Category: Alliance Notes

Alliance Notes December 4, 2019 Dec 4 – The Agitator – Riding the Unicorn—Fundamentals and proven basic practices, like mail, be not damned. Dec 3 – The Washington Post – Finland’s prime minister resigns over postal service dispute—Does the postal system matter in our political system, as we do have the world’s best and it…

November 6, 2019 Nov 5 – The Chronicle of Philanthropy – Can the Boom Times Last?  Nov 5 – Engadget – CVS starts delivering prescriptions to homes via UPS drones  Nov 5 – The Salt Lake Tribune – In historic shift, The Salt Lake Tribune gets IRS approval to become a nonprofit  Nov 1 –…

Oct 21 – Transport Topics – FedEx Completes First Commercial Drone Delivery  Oct 21 – CNBC – Stamps.com Shares Surge on UPS Partnership  Oct 19 – Dawn – Google Competes First Drone Delivery in US  Oct 19 – The Washington Post – Virginia town becomes home to nation’s first drone package delivery service  Oct 18…

Alliance Notes  October 1 ,2019 September 13 – Government Executive – Court Rules Postal Service’s Largest-Ever Stamp Price Increase Is Illegal  September 17 – The NonProfit Times – Court Declares Postal Rate Increase Unlawful  September 23 – Government Executive – Yet Another Impasse at the Postal Service as Two More Labor Contracts Expire  September 25…

Alliance Notes   September 11, 2019 August 28 – Logistics Management – FedEx Freight’s last-mile plans are moving forward  August 29 – The Wall Street Journal – How Amazon’s Shipping Empire Is Challenging UPS and FedEx  August 29 – Forbes – What Amazon’s One-Day Delivery Means for UPS, FedEx, Walmart and Target  August 29 – Courthouse…

Alliance Notes – August 28, 2019 August 14 – Streets Blog NYC – UNACCOUNTABLE! The United States Postal Service is a Rogue Company Delivering Road Violence  August 15 – Business Insider – The US Postal Service’s volumes tanked for the first time in nearly a decade — here’s why insiders say FedEx and Amazon are…

August 13, 2019 July 30 – Business Insider – UPS drivers are ditching commercial navigation apps for an in-house tool. The chief engineering and information officer explains how it’s already saving the company millions. August 2 – Government Executive – USPS Regains a Functioning Governing Board for the First Time in Five Years August 2…

July 30, 2019 July 16 – Government Executive – Would-Be Postal Regulators Pledge to Hold Mailing Agency More Accountable July 17 – Federal News Network – Postal regulation nominees: USPS faces ‘very real threat’ to long-term viability July 22 – Barron’s – Why FedEx and UPS Could Benefit From the Post Office’s Pension Problem July…

July 16, 2019 June 26, 2019 – NALC – NALC, USPS formally open 2019 bargaining talks June 27, 2019 – Council on Foreign Relations – Solving the Identity-Protection Problem by Bringing the Post Office Into the Digital Age June 28, 2019 – Washington Monthly – How Post Offices Can Beat Payday Lenders June 28, 2019…

June 5, 2019 May 20, 2019 – Printing Impressions – Printing, Mailing Industry Voice Concerns Over Crippling Rate Hikes to Combat U.S. Postal Service Dire Financial Condition May 22, 2019 – Royal Mail – Royal Mail to invest around £1.8 billion in UK over five years May 23, 2019 – Extreme Tech – Ford Shows…