JOIN THE LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND (LCPF)

WHAT IS THE LCPF?

THE LETTER CARRIER FUND IS HOW OUR UNION IS ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO HELP GET LAWS PASSED WHICH PROTECT OUR JOBS.

HOW TO JOIN:

1. Payroll deduction: use PostalEase to set up an allotment deduction from your paycheck.

2. Direct bank withdrawal: Authorize the fund to withdraw a monthly contribution directly from your account.

3. Annuity deduction: Retired members can give monthly via electronic deduction from your annuity.

4. Family member contribution: They can contribute via electronic transfer, or by making a one-time contribution

NEED HELP JOINING?

If you need help signing up, call us at the office, 901-527-2226 or call NALC headquarters at 202-662-2833.

NEED FORMS?

https://www.nalc.org/news/the-postal-record/2017/february-2017/document/02-2017_lcpf-forms.pdf

LETTER CARRIERS AND THE HATCH ACT

The NALC encourages all members to be engaged in a wide range of political activities to advance the letter carrier agenda.

It is crucial to remember that all active letter carriers, career and non-career alike are federal employees, and your political activities are governed by the Hatch Act--including online activities that involve social media (for example, Facebook and Twitter) as well as e-mail.

In general: Be off the clock, out of uniform (and government vehicles) and away from the workplace whenever you engage in any partisan political activity. Make sure that the activity is in a permissible category.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR TAKE ACTION NETWORK ON NALC.ORG

When you reach the legislative page you will see two text boxes. The text on the left will give you more information on the action needed. To the right you will be able to login to contact congress. If you have not registered for this page before there is a blue link at the bottom right to do so. Your login will be Your first initial and last name followed by zip code-NO SPACES.

Once you have logged in, the "Take Action" button will take you to the task page where you can find your state senator and congressman. You will have the option to email, fax, phone, letter or tweet.

Next there will be a text block labeled messaging where you can fill in your name and the city or county where you live. It will be used as a script when you call or as text when you email or send a letter.

After you enter your name and city or county scroll to the bottom of the page and hit "GO".

You will receive a message that your message was sent successfully. You can then go back and repeat the process to send another form of communication.

PLEASE NOTE: Your login is only being used for the sole purpose of using this TAKE ACTION network. After you do the above steps, your email message will disappear.