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USPS reports Fiscal Year 2017 3rd quarter results (updated)
NALC President Fredric Rolando: “Today’s financial report shows the underlying business strength of the U.S. Postal Service while also indicating the need to address external matters beyond USPS control.” Updated to include press coverage.
New NALC-USPS contract is ratified
By a ratio exceeding 16 to 1, the active membership of the National Association of Letter Carriers has overwhelmingly ratified the proposed 2016-2019 National Agreement with the United States Postal Service.
Demand that the Labor Department fully implement the overtime pay rule
Lobbyists in Washington, DC, are attempting to do take overtime pay away from millions of working families who finally became eligible to earn it pay just last year.
House committee spending blueprint targets letter carriers
The House Budget Committee released its adopted FY2018 budget resolution, setting its sights on postal and federal employee benefits and targeting the U.S. Postal Service for massive cuts.
19th biennial CLUW convention: Sept. 6-9 in Detroit
The theme for the 19th biennial convention of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) is “WOMEN: Taking It To The Streets.”
Rolando is getting locked up on August 10...for MDA
On Aug. 10, NALC President Rolando will “do a little time” to do a lot of good—by being a “jailbird” in Fredericksburg, VA, taking part in a Muscular Dystrophy Association Lock-Up fundraiser.
NALC statement regarding July 19 Senate hearing
Here is NALC’s statement regarding the July 19 Senate hearing on action during the 2016 campaign season and implications for the Hatch Act.
Redesigned Heat Safety Tool app released (updated)
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have collaborated to update OSHA’s original Heat Safety Tool app for smartphones.
Ratification ballot update for observing the receipt and tabulation of the ballots
Information for NALC members in good standing who wish to observe the receipt and tabulation of the ballots on the proposed tentative 2016-2019 National Agreement between NALC and USPS.
Ratification ballot update
The U.S. District Court in Washington, DC, has denied the request of two NALC members for a preliminary injunction that would have deferred the counting of ballots on the proposed tentative 2016-2019 National Agreement between NALC and USPS.