General Info

There are more than 300,000 active and retired members of the National Association of Letter Carriers, of which about 200,000-plus are active city delivery letter carriers employed by the U.S. Postal Service. There are more than 2,500 local branches representing letter carriers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. Ten Resident National officers, three National Trustees and 15 National Business Agents are elected for four-year terms. The NALC was founded in 1889 in Milwaukee, Wis. It is the union of city delivery letter carriers employed by the United States Postal Service. The NALC is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations and the Union Network International. The NALC operates from its national headquarters in Washington, DC, with state associations and branches throughout the nation, along with a regional network of National Business Agents.