1. OVERVIEW FOR 2011 NATIONAL CONVENTION NATIONAL STEWARD SYSTEM

2. Page 622, November 2010 National Rural Letter Carrier Picklesimer, Illinois: “Because of how close this was, and there were a few things even the Committee felt that needed to change, there were two or three things I objected to, like the next two amendments we’re not going to look at now, I would make a motion that this be further worked on and we see another proposal next year.” Cantriel: “The motion before us is that it be referred back to the Exploratory Committee for consideration at a later date. It passes. It will be given back to the Exploratory Committee for further investigation at a later date.” (Passed)

3. MAPS OF AREAS The following slides show a National Map of all postal areas. There are seven (7) Postal Areas across the nation. We will show a breakdown of each Postal Area and the projected assignments of Full-Time District Representatives, Full-Time Assistant District Representatives, and Part-Time Assistant District Representatives for each recognized Postal District. As a reminder, this is a projection for providing a cost analysis for budgetary information.

4. USPS April 2011 Western Great Lakes Eastern Northeast Capital Metro Southwest Northeast Pacific

5. Southwest Area Alabama Mississippi Suncoast North Florida South Florida 1 DR, 2 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 3 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 PT ADR 1 DR,2 FT ADR, 2 PT ADR 1 DR, 2 FT ADR, 3 PT ADR R io Grande Ft. Worth Oklahoma Arkansas Dallas Louisiana Houston 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 1 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 2 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 1 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 3 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 1 PT ADR 1 DR, 2 PT ADR April 2011

6. SOUTHWEST AREA DISTRICT ROUTES FULL-TIME DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE FULL-TIME ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE TOTAL FULL-TIME REPRESENTATIVES PART-TIME ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES TOTAL REPRESENTATIVES ALABAMA199911235 ARKANSAS11291 123 DALLAS167811224 FORT WORTH114711213 HOUSTON121211213 LOUISIANA11661 123 MISSISSIPPI12921 123 NORTH FLORIDA263812336 OKLAHOMA124211213 RIO GRANDE165011235 SOUTH FLORIDA4751 112 SUNCOAST278312325 SOUTHWEST AREA 184111210222345 THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND BUDGETARY PURPOSES.

7. Capital Metro Area 1 DR, 1 PT ADR Greensboro Mid-Carolinas Greater So Carolina 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 1 PT ADR Capital Northern Virginia 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 1 PT ADR 1 DR, 2 FT ADR, 1 PT ADR Baltimore Atlanta 1 DR, 2 FT ADR, 2 PT ADR Richmond 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 1 PT ADR April 2011

8. CAP-METRO AREA DISTRICT ROUTES FULL-TIME DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE FULL-TIME ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE TOTAL FULL-TIME REPRESENTATIVES PART-TIME ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES TOTAL REPRESENTATIVES ATLANTA223612325 BALTIMORE- 1085/CAPITAL-313139811213 GREATER SOUTH CAROLINA157511213 GREENSBORO195412314 MID CAROLINAS205412314 NORTHERN VIRGINIA6981 112 RICHMOND128511213 CAP-METRO AREA123687916824 THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND BUDGETARY PURPOSES

9. Eastern Area April 2011 Kentuckiana Appalachian Cincinnati Northern Ohio Central Pennsylvania Western Pennsylvani a Western New York South Jersey Philadelphia Metro 1 DR, 2 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 2 PT ADR 1DR, 2 PT ADR 1 DR, 3 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 3 PT ADR 1 DR, 2 PT ADR Tennessee 1 DR, 2 FT ADR, 2 PT ADR April 2011 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 2 PT ADR

10. EASTERN AREA DISTRICT ROUTES FULL-TIME DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE FULL-TIME ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE TOTAL FULL-TIME REPRESENTATIVES PART-TIME ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES TOTAL REPRESENTATIVES APPALACHIAN11681 123 CENTRAL PA166311224 CINCINNATI174311224 KENTUCKIANA164911224 NORTHERN OHIO12291 123 SOUTH JERSEY-1004/ PHILADELPHIA-34213461 134 TENNESSEE270112325 WESTERN NEW YORK7041 123 WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA123211235 EASTERN AREA1343596152035 THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND BUDGETARY PURPOSES

11. Northeast Area April 2011 Greater Boston Long Island Triboro New York 1 DR, 1 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 3 PT ADR Northern New England Valley Connecticut 1 DR, 3 PT ADR Albany Westchester Northern New Jersey 1 DR, 2 PT ADR

12. NORTHEAST AREA DISTRICT ROUTES FULL-TIME DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE FULL-TIME ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE TOTAL FULL-TIME REPRESENTATIVES PART-TIME ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES TOTAL REPRESENTATIVES ALBANY10621 123 CONNECTICUT VALLEY11451 134 NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND153111235 NORTHERN NJ-383/ CARRIBBEAN-494321 123 GREATER BOSTON7141 112 WESTCHESTER-489/ LONG ISLAND-1516401 123 NORTHEAST AREA55246171320 THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND BUDGETARY PURPOSES

13. Alaska Western Area April 2011 Dakotas Arizona Portland Seattle Central Plains Colorado/ Wyoming Salt Lake City Northland Nevada- Sierra Hawkeye Mid-America 1 DR, 2 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 3 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 4 PT ADR 1 DR, 4 PT ADR 1 DR, 2 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 2 PT ADR 1 DR, 5 PT ADR 1 DR, 2 FT ADR, 2 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 2 PT ADR 1 DR, 3 PT ADR

14. WESTERN AREA THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND BUDGETARY PURPOSES DISTRICT ROUTES FULL-TIME DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE FULL-TIME ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE TOTAL FULL-TIME REPRESENTATIVES PART-TIME ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES TOTAL REPRESENTATIVES ARIZONA149511235 CENTRAL PLAINS14471 1 224 COLORADO/WYOMING9541 123 DAKOTAS10541 156 HAWKEYE11581 134 MID-AMERICA15721 1 224 NORTHLAND21021 2 325 PORTLAND8411 123 SALT LAKE CITY-796/NEVADA-SIERRA - 31511111 145 SEATTLE-1285/ALASKA-16130111246 WESTERN AREA13035106162945

15. Revised 9/15/09 1 DR, 2 PT ADR 1 DR, 3 PT ADR 1 DR, 2 PT ADR 1 DR, 2 PT ADR

16. PACIFIC AREA THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND BUDGETARY PURPOSES DISTRICT ROUTES FULL-TIME DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE FULL-TIME ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE TOTAL FULL-TIME REPRESENTATIVES PART-TIME ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES TOTAL REPRESENTATIVES BAY-VALLEY-296/SAN FRANCISCO-1334291 123 SACRAMENTO11241 134 SAN DIEGO- 596/ HONOLULU-946901 123 SIERRA COASTAL- 414/SANTA ANA-222/LOS ANGELES-96451 123 PACIFIC AREA288844913

17. Great Lakes Area April 2011 Detroit Greater Michigan Chicago Lakeland Gateway Central Illinois Greater Indiana 1 DR, 3 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 2 PT ADR 1 DR. 1 FT ADR, 2 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 3 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 1 PT ADR 1 DR, 1 FT ADR, 2 PT ADR

18. GREAT LAKES AREA DISTRICT ROUTES FULL-TIME DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE FULL-TIME ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE TOTAL FULL-TIME REPRESENTATIVES PART-TIME ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES TOTAL REPRESENTATIVES CENTRAL ILLINOIS120011213 DETROIT10431 134 GATEWAY187711235 GREATER INDIANA183411224 GREATER MICHIGAN177711224 LAKELAND200911224 GREAT LAKES AREA974065111324 THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND BUDGETARY PURPOSES

19. STATE ASSIGNMENTS THESE PROJECTIONS WILL GIVE US 54 FULL-TIME DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES, 37 FULL-TIME ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES, AND 115 PART-TIME ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES, FOR A TOTAL OF 206 REPRESENTATIVES CURRENTLY WE HAVE 206 STATE AND ASSISTANT STATE STEWARDS IN THE SYSTEM THIS SCENARIO WILL HAVE AT MINIMUM A DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE OR ASSISTANT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE WITHIN EACH STATE

20. RECOMMENDATION FORM THIS FORM WILL BE UTILIZED FOR STATES TO SUBMIT THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE REPRESENTATIVE POSITIONS The ___________________ Rural Letter Carriers’ Association would like to submit the following name(s) to the NRLCA for consideration. These selections were made following the guidelines provided by the NRLCA Executive Board. District Representative Name _____________________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Phone ______________________________________________ District ______________________________________________ Assistant District Representative Name ____________________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Phone ______________________________________________ District ______________________________________________ President ________________________________________________Date _______________ Sec/Treas ________________________________________________Date _______________

21. LOCAL STEWARD ELECTIONS The following language will be submitted for local steward elections, there is no change from the current language except changing state steward to district representative: A. Local Stewards shall be responsible to the District Representative and have no authority until certified. B. Selection 1. Any member in a local office or a delivery unit may be elected Local Steward and shall serve until a successor is elected and certified or until he/she resigns. Where a local steward is in place, any member may call for an election in the month of July of every fourth year. An election may also be called for any time the position is vacant, or when a majority of the members submit a petition to the District Representative for approval.

22. LOCAL STEWARD ELECTIONS 2. Local steward elections require written notification to all members at least 15 days before the date of the election. Election shall require a majority of votes cast by members in a local office or a delivery unit. In the event of a tie vote, the National Association, upon recommendation of the District Representative, shall select a steward to serve in that office or delivery unit until a new Local Steward has been elected and certified. 3. When more than one Local Steward has been elected in a delivery unit, a Chief Steward shall be elected by the members of that delivery unit. When an office is comprised of multiple delivery units, a Chief Steward shall be elected from among the current local stewards by all members of that office and shall represent the craft in matters that concern the entire office. A Chief Steward shall be selected by the District Representative in the event of a tie. The Chief Steward for the office shall also serve as the Local Steward for delivery units where no Local Steward has been elected.

23. REVENUE PROPOSED DUES INCREASE AFTER RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 2010 NATIONAL DELEGATES REVENUE TYPE OF MEMBERS* NUMBER OF MEMBERS PERCENT OF MEMBERSHIP DUES INCREASE TOTAL REVENUE GENERATED PER PAY PERIOD INCREASE Regular, PTF, Associate 57,0390.522 $ 229.00$13,061,931.00 $ 8.81 RCA, RCR, Substitute 31,4000.287 $ 80.00$2,512,000.00 $ 3.08 Retiree 20,9340.191 $0.00 *As of 9/30/10 TOTAL NEW REVENUE 109,373 $15,573,931.00

24. PROPOSED SALARIES AND BENEFITS SALARIES PROPOSED NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES PROPOSED SALARYTOTAL SALARY Regional Representatives 4 (projected) $ 83,000.00$332,000.00 District Representatives 54 (projected) $ 75,000.00$4,050,000.00 Assistant District Reps 37 (projected) $ 70,000.00$2,590,000.00 Part-time ADR/Area* 20 $ 70,000.00$1,400,000.00 Guaranteed Salary PT-ADR 115 (projected) $ 2,600.00$299,000.00 *5200 total days for PT TOTAL SALARIES $8,671,000.00 Benefits, 30% includes social security, TSP, health $2,601,300.00 Leave, Annual $837,200.00 Leave, Sick $418,600.00 Civil Service, Retirement $81,080.00 Total Benefits, Leave, Retirement $3,938,180.00 TOTAL SALARIES W/ALL BENEFITS $12,609,180.00

25. TOTAL EXPENSES EXPENSES CONTINUED Full-time office expenses $ 750,500.00 Part-time office expenses $ 563,500.00 Total Office Expenses $ 1,328,700.00 Full-Time Travel & Lodging Expense $ 950,000.00 Part-Time Travel & Lodging Expense $ 575,000.00 Total Travel Expenses $ 1,525,000.00 Computers, Copiers, Office Equipment Expenses* $ 250,000.00 Training Seminars Additional Expenses $ 250,000.00 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 3,339,000.00

26. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES TOTAL NEW REVENUE $ 15,573,931.00 TOTAL SALARY, BENEFITS, EXPENSES $ 15,948,180.00 LESS: Current Grievance Specialist Salaries $ (242,336.00) Steward Education Fund $ (612,440.00) TOTAL LESS: $ (854,776.00) NET SALARY, BENEFITS, EXPENSES $ 15,093,404.00 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES $ 480,527.00

27. NATIONAL STEWARD SYSTEM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS