News & information

October 2021

The Postal Record, Vol. 134, No. 10

Cover story

• MBA has you covered: The Mutual Benefit Association offers insurance for your family’s needs

News and features

• House passes budget resolution, committee advances funding for Postal Service vehicle fleet
• Carriers encouraged to give through CFC
• Shuler elected as AFL-CIO president
• CO letter carrier appointed to NALC Headquarters
• Mentoring pilot program underway
• Meet the molar musician
• The Penny Black: The story of the first postage stamp
• What’s happening on social media
• Customer Connect hits $3 billion
• Proud to Serve: Heroic letter carriers
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

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• President's Message

  Solidarity for all on anti-COVID-19 measures

• News from Washington: House passes budget resolution, committee advances funding for Postal Service vehicle fleet

  Also, Carriers encouraged to give through CFC

• Shuler elected as AFL-CIO president

  Also CO letter carrier appointed to NALC Headquarters

• Mentoring pilot program underway

  NALC and the Postal Service have launched a joint pilot program designed to provide newly hired city letter carriers the opportunity to have mentoring relationships with experienced city carriers.

• Meet the molar musician

  A Boston Branch 34 member, has an interesting talent, one that led him to perform in April for “America’s Got Talent.” The talent? He plays music with his teeth.

• MBA has you covered

  The Mutual Benefit Association offers insurance for your family’s needs

• 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.

• The Penny Black

  The story of the first postage stamp

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic carriers

• 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

  National Agreement implementation

• Vice President

  2021 JCAM changes, Part 3

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Convention 2022: Convention call, amendments and reminders

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Required language for bylaw changes

• Director of City Delivery

  USPS Connect Local

• Director of Safety and Health

  COVID-19: Masking up, getting vaccinated and protecting each other

• Director of Retired Members

  Social Security web portal

• Director of Life Insurance

  Paying your premium: Electronic funds transfer

• Director, Health Benefits

  October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

• Contract Talk

  Overtime and pay during December

• MDA Report

  Empower and educate: MDA community resources

• Workers’ Compensation

  Smoke season

• Veterans Group

  Wounded Warriors Leave rights

• Letter from the Editor

  Rich Trumka: Reflections