NALC – 02.25.15 – Due to a system error, the Postal Service did not increase approximately 30,000 NALC members’ bi-weekly dues for 2015 in their Pay Period 1 paychecks as reported in the November Secretary-Treasurer’s article in The Postal Record. The dues amounts for these members were to be corrected in Pay Period 3. As reported […]
USPS OIG: The absurdity of pre-funding and its role in USPS’ financial problems NALC – Feb 20, 2015 The Postal Service is required to pay the full estimate of its liabilities even as that estimate moves around and is based on highly uncertain assumptions that can frequently change over the life of the liability. An […]
The NALC has joined a wide range of progressive national organizations in a coalition known as “A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service.” The alliance’s stated goal is to fight for the protection and enhancement of a vibrant USPS, both now and for generations to come. It is made up of a broad […]
NALC ECONOMICS BLOG: $1.1 billion operating profit in first quarter NALC – Feb 09, 2015 The U.S. Postal Service had a $1.1 billion operating profit in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2015, up from $765 million in the same period last year and $144 million two years ago. (See pg. 17 of the Quarter […]
NALC – Jan. 23, 2015 – The NALC and the Postal Service have settled national level case Q06N-4Q-C 11084998 concerning whether the maximization provisions of the MOU Re: Maximization/Full-time Flexible – NALC apply when an installation is under Article 12 withholding. Go here to view the m-number document.
Jan 22, 2015 – NALC Trade Promotion Authority (a.k.a. ‘Fast Track’) Letter carriers may be hearing this week about something called Trade Promotion Authority, also known as “Fast Track.” It may be the most important issue for America’s unions in the first months of the new Congress. Essentially, “Fast Track” is a policy that gives […]
House and Senate lawmakers introduce pay-increase legislation Last week, both the House and Senate introduced the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act (H.R. 304 and S.164), which seeks to provide a 3.8 percent pay increase for non-postal federal employees in Fiscal Year 2016. H.R. 304’s original co-sponsors include: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) […]
NALC: On Dec. 24, the Postal Service results for November and fiscal year-to-date 2015 were posted on the Postal Regulatory Commission website. For November, USPS reported a $59 million operating profit. Add that to the $633 million operating profit from October, and you see that, for the first two months of this fiscal quarter, the Postal […]
The chairman of the House committee with responsibility for the Postal Service, the Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Committee, is Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT). Chaffetz takes over for Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), who is no longer a member of the OGR Committee. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) continues his service as ranking member. Additional assignments to […]
NALC Legislative Update: Jan. 12, 2015 114th Congress convenes Last Tuesday, the 114th Congress convened and all 535 members of the House and Senate were sworn in. In the house, there are 247 Republicans and 188 Democrats; in the Senate, 54 Republicans and 44 Democrats, plus two Independents who will continue caucusing with the […]