News & information

June 2012

The Postal Record, Vol. 125, No. 6

Cover story

• 20th annual Food Drive: It's in the bag

News and features

• NALC disappointed, but determined as Senate passes S.1789
• Executive Council meets; Carriers reminded that we are the face of the USPS
• The future of package delivery is now
• 2012 Convention: Getting around Minneapolis; more
• Stories from NALC members on the frontlines of the union movement
• Carriers prepared to deliver in case of bioterror attack
• Doherty & Donelon Scholarship Awards
• Leadership Academy
• Proud to Serve
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

• President's Message

  Understanding the Senate's fumble on S. 1789

• NALC disappointed, but determined, as Senate passes S. 1789

  On April 25, the U.S. Senate adopted the 21st Century Postal Service Act, the deeply flawed postal reform bill introduced last fall, by a vote of 62 to 37.

• We are the face of the USPS

  Also: NALC Executive Council held meetings at NALC Headquarters in May.

• 20th annual food drive: It's in the bag

  Over the last two decades, letter carriers have made the second Saturday in May a special day in the fight against hunger in America. And this year, Saturday, May 12 was no exception.

• The future of package delivery is now

  One Silicon Valley executive sees opportunity in USPS' ability to compete for e-commerce deliveries.

• Getting around Minneapolis

  Being city letter carriers, most of the delegates to the 2012 national convention will enjoy walking to hotels, restaurants, shops and the Minneapolis Convention Center this July. But there are other ways to get around town.

• Hostile territory

  Stories from NALC members on the frontlines of the union movement

• Another form of service

  Carriers prepared to deliver in case of bioterror attack

• Scholarship awards

  Six children of NALC members have been awarded NALC memorial scholarships for excellence in both school work and community involvement.

• Growing the grassroots

  Latest Leadership Academy graduation swells ranks of informed union activists.

• Proud to serve

  Honoring heroic letter carriers.

• Executive Vice President

  Right-sizing the organization for the future

• Director of Education

  Now accepting applications for 2013 Leadership Academy

• Vice President

  Appeals within the union, Part 2

• Secretary-Treasurer

  As craft shrinks, :Don't mourn-organize!"

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Special delivery

• Director of City Delivery

  We Are Ready

• Contract Talk

  After the week of route count and inspection

• Director of Safety and Health

  Bravo, Senator Harkin

• Director of Retired Members

  Is a VER offer in your future? If so, are you ready?

• Director of Life Insurance

  Minneapolis convention workshops

• Director of Health Benefits

  NAC 68th biennial convention

• MDA Coordinator

  Planning for success

• Compensation Department

  Decisions, decisions, decisions

• Letter from the editor