From the National Association of Letter Carriers All signs point to Arizona Sen. John McCain being anointed as the Republican nominee for president at the GOP convention in September. All signs point to something else as well—a McCain presidency would simply parrot the economic policies found in the script followed by George W. Bush. The […]
Carriers from Florida, Georgia, and Carolinas Take Union’s Message Directly to Congress Letter carriers from NALC branches throughout Region 9 continued the union’s lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill April 15-17, pressing Congress to keep a close watch on any resurgence of contracting out by the Postal Service and reminding them of key issues on the […]
Primaries Offer a Ray of Hope by William Burrus, American Postal Workers President The results of the 2008 Iowa caucuses have been finalized, and Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee have been declared the winners. The results are surprising, and they offer a ray of hope about the democratic process. It is far too early to […]
MESSAGE from National Association Of Letter Carriers’ President WILLIAM H. YOUNG You can’t pick up a newspaper these days or turn on the news without finding another report of law enforcement abuse. Unauthorized surveillance, illegal searches, suspension of civil liberties, beatings—all the way from wiretaps to water-boarding. Call that the Bad Cop side. Of course, […]
NALC Presdient William Young released the following message: My thanks to all of you who responded to my call over the weekend to contact Senators Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Mark Pyror and Blanche Lincoln. At present, Senator Harkin’s amendment to the Labor-HHS appropriations bill that would make it easier for FedEx workers to organize a […]
The letter below is USPS’ response to an inquiry by NALC on Postal Employees entitlement to 22 days additional paid Military Leave in support of contingency operations:
From NALC President William Young: In last year’s postal reform bill, we secured our collective bargaining rights. The ability to form a union and to negotiate collectively ensures workplace fairness and a decent standard of living. Every American worker should have that ability. It is especially important to letter carriers that workers from competing delivery […]
William H. Young, president of the 300,000-member National Association of Letter Carriers, today issued the following statement regarding the shooting death today in Pompano Beach, Florida of retired letter carrier Paul Rein. Rein, who became a sheriff’s deputy for the Broward County Sheriff’s Department, was slain while transporting a prisoner to court: “It is shocking […]
$686 cash payment on Oct. 19, back pay on Nov. 30: President William H. Young announced on September 26 that the lump sum payment of $686 to cash out the COLA from November 2006 through May 2007 will be included in carriers’ October 19 paychecks. The back pay for active carriers related to the 1.4% […]
From NALC Contract to be Signed October 9: President William H. Young announced on September 20 that the 2006-2011 National Agreement, ratified by a vote of the membership (104,346 to 11,895), will be signed on October 9. President Young and Postmaster General Jack Potter will conduct the signing ceremony at the headquarters of the United […]