Former Local Union Vice President Pleads Guilty to Operating Overtime Kickback Scheme in the Allentown Post Office PHILADELPHIA – 11/03/21 – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Joseph Whitbeck, 56, of Tamaqua, PA, pleaded guilty to multiple fraud charges before United States District Court Judge Edward G. Smith stemming from his operation […]
NALC – 8/6/21 – The postal revenue increase over the same quarter last year makes two things clear. The first is how much the American people and their businesses rely on the Postal Service. During the pandemic, letter carriers have helped tens of millions of Americans shelter safely at home, while also helping them vote […]
USPS News Link – 4/15/21 – The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) won’t hold its annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive as planned this year, but it isn’t giving up on the cause. Rather than leaving bags of food by their mailboxes on the second Saturday in May, postal customers will be urged to […]
NALC News – 4/14/21 – On April 10, all city letter carriers began earning their new pay rates in accordance with the 2019 National Agreement. The new pay rates include the following: For career city carriers: 1.1% General Wage Increase effective November 23, 2019 $166 Cost of Living Adjustment effective February 29, 2020 $188 Cost […]
NALC – 3/23/21 – Today the U. S. Postal Service released it long-term strategic business plan, which many in Congress have been demanding for years. There are many positive elements in the USPS Delivering for America Plan, including: its adoption of a credible growth strategy (worth $24 billion in revenues over 10 years) focused on […]
NALC – 3/15/21 – The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 signed into law on March 11, 2021, provides an important new leave benefit for letter carriers affected by COVID-19. Effective March 12, it establishes a new category of leave called Emergency Federal Employee Leave (EFEL). EFEL is available to all federal employees if they […]
NALC News – 3/10/21 – The House of Representatives once again passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319), following Senate passage Saturday, by a vote of 221-211. The legislation is expected to be signed into law by President Biden this week to provide a fifth round of COVID-relief to the American people. […]
NALC News – 3/9/21 – Tonight, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842), which seeks to restore protections that give workers the right to organize and bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions. H.R. 842 passed by a vote of 225-206 with five Republicans—Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick […]
NALC – 3/8/21 – The active membership of the National Association of Letter Carriers has overwhelmingly ratified the tentative 2019-2023 National Agreement with the United States Postal Service. Over 94% of participating eligible members voted to accept the tentative agreement that was announced on November 25. The vote to ratify was 60,111 to accept the […]
Statement from President Rolando: NALC 11/25/20 – “Today I am pleased to announce that NALC and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative agreement on a new national contract, a goal we have been working toward continuously for the last 17 months. As I have repeatedly reported many times, NALC followed a dual-track approach […]