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More NALC Publications
Additional Materials for Contract Enforcers
  Most of these materials are also available on the 2006 Contract CD.
   
  NALC Contract Talk
    Contract Talk is a regular column in NALC's national magazine, the Postal Record. Created by the Contract Administration Unit, the column gives advice on recent national settlements and selected issues of interest to NALC contract enforcers. 1996-2006 Contract Talk columns are available here.
   
  NALC Activist
    The NALC Activist is a quarterly local leadership publication intended for shop stewards, branch officers and all local NALC leaders. Activist issues published since Spring 1997 are available here.
   
  CAU White Papers
    The contract administration unit occasionally publishes White Papers, in-depth analyses of important contract issues. The White Papers are available below and also included in the Materials Reference System.
     
   
  • Overtime, Staffing, and Simultaneous Scheduling — Explains how NALC representatives can challenge the Postal Service's widespread failure to staff facilities sufficiently, a failure that has led to numerous violations of the contractual overtime rules. Management in many places has consistently worked letter carriers beyond the contractual maximums of 12 hours per day and 60 hours per week. In addition, in many facilities the Postal Service has engaged in the “simultaneous scheduling” of overtime for ODL and non-ODL letter carriers. The white paper should help NALC representatives to: (1) prepare challenges to both types of overtime violations, and (2) seek remedies requiring the Postal Service to comply with the contract by staffing its facilities with sufficient letter carriers. It reviews the negotiating history of the Article 8 overtime provisions, and shows the fallacy of the Postal Service's “operational window” defense, which USPS has often offered as justification for its pattern of overtime violations.

  • USERRA Rights — Outlines the rights of letter carriers who join the military or who are called up to active military service. These rights are guaranteed by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act of 1994 (USERRA).

  • Article 7.1.B.1 - Hiring of Casuals In Lieu of Career Employees — Addresses Article 7.1.B.1, which prohibits management from hiring casuals "in lieu of" career employees.

  • Policing Article 12 WIthholding — Explains several withholding provisions of Article 12. The paper explains when withholding is justified, when it is a violation of the National Agreement, and how to investigate, document and handle withholding grievances.
  Local Negotiations 2002s
    Published in July, 2002, this publication is a guide for NALC branches conducting negotiations for a new Local Memorandum of Understanding under Article 30 of the 2001 National Agreement. See below.
   

    These materials are in Adobe Acrobat® format. In Windows®, click to browse online, right-click and save to download. More Information
   
Description
Filename
Size
Contract Talk, from NALC Postal Record
July 2008 -- Paid military leave
contlk07_08.pdf
37K
June 2008 -- Wages, hours or working conditions
contlk06_08.pdf
40K
May 2008 -- Voluntary transfers
contlk05_08.pdf
39K
April 2008 -- Stewards' Weingarten rights in investigative interviews upheld
contlk04_08.pdf
43K
March 2008 -- TE Questions and Answers
contlk03_08.pdf
61K
January 2008 -- Using handbooks and
manuals to your advantage
contlk01_08.pdf
42K
     
Contract Talk 2007 - Complete
contlk07.pdf
145K
Contract Talk 2006 - Complete
contlk06.pdf
163K
Contract Talk 2005 - Complete
contlk05.pdf
152K
Contract Talk 2004 - Complete
contlk04.pdf
1.1 MB
Contract Talk 2003 - Complete
contlk03.pdf
841K
Contract Talk 2002 - Complete
contlk02.pdf
355K
Contract Talk 2001 - Complete
contlk01.pdf
444K
Contract Talk 2000 - Complete
contlk00.pdf
331K
Contract Talk 1999 - Complete
contlk99.pdf
233K

Contract Talk 1998 - Complete

contlk98.pdf
82K

Contract Talk 1997 - Complete

contlk97.pdf
321K
Contract Talk 1996 - Complete
contlk96.pdf
297K
NALC Activist
March 2008
Activist08Mar.pdf
184KB
November 2007 Activist07Nov.pdf
262K
July 2007
act07july.pdf
1.14MB
March 2007
act07March.pdf
1.25MB
Fall 2006
act06fal.pdf
520K
Spring 2006
act06spr.pdf
870K
Winter 2006
act06win.pdf
246K
Spring 2005
act05spr.pdf
331K
Fall 2004
act04fal.pdf
237K
Summer 2004
act04sum.pdf
605K
Spring 2004
act04spr.pdf
324K
Fall 2003
act03fal.pdf
555K
Spring 2003
act03spr.pdf
252K
Winter 2003
act03win.pdf
370K

Fall 2000

act00fal.pdf
506K

Summer 2000

act00sum.pdf
296K
Spring 2000
act00spg.pdf
300K
Winter 2000
act00win.pdf
415K
Fall 1999
act99fal.pdf
210K
Summer 1999
act99sum.pdf
172K
Spring 1999
act99spg.pdf
121K
Winter 1999
act99win.pdf
329K
Fall 1998
act98fal.pdf
214K
Summer 1998
act98sum.pdf
310K
Spring 1998
act98spg.pdf
218K
Winter 1998
act98win.pdf
317K
Fall 1997
act97fal.pdf
188K
Summer 1997
act97sum.pdf
297K
Spring 1997
act97spg.pdf
307K
CAU White Papers    
Overtime, Staffing, and Simultaneous Scheduling
m01458.pdf
130K
USERRA Rights
m01453.pdf
69K
Article 7.1.B.1 - Hiring of Casuals
In Lieu of Career Employees
m01457.pdf
102K
Policing Article 12 Withholding
m01459.pdf
145K
Local Negotiations 2002
locn2002.pdf
1.6MB
 
       

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