Author: Steve Kearney

August 12, 2016 Erroneous opinion piece Many nonprofits publish magazines, so we read with interest and concern a recent opinion piece. It was written by Kevin Kosar and published by the R Street Institute and the Brookings Institution. By its title, we know it is wrong right away: “The federal government’s $500 million subsidy to…

August 12, 2016 The Business Journals: Think print is dead? 3 reasons to think again The Wall Street Journal: Raising prices hasn’t been enough to help the U.S. Postal Service offset skyrocketing costs  FT Advisor: Royal Mail defined benefit scheme faces deep cuts Pandroid: US Postal Service considering their own drone delivery service USPS: MTAC…

July 26, 2016 We appreciate Deborah Damore and Steve Smith representing the Alliance at the July Mailers Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Please feel free to email either if you have questions. Pritha Mehra, VP, Mail Entry and Payment Technology shared with the group that full service postage assessments invoicing will begin in November using October…

July 26, 2016 The NCDC has been a long-time supporter and board member of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers. Please consider attending their excellent 48th National Catholic Development Conference and Exposition at the Gaylord National Harbor Hotel on October 9-12, 2016.

July 26, 2016 USPS is a unique agency Lack of oversight could be hurting the quality of USPS strategy. The USPS is a government agency that has been granted a legal monopoly over the carriage of mail. It also is a rare government agency that collects its own user fees for the services it provides.…

July 26, 2016 With the supporting intervention of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, the PRC properly rejected on July 20 the latest step in the multi-year USPS attempt to effectively increase customers’ postage costs above the CPI price cap. USPS tried to do so a couple of years ago when it proposed making Full Service…

Republished from Dead Tree Edition Why the Rate Cap Isn’t Killing the Postal Service The rate cap is evil — evil, I tell you! A legislative reform that has arguably saved the U.S. Postal Service is increasingly coming under attack by wrong-headed postal officials and some of the postal unions. The myth these whiners are…

July 26, 2016 An independent arbitrator, Stephen B. Goldberg, awarded a very sweet 40-month labor contact to the American Postal Workers Union. “We have gained many positive results in these difficult times,” APWU President and lead negotiator Mark Dimondstein said. “We, as a union, should be proud of the results.” Here are some of its…

July 26, 2016 On July 12, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed “bipartisan postal reform legislation.” It is similar to the discussion draft that the committee had circulated and many stakeholders, including nonprofit mailers, had commented on. The main bill, H.R. 5714, continues to legislate a postage rate increase equal to half of…

July 26, 2016 Alliance notes—click the links to read the stories CNBC: Why Hillary Clinton thinks making the Postal Service a bank too, is a good idea The Washington Post: In warning about the heat, President Obama praises 8-year-old who left cold drinks for his letter carrier Deadline Hollywood: Wonder Woman Lassos Four New USPS…