Important Notice Regarding
Membership Dues

The NALC Health Benefit Plan is an employee Union organization plan. Article XII, Section 1, page 140 of the NALC Constitution states, “The membership of the Plan shall be composed of members of the NALC.” More simply put, enrollees in the Plan must become Union members, or associate members, of the NALC.

If you are a Postal Service employee, you must be a full dues-paying Union member of an NALC branch. NALC Union membership dues vary by local branch.

If you have not joined, or upon notification from the Union, you will need to join in order to maintain coverage in the NALC Health Benefit Plan. Failure to comply will result in termination of your enrollment with the NALC Health Benefit Plan.

If you are a federal employee who is NOT a Postal Service employee, an annuitant, a survivor annuitant, a former spouse of a federal employee, or you are eligible for Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) under the FEHB program, you are required to become an associate member of the NALC. Associate members will be billed by the NALC for the $36.00 annual membership fee, except where exempt by law.

Please see page 72 of the 2011 Plan Brochure (RI 71-009) under the section, “Important Notice Regarding Membership Dues,” for more details.