Author: Steve Kearney
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Alliance Alert – USPS Finances Deteriorate Further
May 24, 2023 Alliance Members: The U.S. Postal Service just released its financial report for April and seven months of fiscal year 2023. In short, it’s getting worse…much worse. You’ve got to hand it to management to convince the Governors to approve another rate hike in July when they are driving mail away with record…
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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Eschews Oversight, Rips into PRC – ECommerceBytes
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Eschews Oversight, Rips into PRC May 17, 2023 Ina Steiner Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified at an oversight subcommittee hearing on Wednesday (May 17, 2023) about his Delivering for America plan, and when questioned by one lawmaker, laid into the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), which is an independent Federal agency that…
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Mailers defend the PRC’s public inquiry into Delivering for America – Save the Post Office
Mailers defend the PRC’s public inquiry into Delivering for America May 13, 2023 On April 20, the Postal Regulatory Commission opened a Public Inquiry docket to examine the Postal Service’s Delivering for America plan, particularly the initiative to relocate carriers from post offices to large Sorting & Delivery Centers. On May 5, the Postal Service filed a motion arguing…
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Alliance Report – May 10, 2023
Alliance files opposition to July 9 rates Urges PRC to reject USPS proposal Today, the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers filed comments with the Postal Regulatory Commission urging the regulator to reject the rate increases proposed by the Postal Service for Market Dominant Mail in July: The Commission cannot continue to allow the Postal Service to…
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New Postal Rates Might Spike 8.1% – The NonProfit Times
New Postal Rates Might Spike 8.1% by Richard H. Levey on April 11th, 2023 Inflation rates, along with a drop in U.S mail volume, are boosting the case for postage rate increases, according to a memo from The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers. U.S. Postal Services officials filed its case at the Postal Regulatory Commission yesterday.…
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Alliance Alert – USPS Files Full Rate Authority for July 9
April 10, 2023 Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers Members and Sponsors: The Postal Service Governors approved the use of virtually the full rate authority which the USPS just filed at the PRC. This includes a 66-cent single-piece First-Class letter (stamp) rate. The filing is here: https://www.prc.gov/docs/124/124885/R2023-2%20USPS%20Notice%20M-D%20Price%20Chg.pdf The press release is here:…
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Alliance Report – March 31, 2023
Mail volume is plummeting PMG says he’s not causing it Expect a full rate filing next week The USPS financial report for February, the fifth month in FY 2023, was released, and the mail volume decline seems to be accelerating. And packages are not compensating, as the Postal Service’s ten-year plan says they will. Mail…
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USPS Is Losing a Lot More Money in 2023 Than It Expected – Government Executive
The Postal Service has suffered significant volume losses so far this fiscal year, leading to an overall dip in revenue. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Management USPS Is Losing a Lot More Money in 2023 Than It Expected The Postal Service has gotten rising costs under control, but mail volume losses are accelerating. March 27, 2023 The…
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Alliance Alert – The Nonprofit Times
March 8, 2023 Dear Alliance Members and Sponsors: We want to bring to your attention the front-page article in the March edition of The NonProfit Times, “Nonprofit Mailers Beat Rising Costs.” It features interviews with two of the leaders in nonprofit fundraising and mailing, who serve on the Board of Directors of…
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USPS falling behind on financial goals for FY 2023, doubles projected losses–Federal News Network
Agency Oversight USPS falling behind on financial goals for FY 2023, doubles projected losses Jory Heckman@jheckmanWFED March 2, 2023 10:42 am 6 min read The Postal Service, as it moves ahead with plans to make long-deferred upgrades to its vehicle fleet and delivery network this year, is falling behind on its financial goals for…