News & information
February 2015
The Postal Record, Vol. 128, No. 2
Cover story
- Postal apocalypse: Is this nightmare our future?
News and features
- Annual salute to contributors to the Committee on Letter Carrier Political Education:Automatic contributors, occasional contributors, group contributors
- National election appeals denied; Registration for 2015 Food Drive; Cost-of-living adjustment
- Pro-postal resolutions introduced in 114th Congress; Monitoring of USPS response to cyber breach; In memoriam: Robert Buntz, Halline Overby
- Safety and Service Committee update; Nalcrest continues making improvements
- Executive Council selects Detroit for 2018 convention
- Rolando announces RAA appointments
- NALC and Nalcrest financial statements
- Proud to Serve
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President’s Message: Hope comes with a changing of the guard in Washington
A new year, a new Congress and a new postmaster general offer hope for a fresh start in 2015. For that, we can all be thankful.
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Cover: Postal apocalypse: Is this nightmare our future?
A nightmare scenario, viewed through the lens of a science-fiction, post-apocalypse horror story like those popular in comic books, movies, books and television today.
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COLCPE Automatic Contributors: Every contribution helps
This section lists active and retired NALC members who made automatic donations to COLCPE through payroll deduction or through automatic deductions from an annuity or bank account in 2014.
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COLCPE Occasional Contributors: Each donation matters
This section lists COLCPE supporters who gave one-time donations to the political action fund that were recorded in 2014.
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COLCPE Group Contributors: Working together to make a difference
This list shows group donations to COLCPE received in 2014.
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News: National election appeals denied
Also: Registration for 2015 Food Drive in full swing; cost-of-living adjustment news
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News: Pro-postal resolutions introduced as 114th Congress convenes
Pro-postal resolutions introduced as 114th Congress convenes; Monitoring of USPS response to cyber breach continues; In memoriam: Robert Buntz, NALC HBP director and Halline Overby, NALC assistant secretary-treasurer
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News: Safety and Service Committee update
Also: Thanks to Nalcrest’s hiring of a property management company, things are running smoothly while rents remain reasonable.
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News: Executive Council selects Detroit for 2018 convention
The NALC Executive Council has chosen the Cobo Center in Detroit as the site of the 71st biennial convention, July 16-20, 2018. This will mark NALC’s sixth convention in the Motor City.
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News: Rolando announces RAA appointments
NALC President Fredric Rolando has announced his appointment of several letter carriers to regional administrative assistant (RAA) positions in Regions 1, 5 and 9.
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Proud to Serve: Honoring heroic carriers
Letter carriers are members of nearly every community in this nation and know when something is wrong. The following stories document their heroism.
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Letter from the Editor: Continuing letter carriers’ powerful communications efforts
Once again, letter carriers rose to the challenge this past month, telling people the real story about the Postal Service at a time when it was imperative that someone step forward and do so.
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NALC and Nalcrest financial statements
NALC unconsolidated statement of cash receipts and cash disbursements by fund for the six months ended Sep. 30, 2014; Nalcrest Foundation, Inc. financial report for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2014