News & information

September-October 2022

The Postal Record, Vol. 135, No. 9

Cover story

• A union of essential workers: Day-by-day coverage

News and features

• News from Washington: Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act into law, NALC applauds vehicle funding; House committee advances heat-stress protection for postal workers; President Biden signs PACT Act into law; Bill protecting vote-by-mail, election workers introduced in Senate; Take action on NALC priority legislation
• Sixth contract COLA set at $2,455
• Letter carriers and the mail on social media
• Ballots for NALC national and regional elections to be mailed
• Keeping her hands busy…and clean
• NALC Veterans Group
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

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• President’s Message

  ‘A Union of Essential Workers’ meets in Chicago

• News from Washington and COLA

  Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act into law, NALC applauds vehicle funding; Sixth contract COLA set at $2,455

• Letter carriers and the mail on social media

  Traditional news stories and interesting anecdotes that celebrate letter carriers and the mail that have appeared on social media

• Veterans Group

  Returning to work following military service

• Ballots for NALC national and regional elections to be mailed

  The Election Committee is preparing to mail out ballots for the election of national officers and national business agents

• A Union of Essential Workers

  day-by-day accounts of the business conducted during the NALC’s 72nd Biennial Convention

• Keeping her hands busy…and clean

  An Illinois letter carrier tells us about her hobby of making and donating bars of soap

• Executive Vice President

  Ongoing efforts to appropriately staff our craft

• Vice President

  Good, better, best

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Additional important reminders

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Branch election campaign fundamentals

• Director of City Delivery

  MDD timekeeping feature update

• Director of Safety and Health

  Challenging management’s commitment to safety

• Director of Retired Members

  Enhanced annuity for FERS retirees who received workers’ compensation

• Director of Life Insurance

  Short-term disability insurance

• Director, Health Benefits

  What to consider during Open Season

• Contract Talk

  Part-time flexible questions and answers

• MDA Report

  Results from the July Branch Challenge and ‘A Hawaiian Night to Remember’

• Community Services

  Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive updates

• Workers’ Compensation

  OWCP Grievance Guide

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Dec. 1, 2022

• Monthly FERS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Dec. 1, 2022

• Letter from the Editor

  Convention vignettes