SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES POSTAL REFORM MEASURE
At its second mark-up session on S. 1486 (cosponsored by Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Tom Coburn (R-OK)), the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted on February 6, 2014 to approve its most recent version of so-called postal reform legislation. After several amendments were adopted, the bill passed on a bi-partisan vote, with six Democrats and five Republicans voting in the affirmative to move the bill to the full Senate.
Although it passed by Committee vote, it has a long way to go to get NPMHU support. National President John Hegarty reacted promptly to the Committee’s action: “This bill is woefully inadequate. All four Postal Unions detailed a plan for meaningful postal reform in a letter to the Senate last week. Unfortunately, that advice was not followed. A bill that we could support should contain protections on service standards and on delivery, and it needs to be fair and equitable to our employees and to all of the American ratepayers who have continued to rely on and support the Postal Service over the past 239 years.”
SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES POSTAL REFORM MEASURE (Full Text Version)
- DEADLINES LOOMING -
Organizing Campaign Deadline
Extended to APRIL 15, 2014
The NPMHU Organizing Campaign – Join the Union, Join the Fight is in the home stretch. For a limited time, the National Union will pay a $50 bounty to each Mail Handler member responsible for signing up program-qualified non-members. The following links provide access to:
- An Invitation to all Mail Handler Non-Members from President Hegarty and Secretary-Treasurer Gardner (Text)
- Organizing Campaign Brochure (PDF)
- New Member Sponsor Form (PDF)
Scholarship Program Deadline
MARCH 15, 2014
The purpose of the NPMHU Arthur S. Vallone Scholarship Program is to provide financial assistance to Mail Handlers and/or their family members who are seeking to further their education beyond high school. The program will award a minimum of 15 scholarships (3 per Region) in the annual amount of at least $1,000, renewable for up to four (4) years or until the completion of the undergraduate degree, whichever occurs first (for a maximum of $4,000 per recipient over 4 years).
Visit this link for scholarship program details.
