Union administration
News and Updates
Branch Officers Training scheduled for April 22-25 in Washington, DC
The registration form for the Washington, DC training will be included in the next NALC Bulletin.
Virtual branch officers training on preparing an LM-2 scheduled for Jan. 24
Branch presidents may begin registering branch officers for the training through the branch president’s Members Only page.
NALC selects convention venues for 2028, 2030
The NALC Executive Council has selected the sites and dates for the 2028 and 2030 national conventions.
National rap session to be held Nov. 17-19 in New Orleans
The 2023 NALC national conference, or “rap session,” is set for Nov. 17-19 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside.
Branch Officers Training sessions set for Sept. 18–21 in San Antonio, TX and Oct. 30–Nov. 2 in Pittsburgh, PA
NALC Secretary-Treasurer Nicole Rhine is announcing that two Branch Officers Training sessions will be held later this year. The first class will be September 18–21 in San Antonio, TX, and the second will be October 30–November 2 in Pittsburgh, PA.
Everything about NALC’s administration is focused on serving its members. Its governing structure is designed to maintain the union as a strong national advocate while ensuring local interests are served.
The NALC Constitution sets the governance structure for the national organization, including national officers and local branches. It spells out election procedures, officers’ duties, convention responsibilities, and other key matters.
Each NALC member is also a member of one of more than 2,000 local branches. NALC’s branches are the heart and soul of the union. Like “locals” in other unions, branches are where NALC members get information about both local and national issues, voice their opinions at meetings and coordinate union activities, from advocacy efforts to charitable and social events. You can look up contact information for branches and regions in the map below.
Fifteen elected national business agents (NBAs), each responsible for one of 15 regions of the country, serve the members and branches in their region. An NBA’s primary responsibility is contract administration—handling grievances, presenting arbitrations, and dealing with regional postal management. They also deal with organizing and respond to requests for advice and assistance from branches in their regions. You can see a map of each branch and region in the map below.
The NALC is led by 10 resident national officers and three national trustees who are elected by the membership to four-year terms. Current terms of office run until December 2022. The officers and trustees have specific responsibilities as outlined in the NALC Constitution.
The NALC Constitution requires the organization to convene a national convention every two years. The convention is the supreme governing body of the NALC, and its powers include amending the Constitution, setting overall union policies and nominating candidates for national office. Delegates are elected by branches.
The national officers listed below have essential roles in the administration of NALC from its Headquarters in Washington, DC. They ensure that the officers and staff at Headquarters and in the branches throughout the country have the resources they need to serve the union’s members.
- The duties of the executive vice president include recruiting new members, overseeing NALC’s Leadership Academy and promoting letter carrier participation in the Customer Connect program.
- The duties of the secretary-treasurer include assisting and overseeing branch activities such as tax exemption and filing, finances, elections and mergers, upholding member rights under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act and dues payment.
- The duties of the assistant secretary-treasurer include assisting and overseeing changes branches make to their bylaws and hosting member visits to Headquarters.
Click here for the list of national officers.