News & information

November 2015

The Postal Record, Vol. 128, No. 11

Cover story

• NALC asked the candidates for their postal platforms

News and features

• Watson wins special election for director of retired members; Customer Connect reaches $2 billion in sales
• Monitoring postal issues amid congressional chaos; New speaker? Majority House support for six-day; Agreement reached on TPP
• ‘CFC ninja’ wins award for increasing donations
• NALC Health Benefit Plan: Taking care of our own
• Letter carrier wage increases
• 2015 NALC Letter Carrier Heroes of the Year
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

• NALC President’s Message

  The future is now with CCAs

• News: Special election, Branch Officers Training, Customer Connect milestone

  Watson wins special election for dir. of retired members, Next Branch Officers Training set (update: now full); Customer Connect reaches $2 billion in sales

• Monitoring postal issues amid congressional chaos

  Postal issues set aside as last-minute, last-ditch efforts to avoid a shutdown of the federal government took center stage. Also: New speaker? Not so fast; Majority House support for six-day; Agreement reached on TPP; In the news media

• ‘CFC ninja’ wins award for increasing donations

  In 11 days, a Richmond letter carrier doubled the number of local Combined Federal Campaign participants and boosted by 158 percent over the previous year the total they pledged to give through payroll deductions.

• NALC Health Benefit Plan: Taking care of our own

  When it comes to the NALC Health Benefit Plan—the Plan founded for and run by letter carriers—the numbers tell an impressive story. Also: Self Plus One frequently asked questions.

• Letter carriers to receive wage increase; CCAs to receive two

  Also: Veterans Group update; T-shirt displays Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. support; City carrier wage schedule effective Nov. 14.

• 2015 NALC Letter Carrier Heroes of the Year

  Coverage of the annual awards ceremony held in October; articles on this year’s honorees; letter carriers lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery

• NALC asked the candidates for their postal platforms

  Three candidates answered the questionnaire: Hillary Clinton, Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders. Three responded that they would not be answering the questions; the rest had not responded by press time. Also: Endorsement decision process outlined.

• Union member rights and officer responsibilities under the LMRDA

  Union member rights and officer responsibilities under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA)

• 2015 Doherty and Donelon Scholarship application

  In honor of NALC’s president from 1941 to 1962, the Doherty Scholarship Fund will award 5 $4,000 scholarships to children of NALC members. The Donelon Scholarship Fund will award 1 scholarship in honor of the longtime NALC assistant to the president.

• City Letter Carrier Wage Schedule: Effective Nov. 14, 2015
• NALC Executive Vice President

  Congratulations—$2 billion in sales achieved

• NALC Vice President

  Advanced Formal A and Beyond training program update

• NALC Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Taking a look at the NALC Constitution, Part 5

• NALC Secretary-Treasurer

  Important updates

• NALC Director of City Delivery

  Additional rights and benefits upon conversion to full-time status

• NALC Contract Talk

  Cross-craft assignments and non-traditional work

• NALC Director of Safety and Health

  Be a hero to new employees

• NALC Director of Retired Members

  Obtaining retirement credit for military service—CSRS employees

• NALC Director of Life Insurance

  The MBA member services team

• NALC Director, Health Benefit Plan

  2015 Open Season

• NALC Muscular Dystrophy Association Coordinator

  The importance of community service

• NALC Compensation Department

  What injured carriers should do if approached by the OIG

• NALC Director of Education

  More stuff you missed in history class: The Everett Massacre

• Letter from the Postal Record editor

  Communicating through deeds