News & information

December 2024

The Postal Record, Vol. 137, No. 11

Cover story

• House repeals WEP and GPO, NALC urges Senate to vote for the Social Security Fairness Act

News and features

• President Renfroe names Ballot Committee for ratification vote
• Senate committee holds hearing on USPS BOG nominees
• Disaster Relief Foundation, donors aiding carriers harmed by hurricanes
• Still time to give through CFC
• Benefit selections for letter carriers converted to career employees
• Prepare now for a successful food drive
• NALC wins four ILCA awards
• A season for caring
• Carriers and the mail make news online
• Proud to Serve: Heroic letter carriers
• Columns by NALC officers and staff

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• President’s Message

  Postal finances in context

• Ballot Committee announced

  NALC President Brian L. Renfroe has appointed a Ballot Committee to monitor and observe the dispatch, receipt and tabulation of the ballots in the upcoming ratification election of the proposed 2023-2026 National Agreement between NALC and USPS.

• News from Washington

  House passes WEP and GPO repeal; sends bill to Senate

• Disaster Relief Foundation, donors aiding carriers harmed by hurricanes

  Letter carriers found themselves and their homes in the path of the pair of hurricanes that hit the Gulf Coast this fall. Almost as soon as the hurricanes had passed, the NALC Disaster Relief Foundation (DRF) followed to give immediate assistance

• Still time to give through CFC

  The open enrollment period for the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) ends on Jan. 14, 2025

• Benefit selections for letter carriers converted to career employees

  Are you a city carrier assistant who is getting close to converting to career? If so, there are some important career benefit decisions you need to prepare for and deadlines you definitely don’t want to miss.

• Prepare now for a successful food drive

  Tips for branches to organize a successful food drive

• A season for caring

  Stories about letter carriers who go above and beyond to make sure that everyone shares in the delight of the holiday season

• Carriers and the mail make news online

  Mail-centered stories that have appeared on social media and online news sites

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic carriers

• Executive Vice President

  Start your hiring with employment verification compliance done right

• Vice President

  The gift

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Branch Officers Training

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Installation of officers

• Director of City Delivery

  Carrier Academy roundtable discussion

• Director of Safety and Health

  Vehicle cleaning and safety

• Director of Retired Members

  Thrift Savings Plan withdrawal methods

• Director of Life Insurance

  Unclaimed property

• Director, Health Benefits

  PSHB coming up

• Contract Talk

  Route inspections, Part 4

• MDA Report

  MDA October Branch Challenge results

• Workers’ Compensation

  OWCP and the transition to the PSHB

• Veterans Group

  Additional NALC Veterans Group members; Veteran prole: Byron Shelton

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Jan. 1, 2025

• Monthly FERS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Jan. 1, 2025

• Letter from the Editor

  Madison might, media malfeasance, magazine magic