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Governor Beverly Perdue Ends Hostage Situation in North Carolina
By Richard Thayer North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue ended a hostage situation on Friday when she signed an Executive Order reinstating unemployment insurance for approximately 47,000 laid off...
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Republicans Introduce Legislation to Slash Federal Employment
By Richard Thayer It had been threatened for quite some time now. On Monday (June 6) those voicing that threat took it one step closer to completion with a news conference on Capitol Hill. The chairman...
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The Empower Employees Act Introduced to Further Empower Republicans
By Richard Thayer While much of the nation’s attention has been focused on Rep. Anthony Weiner’s skivvies, Republicans have been busy, busy, busy introducing and pushing legislation that would further...
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The Issa Man Cometh…Again
By Richard Thayer It’s impossible for one person, no matter how energetic they might be, to keep up with all of the craziness that pours out of the federal and state capitols on a daily basis. I have...
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Who Will Be the First to Blink?
By Richard Thayer With the possibility of the US hitting its debt ceiling if our dysfunctional Congress doesn’t do something soon, hand-wringing is on the rise as our lawmakers have been busy making...
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Deal or No Deal?
By Richard Thayer Perhaps it all boils down to one word. Strengthen. What does “strengthen” mean? Of course there’s the dictionary definition, but what does it mean when you’re talking about...
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Debt Ceiling Dilemma: It Just Gets Curiouser and Curiouser
By Richard Thayer House Speaker John Boehner miscalculated last week, saying he might accept significant revenue hikes as part of a $4 trillion deficit reduction plan, aka, the Big Deal. It seems that...
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House Rules Committee May Vote On Six-Day Delivery July 14, Action Urged By...
The following is an urgent message from NALC President Fred Rolando concerning the House Rules Committee and a possible vote as early as today (Thursday) concerning six-day mail delivery: Dear...
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Right-Wing Lawmakers Want to Privatize Federal Jobs at All Agencies
The following from our friends at AFGE (American Federation of Government Employees): Right-wing lawmakers are not only taking away federal employees’ pay and benefits but now they are also trying to...
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Billionaire Koch Brothers Putting Stamp on 2012 GOP Nomination
This is a cross-post from NALC Activist Alert: The billionaire Koch Brothers, head of Koch Industries, continue to influence conservative politics and their Tea Party-endorsed politicians. Through...
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Uncertain Times
By Craig Schadewald, Vice-President, North Carolina State Association of Letter Carriers Americans have cast their votes and Donald Trump is our president-elect. It’s unfortunate on a union-labor side...
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NALC: Your Guide to Activism in the 115th Congress
NALC Legislative Update Jan 09, 2017 We’re bracing for a lot of activity on Capitol Hill in the 115th Congress, which means it’s important for us to begin the new year with strong relationships on both...
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NALC: Five immediate threats to federal employees in 2017
NALC Legislative Update With Congress and the White House in Republican control, the GOP is preparing to pursue an aggressive agenda against federal employees during the 115th Congress. Fortunately,...
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Letter Carriers and Other Activists: Tell Your Representative to Oppose the...
NALC Legislative Update Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) is preparing to introduce the Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency (PAGE) Act, a proposal that calls for taking away newly hired federal...
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‘Official Time’ Bills Introduced in House, Cleared in Committee
NALC Legislative Update Earlier this month, two pieces of legislation regarding the use of official time were introduced and passed by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The first...
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Tell Congress to Reject the White House’s FY 2018 Budget Proposals
NALC Legislative Dept. June 16, 2017 It’s time to hit the phones. Budget talks for Fiscal Year 2018 are happening on Capitol Hill and they began with the White House calling for inexcusable hits to...
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Health care bill: ‘Mean’: Tell your senators not to take away health care...
NALC Legislative Dept Vote likely coming later this week Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) introduced the Better Care Reconciliation Act last week, following seven years of promising the...
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Letter Carriers, Family and Friends Urged to Call Congress Opposing Cutting...
From NALC’s Government Affairs Office The White House released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget proposal in May. It called for a variety of budget cuts aimed at federal employees—letter carriers...
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Federal Employees Call-In Day Opposing White House’s 2018 Budget
Letter carriers and other federal employees — past and present–and their adult family members are being urged to call their senators and House representatives today to voice opposition to the White...
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North Carolina Letter Carriers to Meet in Charlotte This October for Training
The North Carolina State Association of Letter Carriers in conjunction with the NALC Region 9 Business Agent’s office, will be offering training October 26 and 27th. The training will take place at the...
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