Category: Alliance Report

All we want for Christmas is light at the end of the USPS tunnel Dear USPS, You have been urging us to write to Santa. We thought we mailers should write to you to tell you what we want, no need, from you, our exclusive provider of mail delivery. Right now you have us in…

Postal updates: The more things change…the more they stay the same Losses Despite the grand promises made by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and his Delivering for America (DFA) plan, longtime observers of the Postal Service see common themes repeating themselves. USPS just reported results for the Fiscal Year 2022 ending September 30. The agency lost…

October 11, 2022 Nonprofit mailer updates USPS files January rate hikes at PRC, using full 4.2% authority Yes, the Postal Service just raised rates in July and it’s doing it again in January. And yes, the FY 2023 rate increases could equal or exceed the record hikes of FY 2021 and 2022. The first salvo…

 September 22, 2022 Nonprofit mailer updates   USPS sitting on record cash as it hits mailers with large semi-annual rate hikes On August 31, 2022, the United States Postal Service held non-marketable Treasury Securities in the Postal Service Fund valued at $22,747,000,000. The agency continues to hold cash very near the record high, and well…

August 29, 2022 Nonprofit mailer updates January 22, 2023 rate hikes Just a reminder that we recently updated our projections for the next market-dominant mail rate hikes. These will be the first of promised semi-annual rate increases in July and January. The January rate surge will be based on six months of the Consumer Price…

Nonprofit mailer updates Comments to the PRC Many thanks to everyone who submitted comments to the Postal Regulatory Commission on the impact of above-inflation postage rate increases. In response to a question, the PRC said: “We do plan to make the comments available, and are working out the details regarding timing and format for doing…

PMG plans largest-ever revamp of USPS plants Postmaster General DeJoy recently shared with USPS employees his ambitious plans to completely revamp the network of procession plants. Presumably, he will share them with customers at the July 25 Mailers Technical Advisory Committee meeting.   In what probably would be the largest change in modern postal operations,…

                                                                                                                                                               June 23, 2022 Issue 22/07 The leading voice for nonprofits on postal issues for over 40 years.                        © 2022 Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers—All rights reserved. A 501 (c)(4) nonprofit organization established by nonprofits for nonprofits.   USPS ignores regulator again; favors packages again In a recurring theme, the Postal Service announced changes to…

The new “improved” risky USPS business strategy Two years into his tenure, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has begun explaining his USPS business strategy directly to customers and mailing industry suppliers. The strategy has become quite clear and it is very simple. It carries significant risks too. The main components of the USPS strategy are: Obtain…

April 26, 2022 PRC cannot fully regulate USPS; seeks to build its capacity with more funding and data initiatives To properly regulate the monopoly United States Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission should firmly control three things: pricing, service quality, and costs. Strong control over pricing The U.S. Court of Appeals recently affirmed that the…