News & information

May 2023

The Postal Record, Vol. 136, No. 5

Cover story

• NALC's agenda: Social Security Fairness Act, Federal Retirement Fairness Act, Segal Report recommendations, new investment strategy for USPS retirement funds

News and features

• News from Washington: Paid family and medical leave bill reintroduced in House and Senate, House oversight committee holds hearing on OPM’s effectiveness, House and Senate introduce bill expanding care options for federal workers injured on the job, Bill to make daylight saving time permanent introduced in House and Senate
• Get ready for Food Drive Day and after
• The bargaining process begins and ends with you
• Letter carriers and the mail on social media
• E-COM Remembering USPS’s short-lived Electronic Computer Originated Mail
• The Ironman
• Proud to Serve: Honoring heroic letter carriers 
• Monthly columns by the national president

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• President’s Message

  More action needed to prevent crimes against letter carriers

• News from Washington

  Paid family and medical leave bill reintroduced in House and Senate, House oversight committee holds hearing on OPM’s effectiveness, House and Senate introduce bill expanding care options for federal workers injured on the job, more

• Get ready for Food Drive Day and after

  It’s almost here. The Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive—the largest single-day food drive in the country—will take place on Saturday, May 13.

• The bargaining process begins and ends with you

  We explain the basics of contract negotiations and how every NALC member plays a part.

• NALC’s agenda

  Even after the passage of postal reform, there is still more to accomplish, and NALC’s agenda focuses on improving the work and lives of carriers throughout their careers.

• Letter carriers and the mail on social media

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

• E-COM

  Remembering USPS's short-lived Electronic Computer Originated Mail

• The ironman

  A Virginia letter carrier tells us about his journey from runner to Ironman triathlete

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic letter carriers

• Executive Vice President

  The good, the bad and the ugly

• Vice President

  Beyond the 22 LMOU items

• Secretary-Treasurer

  The Reciprocal Agreement and obtaining a branch checking account

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  We must stick together

• Director of City Delivery

  2023 Letter Carrier Resource Guide

• Director of Safety and Health

  Investigation of discipline for a safety infraction

• Director of Retired Members

  This one weird trick to unlocking wealth

• Director of Life Insurance

  The Mutual Benefit Association 2022 financial report

• Director, Health Benefits

  Take care of your mental health

• Contract Talk

  Heat safety

• MDA Report

  March Branch Challenge

• Community Services

  Food Drive Day is almost here

• Veterans Group

  Making deposits for military service

• Workers’ Compensation

  Escalations via ECOMP and the new MTA position, Part 1

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on July 1, 2023

• Monthly FERS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on July 1,

• Letter from the Editor

  He Walks the (Route...)