Sept. 21, 2012 -- On Sept. 13, NALC Region 3 National Business Agent Neal Tisdale discussed the Postal Service's financial situation with Charles Showalter, host of the Working Family Radio Network program "The Union Edge."

In a Sept. 13 letter to the editor, Alton, IL Branch 309 President Joe Mercurio explained to readers of The Telegraph the real reasons behind the Postal Service's financial problems.