Author: Steve Kearney
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Sticker Shock
Dead Tree Edition Thursday, March 5, 2015 Sticker Shock: Size of Postal Increase Stuns Publishers March 6 update: The PRC sent the proposed Standard, Periodicals, and Package Services rates back to the Postal Service for revisions and clarifications. Here’s the PRC press release.Although the April postage hike for Periodicals will supposedly average only 1.4%, some…
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PRC Returns Nonprofit Rates
UPDATE: Postal Regulatory Commission returns rates to US Postal Service But there is hope: USPS can adjust the rate 03/05/2015 UPDATE: March 6 – Citing numerous errors, incomplete information, and failures to comply with the law, the Postal Regulatory Commission today returned the current CPI-cap rate case back to the Postal Service for Periodicals, Standard…
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Standard Mail Rates Rejected
PRC Rejects Standard Mail Price Increases Citing a large number of errors and omissions in the rate request, the Postal Regulatory Commission returns it to the Postal Service for modifications March 6, 2015 Al Urbanski, Senior Editor, Direct Marketing News The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has returned proposed rate adjustments to the U.S. Postal…
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Higher Nonprofit Rates?
Are higher mailing rates in store for nonprofit magazines? March 6, 2015 By Bill McAllister, Washington Correspondent, Linn’s Stamp News When new postal rates are announced, many large mailers realize that their actual prices are going to be determined only after United States Postal Service officials at L’Enfant Plaza in Washington issue new regulations defining…
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Nonprofits Reel from Rates
Special Report: Nonprofits Reel from Proposed Periodicals Postage Increases March 4, 2015 Only in the last few days have nonprofits learned the true impact of the Postal Service’s January 15 rate case on their publications. And the impact could be devastating. The overall postal price increase on each class of mail was capped at 1.966%,…
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Will Congress act on USPS?
Will Congress act on Obama plan to rescue USPS? By Bill McAllister, Washington Correspondent, Linn’s Stamp News February 24, 2015 After President Obama sent his 2016 budget to the Congress on Feb. 2, Stephen Kearney, executive director of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, asked, “[W]ill anyone take him up on it?” Kearney was referring…
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MTAC Update–February 2015
By Dennis Kaylor, Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers MTAC Representative Megan Brennan’s opening statements reinforced the work Pat Donahoe had begun and assured the members they would continue down the path laid out by her predecessor. Megan indicated they will be focusing on consistent delivery windows. Numerous top officers have recognized Network Rationalization Phase # 2…
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Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers Notes–February 19, 2015
Video of Danny Glover, spokesperson for the American Postal Workers Union. Periodicals rates are going up less than USPS intended due to an error. Linda Malone was named VP, Network Operations for the USPS. Changeable assumptions drive estimates of postal unfunded liabilities. Be careful what you assume: OIG invites comments on liabilities white paper. Technical…
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162 Days and Counting Since Exigent Oral Arguments
February 19, 2015 Inexplicably, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has taken much longer than anyone expected to issue a decision in the appeal of the PRC’s exigent rate case decision. The D.C. Circuit normally issues its decisions on Tuesday and Friday mornings before 11 AM, so we keep watching and waiting.…
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Positive Atmosphere at PMG Megan Brennan’s MTAC
February 19, 2015 New Postmaster General Megan Brennan was greeted with a standing ovation and many smiles as she entered her first Mailers’ Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) meeting as the CEO of the Postal Service. PMG Brennan focused on the positive in her remarks, including recent profitable financial results and an optimistic outlook for growth,…