Yesterday, NALC President Fredric Rolando formally welcomed members of both chambers of Congress back to Washington for the second session of the 112th Congress. Both the House and Senate have legislation pending before them that could shape the future of the United States Postal Service.
The American people want Congress to take action to save the service network. As President Rolando states in his letter, Congress should take action to “strengthen and build the Postal Service, not weaken and slowly destroy it.” As Congress debates the future of the Postal Service, it should pause and take into account the will of the people. More than 1 million Americans signed an open letter to their senators and representatives urging them to preserve six-day mail delivery service.Not only do Americans value affordable mail delivery six days a week, but so does a majority of representatives! In the House, there is now a bipartisan majority of co-sponsors to House Resolution 137, which expresses support for keeping six-day mail delivery.
All eyes are watching Congress: Will it take a proactive and sensible approach to return one of America’s most trusted agencies to financial solvency? Or will it instead take draconian measures to reduce service standards and phase out door-to-door mail delivery, all without addressing the root cause of the financial crisis facing the USPS?
Welcome Back Letter from NALC President Fredric Rolando
Dear Representative,
On behalf of the nearly 300,000 men and women who comprise the National Association of Letter
Carriers (NALC), I would like to formally welcome you back, and give you a brief update on letter carriers’ actions in the field over the last six weeks. Given the gravity of pending legislation in both the House and Senate, our members are understandably engaged and are reporting overwhelming support from your constituents.
In fact, since beginning a petition drive in support of protecting 6-day mail delivery late last year, our members have gathered over 1 million signatures from Americans who oppose eliminating a day of delivery. Various bills making their way through both houses of Congress would eliminate this unique 6-day service, making it more difficult for the Postal Service to remain competitive and offer essential services to customers in every community, including hundreds of thousands in your district. I urge you to reject those proposals in lieu of legislative solutions that strive to strengthen and build the Postal Service, not weaken and slowly destroy it.
Again, I am pleased to welcome you back, and look forward to working together for the remainder of the session to ensure a competitive and financially viable Postal Service.
In Solidarity,
Fredric V. Rolando
President
THE NALC, AND ALL POSTAL AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE CONTACTING THEIR CONGRESSPERSON, BOTH SENATORS, AND THE WHITE HOUSE REGARDING THE PRESENT ATTACKS ON FERS POSTAL AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT(H.R. 3630 AND H.R. 3813) NOW!! THIS SHOULD BE OUR NO. 1 CONCERN RIGHT NOW!! YOU ARE ABOUT TO LOSE YOUR FERS RETIREMENT UNLESS YOU ACT NOW!! NO ONE IS GOING TO ACT FOR YOU!! YOU MUST ALL ACT INDIVIDUALLY NOW!! THE REPUBLICAN/TEA PARTY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF STEALING YOUR FERS RETIREMENT!! ACT NOW!! AND ALSO VOTE THESE COWARDLY, CRIMINAL, THIEVING LIARS OUT OF OFFICE!! THOSE OF YOU THAT VOTED FOR THESE REPUBLICAN/TEA PARTY LIARS: YOU HAVE CUT YOUR OWN THROAT!! WAKE UP!! VOTE THEM OUT!! LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!! THIS IS WAAAAAAAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN ALL THE GARBAGE CURRENTLY BEING ADDRESSED BY THE NALC!! ACT NOW!! YOUR RETIREMENT IS AT STAKE!! ******DISCLAIMER*******I AM A NALC MEMBER PRESENTLY, AND HAVE BEEN FROM DAY 1.
Unhappy with APWU? Unhappy with the contract? Unhappy with the level of representation you’re getting? Unhappy with loss of 40 hour jobs?
OCCUPY APWU at the 2012 Convention in Los Angeles (August 20-24) at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel (404 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA)
OTHERWISE:
Shut up and keeping paying dem dues! And, by the way…stay in line all you lemmings!
Don’t be fooled the Issa bill and the front man Donahoe working for corporations
That want to privatize the Post Office.Don’t be fooled America.This is a made crisis,
And the American people will pay for it!
They’ve been cutting service for years. Ever hear of Special Delivery? It started in 1885 and was cut in 1996. It was a great service and I’m glad to have been a part of it.
Shelia as u stated the Postal Service provides opportunity for middle class American to earn a living. The super wealthy create loopholes for the super wealthy to allow their money earn super returns and yet are taxed at the same rate as postal carriers and clers $53,000-$55,000 annual earnings. The wealthy class have and invent loopholes that the average working Jock has no idea. Lord Romney can even give his children $7 million dollars and have tax loopholes that benefit the donor and the receiver.
Middle class workers comparable t0 postal crafts bear the tax burden as the wealthy and welfare status reap benefits.
The Postal Service clerks and carriers that make signifigant monatary contributions in the form of taxes. The postal service benefits the country in delivering mail and paying taxes. Leave Postal Service workers alone and reduce cost in headquarters staff aswell as area and district offices.
Oh and let us guess? Slash 260,000 jobs along with the 5 day delivery.
Isnt that just special…
Union greed sucks its time for 5 day delivery
“America’s message to Congress: We want first-rate mail delivery service, six days a week”
marvr & J R an F for the misunderstanding of American English.
Up you both go to the front of the class, put on your dunce hats an have a seat next to Doehole on the stools.
The basic bnefit of the Postal service is to provide employment. Cost does not matter as is evident by visible cost which is revealed in services no longer needed.
Delivering mail on Sat. prevents a reduction in workforce and associated cost in vehicle use. Government must subsidize cost as politics and unions control the
needs of a declining need of the Postal Service as the connector in communication between individuals and businesses. Operating the Postal Service as present without power to reform is Socialism for the good of providing employment. Working middle class Americans deserve an opportunity to work even if the opportunity has to be created. The super rich control the activities that benefit their blueblood social wealthy class as the average working person does not have the tax loop holes used by the super rich as was demonstrated in Sir Romney tax
rate.
The USPS has done a fantastic job for a really long time.
I,for one really appreciate being able to send and receive
My mail at my front door..It is a very important part of American
History and just because of advance technology,it is going
To be forced to shut down completely eventually..My advise since
I really do appreciate it and want it to still succeed would be willing
to skip my Saturday delivery right now!!! Try that first before you start
Consolidating all facilities into one.. Let’s us Americans try to keep
Our USPS afloat!! There are millions of people working at
Our Post Offices everywhere depending on their jobs.Most are life
Long employees..Let’s think about them!! Appreciate your mail delivery!!
Marvr You hit the nail on the head a 100% true statement, Americans do not give a rat s rear about sat. delivery. Very few even think about what in the mail as most is junk which is trashed. don t believe me or marv just ask your neighbor.
americans don’t give a rat’s rear end about saturday delivery. don’t belive me, just ask one of your neighbors.
America message to Congress is get real. Americans have not spoken out for 6 day mail delivery as most could careless as less than 40% use it sparingly ..
Parcels only form of mail increasing. Priority has a future. Six day mail delivery should be put to a vote and it would be soundly defeated.: it has not been needed for last ten years. Unions create propaganda for their cause which is to keep union dues coming in to pay their high salaries.
President Rolando, America need for congress to stand up and vote proposals that are now on the ttable that will keep the most trusted federal agency viable. American people rely and depend upon the Postal Service. There is no other mail or mail delivery service that can or will deliver the mail on a daily basis inexpensive as the Postal Service does. Fed-ex or UPS do not have any 44 cent stamps, nor do they have universal service or deliver to every household like the Postal Service. So congress if you have time before you go on another break, sit down come together and vote for Rep. Lynch Bill 1351, or other Bill proposals thaty will keep the Postal Service open and americans working proud americans!! But please forget about ISSA bill 2309! There is nothing good in it for working america or for the Postal Service and the public depending on mail delivery!