Congressman Michael Grimm (R-NY was endorsed by all national and some local postal unions in the 2012 election. The only postal union to endorsed Grimm’s opponent Mark Murphy was APWU Local New York Metro. Grimm was (one of the few GOP congressmembers) a staunch supporter of postal bills friendly to postal workers and USPS. Here […]
The presidents of the four postal unions have written to leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee expressing opposition to White House 2015 budget proposals regarding the Postal Service. In the letter [PDF], the presidents noted that Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) indicated at an April 8 hearing that the committee would seek […]
C&IA, unions discuss best practices USPS continues to work with postal unions to improve customers’ experiences. Recently, Consumer and Industry Affairs (C&IA) officials in Washington, DC, met with union representatives to discuss the effects customer service has on the overall customer experience. The meeting focused on defining customer service characteristics that foster a positive experience […]
The Greeting Card Association (GCA) and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) issued the following joint statement calling for meaningful reforms to strengthen the Postal Service, and condemning proposals that would cut essential services, such as six-day delivery: “The GCA and NRLCA strongly oppose Congress’ constant attempts to eliminate essential services such as six-day […]
Up until the 1990s, the two largest unions, APWU and NALC, bargained together. We even shared almost identical contract books with jointly negotiated language. I remember attending a joint contract rally in Washington, D.C. from that period. But the alliance ended, through some combination of personality clashes at the top and different bargaining goals. Since […]
On March 10, 2014 an historic agreement was signed by the Postal Union Presidents representing the Mail Handlers, American Postal Workers, City Letter Carriers and Rural letter Carriers. The purpose of the agreement is to show our solidarity, and to protect the invaluable institution that is the United States Postal Service. We call upon our […]
March 11, 2014—Declaring that “the U.S. Postal Service is under unprecedented attack,” the four postal unions have formed an alliance to fight back to preserve America’s postal service for the benefit of the public. “A congressionally manufactured financial crisis drains the USPS of vital resources,” the union presidents wrote in a proclamation (PDF). “Six-day delivery […]
Postal Unions Form Alliance – Declaration Promises Joint Efforts Declaring that “the U.S. Postal Service is under unprecedented attack,” the presidents of the four postal unions have formed a historic alliance to fight back. “A congressionally-manufactured financial crisis drains the USPS of vital resources,” the union presidents write in a proclamation [PDF] signed over the […]
This morning, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2015 budget, which endorsed the Postmaster General’s proposed plan to eliminate six-day mail delivery. The following is a statement released by Jeanette Dwyer, President of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association: “The Administration’s budget released today simply misses the mark when it comes to solving the current […]
Move Follows Hoeven Efforts with U.S. Postmaster General WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Postal Service has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Rural Letter Carriers Association that will grant pay increases and bonuses to recruit and retain rural carriers in the Bakken region, including Minot, Dickinson, Williston, […]