Serving NALC's retired members
NALC's Retirement Department assists retired letter carriers regarding their benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS). The department also provides help and advice to survivors of retired letter carriers. The current NALC director of retired members is Ernie Kirkland.
While active letter carriers will find the CSRS and FERS annuity estimates useful along with the general information in our NALC retirement publications, they should contact their local personnel office for specific answers to their questions or when preparing for retirement (see Counseling).
Annuity withholding changes: The "Making Work Pay" tax credit expired Dec. 31. The credit was originally included as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (President Obama's economic stimulus package). As a result, many retirees could see higher federal tax withholding amounts this year, although due to an IRS delay, any adjustment of withholding levels did not actually take place until Feb. 1. Click here to read an explanation of the tax credit, and click here to read a PDF explaining the change. Federal Times
Retirement Manual CD
 The NALC Retirement Manual in compact disc (CD) format is available for purchase through the NALC's Supply Department.
Retiree Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
There was no accumulation toward the 2013 retiree cost-of-living adjustment following the Dec. 16 release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
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NALC members' donations to the Committee on Letter Carrier Political Education—the union's political action wing—are absolutely critical
to help NALC fight for the future of the USPS and ensure retirement security for letter carriers and their survivors. |
