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National Association of Letter Carriers

Merged Branch 3825  

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Rockville

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Maryland 

Diamond Farms 

Derwood

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Gaithersburg Main

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Potomac 

Montgomery Village

Twinbrook

 

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

301-424-5960

e-mail: NALCbr3825@aol.com

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Hatch Act flyer.  Permitted and prohibited political activities for federal employees.

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

JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT PARANOID, DOESN'T MEAN THEY’RE NOT OUT TO GET YOU

One of our members recently noticed that the gas and electric company was working outside of his house. When they were finished working our member noticed a new addition to the equipment that was on the power pole where the work had been done. He believed that it looked to be a concealed camera. It looked to be something that one may see in a store or outside a store. It just happens that this letter carrier is out of work on a workers’ compensation claim. The letter carrier called the gas and electric company and questioned as to what was on the power pole. The gas and electric company sent someone out to talk to the letter carrier. He was informed that it was a device from a government agency. He was also told that the power company does not know what it is for. The power company workers simply receive a work order to install such devices. On further questioning, the representative of the power company told the letter carrier that the device did house a camera.

This seems to be part of the problem of our society. It appears that with not even a reasonable amount of evidence of wrong doing, our citizens are prone to covert video surveillance. This appears to be happening simply because an employee is injured on the job. What is lacking in this story is that this employee had endured his first spine surgery due to an on the job back injury. Upon return to work supervisors pushed him to work beyond his restrictions in doing work that he was not supposed to be doing. When he injured his back a second time, he needed more extensive surgery. The second surgery required fusion of vertebrae. The carrier has permanent residual disability from the injury, which would require restrictions at work. This is the second time that this carrier has been on video. We understand from his conversations with case workers at OWCP, OIG agents had previously videotaped him while out walking his Jack Russell terrier, which happened to be within the employee’s restrictions.

Don’t become a victim of a society that now suspects its members and goes after them as if it is a criminal act to be injured on the job. If you are injured on the job, remember don’t do anything while off work that would violate your restrictions. Remember that just because you think you are doing things that are within your restrictions, a video tape may tell a different tale, so be conservative in your assessment of your restrictions. What is so unjust is that it is not only the injured worker who is under surveillance, it is his entire family. The house and yard are in view of this camera. The entire family is negatively affected by this type of activity. This is simply because an employee is injured on the job. It can happen to you, so be safe. Big brother is watching.

Courtesy of 651 News Break

Annapolis, Maryland

A close-up of the camera and a shot of the camera attached to the pole.

 

USPS contract letter carriers filmed. 

President Young letter concerning five day delivery study.

FSS Flats Sequencing System Information

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. 

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Map to NALC Br. 3825 Rockville Union Office

Branch 3825 Postal Record Scribe Articles

DPS Flats  The DPS Flat Experience

Flat Sequencing System

UNITY the Branch 3825 Newsletter

Calendar of Branch Events & Union Meetings

  Grievance Summaries

Branch 3825 By-Laws

Directions to Union Meeting        Map

Branch 3825 Meeting Minutes

The NALC Bulletin

Leave Slip, PS Form 3971

2001- 2006 National Agreement

Gaithersburg Local Agreement

Rockville Local Agreement

Germantown Local Agreement

Gaithersburg (ONLY) Days Off Calendar    2008

Rockville/Germantown (ONLY) Days Off Calendar   2008

Retirement Information  FERS   CSRS

USPS Web Site

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

Family and Medical Leave-FMLA FORMS

Dept. of labor Form WH-381  See #3 on form

Dog Bite Awareness

Postal News
Thrift Savings Plan-TSP 2008 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  

Various Branch Cartoons 

Search Routes by Zip Code

Click the Route Number to View Street Map

The NALC Postal Record

Request for Temporary Light Duty

NALC Web Site  

 Crossed Craft Reporting Form

USPS Weingarten Card

NALC Branch Web Sites Posted by Branch 38

Weingarten Rights

Carrier HOLD sheet

Carrier Training Manual

Instructions for Submitting FMLA Documentation

 

PS Form 1571 Undelivered Mail Report

 

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

Arbitration, Step A & B Decisions

Grievance Log from NALC Br. 38

NALC Guide to FMLA

Grievance Investigation

Materials Reference System  MRS

Safety and Health Publications

Forms Numbers and List

    EmployeeLaborRelationsManual     ELM 18, June '07

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

NALC Br. 100 Ohio

Documentation for Disability Retirement

The National Agreement

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 Forms, NALC Br. 38

Region 13 Steward Guide

TE Questions & Answers

Union Meeting Notice

 

 







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