Author: Steve Kearney
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Alliance notes
Alliance notes–March 16, 2016 The Washington Post: Nothing is forever, folks: A fail-safe investment that isn’t Postal Regulatory Commission: The Postal Service estimates that it has collected $4.513 billion in cumulative surcharge revenue Bozeman Daily Chronicle: County tries direct mail recruitment for election judges Tahlequah Daily Press: USPS offering its 2 cents’ worth in stamp…
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USPS must adjust to lower volumes
Should the USPS be able to adjust to lower volumes?–March 16, 2016 The debate about whether the rate rollback is a good or bad thing for the future of the USPS is related to the larger debate over whether USPS can adjust to delivering “only” 150 billion pieces of mail in 2016 and beyond without…
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Postage rates to return to inflation cap on April 10
Postage rates to return to inflation cap on April 10 March 2, 2016 As we expected, on February 25, the Postal Service gave notice to the Postal Regulatory Commission that it would remove the temporary exigent surcharge of 4.3 percent on April 10. The 45 days’ notice was required by the PRC to presage when…
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Optimism
Optimism–March 2, 2016 Some of our favorite quotes about optimism: “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” Helen Keller “Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” Colin Powell “Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.” William James “Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality.…
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USPS continues to increase operating profits in January
USPS continues to increase operating profits in January–March 2, 2016 The Postal Service reported that its operating profit for Fiscal year 2016 increased by $293 million in January, the fourth month of the year. This brings the total operating profit to $1.599 billion, which is $639 million or 67 percent higher than the USPS budget…
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Alliance notes
Alliance notes–March, 2, 2016 The NonProfit Times: Postal Rates To Drop 4.3% In April Direct Marketing News: On April 10, Bid Farewell to Exigency! Linn’s Stamp News: Cost of first-class letter to drop to 47¢ effective April 10 Dead Tree Edition: Hell Will Freeze Over on April 10 RR Donnelley: Exigent Rollback Set to…
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On April 10, Bid Farewell to Exigency!–DM News
Al Urbanski, Senior Editor February 26, 2016 On April 10, Bid Farewell to Exigency! It will be a red letter day for direct mailers and catalogers, who’ll shed the despised 4.3% postal surcharge. It was the worst Christmas present they’d ever gotten. It was like a bushel of coal in a mailbag for direct…
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Postal Rates To Drop 4.3% In April–The NonProfit Times
Postal Rates To Drop 4.3% In April By Mark Hrywna – February 26, 2016 More than two years after it first went into effect, the 4.3-percent surcharge on postal rates will disappear as of April 10. Barring any congressional or court action, it would be just the third time in its history that the United…
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Alliance Alert—Postage coming down April 10, 2016
Alliance Alert February 25, 2016 February 25, 2016 USPS just announced that postage will be coming down on Sunday, April 10, 2016, as the 4.3 percent exigent surcharge is removed and rates are returned to the Consumer Price Index-capped levels. Spring rollback pricing available here. USPS news release here.
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Cost of first-class letter to drop to 47¢ effective April 10–Linn’s Stamp News
POSTAL UPDATES Cost of first-class letter to drop to 47¢ effective April 10 February 25, 2016 06:38 PM On April 10, the cost to mail a domestic first-class letter will drop 2¢, from 49¢ to 47¢. In a Feb. 25 statement announcing this and other rate reductions, Postmaster General Megan Brennan said the Postal Service’s…