Category: Alerts

July 26, 2021 Dear Alliance Members and Sponsors, On Friday evening, we and our allies renewed our request that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit stay, or put a hold on, the postal rate increases scheduled for August 29, 2021.  The stay would be in effect until the court makes its decision…

          June 29, 2021 Alliance Members and Sponsors, Yesterday at the U.S. Court of Appeals, our mailer coalition filed a brief, as did the USPS.  Ironically, in different ways, we both were supporting the PRC. In the mailer brief, we oppose the effort of the USPS to get even more pricing…

Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers Statement May 13, 2021 – Representing the interests of nonprofit organizations that rely on USPS mail for over 40 years, we thank the House Committee on Oversight and Reform for moving forward legislation to greatly reduce the agency’s costs for retiree health benefits.  This is an important step forward, and a…

Statement on the New USPS Strategic Plan March 23, 2021 – On behalf of the hundreds of nonprofit organizations that use USPS mail to raise funds, distribute publications, build membership, communicate with members, donors, constituents, and lawmakers, we thank the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service for their work on a new strategic plan.  We…

December 18, 2020   Today, the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers challenged in court the Postal Regulatory Commission final rules allowing the United States Postal Service to impose large above-CPI price increases on mailers, which we have long believed to be unlawful.   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT   Alliance…

  November 18, 2020   Alliance Members and Sponsors,   The Postal Regulatory Commission today approved rate increases for Market Dominant Mail classes as proposed by the USPS on October 9.  The new rates will be in effect on January 24, 2021.  As we know, regulatory approval involves checking the price cap calculations, ensuring the…

  October 20, 2020 The USPS Office of Inspector General released its anticipated report in response to Congressional questions about the operational changes implemented since Postmaster General DeJoy started in mid-June.  It finds poor leadership, implementation, and communications, but not a deliberate attempt to slow down mail.  An over-eager combination of three major Postmaster General…

October 9, 2020 The Postal Service filed its rate case to increase postage on Market Dominant Mail in Sunday, January 24, 2020.  Below is the announcement by USPS.   U.S. Postal Service Announces New Prices for 2021 No Increase in Forever Stamp The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC)…

September 3, 2020 Dear Alliance Members and Sponsors,   The Postal Regulatory Commission has demanded weekly service performance reports from USPS for June 1-September 4, by September 18, at the national, area, and district levels.  Normally they only get quarterly data about a month after each quarter, the next in November 2020.  The USPS objected…

August 13, 2020     ALL EMPLOYEES   SUBJECT:  U.S. Postal Service Plan for Operational Excellence and Financial Stability     Today, I am in my ninth week as Postmaster General. I am grateful to everyone who has welcomed me, and I am thoroughly impressed by the dedication and commitment you have shown since I…