National Rural Letter Carriers Association

“ARTICLE III Section 3. Restrictions In as much as it is an unfair labor practice under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act LMRDA for any employer including persons acting in that capacity to dominate or interfere with the administration of any labor organization it follows that employer while they may be members may not be candidates for office or serve as officers. Members are prohibited from participation in the Association while serving in managerial or supervisory positions such as Officer-in-Charge OIC Acting Supervisor 204-B or Postmaster Relief PMR or acting in any capacity normally performed by a manager. Members who accept managerial positions or perform duties normally performed by management shall be deemed to have resigned from all elected and appointed positions within the Association and shall be prohibited from holding or being nominated for any elected or appointed union positions for a period of one year from the last day served in management that capacity. These restrictions apply to State Local and Subordinate Unit Union and Delegate positions. ARTICLE V. Section 4. Salaries D. An active regular or retired rural carrier who is serving as the Secretary-Treasurer on a full-time basis shall receive an annual salary at a table one 46-hour step 12 route. The salary shall be payable on a biweekly basis. E. Sick Leave: The Secretary-Treasurer will receive 13 days per Association fiscal year. Sick leave days will be carried over from year to year. The unused sick leave will be paid out at end of the employee?s tenure as Secretary-Treasurer. The State Board shall set aside annually an amount equal to the value of any unused sick leave at the end of the fiscal year. Annual leave: The Secretary-Treasurer will receive 26 leave days per Association fiscal year. All annual leave requires the approval of the State President. Any unused annual leave shall be rolled over to the maximum amount equal to USPS policy. F. Payment of Postal Service?s share of benefit costs: The State Association shall assume and pay those costs of an Active Regular Carrier serving as Secretary- Treasurer?s benefits normally paid by the Postal Service for such the employee such as retirement health insurance life insurance etc. No fringe benefits life insurance health insurance and TSP will be paid for a retired rural carrier serving as secretary-treasurer. The Secretary-Treasurer may participate in the NRLCA sponsored 401K. Article V Section 5 Expenses Paragraph B The President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer Executive Committeepersons Editor of the ?Ohio Rural Carrier? Auto Insurance Representative and the PAC Chairman shall receive a mileage allowance of the IRS allowed rate per mile each way over the most direct route hotel room expenses and per diem to cover the cost of meals not otherwise provided for in the amount of $50.00 per day for an overnight stay or attending the State Convention $20.00 per day for association business that requires travel of at least 100 miles. In cases where one person holds more than one state office whether elective or appointive remuneration for per diem mileage and office allowance shall be limited to one office. The per diem will not exceed $50.00 per day. ARTICLE V. Section 5. Paragraph C All elected State Officers and the appointive positions of Editor and PAC Chairmans shall receive an office allowance equal to $49.83 per month with the exception of the full-time secretary-treasurer. ARTICLE V. Section 6. D. The President may appoint a Provident Guild Representative New Hire Orientation Representatives and Career Carrier Conversion Presenters. ARTICLE VI. Section 3. Delegates. Paragraph A This policy is defined as follows: A member who accepts or acts at any time in any capacity normally performed by a manager from the end of one convention to the end of the next convention shall be ineligible to be nominated or serve as delegate. This policy is defined as follows:”

“The classes of membership and voting rights are: bargaining unit members in good standing are entitled to all voting rights and to hold both elective and appointed office at all levels of the association; retired members in good standing are entitled to all voting rights with the exception of ratification of national agreements. Associate and retired associate members in good standing are not entitled to vote or hold elective or appointed office. In the event of dissolution or revocation of a state associations charter all assets shall become the property of the national rural letter carriers association.”

“Bargaining unit members and retired members elect the governing body.”

“The review of the form 990 is conducted yearly at a meeting of the governing board”

“The policy is given to all board members upon commencement of such person relationship with the ohio rural letter carriers association or at official adoption of stated policy. Each board member shall sign and date a "conflict of interest compliance certification" at the beginning of his her term of service and each year thereafter failure to sign does not nullify the policy. Compliance is reviewed regularly by the sitting board.”

“Compensation is established in the associations constitution. The constitution may be amended at any state convention by two-thirds vote of the elected delegates.”

“The association makes the governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements available upon request. The associations financial statements are policy and financial statements are available upon request. The associations financial statements are available to the membership at statewide meetings and published in the state newsletters.”