Philadelphia Letter Carriers Protest Privatization

April 10, 2025

May Postal Record available May 1, 2025
NALC and USPS resolve possible interpretive issue regarding the use of blue hampers April 30, 2025
On April 17, NALC and USPS reached a resolution regarding a class action grievance (6X19N-6X-C 23546250) concerning the use of “blue hampers,” also known as large capacity hampers, at a Sorting and Delivery Center (S&DC). This issue was initially identified as a possible interpretive issue and was referred for review in accordance with Article 15 […]
Mutual Benefit Association representative training April 30, 2025
NALC Director of Life Insurance Jim Yates has announced an MBA rep training to be held on June 29. This is the first in the 2025 series of training sessions and will be focused on the MBA's Individual Disability Income and Hospital Plus policies. Future trainings will cover Life Insurance and Retirement Savings Plans. Branch […]
Tell Congress to oppose cuts to letter carrier retirement benefits April 30, 2025
Today, as part of the budget reconciliation process, in a 22-21 vote, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability advanced a measure that would reduce benefits for federal employees, including letter carriers. These proposals include: Increasing the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) contribution rate for existing employees up to 4.4 percent Cutting retirement benefits by […]
House reintroduces bill to allow USPS to ship alcohol April 28, 2025
On April 24, Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-4) introduced the Shipping Equity Act (H.R. 3011) in the 119th Congress. The bill, which is identical to legislation introduced in the House in May 2023, would allow the Postal Service to ship beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages directly from licensed producers and retailers to legal customers. […]