News & information

September 2025

The Postal Record, Vol. 138, No. 9

Cover story

• Retroactive payments highlight the unique structure of the NALC National Agreement

News and features

• Carrier adopts dog after customer dies
• News from Washington: The three-legged stool—pursuing opportunities in Congress to improve USPS finances; President Renfroe testifes on crime against letter carriers; House establishes bipartisan postal caucus; Resolution recognizing USPS 250th anniversary introduced in Senate; Congress introduces bill to provide workers paid time off to vote
• New Employee Experience, Retention and Mentoring Program: Giving new city letter carriers the chance to succeed
• Cecil Roberts and the United Mine Workers
• The Spoonman
• Veterans Group
• Carriers and the mail make news online
• Monthly columns by national officers and staff members

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Audiobook

• President’s Message

  Bargaining power and fighting like hell to protect it

• Back pay

  Retroactive payments highlight the unique structure of the NALC National Agreement

• Carrier adopts dog after customer dies

  After the death of his former customer, a Texas carrier adopts the man’s dog that he had bonded with

• News from Washington

  The three-legged stool—pursuing opportunities in Congress to improve USPS finances; President Renfroe testifies on crime against letter carriers; House establishes bipartisan postal caucus; More

• Proud to Serve

  Honoring heroic carriers

• New Employee Experience, Retention and Mentoring Program

  Giving new city letter carriers the chance to succeed

• Cecil Roberts and the United Mine Workers

  With a unique combination of working-class humility, unyielding resolve and electrifying speeches, Cecil Roberts has led the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) for three decades

• The Spoonman

  A Tennessee carrier tells us about his decades-long musical career playing the spoons

• Veterans Group

  Join the NALC Veterans Group today; Veteran profile: Tammy Dawson

• Carriers and the mail make news online

  Mail-centered stories that have appeared on social media and online news sites

• Executive Vice President

  Branch elections—campaign fundamentals

• Vice President

  Join the fight

• Secretary-Treasurer

  CSA numbers, retiree membership constitutional change reminder

• Assistant Secretary-Treasurer

  Amending bylaws

• Director of City Delivery

  Red Line Policy

• Director of Safety and Health

  Vehicle fire—a union investigates

• Outside insurance companies and their solicitations

  The erosion of trust in Social Security

• Director of Life Insurance

  Outside insurance companies and their solicitations

• Director, Health Benefits

  Answering more of your questions

• Contract Talk

  NACI national arbitration award

• Workers’ Compensation

  OWCP and Social Security, Part 1--Wage-loss compensation and regular age-related Social Security retirement income

• MDA Report

  In 2025, MDA is thinking local

• Monthly CSRS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Nov. 1, 2025

• Monthly FERS annuity payments

  for letter carriers who retire on Nov. 1, 2025

• Letter from the Editor

  A tale on two levels