Feb. 9, 2012 -- Statement by Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, on the USPS financial report for the first quarter of FY 2012: Despite the headline on its press release, the U.S. Postal Service announced today a net operating profit of $200 million delivering the mail in the first quarter of FY 2012—an impressive achievement given the current economy. (Postal Service Chief Financial Officer Joe Corbett announced this profit on a conference call with reporters today.) Click here to read the full statement.

Jan. 6, 2012 -- At the National Rap Session in Las Vegas in October, NALC President Fredric Rolando asked all members to collect signatures in support of protecting the future of the U.S. Postal Service. And on Jan. 6, he sent an e-Activist Network message announcing the results of this important campaign. “You delivered!” Rolando said. “From big cities to small towns, more than 1 million signatures were collected, processed and sent to Congress in just 12 weeks.

Dec. 5, 2011 -- NALC President Fredric Rolando responded to the Postal Service's Dec. 5 announcement that it plans to reduce delivery standards with the following statement. "We are very concerned about the proposal to reduce delivery standards. High-quality service is essential to preserving the value of our networks and to any future growth strategy. Degrading standards not only hurts the public and the businesses we serve, it's also counter-productive for the Postal Service because it will drive more people away from using the mail. Changes in service need to be part of a coherent business plan that takes advantage of new opportunities, such as delivering the items people increasingly order online. We urge the Postal Regulatory Commission to review the proposal carefully and act to protect the long-term viability of America's Postal Service."

Nov. 21, 2011 -- NALC President Fredric V. Rolando held a well-attended press conference today at the National Press Club in Washington. He announced a new approach to health benefits that would save the U.S. Postal Service $20 billion over a decade, and he also spoke more broadly about the need to develop a positive business plan for the future of the Postal Service. Click here to read more.

Nov. 15, 2011 -- President Rolando issued a statement on the reported Postal Service losses for fiscal year 2011. "For the first time since the recession began in 2007, this year's Postal Service loss was largely driven by the continued impact of the worst recession in 80 years and the effect of Internet technology—above and beyond the crushing and unique burden of the congressional mandate to pre-fund future retiree health benefits. This mandate accounted for 100 percent of the losses over the previous four years. That does not change what has to be done. Congress must alleviate the pre-funding burden and the Postal Service and its stakeholders must work relentlessly to reinvent the Post Office for the 21st century. Today we are working with the Postal Service at the bargaining table on doing just that.

Nov. 9, 2011 -- NALC is bitterly disappointed with the legislation reported out by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today. The bill, S. 1789 (the 21st Century Postal Reform Act of 2011), would cause irreparable harm to our nation’s Postal Service. It perpetuates the misguided policy that places pre-funding future retiree health benefits above the viability of a network that serves 150 million American households and businesses six days each week—a classic case of “killing the Post-Office in order to save it.” Click here to read the statement.

Oct. 16, 2011 -- H.R. 2309 is a plan to dismantle the USPS, and anti-union politicians spin the report to promote dismantling the USPS. The GOP-controlled House Oversight and Government Reform Committee “marked up” and passed a radical and partisan postal reform bill offered by its chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), on Oct. 13. The bill, H.R. 2309, advanced the same day that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its most recent report on the CSRS pensions dispute. Click here to read more.

October 13, 2011 -- NALC President Rolando issued a statement on the GAO report on the CSRS dispute. In it, he states that the GAO is simply wrong in denying the overpayment, and in doing so it differs with the USPS, the Office of Inspector General (of the Postal Service), the Postal Regulatory Commission, two independent actuaries, and legislators from both parties and both chambers of Congress who've addressed the issue in current legislation. Click here to read more.

March 7, 2011: NALC President Fredric V. Rolando told a congressional panel last week that fixing the pre-funding requirement for retiree health care should be the top priority this year in the effort to restore the financial health of the Postal Service.

February 24, 2011: While the eyes of the nation are on Wisconsin, thanks to Gov. Scott Walker’s attempts to dismantle his state’s public-sector unions, similar attacks on public workers’ collective-bargaining rights are taking place in other states around the country.

February 4, 2011: On Feb. 2, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced legislation to reform the federal government’s workers’ compensation program.

January 18, 2011: Three incidents involving incendiary packages have the Postal Service reminding its employees to remain vigilant against threats from suspicious parcels and letters.