News & information
The Postal Record, Vol. 125 (2012)
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January 2012
From 19 postal bills, finding one legislative solution. NALC contract talks extended. ‘Recall Walker’ campaign off to fast start in Wisconsin. All on the line in 2012. Leadership Academy. Carrier Corps. 2012 Minneapolis Convention Publications Contest.
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February 2012
COLCPE—The bridge to a strong postal future. NALC to Congress—Listen up. USPS on radar as Congress resumes work. NALC friend Pat Patterson dies; Nalcrest. Convention news. 2012 Graceful Envelope Contest.
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March 2012
Inside Congress. Bargaining heads to mediation. NALC comings and goings. Openings available at Nalcrest. AFL-CIO launches campaign to re-energize labor. Leadership Academy. American workers’ collective-bargaining rights at risk. Food Drive.
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April 2012
Getting postal reform through a House divided. Carriers killed, injured in line of duty. NALC members join march from Selma to Montgomery. NALC looks back at the 1970 postal strike. Vermont carrier takes in four at-risk teens.
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May 2012
Join the fight to save America's Postal Service. Contract talks end as mediation deadline passes. Rolando unveils honor wall for killed carriers. State chairs come to DC for annual spring training. The carrier in the cage. Outside Minneapolis.
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June 2012
NALC disappointed, determined as Senate passes S.1789. 20th annual Food Drive. Future of package delivery is now. 2012 Convention news. Stories from NALC members on frontlines of union movement. Carriers prepared to deliver in case of bioterror attack.
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July 2012
President Rolando's biennial report. Walker holds on in Wisconsin, unionists vow to fight on. Postal legislation moves to ‘lower chamber.’ Shyam Das named arbitration chairman for next NALC-USPS national contract. Food drive nets 70.5 million pounds.
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August 2012
H.R. 2309: Postal reform's dead end. USPS-NALC arbitration to begin this month. Potential VP Ryan represents worst of House Republicans. Natural disasters highlight need for PERF donations. Amazing food drive produces amazing results.
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September 2012
2012 NALC Convention in Minneapolis. NALC endorses Obama. As the media scream “Default!” NALC fights back with facts. Arbitration sessions begin; Carriers and staff member remembered. NALC joins federal unions to defend against political attack.
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October 2012
As arbitration begins, NALC makes its case. What’s inside the Affordable Care Act. Issa goes to Obama for postal reform help. Understanding Congress’ postal reform reluctance. Social networks. Fill the Satchel. The 2012 Graceful Envelope Contest.
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November 2012
2012 Heroes of the Year. Election enters final stretch. HBP Open Season. Despite another 'default,' Congress leaves USPS hanging. Changing face of NALC: Demographic shifts of the last 25 years.
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December 2012
Elections 2012: Much still to do. NALC helping those hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy. Giving more for those we serve. The Postal Record: Celebrating 125 years. Interest arbitration update; Comings and goings and in memoriam.