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Resolution of the National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) Arbitration Compliance Case

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From the national NALC website:

The National Association of Letter Carriers and the Postal Service have reached resolution on a national-level grievance filed by NALC regarding compliance with the June 30, 2025, national-level arbitration decision (the “NACI Award) issued by Arbitrator Margo Newman in USPS Case No. 6X 21C-6X-C-24165358, C-37276. Arbitrator Newman’s national ruling on the National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) Arbitration held that non-probationary postal employees separated due to unfavorable background check results are entitled to due process and may challenge their removals through the grievance and arbitration procedure.

NALC filed the national-level grievance, case number 6X 23N-6X-C 25507021, claiming the Postal Service failed to abide by the NACI Award by not processing pending grievances pertaining to the matter. In the settlement (M-02015), the parties agree that all pending grievances related to the NACI Award will be processed in accordance with Article 15 of the National Agreement, including the scheduling for arbitration, if necessary. Accordingly, the parties consider the issues raised in case number 6X 23N-6X-C 25507021 to be moot and agree to close this case without prejudice to the position of either party in this or any other matter.

December Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period For 2025

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The Postal Service has notified NALC of the December period during which penalty overtime regulations are not applicable. As referenced in Article 8, Sections 4 and 5 of the USPS-NALC National Agreement, this period consists of four consecutive service weeks.

This year, the December period begins Pay Period 26-2025, Week 1 (Nov. 29, 2025) and ends Pay Period 01-2026, Week 2 (Dec. 26, 2025).

Keep in mind, the penalty overtime exclusion period does not affect the new provision bargained for and included in the 2023-2026 National Agreement outlined in Article 8, Section 4.G. This provision, which in accordance with M-02009 began on July 1, 2025, requires letter carriers to be paid at the rate of two and a half (2½) times their base hourly straight time rate for any hours worked beyond 12 hours in a service day or 60 hours in a service week. This requirement to compensate letter carriers at that rate of pay is unchanged during the December period. All hours worked in excess of 12 hours in a service day or 60 hours in a service week will still be paid at 2½ times the normal rate of pay.