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News Article | May 1, 2015
The Good, the Bad and Congress
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Congressional representatives should be serving us, the American people. Some members of Congress try to make things better for seniors and working families, while others attack our benefits and resource...
News Article | May 1, 2015
TISA: Another Secret Trade Deal Threatens Public Postal Service, Workers
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A trade deal the U.S. is negotiating behind closed doors with 50 other countries threatens the future of public- and private-sector services, including the U.S. Postal Service. Little is known about the...
News Article | April 20, 2015
Rally, March Storm Downtown DC to Protest Secret Trade Deal
More than a thousand activists marched through the streets of Washington, DC, on April 20, demanding that legislators, ‘Don’t Trade Our Future,’ and stop the “fast tracking” of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
News Article | April 16, 2015
National Day of Action Against Fast Track, TPP Set for April 18
Saturday, April 18, has been designated a National Day of Action to oppose a trade deal that would be terrible for working people: the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP has been devised behind closed doors, with the help of Wall Street and corporate lobbyists and has the support of the White...
News Article | April 10, 2015
Moves to Expand Social Security Benefits Gain Traction in the Senate
After decades of attempting to cut Social Security, members of Congress are beginning to devote their efforts to expanding Social Security benefits, and the effort is gaining traction. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) have supported legislation that exp...
News Article | March 25, 2015
Budget Bills: Cut Postal, Federal Pay
Two congressional committees are proposing to solve the nation’s financial problems in part by reducing pay for millions of postal and federal employees. Budget bills for fiscal year 2016 proposed by House and Senate committees last week would cut pay for postal and federal workers by increasing the...
News Article | March 23, 2015
The Worst Trade Deal You’ve Never Heard Of
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is now headed to Congress, is a product of big corporations and Wall Street, seeking to circumvent regulations protecting workers, consumers, and the environment. Watch this video, and say “no” to fast-tracking this bad deal for the vast majority of Americans.
News Article | March 19, 2015
Robin Hood to the Rescue!
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) will re-introduce the Robin Hood Tax bill in Congress today.
News Article | March 1, 2015
How You Can Fight Money in Politics
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Postal workers’ allies in the 114th Congress are attempting to reverse the drastic slowdown of the mail caused by postal management’s decision to lower service standards and reconfigure mail processin...
News Article | March 1, 2015
The TPP: A Secret, Dirty Deal
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A trade deal the U.S. is negotiating in secret with 11 other countries would slash labor rights; obstruct access to medication; degrade food safety; weaken regulations that keep our air and water cle...
News Article | March 1, 2015
What Does the Year Hold for Us?
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The USPS welcomed 2015 by reducing service standards so it can complete its so-called “Network Rationalization Plan.” The plan calls for the closure of 82 additional Processing and Distribution Center...
News Article | February 23, 2015
Congressional Support Grows for Prompt, Reliable Mail
The bipartisan coalition of lawmakers saying “No” to delayed mail is growing by the day. Since the end of January, 46 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of House Resolution 54 (H.Res.54). The resolution, introduced by Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) and Rep. Paul...
News Article | February 20, 2015
Alliance Members Visit Over 120 Congressional Offices during Lobby Week
Members of the Alliance visited over 120 Members of Congress and staff in their home states this week during the Presidents Day recess. “Under the new 114th Congress, retirees issues are once again under attack from many directions including proposed trade agreements, Social Security and Medicare,”...
News Article | January 28, 2015
New House Resolution Takes Aim at Delayed Mail
Just weeks into the 114th Congress, a new bipartisan coalition of eight U.S. representatives is taking a stand for prompt, reliable mail service.
News Article | January 27, 2015
e-Team Report, Jan. 27, 2015
New House Resolution Takes Aim at Delayed Mail Just weeks into the 114th Congress, a new bipartisan coalition of a dozen U.S. representatives is taking a stand for prompt, reliable mail service.