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USPS’ ‘highly encouraging’ quarterly report reveals $765 million profit
Today, the U.S. Postal Service released its financial report for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2014, which covers the last three months of 2013.
Senate committee approves S. 1486, 9 to 1
The Senate committee with Postal Service oversight, the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, finished on Feb. 6 its mark-up of the modified Carper-Coburn postal bill, S. 1486, and approved the measure by a vote of 9 to 1.
Former Region 8 NBA Johnson has died
Former Region 8 National Business Agent Ben Johnson, 76, died on Feb. 1.
Committee mark-up of revised S. 1486 (Round 1)
On Jan. 29, the Senate committee with Postal Service oversight, the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, spent nearly three hours in a mark-up meeting to debate a handful of proposed amendments to S. 1486.
Four postal unions express ‘strong opposition’ to Senate bill
The four postal unions sent a joint letter to members of the Senate committee with U.S. Postal Service oversight expressing “strong opposition” to an amended version of Senate bill S. 1486.
6-day mail preserved in spending bill
A bipartisan omnibus spending bill signed into law on Jan. 17 retained the language calling for six-day mail delivery service.
Notice of class action
NALC has been asked to notify our members of a private class action lawsuit that may benefit the beneficiaries of certain deceased postal employees.
NALC responds to Issa letter
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) in December wrote a letter to the leaders of the House Appropriations committee, urging them to abandon the decades-old budget language that required the Postal Service to deliver the mail six days a week.
NALC opposes H.R. 3801— yet another attack on the Postal Service
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced new legislation to eliminate Saturday letter mail delivery right away and Saturday package delivery within five years.
Budget negotiators reject Saturday delivery cut, unfairly target future federal employees
NALC grassroots activists and the American public scored a huge victory when efforts to include elimination of Saturday mail delivery in the emerging budget agreement for 2014 failed.
Update on joint safety and service program
NALC President Fredric Rolando released a statement on the status of a new joint effort to identify and address safety issues for letter carriers and service to postal customers.
S. 1486 mark-up postponed
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, which has Postal Service oversight, has postponed until sometime in 2014 the mark-up of S. 1486.
NALC announces creation of network to address safety issues
NALC President Fredric V. Rolando has issued a statement regarding the creation of a nationwide network to address safety issues and offices with routine mail delivery well past traditional delivery hours.
USPS made $600 million delivering mail in 2013
The USPS reported an operating profit of $600 million but a net loss of $5 billion due to pre-funding. That means the Postal Service, which doesn’t get a dime of taxpayer money, earned a profit of $600 million delivering the mail.
Letter carrier killed while delivering the mail
Tyson Barnette, 26, was shot and killed on Saturday evening while delivering the mail in Cheverly, MD, a suburb of Washington, DC.
Letter carriers and eBay: How the two go hand in hand
Letter carriers pick up and deliver more packages sent by eBay retailers than any other source of packages sent through the U.S. Postal Service.
NALC statement on USPS 7-day delivery services for Amazon.com
Letter carriers have begun delivering Parcel Select packages in more than 900 ZIP codes nationwide as part of a test involving Sunday delivery of packages from a major online retailer.
Budget update: The devil is always in the details
As House and Senate budget conferees get to work on a federal budget deal, there are many rumors floating about town on what will be included in it.
CA carrier critically injured
Lydia Ray, a member of Garden Grove, CA Branch 1100, was struck and critically injured while delivering mail on Saturday.
Longtime NJ State President Massa has died
New Jersey State Association of Letter Carriers President Emeritus Tony Massa died on Monday. He was 88.
‘The Green Book’
As part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, NALC hosted a reception with author and playwright Calvin A. Ramsey on the history and importance of the Green Book.
CCAs converted to full-time career status
Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding Re: Residual Vacancies—City Letter Carrier Craft (M-01824), the first wave of city carrier assistant (CCA) conversions to full-time career status took place Nov. 2.
2014 retiree COLAs— 1.5% hike for FERS and CSRS benefits
The cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for CSRS and FERS benefits will be 1.5 percent in 2014, as triggered by the release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September.
Kirby elected CO AFL-CIO president
Cindy Kirby, a member of Denver Branch 47, was elected this past weekend as president of the Colorado AFL-CIO.
NALC President Rolando explains to Senate why S. 1486 would be damaging to USPS
NALC President Fredric Rolando testified today before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, which has Postal Service oversight.