News & information

September/October 2026

The Postal Record, Vol. 139, No. 9

Cover story

• Day-by-day coverage of NALC's 74th Biennial Convention

News and features

• Ballots for NALC national election to be mailed
• News from Washington: Bill expanding access to workers’ compensation providers advances in Senate; House passes SAVE America Act in budget resolution, Senate
  recesses without action; Executive order limiting vote-by-mail faces hurdles in court; Midterm elections outlook
• CCA temporary assignments to other post offices
• The art of the burn
• Heroic letter carriers
• Positive news about letter carriers and the mail
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

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Audiobook

• President’s Message

  Trust in the democratic process

• NALC national election

  Ballots for the NALC national election will be mailed in September

• News from Washington

  Bill expanding access to workers’ compensation providers advances in Senate; House passes SAVE America Act in budget resolution; Senate recesses without action; Executive order limiting vote-by-mail faces hurdles in court; Midterm elections outlook

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic carriers

• For your information

  CCA temporary assignments to other post offices

• NALC's 74th Biennial Convention

  Day-by-day coverage of the NALC’s national convention held in Los Angeles in August

• Carriers and the mail make news online

  Mail-centered stories that have appeared on social media and online news sites

• The art of the burn

  A Hawaii letter carrier turns up the heat on her love of art by burning images into wood

• Veterans Group

  Join the NALC Veterans Group today; Veteran profile: Alyssa Pinero

• Executive Vice President

  Branch elections—campaign fundamentals

• Vice President

  ‘Passing the baton’ of leadership

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Frequently asked IRS questions

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  What democracy looks like

• Director of City Delivery

  City Delivery updates

• Director of Safety and Health

  EAP resources update

• Director of Retired Members

  Thrift Savings Plan hodgepodge

• Director of Life Insurance

  Short Term Disability Insurance

• Director, Health Benefits

  Whole health

• Contract Talk

  Grievance remedies

• Staff Report - Workers' Compensation

  FECA Transmittal 26-2, Part 3: The erosion of ECAB precedent

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Nov. 1, 2026

• Monthly FERS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Nov. 1, 2026