Category: Press
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Another USPS Lump of Coal–Association TRENDS
Association Trends, December 21, 2017 Another USPS lump of coal: Final rule on customized postage ‘No’ on nonprofits eligibility under new standards As the holiday season gets in full-on mode, we at the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers unfortunately need to continue delivering bad news from our U.S. Postal Service. The Service issued its final rule on the allowable content…
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New System Might Spike Postal Rates–The NonProfit Times
New System Might Spike Postal Rates DECEMBER 12, 2017 MARK HRYWNA Postal rates could climb as much as 40 percent during the next five years under a proposal by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). In a congressionally-mandated review a decade after postal reform, the PRC said the ratemaking system had been “largely successful in achieving…
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Postal Regulator Allows Higher Rates, but Denies USPS Autonomy in Setting Prices–Government Executive
Postal Regulator Allows Higher Rates, but Denies USPS Autonomy in Setting Prices By Eric Katz December 1, 2017 Leave a comment Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Robert Taub emphasized that feedback from stakeholders is welcome before plan is finalized. Jose Luis Magana/AP The U.S. Postal Service will continue to face a cap restricting its annual price increases, the…
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The Postal Service is not about to run out of money
August 26, 2017 By Linda Thomas Brooks, President and CEO, MPA—The Association of Magazine Media USPS is opting for unprecedented rate hikes rather than efficiency The United States Postal Service is an aging, but still powerful, beast. Under federal law, America’s mailboxes are the sole domain of the USPS, and many types of mail can…
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Karen Krigsman, Traci Lucien, and Joe Schick To be Honored with 2017 Luminaire Awards
June 16, 2017 – WhatTheyThink.com Press release from the issuing company Idealliance and Printing Industries Alliance will recognize industry leaders at Annual Franklin Luminaire Awards event in New York City on Oct. 18. Alexandria, Va. (June 15, 2017)—Idealliance and Printing Industries Alliance have announced that Karen E. Krigsman of J.Crew Group, Inc., Traci L. Lucien of…
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AARP and QuadGraphics Execs Honored
Execs From Quad, J.Crew Group, AARP to Be Honored with 2017 Luminaire Awards June 15, 2017 – Printing Impressions ALEXANDRIA, Va. — June 15, 2017 — Idealliance and Printing Industries Alliance have announced that Karen E. Krigsman of J.Crew Group, Inc., Traci L. Lucien of AARP, and Joe Schick, recently retired from Quad/Graphics, will be honored with 2017…
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Mailer Groups: USPS – Spendthrift Monopolist
Mailer Groups: USPS – Spendthrift Monopolist June 9, 2017 – mailomg.com, The Official Mail Guide Opinion of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, MPA—The Association of Magazine Media, and Postcom—The Association for Postal Commerce In the ongoing “Ten Year Review” of postal pricing, the Postal Regulatory Commission is considering whether to retain, loosen, or eliminate the…
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Associations Issue Opinion Piece Critical of USPS/NALC Contract
Associations Issue Opinion Piece Critical of USPS/NALC Contract June 9, 2017 – Leo Raymond, Mailers Hub A few days after the commentary in the preceding post was written, an email arrived in the Mailers Hub inbox, conveying an op-ed piece released by three DC-based associations: the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, MPA – the Association of Magazine…