News & information
June 2025
The Postal Record, Vol. 138, No. 6
Cover story
- Food drive: Stronger together
News and features
- News from Washington: House passes reconciliation package, NALC activism defeats two of three attacks aimed at letter carrier retirement benefits; USPS names David Steiner as next postmaster general; President Renfroe testies in Congress, outlines urgent health and safety issues; USPS Oversight hearing update: Delivering Accountability and Securing America’s Mail; NALC priorities gain momentum
- How one tariff change is aecting USPS
- U.S. Postal Service celebrates 250 years
- Organizations step up to help laidoff federal employees
- Leadership Academy graduates 30th class
- Veterans Group
- Mother Jones: ‘The most dangerous woman in America’ fought fearlessly for the nation’s workers
- From making sushi to making deliveries
- Positive changes to annual leave provisions
- Honoring heroic letter carriers
- Positive news items about letter carriers and the mail
- Monthly columns by national officers and staff members
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Audiobook
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President’s Message
Fear
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News from Washington
House passes reconciliation package, NALC activism defeats two of three attacks aimed at letter carrier retirement benefits; USPS names David Steiner as next postmaster general; More
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Food drive: Stronger together
Early reports about this year’s Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive are positive as letter carriers continue to help the hungry
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Tariffs and USPS celebrates 250
Two articles: How one tariff change is affecting USPS and U.S. Postal Service celebrates 250 years
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Organizations step up to help laid-off federal employees
Behind the numbers are the people facing the reality of being laid off and looking for assistance
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Leadership Academy graduates 30th class
In honor of the NALC Leadership Academy graduating its 30th class since its inception in 2005, the founder of the Academy, retired Executive Vice President Jim Williams, returned to preside over the graduation ceremony
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Veterans Group
Military leave and a veteran profile on Terrence Graves
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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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Labor history
Mother Jones: ‘The most dangerous woman in America’ fought fearlessly for the nation’s workers
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Proud to Serve
Honoring heroic carriers
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From making sushi to making deliveries
A New York letter carrier gave up his career as a restaurant owner and chef to join the Postal Service
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Positive changes to annual leave provisions
With implementation of the 2023-2026 National Agreement, the parties have agreed to three new memorandums of understanding (MOUs) related to annual leave crediting and usage
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Executive Vice President
Organizing
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Vice President
More about the local memorandum of understanding
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Secretary-Treasurer
Important reminders
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Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
Embracing unity
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Director of City Delivery
Telematics (Geotab) devices
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Director of Safety and Health
Performance Optimization Deployment Support observation
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Director of Retired Members
Maintaining membership as a retiree
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Director of Life Insurance
Information security
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Director, Health Benefits
Programs to enhance your well-being
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Contract Talk
Reading your pay stub, ePayroll and Virtual Timecard
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Workers’ Compensation
Congress holds a FECA reform hearing
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Research Director
2025 National Postal Forum
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Monthly CSRS annuity payments
for letter carriers who retire on July 1, 2025
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Monthly FERS annuity payments
for letter carriers who retire on July 1, 2025
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MDA Report
MDA Summer Camp
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Letter from the Editor
Tales from the postal beat