June 14, 2014—Earlier this week, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe recklessly endorsed the House of Representative’ leadership’s outrageous ploy to use massive job and service cuts in the Postal Service to “pay for” a short-term extension of the Highway Trust Fund, which will run out of money in August if Congress fails to raise the gas … Read more
from Kori Blalock Keller, NALC Director of Legislative & Political Affairs Once again, Congress is dropping the ball on postal reform. Rather than working on legislation that fixes the crisis it created with the 2006 mandate to pre-fund future retiree health benefits, and rather than formulating smart reforms that will allow the Postal Service to … Read more
The Postal Service’s latest financial results are no better than any of their recent numbers. But they might not be as bad as they look. Different interpretations of those numbers cause some leaders to think the Postal Service has a faster route back to profitability than Congress does. Frederic Rolando, president of the National Association … Read more
May 31, 2014—NALC President Fredric Rolando said the proposal by House Republican leaders to temporarily fund highway construction by degrading postal services would damage the economy while failing to achieve desired transportation goals. “This is the latest attempt by GOP leaders at an end run, trying to cut postal services to provide money for another … Read more
May 21, 2014—Statement of Fredric V. Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, following the Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s approval of H.R. 4670, the Secure Delivery for America Act of 2014: This irresponsible bill, H.R. 4670, is bad for the American public, bad for businesses, bad for the economy and bad for … Read more
May 20, 2014—Statement of Fredric V. Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee mark-up of the Secure Delivery for America Act of 2014: The 275,000 members of the National Association of Letter Carriers, who live and work in every congressional District in America, call on the … Read more
Excerpt: “I believe one of the main reasons is the absolute void at the top of the USPS’ governance structure. To be blunt, the USPS Board of Governors has effectively ceased to function as either a guiding or restraining force on management. It no longer has a quorum to make decisions or exert influence. There … Read more
Where you stand on the U.S. Postal Service’s financial situation depends on where you walk. “U.S. Postal Service Records Second Quarter Loss of $1.9 Billion” was the headline of a USPS press release issued Friday. But if you are a letter carrier walking city streets and believe your union leaders, Postal Service finances don’t look … Read more