NALC: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act introduced in Senate

Posted on May 19, 2024May 19, 2024 by 21cpw

May 17, 2024 On May 16, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced the Protect Our Letter Carriers Act (H.R. 7629 / S. 4356). The Senate companion bill comes after Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Greg Landsman (D-OH) introduced the bill in the House in March, which currently has 71 cosponsors. The bipartisan…

Retail Robberies: Staying Safe

Posted on May 2, 2014May 7, 2014 by 21cpw

May 1, 2014 – (This article appears in the May-June 2014 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Mike Gallagher, Eastern Regional Coordinator There has been a rash of armed robberies of retail clerks recently in the Eastern Region, including a number of situations where clerks were confronted while having guns pointed at them. In…