News & information

November 2020

The Postal Record, Vol. 133, No. 11

Cover story

• Thank you for your service

News and features

• NALC and USPS begin interest arbitration hearings
• Why invest in the Thrift Savings Plan?
• House passes scaled-back HEROES relief package
• There’s still time to contribute through CFC
• COVID-19-related MOUs continue to provide protection for letter carriers
• Doherty & Donelon Scholarships awarded
• How an assassin’s bullet helped create the postal exam
• Reading and understanding your pay stub
• The pipes are calling
• Proud to serve: honoring heroic letter carriers
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

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• President’s Message

  50 years of postal interest arbitration

• NALC and USPS begin interest arbitration hearings

  The interest arbitration case for a new National Agreement between the National Association of Letter Carriers and the United States Postal Service opened on Sept. 23.

• Why invest in the Thrift Savings Plan?

  As 2020 nears its close, you also should consider how the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) can play a valuable role in your strategy for retirement.

• News from Washington

  House passes scaled-back HEROES relief package

• There’s still time to contribute through CFC

  Open Season for the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), the federal workplace charitable giving program, runs through Jan. 15, 2021.

• COVID-19-related MOUs continue to provide protection for letter carriers

  In September, for the third time this year, NALC and the Postal Service agreed to continue several pandemic-related memorandums of understanding (MOUs). These MOUs are extended through the end of the year.

• Doherty & Donelon Scholarships awarded

  Six children of NALC members to receive funding for college

• How an assassin’s bullet helped create the postal exam

  The assassination of James Garfield by a would-be office seeker led to civil service reform

• Reading and understanding your pay stub

  It’s important to understand the information on your pay stub so that you can ensure that you’re getting paid properly.

• The pipes are calling

  A Oneonta, NY Branch 97 member plays ythe bagpipes as part of the Leatherstocking District Pipe Band

• Thank you for your service

  Americans pause each Veterans Day, Nov. 11, to honor the men and women who have served in the armed forces.At NALC, this has a special resonance, given the large number of members who are military veterans.

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic carriers

• Executive Vice President

  Our role in voting

• Vice President

  Step B update

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Honored and proud

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  We honor to remember

• Director of City Delivery

  New USPS initiatives

• Director of Safety and Health

  Safety depends on USPS management

• Director of Retired Members

  When an active or retired letter carrier dies

• Director of Life Insurance

  What is the MBA?

• Director, Health Benefits

  How to save with your health plan

• Contract Talk

  Individual retirement counseling

• MDA Report

  September Branch Challenge winners

• Community Services

  How to apply for an NALC disaster relief grant

• Workers’ Compensation

  Significant changes in OWCP claim handling

• Veterans Group

  A history of Veterans Day

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Feb. 1, 2021

• Monthly FERS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Feb. 1, 2021

• Letter from the Editor

  Dealing with the media