March 22, 2012 — The proposed cuts in service sought by the U.S. Postal Service could result in a far-greater loss of mail volume—and thus of revenue—than postal authorities previously have disclosed, new testimony indicates. In fact, the losses—outlined in a preliminary study commissioned by the USPS but which the agency has since kept under […]
The House Budget Committee’s proposed budget for 2013 continues the assault on federal employees by calling for a freeze on federal workers’ salaries for an additional three years and for massive cuts to retirement benefits. “Federal workers are the heart and soul of the middle class,” NALC President Fredric V. Rolando said, “but it seems […]
Kick the Can The numbers do not add up in the proposed constitutional change approved by the executive council to be presented to the 2012 national convention. The proposal increases national dues from $9.05 to $10.05, a $1.00 per member increase per Pay Period. Assuming 160,000 members this amounts to $3.3 million per year in […]
Union to Develop New Web-Based Grievance System 100 Locals Needed to Participate in Pilot The APWU is developing a new web-based grievance system to improve the efficiency of our grievance procedure, and plans are underway to begin a pilot to test the program in August. The goal of the program is to eliminate the need […]
To Whom It May Concern; Hello, my name is Matt Jarbo, and I represent the documentary Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal, a film about the Going Postal phenomenon. We feel that this documentary not only speaks to the growing problem of work based shootings, but also to the core belief of the Occupy […]
A Stunning Admission: USPS Hasn’t Considered Combined Effect of Proposed Changes In response to a motion filed by the APWU, the Postal Service admitted March 9 that it has not considered the combined effect of several of its major proposals, including plans to: Degrade service standards; end overnight delivery for first-class mail and periodicals, and […]
From NALC Activist This weekend, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) continued his social media assault on the Postal Service, making a case to the American people that Congress should make the cuts to begin the process of dismantling the USPS. Coming prepared with an arsenal of misinformation, Issa claims that his “postal reform” legislation, HR 2309, […]
From NALC Activist Alert March 4 marked the 47th anniversary of the historic Alabama civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, known as Bloody Sunday. That day, hundreds of civil rights activists were attacked by armed officers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge as they marched for racial justice. This past Friday, nearly 10,000 people finished […]
THE FOLLOWING WAS RECEIVED BY PEN VIA EMAIL A national network of postal workers from the NALC, APWU, and Mailhandlers unions, assisted by Labor Notes, is putting out the call to all postal workers and our allies to Occupy the Post Office! April 17th (TAX DAY) May 15th approaches, the deadline for Congress to act […]
The Postal Service’s announcement on March 7 [PDF] that it would suspend consolidation of mail processing and distribution centers during the “election mailing season” seems to have raised more questions than it answered. Lost in much of the reporting on the announcement is this pertinent quote from the USPS press release: “Therefore, most closures or […]