'President's Message' editorials

Biography of President Fred Rolando

2010 President's Messages:

• December 2010: Winds of change
• November 2010: It's not too late for the 111th Congress to do the right thing
• September-October 2010: Election time: No turning back
• August 2010: Blinded by the fight
• July 2010: Serious business in a ‘happy place’
• June 2010: Even smart people can be dead wrong--and dangerous
• May 2010: GAO calls for bloodletting to restore USPS to health
• April 2010: Dangerous USPS plan would ensure disaster
• March 2010: Here's a 'silver bullet' we can all believe in
• February 2010: COLCPE: The 'can do' answer to the Oh-Ohs
• January 2010: In this new year, one battle on two fronts

2009 President's Messages:

• December 2009: Imagination, innovation are keys to our future
• November 2009: Health care reform is a critical postal reform
• October 2009: Allies united to rebuild America's middle class
• September 2009: Making sausage in the Washington jungle
• August 2009: Seeing past the gloom to a brighter tomorrow

Biography of President Emeritus Bill Young

2009 President's Messages:

• July 2009: Passing the baton to a new generation
• June 2009: Remember -- the best defense is good offense
• May 2009: It's time for Congress to step up to the plate
• April 2009: The times are a-changin' and it's time for us to act
• March 2009: Saving universal service from an economic storm
• February 2009: Saving universal service from an economic storm
• January 2009: Political payback and the Free Choice Act

2008 President's Messages:

• December 2008: In the face of deep crisis, hope, hard work prevail
• November 2008: Keeping our heads in the economic crisis
• October 2008: Ignore the nonsense—save the middle class
• Aug./Sept. 2008: Stand up, be strong for a better America
• July 2008: We've seen history—now it's time to make it
• June 2008: Make this election count with health care reform
• May 2008: Be one in a million—save the middle class
• April 2008: A political education for the 'Labor Educator'
• March 2008: Having some fun for a serious cause
• February 2008: Calling all carriers: Join the Corps today
• January 2008: Killing two birds with one legislative stone

2007 President's Messages:

• December 2007: Good Cop/Bad Cop--right here in the USPS
• November 2007: Taking the middle class off the endangered list
• October 2007: Let's make both parties friends of letter carriers
• September 2007: To become president, first you have to show up
• August 2007: Members who deliver deserve contract credit
• July 2007: Desperation is no excuse for distortion, deception
• June 2007: The critical question: Which side are you on?
• May 2007: A missed opportunity for a real partnership
• April 2007: Thanks, but no thanks for the unsolicited advice
• March 2007: It's time to stop the 'run amok' OIG
• February 2007: Passing the torch in L.A.
• January 2007: An unusual agenda for a special evening

2006 President's Messages:

• January 2006: Show-Me State carriers can show us all the way
• February 2006: Why we need COLCPE now more than ever
• March 2006: Patience wearing thin with DOIS dragging out
• April 2006: Looking for more than a change in season
• May 2006: Dominating the game, both inside and outside
• June 2006: At USPS, a struggle over which promises to keep
• July 2006: Tide may be turning in USPS power struggle
• August 2006: President Young's Biennial Report: 'Building a Better Workplace'
• Sept./Oct. 2006: A pause to say thanks and then back to work
• November 2006: On the hot seat--right where I belong
• December 2006: In Washington, a new Congress and new hope

2005 President's Messages:

• January 2005: Better future is our goal, but USPS just bailed out
• February 2005: It's time to say thanks for all they give for you
• March 2005: The issues before us today and tomorrow
• April 2005: Breaking the cycle of repeating history
• May 2005: With spring comes our window of opportunity
• June 2005: Mixing politics, emotion puts labor's goals at risk
• July 2005: Training new leadership to face the hard questions
• August 2005: Finding our best ideas to take care of business
• September 2005: The 'House of Labor' is a hard place to call home
• October 2005: Lives and livelihoods after Hurricane Katrina
• November 2005: Delivering our message to AFL-CIO's leadership
• December 2005: When others move on, the union stays with you

2004 President's Messages:

• January 2004: COLCPE enrollment is a leadership challenge
• February 2004: Leaders sign up for COLCPE allotment—now members must
• March 2004: Labor relations: We'll do it ourselves
• April 2004: NALC and USPS—at a crossroads
• May 2004: Moratorium: Chance to find a better way
• June 2004: Now we can say, 'Now is the time'
• August/September 2004: Accurate adjustments begin with cooperation
• November 2004: Battle against bad data slows new route process
• December 2004: Assuring NALC's future by training for tomorrow

2003 President's Messages:

• January 2003: Join me as we shape the future
• February 2003: A hard job, but it needn't be stressful
• March 2003: Reform drum beat grows louder — be ready to roll
• April 2003: Use technology to pick up USPS, not pick on carriers
• May 2003: Great strides, but more voices must be heard
• June 2003: Keeping an open mind on our political choices
• July 2003: Gearing up to meet the challenges ahead
• August 2003: Active or retired, in this fight we are one
• September 2003: Reject the unacceptable, but let's move on reform
• October 2003: Careful coalition building yields backing of mailers
• November 2003: Got the message -- then get active
• December 2003: Keeping focus as pieces of the puzzle fall in place