Category: Press

Postal Updates U.S. Postal Service retreats from dire financial forecast Jun 25, 2020, 8 AM The U.S. Postal Service’s forecast puts forward two scenarios. One calls for the USPS to run out of gas in March 2021 and the other in October 2021. Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister The United States Postal Service has…

View From The Tree June 10, 2020 Will Pandemic and Politics Put Postal Service in Peril? Here Are the Facts. By D. Eadward Tree Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter LinkedIn LinkedIn Email Email 0 Comments Comments Depending upon which experts you heed, the U.S. Postal Service is either just a few months away from insolvency or…

Postal Updates Two USPS problems confront new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy May 28, 2020, 1 PM DeJoy’s job will be not only to understand how the Postal Service sets prices, but also to convince President Trump that the Postal Service is doing it right. Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister When Postmaster General Louis DeJoy…

Postal workers May Chen, left, and Wilson Yu wear masks and gloves during the coronavirus pandemic as they sort mail at the United States Postal Service processing and distribution center on April 30 in Oakland, Calif. Ben Margot / AP New Postmaster General Met With Tepid Response From Mailers, Employees Outsider appointment comes just days…

Postal Updates David Williams resigns from USPS board of governors May 6, 2020, 8 AM David C. Williams, a former inspector general for the U.S. Postal Service, resigned from the Postal Service’s board of governors. Photo by Jay Bigalke. By Bill McAllister, Washington Correspondent David C. Williams, a former inspector general for the United States…

Postal Service Seeks $10 Billion From CARES Act The NonProfit Times News April 7, 2020 Democratic Congressional leaders asked the administration to quickly disburse a $10 billion loan to the United States Postal Service (USPS) that was included in the most recent Coronavirus stimulus package. U.S. Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) and…

Postal Updates Battle lines forming over setting of U.S. stamp prices Mar 4, 2020, 12 PM An effort by the United States Postal Regulatory Commission to revise current rules regulating stamp prices is encountering opposition from organizations that rely on the mails. Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister For years successive postmasters general have pleaded…

Postal Updates Trump 2021 budget calls for USPS pay cuts, greater use of private sector partners Feb 12, 2020, 11 AM The fiscal year 2021 budget calls for cutting pay for postal workers to a level “more closely aligning Postal Service employee wages with those of other federal employees.” Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister…

New Postal Pricing Proposal Will Threaten Nonprofit Mailers Venable LLP Link USA December 12 2019 On December 5, 2019, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) proposed changes to the system that regulates prices for so-called market-dominant mail, which includes much of the mail sent by nonprofit organizations. The PRC’s proposed revised rules and request for public…

Postal Updates PRC proposes giving USPS greater freedom to raise stamp prices Dec 11, 2019, 8 AM In a Dec. 5 proposal, the Postal Regulatory Commission moved closer to Postmaster General Megan Brennan’s wish for annual increases greater than the rate of inflation. Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister The Postal Regulatory Commission has taken…