News & information

August 2020

The Postal Record, Vol. 133, No. 8

Cover story

• The Stamp Out Hunger Donor Drive

News and features

• News from Washington: Bipartisan postal relief bill introduced in Senate
• Off the clock: Carriers share the stories of how their lives have changed because of COVID-19
• On the record: The actions of the Trump administration and the 116th Congress
• Understanding the grievance procedure
• MDA camp in the summer of COVID-19
• The show must go on
• Essential Service: In times of adversity, the country recognizes the importance of its mail and letter carriers
• Customer Connect adds up for USPS
• Proud to serve: Heroic letter carriers
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

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• President's message

  Delivering democracy for America...and ourselves

• News from Washington

  Bipartisan postal relief bill introduced in Senate

• Fianncial statements

  For NALC and Nalcrest

• Off the clock

  Carriers share the stories of how their lives have changed because of COVID-19

• On the record

  The actions of the Trump administration and the 116th Congress

• Understanding the grievance procedure

  How disputes between USPS managers and letter carriers are handled through the grievance procedure

• MDA report

  The COVID-19 pandemic has rewritten everyone’s plans for 2020, including those involved with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), NALC’s official charity

• The show must go on

  By day, Bob Lee delivers his route as a letter carrier, but by night, you can find him belting out a song

• Essential service

  In times of adversity, the country recognizes the importance of its mail and letter carriers

• Letter Carriers' Donor Drive

  Letter carriers find a new way to help the hungry when it’s most needed

• Customer Connect

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

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic carriers

• Executive Vice President

  Adaptation

• Vice President

  Independence Day?

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Important reminders

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Planning for upcoming elections

• Director of City Delivery

  New tests for city carriers

• Director of Safety and Health

  Use of cloth face coverings: Help slow the spread of COVID-19

• Director of Retired Members

  Preparing for retirement

• Director of Life Insurance

  Whole life insurance

• Director, Health Benefits

  Protecting yourself and knowing your options

• Contract Talk

  USPS obligations for safety

• Community Service

  In this time of crisis and service, we thank our members

• Workers Compensation

  Probation: The case of the disappearing CCA

• Veterans Group

  Preference-eligible veterans and the discipline process

• Letter from the editor

  A smile that lit up America