’s overall profit for the quarter was $1.4 billion. By…

  • Alliance Notes

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    The Washington Post: House panel displays bipartisan unity over bill to save Postal Service from financial ruin Labor Notes: Staples Removed: How Postal Workers Defeated a Privatization Scheme Linn’s Stamp News: Proposed USPS rules could impact images appearing on computer-vended stamps The Washington Post: Postal Service finances ‘very serious but solvable’ as bipartisan action develops…

  • Member Spotlight: AARP

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    We continue to recognize members supporting the Smithsonian National Postal Museum and their online exhibit, “America’s Mailing Industry.” This week, we would like to recognize AARP – a top 20 U.S. mailer, with the largest circulation magazine in the world – and the invaluable role that USPS mail plays in the success of their mission.…

  • USPS opposes and PRC agrees to deny customers’ requests

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    The people who will be most affected by the Postal Regulatory Commission review of pricing this year, the customers, respectfully asked for a couple of changes to the process and additional information. The monopoly provider, USPS, objected vehemently, and the monopoly regulator, PRC, went along in denying all customer requests. Procedures To recap, the Alliance…

  • Alliance stands up against discrimination

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    Recently, the USPS proposed new regulations governing the images and text that would be acceptable on customized postage issued by authorized vendors like Stamps.com and Zazzle. The proposed rule would impose glaring discrimination against nonprofit mailers who would like to continue using their images on customized postage. The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers delivered a letter…

  • PMG: Trust us

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    At the February 7 hearing on the House postal bill, Postmaster General Megan Brennan gave a very clear description of her policy toward future postage rate increases: trust us. As defined by Dictionary.com: Monopoly [muh-nop-uh-lee]  exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. an exclusive privilege to carry on a business, traffic, or service, granted by a government. the exclusive possession or control of something. something that is the subject of such control, as a commodity or service. a company or group that has such control. the market condition that exists when there is only one seller Ms. Brennan said more than once that she hopes the Postal…

  • URGENT Call To Action – Defend Affordable Postage

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    We need your help now. It is critical that as many nonprofit mailers as possible participate in the pricing review being performed by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC).   The PRC NEEDS to hear your story to understand the importance of the CPI (Consumer Price Index) inflation cap on postage increases. The comment period is…

  • Linn’s Stamp News—USPS proposes ruling out nonprofits from custom postage

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    POSTAL UPDATES Proposed USPS rules could impact images appearing on computer-vended stamps  February 07, 2017 10:15 AM This rejected Zazzle.com stamp design, a political comment against the Supreme Court’s controversial 2010 Citizens United ruling, is at the center of a lawsuit that the stamp’s designer brought against the United States Postal Service. In early February,…

  • Alliance comments on USPS proposal to rule out nonprofit customized postage

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    The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers delivered the following letter to the USPS in response to a Federal Register Notice that proposes to create only two categories for images and words allowable on customized postage: commercial and social. This rule would essentially prohibit a third category: nonprofits. The Alliance suggests that the USPS add a third…