Category: Alliance Report

June 28, 2021   The three new USPS governors appointed by President Biden were sworn in and attended their first closed meeting the week before last.  On June 15, White House Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice swore in Anton Hajjar, Amber McReynolds, and Ron Stroman at the Old Executive office Building in Washington, DC.  As…

June 28, 2021   To augment its required quarterly service performance reports, the Postal Service has taken to issuing press releases when service improves, or at least holds steady.  The latest release shows service improvements by 6 to 9 percentage points through most of the current third quarter:   Performance numbers below include the weeks…

June 28, 2021   The USPS proposed slowing service standards for First Class Mail for about 39 percent of the volume, extending from 2 to 3 days to 2 to 5 days on September 1.  The Postal Regulatory Commission established a lengthy review process that will lead to an advisory opinion on July 20 that…

June 28, 2021   The Postal Reorganization Act attempted to transform the Post Office into a self-funding independent agency.  Courtesy of the USPS Historian we know:   On August 12, 1970, President Richard Nixon signed into law the Postal Reorganization Act, the most comprehensive postal legislation since the founding of the republic. The law transformed…

June 1, 2021 Late Friday afternoon, May 28, 2021, the United States Postal Service announced and filed with the regulator its decision to use all of the new above-inflation rate increase authority (red bars) plus the additional CPI authority accrued this year (yellow bars).  The average increase will be 6.9 percent effective August 29, 2021. …

May 12, 2021   The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform this Thursday will mark up a postal reform bill.  The business meeting to consider any amendments or objections to the draft bill will be held virtually and in person.  The session will be streamed through the OGR website starting at 10 am ET.…

May 12, 2021   When the Postal Service awarded a new contract to Oshkosh Defense, the agency decided that all-electric would be too expensive, not yet feasible, and the defense contractor could convert some drivetrains to electric as needed.  At most, about 10 percent of postal trucks would be electric.  When pressed on the issue…

May 12, 2021   For years, USPS has appended this statement to its press releases: “The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.”  A recent example: “These ARE the Droid Stamps You’re Looking For: Star Wars-Inspired Stamps Are Here…