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Hello Brothers and Sisters of NALC Branch 524! I am currently on a train bound for Washington DC to attend the 2026 NALC Contract Conference to gather information on the status of our upcoming national contract. Let me first explain where exactly we are in the process. The current agreement which expired at midnight on May 22, 2026 will remain in full effect until a new negotiated or arbitrated agreement takes effect. On May 17, 2026 the NALC and USPS bargaining teams came t

Ross Murray Hello brothers and sisters of Star City Branch 524! It’s already June and the hot and humid summer of Virginia we all know and love is here. I hope you are all taking the time to stay cool and hydrated. Myself, I have purchased so many watermelons that the staff at ALDI thinks that I am trying out to be the next Gallagher. LMS, it’s a BFD! National has announced a great new tool to train current and future union leaders. It is called The Learning Management System

Ross Murray, President Another Successful Stamp Out Hunger Event in The Books! Hello Brothers and Sisters of Branch 524! I am back in town after my most recent stay. at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, Maryland. I just completed my third and final week of NALC Leadership Academy Class 32 and received my certificate and am anxious to bring forth what I learned to Branch 524. But just the other day I was out collecting donations. Saturday was my Scheduled Day Off f

Ross Murray, President Welcome brothers and sisters to the new Branch 524 website! I have created this website as a way of reaching out to our members and providing another place for news and resources relating to local union activities. I have purchased (with my own money) this domain for one year, after that I am willing to relinquish the domain and financial responsibility of it to the branch if they so desire. I would ask that all members try out this website for themselv