News & information
March 2026
The Postal Record, Vol. 139, No. 3
Cover story
- Letter carriers call for fair contract as formal negotiations begin
News and features
- News from Washington: NALC continues to push priorities as Congress struggles amid partial government shutdown
- Still time to register for the food drive
- Deadlines approaching for national convention
- Sixth COLA is $250
- Some overtime pay can be deducted from taxes
- Emergency Response Team helps carriers after trauma
- NALC introduces Informal Step A training that can be taken online or in person
- How to request overtime or auxiliary assistance and complete a PS Form 3996
- One letter carrier is protecting and continuing the legacy of Mother Jones
- Great Postal Strike remembered with videos available online
- Honoring heroic carriers
- Positive news items about letter carriers and the mail
- Join the NALC Veterans Group today
- Monthly columns by national officers and staff members
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Audiobook
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President’s Message
Collective bargaining begins
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News from Washington
NALC continues to push priorities as Congress struggles amid partial government shutdown
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Letter carriers call for fair contract as formal negotiations begin
On Feb. 22, three days before NALC and the Postal Service formally opened contract negotiations, letter carriers nationwide participated in the union’s national day of action, calling for a fair contract
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NALC news
Still time to register for the food drive; Deadlines approaching for national convention; Sixth COLA is $250; Some overtime pay can be deducted from taxes
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Emergency Response Team helps carriers after trauma
Convened in the spring of 2024, the NALC Emergency Response Team has quickly proven its necessity by responding to more than 100 post offices where carriers have experienced trauma
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New training
NALC introduces Informal Step A training that can be taken online or in person
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How to request overtime or auxiliary assistance and complete a PS Form 3996
Advice on what to do when you need to request overtime or auxiliary assistance.
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One letter carrier is protecting and continuing the legacy of Mother Jones
David Lasley, a retired Branch 80 member, is the secretary of the Mother Jones Foundation, an organization formed to preserve the legacy of the influential labor organizer.
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Great Postal Strike remembered with videos available online
Though it lasted barely more than a week, the Great Postal Strike of 1970 ushered in dramatic change for the union, its sister unions and postal operations, and led to letter carriers finally gaining collective-bargaining rights.
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Proud to serve
Honoring heroic letter carriers
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Carriers and the mail make news online
Mail-centered stories that have appeared on social media and online news sites
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Veterans Group
Join the NALC Veterans Group today and veteran profile: Frank Cirullo
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Executive Vice President
Several new cases pending at the interpretive step
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Vice President
Good, better, best
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Secretary-Treasurer
IRS, Labor Department reporting and other important reminders
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Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
Our fight
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Director of City Delivery
Mercedes Benz eSprinter pilot test
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Director of Safety and Health
What happens when you report a hazard
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Director of Retired Members
OPM’s Online Retirement Application
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Director of Life Insurance
Retirement Savings Plan settlement options
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Director, Health Benefits
2026 prescription benefits
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Contract Talk
Route adjustments after a route inspection
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Workers’ Compensation
The Winter 2026 NALC Activist: Grieving management’s OWCP mistakes revisited
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MDA Report
Get your action plan ready