News & information

August 2021

The Postal Record, Vol. 134, No. 8

Cover story

• A pivotal time for the U.S. labor movement

News and features

• News from Washington: NALC weighs in on proposed service standard changes
• MDA summer camps return virtually
• A time to grow
• Union Plus awards five scholarships to NALC kids
• A patron’s poem honors a carrier’s friendship
• History of the Hatch Act
• Developing the future leaders of NALC
• What’s happening on social media
• 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

  Majority rules?

• News from Washington

  NALC weighs in on proposed service standard changes; White House releases FY 2022 budget proposal; Federal Retirement Fairness Act reintroduced in House; Ahuja confirmed as OPM director; More

• What’s happening on social media

  Various news stories and interesting anecdotes that celebrate letter carriers and the mail have been flying around social media.

• MDA summer camps return virtually; NALC branches continue to raise money

  Though the pandemic has for a second year led MDA to cancel in-person summer camps, its virtual camp is keeping campers connected to their peers while building skills, boosting confidence and creating friendships this summer.

• A pivotal time for the U.S. labor movement

  As the country gradually emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, organized labor sees challenges and opportunities that could shape its future.

• A time to grow

  The COVID-19 pandemic was the perfect time to try gardening for one Nebraska carrier.

• Proud to Serve: Honoring heroic carriers

  Also, Union Plus awards five scholarships to NALC kids

• A patron’s poem honors a carrier’s friendship

  A letter carrier’s daily talks with a young, apparently ailing child left an impression that fostered a lifelong admiration for letter carriers. Many years later, the memory inspired the now-grown man to write a poem about the experience.

• Developing the future leaders of NALC

  A mentoring relationship between an experienced letter carrier and new employee can provide that new carrier with the necessary resource to ask questions, get feedback and begin his or her journey to becoming a professional letter carrier.

• The history of the Hatch Act

  NALC lost a Supreme Court battle against the law, but ultimately saw it amended

• Customer Connect adds up for USPS

  Recent stories about Customer Connect leads submitted by letter carriers that have helped USPS earn new revenue

• Executive Vice President

  Reflections on a pandemic that brought out the best in us

• Vice President

  2021 JCAM changes, Part 1

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Frequently asked IRS questions

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Branch election campaigning

• Director of City Delivery

  New initiatives

• Director of Safety and Health

  ‘But I reported it’

• Director of Retired Members

  Annuity options after separation

• Director of Life Insurance

  Information security

• Director, Health Benefits

  Member rights and responsibilities

• Contract Talk

  Paid leave

• MDA Report

  How does fundraising help the MDA?

• Community Services

  Join the NALC Veterans Group

• Workers’ Compensation

  Explaining letter carrier duties

• Letter from the Editor

  Carrier valor