News & information

March 2020

The Postal Record, Vol. 133, No. 3

Cover story

• The Great Postal Strike

News and features

• House passes USPS Fairness Act; White House proposes budget cuts
• Still time to register for food drive
• Deadlines set for national convention
• Customer Connect adds up for USPS
• Proud to Serve: Heroic letter carriers
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

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• President’s Message

  NALC celebrates 50 years of gratitude for the strikers of 1970

• News from Washington

  House passes USPS Fairness Act; White House proposes budget cuts; House passes worker-friendly PRO Act; Search for a new PMG continues; Potential nominee for USPS BOG; PRC publishes revised notice of proposed rulemaking; USPS quarterly financial report

• Still time to register for food drive

  The March 9 deadline for branches to register for the 28th annual Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive is fast approaching. This year’s food drive is on Saturday, May 9, so time is running out to register and prepare.

• Deadlines set for national convention

  The deadlines for delegate registration, amendments, resolutions and branch sales registration are approaching

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic carriers in Missouri, Iowa, New York, Pennsylvania and California

• Customer Connect adds up for USPS

  Recent stories about Customer Connect leads submitted by letter carriers that have helped USPS earn new revenue

• Putting on his other gloves

  After a long day, letter carriers sometimes feel like we’ve taken a beating, but it’s nothing compared to Benny Sinakin, a CCA and a professional boxer.

• The Great Postal Strike

  Celebrating the 50th anniversary; Understanding the strike’s broader impact on labor; New book tells strike history, shines light on current crisis

• Executive Vice President

  History of pre-funding health benefits

• Vice President

  Final report on the national ratio cases

• Secretary- Treasurer

  IRS/Labor Department reporting and other important reminders

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Union proud and labor friendly

• Director of City Delivery

  Spring updates for City Delivery

• Director of Safety and Health

  ProMaster recall, continued

• Director of Retired Members

  Snake oil

• Director of Life Insurance

  Important changes on traditional IRAs

• Director, Health Benefits

  Write a new health story for 2020

• Contract Talk

  Route inspection process

• Workers’ Compensation

  OWCP, dog bites and multiple injuries

• Education

  Back to the future, Part 2

• MDA Report

  Looking forward to a better future

• Veterans Group

  Veterans’ events for national convention

• Letter from the Editor

  Our history