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[nando161mando]

NALC Branch 79 Rallies to “Fight Like Hell” in Seattle, WA

On March 23rd, NALC Branch 79 held their Branch’s Fight Like Hell rally against the Trump Administration’s attacks on the NALC.

The NALC has organized over 250 Fight Like Hell rallies across the country, all protesting against multiple threats to the union, including Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” DOGE planning to lay off ten thousand workers, and the Trump Administration’s ambitions to privatize the USPS.

A privatized USPS would create a myriad of problems for both the American people and Letter Carriers. Currently, the USPS is under the jurisdiction of Congress, which is held accountable by representatives elected by the American people. A privatized USPS would only be held responsible to private shareholders, who will most definitely reel back services in both rural and low-service areas, areas that need the USPS the most. In Seattle, a privatized USPS would mean higher shipping prices, an issue that would only contribute to Seattle’s high cost of living compared to other cities.

After speeches and remarks from representatives of multiple labor unions, the NALC Branch 79 rally attendees, both letter carriers and NALC supporters in the hundreds, marched around Westwood Center in West Seattle in the cold, dreary Seattle weather, with a resounding message:

THE US MAIL IS NOT FOR SALE!

[themanwhowouldbefruit]

dejoy stepped down

[bcitpoyh]

wtf we might actually get a new contract

[twomothsholdinghands]

I just joined the National Association of Letter Carriers, and getting a firm handshake and “welcome, brother” from the branch president provided a kind of gender euphoria only previously visible to shrimp

[chaoticcosmos666]

With all the strikes happening... I'm proud to be the granddaughter of teamster, the daughter of an NALC member (even tho we don't talk), and slight possibility that my great grandfather was in a steel union. Tried to organize when I worked at amazon but that was a nightmare. I stood beside workers for a healthcare institution, beside striking local planned Parenthood practitioners, support the local Starbucks strikes, and stand with the news paper strikes here... And obviously I stand with SAG-AFTRA. Solidarity. Workers of the world unite.

[homerow99]

More specifically with the Postal Service- the government is trying to privatize the service. This would destroy the unions in the USPS and their benefits. Mailmen and women across the US are rallying against this but things are looking tough with the Postmaster General being forced out earlier than expected.

Not only would privatizing the USPS hurt the workers, but it would also hurt the people who need the mail. If privatized, receiving and delivering your mail could become far more expensive, or worse, may mean you no longer get the mail you need. The USPS is special because they offer their services regardless of how far or where you're located (ex: in rural areas). Even if the USPS may seem to be inefficient, they're the ones that are actually required to deliver to anywhere within the US without an additional cost. It may seem smart now, but it will only lead to destruction in the long run.

How you can help the USPS!

Contact your local Congressmen/women about the issue! Find out who your Congressman/woman is here.

Donate to the NALC here! This one is a political fund where the union then donates to politicians who support their cause. This is a non-partisan fund.

Check the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) site for news as well! The postal service is incredibly important and should be fought for!

Articles related to USPS privatization/USPS rally:

Changes are coming for your mail: Postal service faces challenges − digital and DOGE

Postal Workers Throng to 500 Rallies to Save the Postal Service

This article is not about the rallies but I find it important as well: The war against the Postal Service

[insurgentepress]

Los carteros serán reconocidos como héroes del año

Los carteros que salvaron a un hombre atrapado en un accidente automovilístico ardiente, rescataron a un residente de un asaltante que empuñaba un cuchillo, liberaron a una niña pequeña del agarre de un perro que la arrastraba por el césped o desplegaron métodos creativos para ayudar a los niños de familias empobrecidas a celebrar la Navidad, se encuentran entre los que serán honrados el jueves 20 de marzo.

Tesfaye Deyasso de St. Louis Park, MN, entró en acción cuando vio un automóvil desviarse de una carretera y chocar contra una barrera, ayudando a sacar al conductor segundos antes de que el vehículo estallara en llamas. Es el Héroe Nacional del Año 2025. El héroe de la región oriental es Brian Meyers Sr., de Johnstown, Pensilvania, quien abordó a un hombre que apuñalaba a una víctima y sujetó al sospechoso hasta que la policía lo arrest��. El héroe de la región central, Rungphet Bodnar, notó a una niña atrapada en las garras de un perro en Flint, Michigan, mientras los niños gritaban en una parada de autobús cercana. Con su spray para perros, Bodnar ayudó a liberar a la niña, que se sometió a múltiples cirugías antes de regresar a la escuela un mes después. Matthew Ross Sr. de Syracuse, Nueva York, localizó a estudiantes cuyas familias con dificultades se mudaban constantemente y les trajo regalos que cambiaron su perspectiva. Es el Humanitario del Año.

Varios otros transportistas también están siendo reconocidos como 2025 Heroes. Representan a miles de carteros que no solo entregan el correo de la nación seis o incluso siete días a la semana, sino que a menudo ayudan en situaciones urgentes que involucran accidentes, incendios, delitos o crisis de salud, o ayudan a mejorar las comunidades en las que trabajan.

Topeka, KS El cartero Gerald "Jerry" Loney cuidó a un hombre ensangrentado que acababa de intentar suicidarse, hablando y rezando por el hombre mientras también llamaba al 911 para pedir ayuda, incluso cuando Loney, que sufre de trastorno de estrés postraumático, superó su propio trauma para ayudar a su cliente. Es el héroe de la región occidental.

El Premio Vigilant es compartido por dos transportistas. Michael Waite de Meridian, CT, alertó a los residentes de 14 casas adosadas que su complejo estaba a punto de ser envuelto por las llamas, lo que les permitió huir a tiempo. El cartero de Laurel, MD, Taya Cradle, salvó a un hombre inconsciente acostado frente a un ascensor en un edificio de apartamentos de gran altura, siguiendo las instrucciones sobre cómo dar RCP después de llamar al 911.

Dos transportistas también compartieron el premio por Actos Honorables. El transportista de Long Island, Nueva York, Skyler Wilburg, con solo nueve meses en el trabajo, rescató a una anciana a punto de ser atropellada por su SUV rodante, arrastrándola desde debajo del vehículo antes de saltar dentro del automóvil para pisar los frenos. David Moulton, de Salem, Massachusetts, rescató a un niño de 3 años que corría hacia una intersección concurrida.

El Premio a la Asociación fue ganado por Flushing, Andrew Fontanetta de Nueva York y Anthony "Tony" Paolillo por liderar los esfuerzos de donación de sangre de su sucursal local en sus 21 estaciones postales. En las últimas dos décadas, los miembros de la sucursal han hecho 1.500 donaciones para ayudar a salvar vidas.

La National Association of Letter Carriers 2025 Heroes of the Year (Asociación Nacional de Carteros 2025) será honrada por el presidente de NALC, Brian L. Renfroe, en un almuerzo especial al mediodía del jueves 20 de marzo en el Embassy Suites DC Convention Center, 900 10th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001.

Visita nalc.org/heroes para obtener más información sobre los Héroes, incluidos textos e imágenes.

[unicornery]

I've said this before but I recommend following the NALC twitter to learn how we're all inches from death if not for our neighborhood mail carrier noticing something amiss while on their appointed route.

https://twitter.com/search?q=noticed%20from%3Analc_national&src=typed_query

[the-eternal-quest-for-balance]

DO NOT MAIL YOUR BALLOT ! ! ! ! !

[micahdawolf]

Um a card carrying member of the NALC branch 116 and I approve this message

[nando161mando]

New tentative agreement for mail carriers is a disgrace

I'm a mail carrier for the USPS. Today, after more than 600 days of negotiations and more than 500 days of being out of contract, our union president announced our tentative agreement. [It's a fucking disgrace.](https://www.nalc.org/news/nalc-updates/body/Summary-of-2023-Tentative-Agreement.pdf?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabg3eRkti_wgqVJecFjuxu5-a0Fy2CJ6CBPfmFK0JiXkNHWbglLO1r9TFI_aem_vEwSMOQsiZCwuodW7-s7FA)

To summarize:

* Our raises for 2023, 2024, and 2025 are 1.3% for each year

* The two-tier system that was put in place in 2013 by federal arbitration is being "eliminated" by...... everyone being moved to the shittier tier

* Our non-career workforce, a position called City Carrier Assistant who have worse pay, worse benefits, and fewer workplace protections, are being re-entrenched as a fundamental part of the service.

All this for a few hundred dollars in (prorated) COLAs.

There's going to be a movement for a No vote on the TA so that we can go to federal arbitration and get something better than this wet piece of toilet paper, please look out for ways to support mail carriers!

[bwoahtastic]

I love your clone au idea but I have to admit I had a full on giggle fit at the idea of two Lance Stroll's just judging the absolute shit out of everyone and everything together, the withering glare co-co-combo

Oh plss! Lance would 100% use the letters in his name but change the order so his clone xalled like Celan and Nalce sksks

Anyway Lance just sitting with his clone and they all have matching bitchy expressions that make even Fernando uncomfortable sksk

But when estie or mick comes over all Lance's are beaming!

[sporkfan14]

That last point is hugely important to remember. Every day, all across the country, UPS, Fedex, Amazon, and other private parcel services send trucks to Post Offices full of packages that their computer system has determined it wouldn't be profitable to deliver themselves. That's why sometimes your package comes in the truck you weren't expecting to drop it off.

It's not just a rural phenomenon either, this happens in cities. Every single day, the private sector gives up on millions of paying customers and hands their packages off to the Postal Service because postal workers visit Every Door Every Day.

[headersandheelers]

Fun fact: Cain has heterochromia, which is extremely common in Catahoulas. His left eye is brown and his right eye is blue, or as we call it in the NALC breeder scene, "glass."

Attached below is a photo of my catahoula, Cain. He has partial heterochromia in one of his eyes. We call this "brown with a glass crack" on his papers!

[lickmystamp]

US postage stamp, 1989 “Letter Carriers” Scott #2420

Issued: August 30, 1989 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin Quantity: 188,400,000 Designer: Jack Davis Printed By: American Bank Note Company (Gravure)

This stamp was issued in celebration of 100 years of the National Association of Letter Carriers. The NALC is one of the largest postal unions in the US.

[delawarebeachesonline]

📢 Delawareans: Join the Nation’s Largest One-Day Food Drive – This Saturday, May 10! 🥫📬

Be part of Stamp Out Hunger, led by the National Association of Letter Carriers! ✅ Leave a bag of nonperishable food (no glass!) by your mailbox before mail delivery ✅ Your letter carrier will collect it and deliver it to local food banks

Look out for a recyclable donation bag in your mailbox—but any bag works!

🛒 Most needed items:

Peanut butter

Cereal

Canned meats

Pasta & rice

Canned fruits & veggies

🙌 Volunteers needed to help at local post offices!

📍 Full info & volunteer sign-up: 👉 https://delawarebeaches.online/stamp-out-hunger-delaware-join-the-nations-largest-one-day-food-drive-may-10/

Let’s fight hunger—one bag at a time 💙

#StampOutHunger #DelawareCares #FoodDrive2025 #DelawareCommunity #DelawareBeaches #SupportLocal #FightHunger #DelawareVolunteers #NALC #PostalProud