News & information

April 2018

The Postal Record, Vol. 131, No. 4

Cover story

• MDA: ReNEWing the commitment

News and features

• Supreme Court hears arguments in union fees case
• April a reminder to focus on workers’ physical and emotional safety
• Food drive almost here
• NALC Convention: Things to do in Detroit; salute to retiring national officers; and deadlines
• Retired carrier makes a rescue on horseback
• Proud to Serve
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

• President's Message

  Janus case is the latest battle in a corporate war on workers

• MDA: ReNEWing the committment

  Over more than 65 years, letter carriers have raised millions of dollars for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), the union’s official charity.

• News from Washington

  Supreme Court hears arguments in union fees case

• April a reminder to focus on workers’ physical and emotional safety

  With April being the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Awareness Month and April 28 being Workers Memorial Day, this is a good time to account for the physical and emotional safety of yourself, your co-workers and your family.

• Food drive almost here

  NALC’s 26th annual Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive is just weeks away—on Saturday, May 12—and with that date drawing ever closer, food drive coordinators in hundreds of NALC branches across the country are finalizing their preparations.

• NALC Convention

  Things to do in Detroit; salute to retiring national officers; and deadlines

• Retired carrier makes a rescue on horseback

  A lifelong hobby has turned into a life-saving one for Elisabeth Goodwin, a member of the East Texas Mounted Search and Rescue (ETSMSAR) group.

• Proud to serve

  Carriers make heroic rescues in Ohio, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Indiana, Minnesota, Illinois, New York, Michigan and Maryland.

• Veterans Group

  Schedule awards and VA disability benefits

• Executive Vice President

  CCA pay issues

• Vice President

  Management sinks the safety ambassador ship

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Branch audits: A guide for trustees

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Frequently asked questions about branch election procedures

• Director of City Delivery

  Identifying intentional false editing of clock rings

• Director of Safety and Health

  To call or not to call—that is the question

• Director of Retired Members

  Retirement parity under attack

• Director, Health Benefit Plan

  Health Benefit Plan members’ rights and responsibilities

• Director of Life Insurance

  Independence

• Contract Talk

  PTFs and maximization

• Letter from the Editor

  Food for thought—and action

• Compensation

  Vocational rehabilitation, Part 3: Job search, placement and repercussions

• Education

  The Dispute Resolution Process—20 years old and counting, Part 2

• Deliver the Cure

  Join us in delivering the cure for MDA

• Community Service

  Changes in the Community Services Department