Feb 7, 2013
“The USPS announced that it will end mail delivery on Saturdays this year. Republicans in Congress have been waiting for this moment. Ed Schultz talks to Rep. Gerry Connelly, D-VA, and letter carrier Audrey Himes about what can be done to save the postal service.” This is the description of a segment on The Ed [...]
Feb 6, 2013
The ALEC-led death spiral for the USPS continues. We wonder what will happen after UPS and FedEX get the USPS privatized and then decide that they are not going to deliver the mail to unprofitable routes. Who will pick up the slack? Who else–WE THE TAXPAYERS! Hey there USPS Management and Union Leaders: get out [...]
Jan 10, 2013
editors note: VLTP continues to follow the assault on the USPS…We wrote about this USPS privatization effort in April 2012: http://www.vltp.net/alec/senat… and released a full investigative report about such privatization efforts and how Congress was influenced to pass the The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act to begin the process of privatization: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/10…What was not mentioned [...]
Nov 27, 2012
here is something I received today that merits everyone’s attention: A bad idea that could dismantle the U.S. Postal Service is gaining traction in Congress, and we need your help to stop it. Working behind closed doors, holdover members of the House and Senate are trying to ram through harmful changes to the Postal Service [...]
Oct 18, 2012
Here at vltp.net we pay attention to the searches made by those who visit our site to see what interests our readers. Last night the top search was “does the usps have ties to alec?“ which, in different iterations, is a common question. The USPS is under attack by ALEC, which has been working for almost [...]
Sep 14, 2012
From PRWatch by Rebekah Wilce “Merck, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, and Wells Fargo, one of the largest banks in the United States, have joined 38 other major firms and cut ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). ALEC is a controversial “bill mill” that brings together right-wing legislators and corporations to draft controversial model bills [...]
Aug 2, 2012
We generally do not post articles about up-and-coming events, but our support for all USPS workers does not waver. Please see the event details in our EVENTS section. And please, support the USPS against privatization as laid out and executed by ALEC and their corporate members UPS and FedEx.
Aug 2, 2012
From AlterNet by David Morris – “Obama’s former Budget Director, vice chairman of corporate and investment banking at Citigroup thinks it’s a good idea — he may stand to benefit…“ VLTP has been fighting against privatization of the USPS by ALEC and others. This taking over of the Postal Service by corporate interests has been ongoing [...]
Jul 26, 2012
Click on the article titles below for links to the articles or videos: ALEC conservatives reject charges of corporate cronyism “I know you’re being attacked by a lot of these leftist groups in your states. I know you are,” Ron Scheberle, ALEC’s executive director told lawmakers during lunch Wednesday before turning to the group’s corporate [...]
Jul 26, 2012
From Color of Change – “General Motors Company, the world’s largest automaker, has ended its relationship with the American Legislative Council (ALEC). Walgreens, the country’s largest drug retailing chain, has also parted ways with the right-wing policy group…. “Walgreens will not be renewing its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (“ALEC”) where we have [...]
