NRLCA

Sep 10th

Video: NRLCA Calls for Restoration of Bioterrorism Protection Program

ALEXANDRIA, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In the weeks and months following the September 11 attacks, rural letter carriers nationwide stepped forward to volunteer for a program called the National Postal Model (formerly part of the Cities Readiness Initiative), which utilizes the U.S. Postal Service’s one-of-a-kind delivery infrastructure to respond to potential bioterrorism attacks. Unfortunately, this program’s funding is […]

Aug 8th

Incoming GCA President To Address National Rural Letter Carriers Association’s National Convention In St. Louis

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2013 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The incoming President of the Greeting Card Association (GCA), Steve Doyal will deliver a keynote address to the National Rural Letter Carriers Association’s 109th National Convention in St. Louis, Missouri on August 13, 2013. With approximately 3,000 expected in attendance, Doyal will celebrate the strong working relationship between […]

Aug 7th

Sanders, Postal Unions Oppose Bill to Weaken Mail Service, End Saturday Deliveries, Slash Jobs

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 7 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said today he agrees with Postal Service unions that oppose legislation likely to end Saturday mail service, significantly slow down delivery, close processing plants and eliminate door-to-door deliveries. A bill by Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) was called “a serious threat” to the […]

Aug 5th

Postal unions write joint letter to Reid against Carper-Coburn postal bill

The four postal unions sent a joint letter to Senate Majority Harry Reid on Aug. 5  expressing “utter dismay” at the introduction of S. 1486, the postal bill co-sponsored by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), the chair and ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Apr 11th

NRLCA Statement: Postal Service To Save Six-Day Mail Delivery

Yesterday, the U.S. Postal Service and its Board of Governors announced that it would not be moving forward with Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery. The following is a statement released by Jeanette Dwyer, President of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association: “Yesterday’s announcement is welcome news to rural letter carriers, […]

Jan 13th

Federal-Postal Coalition Letter Urging President Obama To Reject Deficit Commission Proposals

As Federal News Radio reported today, a coalition of 15 Federal and Postal organizations sent a letter to President Obama calling on the White House to reject proposals by the Deficit Commission that would cut federal civilian retirement and health benefits, freeze federal pay and reduce the federal workforce by 10 percent.   National Deficit Commission […]

Dec 1st

Postal Letter Carriers and Mail Handlers Get Wage Increase

The last general wage increase under the 2006 National Agreement for the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) became effective on November 20, 2010. NPMHU represented employees will receive a 1.2% increase. NALC represented employees will see a 1.85% raise in their  paychecks. Both raises will be […]

Nov 22nd

U.S. Postal Service Labor Negotiations Fact Sheet

Overview * The Postal Reorganization Act authorizes collective bargaining on wages and working conditions, generally under laws applying to private industry. As the Postal Service is an essential service to the nation’s economy, Congress mandated that employees represented by unions cannot strike. Impasses in collective bargaining negotiations may ultimately be resolved through arbitration. Current Operating […]

Sep 13th

Postal Service Begins Rural Letter Carrier Contract Negotiations

Successful Negotiations Crucial to Postal Service’s Future WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service, faced with the most dramatic mail volume drop in its history, today began contract negotiations with the National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA). The current contract expires at midnight, Nov. 20. Employees represented by the NRLCA primarily deliver mail in rural and […]

Sep 1st

APWU, USPS Begin Contract Negotiations Today

Postal Service Begins Labor Contract Negotiations First of Four Unions Begin Negotiations WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service begins contract negotiations today with the largest of its four unions, the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (APWU). The APWU represents employees who work as clerks, mechanics, vehicle drivers, custodians and some administrative positions. The current contract […]