Category: Alliance Report

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…

Q1: Did it pass the House?   A1: Yes, the Postal service reform Act (PSRA) passed the House on February 8, 2022, after being introduced on May 11, 2021, and reported to the House on July 16, 2021.   Q2: Did the bill have bipartisan support?   A2: Yes, 342 members of the House voted…

1. USPS Reports $1.5 billion Q1 Loss with 4.1% Lower Mail Volume Following Record Rate Increases Budget vs. Service Back before the Delivering for America plan, USPS management had an unofficial belief that each fiscal year was either a “budget year” or a “service year.” The agency rarely has achieved excellence in both financial performance…

USPS operating cash does not jibe with its stated need to raise rates, and it is a waste United States Postal Service operating cash was $23.373 billion on December 31, 2021. (U.S. Department of the Treasury Monthly Statement of the Public Debt.) Here it is compared with the same date going back to 1990. (Three…

USPS Financials Not Good The Postal Service recently released its financial results for October, the first month of the 2022 fiscal year, and the second month after massive monopoly rate increases.  They are not good: October 2021 vs. October 2020 Total monopoly mail volume was down 14.1%. With much higher rates, monopoly mail revenue was…

Board of Governors Meeting Highlights Polarized Views of Louis DeJoy and His Ten-Year Plan Today’s USPS Board of Governors meeting illustrated the strong polarization of options about Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.  On the one hand, we had the Trump-appointed majority Governors, senior postal officers, and DeJoy himself giving highly-scripted endorsements of the PMG and his…