THANK YOU

 

      I would like to thank the membership for reelecting me as your Executive Vice President. I am so proud to serve you all. I really appreciate your trust and confidence in me. I will continue to work hard each and every day on behalf of the membership. I will continue to train and mentor our stewards and officers to better assist you all.

 

2027 VACATION SELECTIONS

 

      Vacation selections start as of Tuesday December 1, 2026, for our 2027 Annual leave Boards for career careers and for our CCA brothers and sisters. Make sure you take the time you earn and spend with your loved ones when it’s your time to for vacation away from the job.

 

NO PENALTY TIME

 

      It is almost that time of year again for the carriers that love to make that extra holiday money in December. As referenced in Article 8, Sections 4 and 5 of the USPS-NALC National Agreement, the December period during which penalty overtime regulations are not applicable consists of four consecutive service weeks. This year, the December period begins Pay Period 26-2026, Week (Nov. 28, 2026) and ends Pay Period 27-2026, Week 2 (Dec. 25, 2026).

 

      Keep in mind, the penalty overtime exclusion period does not affect the provision bargained for and included in the 2023-2026 National Agreement outlined in Article 8, Section 4.G. This provision requires letter carriers to be paid at the rate of two and a half (2½) times their base hourly straight time rate for any hours worked beyond 12 hours in a service day or 60 hours in a service week. The requirement to compensate letter carriers at that rate of pay is unchanged during the December period. All hours worked in excess of 12 hours in a service day or 60 hours in a service week will still be paid at 2½ times the normal rate of pay.

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OPEN SEASON DATES

 

      This year, Open Season for the 2027 Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) plan year begins Monday, Nov. 9, and continues through Monday, Dec. 14, 2026. Before making choices for your healthcare, take a moment and look at the NALC health Benefit Plan. Try it out for a year, if for whatever reason you don’t like it, you can always change back to another plan the following year.

 

CASH IN ANNUAL LEAVE

 

      If you are a career carrier (part-time flexible or full time regular), you can take advantage of the Monetization of Annual Leave (M-02019 in the NALC Materials Reference System), in which career employees covered under the NALC agreement may sell back up to 80 hours of annual leave prior to the beginning of the leave year. To qualify for annual leave monetization, employees must meet two criteria: They must be at the ELM Section 512.32 maximum annual leave carryover limit, 520 hours, at the start of the leave year and must have used fewer than 75 hours of sick leave in the previous leave year.

 

BRANCH 2184 FACEBOOK PAGE

 

      As of 10/19/2026, there are 273 members on the page. The page is growing daily. If you are on Facebook, please search for our page. You will have to answer a few questions such as who is your steward(s) and what building you work out of, and you will be approved. There is up to date information about what is going on within your branch as well as at the state, regional and national levels of NALC. There are always contractual updates. Take a moment to look at it. The page is only for current Branch 2184 members. No former members or nonmembers allowed.

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-- Jacqueline McGregory

Executive Vice President

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