Texas State Association of Letter Carriers

02/07/2025

Congress reintroduces bipartisan Protect Our Letter Carriers Act

Greetings:

Yesterday, bipartisan lawmakers in the House and Senate reintroduced the Protect Our Letter Carriers Act (POLCA) (H.R. 1065/S.463). Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Greg Landsman (D-OH) introduced the House version, and Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) co-led the Senate version.

The bills are identical to the House and Senate versions introduced last Congress and include three measures to deter the increasing crimes and assaults committed against letter carriers on the job:

$7 billion in funding (appropriated over five years) to replace and modernize postal infrastructure that criminals often seek out.
Designation for an assistant district attorney in each judicial district to prioritize cases involving an assault against a letter carrier in a timely manner.

Standardizing sentencing guidelines for those who are found guilty of committing these crimes.

Please visit the link below for more information, and the links to take action and the fact sheet:
https://www.nalc.org/news/nalc-updates/congress-reintroduces-bipartisan-protect-our-letter-carriers-act

In unity,

The National Association of Letter Carriers, NALC, is the national labor union of city delivery letter carriers employed by the United States Postal Service.

11/12/2024

Action Needed!!

From LPO Anthoney Mitchell

Good Afternoon,

After an unexpected and unprecedented procedural move related to the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82) while Congress was in recess, the bill remains on track to receive a vote on the House floor under suspension on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Under suspension, the bill needs a two-thirds majority vote to pass.

While the bill has 330 cosponsors, we need to ensure EVERY COSPONSOR votes yes to sustain the two-thirds majority needed for House passage. Every vote is critical, and it is important to ask your representative to vote yes on this priority legislation.

Take Action

Click here to contact your representative through NALC’s Legislative Action Center, or call (202) 224-3121.

More on H.R. 82

H.R. 82/S. 597 would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), which are parts of Social Security law that unfairly reduce or sometimes eliminate Social Security benefits of federal annuitants, including letter carriers.

Thank you!

In Solidarity,

J. Anthoney Mitchell

Assistant to the President for Legislative and Political Organizing

cell: 202-674-5404

[email protected]

08/08/2024

Some photos from Wednesday and Thursday.