NALC blasts PMG for endorsing highway budget scam, misleading Congress

NALC blasts PMG for endorsing highway budget scam, misleading Congress

June 14, 2014—Earlier this week, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe recklessly endorsed the House of Representative’ leadership’s outrageous ploy to use massive job and service cuts in the Postal Service to “pay for” a short-term extension of the Highway Trust Fund, which will run out of money in August if Congress fails to raise the gas […]

Woman in wheelchair fights to move mailbox off highway

Woman in wheelchair fights to move mailbox off highway

CHILTON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — The speed limit on Alabama Hwy. 155 is 55 miles per hour in front of Penny Franklin’s home. Franklin relies on an electric power wheelchair that tops out at 9 miles an hour. Right now she says she feels like she’s taking her life and her hands when she goes […]

SEIU 32BJ, San Francisco Labor Council Join ‘Stop Staples’ Movement

SEIU 32BJ, San Francisco Labor Council Join ‘Stop Staples’ Movement

June 13, 2014 – SEIU 32BJ, representing 145,000 union members in 11 states and the District of Columbia, is boycotting all Staples retail stores in the U.S., Staples.com and Staples Advantage, as well as all Staples branded proprietary products. “We will no longer be using Staples as our union’s office supplier, and we will be […]

Potential Participants in Class-Action Settlement Should Exercise Caution, APWU Warns

Potential Participants in Class-Action Settlement Should Exercise Caution, APWU Warns

June 13, 2014 – APWU members who are potential participants in the settlement of a class-action discrimination case against the Postal Service must make a decision by June 19, but they should exercise caution in doing so, warns Human Relations Director Sue Carney. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently approved a $17.25 million settlement […]

Wanted: U.S. Postal Inspectors

Wanted: U.S. Postal Inspectors

The Postal Inspection Service is accepting online applications for Postal Inspector positions from June 19, 12:01 a.m. EDT through June 22, 11:59 p.m. EDT. Visit the Postal Inspection Service site for information on the general requirements needed to become a Postal Inspector and to learn how to apply.

APWU: National Education Association, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Join ‘Stop Staples’ Movement

APWU: National Education Association, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Join ‘Stop Staples’ Movement

June 11, 2014 – The Stop Staples movement is continuing to gain momentum, with several important organizations showing support for the cause. The National Education Association (NEA), which represents 3 million educators, has written to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe [PDF] asking him to immediately reverse the decision to offer postal services through Staples. “Your efforts […]

NALC: The facts on McCarthy’s ‘Setting the Record Straight’ memo

NALC: The facts on McCarthy’s ‘Setting the Record Straight’ memo

From NALC – 6.11.2014 House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) issued a memo on June 9 to defend the Cantor-McCarthy gimmick to fund highway spending, which would use the phony savings from a hypothetical future bailout of the Postal Service to fund a temporary extension of the Highway Trust Fund. Rather than “Setting the Record Straight,” […]