News & information

September 2023

The Postal Record, Vol. 136, No. 9

Cover story

• Make sure your family is covered with life insurance from MBA

News and features

• News from Washington: Congress set to return following August recess; House resolutions protecting postal services gain support; Update on the Social Security Fairness Act 
• Letter carriers: The face of USPS's advertising
• USPS timekeeping, Virtual Timecard and ePayroll
• New York carrier accomplishes rare feat—donates two organs
• NALC makes RAA, RGA and HQ staff appointments
• 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

  Enough is enough!

• News from Washington

  With Congress returning following its August recess, September is set to be busy with a potential government shutdown looming

• The face of USPS

  USPS advertisements feature real letter carriers; we examine how members apply, are selected and go through the filming process

• Understanding your pay stub

  To ensure that you’re getting paid properly, we look at how the USPS timekeeping system, Virtual Timecard, pay stubs and ePayroll work

• Letter carriers and the mail on social media

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

• Life insurance made simple

  We explain options for life insurance and how the Mutual Benefit Association can give carriers and their families the coverage they need

• Proud to serve

  Honoring heroic letter carriers

• Giving life

  A New York carrier—one of the few living people who have donated two organs—tells us about his experience

• NALC makes RAA, RGA and HQ staff appointments

  President Brian L. Renfroe has made three appointments.

• Executive Vice President

  So what is a labor union?

• Vice President

  NALC needs you

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Membership pins and more

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  ‘In conflict’

• Director of City Delivery

  City Delivery updates

• Director of Safety and Health

  A call for humane employee treatment

• Director of Retired Members

  Documenting a disability

• Director of Life Insurance

  Information security

• Director, Health Benefits

  How to lower health care costs

• Contract Talk

  Overtime equitability

• MDA Report

  July Branch Challenge results

• Workers’ Compensation

  Medical evidence and OWCP, Part 1

• Community Services

  The DRF grant application process

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Nov. 1, 2023

• Monthly FERS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Nov. 1, 2023

• Letter from the Editor

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