Wayne Alterisio

Wayne has been an activist for over 40 years. He started by protesting the Vietnam War in the early 70′s. He also worked with the NH Peoples Alliance since the late 70′s. Wayne is currently the President of the NH State Association of Letter Carriers. As a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Wayne has held many positions including: VP NH AFL-CIO Dist.6 Manchester, President Nashua Branch 230, CD-1 State Legislative Liaison, Sec/Treas. Nashua Central Labor Council, Chief Steward, and Secretary and Editor Branch Newsletter, Nashua Br.230. Wayne has worked with the NH AFL-CIO on the last five election cycles. Follow Wayne on Twitter @WayneAlterisio

• Stunned By The Silence of Our Secretary of Labor

  I am actually ecstatic that President Obama has been elected for a second term but I am perplexed at the silence of his entire cabinet. Especially the Labor Department headed, up by Hilda Solis. When ..Read more

• What Could Sweeter Than 2008 Election? 2012

  After receiving a gut wrenching kick in the electoral stomach in 2010 we just witnessed an enormous 180 degree turnaround in just two years. We got almost everything we asked for except a Democratic C..Read more

• And Occupy the Election We Did!

  [caption id="attachment_4029" align="alignright" width="320"] Left to right
  Lew Henry, Wayne Alterisio, Carol S..Read more

• New Hampshire Labor Day Breakfast Delivers a Much Needed “Kick In The Pants”.

  The New Hampshire AFL-CIO Labor Day Breakfast took on a whole new dimension for me this Labor Day. I am always expecting a conga line of Democratic politicians kicking off..Read more

• WHY IS GROVER NORQUIST LOBBYING TO DISMANTLE THE POSTAL SERVICE?

  In a recent lobby report of 22 pages of various lobby activities including Agriculture, Banking, Budget appropriations, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Computer Industry, Defense, Energy/Nuclear..Read more

• The Facts Behind The Scenes At The USPS: O’Brien Has No Idea

  I want to set the record straight about what really happens behind the scenes at the USPS.  After the accusations of mail delays from NH Speaker O'Brien, here is how deliverable mail is handled by Po..Read more

• Paul Ryan’s “Road Map”, If Followed, Sends Workers Off a Cliff.

  Our new Vice Presidential pick is the Cha..Read more

• Washington Won’t Save The Labor Movement, It Is Up To All Of Us.

  The recent Supreme Court ruling on “Citizens United” just about slams the door on free speech for those who can’t afford it. As Bill Moyers so succinctly put it “this gives ordinary citizens l..Read more

• 9,100 Letter Carriers Gather In Minneapolis

  We in Labor are peering over a precipice that many workers have already been pushed over. As witnessed by very unfriendly legislati..Read more

• This Election We Will Make Our Collective Voices Heard

  There is only one clear path to victory for Willard "Mitt" Romney and that is to win New Hampshire. If he loses New ..Read more

• NH Letter Carrier Explains Why We Must Mobilize and Occupy The Elections

  Fact: The Labor movement will be vastly outspent by the conservative right in opposi..Read more