News & information

November 2013

The Postal Record, Vol. 126, No. 11

Cover story

• 2013 NALC Heroes of the Year—For heroes, looking out for the community ‘comes with the uniform’

News and features

• Shutdown breakdown—Postal issues struggle for attention amid congressional chaos
• This Open Season, add it up with the NALC Health Benefit Plan
• USPS testing Sunday package delivery
• Hotels for 2014 convention
• Carriers hurt in accidents work on recovery, warn of future injuries
• Practical advice for on-the-job injuries
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

• President's Message

  The federal shutdown was a crisis of democracy

• Shutdown breakdown

  Postal issues struggle for attention amid congressional chaos

• This Open Season, add it up

  Take a look at the numbers, and we think you’ll agree—the NALC Health Benefit Plan offers the best care for the best value for you and for your family’s health care needs.

• USPS testing Sunday package delivery

  Community and membership outreach; NALC statement on APWU elections; Penalty overtime exclusion

• Practical advice for on-the-job injuries

  Fortunately, a law exists that protects postal employees who suffer on-the-job injuries by providing certain benefits to them.

• Hotels for 2014 convention

  NALC has made special arrangements with 23 hotels to accommodate letter carrier delegates attending the 2014 convention in Philadelphia.

• 2013 Hero of the Year Awards

  Looking out for the community comes with the uniform

• Carriers hurt in accidents

  Work on recovery and warn of future injuries

• Executive Vice President

  Article 15: Keeping control of the process

• Vice President

  Business improving

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Important updates

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Bylaws: What's missing?

• Director of City Delivery

  Task force updates

• Contract Talk

  Minor route adjustments

• Director of Safety and Health

  Discipline does not work

• Director of Retired Members

  Retirement toolkit

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Feb. 1, 2013

• FERS retirement benefits

  for letter carrier who retire on Feb. 1 2014

• Director of Life Insurance

  MBA privacy practices

• Director of Health Benefits

  2014 HBP highlights

• MDA Coordinator

  It takes a village

• Compensation Department

  Schedule awards

• Director of Education

  The union movement in the movies

• Letter from the Editor

  What you do is why you're respected