NALC | The National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO

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Three steps to ease USPS financial burden: Congress can take three steps to put the Postal Service back in the black. A new NALC fact sheet explains how. More

USPS examines 'Postal Future': The Postal Service recently sponsored a conference called "Envisioning America's Postal Future" to kick off debate over alternative business models. NALC President Fred Rolando is advocating a "Last Mile" approach to reinventing the Service (see January's Postal Record). "Adding new services to take advantage of the unmatchable postal network and leveraging America's trust in letter carriers and the Postal Service is the key to the future," he said. "Eliminating Saturday delivery would...simply drive more mailers away." Congress must reform the unaffordable retiree health prefunding requirement placed on USPS in 2007, and the Service and its stakeholders must also be free to innovate and meet the evolving needs of Americans and the economy. Press Release | March Postal Record

Commemorate strike's 40th: Learn about the dramatic 1970 walkout from those who were there, including NALC President Emeritus Vincent R. Sombrotto, Saturday, March 20, at 1 p.m. at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum's Discovery Center. Museum | YouTube | Bulletin

OIG: $75 billion over-charge for pension liabilities: In a special report, the USPS Office of Inspector General strengthens the NALC's case that the Office of Personnel Management badly miscalculated—by $75 billion—the postal surplus in the Civil Service Retirement Fund. More

Food Drive update: Nearly 1,300 NALC branches have signed up for the 18th annual NALC National Food Drive on Saturday, May 8—the largest one-day drive in the nation, which helps local food banks, pantries and shelters across America “Stamp Out Hunger.” More | Bulletin

Obama budget backs six-day delivery: The president's 2011 budget requires continuation of six-day mail delivery by the USPS. The administration promises to work with postal unions and other stakeholders to keep the Service strong. More | Bulletin

White House health care proposal: President Obama has proposed a series of amendments designed to reconcile the Senate's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with the health reforms approved by the House. President Rolando stresses that reform is important to letter carriers since skyrocketing health care costs threaten the long-term viability of the USPS. More | Bulletin

Contract training materials:

Material Reference System (MRS) available online: This prime resource for NBAs, RAAs, branch officers and shop stewards in their duties enforcing the National Agreement can be found here.

2009 JCAM: NALC and USPS have agreed to publish the 2009 Joint Contract Administration Manual. Get it online here.

Change your address? Make sure your union can stay in touch with you. Call or write the Membership Department if your address changes.

Contract-related or work rule question? Carriers who need information and assistance should contact the national business agent in their region. Locate your NBA here.

COR Powerpoint: Joint NALC/USPS presentation and notes on Carrier Optimal Routing (COR) in the Modified Interim Alternate Route Adjustment Process (MIARAP) is available here.

The latest Route Inspection Kit is available here. A Route Inspection Kit for Windows Vista is available here.

The branch merger application is available here.

Route protection materials online are available here.

Online form for bylaw changes is available here.

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