Category: Alliance Report

March 2, 2021   It is important that nonprofit mailers be aware that there are several very important developments going on with our Postal Service that are very much interrelated.   New rate authority—mid-2021 large increases New strategic plan Three new Governors nominated Congress working on reform Poor service   New rate authority—mid-2021 large increases…

February 11, 2021   Remain Vigilant   Several developments surrounding the United States Postal Service mean that changes are likely to be coming soon. Whether these changes are good or bad for mailers of letters and flats remains to be seen.  There are several ongoing developments that mailers need to keep an eye on:  …

  February 11, 2021   Important Postal Policy Questions   All that is going on with our postal system leads us to pose important policy questions:   Under its current structure and mandates, can the USPS ever reach the point of operating efficiently and effectively as a private business would? The record seems to indicate…

January 27, 2021 What to expect for postage in 2021–PMG says higher rates “imminent”   First, a plea…   Service is quite poor.  People are losing confidence in mail.  Everyone is talking about Christmas cards that took a month to be delivered and bill payments that were late.  We’ve heard the rationale—employee absences and resignations…

January 7, 2021   A temporary 4.3% surcharge reduced nonprofit mail.  How much will 5.6% to 7.6% annual permanent rate increases add to the spiral? Nonprofit mailers have been hit with three major events in the past dozen or so year that have forced them to greatly reduce their use of USPS Marketing Mail and…

January 7, 2020 Continuing to prioritize businesslike profitability over public service is leading USPS and PRC down the wrong path Two federal agencies, the Postal Regulatory Commission and the United States Postal Service, are in violent agreement that it’s OK, even advisable, to raise rates well above general inflation for mailers who must use USPS…

  December 7, 2020   Regulator issues final rule Yes, the postal regulator is done—for now.  In its 484-page ruling, the Postal Regulatory Commission laid out a potential timeline in which the Postal Service would make its surcharge proposal by the end of this month, the PRC would approve it by the end of March,…