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Billionaire Koch Brothers Putting Stamp on 2012 GOP Nomination

Richard Thayer wrote 1 year ago: This is a cross-post from NALC Activist Alert: The billionaire Koch Brothers, head of Koch Industrie … more →

Tags: Unions, 5-Day is the Wrong Way, North Carolina Letter Carriers, Congress, letter carriers, big business, koch brothers

Right-Wing Lawmakers Want to Privatize Federal Jobs at All Agencies

Richard Thayer wrote 1 year ago: The following from our friends at AFGE (American Federation of Government Employees): Right-wing law … more →

Tags: Unions, Congress, Public Sector Unions, AFGE

House Rules Committee May Vote On Six-Day Delivery July 14, Action Urged By Activists

Richard Thayer wrote 1 year ago: The following is an urgent message from NALC President Fred Rolando concerning the House Rules Commi … more →

Tags: 5-Day is the Wrong Way, Congress, Fred Rolando, Unions, afl-cio, Economy, letter carrier activists, Save Six-Day Delivery, United States Postal Service

Debt Ceiling Dilemma: It Just Gets Curiouser and Curiouser1 comment

Richard Thayer wrote 1 year ago: By Richard Thayer House Speaker John Boehner miscalculated last week, saying he might accept signifi … more →

Tags: Congress, Unions, NALC Activists, big business, afl-cio, Economy, Jobs, working families, Balancing the Budget

Deal or No Deal?

Richard Thayer wrote 1 year ago: By Richard Thayer Perhaps it all boils down to one word. Strengthen. What does “strengthen … more →

Tags: Congress, letter carriers, Economy, working families, Balancing the Budget, middle class, Big Business, Medicare, Social Security

Who Will Be the First to Blink?

Richard Thayer wrote 1 year ago: By Richard Thayer With the possibility of the US hitting its debt ceiling if our dysfunctional Congr … more →

Tags: Unions, NALC Activists, Congress, big business, Economy, working families, Balancing the Budget, middle class, Big Business

The Issa Man Cometh...Again

Richard Thayer wrote 1 year ago: By Richard Thayer It’s impossible for one person, no matter how energetic they might be, to ke … more →

Tags: Unions, NALC Activists, North Carolina Letter Carriers, Congress, Public Sector Unions, letter carriers, NALC, afl-cio, Economy

The Empower Employees Act Introduced to Further Empower Republicans1 comment

Richard Thayer wrote 2 years ago: By Richard Thayer While much of the nation’s attention has been focused on Rep. Anthony Weiner … more →

Tags: Congress, Unions, working families, labor movement, letter carrier activists, union busting, middle class, Big Business, NARFE

Republicans Introduce Legislation to Slash Federal Employment

Richard Thayer wrote 2 years ago: By Richard Thayer It had been threatened for quite some time now. On Monday (June 6) those voicing t … more →

Tags: Congress, Unions, NALC Activists, Public Sector Unions, We Are One, NALC, afl-cio, Economy, working families

Governor Beverly Perdue Ends Hostage Situation in North Carolina1 comment

Richard Thayer wrote 2 years ago: By Richard Thayer North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue ended a hostage situation on Friday when sh … more →

Tags: Unions, NALC Activists, north carolina general assembly, afl-cio, Economy, Jobs, working families, Balancing the Budget, middle class

Federal Employees Are Fair Game in the Deficit Reduction Debacle2 comments

Richard Thayer wrote 2 years ago: By Richard Thayer As a federal employee, do you ever get the feeling that there is a bull’s ey … more →

Tags: Unions, North Carolina Letter Carriers, Congress, letter carriers, postal service, Economy, working families, letter carrier activists, Balancing the Budget

Federal Employees Are Fair Game in the Deficit Reduction Debacle2 comments

Richard Thayer wrote 2 years ago: By Richard Thayer As a federal employee, do you ever get the feeling that there is a bull’s ey … more →

Tags: Unions, North Carolina Letter Carriers, Congress, letter carriers, postal service, Economy, working families, letter carrier activists, Balancing the Budget

Where Would Paul Ryan's Path to Prosperity Take Us?

Richard Thayer wrote 2 years ago: By Richard Thayer Despite the fact that the majority of Americans are adamantly opposed to the Paul … more →

Tags: Unions, NALC Activists, Congress, afl-cio, Economy, working families, Balancing the Budget, middle class, path to prosperity

Bills to Help the Postal Service: If at First You Don't Succeed--Try, Try Again. And Again. And...

Richard Thayer wrote 2 years ago: By Richard Thayer Well, we had another congressman take a stab at helping the Postal Service resolve … more →

Tags: Unions, NALC Activists, 5-Day is the Wrong Way, North Carolina Letter Carriers, Congress, Collective Bargaining, HR 1351, Sen. Tom Carper, Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation Act

Progress Being Made on NC Workers' Comp Bill

Richard Thayer wrote 2 years ago: By Richard Thayer We had blogged a few days ago that the North Carolina General Assembly was poised … more →

Tags: Unions, NALC Activists, House bill 709, north carolina general assembly, Injured workers, Insurance Industry

North Carolina Workers' Comp Bill a Threat to Injured Workers, Both Present and Future

Richard Thayer wrote 2 years ago: By Richard Thayer It’s easy to get so preoccupied with attacks on worker’s rights in oth … more →

Tags: NALC Activists, North Carolina Letter Carriers, big business, working families, Big Business, north carolina general assembly, House Bill 709, Workers Compensation

The Oil Barons Are a Slick Bunch

Richard Thayer wrote 2 years ago: By Richard Thayer Five CEOs representing the five biggest oil and gas producers in the United States … more →

Tags: Unions, NALC Activists, North Carolina Letter Carriers, Congress, big business, Big Oil, SEnate Finance Committee, oil executives, Chevron

Republican Attacks on America's Seniors Heats Up

Richard Thayer wrote 2 years ago: By Richard Thayer Things continue to heat up as Republicans ramp up their attack on the country … more →

Tags: NALC Activists, Congress, big business, Rep. Paul Ryan, Medicare, Social Security, AARP, Alan Simpson, Insurance Industry

Republican Attacks on America's Seniors Heats Up

Richard Thayer wrote 2 years ago: By Richard Thayer Things continue to heat up as Republicans ramp up their attack on the country … more →

Tags: NALC Activists, Congress, big business, Rep. Paul Ryan, Medicare, Social Security, AARP, Alan Simpson, Insurance Industry


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