12.14.14 Dozens of protesters picketed a local Staples office supply store today, marching through the store chanting “the U.S. mail is not for sale” and “postal Staples has got to go” to demonstrate their grievances. The store manager refused to accept a petition signed by 1,500 Portland residents concerned about privatization of their postal services. […]
The Postal Service remains vital to the American economy and to American society. Six-days a week, year-round, homes and businesses in every American town, city and county depend on the Postal Service. And the holiday season is no different. This holiday season, U.S. employees will be working seven days a week to ensure that your […]
Nov. 25, 2014: The Postal Service’s financial results for October 2014—the first month of Fiscal Year 2015—were posted on the Postal Regulatory Commission’s website last night. For October 2014, the Postal Service reported $633 million in operating income. This reflects a more than two-fold increase from the $274 million operating income reported in the same […]
Committee leadership taking shape for incoming Congress One of the first orders of business for lawmakers returning after the mid-term elections was voting on committee leadership posts for the 114th Congress. Those elections were held on Tuesday. With regard to committees of importance to the NALC, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) will no longer chair the […]
As previously reported, NALC is continuing to monitor the Postal Service’s response to the cyber breach that compromised a Postal Service computer file containing employees’ personal and employment information. NALC has filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board protesting the Postal Service’s failure to provide NALC advance notice of, and an opportunity to […]
Poised for Growth: A Look at USPS 2014 Financial Results Friday, November 14, 2014 Once again, the Postal Service’s end-of-year results – which were released earlier today – demonstrate the Postal Service’s continued importance to American commerce and society. In 2014, the Postal Service saw overall revenue growth, as well as growth in letter mail […]
During today’s U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors meeting, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe announced his retirement from USPS, effective in February. He will be replaced by Megan Brennan, who currently is the Postal Service’s chief operating officer. The chairman of the Board of Governors initially announced Donahoe’s retirement, as well as the succession plans. The […]
(November 13, 2014) The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued the following report: “U.S. POSTAL SERVICE –Status of Workforce Reductions and Related Planning Efforts.” Report to the Chairman Darrell Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives note: Some of the excerpts from report are out of sequence GAO was asked to […]
It appears that USPS has left Members of Congress, unions, postal employees and customers in the dark on the cyber attack. Congressman Darrell Issa said yesterday that USPS knew of the cyber attack two months ago. American Postal Workers Union president Mark Dimondstein said he found out yesterday. National Association of Letter Carriers president Fredric […]
It’s the day after the midterm election, and before I address what the results mean for letter carriers, I want to take the opportunity to publicly thank the active and retired members who took action before and on Nov. 4. Whether it was knocking on doors or making phone calls in the weeks leading up […]