SOLIDARITY ALERT: NO to Dismantling the U.S. Postal Service
SOLIDARITY ALERT: NO to Dismantling the U.S. Postal Service
Here is a critical message from the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), which represents hundreds of thousands of dedicated letter carriers who deliver our mail six days a week.Please make a call now to protect U.S. Postal Service workers’ jobs: 202-224-3121
The jobs of 640,000 U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees are under attack. In a reported executive order, President Trump plans to fire the Postal Board of Governors and place the agency under the control of the Department of Commerce.This is a direct attack on USPS employees, the unmatched universal service they provide and every citizen who relies on the Postal Service.Please stand with letter carriers and all postal workers and make a call to House Speaker Mike Johnson. 202-224-3121Please tell Speaker Johnson to put a stop to this. HELL NO to dismantling the Postal Service!
Kenneth Quinnell
Mon, 02/24/2025 – 15:04
IAM Guidance on OPM “Five Bullets” Email to Federal Workers
Dear IAM Federal Sector Members, Much of our federal membership has reported receiving an email titled “What did you do last week?” from a U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) email address, hr@opm.org. The email asks all federal employees to respond by the end of day on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 with five bullets points
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Black History Month Profiles: Tamua Newton
Black History Month Profiles: Tamua Newton
For Black History Month, we’re taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently actively making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today’s profile is Tamua Newton of the Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU).
OPEIU Local 30 member Tamua Newton has worked at City of Hope—a nonprofit cancer treatment and research center in Duarte, California—for more than 20 years. She serves as a steward and is a member of Local 30’s executive board.
Kenneth Quinnell
Mon, 02/24/2025 – 08:58
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Aviation Unions Sign on to Letter Urging Modernization of Air Traffic Control System
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Aviation Unions Sign on to Letter Urging Modernization of Air Traffic Control System
Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
A coalition of labor unions representing workers across the aviation and aerospace industries signed on to a letter on Wednesday urging Congress to support efforts to modernize the United States air traffic control system in the wake of recent accidents.The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS), Transport Workers Union (TWU) and Transportation Trades Department (TTD) all endorsed the message to lawmakers. They stressed the importance of emergency funding for air traffic control technology and staffing, directing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to modernize its airspace technology, excepting the FAA from government shutdowns and other critical priorities to ensure the safety of everyone.“The FAA’s primary mission has been, and should continue to be, ensuring the operational safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS),” the joint letter said. “Everything the FAA does must be directly tied to, and in support of, that mission. Our organizations are ready to work with you to ensure the FAA is more capable and prepared to deliver economic growth, foster American innovation, adapt to challenges, and continue to be the safest, largest, and most complex air traffic control system in the world.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Mon, 02/24/2025 – 08:58
Black History Month Profiles: Jeffrey Michael Betts
Black History Month Profiles: Jeffrey Michael Betts
For Black History Month, we’re taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently actively making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today’s profile is Jeffrey Michael Betts of the Machinists (IAM).
Jeffrey Michael Betts is a radar operator at Luke Air Force Base, Glendale, Arizona, where he established the Range Operations Control Center and the Central Scheduling Program. Betts has been a member of the IAM since 2002. A retired U.S. Navy air traffic controller, he served in key training, operational and leadership roles throughout his naval career, including facility watch supervisor at NAS North Island, Alameda and Key West, and air operations supervisor aboard the USS Carl Vinson and the USS Kitty Hawk. Betts earned his Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist pin, two Navy Achievement Medals, five letters of commendation and three letters of appreciation.
Kenneth Quinnell
Sun, 02/23/2025 – 09:38
Black History Month Profiles: Clint Walker
Black History Month Profiles: Clint Walker
For Black History Month, we’re taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently actively making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today’s profile is Clint Walker of the Heat and Frost Insulators (HFIU).
Clint Walker has been a dedicated member of the insulation industry for more than 40 years, bringing a wealth of experience and craftsmanship to the trade. Before entering the field, he served five years in the U.S. Air Force, learning a strong work ethic and commitment to excellence. Walker remains an active tradesman, continuing to contribute his skills and knowledge to the industry. His family holds a proud legacy in the trade, as his brother was the first African American member of the local. With decades of experience and a deep-rooted passion for the craft, Walker continues to set a high standard in his field.
Kenneth Quinnell
Sat, 02/22/2025 – 09:38
If Trump again moves to privatize Postal Service, here’s what it’ll mean for your deliveries
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/21/business/trump-postal-service-privatizationFriday, February 21, 2025#SaveThePostOfficeUS Mail Not for SaleA Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal ServiceU.S. Mail is Not for Sale!If Trump again moves to privatize Postal Service, here’s what it’ll mean for your deliveries
Read More....Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/20/trump-usps-takeover-dejoy/Friday, February 21, 2025#SaveThePostOfficeUS Mail Not for SaleA Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal ServiceU.S. Mail is Not for Sale!The move threatens to upend trillions of dollars in e-commerce business and the 250-year-old Postal Service.
Read More....Trump is reportedly mulling over disbanding US Postal Service leadership
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/21/trump-disbanding-uspsFriday, February 21, 2025#SaveThePostOfficeUS Mail Not for SaleSave The Post OfficeU.S. Mail is Not for Sale!The move would end agency’s 250-year independence, possibly jeopardizing operations and ending its impartiality
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👋 Machinists on the Hill: Workers at center of trade talk
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