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Philip Dine is the NALC's director of communications and media relations and is also the managing editor of The Postal Record.

His phone number is (202) 662-2850 and his e-mail address is dine@nalc.org.

Updated May 9, 2012



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2012 Press Releases

May 9 -- The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 20th annual food drive to combat hunger this year on Saturday, May 12. On that day, letter carriers will collect non-perishable donations as they deliver mail along their postal routes.
April 17 -- Successful revitalization of the U.S. Postal Service requires a strategic business plan that leverages the unmatched reach of its network, legislative action to relieve it of obligations no other business bears and shared sacrifice from all stakeholders, says the renowned international financial advisory firm, Lazard.

2011 Press Releases

August 18 -- The NALC promised to vigorously represent the country’s most trusted federal employees and to defend the long-term viability of America’s most trusted federal agency, the United States Postal Service, in negotiations for a new labor contract that commenced here today.
June 4 -- Letter carriers’ annual Food Drive once again a success for the hungry; with hunger rising, and school food programs ending, effort will help feed needy families in all 50 states
March 24 -- The NALC is gratified by the Postal Regulatory Commission's decision not to recommend a shift to five-day-a-week mail delivery.

2010 Press Releases

July 7 -- Letter carriers union says fixing pension errors will solve USPS' financial woes; cutting Saturday delivery and other measures are not long-term solutions
June 1 -- Record 77.1 Million pounds collected in letter carriers’ national food drive
May 11 -- Letter carriers' food drive tops 1 billion pounds in 18 years of helping to 'Stamp Out Hunger'
April 5 -- Letter Carriers' Annual Food Drive Set for May 8 Throughout Nation
March 29 -- Letter carriers union assails Postal Service for lobbying public to end Saturday delivery; Rolando says only Congress can authorize cutback; NALC launches 5-Day is the Wrong Way website to keep public informed
March 19 -- Letter carriers union urges House to pass health care bill
March 17 -- Letter carriers union President Rolando urges senate panel to help Postal Service by reforming pre-funding requirement
March 2 -- Letter carriers union opposes cutback in mail service; urges Congress to give USPS 'financial breathing room'

2009 Press Releases

September 24 -- Pennsylvania Letter Carrier Honored as 'National Hero' for Fire Rescue
September 18 -- National Association of Letter Carriers’ Union Outraged at Shooting Death of Cleveland Member
September 16 -- Letter Carriers’ Union Applauds House Passage Of Bill to Ease Postal Service Financial Situation
August 26 -- Letter Carriers’ Union Mourns Kennedy Death
August 25 -- Philadelphia Selected for 2014 NALC Convention
August 13 -- Letter Carriers union blasts ‘wildly inaccurate’ attack on Postal Service by House GOP group
August 11 -- Massachusetts Woman Takes ‘Best in Show’ in Nationwide Postal Calligraphy Contest
July 30 -- Rolando Cautions Congress Against Harmful Changes by Postal Service
July 7 -- Letter Carriers' Union Endorses Trumka
July 6 -- Rolando Elevated to Letter Carriers' Presidency
June 2 -- Letter Carriers' Union Applauds McHugh Nomination
June 1 -- Record 73.4 Million Pounds Collected In Letter Carriers' National Food Drive; Donations Increase Slightly Despite Recession In Nation’s Largest Effort to 'Stamp Out Hunger'
May 11 -- Letter Carriers’ Union President Young Says Frequent Postage Increases Can Be Avoided
May 6 -- Nation’s Letter Carriers Prepared For 50-State Food Drive Saturday
March 25 -- Young Tells Congress Survival of Postal Service Could Depend on Passage of Relief Legislation
March 11 --Letter Carriers’ Annual Food Drive Set for May 9 Throughout Nation
March 5 -- Budget won't raise carriers' benefit contributions
March 3 -- Statement of NALC President William H. Young in response to provisions in the administration’s budget affecting the U.S. Postal Service

2008 Press Releases

November 5 -- Letter Carriers’ Union President Young Applauds Obama Election as President
October 16 -- National Letter Carriers' Union President Young Assails GOP Ad in Washington Governor's Race
July 21 -- Letter Carriers Union Endorses Obama, Approves Motion by 'Honorary Member' Hillary Clinton
July 14 -- Clinton to Address Letter Carriers' Convention; Over 8,800 Delegates Heading to Boston Event
June 16 -- NALC Cancels Food Service for Boston Convention In Solidarity with UNITE-HERE Workers Locked in Contract Dispute
June 10 -- Statement by NALC President William H. Young, noting the end of the presidential primaries, noting Sen. Barack Obama's securing of the Democratic nomination, and inviting the senator to the NALC Convention in Boston in July
June 2 -- Record 73.1 Million Pounds Collected In Letter Carriers' National Food Drive
May 8 -- Nation's Letter Carriers Prepare For 50-State Food Drive Saturday

2007 Press Releases

November 7 -- Statement by NALC National President William H. Young On Tragic Death of Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Rein in Florida
October 9 -- Young, Potter Sign Five-Year National Agreement Covering 222,000 Letter Carriers in All 50 States
October 5 -- Statement by NALC President William H. Young On Death of Letter Carrier in Louisiana Shooting
September 12 -- Letter Carriers Union Endorses Hillary Clinton
September 11 -- Letter Carriers Union Ratifies New Five-Year Contract
July 12, 2007 -- Tentative Agreement Reached On City Letter Carriers Contract
June 21, 2007 -- Letter Carriers Set June 27 Picketing in Florida to Oppose Outsourcing by Postal Service
June 19, 2007 -- Letter Carriers Set July 1 Picketing in New Jersey to Oppose ‘Contracting Out’ by Postal Service
June 4, 2007 -- Letter Carriers Collect 70.7 Million Pounds in Nation’s Largest Anti-Hunger Food Drive
May 22, 2007 -- National Association of Letter Carriers Union Backs McCotter Measure to Prevent Dog Bites
April 17, 2007 -- Letter Carriers Union President Young Urges Congress
to Block ‘Cancer of Contracting Out’ Before it Spreads
April 9, 2007 -- Letter Carriers to Picket Postal Service Headquarters to Protest Outsourcing Mail Delivery to Private Firms
February 21, 2007 -- 15th Annual Letter Carriers Food Drive Set for May 12; Nation’s Largest One-day Effort to ‘Stamp Out Hunger’
February 8, 2007 -- Letter Carriers Union Opposes ‘Do Not Mail’ Bill
As Harmful to Postal Service and American Public

2006 Press Releases

October 19, 2006 -- Alvarez, McDonald Named to NALC Legislative/Political Posts
October 12, 2006 -- NALC’s George Gould to Retire; Young Thanks Long-Time Lobbyist for ‘Dedicated Service’
August 28, 2006 -- Letter Carriers Union Seeks ‘Fair’ Wage Increase at Opening of Negotiations with Postal Service
August 14, 2006 -- Young Warns that Contracting Out Mail Delivery
Could Weaken Nation’s Defense against Terrorism
August 2, 2006 -- Letter Carriers’ Union Convention Set for Las Vegas August 14-18
June 6, 2006 -- Letter Carriers Collect 70.5 Million Pounds in Nation’s Largest Anti-Hunger Food Drive
May 12, 2006 -- Nation's Letter Carriers Prepare for 50-State Food Drive Saturday
February 9, 2006 -- President Young Praises Senate Passage of Postal Reform Legislation

2005 Press Releases

December 5, 2005 -- Letter Carriers to Picket Missouri Offices of Bond to Protest ‘Hold’ on Legislation (News editor advisory)
December 2, 2005 -- Letter Carriers Union Head Urges Bond to Lift ‘Hold’ on Postal Reform Bill
September 19, 2005 -- Letter Carrier Named ‘National Hero of the Year’ for Saving Life of Badly Injured Motorcyclist
June 7, 2005 -- Letter Carriers Collect Record 71.3 Million Pounds in Food Drive to ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ in America
May 13, 2005 -- Letter Carriers to Collect Food Donations while Delivering the Mail on Saturday
March 3, 2005 -- NALC Food Drive

2004 Press Releases