Category: Alerts

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     …

May 7, 2020 The Honorable Ron Johnson                                                             The Honorable Gary Peters Chairman                                                                                             Ranking Member Homeland Security and                                                                      Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee                                                     Governmental Affairs Committee U.S. Senate                                                                                          U.S. Senate Washington, DC  20210                                                                    Washington, DC  20210   The Honorable Carolyn Maloney                                                     The Honorable Jim Jordan Chairwoman                                                                                       …

May 5, 2020   Dear Members & Sponsors of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers: The U.S. Postal Service announced in an 8-K filing dated yesterday that Governor David C. Williams resigned on April 30, 2020.  The filing simply said: Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory…

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi                                                  The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Speaker                                                                                        Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives                                                U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC  20215                                                            Washington, DC  20215   The Honorable Mitch McConnell                                            The Honorable Chuck Schumer Majority Leader                                                                          Minority Leader U.S. Senate                                                                                   U.S. Senate Washington, DC  20210                                …

The House of Representatives passed the $2.2 trillion coronavirus aid bill, previously passed by the Senate, by voice vote, and it now goes to the President for his signature.  The CARES Act includes the following provisions for the United States Postal Service.  The increase in borrowing authority should take care of liquidity concerns in the…

This is an update on United States Postal Service and coronavirus issues. Mail is safe.  In an updated statement on their Service Alerts page, the USPS has indicated that “there is currently no evidence that COVID-19 is being spread through the mail.”   Service is normal.  Also on the Service Alerts page and consistent with…