News & information

January 2014

The Postal Record, Vol. 127, No. 1

Cover story

• As NALC celebrates its 125th, we look ahead to what’s in store for 2014

News and features

• Carrier killed while delivering after dark; Letter carriers testing new scanners
• City carrier assistants called on as NALC leaders; Card appointed special assistant to the president for workers' compensation
• Congress rejects Saturday delivery cut; unfair pension targets remain
• Black Friday protests highlight challenges, opportunities for labor; Engaging faith-based allies
• Foreign postal services reveal opportunities for innovation, profits
• Leadership Academy grads to take learning to branches
• Off the beaten route: Delivering mail in the U.S. territories
• Inside NALC: NALC’s Finance Department
• Proud to Serve
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

• President's Message

  A new year committed to safety, security and service.

• NALC celebrates its 125th

  We look ahead to what's in store for 2014

• Customer and employee rights

  USPS solicits customers to change to centralized delivery

• Letter carriers testing new scanners
• Carrier killed while delivering after dark
• Congress rejects Saturday delivery cut

  Unfair pension targets remain

• City carrier assistants called on as NALC leaders
• Off the beaten route

  Delivering mail in the U.S. territories

• Proud to Serve
• Foreign postal services:

  reveal opportunities for innovation, profits

• Black Friday protests

  highlight challenges, opportunities for labor

• NALC Leadership Academy

  Grads to take learning to branches

• Inside Headquarters

  NALC's Finance Department

• Kevin Card appointed special assistant to the president
• Staff reports
• Branch publication competition

  Call for entries

• Executive Vice President

  Count our blessings

• Vice President

  Our sister union

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Reporting to the Department of Labor

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Make your New Year's resolution

• Director of City Delivery

  More MOUs and a few resolutions

• Contract Talk

  M-01827 and M-01828

• Director of Safety and Health

  Making the numbers is no excuse

• Director of Retired Members

  Gnawing at the foundation

• Letter from the Editor

  Plus ça change...

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Apr. 1, 2014

• FERS retirement benefits

  for letter carriers who retire on Apr. 1, 2014

• Director of Life Insurance

  City carrier assistants and MBA

• Director of Health Benefits

  Happy new year

• MDA Coordinator

  Strategic planning and MDA

• Compensation Department

  A commitment to injured letter carriers

• Director of Education

  Sometimes you have to roll with the punches

• Nalcrest Update