News & information

March 2023

The Postal Record, Vol. 136, No. 3

Cover story

• Opening of negotiations: NALC, USPS formally begin bargaining talks

News and features

• Members of House and Senate oversight committees announced
• Getting involved in the union starts at your branch meeting
• Seventh COLA is set at $208
• Letter carriers who open their houses and their hearts to foster children
• Great Postal Strike remembered with informative videos
• In fashion
• Letter carriers and the mail on social media
• Heroic letter carriers
• Monthly columns by the national president

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• President’s Message

  Making progress at the bargaining table and beyond

• Parties formally open bargaining talks

  The leaders of the National Association of Letter Carriers and the United States Postal Service formally opened negotiations for a new collective-bargaining agreement on Feb. 22

• News from Washington

  Members of House and Senate oversight committees announced

• Getting involved in the union starts at your branch meeting

  And seventh COLA is set at $208

• Letter carriers and the mail on social media

  Various news stories and interesting anecdotes that celebrate letter carriers and the mail have been appearing on social media

• NALC wins 10 ILCA awards

  The Communications and Media Relations Department of the National Association of Letter Carriers collected 10 awards in the annual Labor Media Awards contest of the International Labor Communications Association (ILCA)

• Letter carriers who open their houses and their hearts to foster children

  Letter carriers tell us about opening their homes to foster children in need

• Great Postal Strike remembered with informative videos

  The Great Postal Strike is remembered with two informative videos available on YouTube

• In fashion

  A letter carrier is following his dream to become a fashion designer

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic carriers

• Executive Vice President

  Hitting the ground running

• Vice President

  Back in the game

• Secretary-Treasurer

  IRS Form 990 filings and other important reminders

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Things I do

• Director of City Delivery

  The City Delivery and Workplace Improvement Task Force updates

• Director of Safety and Health

  Ergonomics

• Director of Retired Members

  The debt ceiling and the retirement fund

• Director of Life Insurance

  MBA Retirement Savings Plan 2023 update

• Director, Health Benefits

  The Health Benefit Plan seminar

• Contract Talk

  Article 25 Higher Level Assignments—vacant carrier technician positions

• MDA Report

  Shamrocks are back

• Workers’ Compensation

  COVID-19 claims post-ARPA

• Community Services

  Union Plus is union strong

• Veterans Group

  Veterans Affairs benefits and OWCP

• Letter from the Editor

  Media: An asymmetric battle