NALC Branch 725


S.E. PA. Merged

NALC has a slogan: “Fight like hell!” It is very apropos currently. But I’d like to add, “Until our very last breath.” Not literally, but isn’t this our purpose as union leaders? The other side will never stop its stated goals, but this current attack on us hits differently!

We are in an existential crisis! This is not some “boy who cried wolf” B.S. We need everyone to continue to rally, contact your congressional representatives, etc. The good news is that NALC is set up for this fight. Why do we always ask for contributions to the Letter Carrier Political Fund? Now, these “relationships” we have built over the years must pay dividends for us. But this crisis so huge that the whole company is at risk. So, even the management organizations have vested interests in warding off the attempts to privatize the USPS.

As carriers, we are used to doing many things at the same time. So, when some of our newer carriers came to me asking about the contract, I refer them to the NALC app, where they can not only get updates on the contract, but can display their opposition to the privatization directly to their congressional representatives.

But while we fight the previously mentioned issues, we must stay vigilant. Because when we win our stated goals, we still face the challenges of the low mail volume. Management will be coming at our routes soon. There has been so much turnover in our workforce that we are vulnerable because so many of our in experienced carriers are running these routes (even with the pivots).

We must get back to all the basics. We must wear the correct uniform, work in a safe manner, and not let management provoke us into emergency placement.

#NeverGiveUp! #OnlyThroughUnityCanWeReachOurGoals!