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House legislation status
House of Representatives

H.R. 1351:
229
co-sponsors
H.R. 1351: In the House, 229 members from both parties—a majority—are co-sponsors of the USPS Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act. Is yours? Find out here, then go here to look up members' contact information and ask yours to sign on.
House of Representatives

H.Res. 137:
222
co-sponsors
H.Res. 137: So far, 222 House members from both parties—a majority—are co-sponsors of H.Res. 137, which expresses the sense of the House that the USPS should take "all appropriate measures" to ensure continuation of six-day delivery. Find out if your rep has signed on, or click here to find members' contact information.
H.R. 2309 would dismantle the USPS: The GOP-controlled House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed its radical , partisan postal reform bill offered by its chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). It now waits for a full House vote. Click here to read more.
PMG supports ‘practically everything’ in H.R. 2309: Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, during a House subcommittee hearing, told members that he supports “practically everything” in H.R. 2309, the draconian Issa-Ross (so-called) postal reform bill. Click here to read more.
68th Biennial Convention: Minneapolis
Minneapolis 2012
The NALC's 68th Biennial Convention next summer will take place in Minneapolis July 23-27. Click here for more Information for delegates regarding hotels in "The City of Lakes."
Member resources
• NALC Publications: NALC Constitution, JCAM, Reciprocal Agreement and more
• NEW: Honoring carriers killed in the line of duty
• Material Reference System (MRS)
• Change your address?
• Contract or work rule question? Contact your NBA.
• Branch merger application
• Route protection materials
• Bylaw changes form
Delivering mail—and so much more: On the AFL-CIO website under "In Our Communities" is a story about how letter carriers—besides delivering mail to every American community six days a week—serve as our neighborhoods' eyes and ears, collect food for our hungry customers through the annual food drive, and raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Click here to read the story.
Customer ConnectCustomer Connect: Since 2003, letter carriers have used Customer Connect to take advantage of their special relationship with businesses, encouraging business patrons to ship with the U.S. Postal Service instead of with a private delivery service. Click here to find out more.
PERFDonate to the Postal Employees' Relief Fund: PERF assists letter carriers and other postal employees who incur substantial damage to their homes and property in major natural disasters. More

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Founded in 1889, NALC is the union of city letter carriers employed by the U.S. Postal Service. Letter carriers delivered 170 billion pieces of mail last year, six days a week, to more than 151 million homes and businesses in every city, suburb and town in America.
Fredric V. Rolando,
President
Fredric V. Rolando

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Featured news
Steve Boyle, Lincoln NE Br 8 Thanks for helping us ‘Stamp Out Hunger’: Saturday was the NALC’s 20th Annual National Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Thank you to all who helped out—active and retired letter carriers, family members, friends, volunteers and sponsors. America’s hungry appreciate your hard work, dedication and muscle aches. Collection totals, photos and news accounts continue to stream into NALC Headquarters. Check back for further updates.
USA TodayPOSTAL FACTS: NALC President Fredric Rolando’s letter to the editor of USA Today, in response to an earlier editorial, appeared in the paper’s May 14 edition. Click here to read more in POSTAL FACTS.
• Click here for a point-by-point guide to help you spread the truth about the Postal Service and the need for immediate congressional action.
• Click here to find out how the NALC Communications Department can help you get the NALC's message out.
House-approved budget amounts to a 5% pay cut: The Republican-controlled House of Representatives, on a mostly party-line vote, approved a budget measure Thursday that would require federal employees in both the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System to contribute 5 percent more of salary toward their pensions—in effect, a 5 percent cut in pay phased in for current workers over five years. Click here to read more.
USPS announcement reinforces NALC’s view of the financial situation and how it can be fixed: The Postal Service reports that 96 percent of its losses—$3.05 billion out of $3.18 billion—have nothing to do with mail delivery expenses, but rather result from the congressional mandate to pre-fund its future retiree health benefits. The report follows on last quarter’s financial statement by the Postal Service, which reflected a similar pattern. Click here to read NALC President Fredric Rolando's statement on the report.

NALC disappointed, but determined, as Senate passes S. 1789: The Senate adopted a deeply flawed postal reform bill on April 25, voting for S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act, by a vote of 62 to 37. “We’re disappointed, but we are determined to fight on,” NALC President Fredric Rolando said after the vote. He reminded letter carriers that the legislative process is far from over. “It may take months to get a bill through the House of Representatives,” he said, “but we will not rest in this struggle to defend a strong and viable Postal Service.” Click here to read the statement.

National AgreementContract update: The April 8 deadline for mediation has passed and negotiations for a new National Agreement between the NALC and the U.S. Postal Service have concluded. The process now moves to interest arbitration. “Our members should have faith that we continue to bring all our resources to bear on this effort to achieve a new National Agreement,” NALC President Fredric Rolando said. Click here to read more.

Union Plus wants to put active and retired NALC members in the driver’s seat. To enter for your chance to win a week-long car rental, click here to register for program e-mails and mobile alerts. Union Plus will keep you notified of valuable new benefits, future contests and more. And remember—as an NALC member, you’re always eligible for up to 25% off car rentals. Register to win by June 30.

White paper outlines plan for saving the USPS: A new whitepaper drafted by the advisory firm Lazard says that successful revitalization of the U.S. Postal Service requires a strategic business plan that leverages the unmatched reach of its network, legislative action to relieve it of obligations no other business bears and shared sacrifice from all stakeholders. Click here to read the news release.
New data indicates proposed cuts could mean greater losses in volume, revenue: The proposed cuts in service sought by the U.S. Postal Service could result in a far-greater loss of mail volume – and thus of revenue – than postal authorities previously have disclosed, new testimony indicates. In fact, the losses – outlined in a preliminary study commissioned by the USPS but which the agency has since kept under wraps – could outweigh any savings realized by the cuts. Click here to read more.