e-Team Report, Dec. 9, 2011
Group of Senators Look to Halt USPS Cutbacks
This week 20 Senators came together in a letter to take a stand by asking Congress to impose a six-month moratorium on USPS plans to consolidate more than 250 mail processing plants, close thousands of post offices, and eliminate overnight mail delivery, in order to give lawmakers an opportunity to consider postal reform legislation. In the letter these Senators sent to both Senate Republican and Democratic leadership, they express their concern that detrimental actions will be taken by the Postal Service before Congress has a chance to examine their effects.
To read more on the APWU’s website and to see if your Senator is on board please click here. To read the full story in The Hill click here.
NH Right to Work Legislation Fails – Republican Presidential Hopefuls Come out in Favor of Right to Work
Recently, the New Hampshire House of Representatives failed to overturn Governor Lynch’s veto of Right to Work (RTW) Legislation. To read more about the Democratic success upholding the Governor’s veto please click here.
While this legislative battle was taking place, several Republican presidential hopefuls weighed in on their belief in right to work at the state level.
To read what Gov. Perry had to say about the state’s RTW laws please click here.
To read what former Senator Santorum had to say about the RTW effort please click here.
To read what Newt Gingrich has to say about RTW please click here.
To hear what Congresswoman Bachmann has to say about RTW please click here.
NAACP Releases New Report
This week the NAACP released a new report that shows increasing voter participation in both Latino and African American communities. The report, Defending Democracy: Confronting Modern Barriers to Voting Rights in America is a great resource that highlights the various pieces of legislation at the state level that unfairly target these very communities and their abilities to vote. To read more and download the full report please click here.