News & information

January 2012

The Postal Record, Vol. 125, No. 12

Cover story

• From 19 postal bills, finding one legislative solution

News and features

• NALC contract talks extended
• ‘Recall Walker’ campaign off to fast start in Wisconsin
• All on the line in 2012
• NALC Leadership Academy graduation
• Carrier Corps to have big impact in 2012
• 2012 Minneapolis Convention Publications Contest
• Proud to Serve
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

• President's Message

  A contract resolution for the new year

• NALC contract talks extended

  NALC President Rolando and USPS Postmaster General Donahoe announced on Dec. 7 that the parties’ 2006-2011 National Agreement had been extended to midnight Dec. 16 to give the parties additional time to negotiate the provisions of a new contract.

• "Recall Walker" campaign off to fast start in Wisconsin

  During the first 12 days, United Wisconsin collected 300,000 signatures from Wisconsin voters, well on the way to the 540,000 signatures required by Jan. 17.

• From 19 postal bills finding one legislative solution

  Help from Capitol Hill has historically been slow to arrive and has usually been scattershot at best. The 2012 legislative calendar is no exception.

• All on the line in 2012

  A look at the year ahead

• NALC Leadership Academy

  30 more 'good guys'

• Carrier Corps to have big impact in 2012

  Carrier Corps—the group of activist letter carriers leading the charge for grassroots and political action to solve our problems in Washington, DC.

• Gold- and Silver-level volunteers

  The list of Gold- and Silver-level volunteers for NALC’s Carrier Corps

• 2012 Branch Publication Contest

  Editors of branch and state association newsletters and newspapers are invited to enter NALC’s biennial competition for outstanding periodical publications.

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic letter carriers.

• Executive Vice President

  Happy new year!

• Vice President

  Leaders: Prepare for the future

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Here's to Mom

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Dispute Resolution process

• Director of City Delivery

  New Years Resolution Time Again

• Contract Talk

  Loss of Driving Privileges

• Director of Safety and Health

  Bargaining with Management

• Director of Retired Members

  The same, or insane

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  Monthly CSRS annuity payments for letter carriers who retire on April 1, 2012

• FERS Retirement Benefits

  FERS Retirement Benefits for letter carriers who retire on April 1, 2012

• Director of Life Insurance

  Thrift Savings Plan and MBAs Maturity Income Plan

• Director of Heath Benefits

  NALC Flu and Pneumococcal vaccine administration network

• MDA Coordinator

  Genetics and muscular dystrophy

• Compensation Department

  SECOPs and IMEs Part 1

• Letter from the Editor
• Director of Education

  Mouseland

• Customer Connect carriers boost revenue by promoting USPS products