NALC President Rolando’s statement on 2016 election results

Here is a statement by Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, about the results of the 2016 general election for president and for members of Congress: Although yesterday’s election did not turn out as we had hoped, the American people have spoken. Our endorsement of Hillary Clinton, and of so many […]

Trump Upset Promises Massive Change in Government

Donald Trump has pulled off a major upset over Hillary Clinton to become president-elect. So the question becomes how will his presidency affect Postal and Federal workers? Let’s hear your  thoughts. Trump has promised to institute a governmentwide hiring freeze on his first day in office and to change civil service laws to ease the […]

In Colorado, Trump suggests mail ballots will be thrown out

Is Trump stealing a page out of the Bush/Cheney 2004 election campaign? Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Saturday he doesn’t care for Colorado’s mail elections and suggested ballots that elections workers don’t like might be thrown out. Trump held a rally at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Saturday. Here’s the quote: “I have real […]

NALC: Trump 100-day contract with voters could leave 15,000 letter carrier jobs vacant each year

The second item in Donald Trump’s 100-day “Contract with the American Voter” could leave more than 15,000 letter carrier jobs vacant each year and prevent city carrier assistants (CCAs) from being converted to full-time career employees. #1uVote #1u ~15,000 letter carrier jobs vacant each year + no CCA conversions = @realDonaldTrump’s 100-day “Contract w/ the […]

New York Judge halts retired postal worker’s Trump University lawsuit

July 29, 2016 New York Judge halts retired postal worker’s Trump University lawsuit A New York judge on Thursday halted a lawsuit by a retired U.S. postal worker who claimed Trump University bilked him out of thousands of dollars he paid to attend a real estate training program marketed by the Republican presidential nominee Donald […]

Donald Trump bumper sticker lands postal worker in hot water

3/8/2016 Leola, PA – The 23-year-old Quarryville resident Tomas Strouhal put a Trump bumper sticker on his 2003 Chrysler Sebring and hung up a newspaper clipping inside his locker at the Leola post office, where he works. But Strouhal’s employer took issue with them. Citing the Hatch Act, which governs political activity by federal employees, […]

Clinton joins Culinary, APWU unions protesting Trump hotel, APWU presidents endorse Sanders

October 12, 2015 More than 500 workers from the Culinary Union, the American Postal Workers Union and the Trump International Hotel lined up on Fashion Show Drive in Las Vegas, NV to protest the hotel’s no-union policy. The Culinary Union and the Trump hotel have clashed over unionizing its workers for about a year. About […]