The General Membership of Build a Fighting NALC has endorsed the following resolutions. We need you to pass them at your branch so we can all pass them at the National Convention in August.

Google Document version of this page here: Convention Resolutions

All convention resolutions and constitutional amendments must be received by Nicole Rhine’s office by June 3rd to be printed in the Resolutions and Amendments convention booklet. Resolutions received after June 3rd can still be considered but will not be printed in the convention book and essentially get deprioritized in the convention process. 

• General Resolution: Right to Strike
  • Submitter: Tyler Vasseur
  • Link: Right to Strike Resolution
  • Passed by Branch 9, Branch 274
• General Resolution: In Support of Not Crossing Picket Lines
  • Submitter: Stefan Seaberg
  • Link: In Support of Not Crossing Picket Lines
  • Passed by Branch 9, Branch 34, Branch 274
• General Resolution: Live stream the national convention
  • Submitter: Chris Pennock
  • Link: Live Stream National Convention Resolution
  • Passed by Branch 3, Branch 9, Branch 274
• Legislative Resolution: Support Comprehensive Housing Reform
  • Submitter: Maxwell Olsen
  • Link: Support Comprehensive Housing Reform
  • Passed by Branch 274
• General Resolution and Constitutional Amendment: Direct Voting at the National Convention
  • Submitter: Michael Still
  • Link: Direct Voting
  • Reaffirms that the Membership at Convention is the supreme decision-making body of the NALC.
  • Passed by Branch 274
• General Resolution: Fund Services, Not War
  • Link: Fund Services, Not War Resolution
  • Passed by Minneapolis BFN
  • Submitted by Tyler Vasseur
• General Resolution: Workroom Floor Democracy (Lead carrier)
  • Link: Workroom Floor Democracy Resolution
  • Submitted by Michael Rivera
• Locality pay
  • Passed by Boston Branch 34. We’re awaiting the text from the authors of the resolution and will share it here once we receive it. 
• General Resolution: NALC Supporting Gender Affirming Care
  • Submitter: Kael Bacastow
  • Link: Supporting Gender Affirming Care
  • Passed by Branch 82, Branch 274
• Contract Bargaining Resolution: Fair Wage Resolutions
  • Link: Fair Wage Resolution
  • Submitted by Michael Rivera
• Constitutional Amendment to Articles 9 and 16
  • Gives authority for bargaining to the President and Executive Council and enshrines open bargaining. 
  • Submitter: Ken Grigsby 
  • Link: Constitutional Amendment to Articles 9 and 16
• Ranked Choice Voting
  
  • Establishes Ranked-Choice Voting for the national NALC elections / NBA elections
  • Link: Ranked Choice Voting
  • Passed by Branch 825
• Opposition to Four Ten-Hour Workdays
  • Establishes that NALC adopts a position of opposition to schedules that consist of four 10 hour days.
  • Link: Opposition to Four Ten-Hour Workdays
  • Passed by Washington State Association of Letter Carriers
• Anti-ICE Resolutions
  • Establishes that the NALC will not voluntarily cooperate with federal agents in the arrest, prosecution, or attempted deportation of our members, their families, or our community members, to the extent allowed by law.
  • Link: Branch 9 Anti-ICE Resolution
  • Similar resolutions passed by Branch 9 and Branch 82
• BFN endorsed and supports Michael Rivera's Convention Appeal of his charges against President Renfroe and in particular the charges relating to the unconstitutional-mediated collective bargaining agreement with no ratification vote and the subsequent improper dismissal of charges by the Executive Committee with no investigation.
  • Appeal Letter from Michael Rivera
  • Appeal FAQ from Michael Rivera