News & information

June 2014

The Postal Record, Vol. 127, No. 6

Cover story

• 2014 Food Drive: A day of action to help feed America’s hungry

News and features

• House committee abandons one bad postal bill, approves another; ‘Sombrotto Post Office’ a step closer; Unions rally to ‘Stop Staples’
• USPS sees strength in standard mail
• Convention news
• Fast food workers fight for better pay, benefits
• Doherty & Donelon Scholarship awards; USPS changes employee access requirement from PIN to password
• Inside NALC Headquarters: Administrative Assistants
• Proud to Serve
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

• President's Message

  On Saturday delivery, House leaders are driven by ideology

• 2014 Food Drive

  A day of action to help feed America's hungry

• House Committee abandons one bad postal bill; approves another
• USPS sees strength in standard mail
• Outside Philadelphia

  NALC 69th Biennial Convention

• Workshops Schedule
• Fast food worker fight for better pay, benefits
• Doherty and Donelon Scholarship Awards
• Inside Headquarters: Administrative Assistants
• Proud to Serve
• Executive Vice President

  Union solidarity

• Vice President

  New duties, Part 2—grievance procedure

• Secretary-Treasurer

  ‘Me first’—that’s not the NALC way!

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Helpful hints for first-time national convention delegates

• Director of City Delivery

  M-01834 – MOU Re: Full-time Regular Opportunities – City Letter Carrier Craft

• Contract Talk

  CCA relative standing

• Director of Safety and Health

  Important safety updates

• Director of Retired Members

  Get free money

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Sept. 1, 2014

• FERS retirement benefits

  for letter carriers who retire on Sept. 1, 2014

• Director of Life Insurance

  NALC basic accidental death benefit

• Director of Health Benefits

  Learn more about the CignaPlus Savings discount dental program

• MDA Coordinator

  Honor Roll

• Director of Education

  National convention shop steward training school

• Letter from the Editor

  Carriers engaged in a common cause

• Compensation Department

  Form CA-2a, Notice of Recurrence

• Nalcrest Update