[NALC logo]

National Association of Letter Carriers

Merged Branch 3825

Germantown

Rockville

Gaithersburg

Damascus

Cabin John	Maryland	Diamond Farms
Derwood	Pike	Gaithersburg Main
GMF	Potomac	Montgomery Village

Twinbrook

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

301-424-5960

e-mail: NALCbr3825 at aol dot com

Branch Officers

Shop Stewards

This site is best viewed using FIREFOX or GOOGLE CHROME or OPERA or INTERNET EXPLORER7

Click Here to translate this site to another language (copy and paste the web address above to the "Translate web page").

Items in RED below contain new or recently updated content.

Some of the links below require the FREE ADOBE Reader.

The Latest Branch & National NALC Communication

Postal Record Scribe Article	UNITY, The newsletter of Branch 3825
Monthly Branch Meeting Minutes	NALC Bulletin

The Modified Interim Alternate Route Adjustment-MIARAP-Page

Branch 3126 article by Dave DeGroat on the interim process and the use of COR Note: This article was written before the MIARAP Agreement was signed.

The artificial undertime supporting documents package

NALC Branch 3825 notice of branch elections

In The News........

June 23 Listing of Postal Facilities Under Consideration for Consolidation .pdf

Testimony (Video) of National Association of Letter Carriers President William H. Young

Testimony (Video) Responses from National Association of Letter Carriers President William H. Young

Another USPS Workplace Tragedy

USPS Gives APWU List of Retail/Delivery Units Being Considered for Consolidation or Closure (PDF)

Recession, U.S. Postal Service downsizing may force closure of twenty post office branches in NYC

It's Not Only Dogs That We Have to Contend With

The PRC approves the USPS summer sale

Postal Service Expects Steeper Declines

Postal managers accused of altering carriers' hours

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

Has the USPS OIG Softened its Approach?

US Postal Service Vows It Won't Cut Service

The Postman Will Ring More Than Twice, but Maybe Not Six Times

NAPUS Accuses USPS of Breach of Faith For Suspension of Convention Leave

L.L. Bean Says Ye$ to Summer Sale

The NEW Postal Rates

Is your supervisor or postmaster worth what they are being paid? Find out HERE.

House Approves Bill To Give Sick-Leave Credit to FERS Retirees

Non-ODL awarded an additional 250% for Art. 8 violation.

Five-Time Winner, U.S. Postal Service Again Named 'Most Trusted'

USPS 2008 Mail Volume & Career Employee Numbers

A Rand Corporation study indicates that allowing other companies to access customer mailboxes would jeopardize safety and security.

Managers sorting and delivering mail due to understaffing.

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.

FSS Flats Sequencing System Information

Suburban Maryland & Washington D.C. FSS Implementation Schedule, National Schedule

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......

Arbitration, Step A & B Decisions

Branch 3825 Postal Record Scribe Articles

Grievance Summaries

UNITY the Branch 3825 Newsletter	Calendar of Branch Events & Meetings	Directions to Union Meeting Map
Branch 3825 By-Laws	Labor/Management Meeting Minutes	Union Meeting Minutes Branch 3825
Germantown Local Agreement	Rockville Local Agreement
Damascus Local Agreement	Gaithersburg Local Agreement	2006- 2011 National Agreement

Gaithersburg (ONLY) Days Off Calendar 2009	Rockville/Germantown/Damascus (ONLY) Days Off Calendar 2009	Retirement Information FERS CSRS
Leave Slip, PS Form 3971	Entering Information in the ETC for Assistance You Provide to Other Routes	Retirement Information
American Postal Workers Union-APWU	Federal Times Paper	More Retirement Information & Forms
Postal Employee Network-NEWS	Postal Reporter	PostalMag.com

Weingarten Rights Article From Br. 43 Weingarten Card	Search Routes by Zip Code Click the Route Number to View Street Map	Postal News
Thrift Savings Plan-TSP	2009 Pay Periods	The Latest Carrier Pay Chart
Sign up for the NALC e-Activist	What is COLCPE? from NALC Region 2	Proof of Employment & Income
Standard (SF) Forms	Give to COLCPE Online	Law Firm Explanation of Disability Retirement

PostalEASE-LiteBlue

Give to COLCPE by Phone

PS Form 3996

Br. 3825 Post Office Phone Numbers

Give to COLCPE through Electronic Debit

The USPS POSTAL Bulletin

PS Form 1571 Undelivered Mail Report

NALC Web Site

The NALC Postal Record

Request for Temporary Light Duty

Branch Communication and Newsletters From Around the Country

Crossed Craft Reporting Form

How to Read your Pay Stub

NALC Branch Web Sites Posted by Branch 38

Instructions for Submitting FMLA Documentation

Carrier HOLD sheet	Carrier Training Manual	Family and Medical Leave-FMLA FORMS
The Route Inspection Process	Reasons for Overtime, Form 3996	Dept. of labor Form WH-381 See #3 on form

Route Inspection Form 1838-C	NALC Route Inspection Handbook	Family and Medical Leave Basics The Law and FMLA January 16, 2009 Revised FMLA
Minor Route Adjustment Memorandum, August 1, 2008	Carrier Casing Standards	Dog Bite Awareness
Quotes in Support of Organized Labor	Map to NALC Br. 3825 Rockville Union Office	The USPS in the Internet Age
NALC Health Benefit Plan	LiteBlue USPS Employee Web Site	Bereavement Leave

Delivery Notices

HOLD Notice MOVE Notice

MSP Notice

SL Requested-Diagnosis NOT Required

USPS Web Site

Flexibile Spending Account FSA Claim Form

Steward Resources........

Grievance Form 8190 .pdf	Request for Steward Time Form	Formal A Settlement
Grievance Form 8190 Word.doc	Defense to Discipline	Informal A Settlement
Dispute Resolution Time Line	Grievance Checklist NALC Br. 38	Additional Br. 3825 Forms
Carrier Work Description	An Explanation of DOIS Reports	Time Limit Extension

NLRB Steward Protection	Overtime Desired List	Grievance Log from NALC Br. 38
NALC Guide to FMLA	Grievance Investigation	PDI Recording Form
Safety and Health Publications	Forms Numbers and List	ELM-19 Employee Labor Relations Manual
NALC Guide to Local Negotiations	EmployeeLaborRelations Forms	City Carrier Duties & Responsibilities M-41

NALC Br. 214 San Francisco	DOIS Reports	Management of Delivery Services M-39
NALC Br. 38 Merged New Jersey	Department of Labor	Joint Contract Administrative Manual JCAM April 2009
NALC Br. 100 Ohio	Documentation for Disability Retirement	Materials Reference System MRS
NALC Br. 3 Buffalo, New York	Information on Disability Retirement-CSRS	Information on Disability Retirement-FERS

National Labor Relations Board NLRB	OWCP Bill Payment Inquiry	Tools & Research, NALC Br. 38
Contract Talk, Activist & White Papers	OWCP Injury Claim Forms	PS, SF, CA, TSP, FMLA Forms, NALC Br. 38
Region 13 Steward Guide	TE Questions & Answers	MODS Operation Codes