Georgia State Association
of Letter Carriers

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NEWS
COLA Information
Second contract COLA is $458: The second regular cost-of-living adjustment for letter carriers under the 2006-2011 National Agreement is $458. The increase is effective for the pay period beginning March 15 and will be reflected in paychecks on April 4.

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NALC files suit to stop invasion of privacy by OIG

The NALC and the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) filed a joint lawsuit in federal court January 17 against the Postal Service and the USPS Office of Inspector General seeking to stop OIG agents from obtaining confidential medical information about employees without their knowledge or consent. In addition to the suit, President Bill Young said the NALC would continue to fight the abuse of power by the OIG in every way possible.

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Q&A on transitional letter carriers

The NALC and USPS have agreed upon an initial, joint "questions and answers" document covering key aspects of the wages, hours and working conditions for transitional employees under the National Agreement. This document is the only source of the national parties' joint agreement.
New handbook on the Safe Driver Program

The Postal Service has released a new handbook to establish policy and provide guidelines for Postal Service drivers who will be awarded driving privileges or currently have driving privileges. A PDF (4.2MB) of the handbook can be viewed here.
Recent Regional arbitration decisions

At the training conference in Las Vegas November 16-18, Vice President Gary Mullins provided several arbitration "C" numbers in the New Carrier Workforce presentation.
In an ongoing effort to provide tools to combat contract violations, CAU has scanned and posted several recent Regional arbitration decision which support the union position concerning Article 8 violations and with Window of Operation (WOO). The Postal Service often argues it has a right to establish a predetermined time when carriers should be off the street--the WOO. Consequently, the Postal Service argues it has no option but to work carriers who are not on the OTDL to meet the WOO obligation. These new regional cases will provide some significant insights into arguments the union has advanced which have been successful. The addition of two pertinent national decisions should also be studied in preparing case files.
After reviewing the linked "C" number decisions, contact your NBA for additional guidance in preparing your grievance file.

Link to "C" number decisions


Sick Leave Reimbursement

Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) has introduced introduced legislation (H.R. 5573) that will help address this inequity affecting FERS employees. The proposal will allow for the payment of a one-time lump sum payment equal to 15 percent of the individual's unused sick leave hours accrued exceeding 500 hours. Addtionally, the payment will be capped at $10,000.


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New COLCPE Contests
NALC President William H. Young has announced the start of two new contests to foster fund-raising for COLCPE. The winners will enjoy either a trip to the World Series or a new flat-screen TV.

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USPS Informational Video On Flat Sequence Sorter