News & information

September/October 2024

The Postal Record, Vol. 137, No. 9

Cover story

• Day-by-day coverage of the NALC 73rd Biennial Convention

News and features

• News from Washington: Congress moving toward discharging the Social Security Fairness Act; Letter carrier tells White House about working in extreme heat; City and rural carriers rally for Protect Our Letter Carriers Act; Biden to nominate Gordon Hartogensis to USPS BOG; Senate introduces bill to allow USPS to ship alcohol
• Open Season coming for new Postal Service Health Benefits Program
• NALC endorses Harris-Walz
• ‘As If present’ A history of absentee voting
• Requesting leave—Make sure you get what you deserve
• From deliveries to decibels
• Carriers and the mail make news online

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• President’s Message

  What’s at stake in the election?

• News from Washington

  Congress moving toward discharging the Social Security Fairness Act; Letter carrier tells White House about working in extreme heat; City and rural carriers rally for Protect Our Letter Carriers Act; Biden to nominate Gordon Hartogensis to USPS BOG; More

• Open Season coming for new Postal Service Health Benefits Program

  NALC encourages all members—active and annuitants—to check and select the plan they’re being enrolled into to make sure it best fits their needs.

• NALC endorses Harris-Walz

  NALC proudly endorses the Harris-Walz ticket, and we will do all in our power to ensure that Kamala Harris is the next president of the United States.

• ‘As If present’

  A history of absentee voting

• Convention

  Day-by-day reports from the 73rd NALC Biennial Convention

• Carriers and the mail make news online

  Mail-centered stories frequently appear on social media and online news sites. Here are a few that have come to NALC’s attention recently.

• Requesting leave—Make sure you get what you deserve

  The methods for submitting leave requests and the possible pitfalls of the automated processes

• From deliveries to decibels

  Mike Maple is a letter carrier by day and, by night, the lead singer of Liquid Mike, an indie rock band from Marquette, MI. The band has gained popularity over recent months, and was featured in Rolling Stone magazine.

• Executive Vice President

  Interpretive disputes

• Vice President

  Moving forward together

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Constitutional change regarding retiree membership and other reminders

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Charge or appeal?

• Director of City Delivery

  Crimes against letter carriers

• Director of Safety and Health

  Mental health awareness

• Director of Retired Members

  Project 2025 and postal retirees

• Director of Life Insurance

  Maximum coverage amount

• Director, Health Benefits

  Pre-planning before PSHB Open Season

• Contract Talk

  Route inspections, Part 2

• Chief of Staff

  What you need to know about Project 2025

• Workers’ Compensation

  Medical evidence and OWCP, Part 11: The medical evidence required to expand claims to include unaccepted conditions that are work-related (continued)

• Veterans Group

  Resources for veterans’ mental health

• MDA Report

  Fundraising challenges

• Letter from the Editor

  Upbeat notes from the postal beat, redux