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News Archive: Page 37
POSTAL FACTS: Nov. 22, 2017 (updated)
President Rolando on USPS's FY2017 report. Executive Vice President Renfroe in Trucks.com. News covers Branch 36's Perdomo annual hosting of a community Thanksgiving meal. ID State President Paige’s letters to editors of major Idaho newspapers.
NALC statement on USPS’ FY2017 financial report (updated)
The Fiscal Year 2017 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 news media coverage.
House advances 'Tax Cuts and Jobs Act'
The House has approved the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act," a bill that cuts taxes by $1.5 trillion—but has serious implications for working families nationwide.
Tell the House to vote ‘no’ on tax bill (updated)
The House is expected to vote Thursday on the so-called “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” a bill that seeks to cut taxes for corporations and America’s wealthiest. Tell your rep to oppose H.R. 1—that it does anything but cut taxes and create jobs.
Help California letter carriers hurt by recent wildfires
In the blink of an eye, some NALC members in California were fleeing for their lives when a firestorm hit Santa Rosa early on Oct. 9. Find out how you can help active and retired letter carriers who suffered serious property damage and loss as a result.
NALC embraces AFL-CIO pledge to ‘Join. Fight. Win.’
The 28th Constitutional Convention of the AFL-CIO convened in St. Louis Oct. 22-25 and representatives from NALC were there in force.
Carriers encouraged to give through CFC (updated)
Letter carriers can make charitable donations through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) through paycheck and annuity deductions. The campaign runs through Jan. 12.
NALC challenges change to promotion pay provisions
NALC has filed a national class-action grievance on USPS’s proposed revisions to the Employee and Labor Relations Manual and has appealed it to arbitration.
POSTAL FACTS: Nov. 1, 2017 (updated)
UT’s Hanna, Montoya in Sun Advocate,Salt Lake Tribune. NALC’s 2017 Humanitarian Ochetti in Sun This Week. Lincoln, NE member Schultz in Journal Star. Idaho State President Paige’s letters in two state newspapers.
Watch: NALC Secretary-Treasure Rhine at the AFL-CIO convention
On Oct. 24, NALC Secretary-Treasurer Nicole Rhine delivered a speech from the floor of the AFL-CIO’s convention in St. Louis, supporting a convention resolution on promoting voting by mail.
San Jose’s Mercury News: Surreal video of postal deliveries in Santa Rosa neighborhood destroyed by fire
Dramatic YouTube video posted by a professional drone pilot and photographer shows a Postal Service mail truck making requested deliveries in Santa Rosa’s fire-ravaged Coffey Park neighborhood.
Branch Officers Training set for San Diego, Baltimore this fall
Branch Officers Training sessions consist of three and a half days of educational seminars tailored to assist branch presidents, vice presidents, treasurers, recording secretaries, financial secretaries and trustees in the performance of their duties.
Help letter carriers in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands hurt by hurricanes (updated)
Hurricanes Irma and Maria have devastated Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands—the U.S.’s island territories in the Caribbean—but despite many obstacles, letter carriers are finding ways to help.
POSTAL FACTS: Oct. 10, 2017 (updated)
Special edition of Postal Facts focusing on news media coverage of the 2017 NALC Heroes of the Year Awards. Updated.
Letter carriers recognized as 2017 Heroes of the Year
Letter carriers who rescued a young man from a house fire, helped police defuse a tense standoff with an armed man, and raised money for a disabled-accessible van for a young girl, were honored on Oct. 4 in Washington, DC.
NALC responds to Hurricane Harvey (updated)
A harm to one is a harm to all. We always take care of our own.
Veterans Day holiday
There has been some confusion regarding on what day letter carriers who are eligible for the Veterans Day holiday will observe this holiday.
POSTAL FACTS: Sept. 20, 2017 (updated)
Three NALC Heroes—American Legion members—featured in The American Legion Magazine. ID State President Paige’s letters in Idaho State Journal, Coeur D’Alene Press, Twin Falls Times-News, Idaho Press-Tribune & Idaho Statesman.
Economics Blog: Census Bureau data show improving income—but increasing inequality
While the media’s portrayal of new numbers from the Census Bureau has been very upbeat, the last couple of years of income growth is not nearly enough to counteract the income losses suffered by most Americans during the Great Recession.
Economics Blog: CPI increases slightly in August, driven mostly by gasoline and shelter costs
The Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers has remained in the range of 1.6 to 2.3 percent on an annual basis since June 2011.
Economics Blog: New OIG report sheds light on post office usage, especially among the young
A new study released this week indicates that there are more customers who visit post offices than official statistics show.
Economics Blog: NAFTA renegotiations show differences between Canadian and U.S. wages and unions
Will Canada help end right-to-work?
Nalcrest office to close on Sept. 9 in preparation for Hurricane Irma
All Nalcrest buildings, including the office, will be closed beginning Saturday, Sept. 9. Normal operations will resume once it is safe to do so.
Help postal employees hurt by Hurricane Harvey (updated)
Learn how you can make an immediate donation to the Postal Employees' Relief Fund and donate postal uniforms, footwear and/or rain gear.
Economics Blog: Unemployment creeps up in August
The Bureau of Labor Statistics today released its employment numbers for August 2017. The economy added 156,000 jobs, falling short of the 176,000 average for 2017.