Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers on LinkedIn: Higher USPS revenue ‘still not enough’ to outpace costs, DeJoy tells board (2024)

‘Bags of mail missing’: Checks stolen from post offices, cashed for $110Khttps://lnkd.in/e7s4H_QV

Records request reveals opposition to 'insane' and 'devastating' USPS Reno mail plansTheir universal opposition — revealed in new Freedom of Information Act documents — appears not to have mattered in the face of projected financial benefits.Terrible, crazy and stupid were common reactions to the plan.https://lnkd.in/eXhrtkCn

PALMETTO, Ga. — A long line of trucks wrapped around Georgia’s regional processing and distribution center Friday morning, as some drivers and employees reported that wait times at the new facility continued to drag on for hours. 11Alive crews captured images on camera after a source inside the Palmetto facility shared that trucks had been lined up overnight. One driver told 11Alive’s Liza Lucas he was making his first trip to the facility, a trip that began at 12:45 a.m. and didn’t conclude until 7:45 a.m.https://lnkd.in/ermUAFye

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As a small business owner, Greg Teague sees firsthand how the woes of the United States Postal Service can affect business."I have never in my life encouraged so many of my clients to do wire transfers because I have no idea when an invoice check might show up in the mail," Teague, CEO of Croy Engineering, said during an "armchair chat" with U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia. "It's a real, real problem."Nonprofits also are experiencing checks not showing up in the mail.https://lnkd.in/e23BRf99

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Sales at stores are suddenly surging in the US economy’s latest show of strengthhttps://lnkd.in/gMMek3eT

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Shipping delays frustrate Bryan-College Station Amazon Prime membersSam Stephenson, a spokesperson from Amazon released a statement saying this is something they are working to address.”Like many communities across the country, delivery services in College Station and Bryan are provided by third-party partners, including the United States Postal Service. We’re aware of some issues locally with delivery speeds and are working with our partners to address them. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.”https://lnkd.in/eTe_4V_k

Utility bills aren't arriving in the mail for several Tri-State townshttps://lnkd.in/eX-uhtPm

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Georgia lawmakers continue putting pressure on postmaster general with latest demandOn Tuesday, the Georgia Congressional Delegation members sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to seek an advisory opinion required by law.GEORGIA, USA — Calls for the postmaster general to take action regarding the rather "disastrous" rollout of a new plan that caused issues for many Georgians who experienced delays receiving their mail.https://lnkd.in/eFYmuyRC

OK Prisons Privatize Mail, as “Digital Processing Centers” Expand Drug WarBeginning September 1, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) will no longer deliver physical mail to the nearly 23,000 people in its custody. Instead, letters—including photographs and greeting cards—must be addressed to a digital processing center in Texas where a private contractor will read and scan the contents. If approved, mail will then be uploaded to tablets provided by the same company.https://lnkd.in/eHf6zNXm

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