Jan 22, 2015 – NALC Trade Promotion Authority (a.k.a. ‘Fast Track’) Letter carriers may be hearing this week about something called Trade Promotion Authority, also known as “Fast Track.” It may be the most important issue for America’s unions in the first months of the new Congress. Essentially, “Fast Track” is a policy that gives […]
House and Senate lawmakers introduce pay-increase legislation Last week, both the House and Senate introduced the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act (H.R. 304 and S.164), which seeks to provide a 3.8 percent pay increase for non-postal federal employees in Fiscal Year 2016. H.R. 304’s original co-sponsors include: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) […]
NALC: On Dec. 24, the Postal Service results for November and fiscal year-to-date 2015 were posted on the Postal Regulatory Commission website. For November, USPS reported a $59 million operating profit. Add that to the $633 million operating profit from October, and you see that, for the first two months of this fiscal quarter, the Postal […]
The chairman of the House committee with responsibility for the Postal Service, the Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Committee, is Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT). Chaffetz takes over for Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), who is no longer a member of the OGR Committee. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) continues his service as ranking member. Additional assignments to […]
NALC Legislative Update: Jan. 12, 2015 114th Congress convenes Last Tuesday, the 114th Congress convened and all 535 members of the House and Senate were sworn in. In the house, there are 247 Republicans and 188 Democrats; in the Senate, 54 Republicans and 44 Democrats, plus two Independents who will continue caucusing with the […]
Safety in cold temperatures The Postal Service has issued mandatory safety talks to be given to all employees regarding protection from cold temperatures. Don’t put yourself in danger: take precautions and know the signs of hypothermia and frostbite. Check out the “Extreme Temperatures” section of the Safety & Health web page for more information.
NALC – Jan 08, 2015 Some news outlets continue to report that the Postal Service is “hemorrhaging cash.” While that line may add drama to a story, it is incorrect. The fact of the matter is the that Postal Service has accumulated $6 billion of cash on its balance sheet. This reflects a nearly three-fold increase […]
NALC – 01.06.15 – The National Election Committee has received four appeals from unsuccessful candidates in the recent election of national officers. The Committee will meet on January 6, 2015 at national headquarters to begin its review of the appeals.
December 2014 – NALC President Fredric V. Rolando and the 27 other newly installed members of the union’s Executive Council took the oath of office on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in northwest Washington, DC. With President Emeritus William H. Young, the installing officer, leading them, the men and women chosen […]
In the 2014 mid-term elections, voters across the country resoundingly voted for increases in state or local minimum wages. As of New Year’s Day, 29 states and the District of Columbia (as well as a number of cities and smaller municipalities) will have minimum wages above the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour. At that […]