Nov. 15, 2011 — For the first time since the recession began in 2007, this year’s Postal Service loss was largely driven by the continued impact of the worst recession in 80 years and the effect of Internet technology—above and beyond the crushing and unique burden of the congressional mandate to pre-fund future retiree health […]
President Rolando has written a letter to the members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, better known as the “super committee.” He outlines seven proposals the NALC urges the committee to consider. “Americans are begging you to act in a bipartisan manner to address the nation’s problems,” he wrote. “Bolstering the Postal Service, […]
Statement from NALC President Fred Rolando on President Obama’s deficit plan Return of FERS surplus, other short-term relief a good start—but not enough Monday, Sept. 19 — President Obama sent a deficit-reduction package Sept. 19 to the special joint committee of Congress established by the debt limit law to find ways to reduce the federal […]
NALC President Fredric V. Rolando has issued a statement to denounce Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s latest “radical” legislative proposals: Today, city letter carriers across the country received a mandatory stand-up talk from supervisors as part of a concerted campaign by top postal management to convince Congress to slash postal employees’ health and pension benefits and […]
NALC President Fredric V. Rolando wrote in a letter to Republican presidential candidate Gov. Tim Pawlenty expressing “Deep disappointment” in his suggestion that the ” ‘post office’ was ‘built for a different time in our country.’ NALC said Pawlenty’s statement “demonstrated profound ignorance about what the U.S. Postal Service does today,” Below is text of […]
Will less mail spell the end of the U.S. Postal Service or a chance to reinvent itself? The NALC president weighs in. From NALC: NALC President Fredric V. Rolando appeared on CNN this weekend in the final segment of “State of the Union with Candy Crowley.” The two chatted about the future of the Postal […]
President Barack Obama, NALC President Fredric V. Rolando meet: NALC President Fredric V. Rolando, along with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and about a dozen labor leaders in all, met with President Barack Obama Friday in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. They had a productive discussion about jobs and how to address the difficult […]
No ‘holiday’ for CSRS employees? NALC President Fredric V. Rolando has written members of the House of Representatives, urging that a proposed 2 percent “payroll tax holiday” be extended to letter carriers and other federal employees still covered under the Civil Service Retirement System. Federal Times reported The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association […]
Busting the ‘bailout’ myth (again): NALC President Fredric V. Rolando has written the head of the Commission of Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to correct some misstatements of fact relating to the Postal Service contained in recommendations for reducing the federal deficit. Earlier today, the Commission of Fiscal Responsibility and Reform released its final George c. […]
America’s letter carriers wish Jack Potter a long and healthy retirement. Although we have had profound strategic differences with Jack in recent years over the best approach for securing the long-term viability of the Postal Service, we had a good working relationship with him and his team. He was an honorable partner in collective bargaining […]