National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 1111
Serving the greater East Bay area
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NALC Branch 1111 Announcements and Updates

The NALC and USPS released jointly-developed document regarding the New Employee Experience Retention and Mentoring Program (NEERMP). The program, which began on July 1, and is new for most of the country, was designed with the intent of improving communication between new letter carriers and their managers and co-workers, providing work experiences that give new letter carriers the ability to learn their jobs at a more moderate pace, and providing them with continuing education beyond the Carrier Academy and the on-the-job instruction stages. The document, M-02010 in NALC’s Materials Reference System (MRS), provides answers to commonly asked questions about the program. The document will be updated in the future if additional agreements are reached on matters related to the NEERMP.

OPM Requires Verification of eligible family member enrollments for FEHB

The Postal Service issued a mandatory stand up talk dated July 1 about the Office Personnel Management (OPM) requiring federal agencies to verify eligible family members who are enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, also known as FEHB. The stand up talk and related attachment (PostalEASE FEHB Worksheet) is available here.

USPS has confirmed that only employees with self plus one and self and family enrollments that need to update eligible family members are required to fill out and return PostalEASE FEHB Worksheet (USPS-24).

Eligible family members include your current spouse; your children under age 26, including adopted children, stepchildren and foster children under certain circumstances; and adult children incapable of self-support because of a mental or physical disability that existed before age 26.

If you have any questions, please contact the branch office. :)

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