Letter carriers union says fixing pension errors will solve USPS’ financial woes – Cutting Saturday delivery and other measures are not long-term solutions
WASHINGTON – NALC President Fredric V. Rolando issued the following statement today in response to proposed measures to solve the USPS’ budget deficit, including rate increases and cutting Saturday delivery:
“What is at stake [...]
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NALC: Stop USPS from Making ‘Big Mistake’
NALC is taking its campaign to preserve the long-term viability of the Postal Service to the streets this summer.
President Fred Rolando launched the “Save Saturday Delivery” campaign with a national mailing to branch leaders and state-level legislative activists. Included in the mailing is a comprehensive toolkit designed to help [...]
In response to the financial crisis facing the Postal Service due to the severe national recession and the impact of electronic substitution, postal management has launched an internal study on the feasibility of eliminating Saturday delivery across the United States
NALC received a letter dated June 11 from the Postal Service requesting the union’s input on [...]
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May 11, 2009
WASHINGTON – The head of the National Association of Letter Carriers (AFL-CIO) said today that frequent postage rate increases like the one today that boosted a first-class stamp to 44 cents – while necessary for the U.S. Postal Service to function effectively this year – can and should be avoided in [...]
NALC President William H. Young surprised many in attendance by announcing that he plans to retire soon – probably before the end of the year – at which time under the Constitution he will turn the reins of the union over to Executive Vice President Fred Rolando.
“I have served as a full-time officer for this [...]
NALC announced that the nation’s largest food drive to combat hunger will be conducted this year on Saturday, May 9. On that day, letter carriers will collect non-perishable donations from homes as they deliver mail along their postal routes.
The 17th annual NALC National Food Drive to “Stamp Out Hunger” is the largest one-day food drive [...]
The Postal Service has extended the deadline to elect the Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) option for eligible carriers until June 19, 2009.
Carriers who are 50 with at least 20 years of service, or any age with at least 25 years of service, may choose to take the option and may select one of three effective [...]
