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 Carrier Corps members recognized for role in election:A list of the NALC members who delivered at least 10 hours of volunteer work for the November elections appears in the December issue of the Postal Record magazine. “We all should say ‘thank you’ to these brothers and sisters for the important victories their great effort helped accomplish,” President Bill Young said. Note that the list is primarily Carrier Corps members who signed in at Labor 2008 events, and many thousands more NALC members volunteered during the campaign. Postal Record |
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 FEHBP Open Season ends Monday! NALC Health Benefit Plan Director Tim O’Malley urges all letter carriers to check out the NALC Plan for competitive premiums, quality benefits and outstanding customer service from the “gold medal team” at your union-run plan. (Note: Open Season for Flexible Spending Accounts continues through December 28.) Postal Record | Bulletin | HBP Site |
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| CIGNA PPO Locator Information: Wonder if your doctor and hospital are part of the CIGNA HealthCare PPO Network? Click here to go to the Health Benefit Plan page to access the CIGNA PPO Provider Locator. You can also phone our PPO Locator number—877-220-NALC (6252)—or the special, additional Open Season PPO Locator number—800-564-7642. For general information on NALC Health Plan benefits, please call 888-636-NALC (6252). | |||
| Agreements reached on route adjustments, contracting out: MOUs implement expedited process to adjust routes, extend the moratorium on new Contract Delivery Service for the remainder of the National Agreement, and assign new deliveries to career carriers instead of contractors. Bulletin | M01694 |M01695 | |||
| Customer Connect : DHL's decision to abandon U.S. express delivery service creates a real opportunity for letter carriers participating in Customer Connect. NALC members are encouraged to seek out DHL customers and educate them on the good value of USPS delivery. DHL will continue to make U.S. deliveries of international packages—many of which are carried the last mile by letter carriers. | |||
| Inauguration information: NALC members seeking tickets for inauguration events should contact their home state House and Senate members, who are provided a limited number of tickets. There is no reason for members to contact NALC Headquarters, the office of the National President, or the Legislative and Political Affairs Department about inaugural event tickets. NALC has not been provided any tickets and does not expect to receive any for distribution. | |||
| Save money with Union Plus: Winter's right around the corner. Get ready for cold weather by taking advantage of Union Plus's home heating oil discounts. You can find this and other great money-saving benefits from Union Plus. | |||
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| Contract-related or work rule question? Letter carriers who need information and assistance should contact the NBA in their region. Locate the correct NBA here. | |||
| 2006-2011 National Agreement: PDF version, with bookmarks and interactive page links, is available here. | |||
Updated Route Inspection Kit (12/06) available here. (Route Inspection Kit for Windows Vista available here.) |
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| Route protection materials online available here. | |||
Online form for bylaw changes available here. |
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Representing city letter carriers
of the United States Postal Service |
NALC is affiliated with the AFL-CIO and with UNI, an international alliance of communications unions.
Updated
December 4, 2008
