News & information

July 2011

The Postal Record, Vol. 124, No. 7

Cover story

• Super Saturday: 2011 NALC Food Drive arrives in the nick of time for victims of natural and economic disasters

News and features

• POST Act flawed fix includes, changes to arbitration and delivery frequency
• NALC reacts to—and rejects—USPS report on PRC advisory opinion
• Rhetoric vs. Reality—debunking media myths about the Postal Service
• Poor economy contributes to USPS' financial state
• New Jersey and Texas activists visit Washington
• Postal Employees' Relief Fund in need of funds to help disaster victims
• Executive Council meets with MDA, pledges support
• From the past to the future on two wheels
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

• President's Message

  Getting out the truth, promoting the value of USPS

• Post Act: Flawed fixes include delivery frequency, arbitration changes

  The pros and cons of Senator Carper's postal bill, S. 1010.

• Executive council meets with MDA, pledges support

  The NALC Executive Council went to MDA headquarters in Tucson to pledge the union’s continued support.

• From the past to the future on two wheels

  A profile of one of the last remaining letter carriers in the U.S. delivering mail on a bike.

• PERF in need of funds to help victims

  Postal employees are looking for help from recent natural disasters.

• Super Saturday

  Carriers’ Food Drive arrives in nick of time for victims of natural and economic disasters.

• Executive Vice President

  Holidays

• Vice President

  Commuting to work

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Frequently asked IRS questions

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Delivering the truth

• Director of City Delivery

  Recipe to pursue fairly adjusted routes

• Contract Talk

  Volume, office and street time verification for all routes

• Director of Safety and Health

  Ergonomics

• Director of Retired Members

  Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Oct. 1, 2011

• FERS retirement benefits

  for letter carriers who retire on Oct. 1, 2011

• Director of Life Insurance

  MBA 2010 financial report

• Director of Health Benefits

  More about Open Access Plus (OAP)

• MDA Coordinator

  Saying goodbye to and American Hero

• Compensation Department

  Health benefit premiums

• Director of Education

  Lifelong learning

• Doherty & Donelon Scholarship Fund
• Letter from the Editor

  Dealing with erroneous reports about USPS in the media.