News & information

December 2016

The Postal Record, Vol. 129, No. 11

Cover story

• A season for giving

News and features

• Consider NALC Health Benefit Plan during Open Season
• USPS posts $610M operating profit in FY ’16
• Free NALC Member App proving popular
• Delivering on one leg
• Proud to Serve
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

• NALC President’s Message

  Unity and solidarity are the answer to political divisions

• A season for giving

  Recognizing good deeds of letter carriers who help others in their communities, during the holiday season or all year round.

• Consider NALC Health Benefit Plan during Open Season

  Open Season for choosing a health plan through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) ends Dec. 12.

• USPS posts $610M operating profit in FY ’16

  The Postal Service now has three years of operating in the black, although the pre-funding problem persists.

• Free NALC Member App proving popular

  Introduced in mid-August, the smartphone app had been installed by more than 21,000 people as of mid-November. Also: Installation instructions for Android and iPhone users.

• Delivering on one leg

  Nothing stops Brooklyn, NY Branch 41 letter carrier Nicole Schloss from delivering the mail—not even a prosthetic leg.

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic letter carriers from NY, AZ, IL, OR, FL, OH, VA, NJ and WV.

• Doherty and Donelon Scholarships

  The Doherty Scholarship Fund will again award five $4,000 scholarships to children of NALC members in good standing. The Donelon Scholarship Fund will award one scholarship.

• Vice President

  Election results

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Essential updates from the secretary-treasurer

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  News and updates

• Director of City Delivery

  Expanded services

• Director of Safety and Health

  An update on a fatal accident

• Director of Retired Members

  Retiree dues

• Annuity Estimates: FERS

  FERS retirement benefits for letter carriers who retire on March 1, 2017

• Annuity Estimates: CSRS

  Monthly CSRS annuity payments for letter carriers who retire on March 1, 2017

• Director of Life Insurance

  Ho ho ho, happy planning!

• Director, Health Benefit Plan

  Happy holidays!

• Contract Talk

  How to approach p.m. office duties

• Public Relations

  25th anniversary ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ Food Drive—here we come

• Veterans Group

  Veterans Day, every day of the year

• Compensation Department

  Prescription drugs and injured workers

• Director of Education

  The day everything stopped—The Seattle General Strike (part 2)

• Muscular Dystrophy Association

  Continuing strong—Helping Jim Williams reach his goal

• Postal Record editor

  Electoral upheaval, steady message

• Director of Legislative and Political Affairs

  A snapshot of the 115th Congress