Retirees
To retain NALC membership, retiring members must sign a Form 1189. The Form 1189 authorizes the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to deduct union dues from retiree annuities.
Both active and retired members benefit greatly from the direct participation of retirees in the governance of the NALC. Retirees provide a conduit for the history and the traditions of both the letter carrier craft and the NALC to new generations of letter carriers. They provide a focus on the fight to obtain, preserve and improve retirement benefits— a fight that profits both retirees and current employees. They play a prominent role in legislative outreach, and have done so since 1939, when the Hatch Act was enacted. (Although the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993 repealed some of the more onerous restrictions on active letter carrier political activity, retired members remain completely free from those restrictions.)
How to Retire
This article is general, not exhaustive. That would take a 500-page book. But it’s a start.
Joel Carter – 2019
Branch 9 Retiree Breakfasts (stay in touch)
Northside Retiree Breakfast
1st Tuesday of the Month 9:30AM @ Elsie’s 729 Marshall St. NE, Minneapolis
N Suburban Retiree Breakfast
1st Friday of the Month 8:30AM @ Denny’s Restaurant 9020 Quaday Avenue NE, Otsego
Fridley Retiree Lunch
2nd Tuesday 11:30 @ Route 47 Pub and Grub
7820 University Ave, Fridley
