A Publication of The North Carolina State Association
of Letter Carriers
Founded July 4th, 1899 in Greensboro, NC
David Summers, a past president of the North Carolina State Association of Letter Carriers, died Monday morning, November 7th, of a massive heart attack. Brother Summers had been admitted to a rehab facility recently due to injuries
he had sustained in a fall at home. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Region 9's Kenny Gibbs and RAAs Complete Another Successful Letter Carriers' Training Seminar
Letter carriers from throughout North Carolina came to Raleigh October 28th and 29th for a variety classes taught by Region 9 Business Agent Kenny Gibbs, RAAs Jeff Siciunas and Don Lyerly, and the State Association's Craig Schadewald and Frank Vega. Among the classes were ones on CCAs, the Family Medical Leave Act, preparing effective grievances, and regulations governing branch elections. The session wrapped up on Saturday morning with carriers participating in canvassing and phone banking on behalf of carrier-friendly candidates.
Photos taken
at the seminar may be viewed by going HERE.
How Does the 2017 NALC Health Benefit Plan Stack Up Against Blue Cross-Blue Shield?
Check Out the Chart and See For Yourself.
NALC HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN
2017
|
Type
|
Blue
Cross-Blue Shield Active
|
NALC
Active
|
Blue
Cross-Blue Shield Retired NALC Retired
|
NALC
Retired
|
|
Standard
Self
|
$96.76
|
$68.17
|
$229.64
|
$167.70
|
|
Self
& Family
|
233.17
|
146.06
|
550.84
|
363.76
|
|
Self
Plus 1
|
220.94
|
156.36
|
521.67
|
381.74
|
As you can plainly see, the NALC Health Benefit Plan for 2017 is cheaper, and you get great medical coverage!
The Postal Employees'
Relief Fund: Taking Care of Our Postal
Family
Sometimes letter carriers are a beacon of hope to people brought to their knees by a natural disaster, bringing vital supplies or documents--and a reminder that life will be normal again--to customers hit by a storm, flood or fire.
But postal workers can also be victims.
To look out for our postal family, the NALC supports the Postal Employees Relief Fund (PERF).
For more information on PERF, please go to NALC's website.
Note to North Carolina letter carriers:
If you were
affected by the recent hurricane, have your branch president send a
letter to State President Eddie Davidson @ 300 Gwen Road,
Hillsborough, NC 27278 and request funds from the N.C.
Letter Carrier Relief Fund. Also, you can contact Wayne White
@ P.O. Box 1121, Smithfield, NC 27577 or 1-800-325-1185 and
Arslan Uniform Company may be able to
help.
Don Lyerly Appointed Region 9
RAA
NALC President Fredric Rolando has appointed West Coast Florida Branch 1477 member Don Lyerly as a regional administrative assistant (RAA) for NALC Region 9, which serves letter carriers in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Lyerly began representing the NALC as a shop steward in 1996, and since then has served in various positions, including arbitration advocate, Branch 1477 executive vice president, president of Fort Myers, FL Branch 2072 and district chairman for the Florida State Association of Letter Carriers.
Most recently, Lyerly served as a primary Dispute Resolution Team member. He graduated from Leadership Academy Class 7 in 2009.
His appointment is effective Sept. 26.
Photos From the NALC 70th Biennial
Convention!
Our State's delegates have
returned from the NALC 70th Biennial Convention in Los Angeles,
California with lots of information to share with their local
branches here in North Carolina. Area One Representative Bill Heidt
of New Bern, NC was among those who attended the event and he
brought home some photos he took while there. Our thanks to brother
Bill for allowing us to share those with you. To check them out,
click here. Enjoy!
New NALC Member
App!
The new app includes: news and social media, legislative tools, workplace resources (including the National Agreement, JCAM, MRS, M-39, M-41, ELM, CCA Resource Guide and more), member benefits and the personalized non-scheduled day calendar. Avialable Now!
Remember, there are other news sources for North Carolina's letter carriers besides this website. Be sure to check out The North Carolina Letter Carrier Activist by clicking here.
And for the latest news regarding the Postal Service, letter carriers, working families, unions and NC politics in general, go to our State Association's Twitter page at Twitter.com/NCLetterCarrier
NEW!
You can access Charlotte Branch 545's website here.
Click here for the latest news from your Executive Board: Cliff Davidson, Jr., Craig Schadewald, Frank Vega, Wayne White, Bill Heidt, Bob Wahoff, Reggie Gentle, Natalie Davis, Cassandra Scott and Donna Butler. Also editorials from Richard Thayer and our feature stories.
Support the Fight Against Muscular
Dystrophy. Half a
century of help...millions to fight muscular dystrophy. For details
on how you can help click
here.
You Gotta Laugh to Keep From Cryin'
Cable 8 TV Show in the Greensboro Viewing Area
Sponsored by
Triad Jobs With Justice
Co-hosted by Richard Koritz and O.W. Sweeney
Broadcast twice each week in the Greensboro viewing area Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday afternoons at 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday showings are a repeat of the Saturday shows.
Outside the Greensboro viewing area?
Headlines
North Carolina's Letter Carriers Complete
Another Successful
Seminar
Late Mail Deliveries in
Charlotte (and Other Parts of NC) Due to Hurricane
Matthew
Treasurer's Report for
September
Eddie
Davidson: Some Takeaways From the NALC's National
Convention
Vice President's Corner: CCAs: On the Horns
of a Dilemma
Director of Education, Frank Vega:
Especially For You
Director
of Retirees Wayne White Advises: Before You Vote, Know Your
Enemies
Bill Heidt,
Area 1: Two More Reasons Why the Postal Service Is the Most Trusted
Federal Agency
Area 2 Rep,
Natalie Davis: What Does the Union Do For
You?
Bob Wahoff,
Area 3: Not All Doom and Gloom
Area 5's Donna
Butler: Needed: Leaders Who Support Letter
Carriers
Cassandra
Scott, Area 6: Safety First Isn't Always Management's Priority, So
It Must Be Ours
Delegate-at-Large Danny Straub: National
Convention Report
Franklin,
NC Residents Angered After Not Receiving Mail For
Months
National
'My Heroes': Man Reunites with
Letter Carriers Who Saved His
Life
Postal Employees Relief Fund:
Taking Care of Our Postal
Family
Drudge, Limbaugh Fall for
Twitter Joke, Insanity
Ensues
2017 Health Premiums: It Could
Have Been So Much Worse
Letter Carriers' Honor MO Letter
Carrier for Halting Carjacking, Saving
Three
Rolando Addresses Postal Reform
Issues Raised On Radio
Program
Consider Donating During the
Combined Federal Campaign
How Would Donald Trump Manage Federal
Employees?
Mandatory Cluster Mailboxes Too
Easily Burglarized
Reporter Spends the Day With a
Letter Carrier
NALC: Arbitration Case Decided On Work & Time Standards Video Recording
Get Ready For a New USPS Mail
Truck, Maybe From a Company You Don't Know
Letter Carriers Recognized As
2016 Heroes of the Year
USPS Not Realizing the Savings
It Projected By Closing Facilities
The North Carolina Letter Carrier Welcomes
Its
Newest Advertiser--T-Mobile!
Click
Here to Access Our USPS Advantage
Portal!
For more information,
click
here
Union Made
Wayne White
National Sales Manager
1-800-325-1185
North Carolina Letter Carriers,
we appreciate your business over the years
and look forward to serving your
postal needs in the future
Attention: Newly Hired, Career-track
City Carrier Assistants (CCAs)
If you have questions about pay, workload, relative standing and more should download the free NALC City Carrier Assistant Rights & Benefits booklet. This 12-page PDF also discusses uniforms, annual and sick leave, rights under the NALC-USPS National Agreement, health insurance, opting and hold-downs, and the various contract memorandums of understanding (MOUs) that deal specifically with CCAs. Click here to download the booklet (PDF, 1 MB).
In this superb two-minute video, actor-activist Danny Glover
champions the need for a vibrant public Postal Service and asks the
public to join with him in a Grand Alliance to save it.
Legislation
Status
H. Res.
12: 6-day resolution re-introduced in the House to
preserve 6-day mail delivery. So far it has 230 co-sponsors.
Check here
to see if your representative has signed on.
Click here
for more information on the Resolution.
H. Res. 28: Door delivery resolution reintroduced in the House “expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service.” Fact Sheet.
During the National Rap Session in Houston today, NALC President Fredric V. Rolando formally announced the new name of NALC’s political action committee (PAC). For details, click here.
Guide to Route Inspections: This guide assists
shop stewards and branch officers in identifying contractual
violations that take place during management's unilateral six-day
route counts and inspections/adjustments, and with filing
successful grievances on those violations.
Click here to download the
guide
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