News & information

October 2019

The Postal Record, Vol. 132, No. 10

Cover story

• NALC's unstoppable retirees
• On to mediation and arbitration (President's Message)

News and features

• USPS Fairness Act and priority resolutions gain momentum
• President Rolando makes regional appointments
• Carriers encouraged to give through CFC
• Larger than life: Letter carrier remembered as jazz legend
• NALC’s retirement guide
• Faster than a speeding bug
• Proud to Serve: Honoring heroic letter carriers
• Customer Connect adds up for USPS
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

• President’s Message

  On to mediation and arbitration

• News from Washington

  USPS Fairness Act and priority resolutions gain momentum

• President Rolando makes regional appointments

  Also: November magazine to highlight veterans

• Carriers encouraged to give through CFC

  As letter carriers, we contribute to our communities in many ways, on and off the clock. One way we do so is through the world’s largest annual workplace giving program, the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).

• Larger than life

  Letter carrier remembered as jazz legend

• NALC's unstoppable retirees

  Letter carriers may put down their satchels when they retire, but they don’t have to stop serving their union in a variety of ways, even as branch officers.

• NALC’s retirement guide

  Letter carriers must be vigilant in their retirement planning. To assist them, this article will walk through ways letter carriers should be getting prepared.

• Faster than a speeding bug

  An Escondido, CA member races a modified VW Beetle as a member of the all-female Powder Puff Drag Racing Team in Southern California

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic carriers in Kentucky, Maryland, Florida, Arizona, New York, Iowa and Arkansas

• Customer Connect adds up for USPS

  Some recent stories about Customer Connect leads submitted by letter carriers that have helped USPS earn new revenue

• Executive Vice President

  Dealing with the morning routine

• Vice President

  Christopher Columbus and the DRP

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Convention 2020: Convention Call, amendments and resolutions info

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Employment verification is a big hiring compliance requirement

• Director of City Delivery

  City Delivery updates

• Director of Safety and Health

  Discouraging injury reporting

• Director of Retired Members

  Divorce and retirement delays

• Director of Life Insurance

  Protecting your medical privacy

• Director, Health Benefits

  Your 2020 health benefit changes

• Contract Talk

  Accommodations for deaf and hard of hearing members

• MDA Report

  Meeting your MDA reporting requirements

• Education

  The day the middle class died

• Workers’ Compensation

  Social Security and OWCP benefits

• Community Service

  Our commitment to our community

• Veterans Group

  Rights and benefits for veterans with ALS

• Letter from the Editor

  Retirees and roots