News & information

Sept./Oct. 2016

The Postal Record, Vol. 129, No. 9

Cover story

• Solidarity in Action. Day-by-day summary of NALC’s 70th convention

News and features

• Trump vs. Clinton: Where the candidates stand on letter carrier issues
• NALC launches app for smartphones
• Postal bills await as congressional clock ticks
• Executive Vice President O’Malley retires
• Please donate during the Combined Federal Campaign
• Proud to Serve
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

• NALC President’s Message

  Your right to vote is sacred; use it on Nov. 8

• Solidarity in Action

  Coverage of NALC's 70th Biennial National Convention, in Los Angeles Aug. 15-19, 2016.

• Trump vs. Clinton: Where the candidates stand on letter carrier issues

  Also: NALC working on down-ticket races for candidates who support carriers

• NALC launches app for smartphones

  Available now in the iPhone App Store and Google Play for Android. Also: Installation instructions for Android and iPhone

• Postal bills await as congressional clock ticks

  Next steps; Turning up the heat; Third quarter financial figures; Elsewhere in the news media

• Executive Vice President O’Malley retires

  Also: NALC stands in solidarity with United Mine Workers; Food Drive collections list corrections

• Please donate during the Combined Federal Campaign

  Also: Lyerly appointed Region 9 RAA

• Proud to serve

  Featured: NALC members from Michigan, New York, New Hampshire, Florida, Nebraska, Minnesota, Connecticut, Kentucky, New Jersey, Massachusetts West Virginia, Texas and California

• NALC Vice President

  Advice to branches: Start preparing for local negotiations now

• NALC Secretary-Treasurer

  Change requires LM-3 and LM-4 to be filed electronically

• NALC Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  A guide for election season

• NALC Director of City Delivery

  New delivery vehicle update

• NALC Director of Safety and Health

  Management hijacked the safety captain program

• NALC Director of Retired Members

  Some historical highlights of the NALC retiree connection

• NALC Director of Life Insurance

  Benefits for letter carriers

• NALC Director, Health Benefit Plan

  Are you ready to start your tobacco-free journey?

• NALC Contract Talk

  Wounded Warriors leave

• NALC Veterans Group

  Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act regulations

• NALC Compensation Department

  Accessing injury compensation files

• NALC Director of Education

  What it is, what it was, what it shall be

• Postal Record editor

  Reflections on the convention and our message

• Director of Legislative and Political Affairs

  We’re keeping one eye on the Hill—you should, too

• Muscular Dystrophy Association

  Convention update and MDA news

• Annuity Estimates: CSRS

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

• Annuity Estimates: FERS

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