Open Bargaining and Contract Campaign Resolution 
 
Whereas: NALC national contract negotiations are a time when NALC members are most able 
to shape the direction of our union, the methods we use to fight for our demands, and set the 
priorities we fight for to improve the lives of letter carriers; and 
 
Whereas: The NALC’s power in the fight for a strong contract is increased when the union 
involves and mobilizes its members, and engages its customers - the American public - about 
the biggest issues facing letter carriers. The broader public can sympathize with our issues - 
including overwork and a rising cost of living while wages have stagnated - because they are 
fighting the same problems in their workplaces; and 
 
Whereas: Having an active rank and file ensures the long-term viability of our proudly 
democratic union by creating new leaders and activists nationwide; and 
 
Whereas: Other unions like the United Auto Workers, Teamsters, and Writers Guild of America - 
have successfully conducted visible contract campaigns involving large numbers of members 
and the public to strengthen their negotiating position and make gains in pay, benefits, working 
conditions, and workplace dignity; and 
 
Whereas: Many unions issue frequent bargaining updates with side-by-side comparisons of 
union and management proposals, in order to increase transparency, inform, agitate, and 
mobilize their members and the public, therefore be it
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Resolved: that NALC [ YOUR BRANCH HERE] calls on the national NALC to: 
 
1) Organize an active, vibrant contract campaign that involves and mobilizes members and the 
public, in stations and in the street, throughout the country to help us achieve the strongest 
possible contract at the bargaining table. 
 
2) Hold rallies involving every branch leading up to the formal start of negotiations highlighting 
our main demands, and throughout a contract campaign when necessary, activating the 
membership at certain key points in negotiations. 
 
3) Post frequent side-by-side bargaining updates of contract negotiations on the website and in 
NALC bulletins
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Resolution:
48 States Cost of Living Allowance (48'5-COLA)

Whereas: The United States Postal Service spends tens of billions of dollars each year on salaries, which makes how these salaries are distributed an extremely critical issue to all Letter Carriers; and
Whereas: The United States Postal Service does not pay USPS employees based on the cost-of-living conditions in any of the (48) contiguous United States, despite the excessive cost of living
that can be found in these states, and

Whereas: The United States Postal Service, out of necessity pays a “Territorial Cost of Living Allowance”, (T-COLA), for USPS employees in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, because of their economic realities and financial hardships that can be associated with working and living in these areas, and

Whereas: Whereas: United State Postal Service Inspectors currently enjoy a similar COLA, along with most employees in the federal government, work and liven these expensive areas of our country, and

Whereas: By implementing a T-COLA like program for these contiguous states, those postal employees  could benefit in receiving needed monetary adjustments in pay to combat a litany of quality-of-life issues for having to work and live in excessive cost of living areas; therefore, let it be

Resolved: That the NALC negotiate with all Postal Unions, the United States Postal Service, the federal government, and its agencies, to modify any and all applicable laws, legislation, and postal policy, to create and institute a T-COLA-like program for all qualified high costs of living areas in the contiguous states, namely a "48 States Cost of Living Allowance” (’48’s-COLA).