Category: Alliance Report
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Possible 5th PRC Commissioner Nominated
June 13, 2018 President Trump recently nominated Michael Kubayanda to be the fifth Postal Regulatory Commissioner. He would bring the Commissioner to full complement, joining Chairman Robert Taub, Vice Chairman Tony Hammond, and Commissioners Nanci Langley and Mark Acton. While swift Senate confirmation is not likely, it is possible Mr. Kubayanda could become a Commissioner…
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Unions and Senator Contact Task Force
June 13, 2018 Four postal unions banded together to meet with the President’s Task Force and to make joint observations and recommendations. In one sense they agree with us that a major remake of USPS is not necessary. But after that, we part ways. The unions believe that the mandate to prefund retiree obligations is…
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Alliance Notes—Articles Worth Reading
June 13, 2018 Ad Age, May 31, 2018– ANA EXTENDS ITS REACH (AGAIN) WITH PLAN TO ACQUIRE DMA Ad Week, May 31, 2018– ANA Acquires Data & Marketing Association to Help Marketers Adapt to a Data-First World Media Post, May 31, 2018– ANA Acquires DMA: It’s The Data, Stupid Slate, May 31, 2018– Teens Are…
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Alliance Meets with President’s Task Force
May 30, 2018 We had the chance to meet last week at the historic Main Treasury Building with several members of the President’s Task Force on the United States Postal System. We were heartened to find several very good things about the members of the task force: They are very professional and already quite well…
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Alliance Notes
May 30, 2018 Alliance Notes are links to articles well worth reading. The Information, May, 15, 2018– To Bypass UPS, Amazon Mimics Uber Tactics CBS2 Chicago, May 15, 2018– Drivers Delivering Amazon Packages Accused Of Devastating And Deadly Accidents Tampa Bay Business Journal, May 16, 2018– Meredith Corp. reveals layoff dates for over 600 Tampa…
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The Four Horsemen of the Postal Apocalypse
May 16, 2018 Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, an 1887 painting by Viktor Vasnetsov. Depicted from left to right are Death, Famine, War, and Conquest. The Lamb is visible at the top. A wise person in the nonprofit sector said recently, “The stakes were never higher.” This got our attention, so we looked at the…
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Alliance Notes—Articles Worth Reading
May 16, 2018 WLNS6, May 2, 2018–LSC Communications and RRD Enter into a Definitive Agreement for LSC to Acquire the Print Logistics Government Executive, May 4, 2018–For New Addresses, USPS Will No Longer Deliver Mail to Your Door The Hill (opinion), May 7, 2018–Postal Service banking system possible if past pitfalls avoided American Banker (opinion),…
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USPS makes “centralized delivery the preferred mode”
May 3, 2018 The Postal Service has taken another step to make centralized delivery of mail, primarily in cluster boxes, the “preferred mode of delivery.” They did this by revising their internal manual called the Post Office Manual, effective April 26. It applies to “all new residential and commercial developments.” This further tightening of the…
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PRC Analysis of the Postal Service’s FY 2017 Annual Performance Report Reveals Major Productivity Problem
May 3, 2018 The April 26 report issued by the PRC on FY 2017 performance said the USPS underperformed its goals in all four areas: High-Quality Service Excellent Customer Experiences Safe Workplace and Engaged Workforce Financial Health Because the PRC is currently proposing very large rate increases for customers adding up to as much as…
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Alliance Announces its Support for the Comprehensive Approach of the President’s Task Force
May 3, 2018 In case you missed our press release about the Task Force, here it is: Press Release Nonprofit Mailers Applaud President’s Task Force on our Postal System Comprehensive Reform is Needed Washington, DC, April 24, 2018: The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers strongly endorses the April 12, 2018 Executive Order of President Trump establishing…