The NPMHU is a national organization of employees dedicated to advancing the interests of its members and their families. The primary purpose of the Union is to negotiate and enforce a National Agreement with the U.S. Postal Service, a contract that establishes wages, cost-of-living adjustments and other pay increases, working conditions, and fringe benefits for all workers within its jurisdiction. The Union also protects workers’ rights by representing them in day-to-day problems on the job, like discipline, violations of seniority, discrimination, or other management abuse, and addresses such workplace concerns as safety, health and the impact of technological change.

Mail Handler members belong to a local union, with jurisdiction in their city, town, or area. Locals elect their own officers and conduct their own day-to-day business. They negotiate a Local Memorandum of Understanding to supplement the National Agreement on certain local concerns.

Local 308 represents more than 2,600 Mail Handlers working in Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware. It also has more than 5,800 associate members.

Nationally, NPMHU has its headquarters in Washington D.C. to administer the Union and to implement programs and policies mandated by the Constitution and the National Executive Board.

Local 308 has its headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the historic Frankford Arsenal. The Frankford Arsenal is a 20-acre site where the U.S. government manufactured small-arms ammunitions for various war-time campaigns, including the Civil War and World Wars I and II. It's now used as a business park. A number of charter schools also are located there.

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There are two entrances to the Frankford Arsenal:

From Bridge Street:

Drive to the security gate.  Turn left onto Rees Street. At the corner you’ll see a rectangular field.  Continue on Rees Street.  Turn left at the corner of the field.  The union office is Building #6.

From Tacony Street:

Drive to the security gate.  Drive to the second street (Craig Street).  You’ll see a building with the number 219 on the front.  Turn right.  Drive to Rees Street and turn right. At the next corner you’ll see a rectangular field.  Continue on Rees Street.  Turn left at the corner of the field.  The union office is Building #6.