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 […]
NALC Activist Alert Betty Liu is an anchor of the Bloomberg cable channel show “In The Loop,” which airs weekday mornings from 8 to 10 Eastern. On her show-related Facebook page, she sometimes posts questions for viewers and followers to answer. Here was a recent question: “Would you forgo Sat[urday] delivery of your mail to […]
Postal workers who were injured on the job won an important victory on Feb. 24, when the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) issued a precedent-setting decision [PDF] in the case of James C. Latham et al v USPS. The ruling has important implications for postal workers who were affected by the Postal Service’s National Reassessment […]
The NALC is on high alert as we await action as early as next week on H.R. 7, The American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012. Once again, it looks like the bill will be offset largely on the backs of current and future federal and postal employees. Initial reports indicate that they might […]
Montgomery, Alabama – United States Postal employee Arthur Darby, Jr. was indicted by a federal Grand Jury for the attempted murder of two postal employees, the use of a firearm in connection to a crime of violence, and delay of the United States mail, announced United States Attorney George L. Beck, Jr. On December 1, […]
How Many Postal Workers Will Consolidations Affect? The Postal Service’s recent announcement that it has approved 223 mail processing facilities for consolidation has prompted questions about how many employees in the various crafts and areas will be affected. The chart below shows the numbers — based on current complements. The numbers will change dramatically over […]
NALC 2o12 FOOD DRIVE NALC branches throughout the country have their sights set this year on another successful Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive effort on Saturday, May 12—the country’s largest single-day drive to help needy families fight hunger in America. The need for food assistance has never been greater. According to the Agriculture Department, in […]
Fredric V. Rolando, President National Association of Letter Carriers I am writing you today to invite you to join in a special event in which the NALC is taking part, sponsored by our brothers and sisters with the AFL-CIO. Every year, the Alabama AFL-CIO conducts a special march to retrace the 1965 civil rights marches […]