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National Association of Letter Carriers

Merged Branch 3825  

Updated: May 17, 2012

Germantown 

Rockville

Gaithersburg

Damascus

Twinbrook

Maryland 

Diamond Farms 

Derwood

 Pike 

Gaithersburg Main

  GMF 

Potomac 

Montgomery Village

P. O. Box 1398 Rockville, Maryland 20849-1398

301-424-5960

e-mail: NALCbr3825 at aol dot com

 

Branch Picnic Sunday July 29, more information coming soon.

 

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The Latest Branch & National NALC Communications:

Postal Record Scribe Article  June 2012

  UNITY  The newsletter of Branch 3825 March 2012

Monthly Branch Meeting Minutes   May 2012

NALC Bulletin  May 2, 2012

Rockville Labor-Management Minutes June 2011

FSS Flats Sequencing System Information Page

7 Reasons the Jury Is Still Out on Flats Sequencing

The Unofficial Guide to Flats Sequencing

FSS Machines Shuffled Again -- But Do They Work?

OIG Report on the Effects of FSS on Delivery Operations-September 2009

Firsthand Account of Working with FSS

 

JARAP 2011 - COR - DEAT- LOC - 3999 Page

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The Capital District Page
District Manager: Kelvin Williams, 900 Brentwood Road, NE, Washington, DC 20066

FMLA Submitting Information

Carriers Provided with Water each Month

The Carrier Expectation Worksheet Arrives in Capital District

Customer intervenes with assistance from a Senator to alleviate a potential security threat at an area office.

RCA of 8 years resigns citing abusive environment

District-wide mandate to complete lunches by 1:00 P.M.

Administrative Leave granted for February snowstorm days

The Artificial Undertime supporting documents package

Pictures from the 2011 Branch picnic, July 31, 2011.  Thanks to Raj Babra.

 

 

The Postal Record You Tube Channel

 

 

PM Donahoe likes practically everything about H.R. 2309

Contract Negotiations.....
Contract talks end, Mediation not Successful PDF
The Resolution Process.pdf

 

 

Right click and select "view image" for a full-size view.

 

         

            

            

 

NALC Committee of Presidents Meeting  

Save the Post Office

Save America's Postal Service

Going Postal: A photo journal of post offices and places across the United States

                                                                                        

  More Pictures

"Murder by Proxy"  Now showing in select theaters, on DVD and download.  

In The News........

US Postal Service to close 140 mail processing centers
The List of Facilities

USPS managers reach salary agreement

Can Part-Time Retirement Save USPS?

USPS offers buyouts to postmasters, drops plan to close post offices

USPS OIG: Employee Retirement Options  .pdf

Letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe – It Is Time to Resign

2011 Voice of the Employee Results Show No Confidence in Postal Management
Letter to Postmaster General Donahoe 5-3-12

Senate bill gives Postal Service best chance to prosper

The truth about postal reform

Northrop Grumman sues USPS in bitter contract dispute

Federal Diary: Postal workers are luke-warm to Senate proposal

Postal watchdog keeps an eye on potential closure

Senators plead for grace period on shuttering post office

Postal union report slams 'shrink to survive' proposals

Small Businesses nervous about Post Office Closings

USPS closures would crush small shoemaker in competition with Amazon, Zappos

U.S. Postal Service Unveils Self-Service Parcel Locker

GAO urges Congress, USPS to solve ‘dire financial situation’

The Postman Rings Every So Often
The end of Saturday mail is coming—and Friday mail might be next.

GAO warns Congress again about Postal Service

GAO Report,  PDF

FSS Machines Running Far Slower Than Planned

One Year Later, Every Door Direct Mail is Shattering USPS Sales Forecasts and Benefiting Small Businesses All Over The United States

NALC’s President Rolando: Postal Executives Have Thrown in the Towel

OIG Report on Unauthorized Overtime  PDF

USPS Planning Retirement Incentives To Help Downsizing, Donahoe Testifies

Democrats skeptical of USPS push to sponsor own healthcare program

U.S. Postal Service's crippling structure

Expert: USPS pullout would jeopardize federal health insurance program

USPS plan to set up own health plan faces lawmakers' skepticism

Postal Service steers attention away from 'flawed' revenue study

USPS supporter in Senate criticizes postmaster general

Answering the lies that privatization zealots and FedEx are peddling

The Post Office is not broke--and it hasn't taken any of our tax money since 1971

USPS Annual Report  pdf

The USPS 5 year Profitability Plan  pdf

Postal mismanagement leads to D.C. closings

Shock Doctrine at U.S. Postal Service: Is a Manufactured Crisis Behind Push Toward Privatization?

Without Unions, the Middle Class Withers  

National Assessment of City Delivery Efficiency 2011 – Office Performance  OIG Report .pdf

Converting and Assigning Delivery Points to More Cost-Effective Delivery Modes .pdf

Mail Volume Measurement for City Delivery Carriers – Greater Indiana District .pdf

USPS "Route Optimization" "Concept Paper" Regarding 100% Delivery Routes .PDF

GAO report endorses cuts in U.S. Postal Service      GAO Report Highlights   FULL GAO Report

USPS 5-Day Delivery Plan

PRC Chairman Goldway: USPS $238 Billion Loss Proclamation Is an Unsubstantiated Figure With No Connection
 to Reality

Another USPS Workplace Tragedy

Beyond Going Postal: A Disappointing and Sad Postscript

Congressman To USPS OIG: New Documents Show Wage Theft In New Hampshire Post Offices Continues

For example, workers may not report a work-related injury or illness because they fear job loss or other disciplinary action, or fear jeopardizing rewards based on having low injury and illness rates .pdf 

Management Advisory – Management of City Letter Carriers’ Street Performance (PDF) An OIG Report Covering DOIS Reports, Evaluated Routes and GPS Devices                                                                  

Annapolis, Maryland injured carrier discovers video camera attached to a utility pole outside his home.

A close-up of the camera and a shot of the camera attached to the pole.   We were informed that this camera has been removed.  The author of this story believes that this "publicity" may have expedited the removal process.

Read an e-mail we received from former National NALC President, 1968-1977, Jim Rademacher.                                                                                                                            

 Video of picketing at USPS Headquarters, L'Enfant Plaza, April 16, 2007.                     

April 16, 2007 video of marchers staging on the mall and the march to USPS headquarters. 

 Member Resources......

 Branch 3825 Information:

Arbitration, Step A & B Decisions

Branch 3825 Postal Record Scribe Articles

Grievance Summaries

UNITY the Branch 3825 Newsletter

Calendar of Branch Events & Meetings

Union Meeting Minutes Branch 3825 

Branch 3825 By-Laws

Rockville Local Agreement

Labor/Management Meeting Minutes

Germantown Local Agreement

Damascus Local Agreement

Gaithersburg Local Agreement

Map to NALC Br. 3825 Rockville Union Office

Br. 3825 Post Office Phone Numbers

Union Meeting Notice

Useful Forms

Useful Websites

Useful Publications & Manuals

2012 Rotating Days-Off Calendar
2011 Rotating Days-Off Calendar

NALC Web Site  

2006-2011 National Agreement

2012 Pay Periods

2011 Pay Periods

USPS Salary Search

The NALC Postal Record

Leave Slip, PS Form 3971

PostalMag.com

The USPS POSTAL Bulletin  

Weingarten Rights Article From Br. 43

 Weingarten Card

Postal Employee Network-NEWS

Retirement Information FERS   CSRS

Entering Information in the ETC for Assistance You Provide to Other Routes

Download Copy

American Postal Workers Union-APWU

More Retirement Information & Forms

 

The Latest Carrier Pay Chart

 Federal Times Paper 

Carrier Training Manual

Proof of Employment & Income

Postal News

USPS Flexible Spending Account FSA Claim Form 

NALC Health Benefit Plan

PS Form 3996

Postal Reporter

FMLA & Disability

       Reasons for Overtime, Form 3996        More Reasons

Search Routes by Zip Code

Click the Route Number to View Street Map

Instructions for Submitting FMLA Documentation
Standard (SF) Forms Thrift Savings Plan-TSP Dept. of Labor FMLA Forms             Employee   Family Member
Sign up for the NALC e-Activist

What is COLCPE?  from NALC Region 2

Dept. of labor Form WH-381   Notice of Eligibility, Rights and Responsibilities  FMLA

How to Read your Pay Stub

Give to COLCPE Online

Law Firm Explanation of Disability Retirement

PS Form 1571 Undelivered MailReport

PostalEASE NALC Guide to FMLA

Request for Temporary Light Duty

LiteBlue USPS Employee Web Site

Documentation for Disability Retirement

PS Form 3074, Request for Waiver of Claim for Erroneous Payment of Pay

USPS Web Site

Information on Disability Retirement-CSRS

Give to COLCPE by Phone 

NALC Branch Web Sites Posted by NALC Branch 38

Information on Disability Retirement-FERS

Postal Record Article: Waiver of Claim...Erroneous Payment

Give to COLCPE through Electronic Debit 

OWCP Bill Payment Inquiry

PS Form 1260 Nontransactor Card

Sign-Up for e-Activist Network

Fitness For Duty Examinations 

PS, SF, CA, TSP, FMLA Forms, NALC Br. 38

Zip Code Maps

 

OWCP Forms

CA-16 Authorization for Treatment

Carrier HOLD sheet

NALC Br. 214 San Francisco

OWCP Injury Claim Forms

Delivery Notices

HOLD Notice        MOVE Notice

MSP Notice

NALC Br. 3 Buffalo, New York

 

Family and Medical Leave Basics

The Law and FMLA

January 16, 2009 Revised FMLA

Weingarten Rights & Requesting Union Representation

NALC Br. 38 Merged New Jersey

Carrier Work Description

2012-2020 Federal Holiday Dates

NALC Br. 100 Ohio

Carrier Job Description

letter carrier network

Carrier Duties

 Letter Carrier Connection

Medical Release Certificate

Zip Code Maps

Retirement Information

Safety & Health

Route Inspections

Additional Information

 Dog Bite Awareness

The Route Inspection Process

TE Questions & Answers

Montgomery County MD Animal Control

Route Inspection Form 1838-C

Branch Communication and Newsletters From Around the Country

SL Requested-Diagnosis NOT Required    

Minor Route Adjustment Memorandum, August 1, 2008

Quotes in Support of Organized Labor

Fitness For Duty Examinations 

NALC Route Inspection Handbook

Creating a New USPS Personal Identification Number...PIN

Bereavement Leave

Carrier Casing Standards

 

Carrier Pay Chart March 2011

Safety and Health Publications

 

Minor Route Adjustment NALC White Paper

Accident Report Form 1769

Special Inspections

What a Federal Employee Should do When Injured on the Job

Steward Resources........

Grievance Forms

Steward Forms

Contract Enforcement & Defending Discipline

Grievance Form 8190 Word.doc

Request for Steward Time Form

    Grievance Investigation

Dispute Resolution Time Line

Forms Numbers and List

Defense to Discipline

Grievance Form 8190 .pdf

Grievance Checklist NALC Br. 38 

Region 13 Steward Guide

Formal A Settlement

Br. 3825 Grievance Forms

Employee Labor Relations Forms

Informal A Settlement

Overtime Desired List

Department of Labor

Time Limit Extension  Time Limits Fillable

Grievance Log 

NALC Guide to Local Negotiations

Dispute Resolution Process Questions & Answers

Tools & Research, NALC Br. 38

Potter Letter, Contract Compliance

USPS Manuals & Papers

PDI Recording Form

The Legal Rights of Stewards

City Carrier Duties & Responsibilities  M-41

Overtime Offered and Declined

National Labor Relations Board NLRB

  Management of Delivery Services M-39

Pre-Arbitration Settlement Form

Joint Contract Administrative Manual JCAM

April 2009

USPS Work & Time Forms

  Materials Reference System MRS 

September 2009

Supervisor's Guide to Handling Grievances EL-921

 DOIS Reports

An Explanation of DOIS Reports

Addressing Contract Violations and Defending Against Discipline

Pivoting City Delivery

MODS Operation Codes

PS, SF, CA, TSP, FMLA Forms, NALC Br. 38

AM & PM Unit Review

DOIS: What You Should Know

Contract Talk, Activist & White Papers

Supervisor's CA-1 Checklist

TACS Forms Descritions

APWU Grievance Investigation Manual

TACS Exception Reports Guide

MODS & TACS Codes

Time to Vote

Employee and Labor Relations Manual

ELM-28  July 2011

 

Contract Enforcement & Defending Discipline Attendance Checklist for Grievance
Curtailing Mail More than 2 Days Additional Attendance Checklist
Branch 38 Steward Tutorial Region 2 JCAM Black Book
Steward "Just Cause" Training Tom Gates Reference Book
"Unsatisfactory Performance" Supervisor's Questionnaire of Considerations
Carrier Route Mail Service Talk Weingarten MEMO

Weingarten & Kalkines Warnings

Click for Rockville, Maryland Forecast
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