NALC – 12.11.14 – The Postal Service remains vital to the American economy and to American society. Six-days a week, year-round, homes and businesses in every American town, city and county depend on the Postal Service. And the holiday season is no different. This holiday season, U.S. employees will be working seven days a week […]
NALC election summary released In compliance with federal labor laws and NALC’s commitment to provide maximum information to the membership, NALC Secretary-Treasurer Jane E. Broendel has announced the publication of the official summary of results of the 2014 NALC Election. In October, NALC members cast ballots for national officers. Members selected four resident officers, three trustees […]
NALC – 12.04.14 – Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) spoke on the Senate floor today in support of preserving the Postal Service and of a moratorium on postal facility closures.
12.03.14 – The NALC and USPS have agreed to extend the ongoing Article 8 equitability test until March 31, 2015, in the twenty-two districts currently participating (M-01850). The test was established by a June 3, 2013 agreement (M-01820) resulting from the National Article 8 Task Force. The test was previously extended until December 31, 2014 […]
Nov. 25, 2014 – NALC – The Postal Service’s financial results for October 2014—the first month of Fiscal Year 2015—were posted on the Postal Regulatory Commission’s website last night. For October 2014, the Postal Service reported $633 million in operating income. This reflects a more than two-fold increase from the $274 million operating income reported […]
NALC Legislative Update for November 2014 Committee leadership taking shape for incoming Congress One of the first orders of business for lawmakers returning after the mid-term elections was voting on committee leadership posts for the 114th Congress. Those elections were held on Tuesday. With regard to committees of importance to the NALC, Rep. Darrell Issa […]
Delivering for America – Nov. 2014 – In 1977, Observatory Books opened its doors and became the first used bookstore in Southeast Alaska. Originally located in Sitka, the store became a reality when Dee Longenbaugh, the shop’s proprietor and member of the Antiquarian Bookseller’s Association of America, decided to turn her hobby of collecting books on Alaska […]
NALC – 11.19.14 – The heroic action of two Peoria, IL Branch 31 letter carriers who rescued an abducted boy outside their post office was reported tonight on the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley. The two carriers received the NALC’s Heroes Unit Citation award last fall for their efforts, which began when Cristy Perfetti […]
On Tuesday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) was elected chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the committee that has jurisdiction over the U.S. Postal Service. Chaffetz will replace Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), whose term as chairman expires at the end of the year. Because Republicans held on to their majority in the House […]
NALC – 11.18.14 – As previously reported, NALC is continuing to monitor the Postal Service’s response to the cyber breach that compromised a Postal Service computer file containing employees’ personal and employment information. NALC has filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board protesting the Postal Service’s failure to provide NALC advance notice of, […]