News & information

June 2023

The Postal Record, Vol. 136, No. 6

Cover story

• NALC Heroes of the Year

News and features

• News from Washington: House oversight committee holds hearing on the impact of Postmaster General DeJoy’s Delivering for America Plan; Resolutions protecting service reintroduced in House; Senate committee advances labor secretary nominee Julie Su; Election Mail Act introduced in the House and Senate; House passes bill to raise debt limit, conflict remains
• Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive: A testament to letter carriers’ creativity and determination
• Reasonable accommodation
• New Leadership Academy graduates ready to pay investment forward
• Letter carriers and the mail on social media
• Clownin' around
• Monthly columns by the president and other national officers and letter carrier staff

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• President’s Message

  Unity and solidarity

• News from Washington

  House oversight committee holds hearing on the impact of Postmaster General DeJoy’s Delivering for America Plan; Resolutions protecting service reintroduced in House; Senate committee advances labor secretary nominee Julie Su; more

• Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

  Early reports about this year’s Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive are positive as letter carriers continue to help the hungry

• Reasonable accommodation

  The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination against qualified employees with disabilities and imposes an obligation on the Postal Service to find ways to accommodate a qualified individual with a disability where appropriate

• New Leadership Academy graduates ready to pay investment forward

  After several months of intensive training, 31 letter carriers graduate from the NALC Leadership Academy

• Hero of the Year Awards

  The union recognizes heroic letter carriers for their bravery and for going above and beyond on their routes and in their communities

• Letter carriers and the mail on social media

  Various news stories and interesting anecdotes that celebrate letter carriers and the mail

• Clownin' around

  A Kansas letter carrier tells us about his 40-year entertainment career as a clown

• Executive Vice President

  Update on contract talks

• Vice President

  The 22 LMOU items

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Important reminders

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Sign of the times

• Director of City Delivery

  Answering your questions about recent initiatives

• Director of Safety and Health

  Customers can be our greatest safety risk

• Director of Retired Members

  Social Security web portal

• Director of Life Insurance

  Life insurance in retirement

• Director, Health Benefits

  Preventive health

• Contract Talk

  Annual leave carryover

• MDA Report

  MDA Summer Camp

• Workers’ Compensation

  Escalations via ECOMP and the new MTA position, Part 2

• Community Services

  Are you ready—Disaster supply kit

• Veterans Group

  Wounded Warriors Leave rights

• Letter from the Editor

  What you do