Category: Alliance Notes

February 11, 2021   Alliance Notes   The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 10, 2021 – Democrats called to save the Postal Service, but now they’re in power and struggling to help the failing agency   Yahoo Finance, February 10, 2021 – Postal Service Sets Major Operational Restructuring   AP, February 10, 2021 – Election of Democratic…

January 27, 2021 Alliance Notes — Important articles for nonprofit mailers.     Chicago Sun*Times, January 26, 2021 — Mr. President: The U.S. Postal Service needs a thorough housecleaning, starting at the top   Government Executive, January 26, 2021 — USPS Drops Appeals but Pledges to Fight for DeJoy’s Reforms: Postmaster general digs in as…

December 7, 2020   Postal Regulatory Commission, November 30, 2020 — PRC Adopts Final Rules to Modify the Rate System for Classes of Market Dominant Products Government Executive, November 30, 2020 — Regulator Finalizes Plan to Enable Larger USPS Rate Hikes Federal News Network, December 1, 2020 — USPS ‘hopeful’ freedom to set higher mail…

November 11, 2020 Alliance notes Forbes, October 22, 2020 — Postal Service Taking New ‘Extraordinary Measures’ To Speed Up Ballot Delivery For Election Government Executive, October 22, 2020 — Viewpoint: The Postal Service Will Deliver on Mail-In Voting The Hill, October 22, 2020 — US Postal Service says it has processed over 100 million ballots…

Alliance notes  October 21, 2020 Bloomberg City Lab, August 31, 2020 — Public Transit and the Postal Service Have the Same Problem Bloomberg, September 28, 2020 – DeJoy Says USPS Workers Could Abuse Election Overtime Order Fox News, September 28, 2020 — Pennsylvania judge halts USPS cuts ahead of 2020 election amid mail-in voting worries…

September 28, 2020 Alliance Notes – Click on the link for the full story.  Each article includes comments by Alliance Executive Director Stephen Kearney. Federal News Network, July 15, 2020 – USPS warns staff of temporary mail delays as it cuts ‘soaring’ delivery costs Linn’s Stamp News, July 16, 2020 – U. S. postmaster general’s…

July 14, 2020     Linn’s Stamp News — U.S. Postal Service retreats from dire financial forecast   Federal News Network — USPS forecasts push back timeline of when it expects to run out of cash   The Washington Post — Under siege from Trump, U.S. Postal Service finds surprising financial upside in pandemic: Strong…

June 25, 2020 Linn’s Stamp News–U.S. Postal Service retreats from dire financial forecast Citizens Against Government Waste–CAGW Letter to New USPS Postmaster General DeJoy The American Spectator–Leaders in Congress Discover That Postal System’s New Cries for Help Are Greatly Exaggerated The Daily Signal–5 Big Initiatives New Postmaster General Should Deliver Forbes–Post Office Pensions Update: Playing…

June 18, 2020 Linn’s Stamp News–Two USPS problems confront new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Publishing Executive–Will Pandemic and Politics Put Postal Service in Peril? Here Are the Facts. Government Executive— New Postmaster General Met With Tepid Response From Mailers, Employees NBC News–New Postal Service head is a top Trump donor. What does that mean for…