Category: Alerts

  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…

Washington, D.C. – August 12, 2020 Statement on the Postal Regulatory Commission On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, we congratulate the Postal Regulatory Commission.  The agency is critically important to all nonprofit mailers, with its stated mission: “The Postal Regulatory Commission is an independent Federal agency that provides transparency and accountability of the U.…

June 22, 2020 Dear Members & Sponsors of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers: Hello, everyone!  We hope you are doing well! USPS on Running Out of Cash: Never Mind! Today, the USPS Chief Financial Officer & Executive VP, Joe Corbett, Finance & Strategy Senior VP, Luke Grossman, General Counsel & Executive VP, Tom Marshall, and…

June 1, 2020 Dear Members & Sponsors of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers: Hello, everyone!  We hope you are doing well! Volume Improving Here are the latest weekly volume change numbers from USPS.  As you can see, volumes are getting better in some important categories, notably Marketing Mail and Packages. USPS Weekly Volume Changes 2020…

May 18, 2020 Dear Members & Sponsors of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers: Hello, everyone!  We hope you are doing well! As you know the Postal Service has been updating us with its weekly volume changes since the pandemic started having a major impact.  The latest week shows total mail volume down 29 percent, and…

May 11, 2020 Dear Members & Sponsors of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers: Hello, everyone!  We hope you are doing well! Volume getting better Today, the Postal Service gave us the volume change numbers for last week versus the same week last year: Mail                                  -32.6% Packages                         +64% Single Piece First Class   -9% Presort First Class     …