NALC – July 07, 2015 Election notice Pursuant to an election complaint received by the United States Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS), the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) has entered into a voluntary agreement with OLMS to conduct a new officer election for the position of NALC director of retired members, […]
USPS results through May 2015 NALC – Jun 26, 2015 The U.S. Postal Service recently published its results for the month of May 2015 and its year-to-date results through May 2015. They can be found here. The Postal Service had a $126 million operating loss for the month of May, before the impacts of retiree health […]
NALC President Fredric Rolando’s statement regarding ‘Fast Track” passage in the House: Today, the House of Representatives showed that it continues to prioritize a ‘passage at all costs’ approach to a seriously flawed Trade Promotion Authority bill—better known as Fast Track. In the House’s quest to advance this doomed trade package, it is neglecting serious […]
NALC – June 16, 2015 – The annual food drive of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) collected almost 71 million pounds of food to help restock food banks, pantries and shelters around the country, an impressive result made all the more necessary by the extreme weather experienced by much of the country, along […]
NALC – 6/8/15 – The U.S. Department of Labor has advised the NALC that it has rejected complaints filed by four unsuccessful candidates in the 2014 election of national officers, with one exception: At the Department’s request, NALC will conduct a special election for the office of director of retired members. As previously reported, in […]
From NALC – May 28, 2015 The Postal Service continues to see delivery point growth. The number of delivery points has increased since 2005 by 10 million, or about 1.1 million per year over the nine-year period. Delivery points continued to be added even through the worst of the recession years, albeit at a slower […]
May 13, 2015 Following lots of twists and turns in the debate over how to consider Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)—better known as Fast Track—and related bills (including Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) and Customs Enforcement), it seems that the Senate is off and running in how it will consider TPA […]
From Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers “Today’s results show the impressive Postal Service financial turnaround continuing in full force. The quarter’s $313 million operating profit puts black ink for the first half of the year above $1.4 billion – surpassing all of last year’s operating profit. “Equally encouraging is what […]
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) Letter Carriers State Convention On Saturday, I attended and spoke at the Kansas State Association of Letter Carriers Annual Convention. It was a great opportunity to speak at the convention once again. When I travel across Kansas, one of the most common questions I hear from rural constituents is, “What can […]
NALC – The Coalition to Stop Fast Track, of which NALC is a member, has created its first advertisement opposing giving President Obama Fast Track authority, and plans to air the spot in Washington, DC and in targeted districts through the next week.