Category: Alerts

August 9, 2024 June 2024 Results Yesterday, at its Board of Governors meeting the Postal Service tried to put a positive spin on third-quarter results by focusing on revenue growth for the quarter along with a reduction in transportation costs. Separately, they filed the latest required monthly financial update for June with the Postal Regulatory…

July 26,2024 New Nominees for USPS Governor   Yesterday, President Biden announced his intention to nominate two USPS Governors. Here is the White House announcement:   WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as leaders in his administration:   Val Demings, Nominee to be a Governor…

  July 23, 2024   Dear Alliance Members:   The Postal Regulatory Commission has extended the due date for reply comments in its Rate Review from August 13 to September 12. This was done at the request of the PRC’s “Public Representative.”   The Alliance will be filing reply comments to follow on our initial…

July 9, 2024   Alliance Members & Sponsors:   The regulatory review of the current rules for postal rate increases is finally underway! And your Alliance went all-out in filing our opening comments. We urge the Postal Regulatory Commission to return to the inflation-capped annual rate hikes that preceded its experiment over the last three…

Statement – Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers                                   May 6, 2024 Contact: Stephen Kearney, Executive Director steve@nonprofitmailers.org The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers Warns of a USPS Death Spiral, Urges Immediate Actions by its Regulator USPS behavior is actively reducing its customer base and creating massive barriers to entry for new mail Regulatory action is essential now to…

Statement – Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers May 6, 2024 Contact: Stephen Kearney, Executive Director steve@nonprofitmailers.org The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers Warns of a USPS Death Spiral, Urges Immediate Actions by its Regulator USPS behavior is actively reducing its customer base and creating massive barriers to entry for new mail Regulatory action is essential now to…

April 9, 2024 Dear Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers Members and Sponsors: Today, USPS filed at the PRC its proposal to use its full rate authority in July, including a 73 cent First-Class stamp rate. The increased rates will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, July 14, 2024. We will send you the rates tables…

March 20, 2024 Dear Alliance Members and Sponsors: A recently released study demonstrates that the U.S. Postal Service is relying on outdated and deeply flawed modeling to justify its pricing strategy. A copy of the study report is attached. As all mailers know, USPS has combined three recent developments to enable record-high rate increases on…