News & information

September 2017

The Postal Record, Vol. 130, No. 9

Cover story

• Approved: Carriers ratify agreement by 16-to-1 ratio

News and features

• CVS Health makes two food drive donations; Union Plus awards scholarships to two NALC members’ children
• USPS, letter carrier benefits remain targets in ongoing battle; Senate committee holds hearing on Hatch Act
• Preparing for the end
• Giving the final gift
• Carrier’s marathons add up for Mile 19 film
• Proud to Serve
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

• President’s Message

  Post-ratification: The work begins

• Approved: Carriers ratify agreement by 16-to-1 ratio

  NALC's voting overwhelmingly ratified a new 40-month contract with USPS. Back pay. CCA special conversions. Local negotiations. Paychart.

• CVS Health makes two food drive donations

  Also: Union Plus awards scholarships to two NALC members’ children.

• News from Washington

  Special budget battle message from President Rolando. USPS, letter carrier benefits remain targets in ongoing battle. Budget problems persist. USPS’ FY2017 Q3 financial report. Senate committee holds hearing on Hatch Act.

• Preparing for the end

  Life is complicated and sometimes death is as well. Eugene, OR Branch 916’s Jim Edgemon provides some items to think about. Also: What to do when a lettercarrier dies.

• Giving the final gift

  Organ donation was not something Manhattan, KS Branch 1018 letter carrier had thought a lot about—until he received the type of phone call that every parent dreads.

• Carrier’s marathons add up for Mile 19 film

  “Mile 19” is a documentary about Los Angeles Branch 24 letter carrier Johnnie Jameson and his 32 consecutive completions of the L.A. Marathon. Also: Submit your pics to the NALC Photo Contest.

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic letter carriers: Winfield, KS Branch 412’s Jack Landrum; Corpus Christi, TX Branch 1259’s Only Espinoza; Salem, OR Branch 347’s Kimberly Smith; Syracuse, NY Branch 134’s Cassandra Mazur; Mobile, AL Branch 469’s Delray Williams

• Executive Vice President

  Joint Workplace Improvement Process (JWIP)

• Vice President

  Local negotiations are coming—more advice for local negotiators

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Frequently asked IRS questions

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  A look at the elections of convention delegates

• Director of City Delivery

  Ongoing talks to improve the MDD

• Director of Safety and Health

  Vehicle repairs and maintenance

• Director of Retired Members

  Broken promises

• Director of Life Insurance

  Revised MBA life insurance policies

• Director, Health Benefit Plan

  Prescription drug benefits

• Contract Talk

  Subject items NALC and USPS can negotiate locally

• Community Service

  Helping PERF ‘take care of our own’

• Compensation Department

  Getting your medical bills paid

• Deliver the Cure

  New drugs and new hope for MDA families— your fundraising is making a difference

• Postal Record editor

  A model for others