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NALC National Food Drive is Saturday, May 11

NALC National Food Drive is Saturday, May 11

Questions regarding the food drive should be directed to NALC Director of Community Services Pam Donato at 202-662-2489 or at donato@nalc.org.
With the NALC’s 21st annual National Food Drive now just a few short weeks away, the pace of the behind-the-scenes work to make it go as smoothly as possible is reaching a fever pitch in [...]

Rolando testifies before House committee

Rolando testifies before House committee

April 17, 2013 — NALC President Fredric Rolando was among those called to testify today on Capitol Hill before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service’s financial situation.
The hearing began with several representatives accusing Postal Service Board of Governors Chairman Mickey Barnett of backing away from USPS’s announced plan to [...]

NALC: Obama budget: Better never than late

NALC: Obama budget: Better never than late

April 10, 2013 —The Obama administration released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2014 today, months late and weeks after the House and Senate both passed budget resolutions—a fact that makes the president’s proposals less relevant than usual.
Nevertheless, NALC is disappointed that the president has revived a number of postal and federal employee provisions that [...]

NALC President Fredric Rolando statement on USPS Board of Governors announcement

NALC President Fredric Rolando statement on USPS Board of Governors announcement

April 10, 2013 —NALC President Fredric Rolando issued the following statement today, in response to the USPS Board of Governors’ announcement that the Postal Service will obey the law and comply with the continuing resolution adopted in March that mandates continuation of six-day mail delivery this year. The Board restated its support for a change [...]

NALC: Questions and Answers On City Carrier Assistants

NALC: Questions and Answers On City Carrier Assistants

Q & A – City Carrier Assistants (CCAs)
A jointly developed question-and-answer document (M-01802) provides the mutual understanding of the national parties on issues related to city carrier assistants (CCAs) – the new classification of letter carrier created by the Jan. 10, 2013 interest arbitration award that set the terms of the 2011 National Agreement. The [...]

NALC: Day of action on March 24

NALC: Day of action on March 24

NALC will hold a day of action on Sunday, March 24, to mobilize public support for Saturday delivery service. The timing will allow us the perfect opportunity to remind our representatives in Washington to maintain the six-day mail delivery language in the continuing budget resolution, expected to be renewed by Congress on March 27. “We [...]

NALC President Rolando’s statement following the PMG’s congressional testimony

NALC President Rolando’s statement following the PMG’s congressional testimony

Postmaster General Pat Donahoe’s effort Wednesday to justify to lawmakers his attempt to do an end-run around Congress by ending Saturday delivery failed badly.
Donahoe acknowledged that he had not studied the impact on lost mail volume and revenue of going to a five-day delivery schedule, and that his figure of $2 billion in potential savings [...]

NALC President Rolando responds to Donahoe

NALC President Rolando responds to Donahoe

NALC President Rolando responds to Donahoe

PMG to Congress: Out of the way, I’m ending Saturday delivery
NALC to PMG: Not without a fight!

Feb. 7, 2013 — Postmaster General Pat Donahoe’s unilateral and brazen plan to end Saturday mail delivery in August led many reporters at a press conference yesterday to question its legality, given Congress’ 30-year [...]

NALC: Donahoe to Congress: My way or the highway

NALC: Donahoe to Congress: My way or the highway

• Announces the end of Saturday delivery on August 5
• NALC calls for postmaster general to step down
Postmaster General Pat Donahoe held a press conference today to announce his intention to end Saturday delivery on August 5, 2013, even though current law mandates six-day delivery. Carriers will be subjected to stand-up talks today on the [...]

NALC: Notice for Transitional Employees

NALC: Notice for Transitional Employees

If you are a Transitional Employee (TE), you should have received a letter from NALC President Fredric Rolando concerning the process for applying for a career-track City Carrier Assistant (CCA) position by now. In addition, you should have received a booklet offering advice on taking the postal exam as well as practice exams. (Please note [...]

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