News & information

July 2023

The Postal Record, Vol. 136, No. 7

Cover story

• Teamwork makes the Food Drive work

News and features

• News from Washington: House bill to allow USPS to ship alcohol reintroduced; FAMILY Act introduced in Congress; Debt limit deal signed into law
• Know the warning signs for sun and heat
• The ZIP Code turns 00060
• Going the distance
• Letter carriers and the mail on social media
• Proud to serve: Honoring heroic letter carriers
• Monthly columns by the president and other national officers and letter carrier staff

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• President’s Message

  The importance of structure and networks

• News from Washington

  House bill to allow USPS to ship alcohol reintroduced; FAMILY Act introduced in Congress; Debt limit deal signed into law

• Know the warning signs for sun and heat

  Also: Apply to the Leadership Academy

• The ZIP Code turns 00060

  We take a look at those five little digits that marked a major turning point for the Post Office 60 years ago

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic carriers

• Letter carriers and the mail on social media

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

• Going the distance

  A Puerto Rico letter carrier tells us about his hobby of endurance motorbike racing

• Teamwork makes the Food Drive work

  See the branch-by-branch results from the May 13 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

• Executive Vice President

  It’s time to end the 12-year wait for pension fairness

• Vice President

  LMOU impasses

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Members on OWCP: Collection of dues and the per capita tax roster

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  ‘Where are our bylaws?’

• Director of City Delivery

  Pilot test observations

• Director of Safety and Health

  OSHA proves carriers were exposed to heat hazard

• Director of Retired Members

  Retirement updates

• Director of Life Insurance

  Unclaimed property

• Director, Health Benefits

  The benefits of the Cigna OAP network

• Contract Talk

  Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

• Workers’ Compensation

  The medical evidence required to support wage-loss compensation

• Community service

  Thank you and NALC film wins Telly Awards

• Veterans Group + MDA Report

  Veterans’ legislative update and the July 2023 MDA Branch Challenge

• Letter from the editor

  Writing notes, redux