News & information

July 2022

The Postal Record, Vol. 135, No. 7

Cover story

• Stamp out Hunger Food Drive: Back in action

News and features

• News from Washington
• House introduces bill to extend COVID-19 paid leave for federal employees
• Know the warning signs for heat and sun
• NALC Convention: Getting ready for Chicago
• TIAREAP explained
• The show man
• The Remote Encoding Center: Where bad addresses go to get better
• Proud to Serve: Heroic letter carriers
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

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• President's Message

  The long road to Chicago goes through Honolulu…and a pandemic

• News from Washington

  House introduces bill to extend COVID-19 paid leave for federal employees

• Know the warning signs for heat and sun

  Letter carriers work long hours outdoors, so when summer arrives, we all need to remember to protect ourselves from the dangers associated with heat and sun.

• NALC National Convention: Getting ready for Chicago

  Proposed amendments to the NALC Constitution, tours and workshop schedule

• Technology Integrated Alternate Route Evaluation and Adjustment Process (TIAREAP) explained

  On May 10, NALC and the Postal Service agreed to several MOUs to establish an alternate route evaluation and adjustment process for the remainder of 2022 and all of 2023.

• The show man

  Klamath Falls, OR's Kevin Coleman has been involved in more than 20 productions and he also wrote and directed his own play.

• Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

  Back in action

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic carriers

• The Remote Encoding Center

  Where bad addresses go to get better

• Executive Vice President

  New MOUs to convert CCAs to career status and directly hire career letter carriers in select locations

• Vice President

  The mission is...

• Secretary-Treasurer

  ‘Sweet Home Chicago’

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Extinguishing the flames of burnout

• Director of City Delivery

  TIAREAP training

• Director of Safety and Health

  When management ignores a hazard

• Director of Retired Members

  Postal reform and Medicare integration

• Director of Life Insurance

  Group insurance

• Director, Health Benefits

  Check in on your health

• Contract Talk

  Voluntary transfer process

• MDA Report

  2022 NALC/MDA national campaigns

• Community Services

  Emergency preparedness kit

• Workers’ Compensation

  OWCP Form 1032

• Veterans Group

  Veterans’ legislation roundup

• Letter from the Editor

  Mission accomplished