News & information

September 2020

The Postal Record, Vol. 133, No. 9

Cover story

• Despite all the noise, letter carriers are defending mail delivery

News and features

• NALC endorses Biden for president
• Democratic and Republican national committees adopt party platforms
• Union Plus awards college scholarships to children of NALC members
• News from Washington: Postal issues take center stage in Congress, administration and public
• USPS reorganizes...again
• Off the ice onto the route
• The Mail Mix: What’s in the mail and why it’s more important than ever
• Looking the part: The letter carrier uniform
• The voices of the branches: How scribes are representing their communities
• Postal pioneers
• Proud to serve: Heroic letter carriers
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

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• President’s Message

  Reckless chaos amidst a deadly pandemic

• A special message from NALC President Fredric Rolando

  NALC endorses Biden for president

• Democratic and Republican national committees adopt party platforms

  The Democratic and Republican party platforms cover a wide range of domestic and foreign policy matters. Among them: the Postal Service.

• Union Plus awards college scholarships to children of NALC members

  Union Plus has awarded scholarships to three children of NALC members.

• News from Washington

  Postal issues take center stage in Congress, administration and public

• USPS reorganizes...again

  Reshuffling the organizational chart has happened many times in the history of the Post Office.

• Off the ice, onto the route

  This Dubuque, IA Branch 257 member is a hockey mascot in his time off.

• The Mail Mix

  What’s in the mail and why it’s more important than ever

• Looking the part

  The letter carrier uniform

• The voices of the branches

  How scribes are representing their communities

• Postal pioneers

  Letter carriers have their own tall tales of postal pioneers, those letter carriers and others who moved the mail across this wide country, delivering vital news and important materials.

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic carriers

• Executive Vice President

  Why elections matter to us

• Vice President

  Meet the new boss

• Secretary- Treasurer

  Frequently asked IRS questions

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  A day in your honor

• Director of City Delivery

  New office activities study for city carriers

• Director of Safety and Health

  September is National Suicide Awareness Month

• Director of Retired Members

  Retirement security in a crisis

• Director of Life Insurance

  Family Retirement Savings Plan

• Director, Health Benefits

  Choosing a health insurance plan

• Contract Talk

  Part-time flexible maximization

• MDA Report

  July fundraising challenge winners

• Community Services

  Get prepared for hurricane season

• Workers’ Compensation

  OWCP changes and the pandemic

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Dec. 1, 2020

• Monthly FERS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Dec. 1, 2020

• Veterans Group

  Join the NALC Veterans Group today

• Letter from the Editor

  Regional rules