News & information
Latest news & updates
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.
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.