News & information

October 2023

The Postal Record, Vol. 136, No. 10

Cover story

• Letter carriers are taking action to say "Enough is enough!"

News and features

• News from Washington: Taub and Day await Senate action on PRC nominations; NALC participates in rally to repeal WEP and GPO 
• Maui wildfires destroy carriers’ homes
• Get connected, stay connected
• The spice of life
• Last chance to join the NALC Veterans Group to receive recognition in November magazine
• Time to contribute to CFC
• Retirement savings made simple with NALC’s Mutual Benefit Association
• Letter carriers and the mail on social media
• Monthly columns by the president and other national officers and letter carrier staff

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• President’s Message

  Yes, it’s better in a union!

• News from Washington

  President Biden’s nomination of Taub and Day to the Postal Regulatory Commission awaits Senate action; NALC participates in rally to repeal WEP and GPO

• ‘Enough is enough’

  Carriers hold rallies nationwide, expressing their anger and determination to end assaults and robberies, saying “Enough is enough!”

• Maui wildfires affect carriers

  Wildfires that struck Maui destroy some carriers’ homes; NALC calls for donations to the Disaster Relief Foundation to help brothers and sisters in need

• Get connected, stay connected

  From podcasts and publications to websites and social media, this union has continually developed the tools to put the most up-to-date information and resources into the hands of our members.

• The spice of life

  A Nebraska carrier tells us about his hobby of producing horseradish

• Veterans Group

  Last chance to join the NALC Veterans Group to receive recognition in November magazine

• Time to contribute to CFC

  Donate funds to charities of your choice the easiest way possible—through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).

• Letter carriers and the mail on social media

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

• Saving for retirement with MBA

  Retirement savings are made simple with the Mutual Benefit Association’s many options

• Executive Vice President

  The Letter Carrier Political Fund–Ensuring your future

• Vice President

  Justice for one is justice for all

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Convention 2024: Convention Call, amendments and resolutions

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Pay it forward

• Director of City Delivery

  City Delivery updates

• Director of Safety and Health

  A call for humane employee treatment

• Director of Retired Members

  Financial planners

• Director of Life Insurance

  Privacy practices

• Director, Health Benefits

  Rights and responsibilities

• Contract Talk

  Letter carrier rights during an investigation

• MDA Report

  NALC and MDA

• Workers’ Compensation

  Medical evidence and OWCP, Part 2—The new CA-20

• Research Director

  UNI Rising Together

• Chief of Staff

  Our place in the labor movement

• ‘You Are the Current Resident’ podcast

  Staff report by Ed Morgan

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Dec. 1, 2023

• Monthly FERS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Dec. 1, 2023

• Letter from the Editor

  Gratitude to letter carriers from a charitable CEO