June 07, 2007
*This is a reminder that we need your help! Please call your
senators as soon as you can.*
NALC needs your help to fight the USPS Board of Governor's
reckless attempt to gradually privatize the Postal Service
though the radical and unprecedented expansion of Contract
Delivery Service (CDS). Because of the thousands of calls and
emails to members of the House of Representatives from letter
carriers, I am thrilled to report that a bi-partisan group of
188 members have formally co-sponsored H.R. 282, a measure that
calls on the Postal Service to stop contracting out delivery.
However, as you know, H.R. 282 is a non-binding "Sense of the
House" resolution, and is only the first step toward a permanent
legislative solution.
On Thursday, May 24, 2007, that solution took shape when Senator
Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced the Mail Delivery Protection Act of
2007. The bill, S. 1457, forbids the Postal Service from
entering into any contract "with any motor carrier or other
person for the delivery of mail on any route with 1 or more
families per mile." Twenty other Senators have joined Senator
Harkin as co-sponsors.
I have listened to a growing chorus of letter carriers calling
for action on this issue. They have told me they want to protect
their jobs, their benefits, their customers and the nation's
postal service. Brothers and sisters, I agree with them. Now is
the time for action! NOW IS THE TIME for letter carriers to
explain to their senators the importance of protecting reliable
mail delivery service by trusted career letter carriers.
If your senators are not co-sponsors, please check the list
below for their phone numbers here in Washington, DC, and CALL
ON THEM to stand with letter carriers nationwide by
co-sponsoring S. 1457. If your senator is one of the co-sponsors
listed below, please use the senator's email address to thank
him or her on behalf of the NALC.
Thank you for your continued support and activism on behalf of
all letter carriers. With your continued efforts, I have no
doubt that we will prevail.
In Solidarity,
William H. Young
President
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Senators who are not co-sponsors of S. 1457 (as of 6/9/07)
MURKOWSKI, Lisa -- R-AK -- (202) 224-6665
STEVENS, Ted -- R-AK -- (202) 224-3004
SESSIONS, Jeff -- R-AL -- (202) 224-4124
SHELBY, Richard C. -- R-AL -- (202) 224-5744
LINCOLN, Blanche L. -- D-AR -- (202) 224-4843
PRYOR, Mark L. -- D-AR -- (202) 224-2353
KYL, Jon -- R-AZ -- (202) 224-4521
McCAIN, John -- R-AZ -- (202) 224-2235
ALLARD, Wayne -- R-CO -- (202) 224-5941
SALAZAR, Ken -- D-CO -- (202) 224-5852
DODD, Christopher J. -- D-CT -- (202) 224-2823
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. -- ID-CT -- (202) 224-4041
BIDEN, Jr., Joseph R. -- D-DE -- (202) 224-5042
CARPER, Thomas R. -- D-DE -- (202) 224-2441
MARTINEZ, Mel -- R-FL -- (202) 224-3041
CHAMBLISS, Saxby -- R-GA -- (202) 224-3521
ISAKSON, Johnny -- R-GA -- (202) 224-3643
AKAKA, Daniel K. -- D-HI -- (202) 224-6361
INOUYE, Daniel K. -- D-HI -- (202) 224-3934
GRASSLEY, Chuck -- R-IA -- (202) 224-3744
CRAIG, Larry E. -- R-ID -- (202) 224-2752
CRAPO, Mike -- R-ID -- (202) 224-6142
DURBIN, Richard J. -- D-IL -- (202) 224-2152
OBAMA, Barack -- D-IL -- (202) 224-2854
BAYH, Evan -- D-IN -- (202) 224-5623
LUGAR, Richard G. -- R-IN -- (202) 224-4814
BROWNBACK, Sam -- R-KS -- (202) 224-6521
ROBERTS, Pat -- R-KS -- (202) 224-4774
BUNNING, Jim -- R-KY -- (202) 224-4343
McCONNELL, Mitch -- R-KY -- (202) 224-2541
VITTER, David -- R-LA -- (202) 224-4623
COLLINS, Susan M. -- R-ME -- (202) 224-2523
SNOWE, Olympia J. -- R-ME -- (202) 224-5344
LEVIN, Carl -- D-MI -- (202) 224-6221
STABENOW, Debbie -- D-MI -- (202) 224-4822
COLEMAN, Norm -- R-MN -- (202) 224-5641
KLOBUCHAR, Amy -- D-MN -- (202) 224-3244
BOND, Christopher S. -- R-MO -- (202) 224-5721
McCASKILL, Claire -- D-MO -- (202) 224-6154
LOTT, Trent -- R-MS -- (202) 224-6253
BURR, Richard -- R-NC -- (202) 224-3154
DOLE, Elizabeth -- R-NC -- (202) 224-6342
HAGEL, Chuck -- R-NE -- (202) 224-4224
GREGG, Judd -- R-NH -- (202) 224-3324
SUNUNU, John E. -- R-NH -- (202) 224-2841
MENENDEZ, Robert -- D-NJ -- (202) 224-4744
DOMENICI, Pete V. -- R-NM -- (202) 224-6621
ENSIGN, John -- R-NV -- (202) 224-6244
REID, Harry -- D-NV -- (202) 224-3542
CLINTON, Hillary Rodham -- D-NY -- (202) 224-4451
SCHUMER, Charles E. -- D-NY -- (202) 224-6542
VOINOVICH, George V. -- R-OH -- (202) 224-3353
COBURN, Tom -- R-OK -- (202) 224-5754
INHOFE, James M. -- R-OK -- (202) 224-4721
SMITH, Gordon H. -- R-OR -- (202) 224-3753
SPECTER, Arlen -- R-PA -- (202) 224-4254
REED, Jack -- D-RI -- (202) 224-4642
WHITEHOUSE, Sheldon -- D-RI -- (202) 224-2921
DeMINT, Jim -- R-SC -- (202) 224-6121
GRAHAM, Lindsey -- R-SC -- (202) 224-5972
JOHNSON, Tim -- D-SD -- (202) 224-5842
THUNE, John -- R-SD -- (202) 224-2321
ALEXANDER, Lamar -- R-TN -- (202) 224-4944
CORKER, Bob -- R-TN -- (202) 224-3344
CORNYN, John -- R-TX -- (202) 224-2934
HUTCHISON, Kay Bailey -- R-TX -- (202) 224-5922
BENNETT, Robert F. -- R-UT -- (202) 224-5444
HATCH, Orrin G. -- R-UT -- (202) 224-5251
WARNER, John -- R-VA -- (202) 224-2023
WEBB, Jim -- D-VA -- (202) 224-4024
SANDERS, Bernard -- I-VT -- (202) 224-5141
CANTWELL, Maria -- D-WA -- (202) 224-3441
FEINGOLD, Russell D. -- D-WI -- (202) 224-5323
KOHL, Herb -- D-WI -- (202) 224-5653
BYRD, Robert C. -- D-WV -- (202) 224-3954
ROCKEFELLER IV, John D. -- D-WV -- (202) 224-6472
ENZI, Michael B. -- R-WY -- (202) 224-3424
THOMAS, Craig -- R-WY -- (202) 224-6441
Senators who are co-sponsors of S. 1457 (as of 6/9/07)
BOXER, Barbara -- D-CA -- boxer.senate.gov/contact
FEINSTEIN, Dianne -- D-CA --
http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm
NELSON, Bill -- D-FL -- billnelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
HARKIN, Tom -- D-IA -- harkin.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm
LANDRIEU, Mary L. -- D-LA --
landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
KENNEDY, Edward M. -- D-MA --
kennedy.senate.gov/senator/contact.cfm
KERRY, John F. -- D-MA -- kerry.senate.gov/v3/contact/email.html
CARDIN, Benjamin L. -- D-MD -- cardin.senate.gov/contact/
MIKULSKI, Barbara A. -- D-MD --
mikulski.senate.gov/mailform.html
COCHRAN, Thad -- R-MS -- cochran.senate.gov/contact.htm
BAUCUS, Max -- D-MT --
baucus.senate.gov/contact/emailForm.cfm?subj=issue
TESTER, Jon -- D-MT -- tester.senate.gov/Contact/
CONRAD, Kent -- D-ND -- conrad.senate.gov/webform.html
DORGAN, Byron L. -- D-ND -- senator@dorgan.senate.gov
LAUTENBERG, Frank R. -- D-NJ -- lautenberg.senate.gov/contact/
BINGAMAN, Jeff -- D-NM -- senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov
BROWN, Sherrod -- D-OH -- brown.senate.gov/contact.cfm
WYDEN, Ron -- D-OR -- wyden.senate.gov/contact.html
CASEY, Jr., Robert P. -- D-PA -- casey.senate.gov/contact.cfm
LEAHY, Patrick J. -- D-VT -- senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov
MURRAY, Patty -- D-WA -- murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm
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