News & information

July 2025

The Postal Record, Vol. 138, No. 7

Cover story

• Stronger together, national and branch food drive totals

News and features

• News from Washington: Letter carriers take action as reconciliation fight advances in Senate; House Oversight Committee holds hearing on future of Postal Service; President Renfroe testifies; OSHA holds informal public hearings on proposed heat safety rule; House committee advances bill to expand letter carrier access to workers’ compensation providers; President Trump sends two USPS BOG nominees to Senate; 2026 White House budget targets USPS steward time; Robert Garcia tapped as ranking member of House committee overseeing USPS
• USPS announces implementation dates for CCA wage increases and pay table changes
• Who let the dog out?
• Staying safe in the sun and heat
• Doherty & Donelon Scholarships awarded
• Union Plus awards scholarships to NALC kids
• Idea Man
• Samuel Gompers, The founding father of the AFL
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

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Audiobook

• President’s Message

  Fighting for letter carriers’ safety

• News from Washington

  Letter carriers take action as reconciliation fight advances in Senate; House Oversight Committee holds hearing on future of Postal Service; President Renfroe testifies; OSHA holds informal public hearings on proposed heat safety rule; more

• USPS announces implementation dates for CCA wage increases and pay table changes

  In accordance with Arbitrator Nolan’s interest arbitration award

• Staying safe from the sun and dog bites

  Carriers work many hours in the sun, exposing them to two health risks—one that can strike quickly and another that can injure slowly. And how to protect yourself from dogs, whether you’re a new hire or an experienced carrier

• Scholarships awarded

  Doherty & Donelon Scholarships and Union Plus awards

• Idea man

  A Florida letter carrier tells us about coming up with an invention and the intricate process of getting it patented

• Stronger together, national and branch food drive totals

  With 69 percent of branches reporting, this year’s drive collected 39,876,782 pounds of food and cash donations of $873,711.40 for an overall total of 47,244,858 pounds of food

• Samuel Gompers, The founding father of the AFL

  Union activist Samuel Gompers founded the first permanent American union alliance, which would later become the AFL-CIO

• Executive Vice President

  Protecting the union

• Vice President

  Our mission

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Frequently asked IRS questions

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Friends indeed

• Director of City Delivery

  Changes in conflict with handbooks and manuals

• Director of Safety and Health

  Emergency action plans and fire drills

• Director of Retired Members

  Retirement on the chopping block

• Director of Life Insurance

  Frequently asked insurance policy questions

• Director, Health Benefits

  Answering your questions

• Contract Talk

  Clock ring fraud

• MDA Report

  75 years of progress

• Workers’ Compensation

  Congress holds FECA reform hearing

• Special Executive Assistant to the President

  The New Employee Experience, Retention and Mentoring Program

• Veterans Group

  Veterans’ legislative update and veteran profile: Shawn Colleran

• Letter from the Editor

  Words and comedy