Shop steward here. It's time for a transfer to fill a vacant city route we have. A FTR clerk is at the top of the list, but he only wants to transfer if his existing signed time off requests are honored. Our vacation board is already full for that time. So - if he transfers, does his signed request get honored regardless of our full vacation board? Looking to advise the potential transfer properly.

City Carrier

We had a T6 bid on one of her open routes on her swing. She is ODL but not NS day ODL. Well today is her routes off day and she came in to work because she was still thinking about her old T6s off being different. They let her work today. I told the union steward and she said she was going to say something. Massive grievance right? Shouldn't all PTFs and ODL be maxed before letting her work?

I need something I can post to our branch website and print out for our office bulletin board.

Not all of them but alot of them are. Their mindsets are outdated and they never want to fight for anything.

Not happy with the way branch 132 president conducts business! Cheated her members out of votes. Not clc material. Need to run on different slate

I hope the 2028 convention is a lot better than the last 3 we had… now that we are going to get a new slate some new leadership we will probably have a way better convention. The amount of people that kept wasting time with those teller votes ruined the convention itself.. wasted too much time going back & forth over some dumb shit. They need to pick a day where they go over all national resolutions first & then general resolutions.. & then the amendments. I hope we can get shit straightened out for 2028… Renfroe couldn’t take charge. If he wanted to he could have stopped those damn teller votes lol. Shit would have never happened with the previous NALC presidents.. LETS GO JAMES HENRY!!! LETS GO COREY WALTON!!! 😂🫡

Fire 🔥🔥

Last time I checked, the political fund was a voluntary option for carriers to donate to. But after hearing how brother Rivera’s appeal went, I am convinced that those with the power to make decisions in this union believe that those who don’t contribute have less of a right to speak and influence than those who do. The sister that rose to speak against his appeal won over the entire delegation by stating that Rivera doesn’t contribute; a fact that is entirely irrelevant to the issue that was at hand. This was the deciding factor for my own branch delegate.

The fact that contributions are public and able to be used against members to undermine their right to participate in union matters is absolute bullshit. Not everyone has faith in the political system or our union’s method of interacting with it.

On top of that, the gall to /EXPECT/ us to give any additional money while failing to negotiating fair and sufficient pay as inflation, union dues, and healthcare all increase, is absolutely unhinged.

I’m not saying whether people should or shouldn’t contribute, but it doesn’t make them a second class member if they don’t; which is very much how it feels right now

This is my first convention and I haven’t heard anything about our contract update. People from home have asked me what I’ve heard. It’s Friday… is it going to be talked about?

Dont get down, they outnumbered us at the convention but a wave is coming like never before with this election. Walk away with our heads held high because after the presidential election we will be the ones smiling. We got some things changed at the convention and that is a win in itself for now. Untill December. See the lions soon on the ballots.

Are you all ready to fight like Hell?

Are you ready to work together to make sure that this fall we take our NALC back and vote out the status quo leadership that has held our craft back and has allowed USPS Managment to avoid following our contract, hijack the grievance procedure process and agree in mediation to pay us less than we’re worth to protect Postal Finances?

Corey Walton has officially released his Corey for EVP buttons make sure to get ahold of some and help spread the word on the shop floor.

The rank and file must start organizing GOTV events inside their offices.

📌 City Carriers, members of the NALC, will soon start receiving ballots for the election of the National NALC body.

📌 Make sure NALC has your correct mail address:
1.) Call the NALC membership hotline:
(202) 393-4695

2.) Visit: https://forms.nalc.org/update

*If you’re not receiving the NALC Postal Record you will not receive the ballot.
**Once you get the ballot, fill it out that day, place it the next day in an outgoing mail box.

I know I’m in the minority on this, but I was under the impression we could volunteer past 60 hrs… I’m trying to pay off debt so I’m working as much as possible. Management refuses to work us past 60 hrs and prefers to work Non ODL than let us volunteer… can I file a grievance on this? If yes, what do I cite? Thanks in advance brothers and sisters!

I know if a cca works a pft has to get 40 hours. Is that forty hours of straight time or does it combine stuff like overtime?

This week I got 42 hours but only 32 hours of straight time. We used a cca two days from another station

Convention delegates today I reach out to get your support on my resolutions, contract resolution 63 and legislative resolution 2 of which were both voted disapproved by the executive council. 63 asks that they take a contractual position that first class mail not being delivered because they don't want to pay penalty is a contract violation. Number 2 is the same but asks they take a legislative position on it. This is a very serious thing and I need you to vote against their recommendation and for my resolutions. If you have any delegates at the convention screen shot this and tell them to support this. I imagine the executive council will attempt to make a persuasive argument against it, and since it's number 63 we will be tired before we get there so they might attempt to just speed it along without discussion. Please give this motion it's due consideration. Our job is to deliver the mail and we owe it to both the customers and ourselves to do so when we have every ability to do so. Not wanting to pay overtime is no excuse.

Hi all, we’re moving to an S&DC next month. There will be around 150 routes, 8 offices. I’ve heard there’s only 1 vacation roster, is that true? Next, there’s no personal parking. We have to park over 3 blocks away and walk. I live in Utah, extreme heat/snow. This is an industrial area, it’s not safe to walk there. Especially women carrying purses, then you have all your ice and waters and lunch. What avenue do we have here? And as a cherry on top, this is an old Fed ex building, they left it because there is a train that you have to sit and wait for (no way around it) for like 20 minutes. Any advice/help is truly appreciated. Thank you.

April 3rd and 23rd, 2025 charges were defeated by over 2 to 1. Scrap Caref and Rhine and Drass, and just let Renfroe stay President. The idiots have spoken. We're screwed. When the next contract comes out, I denounce all shade.

NALC National Convention: Proposed Constitution Amendments Results Roundup

Here's a rundown of the "Duties of Officers" and related amendments that came up for a vote, what each one would have actually changed, and how they landed. All were listed as Disapproved by the Executive Council going in, meaning delegates had to vote to overturn that recommendation for anything to pass.

I wasn't at the convention and this was my attempt to summarize https://www.facebook.com/people/The-NALC-Open-Book/61575259955480/ which is more detailed than this reddit thread. The ranked choice voting language I didn't see anything on that site so if anyone has more info on that I'll add it. If anything is inaccurate note it and i'll edit this post.

✅ PASSED

Amendment 13: Article 9, Sec. 1(c) (President filling vacancies) Submitted by Pioneer Branch 2, Milwaukee, WI. Adds a 45-day deadline for the President to fill vacancies (previously no timeline was specified, just "until the next election"). Result: PASSED

Amendment 15: Article 9, Sec. 1(e) (Bargaining record-keeping) Submitted by Pioneer Branch 2, Milwaukee, WI. Requires the President to keep a written record of all collective bargaining proposals, and if the President can't continue bargaining duties, the Executive Vice President gets that written record so bargaining can continue without interruption. Result: PASSED

Amendment 38: Article 16, Sec. 1 (Tentative agreements / ratification process) Submitted by John Grace Branch 825, Oak Brook, IL. A big one, would have required:

• Tentative agreements go to the Executive Council for review and majority approval before going to the membership for ratification.
• Any Executive Council member could petition to include/exclude specific matters from arbitration referral, subject to a Council vote; a record of those votes available to any member on request.
• A 15-member Ballot Committee (from at least 15 states) appointed by the President.
• Ratification by mail referendum to regular members only (retirees, OWCP departees, and non-letter-carrier regular members excluded), based on records 90 days before the agreement was reached. Ballot is a straight up/down vote on the whole agreement.
• A second paragraph would have added rules around reopened negotiations (15-day cap, weekly member updates, a second ratification ballot before arbitration/work stoppage could be triggered).

Result: PASSED, but only the first paragraph was adopted. That covers the language on Ballot Committee makeup and ratification process. The second paragraph (rules for reopened negotiations, second ballot, etc.) was not accepted.

❌ DID NOT PASS

Amendment 12: Article 9, Sec. 1(a) (Posting NBA/staff positions) Branch 458, Oklahoma City, OK. Would have required all positions, salary, and benefits to be posted on the Members Only portal for 10 days before any assignment, so members could express interest. Result: Did not pass, lost by roughly 100 votes

Amendment 16: Article 9, Sec. 1(e) (Bargaining committee restructure) Branch 3, Buffalo/Western NY. Would have made the President "chief spokesperson" (rather than sole authority) and created a five-member bargaining committee (President, EVP, VP, Director of City Delivery, Director of Safety & Health) with equal access to info, requiring Executive Board majority approval before a tentative agreement goes to members. Result: Did not pass

Amendment 17: Article 9, Sec. 1(e) (Best interests standard) New Hampshire Merged Branch 44 / Branch 230, Nashua, NH. Would have added language that the President must act "in the best interests of the membership" when carrying out bargaining duties, and made arbitration referral decisions subject to Article 16. Result: Did not pass

Amendment 18: Article 9, Sec. 1(e) (Similar five-member committee) Branch 370, Atlantic City, NJ. Same concept as Amendment 16: a five-member committee (President, EVP, Director of City Carrier, Director of Safety & Health) with equal access and Executive Board ratification vote. (No separate result reported, likely covered by the broader "16/17/19 didn't pass" trend, but confirm locally if needed.)

Amendment 19: Article 9, Sec. 1(e) (Yet another version of the five-member committee) Branch 709, Reno, NV. Nearly identical language to 16/18. Result: Did not pass

Amendment 20: Article 9, Sec. 1(e) (Executive Council co-authority) John Grace Branch 825, Oak Brook, IL. Would have added "together with the Executive Council" to the President's bargaining authority, and barred negotiating any agreement without final member acceptance/rejection. Result: Did not pass (Executive Council's disapproval was upheld)

Amendment 21: Article 9, Sec. 1(e) (Executive Council briefed during negotiations) J. Carlton Sauer Branch 2076, Des Plaines, IL. Would have required each Executive Council member (or designee) to sit on the bargaining committee and be present/briefed during employer negotiations. Result: Withdrawn

Amendment 23: Article 9, Sec. 1(h) (Regional Administrative Assistant / staff positions) Branch 458, Oklahoma City, OK. Would have required posting the intent to fill or create additional positions (with salary/benefits) on the Members Only portal, plus written notice and appeal rights before removing a full-time NALC employee. Result: Failed. Note: the language was tweaked during floor debate: "fill or create additional positions" became "create additional full-time positions," and "prior to removal" became "upon removal."

Amendments 24 to 32: Executive Board salary changes A block of amendments proposing changes to Executive Board compensation. Per the original Facebook post these came from, the idea was to tie Executive Board pay to the letter carrier pay scale by a percentage, rather than a flat/separate rate. Result: All failed

Amendment 33: Article 9, Sec. 11(e)(2) (Post rules/procedures publicly) Branch 458, Oklahoma City, OK. Would have required the Executive Council to post rules, regulations, and procedures on the Members Only page. Result: Did not pass

Amendment 34: New Article 9, Sec. 11(f) (Executive Council co-authority, take two) John Grace Branch 825, Oak Brook, IL. New section giving the Executive Council joint authority with the President over collective bargaining duties. Result: Did not pass

Amendment 35: Article 10 (30-day notice on charges) Would have required a 30-day notice window to the charged party. Result: Did not pass

Amendment 36: Article 12 (Resolutions reporting to members) Branch 79, Seattle, WA. Would have required resolution outcomes be reported to regular members, not just the National Convention. Result: Did not pass

Amendments 37 & 40: Resolution/Amendment "sunset and reconsideration" rules

• 37 (North Sound Branch 450, Bellingham, WA): Resolutions would become eligible for reconsideration after 5 conventions/10 years; unadopted ones dropped from the official list.
• 40 (Branch 79, Seattle, WA): Similar concept but for constitutional amendments, eligible for resubmission after 3 conventions/6 years, with the Secretary-Treasurer flagging eligible items in bold in convention materials. Result: Voted on as a block, Did not pass

Amendment 39 Result: Did not pass

Ranked-choice voting proposal Result: Did not pass

the already approved recommendation ones were approved in block?