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• This was a big week for letter carriers nationwide as the House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia successfully marked up H.R. 5746, sending it to the full Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for further action.

  This legislation marks the first huge step toward financial solvency for the United States Postal Service and will help strengthen the case against eliminating a day of mail delivery. Subcommittee Chairman Stephen Lynch (D-MA) offered a substitute amendment which simply clarified a few areas of the bill, including a section that now clearly states that this legislation will have no impact on any individual's benefit. This change was made to satisfy the concerns of the other federal employee organizations.

  The bill was marked up by a voice vote and was passed 8 to 1 on a roll-call vote:

  • Chairman Lynch (D-MA) - Aye
  • Del. Holmes Norton (D-DC) - Aye
  • Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) - Aye
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) - Aye
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) - Aye
  • Rep. Lacy Clay (D-MO) - Aye
  • Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) - Aye
  • Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-CA) - Aye
  • Ranking Member Jason Chaffettz (R-UT) - No
  • Rep. Ahn "Joseph" Cao (R-LA) - Not present
  • Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) - Not present

  Now is the time for us to act quickly and gather co-sponsors for the bill. We want to get as many as we can before it goes to full committee, which will possibly be as early as next week.

  When asking your member of Congress to co-sponsor the legislation, please make sure to discuss the two main components of the bill and send or leave him or her a copy of the NALC Fact Sheet on H.R. 5746.

  Thank you for your efforts in moving this legislation forward.

  In Solidarity,

  Fredric V. Rolando, President
  National Association of Letter Carriers

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• Just remember: Only Congress can authorize any reduction in the number of delivery days—and so far, 162 House members have signed on as co-sponsors of H. Res. 173, "expressing the sense of the House ... that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service." Click here to find out how you can contact your representative and find out if they're with us in our fight to prevent a potential Postal Service death spiral.
  
  
• DONATE to COLCPE- NALC's political action fund helps elect friends of letter carriers (for NALC members only) info

• Only Congress can authorize a service cutback: more info
• Historic victory on health care reform: NALC President Fred Rolando said. “That will help the Postal Service’s bottom line and help letter carriers at the bargaining table"... more info
  
  
• Five-day service faces resistance in House:
  
  
• PRC Chairman: Five-day delivery is "not a done deal":
  
  
• 5 Day is the wrong way to save the Postal Service more info here.

  Eliminating Saturday delivery is not the answer info here

• Letter carriers union opposes cutback in mail service; urges Congress to give USPS ‘financial breathing room’
  

• Postal privatization a “bad idea,” Obama says info
  
  
• Obama budget backs six-day delivery: info

  Congressional testimony on five-day delivery Testimony of NALC President William H. Young

• 5 Day Work Week? Here's the reality- a letter from Pres. Bill Young here. plus more info on H.R. 22 here
  
  

  
  

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