Category: Alliance Notes

USPS Appropriations Bill: 2nd PRC Review   The Senate Appropriations Committee should soon take up the annual appropriation for the Postal Service.  We have heard of interest among some members of the committee to include language to require the Postal Regulatory Commission to perform a quick second review of USPS rate regulation.    The Alliance…

Alliance notes   August 3, 2021, Federal News Network – USPS, exempt from vaccine requirements, sees uptick of employees in quarantine   August 6, 2021, Government Executive – USPS Board Meeting Turns Testy as Biden Appointees Voice Disagreements With DeJoy’s Vision   August 6, 2021, NPR – The Postal Service Presses Forward With Unpopular Plan…

July 2, 2021, Freight Waves, Obscure language in postal reform bills causes stir July 8, 2021, AP, Critics: Postal Service plans imperil community newspapers July 14, 2021, Federal News Network, USPS IG warns 10-year plan may not save as much money as agency projects July 19, 2021, The Dallas Morning News, USPS debuts same-day and…

June 28, 2021   June 2, 2021, The NonProfit Times, Nonprofit Postal Rates Set To Skyrocket   June 3, 2021, Government Executive, USPS Projects Continuing Mail Delays, Setting Targets Well Below Historical Standards   June 24, 2021, The Dispatch, Why Is the Mail Still So Slow?      

June 1, 2021   May 26, 2021, Government Executive – USPS Faces Preemptive Backlash to Expected Soaring Price Hikes   May 28, 2021, Federal News Network – USPS sends first RIF notices to non-union employees, seeks to raise mail prices above inflation   May 28, 2021, CBS News – USPS says stamp prices will rise…

May 12, 2021   April 28, 2021, Bloomberg – Postal Board Nears Democratic Majority That Might Keep DeJoy April 29, 2021, GAO – U.S. Postal Service: Volume, Performance, and Financial Changes since the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic April 30, 2021, Yahoo News – Chief postal inspector tells lawmakers that social media monitoring began after…

April 29, 2021 Alliance Notes April 15, 2021, Government Executive – USPS Should Outsource More Post Offices and Request Subsidies, IG Says April 19, 2021, Federal News Network – Postal Service seems to be getting back on track with on-time mail delivery April 20, 2021, The American Prospect – Letter Carriers’ Union and Congressional Democrats…

April 14, 2021 Alliance notes March 26, 2021, The Washington Post – Democrats introduce ‘DeJoy Act’ in opening salvo against USPS leader’s mail-slowing plan April 5, 2021, Federal News Network – DeJoy says USPS to run out of cash in late 2022 without 10-year reform plan April 7, 2021, Government Executive – USPS Has Nearly…

March 25, 2021   Alliance Notes Federal News Network, March 23, 2021 – USPS aims to break-even by 2023 under 10-year infrastructure plan Linn’s Stamp News, March 23, 2021 – New USPS ‘Delivering for America’ plan calls for higher prices and slower deliveries The Agitator, March 24, 2021 – The Postal Wolf is at Your…

March 2, 2021 American Enterprise Institute, March 2, 2021 – Why did the US Postal Service’s performance decline last year? Linn’s Stamp News, March 2, 2021 – DeJoy gets friendlier reception before House committee; Biden nominates three to USPS board of governors The American Law Institute, February 26,2021 – Anton Hajjar Nominated to USPS Governing…