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NALC statement on DeJoy’s exit from USPS

on March 26, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afge, aflcio, agency, America, apwu, Brian Renfroe, Commerce Department, dejoy, Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, Donald Trump, Executive Order, firing, government agency, louis dejoy, nalc, National Association of Letter Carriers, obligation, Postal Board of Governors, postal service, postmaster general, President Donald Trump, privatization, public Postal Service, reorganization, trump, trust, universal service, veterans, White House, wwaflcio

NALC President Brian L. Renfroe issued the following statement regarding Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s exit from the Postal Service: Today was Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s last day at the Postal Service. During his tenure, NALC worked in good faith with DeJoy on behalf of our 295,000 active and retired members. The USPS Board of Governors‘ […]

Trump’s FBI Director Tells Workers To Ignore Elon Musk’s Job Ultimatum

on February 23, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afge, aflcio, agency, America, apwu, ben blanchet, Brian Renfroe, cnn, Commerce Department, Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Executive Order, fbi, firing, government agency, huffington post, kash patel, musk, nalc, National Association of Letter Carriers, new york times, obligation, opm, Postal Board of Governors, postal service, President Donald Trump, privatization, public Postal Service, reorganization, trump, trust, universal service, veterans, Washington Post, White House, wwaflcio

Newly-confirmed FBI director Kash Patel, a loyalist to President Donald Trump, told bureau employees late Saturday to hit “pause” on responding to an Office of Personnel Management inquiry that billionaire Elon Musk warned could result in ousters among the federal workforce. Patel — a “deep state” conspiracy theorist who has a list of dozens […]

Statement of APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Attacks to the Public Postal Service

on February 23, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afge, aflcio, agency, America, apwu, Brian Renfroe, Commerce Department, Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, Donald Trump, Executive Order, firing, government agency, nalc, National Association of Letter Carriers, obligation, Postal Board of Governors, postal service, President Donald Trump, privatization, public Postal Service, reorganization, trump, trust, universal service, veterans, Washington Post, White House, wwaflcio

Mark Dimondstein, President, APWU The Washington Post has reported that the Trump Administration will soon issue an Executive Order firing the Postal Board of Governors, and placing the United States Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department. If this reporting is true, it would be an outrageous, unlawful attack on a storied national […]

NALC statement on Trump’s executive order attacking the Postal Service

on February 21, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, agency, America, Brian Renfroe, Commerce Department, Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, Donald Trump, Executive Order, firing, government agency, nalc, National Association of Letter Carriers, obligation, Postal Board of Governors, postal service, President Donald Trump, privatization, public Postal Service, reorganization, trump, universal service, veterans, Washington Post, wwaflcio

NALC statement on Trump’s executive order attacking the Postal Service NALC President Brian L. Renfroe released the following statement regarding reports from The Washington Post that President Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order firing the members of the Postal Board of Governors and placing the agency under the control of the Commerce […]

Memorial Day Is About Respect and Remembrance

on May 31, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, America, American flag, freedom, Memorial Day, pride, remember, respect, Union Veterans Council, veterans, wwaflcio

The working men and women of the AFL-CIO join the Union Veterans Council to wish all a safe Memorial Day weekend. This is a time to respect and remember those who gave their lives for the bedrock freedoms of our nation. Let’s resolve to honor their sacrifice by redoubling our efforts to secure and make […]

Resources for American Veterans

on January 16, 2018in Resources for American Veteranstags: air force, army, marines, military, navy, ptsd, union, union veterans, VA, veterans, warriors, WDVA, wounded

Resources for American Veterans (regardless of unionization status) The US Department of Veteran’s Affairs (USVA) – https://www.va.gov/ The USVA’s MyHealtheVet site – https://www.myhealth.va.gov/ Job Assistance for US Veterans http://www.military.com/veteran-jobs https://www.careeronestop.org/Veterans/default.aspx https://jobcenterofwisconsin.com/veterans/ https://help.usajobs.gov/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/veterans https://www.opm.gov/fedshirevets/ https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/veterans/ https://osc.gov/Services/Pages/USERRA.aspx Links with Information on PTSD http://www.ptsd.va.gov/ http://www.ptsdalliance.org/ https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/index.asp Vocational Assistance and Rehabilitation Vocational Assistance: https://www.benefits.va.gov/vocrehab/index.asp Other Links of Interest […]

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