News & information

White House releases FY 2021 budget proposal

The Trump Administration released its $4.8 trillion Fiscal Year 2021 budget proposal on Feb. 10.

Statement by President Rolando on the Postal Service's 2020 Quarter 1 financial report

The Postal Service’s financial report for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 underlines the need for congressional action on common-sense legislative reform.

USPS Fairness Act passes House

Today, the House of Representatives passed the USPS Fairness Act (H.R. 2382) in a 309 to 106 vote. As letter carriers know, this bipartisan bill seeks to end the mandate for the Postal Service to prefund retiree health care decades in advance.

The Postal Record magazine is now available as a digital flipbook and an audiobook

NALC's monthly magazine, The Postal Record, is now available in a viewable and downloadable flipbook on the NALC website.

Nolan selected as neutral arbitrator

A neutral arbitrator has been selected

CCA to PTF Conversion

CAU has compiled a number of helpful links

Last Day Action Alert : HR 2382 comes to a vote today, contact your Rep

Reminder: Have you contacted your Member of Congress on HR 2382?

Action Alert : Contact your Representative today on HR 2382

In all offices, CCAs who have at least 30 months of relative standing on February 15th to be converted to career status

NALC and USPS have settled a national-level grievance regarding non-compliance with the contractual caps on the employment of CCAs.

Postal Facts: January 22, 2020

Chief of Staff Jim Sauber quoted in American Prospect magazine; former Idaho State Association President John Paige’s letters published by four outlets

Houston letter carrier shot on his route

NALC is saddened to learn that letter carrier Adrian Jackson, a member of Branch 283 in Houston, Texas, was shot multiple times on his route December 28.

PRC publishes revised notice of proposed rulemaking

In early December, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued a revised proposed rulemaking for the system that regulates the rates and classes of the Postal Service’s Market Dominant products.

USPS announces selection of next generation MDD

USPS has chosen the Zebra TC 77 model as the new on-street scanning device to replace the current Mobile Delivery Device (MDD).

Senate Introduces Companion Repeal Bill, House Bill Reaches Critical Mass

Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced the USPS Fairness Act (S. 2965), a bill to repeal the mandate to prefund postal retiree health benefits. The bill is identical to House legislation.

Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period

Information for 2019

Update on Contract Negotiations

Update on the 2019 contract negotiations

Postal Facts: November 20, 2019

President Rolando was quoted in a number of articles covering the FY 2019 USPS financial report and the various factors involved.

Statement of NALC President Fredric Rolando On USPS Financial Results for FY 2019

The large loss posted by the U.S. Postal Service in Fiscal Year 2019 ($8.8 billion) is largely the result of external factors, not the normal operations of the agency.

Decision in Pay Consolidation Case

The arbitrator rejected NALC’s position that this change meant that employees from other crafts in grades equivalent to the former City Carrier Grade 1 could no longer be excessed into the letter carrier craft under Article 12 of the National Agreement.

Case Consolidation Lawsuit Dismissed

U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg concluded that the court lacked jurisdiction to issue the preliminary injunction that NALC requested, which would have halted the Initiative pending the outcome of the national-level arbitration.

Six carriers honored as NALC's Heroes of the Year

Letter carriers who saved people from car accidents or home fires, helped rescue a teenager who had been abused for months by her captors, or turned a personal tragedy into a campaign to help others, were among those honored on Oct. 30.

Branch Officers Training set for Jan. 27-30 in Washington, DC

NALC Secretary-Treasurer Nicole Rhine has announced that Branch Officers Training will be held January 27-30, 2020 in Washington, DC.

NALC mourns passing of Rep. Elijah Cummings

The National Association of Letter Carriers sends its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore, following his death today.

Former Region 7 National Business Agent Eugene “Gene” McNulty died

McNulty served as NBA from 1979 to 1994.