News & information

December 2014

The Postal Record, Vol. 127, No. 11

Cover story

• Giving all year: Providing heartwarming holidays nationwide

News and features

• Rolando, O’Malley re-elected in NALC national elections
• USPS employee data hacked
• PMG Donahoe to retire in February; COO/EVP Brennan named as successor
• Connecting@BranchWebsites
• Dog bites man—USPS ranks the worst cities in the U.S. for dog attacks
• Empty House: Frustration as 113th Congress closes
• The healing power of music—NALC retiree helps vets through guitar program
• Proud to Serve
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

• President’s Message

  Change is coming in Washington, but our agenda remains the same

• Giving all year

  Providing heartwarming holidays nationwide; Midnight walk for hospice; Giving another chance at life; Retiree gives sick kids a magical piece of the world; Branches deliver for MDA; Donkey-ball; Postal hot rod

• Rolando, O’Malley re-elected in NALC national elections

  Also: Picking up installation tickets.

• USPS employee data hacked

  Notification of cyber intrusion and employee data compromise.

• Time running out to enroll in NALC Health Benefit Plan

  Also: Contacting Rademacher; Penalty overtime exclusion set.

• PMG retirement, financial results keep carriers busy after midterms

  Also: ‘Stop delaying America’s mail;’ PMG Donahoe to retire in February; COO/EVP Brennan named as successor.

• Connecting@BranchWebsites

  With the NALC’s new website up and running, it’s a good time to look at how some branches have created useful, attractive sites on the World Wide Web and at how these sites connect carriers to their branches.

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic carriers

• Executive Vice President

  EVP updates

• Vice President

  National-level arbitration update

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Faith and Superstars

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Fighting for a stronger Postal Service

• Director of City Delivery

  This is our season, and we are ready to go

• Director of Safety and Health

  Winter is just around the corner

• Director of Retired Members

  Cost-of-living adjustments

• Annuity Estimates: FERS retirement benefits

  Annuity Estimates: FERS retirement benefits for letter carriers who retire on March 1, 2015

• Annuity Estimates: Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  Annuity Estimates: Monthly CSRS annuity payments for letter carriers who retire on March 1, 2015

• Director of Life Insurance

  Holiday end-of-year financial inventory

• Director, Health Benefit Plan

  Changes to the Health Benefit Plan

• MDA

  You never know what life will bring

• Contract Talk

  CDRAAP responsibilities of the local office contacts

• Director of Compensation

  Blowing the whistle on injury-related separations

• Director of Education

  If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail

• Letter from the Editor

  Strategic tinkering with our communications efforts

• Seasons greetings from the NALC Executive Council

  Seasons greetings from the NALC Executive Council