Labor & Employment Law

Fredric Rolando, New Letter Carriers President

By Mike Hall

New Letter Carriers President Fredric Rolando

Fredric Rolando, a former letter carrier in South Miami, Fla., took office July 3 as the new president of the Letter Carriers (NALC). He succeeds William Young, who announced his retirement last month.

Rolando has been NALC executive vice president since 2006. His first union post was shop steward at South Miami’s NALC Branch 1071, and he later became president of Sarasota Branch 2148. He was also director of education for the Florida State Association of Letter Carriers and served as a regional officer and national director of city delivery.

Young served six and a half years as NALC president after beginning his letter carrier career in San Luis Obispo, Calif., where he was elected shop steward in 1969. He held several regional and national positions before being elected NALC president in 2002.

In a farewell message in the July issue of the NALC magazine Postal Record, Young writes:

Although I am clearly biased, letter carriers represent what is best about America?our diversity, our commitment to hard work and community service, and our dedication to serving America.

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on July 07, 2009 (boomark / email).