Press Release from the National Association of Letter Carriers
Approves Motion by ‘Honorary Member’ Hillary Clinton
Delegates to the 66th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers, acting on a motion by “Honorary NALC member” Hillary Rodham Clinton, voted enthusiastically today to endorse Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) for president in this fall’s general election.
The 303,000-member NALC was one of the first unions to support Senator Clinton’s presidential bid last September and was at the forefront of a nationwide grassroots mobilization on her behalf throughout the primary campaign.
In an address to over 8,000 convention delegates just before the endorsement vote, Clinton urged the NALC members to work hard to elect Obama as president this fall.
“I believe this country is worth fighting for and I believe firmly that the best way to continue this fight is to elect Sen. Barack Obama as President of the United States,” she said.
“I have seen his passion and determination, his grace and his grit,” Clinton added. “He has lived the American dream. And he can, with your help, become the president who will once again put that dream within the reach of all of our children and grandchildren.”
Immediately after her address, the delegates unanimously made Clinton an honorary NALC member and a delegate to the convention. In turn, she moved a resolution to endorse the Illinois senator which was adopted unanimously by a rousing voice vote.
NALC President William H. Young said Obama stands with letter carriers on every issue important to them including legislation to ban contracting out of letter carrier jobs, support of the Employee Free Choice Act to help workers obtain union protection, and opposition to Do-Not-Mail registries that threaten affordable postage for most Americans.
“Senator Obama has clearly shown he can mobilize this country for change and he has demonstrated a remarkable level-headedness about the war in Iraq from the start,” Young told the convention. “The NALC will do everything in its power to make him the next President of the United States.”
On the contrary, Young said Republican candidate John McCain has routinely opposed letter carriers’ interests and “has been consistently hostile to working men and women.”
Obama had been invited to address the convention, but was unable to appear due to his current trip overseas to U.S. war zones in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The NALC represents all city delivery letter carriers employed by the U.S. Postal Service in all 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Guam. The biennial convention, which continues through Friday, is the largest convention of any AFL-CIO union.
I do NOT pay union dues to listen to the union’s political opinion. . .about anything. . .
I pay union dues for wage openers and benefits packages. . .
How about the union talking to the Post Office about offering the carriers early out packages, instead of kissing politicians behinds. . .
Experienced??? Bush/Cheney were experienced too and they are the biggest disaster in the history of the Oval Office. I’ll never vote for the Republican Party again after those two. Mission Accomplished – they nearly destroyed our beloeved country.
how can the Union endorse”obama”,without a vote from the Members Who pays the Dues.This Black Woman who pay dues didn’t receive the ballot…Oh i forgot the ballot is in the Mail,,,,
I am a NALC steward and not real happy about Obama, but how do you vote for none of the above???? We need to get labor friendly politians, period…………..
The Union does not Protect Members Lives. The Union is Trying to Keep their Jobs… Wake Up!!!!!
Wow!!! I bet none of these folks have ever stood up for anyone but themselves. They have no clue what the NALC has done to protect their work lives.
Just like the Union as usually to rally behind the Anti-Chist…. Obama the Self appointed Black Man, will have the Mail delivered by his Crew,and it will not include the USPS.
Wait a second… we have a Union? I had no idea!! Are they the people that crumple like a tin can every couple years when our contract expires? Are they the people that turn their back when my PO constantly comes up with new ways to harass us. The only time I hear about the union doing anything is when it comes to endorsing political candidates. That is something i can do without!!
Wait a second… we have a Union? I had no idea!! Are they the people that crumple like a tin can every couple years when our contract expires? Are they the people that turn their back when my PO constantly comes up with new ways to harass us. The only time I hear about the union doing anything is when it comes to endorsing political candidates. That is something i can do without!!
Wait a second… we have a Union? I had no idea!! Are they the people that crumple like a tin can every couple years when our contract expires? Are they the people that turn their back when my PO constantly comes up with new ways to harass us. The only time I hear about the union doing anything is when it comes to endorsing political candidates. That is something i can do without!!
Wait a second… we have a Union? I had no idea!! Are they the people that crumple like a tin can every couple years when our contract expires? Are they the people that turn their back when my PO constantly comes up with new ways to harass us. The only time I hear about the union doing anything is when it comes to endorsing political candidates. That is something i can do without!!
Wow what a surprise. This Union would endorse a Ham sandwich if it had a (D) after its name. Obama is the most inexperienced candidate. A community organizer is his claim of experience. Its time for me to leave my Union, my Union hasalready left me!!!!
What a surprise!!!! I thought for sure they would endorse John McSame….FOUR MORE YEARS!!!