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News Archive: Page 36
OPM proposes retirement changes
OPM sent a letter to Paul Ryan making four legislative recommendations that, if enacted, would require current and future federal employees to make larger pension contributions, and also would scale back retirement benefits for current retirees.
POSTAL FACTS: May 15, 2018
Media coverage of the May 11 USPS quarterly financial report focused on the numbers but also on the rise in packages and the need for postal reform. The postmaster general and NALC president Fredric Rolando were widely quoted.
NALC statement on USPS Q2 financial report for FY 2018
NALC President Fredric Rolando’s statement on the May 11 release of the U.S. Postal Service’s financial statement for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2018, covering the months of January, February and March of 2018.
POSTAL FACTS: May 10, 2018
NALC President Rolando’s op-ed in The Daily Caller rebuts a commentary piece over issues of postal finances, retiree health benefits, Medicare and taxpayer money. Boise carriers are dying their hair blue to promote the food drive.
Notice of nominations for NALC national officers
Nominations for national officers of the National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO, will be held on Wednesday, July 18, at the national convention in Detroit.
NALC president appoints trustee and national business agent
Rolando appoints Mack Julion and Javier Bernal to fill vacancies
2016-2019 NALC-USPS National Agreement
The 2016-2019 NALC-USPS National Agreement is now available online. The PDF includes bookmarks and hyperlinks to make navigating the document easier.
A soaring federal deficit spells danger for letter carriers
On April 17, the Congressional Budget Office issued its latest budget outlook. It found that the federal budget deficit is exploding, thanks mostly to the 2017 tax cut, but also due to the 2018 spending bill adopted earlier this year.
“It’s the pre-funding, stupid!”
Much of the recent press coverage on USPS has focused on Amazon packages, falling letter mail volume and postal retirement costs, but the real driver of postal finances is the Congressional mandate to pre-fund retiree health premiums decades in advance.
CCA back pay update
The Postal Service has confirmed that the approximately 6,000 former CCAs who did not receive their back pay for time worked as a CCA during the back pay period on February 23 will receive this payment in their May 4 paychecks.
POSTAL FACTS: April 27. 2018
NALC President Fredric Rolando’s letter to the editor today in The Washington Post rebuts an editorial and explains postal finances as well as needed public policy fixes. Coverage of heroic letter carriers in New City, NY and Pekin, IL.
Former TE step advancement
In accordance with the 2016 National Agreement, any CCA who was employed as a TE after Sept. 29, 2007 and has been, or will be, converted to a career position may be eligible for a one-time advancement to a higher step on the career pay scale.
POSTAL FACTS: April 16, 2018 (Updated)
NALC President Rolando quoted in Federal News Radio, Bloomberg stories on administration's postal task force. WSVN aired story about Florida letter carrier injured extinguishing a fire, CBS2 on Indiana letter carrier saving resident from a fire.
Food Drive poster orders deadline extended until April 20
The deadline to order posters to promote the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has been extended until April 20, so get your order in.
Make a contribution toward your MBA retirement plan before April 16
April 16 is the last day to make a contribution to a Traditional IRA or Roth IRA for the 2017 Tax Year
President issues executive order to evaluate USPS finances
President Trump issued an executive order to form a task force charged with evaluating the finances of the U.S. Postal Service including pricing, policies and workforce costs.
POSTAL FACTS: April 9, 2018
The Democrat & Chronicle takes an extended look at the heroic actions of the Rochester area's letter carriers in recent years. KTVQ aired a story about a good-spirited carrier coping with the second-worst winter Billings, MT has had. Paige letters.
2018 NALC Guide to Route Inspections
The 2018 NALC Guide to Route Inspections has been printed and is being shipped to each NALC Branch and the 15 National Business Agents’ offices.
MDD Load Truck feature
If a letter carrier is instructed to load or deliver their parcels in a manner inconsistent with the procedures outlined in Handbook M-41, he or she should follow those instructions but inform a local union representative for further investigation.
Promotion pay grievance update
A national class-action grievance was originally scheduled to be heard January 30. Unfortunately, this hearing was unexpectedly canceled by the arbitrator. NALC has received proposed dates for rescheduling and we expect to have a firm date shortly.
Recent presidential tweet storm
Letter carriers deserve to know the facts about the Postal Service with respect to the president’s latest tweets.
Postal Facts: April 6, 2018
Letter carrier heroes were recognized by the media in New York and Minnesota; NALC explains postal economies of scope to Politifact; Athens, GA gets a reminder about the importance of the food drive; John Paige letter
Safety Ambassador Program
NALC advises all NALC activists to not volunteer to serve as a Safety Ambassador or participate in the newly developed Safety Ambassador Program.
EEOC finds USPS practiced disability discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has found the Postal Service National Reassessment Process (NRP) subjected approximately 130,000 injured-on-duty employees to a pattern and practice of disability discrimination.
CCA back pay update
NALC has filed a national level grievance regarding former CCAs who have not received their back pay to date.