Category: Alliance Report

July 26, 2016 With the supporting intervention of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, the PRC properly rejected on July 20 the latest step in the multi-year USPS attempt to effectively increase customers’ postage costs above the CPI price cap. USPS tried to do so a couple of years ago when it proposed making Full Service…

Republished from Dead Tree Edition Why the Rate Cap Isn’t Killing the Postal Service The rate cap is evil — evil, I tell you! A legislative reform that has arguably saved the U.S. Postal Service is increasingly coming under attack by wrong-headed postal officials and some of the postal unions. The myth these whiners are…

July 26, 2016 An independent arbitrator, Stephen B. Goldberg, awarded a very sweet 40-month labor contact to the American Postal Workers Union. “We have gained many positive results in these difficult times,” APWU President and lead negotiator Mark Dimondstein said. “We, as a union, should be proud of the results.” Here are some of its…

July 26, 2016 On July 12, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed “bipartisan postal reform legislation.” It is similar to the discussion draft that the committee had circulated and many stakeholders, including nonprofit mailers, had commented on. The main bill, H.R. 5714, continues to legislate a postage rate increase equal to half of…

July 26, 2016 Alliance notes—click the links to read the stories CNBC: Why Hillary Clinton thinks making the Postal Service a bank too, is a good idea The Washington Post: In warning about the heat, President Obama praises 8-year-old who left cold drinks for his letter carrier Deadline Hollywood: Wonder Woman Lassos Four New USPS…

July 7, 2016 When the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee asked for comments on its discussion draft of a new postal reform bill, the Alliance teamed up with several leading associations in the nonprofit mailing community to ensure its voice would be heard. These groups made sure their members knew about the draft bill…

The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, representing the mailers of one-tenth of all U.S. Mail since 1980, respectfully submit these comments on draft postal legislation released June 15, 2016. We appreciate the Committee’s hard work on postal reform, and believe with the changes suggested below we could support the legislation unreservedly. Sec. 207—Market Dominant Rates (pp.83-84)—We…

Stakeholders Voice Concerns Over Latest Postal Reform Efforts By Eric Katz June 28, 2016 House lawmakers earlier this month introduced a measure with bipartisan support to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service, and expressed optimism the draft bill would finally clear the hurdles that have prevented similar legislation from becoming law for several years running. The…

MailSmart Logistics blog post on centralized delivery section of draft bill Legislation Aims to Stop Delivering Mail to Your Door! June 29, 2016 A postal reform bill containing multiple options to improve the profitability of the U.S. Postal Service is being considered by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  While the mailing industry is…

Alliance notes—click the links to read the stories July 7, 2016 Multibriefs: Second half of 2016 may deliver big changes for the mailing industry Federal News Radio: Gary Reblin: USPS offers range of new products, including Informed Delivery Credit Union Times: Expand Dodd-Frank, Allow USPS to Offer Banking Services, Dems Say The Globe and Mail:…