Southeast Pennsylvania Merged Branch Item to the November 2018 Postal Record Eric K. Jackson, Branch 725 Scribe Many chants were yelled at the top of our voices in unison as Branch 725 was among the many union members (and their families) who came out last Columbus Day to rally against the privatization of the postal service. Along with the overt attack on the whole labor movement, the Trump administration is considering privatizing the U.S. Postal Service. At risk are residents, businesses and organizations that rely on the most cost-efficient postal service in the western world. The rally has effects that most of us don’t even think about. One, is to energize us on the ground floor activism level. Two, is public visibility. And thirdly, the exchange of discourse between the politicians and those who help get them elected. For me it was inciteful walking side-by-side with congressman/women and talking/laughing as equals as we marched down the street. Also, it’s always nice seeing friends in the union movement that we have known for over 20 years. The moral is when we let our guards down and talk with common interests, we can move mountains. I’m so proud! Another surprise I got was on my way to my car, a man at a newsstand asked me “what was that all about”. What followed was a conversation between me, him and the lady working the stand. We discussed the postal issues, and what we were rallying for. To my surprise, the lady advocated so much for letter carriers that I only needed to add some facts and perspective. She “loved what the speakers had to say”. Yes, they love us! Why wouldn’t they? #WeHaveToFightForOurRights #KeepOurFeetOnTheirNecks This past month our branch also held another retiree seminar which NBA David Napadano attended. Later in the month, we enjoyed the great company of our retirees at our semi-annual luncheon. |
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Next Meeting December 5, 2018 8:00 PM NALC Branch 725 Union Hall 617 W. MacDade Blvd. Milmont Park, PA 19033 Open Season Monday, November 12th thru Monday, December 10th 2018 |
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January 28, 2017 Branch 725 Steward workshop Tuesday February 7, 2016 @ 7:00 PM All stewards are encouraged to attend this workshop that will focus on the Dispute Resolution Process. (DRP) We will have a sign-up sheet at our next meeting on February 1st for those that have not signed up. Stewards can also contact President Rhonda Massari @ 610-461-8333. The focus on this workshop will begin with the ins and outs of the Pre-Disciplinary Interview (PDI) and will carry through each step of the DRP process. This training will be designed to answer any questions or concerns that our Shop Stewards have regarding the grievance process. We will have a wealth of knowledge on our panel to include President Massari, Vice-President Les Dillman, Recording Secretary Rick Murphy, Marcus Hook Shop Steward Belinda Tridente and myself to answer all questions and address any area of concern that stewards may have. I look forward to seeing you on February 7th. Joe Pease, Branch 725 |
June 17, 2017 Legislative Update From National Gowdy takes over as Oversight Committee chairman On June 13, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) took over as chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, replacing Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), who announced he would leave Congress on June 30. Click here to read more. Budget process underway in Congress With the Trump administration’s first full budget request for Fiscal Year 2018 out, Congress now turns to its onerous task of pulling together its own budget principles and will decide whether it includes some, all or none of the White House's priorities. Click here to read more. Tell Congress to reject the White House’s FY2018 budget proposals It’s time to hit the phones. Budget talks for Fiscal Year 2018 have begun, with the White House calling for inexcusable hits to federal employees’ retirement benefits and to cuts to the Postal Service. Click here to read more. Congress passes VA Accountability Bill and Whistleblower Protection Act On June 13, the House of Representatives passed the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, a bill that weakens longstanding civil service protections for VA employees. Click here to read more. Senate committee holds hearing on STOP Act A Senate committee held a hearing on a bill to require merchandise mailed to the U.S. to be subject to Customs review and to require advanced electronic tracking of all packages and large envelopes mailed to the United States. Click here to read more. Senate committee approves nomination of Vought for OMB leader The Senate Budget Committee voted on June 14 to advance Russell Vought’s nomination to the position of deputy director at the Office of Management and Budget. Click here to read more. NALC members from Pennsylvania on Capitol Hill More than 100 letter carrier activists from Pennsylvania traveled to Washington, DC, June 6 and 7 to educate their members of Congress on issues of importance to letter carriers, including NALC’s priority resolutions. Click here to read more. Resolutions update With 221 co-sponsors on H.Res. 15 (six-day mail delivery) and 237 on H.Res. 28 (door delivery), both measures would almost certainly pass the House if put to a vote. Thank you for your hard work on these resolutions—but we can’t stop now. Congress still needs education from letter carriers on these resolutions, as well as on H.Res. 31 (service standards), which needs more co-sponsors. All of these resolutions have seen broad bipartisan support in previous Congresses, and our progress toward exceeding a majority of voting co-sponsors for each is on track. There’s more work to do—keep it up. H.Res. 15 (six-day mail delivery): —221 co-sponsors Click here to find out whether your rep is a co-sponsor. H.Res. 28 (door delivery):—237 co-sponsors Click here to find out whether your rep is a co-sponsor. H.Res. 31 (service standards):—187 co-sponsors Click here to find out whether your rep is a co-sponsor. |
The President's Report Rhonda Massari November 16, 2018 Jackie Morgan Retirement - Havertown Office Congratulations to Havertown’s Jackie Morgan on her upcoming retirement! We wish her the best and a very long, happy and healthy retirement. November 5, 2018 2018 Penalty Overtime Exclusionary Period Reminder of penalty exclusion period The dates & pay periods are: Pay-period 25-18 – Week @ (December 1, 2018) – and ends Pay Period 01-19 – Week 1 December 28, 2018. October 31, 2018 Stationary Time Just this week the Eastern Area held meetings with thier managers and supervisors. The meeting concerned the USPS current financial situation and how to cut cost. Those cost cutting measures focused on letter carrier’s street times. Management believes that they can save by “going after letter carriers”. One example is that they now want to classify stationary time as “improper conduct” and ” keep a closer look on the GPS Reports”. Obviously instead of speaking to us in a professional manner those at the top of the Eastern Area continue to believe that letter carriers are not doing their jobs. When it starts at the top, you all know where it ends up. Please inform our carriers that management is going to engage them with more demands and covert tactics to attempt to intimidate them into skipping breaks, lunches, and using annual leave on days where they believe pivots will not work. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to call. Rhonda |
February 10, 2018 Director of Route Inspection: Les Dillman Vice President Branch 725 Route Inspection Training We will have training for the Clifton Heights office on Thursday March 15. Time to be decided. Once we get any updates on any other offices we will do the same. For now we are dealing with Clifton Heights. |
October 18, 2018 Retirees Luncheon Gene Dolan - Director Of Retirees Congrats and thanks to all who made our Retiree Luncheon another Great success, our President Rhonda Massari, the Executive Board and the members who volunteered their time and talents and who did such a great job. Many compliments were given to the fine food and hard work to honor our retirees. A small talk about what we face with the effort to privatize the Post Office was given by: Tony Perconte, the legislative and political advocate from the National Union. Also, Union membership pins were awarded to some of those attending. Including a 60 yr pin, two 55 yr pins, two 45 yr pins a 25 yr and 20 yr pin. A 50 yr Gold Card was awarded to: Tom Parker. Again, many thanks to all! Click Here To View More Photos! |
October 9, 2018 Branch 725 Elections Belinda Tridente - Election Committee Chairwoman The Election Committee appointed by the President of Branch 725 to conduct the election of the Officers of Branch 725 is overseeing the printing, stuffing and mailing of ballots. Candidates for President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, Director of Education and Director of Hospital and MBA were unopposed and elected by consent at the September Union meeting. Two (2) Candidates were nominated for Sargent of Arms. Two (2) Candidates were nominated Director of Retirees. Six (6) Candidates were nominated for the Position of Trustee. The election is being conducted by mail ballot in accordance with the NALC Constitution. The Committee has reviewed and approved all nominations forms and has created the ballot for mailing. Official election instructions will be included with all ballots mailed to eligible NALC members. To be eligible to vote, a person must be a regular member of NALC and in good standing. Ballots are currently being prepared, inserted and mailed. All ballots are expected to be mailed by October 17, 2018. If you are eligible to vote and do not receive a ballot by October 24, 2018 or if you have spoiled your ballot you must notify the branch office to request a duplicate ballot. Ballots must be received by 9:00 am on November 6, 2018 to be counted. The counting of the ballots will be counted November 6, 2018. Nominees who will appear on the ballot (in the order that they will appear on the ballot) are: SARGENT OF ARMS: Tim Grover Tommy Mullin DIRECTOR OF RETIREES: Gene Dolan Andy Kearney TRUSTEE: John Schneider Bill Mellon Colleen Haynes Miles Revis Margaret Polite Barb Kearney The election committee, as appointed by President Rhonda Massari is made up of Belinda Tridente, Shirley Hagner, Keith Bailey, and Steve Curry. |
October 28, 2018 A New Day for the Civil Service Gerry Gallagher - Director of Health Benefits and MBA Federal Benefits Open Season (Federal Employees Health Benefits and Federal Employees Dental & Vision Insurance Programs) November 12, 2018 through December 10, 2018 This is the only notification you will receive regarding Open Season If you are satisfied with your current health plan, you do not need to do anything It's quick and easy to request health benefit changes and plan information. - Go to Open Season Online at https://retireefehb.opm.gov/Annuitant/Home/Default/ - Call Open Season Express at 1-800-332-9798 - Write to us at: FEHB Open Season Processing Center P.O. Box 5000 Lawrence, KS 66046-0500 For General Open Season information, click the above link to use Live Help or send a secure webmail message. For information on comparing health plans visit http://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/plan-information/compare-plans. For more information regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's requirement visit www.irs.gov/uac/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Individual-Shared-Responsibility-Provision. For information on the Federal Employees Dental & Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) visit the secure enrollment website www.benefeds.com or call 1-877-888-3337, TTY 1-877-889-5680. For more information on Open Season or health care reform legislation, visit www.opm.gov/insure. For information on Medicare, visit www.medicare.gov. This is the only notification you will receive unless you request additional information be mailed to you. If you are having trouble reading this email you may copy and paste the following link into a web browser's address bar: http://www.federalretirement.net/fehb.htm Please do not reply to this email. The Office of Personnel Management will not respond as it is not a monitored mailbox. United States Office of Personnel Management |
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