News & information

May 2022

The Postal Record, Vol. 135, No. 5

Cover story

• Staying focused: Even as President Biden signs Postal Reform Act... NALC continues work on its legislative priorities

News and features

• News from washington
• Senate committee advances USPS BOG nominees
• House committee holds hearing on electrifying the Postal Service vehicle fleet
• White House releases FY 2023 budget proposal
• Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
• Vice President Lew Drass to step down; two appointed to Headquarters staff
• Food drive is this month
• They formed a union; now comes the hard part
• Letter carriers and the mail on social media
• Deadlines approaching for national convention
• The uniform program--How does it work?
• Up in the air: How WWI pilots built the nation's airmail network
• A street named Sorey
• Proud to Serve: Heroic letter carriers
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

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• President's Message

  Winning the legislative long game

• News from Washington

  President Biden signs Postal Reform Act into law; Senate committee advances USPS BOG nominees; House committee holds hearing on electrifying the Postal Service vehicle fleet; White House releases FY 2023 budget proposal; More

• Staying focused

  NALC continues work on its ongoing legislative priorities

• Food drive is this month

  Letter carriers are preparing for the big day—the Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive is Saturday, May 14.

• They formed a union; now comes the hard part

  Why union membership is so low in the United States despite high enthusiasm, and how the PRO Act could help

• Letter carriers and the mail on social media

  News stories and interesting anecdotes that celebrate letter carriers and the mail

• The uniform program--How does it work?

  Spelling out the uniform program for carriers: how to become eligible for the uniform allowance, how and when to receive it, and how to purchase uniforms

• Up in the air

  How WWI pilots built the nation's airmail network

• A street named Sorey

  A retired Florida carrier’s years of city council service and community involvement are recognized with a street named after him

• Proud to serve

  Honoring heroic carriers

• Executive Vice President

  Legislative and political organizing

• Vice President

  Time flies

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Reciprocal Agreement/obtaining a branch checking account

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  New platforms to assist branches

• Director of City Delivery

  Spring City Delivery updates

• Director of Safety and Health

  OSHA heat safety

• Director of Retired Members

  Disability retirement

• Director of Life Insurance

  The Mutual Benefit Association 2021 financial report

• Director, Health Benefits

  Programs to help address diagnoses

• Contract Talk

  Holiday schedules

• Community Service

  Final alerts for 2022 annual food drive

• Workers' Compensation

  Say no to paper claim forms

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Aug. 1, 2022

• Monthly FERS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Aug. 1, 2022

• MDA Report

  MDA spring updates

• Veterans Group

  Making deposits for military service

• Letter from the editor

  A tale on two levels