News & information

July 2026

The Postal Record, Vol. 139, No. 6

Cover story

• Collective-Bargaining Conference gives members rare insight into negotiations
• Proposed amendments to the NALC Constitution

News and features

• News from Washington: NALC participates in second House Congressional Postal Caucus roundtable; House subcommittee holds hearing on nancial future of the Postal Service; House passes bill making
  it easier to form unions
• Food drive results: Putting it all together
• Part-time flexible questions and answers
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

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Audiobook

• President's Message

  Meeting members where they are

• Collective-Bargaining Conference gives members rare insight into negotiations

  NALC held the first of its kind two-day Collective-Bargaining Conference to give branch and state association presidents an insider’s view on the state of negotiations as the process moves through the required 60-day mediation process.

• Introducing: NALC University

  Union launches online learning system

• News from Washington

  NALC participates in second House Congressional Postal Caucus roundtable; House subcommittee holds hearing on financial future of the Postal Service; House passes bill making it easier to form unions

• Putting it all together

  Food drive results

• For your information

  Part-time flexible questions and answers

• Proposed amendments to the NALC Constitution

  The following proposed amendments to the NALC Constitution will be considered by the 74th Biennial Convention in Los Angeles, CA.

• Veterans Group

  House passes legislation expanding veterans’ benefits and Veteran profile: Charlie Balmos

• Executive Vice President

  Every member deserves a branch

• Vice President

  Move forward

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Next stop, Los Angeles

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  The Constitution and bylaws

• Director of City Delivery

  Previous pilot tests, initiatives and concerns, Part 2

• Director of Safety and Health

  Do we have the right to refuse dangerous work?

• Director of Retired Members

  The home stretch

• Director of Life Insurance

  MBA term life—Four great policies

• Director, Health Benefits

  Changes brought on by the Postal Service Health Benefits Program

• Contract Talk

  Article 29—Driving privileges

• Workers’ Compensation

  FECA Transmittal 26-2: Making the claims process more difficult for injured letter carriers, Part 2

• MDA Update

  NALC Convention MDA raffle tickets