News & information
March 2016
The Postal Record, Vol. 129, No. 3
Cover story
- Bargaining begins: Parties continue efforts at consensus legislation as they start work on new national agreement
News and features
- Rolando to Senate committee: Consensus postal reform is possible
- Partnerships are crucial to food drive’s success
- Branch supports CCA who donated kidney
- NALC holds first-ever CCA conference
- Water safety a concern for carriers in Flint, MI
- Trade pact’s details reveal problems for postal banking, American workers
- Carrier honored for 30 years of celebrating labor music
- Proud to Serve
- Monthly columns by national officers and staff members
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NALC President’s Message
Both remaining Democrats have earned our support to be president
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Cover: NALC, USPS formally open bargaining talks
The leaders of NALC and USPS formally opened negotiations for a new collective-bargaining agreement on Feb. 19. Also: Bargaining through 46 years and still going strong.
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News: Rolando to Senate committee: Consensus postal reform is possible
On Jan. 21, NALC President Fredric Rolando was among those called to testify before a Senate committee hearing on USPS. Also: USPS financial report shows strong profits so far for 2016; Catching up on news coverage.
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News: Partnerships are crucial to food drive’s success
NALC’s national food drive is a massive undertaking that can’t be handled by letter carriers alone, which is why NALC has been grateful for the help of partners at the national and local levels.
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News: Branch supports CCA who donated kidney
When Buffalo-Western New York Branch 3 member Kimberly Zielkiewicz heard that a kidney donation was canceled just days before the surgery, the CCA was inspired to sign up as a potential donor.
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Feature: Remembering the day the mail stopped
At 12:01 a.m. on March 18, 1970, a courageous band of letter carriers in New York City launched what is now called the Great Postal Strike. On its 46th anniversary, NALC remembers their action and the legacy it left.
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News: NALC holds first-ever CCA conference
Also: Branch officers hone their skills at Las Vegas training session; ‘Advanced Formal A and Beyond’ outside Baltimore; Leadership Academy class set for later this year; Educational opportunities at the national convention.
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News: Water safety a concern for carriers in Flint, MI
In some postal stations, portable wash units were brought in until the Health Department announced that the tap water there was safe to wash with. Also: Deadlines set for national convention.
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News: Trade pact’s details reveal problems for postal banking, American workers
The impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement on postal banking—as well as other economic and labor issues—is just one of many concerns that NALC and others have with the TPP.
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Feature: Carrier honored for 30 years of celebrating labor music
For Jimmy Kelly, carrying the mail was much more than a job—so the Santa Clara, CA Branch 1427 member founded an annual labor music festival 30 years ago.
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Proud to Serve
Featuring letter carriers from South Carolina, New Jersey, Missouri, New York, California, Rhode Island, Nevada and Massachusetts
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NALC Executive Vice President
Customer Connect highlights
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NALC Vice President
Advanced Formal Step A and Beyond training
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NALC Secretary-Treasurer
Reporting to the Department of Labor
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NALC Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
NALC bylaw FAQs; Women’s History Month
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NALC Director of City Delivery
2016 NALC CCA Conference
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NALC Director of Safety and Health
What is this CARE program you are hearing about?
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NALC Director of Retired Members
OPM phone problems
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NALC Director of Life Insurance
We thought you should know
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NALC Director, Health Benefit Plan
NALC members now can fill 90-day prescriptions at Target pharmacies
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NALC Contract Talk
Opting
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NALC Muscular Dystrophy Association Coordinator
Live unlimited—MDA’s new brand
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NALC Compensation Department
The evolution of federal workers’ compensation
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NALC Director of Education
More stuff you missed in history class: The Haymarket Affair
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Veterans
Veteran-related measures and Congress
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CSRS Annuity Estimates
Monthly CSRS annuity payments for letter carriers who retire on June 1, 2016
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FERS Annuity Estimates
FERS retirement benefits for letter carriers who retire on June 1, 2016
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Letter from the Postal Record editor
Motivated messengers delivering the facts