National Association of Letter Carriers

Featuring stories about Chicago Branch 11 member Gary Reategui; Matamoras, PA Branch 5931 member Joseph Biss; South Jersey Branch 908 member Vance Shepherd; and Lima, OH Branch 105 member Scott Eversole. Find these stories and more in the January 2016 Postal Record, available online at nalc.org.

Mason City, IA Branch 471 carrier (and avid runner) Brad Gentz runs races while pushing a specially outfitted wheelchair used by a patron who has spina bifida.

NALC President Emeritus James H. Rademacher, a member of Detroit Branch 1, served as NALC president from 1968 to 1977. He died on Dec. 15, 2015. This podcast uses the soundtrack pulled from a video created for and shown at the 2014 NALC Convention in Philadelphia. Visit nalc.org to watch the video.

From the January 2016 Postal Record: USPS ‘most favorable’ federal agency; overwhelming majority favor relaxing pre-funding; Board of Governors now down to just one member; letter carriers in the news media

NALC President Emeritus James H. Rademacher: 1921-2015; Survey: USPS is 'most favorable' agency; OPM, USPS cyber attack update; Joint summary overview of FMLA released; FEMA looking to hire retired carriers

The concept of postal banking has emerged as a way to ease financial burdens faced by America’s poorest. Time was, the Post Office was the safest bank in the country; the idea of postal workers running a bank convinced millions to do any banking at all.

Retired NALC Executive Vice President Jim Williams, who founded the NALC Leadership Academy in 2005, performed his last official act on Dec. 11: overseeing the graduation of the 28 members of Class 20.

The audio version of the NALC Bulletin dated Nov. 9, 2015. Print version is available for download at nalc.org