NALC Branch 1595

Contract

• Joint Contract Administration Manual (JCAM) — December 2025 edition, the agreed interpretation of the National Agreement.
• Handbook M-41: City Delivery Carriers Duties and Responsibilities — June 2019, the carrier's rulebook.
• Handbook M-39: Management of Delivery Services — June 2019, management's side of delivery operations.
• Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) — USPS-wide labor relations rules (ELM 45).
• Letter Carrier Perfect IV — A complete guide for the professional letter carrier (NALC Region 7, Troy Fredenburg). February 2020.
• Letter Carrier Perfect — Office — Office procedures with picture examples alongside the contract language (M-41, M-39, National Agreement, MOUs and arbitration decisions). July 2026.
• Letter Carrier Perfect — Street — Street procedures with picture examples alongside the contract language. August 2022.

Branch Officers & Contact

Podcasts

• Parcels of Knowledge — Dedicated to the education of the city letter carrier, hosted by Joshua Shrum (Roseville Wreckingball).
• From A to Arbitration — A union representative's in-depth guide to the dispute resolution process, hosted by Corey L Walton.

Grievance Resources

• From A to Arbitration — Grievance starters by article and issue.
• Understanding Undertime — What undertime is, and how to protect yourself when management claims it (NALC Branch 6000).

Uniforms

• Uniform Bonus — Postal uniforms at discounted prices.

Miscellaneous

3996 Reasons (Be Specific!) — Specific reasons for overtime and auxiliary assistance requests.

Pre-PDI Consultation: Stationary Event Questions — Steward guidance for carriers questioned about stationary events: request representation, answer yes or no when certain, "I don't remember" when not.

What to Expect When You're Expecting (Postal Daddy Edition) — FMLA bonding leave for new fathers: 12 workweeks within one year of birth, and how the time is charged.