Workplace issues
CCA contractual issues
Letter Carrier Resource Guide
The 2023 Letter Carrier Resource Guide, a comprehensive guide for every letter carrier, is now available for download on the NALC website. Every NALC member can request a printed version of the guide or download the PDF free of charge.
The 2023 edition replaces the 2019 version and remains an all-in-one guide for all letter carriers to obtain important information pertaining to every stage of their career. The guide includes updated rights and benefits, and relevant changes to these rights and benefits, as letter carriers progress from city carrier assistant to career status. The guide includes chapters on NALC structure, health benefits, pay, uniforms, workroom floor issues, community service, legislation, and much more.
Click here for the online Letter Carrier Resource Guide. Members can get on the waiting list for a printed version of the guide, by logging into the Members Only section. and clicking on the picture of the guide. Select the check box to request a copy, and when the printed version is available, one will be mailed to the address on file.
MOU reached on a probationary period for newly converted employees
CCAs who are converted to career status during appointments as CCAs or directly after a five-day break in service will not serve a probationary period as career employees, provided they have successfully served a 360-day appointment as a CCA and such career appointment directly follows a city carrier assistant appointment. MOU Re: Article 12.1 – Probationary Period can be found in Appendix B of the 2016-2019 National Agreement.
CCA uniform allowance increases
CCAs are entitled to the same uniform allowances provided to career employees as set forth in Article 26 of the National Agreement. In addition, CCAs who are converted to career status will receive the “newly eligible carrier” amount as well. The national parties have also agreed to the MOU Re: City Carrier Assistant Uniforms Task Force. The goal of the task force is to improve the CCA uniform program by addressing administrative flaws in the current system of delivering authorized uniforms and paying vendors.
Compensability of time spent and costs incurred by CCAs when obtaining fingerprints for background investigation required for conversion to career status
Under M-01854 (Feb. 4, 2015), NALC and the Postal Service have settled national-level case Q11N-4Q-C 14278874 concerning the compensability of time spent and costs incurred by city carrier assistants (CCAs) when obtaining fingerprints for the background investigation required for conversion to career status by agreeing that reasonable and necessary time spent by CCAs obtaining fingerprints necessary for a background investigation under the subject circumstance is compensable time. Additionally, the Postal Service is responsible for any direct costs for fingerprinting.
MOU on CCAs being temporarily assigned to other post offices
NALC and the Postal Service have agreed on a memorandum of understanding, Re: City Carrier Assistants – Temporary Assignments to Other Post Offices (M-01827), that defines the process for temporarily assigning city carrier assistants (CCAs) to other post offices.