News & information

June 2019

The Postal Record, Vol. 132, No. 6

Cover story

• A day for food and hope

News and features

• NALC testifies to Congress about sensible reform
• USPS Fairness Act
• Two priority resolutions hit majority of support
• Federal Retirement Fairness Act reintroduced
• NALC files three national-level grievances
• Thrift Savings Plan essential for retirement
• Rolando appoints RAA, LPO, RWCAs and RGAs
• Customer and employee rights when USPS solicits customers to change the mode of mail delivery
• Why and how NALC uses social media
• Getting a kick out of taekwondo
• 3 steps to a healthier you
• Customer Connect adds up for USPSProud to Serve: Honoring heroic letter carriers
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

• President's Message

  Real progress on postal reform

• News from Washington

  NALC testifies to Congress about sensible reform; USPS Fairness Act; Two priority resolutions hit majority of support; Federal Retirement Fairness Act reintroduced; NALC standing committees members; NALC files three national-level grievances; more

• Thrift Savings Plan essential for retirement

  Every carrier should take advantage of it, if possible.

• Appointments

  Rolando appoints RAA, LPO, RWCAs and RGAs

• Customer and employee rights when USPS solicits customers to change the mode of mail delivery

  An explanation of employee rights

• Why and how NALC uses social media

  NALC is a union built on communication

• Getting a kick out of taekwondo

  A Wyoming letter carrier teaches the martial art

• 3 steps to a healthier you

  How to improve your diet, exercise and smoking habits

• Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

  A day for food and hope

• Customer Connect adds up for USPS

  Customer Connect leads submitted by letter carriers have helped USPS earn new revenue

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic letter carriers in California, Indiana, Washington, Missouri, Wisconsin, Kansas, New Jersey, Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina and Iowa.

• Executive Vice President

  Recent national-level grievances

• Vice President

  LMOU impasse results

• Secretary-Treasurer

  Branch Officers Training and other reminders

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  From 1889 until today, we have much to be proud of

• Director of City Delivery

  City Delivery updates

• Director of Safety and Health

  ProMaster: To see or not to see

• Director of Retired Members

  When a retired letter carrier dies

• Director of Life Insurance

  The Mutual Benefit Association 2018 financial report

• Director, Health Benefits

  Stop health care fraud

• Contract Talk

  Route inspections, Part 3

• Community Services

  Brothers and sisters, you did it again

• Workers' Compensation

  What's your pay rate

• Education

  Let's do the numbers

• MDA Report

  MDA Summer Camp, 'the best week of the year'

• CSRS annuity chart

  Monthly CSRS annuity payments for letter carriers who retire on Sept. 1, 2019

• FERS annuity chart

  Monthly FERS annuity payments for letter carriers who retire on Sept. 1, 2019

• Veterans Group

  Veterans' preference in hiring

• Letter from the Editor

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