Category: Alliance Report
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USPS Conference on Service Degradation
March 25, 2021 USPS Conference on Service Degradation Moving rapidly to show its resolve to implement its plan, the Postal Service announced its intention to file at the regulator for service degradation: Pursuant to 39 C.F.R. § 3020.111(d), the Postal Service provides the Postal Regulatory Commission (“Commission”) this Notice of its intent to…
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February Results: Question the Plan Forecast
March 25, 2021 February Results: Question the Plan Forecast Everyone who is taking as given the USPS forecast of a ten-year loss of $160 billion absent its new plan should think twice. The whole plan is predicated on this expected cumulative loss. But USPS is profitable five months into FY2021. It has…
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Alliance Notes
March 25, 2021 Alliance Notes Federal News Network, March 23, 2021 – USPS aims to break-even by 2023 under 10-year infrastructure plan Linn’s Stamp News, March 23, 2021 – New USPS ‘Delivering for America’ plan calls for higher prices and slower deliveries The Agitator, March 24, 2021 – The Postal Wolf is at Your…
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USPS: A lot going on
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…
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Alliance notes
March 2, 2021 American Enterprise Institute, March 2, 2021 – Why did the US Postal Service’s performance decline last year? Linn’s Stamp News, March 2, 2021 – DeJoy gets friendlier reception before House committee; Biden nominates three to USPS board of governors The American Law Institute, February 26,2021 – Anton Hajjar Nominated to USPS Governing…
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Remain Vigilant
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: …
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Important Postal Policy Questions
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…
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Alliance Notes
February 11, 2021 Alliance Notes The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 10, 2021 – Democrats called to save the Postal Service, but now they’re in power and struggling to help the failing agency Yahoo Finance, February 10, 2021 – Postal Service Sets Major Operational Restructuring AP, February 10, 2021 – Election of Democratic…
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What to expect for postage in 2021–PMG says higher rates “imminent”
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…
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Alliance Notes
January 27, 2021 Alliance Notes — Important articles for nonprofit mailers. Chicago Sun*Times, January 26, 2021 — Mr. President: The U.S. Postal Service needs a thorough housecleaning, starting at the top Government Executive, January 26, 2021 — USPS Drops Appeals but Pledges to Fight for DeJoy’s Reforms: Postmaster general digs in as…