News & information

December 2022

The Postal Record, Vol. 135, No. 11

Cover story

• The spirit of the season

News and features

• Renfroe elected 19th NALC president
• News from Washington:  Midterm results, a divided Congress and looking ahead at the 118th Congress
• Contribute through Combined Federal Campaign
• Five appointed as regional office assistants
• Recognizing the NALC Disaster Relief Foundation contributors
• Fredric V. Rolando--A Legacy of Focus, Resolve—and Achievement—during an era of
  Uncertainty and Cascading Challenges
• Drawn to make comics
• Letter carriers and the mail on social media
• Proud to Serve: Honoring heroic carriers
• NALC Veterans Group
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

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• President’s Message

  A farewell message: The members are never wrong

• Renfroe elected 19th NALC president

  The National Election Committee to conduct the election of national officers for NALC has announced the results

• Contribute through Combined Federal Campaign

  And five appointed as regional office assistants

• News from Washington

  Midterm results, a divided Congress and looking ahead at the 118th Congress

• NALC Disaster Relief Foundation

  Recognizing the NALC Disaster Relief Foundation contributors

• Fredric V. Rolando

  A Legacy of Focus, Resolve—and Achievement—during an era of Uncertainty and Cascading Challenges

• The spirit of the season

  Letter carriers give of themselves year-round

• Drawn to make comics

  Cartoonist Jorge Blas talks about making letter carriers laugh

• Veterans Group

  Veterans’ legislative update

• Letter carriers and the mail on social media

  Various news stories and interesting anecdotes that celebrate letter carriers and the mail.

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic carriers

• Executive Vice President

  Gratitude

• Vice President

  ’Tis the season

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Dues increase and Branch Officers Training

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Celebrate the season of giving

• Director of City Delivery

  eBike pilot testing

• Director of Safety and Health

  Emergency action plans

• Director of Retired Members

  Retirement potpourri

• Director of Life Insurance

  Insurance solicitations

• Director, Health Benefits

  NALC High Option Plan—Aetna Medicare Advantage

• Contract Talk

  Protecting letter carrier work

• MDA Report

  October Branch Challenge

• Community Services

  NALC Disaster Relief Foundation

• Workers’ Compensation

  OWCP publishes expectations for claimant representatives

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Feb. 1, 2023

• Monthly FERS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Feb. 1, 2023

• Letter from the editor

  FVR: Message, media and members