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NALC President Fredric Rolando's statement on USPS quarterly report
"Today’s results show the impressive Postal Service financial turnaround continuing in full force."
POSTAL FACTS: April 29, 2015 (updated)
President Rolando’s articles in AZ Daily Star, East Oregonian, Deseret News (UT) & Southeast Missourian; letter carrier letters in Northwest IN Times, Schenectady [NY] Daily Gazette and WA’s Spokesman-Review; heroic CA letter carrier
ECONOMICS BLOG: OIG report looks at local mail volume levels
USPS OIG report finds that national mail volume averages are not good indicators of what is going on at the local level.
Sens. Brown and Warren warn of concerns over Fast Track
Sens. Sherrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren share concerns with President Barack Obama over potential long-term consequences of Fast Track legislation.
NALC and Coalition to Stop Fast Track air TV spot
The Coalition to Stop Fast Track, of which NALC is a member, has created its first advertisement opposing giving President Obama Fast Track authority, and plans to air the spot in Washington, DC and in targeted districts through the next week.
Congress introduces fast track legislation
"Fast Track" trade promotion was introduced Thursday on Capitol Hill. NALC strongly opposes the measure—it would take away much of Congress’ role in trade negotiations, and it could threaten the U.S. Postal Service and letter carrier jobs.
NLRB charges USPS with failing to bargain with NALC over cyber attack’s potential impact on letter carriers
The NLRB has formally charged USPS with failing to bargain with NALC over the potential impact on letter carriers of September’s cyber-security breach that compromised Postal Service computers containing workers’ personal and employment information.
Court issues lawsuit decision
A U.S. District Court has issued a decision in a lawsuit filed by a letter carrier against the NALC and 12 former national officers.
POSTAL FACTS: April 6, 2015 (updated)
NALC President Rolando’s letters in Santa Monica Mirror, Washington Post; Iowa letter carriers show Rep. Steve King the mail-delivery ropes; Idaho representatives’ letter expresses plant-closure concerns
POSTAL FACTS: March 27, 2015 (updated)
Rolando in Idaho State Journal; The Nation on vote-by-mail in OR; Federal Times touts USPS customer service; CA letter carrier hailed in Napa Valley Register; WI letter carrier LTE in Waupaca County Post; Idaho State President Paige in Idaho Statesman
ECONOMICS BLOG: $1.4 billion Postal Service operating profit for first five months of FY 2015 (greater than operating profit for full FY 2014)
The Postal Service's operating profit continues to rise.
House budget ‘plan’? Cut letter carrier pay (again) [Updated]
The federal spending plan for Fiscal Year 2016 released by the House of Representatives on Tuesday once again aims to cut letter carriers’ pay.
Employee safety paramount following suspicious letter report
On March 17, the Postal Service was made aware of a suspicious parcel addressed to President Barack Obama. In light of this event, a Mandatory Safety Talk was provided to the NALC.
POSTAL FACTS: March 16, 2015
Utah carrier Coulam featured on KSL-TV; photo of Boston carrier Bachman in USA Today; LTEs by state leaders Curtis (ME) and Paige (ID); Paige quoted in Idaho State Journal; Federal Times covers PMG Brennan, USPS package boom.
POSTAL FACTS: March 4, 2015 (updated)
Pres. Rolando in TX’s Times Record News; City Delivery Dir. Renfroe in The Guardian, Fox News; good column in IN’s South Bend Tribune; letter carrier LTE in LA’s Daily Comet; coverage on WV’s WNSV, NH’s WMUR & Businessweek about delivering mail in snow.
ECONOMICS BLOG: January 2015 Results: $195 Million Operating Profit for USPS
On Feb. 25, the U.S. Postal Service’s financial results for the month of January 2015 were posted on the Postal Regulatory Commission’s website.
Cost-of-living adjustment update
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published its Consumer Price Index update for December 2014.
Update concerning dues error
As reported recently on the NALC website, due to a system error, USPS did not increase approximately 30,000 NALC members’ bi-weekly dues for 2015 in their Pay Period 1 paychecks as expected.
POSTAL FACTS: Feb. 18, 2015 (UPDATED)
NALC Pres. Rolando’s piece in Norwich Bulletin, op-eds in Nogales International and Dodgeville Chronicle; Racine, WI Br. 436’s Jody Spencer’s piece in The Journal Times; Carmel, IN Br. 888’s Ronnie Roush’s LTE in The Indianapolis Star.
ECONOMICS BLOG: Absurdity of pre-funding and its role in USPS’ financial problems
USPS’ Office of the Inspector General: The agency’s requirement to pre-fund long-term liabilities is like a credit card company saying, “You’ll charge $1 million on your credit card during your life, so please enclose that million in your next payment.”
NALC joins ‘Grand Alliance’
“This new alliance is a good complement to the one the NALC and the other postal unions have been working closely with over the past 18 months,” NALC President Fredric Rolando said.
POSTAL FACTS: Feb. 9, 2015
NALC President Rolando was quoted in many news stories about USPS’ FY2015 Q1 report; Rolando had pieces in two Arizona newspapers; Idaho State President Paige was on KIFI-TV, in Idaho Statesman.
ECONOMICS BLOG: $1.1 billion operating profit in first quarter
USPS 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.
NALC statement on USPS’ quarterly report
“The Postal Service financial turnaround is continuing into its third year of operating profitability…great news for Americans throughout the country and for the millions of businesses that rely on a strong USPS,” NALC President Fredric Rolando said.
White House budget proposal embraces ‘outdated philosophy’
With the release of its FY 2016 budget proposal today, the Obama administration once again has embraced an outdated philosophy that the Postal Service can and should cut its way to prosperity by targeting services.