| Quick facts about the NALC |
| MEMBERSHIP — |
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There are 300,058 active and retired members of the NALC, of which about 214,084 are active city delivery letter carriers employed by the U.S. Postal Service. |
| BRANCHES — |
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2,500 local branches represent letter carriers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. |
| OFFICERS — |
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Ten Resident National officers, three National Trustees and 15 National Business Agents are elected for four-year terms. Current terms expire in 2010. |
| HISTORY — |
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The NALC was founded on August 30, 1889 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the union of city delivery letter carriers employed by the United States Postal Service. |
| COLLECTIVE BARGAINING — |
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The 2006-2011 National Agreement with the U.S. Postal Service was ratified in September 2007 by a vote of 104,346 to 11,895—a
9-to-1 margin—and was signed October 9 by NALC President William H. Young and USPS Postmaster General John E. Potter. |
| AFFILIATIONS — |
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The NALC is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and the Union Network International. |
| OPERATIONS — |
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The NALC operates from its national headquarters in Washington, DC, with state associations and branches throughout the nation, along with a regional network of National Business Agents. |
| CONVENTIONS — |
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NALC conventions are held every two years. The 66th Biennial Convention will be held July 21-25, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts. The 67th Biennial Convention will be held in Anaheim, California in 2010. |
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