News & information

January 2020

The Postal Record, Vol. 133, No. 1

Cover story

• Beyond the call of duty: Carriers deliver community service year-round

News and features

• USPS Fairness Act surpasses 290 in House; introduced in Senate
• NALC shows 'Solidarity Without Borders'
• Combined Federal Campaign ends Jan. 12
• Are you at risk for hypertension?
• Branch publication competition call for entries
• Big fish
• Customer Connect adds up for USPS
• Proud to Serve: Heroic letter carriers
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

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• President’s Message

  The urgent first step of postal reform: Enacting the USPS Fairness Act

• Beyond the call of duty

  Letter carriers deliver community service year-round

• News from Washington

  USPS Fairness Act surpasses 290 in House; introduced in Senate

• NALC shows ‘Solidarity Without Borders’

  On Oct. 29, Region 10 National Business Agent Javier Bernal joined 100 labor leaders from more than 20 unions across the country in El Paso, TX, to hear workers’ stories about surviving and organizing in border communities in the United States and Mexico.

• Combined Federal Campaign ends Jan. 12

  The opportunity for letter carriers to contribute through the world’s largest and most successful workplace charitable giving drive, the Combined Federal Campaign, is almost up.

• Are you at risk for hypertension?

  When was the last time you had your blood pressure checked? If it was more than two years ago, you might be in for a troubling surprise: you’re more likely to have high blood pressure now than you were before.

• Branch publication competition call for entries

  Editors of branch and state association newsletters and websites are invited to enter NALC’s biennial competition for outstanding periodical publications.

• Big fish

  Adam Momirov has been catching walleyes since he learned to walk.

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic carriers in Illinois, Ohio, California and Florida

• Executive Vice President

  Playing the role of a mentor

• Vice President

  Some training opportunities in 2020

• Secretary- Treasurer

  Reporting to the DOL: Electronic filing requirements

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Changing bylaws about branch officers

• Director of City Delivery

  New initiatives for City Delivery

• Director of Safety and Health

  Vehicle fires, continued

• Director of Retired Members

  Post-retirement debt collection

• Director of Life Insurance

  Information security

• Director, Health Benefits

  New benefits and important reminders for 2020

• Contract Talk

  Withholding and excessing

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on April 1, 2020

• Monthly FERS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on April 1, 2020

• MDA Report

  MDA end-of-year wrap-up

• Community Services

  Updated Veterans List

• Workers' Compensation

  ECOMP filing claim update

• Education

  Back to the future

• CLUW convention highlights

  The Coalition of Labor Union Women’s (CLUW) 20th biennial convention was held in Las Vegas, NV, from Oct. 16-18.

• Letter from the Editor

  Journalists’ perspective