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 […]
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — 3/4/21 – We’ve heard from several viewers who say packages are either late or never arrived. News 8 spoke with the woman who sent cake pops a month ago and the package is still sitting in Hartford. The Post Office message says Kim DiBlanda’s package was supposed to arrive in Tampa […]
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – As the Huntsville area grows, with jobs and billions of dollars in investments, the Rocket City could become the largest city in Alabama – based on population growth, within a few years. All that growth and there isn’t a mail distribution center in Huntsville. This has been causing delays in mail deliveries […]
CHICAGO (CBS) — As calls for changes at the top continue and delivery delays add up, CBS 2 continues to investigate what is behind massive failures inside of the United States Postal Service. When the holidays end, so too does employment for hundreds of postal workers brought on seasonally, but in a year when the delays have been […]
LAKE WALES, Fla. – 2/24/21 – Kenneth Abbott happily worked for the U.S. Post Office for more than two decades. But now, dealing with the U.S. Postal Service is driving him crazy. “It was distressing,” Abbott told FOX 13. “It was distressing to get the runaround.” Abbott paid $26.60 to have a package delivered to […]