Join NALC?

 

Want to Join NALC?

To join the union, talk to your shop steward in your station. He/she will give you Form 1187 to fill out for NALC membership or put you in touch with the branch office so that you can get a Form 1187.

 

What is NALC?

The National Association of Letter Carriers is the sole representative of city delivery letter carriers in the United States. Since it's founding in 1889, the union has defended the rights of letter carriers before abusive supervisors, unfair administrations and indifferent Congresses. NALC is the only force fighting to protect your interests as a city delivery letter carrier. But most of all, NALC is hundreds of thousands of letter carriers like you, united to protect the quality of their jobs and the integrity of the United States Postal Service.

 

Job Security and Benefits:

Since 1889, NALC has helped win every pay increase and improvement in benefits letter carriers have gained. Before 1970, the union had to persuade Congress to pass a law to raise letter carriers' pay. But with passage of the Postal Reorganization Act in that year, NALC won letter carriers the right to bargain over wages, benefits and working conditions. Since then the average letter carrier's pay has gone from $8,000 a year to $45,094.

 

Justice on the Job:

The Postal Service can be an impersonal and sometimes hostile bureaucracy. Yet because of the NALC, letter carriers can fight unwarranted discipline, discrimination and other abuses. When you have a grievance, NALC will represent you every step of the way.

 

On the local level, NALC stewards iron out day-to-day problems and keep an eye on safety and health conditions in the station. Stewards and branch officers provide strong support when you file a grievance - including third-party arbitration if necessary.

 

On the national level, a computerized arbitration index assists NALC representatives in preparing your grievance. In addition, the union takes disputes with the Postal Service over the interpretation of the contract to Arbitration. NALC has helped thousands of letter carriers win reinstatement, back pay, unpaid overtime and seniority rights.

 

Democracy at Work:

NALC is one of the most democratic unions in the United States. Members vote directly for local and national officers and on proposed contracts. The convention, held every two years, is the supreme body of the union, where members elected to serve as delegates chart the course of the union and set NALC policy.

 

Today, NALC is more that 300,000 active and retired letter carriers in 2,561 branches across the country. National headquarters officers in Washington, D.C. keep an eye on congress and the USPS. Fifteen National Business Agents coordinate activities within their postal regions; state associations promote grassroots legislative campaigns. Union members can speak out at branch meetings, vote in local and national union elections, run for office and work for policies and programs they support.

 

You Can Make the Difference:

NALC is more than representation on the job and in Congress. NALC is thousands of letter carriers like you working together to preserve and improve their jobs and to ensure that the Postal Service will be going strong in the 21st century. Joining NALC means taking charge of your job and your career and gaining more control over your future.

 

Like all democratic institutions, NALC gets its strength from its members. By joining the union and keeping NALC strong, you will be helping yourself and thousands of other letter carriers and their families win the support they need.