News & information

August 2013

The Postal Record, Vol. 126, No. 8

Cover story

• Weathering the storms—From tornadoes to heat waves, carriers and PERF overcome Mother Nature’s extreme challenges

News and features

• NALC responds to Issa’s legislation; Supreme Court’s DOMA ruling leads to 60-day window to change benefits
• First annual Vinny’s Walk raises money for MDA; Three NALC members die in separate incidents
• New horizons in e-commerce—How businesses turn products into services to increase their shipping volumes
• Inside Headquarters—NALC’s Supply Department
• Three NALC members’ children awarded Union Plus scholarships
• The symbol of service—The letter carrier’s uniform
• Back in the satchel—20 years after becoming a full-time officer, Executive Vice President Gary Mullins returned to Texas to carry his route
• Graceful Envelope contest reveals worlds we wish to see
• NALC Financial Statement for the six months ended March 31, 2013Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

• President's Message

  Congress' image sink to a new low—maybe we can help

• NALC responds to Issa's legislation

  Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) released a “discussion draft” of a potential postal reform bill. It falls short of what is needed—and in fact, it could be destructive.

• First ‘Vinny's Walk’ raises money for MDA

  Also: Three NALC members die in separate incidents.

• Weathering the storms

  From tornadoes to heat waves, carriers and PERF overcome Mother Nature's extreme challenges

• New horizons in e-commerce

  How businesses turn products into services to increase their shipping volumes

• Inside Headquarters

  NALC's Supply Department

• Three NALC member's children awarded Union Plus scholarships

  Union Plus is the benefits arm of the AFL-CIO’s Union Privilege program.

• The symbol of service

  The letter carrier's uniform.

• Back in the satchel

  20 years after becoming a full-time officer, Executive Vice President Gary Mullins returned to Texas to carry his route

• Envelope contest reveals worlds we wish to see

  The 19th annual Graceful Envelope Contest.

• Financial statements

  NALC, Nalcrest financial statements for Oct. 2012 through March 2013.

• Executive Vice President

  CCAs are the future

• Vice President

  Customer Connect telecom protocol

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Brothers and sisters in a common cause

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Bylaw basics

• Director of City Delivery

  Task force and scanner/cell phone updates

• Contract Talk

  Article 8 Equitability Test Updates

• Director of Safety and Health

  Seat belts save lives

• Director of Retired Members

  Phased Retirement

• Director of Life Insurance

  USCLMBA's Group ADB questions and answers

• Director of Health Benefits

  Personal health support

• MDA Coordinator

  Understanding Duchenne's muscular dystrophy

• Compensation Department

  OWCP suspends USPS access to information

• Director of Education

  Rest in peace, Tom Gates

• Letter from the editor

  Building momentum for our case